Free Republic
Browse · Search
Bloggers & Personal
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Storing rice beans and oats in mylar bags for shtf
Survivalist Boards ^ | 8/14/ | Kev

Posted on 08/18/2011 12:19:26 PM PDT by Kartographer

My SHTF food preps include mylar bags, #10 cans, MREs and canned goods. In this article and video ware going to discuss making up 20 mylar bags of rice, beans, oatmeal,,,,, and various other items.

(Excerpt) Read more at survivalistboards.com ...


TOPICS: Food
KEYWORDS: beprepared; bhoeconomy; emergencyprep; food; foodstorage; getreadyhereitcomes; preparenow; prepperping; prepping; putyourhouseinorder; selfreliance; shtf; survivalping; tshtf; video
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-8081-100 next last
To: tarotsailor

Good idea for those who don’t get seasick...


61 posted on 08/18/2011 2:41:27 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 53 | View Replies]

To: dila813

There is no silver in mylar its evaporated aluminum.

The advantage is a much less permeable to gases (important in food packaging) and reflects up to 99% of light, two of long term storage foods wrose enemies.


62 posted on 08/18/2011 2:42:32 PM PDT by Kartographer (".. we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 59 | View Replies]

To: domeika
I haven’t heard of the bay leaves trick. Care to elaborate?

Before modern chemicals were available, folks used natural insect repellants. "The herbs most well known for their insect-repelling abilities are bay leaf, chamomile, cinnamon, cloves, garlic, lavender, lemongrass, neem leaf, mugwort, pennyroyal, rosemary, rue, santolina, southernwood, tansy, and thyme." Which Herbs Are Natural Insect Repellants?

Your cat will tell you that pennyroyal is nasty stuff. It is. Don't get it around pregnant woman.

63 posted on 08/18/2011 2:59:50 PM PDT by CharlyFord (t)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 42 | View Replies]

To: dila813

mylar is really expensive, is it really mylar?

What is the advantage for mylar over regular plastic?


The bags aren’t so expensive. But the shipping is because just a few of the bigger bags have weight.
I shop from sites that give a set price on whatever amount you order, shipping at $4.95 such as honevillegrain.com.

They ship all over the U.S. doesn’t matter if you order $20 bucks or $200 bucks worth of goods, shipping is $4.95.

Oh and mylar keeps out oxygen, moisture and LIGHT.


64 posted on 08/18/2011 3:01:12 PM PDT by Freddd (NoPA ngineers.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: domeika

To the un-initiated, a 5 gallon bucket with an o-seal is not something they are likely to come across easily. They would want to look for Gamma-Seal lids, available from-———————

Walmart bakery/deli. Mine sells them for $1, and that includes the lid. Previously had icing in them...


65 posted on 08/18/2011 3:04:11 PM PDT by Freddd (NoPA ngineers.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 30 | View Replies]

To: Freddd
"Walmart bakery/deli. Mine sells them for $1, and that includes the lid. Previously had icing in them...

That's where I got mine with the 'O' ring seals, back before you had to pay for them. Home Depot carries the ones with the 'O' rings as well.
66 posted on 08/18/2011 3:07:21 PM PDT by Kartographer (".. we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 65 | View Replies]

To: Kartographer

Any recommendations for a brand of vacuum sealer?

That looks awesome. I have a lot of canning jars that I store stuff in.


67 posted on 08/18/2011 3:24:09 PM PDT by metmom (Be the kind of woman that when you wake in the morning, the devil says, "Oh crap, she's UP !!")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 52 | View Replies]

To: Freddd

Ok, I get it, Mylar is only Dupont’s product name/trade name

Basically all these other products including the one I am using are Mylar too as long as they have a metal coating. I just checked, mine all have a metal film too.

They are just your standard long term food storage bags that I bought from the grocery store. 10x cheaper than the “Mylar” brand.


68 posted on 08/18/2011 3:38:56 PM PDT by dila813
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 64 | View Replies]

To: metmom

Mine is a FoodSaver and I am happy with it. I brought mine from Amazon.


