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@@theoldguy9329 I know a guy who recently turned 100 years old, drives his car, lives alone now since he outlived his wife, is active and still does most of his own chores! He could pass for being 85! Keeping my fingers crossed that we will make it to that age too.
I worry about the microplastics in 5 gallon buckets etc. I have a bunch of tupperware I hear goes releases chemicals. Mylar bags inside the Tupperware or just go ball jars for spice storage etc. Just trying to be better and decrease as much chemicals realistically
I put together a 5-6 day emergency food bug-out cooler. Everything inside of it is shelf-stable, but if we're bugging out in the winter, I don't want our canned goods to freeze while traveling (freeze dried is not in the budget at this time), and if we end up traveling in the summer, food will stay cool longer. I included a menu plan for all of the meals so that someone else will know how to use it if I'm not there. (Example: the package of dry fettuccine alfredo goes with the canned chicken). I wrote a date on the outside of a year from when I assembled the contents so that I know when to move the items back into my pantry and refill with new stuff. It's my first bug-out food bucket, so hopefully I thought of everything. I made sure everything had at least one year before it's best-by date.
Just remember that totes and buckets can be chewed through by rodents so you have to check them regularly to make sure that you don't have any rodent predation. Also if you used trash cans or any other metal container and you're going to put my mylar in there put a trash bag in there. Two types of metal in contact with other can have some sort of a chemical reaction, it's called electrolysis and can corrode metal. So put a trash bag in it and then put your mylar in it. That way you have something between the two different types of metal.
I've seen rats chew through aluminum cans just for fun. As for the galvanic problem, you are correct that is a real thing but I have tested my mylar bags and they appear to have plastic inside and out; ohm meter shows no conductivity so as long as they are intact, should be no corrosion. I still like the idea of an extra layer of physical protection though. Thanks for your comment
What do you think, planning on getting thicker plastic buckets (non food grade) for stability, to avoid bottoms splitting, using Mylar inside. 90 or 100 mill buckets. I have seen some splitting on food grade buckets, I don’t know if that will deter rodents as well.
@@wallrusmoose2111 if you're using mylar you do not have to have food-grade, I actually use cat litter buckets a lot of times. Although you should have some food grade buckets in case you need them later. Rodin's can chew through even the very thick plastic. Although usually they don't. It's best just to keep check on your stuff regularly.
About storing, saving large quantities in buckets, my recommendation is to separate those big bags to single use bags of those items. Whether they have an oxygen absorber or not, when you open a container with a mass amount of product, exposer to the local elements can cause that product to be reduced in available use. Much of what you say is good but we have started individually packaging items for that reason. Even the sugar or flour and such should be package according to your use of those item and package them for that purpose. Example, I would make a 2-3 lb. mylar bag of flour or sugar because that item will normally be used up in a week or so. We freeze dry and mylar is a great way to store. BUT, rather than bulk storage using mylar or glass jars, we make smaller bags or buy smaller bags to help reduce our work load. We Freeze Dry Milk, Eggs and other items and were storing in quart jars. We are now saving in smaller Mylar bags to save 6-10 eggs (powder form) or larger as the use my be compromised from the opening and closing of jars or bags. Hope this gets you to thinking to longer use instead of large storage.
Thanks for the info. I put Yeasts in the freezer, but never thought to store Baking Powder there. I previously purchased a 7lb bucket of baking powder and repackaged in 8oz. jars with oxygen absorbers, but they did not stay sealed. I think Baking powder is one of those things that does not need to be stored with absorbers.
0:23 as she shifts the eye direction, she is thinking: "I was supposed to say this part!". And then a cut im filming with the husband behaving much better and staying quite thereafter until asked for input... LOL
1. Mylar can be punctured pretty easily (as you say at the end) so also if you want to re use a mylar bag check it CAREFULLY for damage. 1a. a shockingly common source of damage is pasta or sharp grains. seriously. 2. all too often i see people who dont understand that the heat seal can be on any part of the mylar. a friend online thought that it wouldnt heat seal below the ziplock! so after opening the seal on her bags she *threw them out*! you can totally heat seal them anywhere 3. related to 1.... and a personal oops. we heat sealed a bunch of rice and pasta in mylar and oh so casually tossed it into a plastic tub... not only did we break most of the pasta into pieces, but we put holes and damage in a lot of the mylar
The brown paper bag is something I never considered. I would use half gallon mason jars for spaghetti, linguini, etc. Maybe I'll try the brown paper bag. Thanks for the idea.
It happened to me with pasta, it broke the Mylar, so I tried putting it in a Coca Cola bottle, then I added the oxygen absorbers and finally sealed the bottle by dipping the lid in a melted candle... I don't know how long it will last, it's been around 6 months now and it's fine... I'm watching it to see if it works.
Wow! I have always had questions about how, why, when, where and how long can you store food in Mylar bags. Thanks for answering many of my questions!😊
Dry milk in cardboard canisters do not last either. They have a metal bottom & aluminum seal top but the basic container is cardboard. I put mine in glass jars but I suppose you could also use Mylar.
