Traveling with film in hot vehicle

[jcdeboever]

Strange question. I will be driving a lot next month for work and more than likely just take a couple film camera's with me. I have to keep them with me. Some of the areas I am working are not ideal to leave the truck running and I don't want to bake the loaded or rolls of film. Any suggestions? will it be OK, if it's just half hour to 45 minute stops with the truck off?

 

[astroNikon]

With Today as an example of being a high of 87 and sunny? A car will get super hot inside and very quickly.

for worse case scenario of super hot car and something needing more cooling ... small cooler. Small chunk of dry ice in a container with a few holes poked in it to let it cool the container over long periods of time.

make sure it's in the shade too in the vehicle.

 

[tirediron]

Remember, film is thin plastic coated in gelatin. It doesn't take a lot of heat to muck it up. I would say if your truck stays cool enough that you'd leave your pet in it, than the film will be okay, if not...

 

[limr]

I agree - get a small insulated cooler. Cars get pretty hot pretty fast.

I have small plastic boxes that hold 10 rolls of 35 that I use for traveling. I find them very useful and it would be easier for you to just put the box in the cooler rather than have a bunch of loose film in canisters. Got them at a site called Japan Camera Hunter, which is not cooperating at the moment, but when it does, I can post a link.

 

[Gary A.]

Back in the film only days, I had a cheapo, small, styrofoam, cooler in the trunk for film.

 

[vintagesnaps]

Or I keep the film with me and the empty camera in the car (maybe... depends on where I'm going and for how long and what junky camera that nobody would want that I have with me).

I have a couple of those film containers Leo's talking about, got them with CineStill film and can't think offhand where I've seen them sold. Besides Adorama or B&H maybe try Freestyle.

 

[table1349]

Strange question. I will be driving a lot next month for work and more than likely just take a couple film camera's with me. I have to keep them with me. Some of the areas I am working are not ideal to leave the truck running and I don't want to bake the loaded or rolls of film. Any suggestions? will it be OK, if it's just half hour to 45 minute stops with the truck off?

1. Do you Drink Beer??

2. Do you have a Styrofoam beer cooler?

3. Do you know where you can buy a cheep Styrofoam beer cooler?

4. Buy a cheap Styrofoam beer cooler. (Do not add ice)


You can however use a zip lock bag to put the film in and seal it tight then wrap a freezer pack in a kitchen towel if you want to make sure it stays cool all day long. Freezer pack below the film.

 

[jcdeboever]

Thanks for the info y'all. I do have a small square bait container from the 80's doing nothing. Problem is freezing the cold pack. I guess that's good enough reason to stay out of the hotel 8's ....besides bed bugs... Hampton Inns are better.

 

[jcdeboever]

I agree - get a small insulated cooler. Cars get pretty hot pretty fast.

I have small plastic boxes that hold 10 rolls of 35 that I use for traveling. I find them very useful and it would be easier for you to just put the box in the cooler rather than have a bunch of loose film in canisters. Got them at a site called Japan Camera Hunter, which is not cooperating at the moment, but when it does, I can post a link.

Thanks. I found them. Appreciate it.

 

[table1349]

A frozen freezer pack is good, but a cold one out of the fridge will keep the inside temp cool for hours as well.

 

[table1349]

One other thing you can do, IF you know you will use the film is Freeze it. We have a vacuum sealer. When I buy film in bulk I will vacuum pack it and drop it in the freezer. When I need some I pull it out, reseal the rest, thaw it and shoot. I am not a proponent of thawing and refreezing. I don't know that it does any harm but I never wanted to take a chance.

 

[Gary A.]

Thanks for the info y'all. I do have a small square bait container from the 80's doing nothing. Problem is freezing the cold pack. I guess that's good enough reason to stay out of the hotel 8's ....besides bed bugs... Hampton Inns are better.

For a couple of hours no need for a cold pack as long as the car/truck a/c is working. For four+ hours with the vehicle in the blazing Sun, than a cold pack would most likely be useful.

 

[JPI]

Agree with the cooler idea but I would be careful with the dry ice. I think I would go with one or two of the blue ice as you only need to keep the film cool. Dry ice may freeze the film as its -110f and if kept in your vehicle or even the trunk could be dangerous to your health as it emits co2 which depletes oxygen and that's never a good thing on a human

 

[Gary A.]

Agree with the cooler idea but I would be careful with the dry ice. I think I would go with one or two of the blue ice as you only need to keep the film cool. Dry ice may freeze the film as its -110f and if kept in your vehicle or even the trunk could be dangerous to your health as it emits co2 which depletes oxygen and that's never a good thing on a human

You're assuming JC is human ...

 

[jcdeboever]

Agree with the cooler idea but I would be careful with the dry ice. I think I would go with one or two of the blue ice as you only need to keep the film cool. Dry ice may freeze the film as its -110f and if kept in your vehicle or even the trunk could be dangerous to your health as it emits co2 which depletes oxygen and that's never a good thing on a human