Originally Posted by JT8D-217 (Post 12371933)

I don't know that this counts as a great idea, but it works: make Hair Gel Jerky.
In that period of time post-war-on-water but pre-freedom-baggie, I packed my hair gel 'dry' buy taking a large square, say 12" x 12", of heavy mil plastic baggie and smearing a dozen or so very thin stripes of wet hair gel about 1/4" wide by 4" long. For each stripe, use an amount of gel equal to one application. Allow the gel to dry - 24 hours usually does it. You have now created Hair Gel Jerky.
Once dry, cover the gel side of the sheet with a similar sheet of plastic, fold up and pack.
To use, just peel one of the gel stripes off the sheet of plastic, wet both of your palms, and work the Hair Gel Jerky back into .... wait for it .... Hair Gel!