What a GREAT video packed with valuable information. Ok, all your videos are full of valuable info. QUESTION: How would you preserve dried fruit such as mangoes, apricots, cranberries, raisins? When I purchase dried fruit, I always dehydrate it more to remove more moisture than I seal them in mylar bags with oxygen absorbers. How would you recommend I rectify this? On another subject, a year ago I purchased some freeze dried blueberries and in less than a year they were soft. I knew I would use them within a year so I didn't remove them from their hard plastic container. I was shocked to open them and find that they had softened. I dehydrated them and once again they were crunchy. I live in Massachusetts and we have high humidity but I was shocked at how much of that humidity permeated the hard plastic.
Thank you! You answered questions about the corn meal and those specific Powdered milks that I've had for so long and couldn't really find an answer to.
Good idea about keeping in mind the difference between long term storage and rotated foods, whether for pushing out your time needed for resupply from the supply chain, or especially for people that diets may change from normal to SHTF times, or having to store for certain dietary restrictions, etc. For example, while I don't eat any grains/carbs now, in SHTF, the calories in stored rice is a game changer, so I have lots of it stored, but I wouldnt store those flavored side dish style rice dinners pouches cause I wouldnt use them before parts of the ingredients went off. I'll be checking out that wallaby sealer, even tho the flat hair iron works well, when doing a lot of bags at once, I'm thinking the wallaby thing would be easier. I'm a fan of the HDX style heavy duty totes vs 5 gal buckets, cheaper/lb stored, holds more and no shelving needed if in a seismically safe area. While some dedicated rodents may eventually breach even an HDX, have some 4 legged rodent "terminators" to give you a hand, plus they're fun to have around, anyway^^ many blessings
Thank you!! Glad to hear you will do a video on grab-n-go bucket with items Kylene can eat (that would be me too) assuming it will contain chocolate of some kind.
We use a mylar bag sealer like the Wallaby sealer and it works great. It will even seal the 5 gallon mylar bags by sealing each side of the bag and overlap in the middle.
Kylene: Why not store the components to make your own baking powder. It is very simple 2 parts cream of tartar to 1 part baking soda if you want to make just enough for a single usage. If you want to make some to store you should also add 1 part corn starch it prevents the baking soda from reacting with the cream of tartar and prevents clumping. Next store it in a sealed container like a mason jar. This will make a single acting baking powder, so it is important to get your batter into the oven asap. I learned this from Rose Red Homestead videos she is a retired professor who taught science the better part of her life. Just another thing to add to our emergency preparedness booklets. Your comment about storing soybeans, they will not store indefinitely because of the natural oils in them. All said, this is still a very informative video. Keep up the good work.
I store salt and sugar in food grade plastic bags placed inside of sealed 5 gallon buckets. Cushing salt and sugar isn't an issue if it should get hard. Beans, rice and wheat get mylar and oxygen absorbers, protected by 5 gallon buckets.
I store home-dehydrated veggies and fruit in heat-sealed Mylar to which one or two oxygen absorbers have been added. I also store dried herbs and spices, different varieties of tea bags and Dutch process cocoa powder this way. This is how I add variety to my long-term food storage without spending so much.
Another absolutely fantastic video. If there is another channel out there,I haven't come across. Have been recommending The Provident Prepper to anybody I meet interested in preparedness. Thanks Again for all you do
Thanks for the info about Mylar. (my personal experience)... Plastic tubs kept in the garage, etc., can be chewed through by mice. And if you have mice, you will get snakes. Those plastic buckets need to be inside a metal foot/wall locker without even the tiniest opening. But I do have a question about the usefulness of 25-year storage. Why? Unless you have a warehouse which can hold 25 years of food - and can defend that warehouse... what's the point? ROTATE YOUR STOCK, and pretty much anything you buy at the store can last a year. I doubt many of us have the room to store more than a year of food.
Can someone tell us please when it’s appropriate to use the desiccated packets? I’ve heard to use those on the bottom of bag & an oxygen absorber on the top! Soooo confusing!!!! Thank you!!!
Because I am storing in a pantry and not in a to-go kit, I like to store those envelopes of dry milk in a wide mouth half gallon jar, Yes, you have to sorta "roll them" to fit past the mouth of the jar, but it doesn't damage them and works just fine! I'm thinking a lot of rice and pasta mixes would work in the same way. There is also room in the jar to cut out the part of the box with the mixing/cooking directions and slip them in too, facing out against the side of the jar so they can be read even with the jar closed
@@TheProvidentPrepper Agreed! Repurposing branded task-specific jars and jugs is a really easy (and cheap) way to accumulate storage containers. My helper gets frustrated with me sometimes cuz I won't throw away or even city-recycle a good jar. 'Its just a jar' she tells me. 'Its a darn useful jar' I counter. 'Save it!'
