This allows spores to fall from the harvested morels as you carry your bag through the woods, sort of a Johnny SporeSeed affair. As you encounter others in the woods, you hide your bag and complain about the total lack of 'shrooms this year. Some recommend soaking for an hour or so, but we have done this overnight with no problems. But even with our enourmous take this year, few morels are so mummified. RoonQuest is, after all, an exercise in the fine art of fine dining on the day's finds.
Planning proceeds apace for next year's event.