Mylar Bag Storage? (Best buys)- Using Iron to seal?

[jerrymrc]

Is that like a Tupperware party but the manly-men version of it?

Nope. It is time to do up a batch and the 02 absorbers come in packs of 50. I have plenty of #10 can size bags but will only use 20 or less absorbers.

Once you open the absorbers you want to use all of then as quickly as possible. I have sealed unused ones in a canning jar but prefer to use them up.

It is like 75-90 cents for a bag and absorber. I offer them up and the use of my heat sealer. You bring your stuff you want to put up and we fill bags. then drop all the absorbers and seal. I use one 300cc absorber per bag. Don't dis my tupperware....

[rocktot]

Ive been looking at some dried veggies- Where do you get your peas, potatoes? Ive even found dried out tomatoes online, but I hear it can be sketchy doing long term storage with veggies. Anyone do veggies for 5 years or more and tried them? Do you have to burp your tup after you open?

[jerrymrc]

Ive been looking at some dried veggies- Where do you get your peas, potatoes? Ive even found dried out tomatoes online, but I hear it can be sketchy doing long term storage with veggies. Anyone do veggies for 5 years or more and tried them? Do you have to burp your tup after you open?

I put anything that is going to be used down the road in Mylar. We do use many of the items on a daily basis. I just opened some bacon bits (TVP) and some gravy that I put up 6 years ago. I add to the storage every year and then we pull the oldest and put it into tupperware for the short term.

Here in CO moisture (or lack thereof) keeps the dehydrated stuff in good shape. we store the daily stuff in Tupperware. I know it is not cheap but it is a one time cost since it has a lifetime guarantee. And my mom was a manager for 20 years so all of mine was free.

The only place I have seen anything other than tomato powder is grandmas foods. http://www.grandmascountryfoods.com/...ProductId=1162

[Prometheus]

How good is mylar what is the longest item you can keep in mylar? Like grain or rice for example? Do you have to do something special to the white rice from the store to make it keep?

[jerrymrc]

How good is mylar what is the longest item you can keep in mylar? Like grain or rice for example? Do you have to do something special to the white rice from the store to make it keep?

As long as you do it right the same as a #10 can.

[Prometheus]

As long as you do it right the same as a #10 can.

With out special tampering, what like 10 years?

[rocktot]

I think it depends on what you store, should be 20-30 years for beans and rice, but with the SHTF crap creeping up on us, don't think you will have to wait that long.

It looks like Mountain House Foods meat items only store for 5-8 years.

Looks like the Tenn guy who posted here has an ebay- 50 1 gal mylars+ oxy absorbers for 25.00 shipped.

[Prometheus]

whats better mylar or #10?

[Danimal]

I just bought 10, 5 gal 4.3 mil Bags with 2000 cc absorbers and 60, 1.5 gal 3.5 mil bags with 300cc absorbers off of Amazon for a shipped total of about $40. Just thought that I would throw that out there.

Also looking into vaccum sealing Mylar bags like the other posts, I talked to some LDS sales people and they said that it is not recommended for most mylar bags because it can actually increase the oxygen transfer over time. They said that the best thing is get all the air out you can and use plenty of the o2 absorbers. They also said that the bags are less prone to puncture that way.

I am just getting my stash all started, so I am still trying to get everything figured out so has anyone else heard this? It makes sense and saves me some time and money so I am not opposed to it.

Any other advice out there for those of us just getting started? Thanks in advance.

[jerrymrc]

whats better mylar or #10?

A #10 always but I look at it this way. many common items can be put up for 1/3-1/4 the cost of buying it in a #10 can.

1.5 gal 3.5 mil bags

That is what I started with years ago. I switched to 5.5 mil bags right after that.