So do you not add an O2 absorber? I really havent had clarity on this one. I was thinking I could store all my dry milk in glass jar with O2 absorber and save the mylar bags.... and you don't cut the original bags they come in? I'm sorry, but confused😢
I like the fact you showed "Knorr' pasta because it does have a 1 year expiration which is great but do think packaging some of them in mylar would extend there life since they are dehydrated already. Given them a better water barrier from the paper there in does make a difference. beside the contents of that food only takes up 1/3 of the bag its in so by putting it in a very small mylar bag that will take up most of the space in the bag is a great way to get a better vacuum out of it.
Great video guys! I have stored white flour for about 10 years in mylar bags. We rotate and for the most part would never have flour sitting that long. But we moved and one of our tubs was misplaced. We have been making a lot of bread lol. The flavor is a bit off but only a tiny bit. So I guess if things get real bad it will still make a decent loaf of bred 😮
I have an impulse sealer and I don't like it at all. I switched to a flat iron after several of my impulse sealed bags popped open. I buy my mylar bags on amazon and have never had an issue with them. And for us, I can't imagine keeping food for 30 years. Long term storage for us is 5 to 10 years ish at most. Just know that food storage is a learning curve.
I haven't used mylar because of cost. I am using buckets and bay leaves which I understand is not ideal. I am on very limited income and hold off buying dry goods until they are rotated down. I have reasonable canned goods including freeze dried veg, onion, peppers, noodles, and some basics from home storage center except for carrots. They are on list for next trip in March or so. I want to use regular veg based on best buy dates first. I am studying for bread making and gardeni,gardening, I have plenty of hygiene items. Even some medical items but RX is based on need and very expensive. I have you ebook and thank you for that gift from a previous promotion but I intend to get the paperback for its practical advice in case power goes out during hurricane or other brouhaha. 🤗🤭
Is there a guide as to what can be stored long term is mylar, but vacuumed and head sealed? Is there a similar guide for which items need an oxygen absorber.? And you said fats go rancid in storage, but what about peanut butter? My understanding is peanut butter can last over a decade in an unopened container. Not sure if the powdered version would last longer. Sorry for all the questions,.
I just realized my mylar bags are 'aluminum' ! The very thing we are trying to avoid since studies know it causes Alzheimer's. Seniors who lived from the iron skillets to lighter aluminum pots and pans are filling the memory care units in nursing homes. Is there a correlation with that generation? And adding the primary metal in CTs aerial spraying for years and years is... aluminum. So now I have to go back and see if I dumped any dry goods directly in the bags. I think I let most stay in their original bag and put that inside the mylar. I looked up many brands including Wallaby and it has an aluminum inner lining. It's a decision that I made for me, I'm no longer using mylar unless I can find a company that is not aluminum or other toxic plastic. Thank You so much and God Bless You! ❤🙏🤗💕
When I had Lyme disease, the Dr. did a heavy metals test and all was good except Aluminum 96% which I am sure was mom using frying pans when the coating was all in our bodies. Both parents with Dementia. Daddy passed in 2017. I am very concerned it will be my fate as well. Thank you for sharing!
Not sur the aluminum is coming into contact with your food. Mylar, also known as BoPET (Biaxially-oriented polyethylene terephthalate), is a polyester film made from stretched polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and is used for its high tensile strength, chemical and dimensional stability, transparency, reflectivity, gas and aroma barrier properties, and electrical insulation. Case in point is that you cannot heat seal aluminum foil but you can Mylar. It is worth researching more.
@@ras5056 According to specific experts there is nothing that won’t kill you. While it is wise to be informed, Stop living in constant fear of everything.
I make my own baking powder by mixing baking soda, cream of tartar and cornstarch together. How long will cream of tartar and cornstarch last and would you store them in mylar. I buy my cream of tartar and baking soda in bulk.
I guess I would try to make the best use of vertical space. One set of stackable tubs or buckets in an unobtrusive place just for emergency use, something like that. I have some empty tubs from a recent re-organization but they stack nicely for storage so they don't take up too much space and I figure if I ever need to collect water for emergency purposes, I can do it in those.
Very informative! Can those items that don't need to be repackaged just be thrown into 5 gallon bucket with gamma seal lid without oxygen absorbers or anything else done?
My mylar bag failure: I found a good clearance deal on 5lb bags of self-rising cornmeal, something like $0.27 each, so I decided to stock up on enough for a 5 gallon bucket. Months went by and one day I was out in the garage and noticed the lid was off of a bucket and the mylar bag within had ballooned up. It turned out something had reacted somehow with the self-rising ingredients causing gases to build up in the bag. The force of it inside became so strong that it had blown the lid off that had been hammered into place. At least it was an inexpensive lesson learned.
I had some cornmeal do that as well. I was not sure if it was the food rotting inside or what but we didn't chance it. Now I may do a bit more research.