69 posted on 08/18/2011 3:46:44 PM PDT by Kartographer (".. we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 67 | View Replies]

To: metmom

You can seal the mylar bags with a regular clothes iron over a 2” wide piece of flat wood or similar. You fill the mylar bag within a couple inches of the top of the bucket, put one of the oxygen absorbers in, fold the mylar bag over the wood strip and iron one side on an setting of about 8 (if I remember right), then fold the seam you just created over the other way and iron it again. You can find the video on Youtube. I just watched it a couple days ago.


70 posted on 08/18/2011 4:11:02 PM PDT by My hearts in London - Everett (Still searching for the new tagline!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 47 | View Replies]

To: CharlyFord

Great link. Thank you for that.


71 posted on 08/18/2011 4:49:05 PM PDT by domeika
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 63 | View Replies]

To: Georgia Girl 2
We get the buckets at the grocery store bakery for $1 each

Drat! I read that on a thread on FR once per week. I make a mental note to stop at the bakery department when I go shopping on Thursday...then promptly forget to "read" my mental note. I'm writing it on next week's 'want' list right now!

BTW...do those buckets you get have the rubber O-ring in the lid?

72 posted on 08/18/2011 6:07:43 PM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (Deploy. Dominate. Disappear.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 45 | View Replies]

To: driftdiver
Food saver bags don’t last very long. They get very brittle.

Good info. I'll have to keep an eye on that. Thanks.

73 posted on 08/18/2011 6:13:03 PM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (Deploy. Dominate. Disappear.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 55 | View Replies]

To: metmom; Kartographer
I would join Kartographer in recommending the FoodSaver brand of vacuum sealer. I've worked my way up the line as far as cost and features, and have always purchsed mine on eBay after I decide which model I'm going for. Always a new one though. Have also managed to sell the FoodSaver I'm replacing for more than I paid for it new (presentation is everything on eBay).

My FoodSaver is out on the counter and used many times a day. I keep almost everything in my pantry in 1/2 gallon mason jars, vacuum sealed with the jar attachment. It takes 10 half gallon jars to store 25 lbs. of flour. Don't waste your money on FoodSaver brand canisters though. I've had a pantry full of them and almost every one has failed. Mason jars of all sizes are the way to go!

Sam's Club always has a nice FoodSaver set available too.

74 posted on 08/18/2011 7:06:53 PM PDT by JustaDumbBlonde (Don't wish doom on your enemies. Plan it.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 67 | View Replies]

To: Freddd

Honeyville sells Mylar bags? I didn’t see them on their website.


75 posted on 08/18/2011 7:07:39 PM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (Deploy. Dominate. Disappear.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 64 | View Replies]

To: dila813
10x cheaper than the “Mylar” brand.

Do tell. Brand name? Store name? Mfr. name? Size? Price per bag?
I imagine the ones you bought are a couple mils thick vs. the more expensive 4-5 mil...which should be ok.

Inquiring minds want to know.

76 posted on 08/18/2011 7:11:00 PM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (Deploy. Dominate. Disappear.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 68 | View Replies]

To: Bloody Sam Roberts

“BTW...do those buckets you get have the rubber O-ring in the lid? “

Yes


77 posted on 08/18/2011 7:29:09 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 72 | View Replies]

To: Bloody Sam Roberts

I just bought the ones at foods for less grocery store chain that were in the plastic wrap etc. They were their brand what ever it is, they are labeled long term heat vac and store bags. there are the generic version of the ones that they had on tv they were selling. I just dumped this out of the boxes into a kitchen drawl or I would tell you exactly.

They are simular to these ones at this link:
http://www.uline.com/BL_5552/Food-Bags


78 posted on 08/18/2011 7:59:02 PM PDT by dila813
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 76 | View Replies]

To: JustaDumbBlonde

I will definitely check out Sam’s club. I have a membership.

What aisle would that be in? I’m going to be up that way tomorrow anyway and will happily check it out.


79 posted on 08/18/2011 8:02:47 PM PDT by metmom (Be the kind of woman that when you wake in the morning, the devil says, "Oh crap, she's UP !!")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 74 | View Replies]

To: mountn man

And, if my memory serves me, you should get mylar that is at lest .45ml thick (which maybe what is meant by “food grade” mylar?)


80 posted on 08/18/2011 8:09:33 PM PDT by The Duke
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 34 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-8081-100 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
Bloggers & Personal
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson