Mountain food doesn't come much better than the banana - a handy
helping of carbohydrate and fructose with very little fat and a,
well, banana-esqe taste. Unfortunately bananas come with a major
design defect, they don't have hard shells.
Bruised Bananas - An International Problem...
To
compound the problem, there are few things more disappointing than a
blackened, bruised, weeping banana, which is where the Bananaguard
comes in. It does pretty much what it says on the box being a handy
lightweight protective case designed to fit the majority of
bananas.
It's ventilated to guard against premature ripening, but otherwise
provides full protection for your 'nana allowing it to be safely
carried in your pack until the time of consumption after which you
could always use the device to pack your banana skin back out
again.
The Banaguard is dishwasher safe and comes in a variety of funky
colours including an indispensible 'glow in the dark' variety that
should appeal to paranoid hillwalkers everwhere. At £3.95 or
£4.35 if you want luminosity it ain't cheap, but then it's come
all the way from Canada where Banaguard UK's Chris Gray discovered
the ultimate banana conserver lurking in Vancouver.
As a banana lover, Chris was captivated and is now importing the
Bananguard to the UK. You can order online at www.bananaguard-uk.com
or contact Chris by e-mail at info@bananaguard-uk.com.
Top banana!
Sorry, we'll get our editorial coat ;-)
John Manning
We put the patented Canadian-made, moulded plastic banana protector through its paces and wonder why it glows in the dark...