I love your channel. Thank you so much for all the info. Will you tell me if you think I have this correct: Food bucket only: Salt, powdered sugar, brown sugar, white granualted sugar (all of these MUST be in a food bucket? ) If I want super long shelf life, put in bucket PLUS mylar: lentils, grits, rice, cream of wheat, popcorn, baking soda, spelt whole grain kernels. Thoughts on dry dog food- mylar plus bucket or too much fat? Honey okay in plastic bottles from store or transfer to what? Crisco from the store? liquid vegetable oils? Best way to store fat (crisco and melt if needed or liquid vege oil)? Big canisters of powdered lemonade and gatorade? Thank you so much.
I have several questions and comments regarding prepping for a disaster. The comments are meant to stimulate thought, and aren't intended to be offensive or to discourage anyone from making whatever preparations they feel are necessary for surviving a potential disaster: . With regards to mylar bags, one of the positive things about them is that they block light, so the food inside them potentially lasts longer. I have a vacuum sealing device. Would it be a less expensive option to store my food items in the vacuum bags, keeping the sealed bags in a light blocking container, perhaps something like a .50 caliber ammo can or a black plastic bin? . What is your take on storing seeds as a prepper solution? Having prepackaged food is nice as a short-term solution, but once you use the item, it's gone. Seeds take time to plant and grow, but using good management of the fruits and vegetables, some seeds can provide many generations of food. . While long-term food storage can seem like a good plan, what is the realistic survivability of a disaster that might potentially last for 25-30 years? One might assume it would be a global-level disaster, and it would seem that those best able to survive would likely be young, very healthy to start with, and extremely resourceful, with a number of manual labor skills (see my point below about survival skills); and long-term disasters can also be exacerbated by societal breakdowns. Sadly, disasters don't always bring out the best in people. . Another consideration is how much food would you realistically need to store away safely for a 25-30 year disaster? If you're going to be moving about during the disaster (a distinct possibility in some disasters), how are you going to transport all your food? I saw an article in an old 1962 Science & Mechanics Camping Handbook that talked about a guy lightweight packing for a trip that would last several weeks. His backpack weighed 60 pounds, fully loaded. Imagining 10 pounds of food for 1 person for 2 weeks, that works out to over a half a ton (1040 pounds) for a family of 4 for a year. . Prepping for a potential disaster should include multiple facets, including taking the time (well before the disaster) to learn some basic survival skills: how to start a fire without your usual fuel sources, how to build a natural shelter (such as a debris hut), how to forage for natural food sources, how to develop a plan and practice it (like you did in a previous video), how to protect what you have (remember, not everyone out there is going to ask politely for you to share your resources), and probably most importantly, how to stay sane and not panic. It's also good (as you've pointed out in many videos) that you mentally prepare yourself for the idea that surviving a disaster won't mean living in the "lap of luxury" while the world around you crumbles to dust. . I love your videos as they present common sense prepping ideas. Keep up the good work. . George (gen81465)
Those are the same questions I ask myself. I would like to save food because I know I might suddenly need it...but I wonder what I will do when it runs out? What will I do when they come to get my food? I am definitely not one of those warriors in the movies. How long will the catastrophe last? I would like to be prepared, and I think I'm going to try.
If you want to use beans or wheat with the option of using them as seed to grow, would using Mylar with oxygen absorber hinder the ability of seed to grow?
I read recently that high fat foods like nuts should not be stored in mylar because the bacteria they grow is anaerobic meaning it actually grows better in low oxygen environments. Are there any other foods you know of that absolutely should not be stored in mylar because of food safety concerns?
I wish you lived in our ward. Our preparedness program/leader, doesn't do much. And I'm limited as to what I can do as the RS prep advisor. Your videos are pretty much all Im ok'd to add to the fb page and an occasional tip. No activities. I miss the good ol days when i could have hands on activities. Frustrating, but grateful I can atleast do that.
Why do you need a leader for activities? Do it yourself. I don't see the point of prepping if you're relying on someone else to tell you what to do and plan it. You take your fate into your own hands, it's as simply as that.
The short answer, yes. Loose items like nuts or dried fruit are perfect for a mylar pouch. The key is making sure you have an oxygen absorber in the bag. Then it will seal just like a Mason jar.
Can I please ask? What happens if the mylar bag "needs" for example a 100cc absorber and we use a 500cc just to be sure? Can we damage the bag or the food inside? Thank you!
I really enjoy your channel and have learned so much . When you stated in the video on making jerky and fat going rancid. Why is it that pemmican can last indefinitely? I make beef jerky 2 times a year and i keep the meat as lean as possible, i even go as fa as vacuum sealing and freezing. I do anywhere from 30 to 60 pounds a year. So my question to you is. Why doesn’t it last as long as pemmican ?
I would be very careful with jerky. I would be sure to consult with the experts on this. This is a good article www.uaf.edu/ces/publications/database/food/jerky.php Your local extension office should be able to give you expert advice. It is my understanding that pemmican only has a 1-5 year shelf life, not indefinite, unless kept very cold or frozen.
You mentioned a grab and go. My question is: can I make about a weeks amount of combined freeze dried and something like nuts and crackers vacuum packed stored in reusable insulated grocery bags with a zipper top. Storage maybe 6 months up to a year. Im just not into long term storage.
We've been buying flour and such in bulk and splitting it into 5lb mylar bags. We make just about everything from scratch so our flour gets rotated out in less than a year. Still, it seems worth the effort to store it that way but I'm open to suggestions. 😃
I just put my bags of flour in a ziploc bag and then in a 5 gallon bucket (with a lid). I'm using them before the expiration date on the bag (I bake a lot), so really all I need to do is keep the bugs away from it. The way I look at it, if it could sit on the shelf at the store until the expiration date, then it will be just fine in my pantry until that same date.
I have been doing the same I know they won't last as long as other things might but I want to have it stocked up. I figured if the church can "can" flour the mylar will do as well and I will just use them much sooner than the rice, beans and wheat.
I bought 3 5 pd bags of all Purpose flour on sale and vacuum sealed them with a O A like you did,would you sill put it in a Mylar bag? Is oat meal ok for Mylar bags?
You might look it up. Baking Powder is Baking Soda with a powdered acid to so with water it bubbles. You can store the Baking soda indefinitely, and lots of acids (vinegar, buttermilk, and many other things) are available or storage. Lots of "recipes" on line.
@@theoldguy9329 Thank you very much for the explanation, I'm new to this, I haven't started yet, but I don't think I should wait any longer, so I'm going to start soon...but I'm passionate about making cookies, cakes and things like that.(except bread, There is no way I can make a good one). That is why it is very important for me to conserve the baking powder...Thank you again for your help. God bless you!
I forgot to mention, an expert I was watching on a different channel said that food inside mylar would be safe from radioactive particles during a fallout, even suggesting using sheeting barriers around gardens to prevent exposure as well as reflect light.
@@Nice-qi5cf I am not 100% on this as mylar has generally been a material used to improve lighting in grow areas so I understand its near-mirror reflection ability. Also useful for holding radiated heat, of course - like space blankets. At the time he was addressing the use of mylar but I think and don't quote me on this, he was saying any plastic sheeting would work to keep radioactive ash off of your crops, so he was suggesting you make a sealed greenhouse. To my understanding, the neutrons firing are not stopped by much of anything, however. But, it beats ingesting radioactive material straight!
I have a question where can I buy some oxygen absorbers because I have purchased mylar bags with them they were hard then I bought two more bags at different times they were hard as well and I'll be sending them back (I Need Help Please!) Thank you! for all the information you put out I'm glad I found this channel.
Did you purchase them from Wallaby? We like Wallaby. You can also get them on Amazon. This is a good brand amzn.to/3N5K79S I like the smaller packages of 10. Make sure that you seal them immediately.
I'm not a bug out bucket, kind of person. My question has always been, where am I going to bug out TO? 😆But, kidding aside, I do live in hurricane land. We just had this conversation, yesterday. What to put in the storm bucket, this year. The whole idea is to make a bucket for this years season, but at the end of the season, that stuff needs to start being used, even if it has a 25 year shelf life. I end up throwing away more food, "trying to save it for a rainy day." The home grocery store is supposed to keep us from always having to bug out to the store..again, and again, and again. Our goal, starting this year is 1: the weather bucket. 2: freeze dried leftovers. 3: Ingredients. My aunt was a prepper that was raised by depression era parents. You waste nothing, and you save everything, no matter what it is. When we had to move her out of her home, we found food everywhere, and I mean EVERYWHERE. Some of it was from..Y-2K..Jelly- It's ALL black, peach, grape, guava.. She said, don't you throw any of it away! It's for a rainy day. The point is we have to be careful and be responsible with those rainy day items, because it tends to make us forget about the droughts.
I’ve been trying to find the answer to this question ; how to store dry products long term , that come from the store in pouches…like taco seasoning, gravies, etc????
Hi Tammy, I buy the large bags of Kirkland brand nuts from Costco, pecans, walnuts and almonds and store them in my deep freezer without repackaging and have never had them go rancid or taste bad even after 10 years time. I do have one bag of walnuts that I split into 2cup portions and vacuumed sealed back in 2018, unfortunately they never made it into the freezer, I just went and opened a package to taste test it, it is ever so slightly off-it tastes okay but not sure about them😬 I have also repackaged Smokehouse Almonds into thick Mylar foil snack portion bags and they tasted bad to me after a month, well before the actual expiration date on original packaging. So, who knows what works? It’s so difficult to guess and I hate to be wasteful. As a side note, I have also kept AP flour in the freezer because I can’t use it fast enough, if left on the shelf in the pantry I found it would smell stale or rancid. I know it’s not practical to store everything in the freezer but I thought I would share what worked for me. -All the best 😊
For long term storage is storing dry goods in #10 cans with O2 absorbers better than storing dry goods with O2 absorbers in Mylar bags placed into 5 gallon buckets?
I have stored some foods in glass (xtra large canning jars) with oxygen absorbers. No problem with vermin chewing through and the jars are in amounts that I would use in a couple weeks to a month. I did buy a double package of jerky at Costco, and one of the packs was growing white fuzzy mold(?) long before it’s expiration date. Yuck.
Freeze dried plums are awesome. I frequently dehydrate them by cutting them into quarters (skin left on) popping the center out (not sure how to describe it ... inverting the center ... pushing it out so it dries better) and then dehydrating them. Delicious. Plums also make a fantastic fruit leather. Sometimes I mix plums with other fruits depending on what is ripe for fruit leather. I usually don't add sugar because I try to avoid it but it does help the flavor and preserves the color and flavor a little bit better. Don't use an oxygen absorber unless the plums are dry enough to snap.
What would you do with the cocoa? Did I miss it? I have cocoa that I’ve had in long term storage for 10+ years still in the original packaging in a bucket and it still smells and tastes great. It’s the same Hershey’s cocoa container in the video. I’m just wondering if I’m pressing my luck by not repackaging it. Thanks for all you do. Love your videos!
Can I put sugar in Mylar bags and then that into my 5 gallon bucket just to keep bugs out and use it over time? Not heat sealing it, will that make it last long too?
Hello, thank you for the very helpful video. Question: you recommended slitting the cornmeal bag and putting an oxygen absorber in there and then within mylar, yet with the dry milk packets, you did not slit prior to putting in the mylar bag. Why did you slit one and not the other? Did it have to do with shelflife of the original product itself? Thank you!
I would put the oxygen absorber in the bag of cornmeal because it is not packaged in a reduced oxygen environment ... only in a paper bag. The powdered milk has been packaged in a low oxygen environment. You absolutely can put the oxygen absorber in the powdered milk. I just didn't feel it was necessary for the particular milk that I had purchased.
@@kenf8563 Yes, but the ingredients that make it self-rising will eventually go and not rise. But you can add more baking soda or baking powder to it when you use it.
You can store cocoa in Mylar with an oxygen absorber. According to this fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168774/nutrients it is only about 3 percent moisture. The powder is very fine so make certain that it doesn't get in the seal area to prevent it from heat sealing completely.
I don't see you say much about the use of mason jars .. I have seen flour, sugar, rice (et al) put in paper bags, then inside a mason jar and sealed with a food saver lid attachment .. and it seems a great idea for beans .. your comments would be appreciated .. love your videos, I watch them all 👍
@@TheProvidentPrepper Oh, did you do a video which included your bottle room ??? If you did, I didn't see it and if you did, please let me know which video it was :0) .. also, when will you be making that video mentioned here about making your own 2 week buckets .. I can't wait to see that one .. as always, good job !!!
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Is a ziplock bag not good enough to package pasta, rice etc... if you put it in a plastic container?
Started laughing as I'm in my 70s and wish I could preserve myself for another 20 years.
Heh...I am almost there, but I got a date at 95 so I am sticking around.
@@theoldguy9329 I know a guy who recently turned 100 years old, drives his car, lives alone now since he outlived his wife, is active and still does most of his own chores! He could pass for being 85! Keeping my fingers crossed that we will make it to that age too.
From personal experience I can say "You got that right!" Peace and blessings to you.
Go for it!
I worry about the microplastics in 5 gallon buckets etc. I have a bunch of tupperware I hear goes releases chemicals. Mylar bags inside the Tupperware or just go ball jars for spice storage etc. Just trying to be better and decrease as much chemicals realistically
I put together a 5-6 day emergency food bug-out cooler. Everything inside of it is shelf-stable, but if we're bugging out in the winter, I don't want our canned goods to freeze while traveling (freeze dried is not in the budget at this time), and if we end up traveling in the summer, food will stay cool longer. I included a menu plan for all of the meals so that someone else will know how to use it if I'm not there. (Example: the package of dry fettuccine alfredo goes with the canned chicken). I wrote a date on the outside of a year from when I assembled the contents so that I know when to move the items back into my pantry and refill with new stuff. It's my first bug-out food bucket, so hopefully I thought of everything. I made sure everything had at least one year before it's best-by date.
That's a great idea.
Just remember that totes and buckets can be chewed through by rodents so you have to check them regularly to make sure that you don't have any rodent predation. Also if you used trash cans or any other metal container and you're going to put my mylar in there put a trash bag in there. Two types of metal in contact with other can have some sort of a chemical reaction, it's called electrolysis and can corrode metal. So put a trash bag in it and then put your mylar in it. That way you have something between the two different types of metal.
I've seen rats chew through aluminum cans just for fun. As for the galvanic problem, you are correct that is a real thing but I have tested my mylar bags and they appear to have plastic inside and out; ohm meter shows no conductivity so as long as they are intact, should be no corrosion. I still like the idea of an extra layer of physical protection though. Thanks for your comment
What do you think, planning on getting thicker plastic buckets (non food grade) for stability, to avoid bottoms splitting, using Mylar inside. 90 or 100 mill buckets.
I have seen some splitting on food grade buckets, I don’t know if that will deter rodents as well.
@@wallrusmoose2111 if you're using mylar you do not have to have food-grade, I actually use cat litter buckets a lot of times. Although you should have some food grade buckets in case you need them later. Rodin's can chew through even the very thick plastic. Although usually they don't. It's best just to keep check on your stuff regularly.
@@marlonw5053 I did not realize mylar had a layer of plastic on the outside. I knew that it had one on the inside.
I didn't know this. Thank you, will correct that with my stores.
About storing, saving large quantities in buckets, my recommendation is to separate those big bags to single use bags of those items. Whether they have an oxygen absorber or not, when you open a container with a mass amount of product, exposer to the local elements can cause that product to be reduced in available use. Much of what you say is good but we have started individually packaging items for that reason. Even the sugar or flour and such should be package according to your use of those item and package them for that purpose. Example, I would make a 2-3 lb. mylar bag of flour or sugar because that item will normally be used up in a week or so. We freeze dry and mylar is a great way to store. BUT, rather than bulk storage using mylar or glass jars, we make smaller bags or buy smaller bags to help reduce our work load. We Freeze Dry Milk, Eggs and other items and were storing in quart jars. We are now saving in smaller Mylar bags to save 6-10 eggs (powder form) or larger as the use my be compromised from the opening and closing of jars or bags. Hope this gets you to thinking to longer use instead of large storage.
Totally agree. I have smaller bags in the event I have to cook for a few and larger ones in the event I have to cook for a larger group.
Baking powder will store much longer if kept refrigerated or better yet in the freezer. The same goes with yeast.
Thanks for the info. I put Yeasts in the freezer, but never thought to store Baking Powder there. I previously purchased a 7lb bucket of baking powder and repackaged in 8oz. jars with oxygen absorbers, but they did not stay sealed. I think Baking powder is one of those things that does not need to be stored with absorbers.
That grab and go bucket is an excellent idea. That'll be my next short term goal.
You guys are the best pepper channel for explaining food storage - Bar None!!! Thank you.
0:23 as she shifts the eye direction, she is thinking: "I was supposed to say this part!". And then a cut im filming with the husband behaving much better and staying quite thereafter until asked for input... LOL
1. Mylar can be punctured pretty easily (as you say at the end) so also if you want to re use a mylar bag check it CAREFULLY for damage.
1a. a shockingly common source of damage is pasta or sharp grains. seriously.
2. all too often i see people who dont understand that the heat seal can be on any part of the mylar. a friend online thought that it wouldnt heat seal below the ziplock! so after opening the seal on her bags she *threw them out*! you can totally heat seal them anywhere
3. related to 1.... and a personal oops. we heat sealed a bunch of rice and pasta in mylar and oh so casually tossed it into a plastic tub... not only did we break most of the pasta into pieces, but we put holes and damage in a lot of the mylar
Put pasta in a brown paper bag first to keep it from breaking as bad.
The brown paper bag is something I never considered. I would use half gallon mason jars for spaghetti, linguini, etc. Maybe I'll try the brown paper bag. Thanks for the idea.
It happened to me with pasta, it broke the Mylar, so I tried putting it in a Coca Cola bottle, then I added the oxygen absorbers and finally sealed the bottle by dipping the lid in a melted candle...
I don't know how long it will last, it's been around 6 months now and it's fine... I'm watching it to see if it works.
Wow! I have always had questions about how, why, when, where and how long can you store food in Mylar bags. Thanks for answering many of my questions!😊
For salt it depends. I don’t like the cheap cardboard barrels. I at least put in a jar. I don’t like to keep anything in cardboard
That’s what I do too. I like salt and sugar inside a Mason jar. I’m careful to use plastic lids on the salt.
Dry milk in cardboard canisters do not last either. They have a metal bottom & aluminum seal top but the basic container is cardboard. I put mine in glass jars but I suppose you could also use Mylar.
Great video. You informative and very knowledgeable! Like how y’all present the facts and reasons behind doing so!
You guys are to my go to Storage Specialist! Thank you for what you bring to the table!
I really appreciate these explanations. I usually watch them after the family is asleep and I have great strategies to implement the next day!
What a GREAT video packed with valuable information. Ok, all your videos are full of valuable info.
QUESTION: How would you preserve dried fruit such as mangoes, apricots, cranberries, raisins? When I purchase dried fruit, I always dehydrate it more to remove more moisture than I seal them in mylar bags with oxygen absorbers. How would you recommend I rectify this?
On another subject, a year ago I purchased some freeze dried blueberries and in less than a year they were soft. I knew I would use them within a year so I didn't remove them from their hard plastic container. I was shocked to open them and find that they had softened. I dehydrated them and once again they were crunchy.
I live in Massachusetts and we have high humidity but I was shocked at how much of that humidity permeated the hard plastic.
Thank you! You answered questions about the corn meal and those specific Powdered milks that I've had for so long and couldn't really find an answer to.
Always enjoy learning from your experience, thank you Jonathan and Kylene. Happy trails!
Good idea about keeping in mind the difference between long term storage and rotated foods, whether for pushing out your time needed for resupply from the supply chain, or especially for people that diets may change from normal to SHTF times, or having to store for certain dietary restrictions, etc. For example, while I don't eat any grains/carbs now, in SHTF, the calories in stored rice is a game changer, so I have lots of it stored, but I wouldnt store those flavored side dish style rice dinners pouches cause I wouldnt use them before parts of the ingredients went off. I'll be checking out that wallaby sealer, even tho the flat hair iron works well, when doing a lot of bags at once, I'm thinking the wallaby thing would be easier.
I'm a fan of the HDX style heavy duty totes vs 5 gal buckets, cheaper/lb stored, holds more and no shelving needed if in a seismically safe area. While some dedicated rodents may eventually breach even an HDX, have some 4 legged rodent "terminators" to give you a hand, plus they're fun to have around, anyway^^ many blessings
Thank you!! Glad to hear you will do a video on grab-n-go bucket with items Kylene can eat (that would be me too) assuming it will contain chocolate of some kind.
We use a mylar bag sealer like the Wallaby sealer and it works great. It will even seal the 5 gallon mylar bags by sealing each side of the bag and overlap in the middle.
Thanks for your solution-oriented stance. I always leave your videos smarter than before I watch them.
Kylene: Why not store the components to make your own baking powder. It is very simple 2 parts cream of tartar to 1 part baking soda if you want to make just enough for a single usage. If you want to make some to store you should also add 1 part corn starch it prevents the baking soda from reacting with the cream of tartar and prevents clumping. Next store it in a sealed container like a mason jar. This will make a single acting baking powder, so it is important to get your batter into the oven asap. I learned this from Rose Red Homestead videos she is a retired professor who taught science the better part of her life. Just another thing to add to our emergency preparedness booklets. Your comment about storing soybeans, they will not store indefinitely because of the natural oils in them. All said, this is still a very informative video. Keep up the good work.
Great idea!
I store salt and sugar in food grade plastic bags placed inside of sealed 5 gallon buckets. Cushing salt and sugar isn't an issue if it should get hard. Beans, rice and wheat get mylar and oxygen absorbers, protected by 5 gallon buckets.
I store home-dehydrated veggies and fruit in heat-sealed Mylar to which one or two oxygen absorbers have been added. I also store dried herbs and spices, different varieties of tea bags and Dutch process cocoa powder this way. This is how I add variety to my long-term food storage without spending so much.
We just bought a 16” impulse sealer & 50 1 gallon bags. Wish I’d bought some smaller bags now but- I’m sure we’ll get there!
You're my favorite prepping channel. Thank you so much for the valuable and practical information that you share.
Aww thanks :)
Great video!!! Helps me think more clearly about storing foods!
Another absolutely fantastic video. If there is another channel out there,I haven't come across. Have been recommending The Provident Prepper to anybody I meet interested in preparedness. Thanks Again for all you do
LDS Prepper is another good channel.
@@tophattommy2 will check out as well, thanks.
I love her voice, so calm and relaxing.
Love the grab and go bucket idea.
Thanks for the info about Mylar. (my personal experience)... Plastic tubs kept in the garage, etc., can be chewed through by mice. And if you have mice, you will get snakes. Those plastic buckets need to be inside a metal foot/wall locker without even the tiniest opening. But I do have a question about the usefulness of 25-year storage. Why? Unless you have a warehouse which can hold 25 years of food - and can defend that warehouse... what's the point? ROTATE YOUR STOCK, and pretty much anything you buy at the store can last a year. I doubt many of us have the room to store more than a year of food.
Can someone tell us please when it’s appropriate to use the desiccated packets? I’ve heard to use those on the bottom of bag & an oxygen absorber on the top!
Soooo confusing!!!! Thank you!!!
Because I am storing in a pantry and not in a to-go kit, I like to store those envelopes of dry milk in a wide mouth half gallon jar, Yes, you have to sorta "roll them" to fit past the mouth of the jar, but it doesn't damage them and works just fine! I'm thinking a lot of rice and pasta mixes would work in the same way. There is also room in the jar to cut out the part of the box with the mixing/cooking directions and slip them in too, facing out against the side of the jar so they can be read even with the jar closed
@@TheProvidentPrepper Agreed! Repurposing branded task-specific jars and jugs is a really easy (and cheap) way to accumulate storage containers. My helper gets frustrated with me sometimes cuz I won't throw away or even city-recycle a good jar. 'Its just a jar' she tells me. 'Its a darn useful jar' I counter. 'Save it!'
does that extend the life of the dry milk or just convenient storage?
So do you not add an O2 absorber? I really havent had clarity on this one. I was thinking I could store all my dry milk in glass jar with O2 absorber and save the mylar bags.... and you don't cut the original bags they come in? I'm sorry, but confused😢
@@dawn1913 I keep powdered milk in its original bag, but I would like to know if I should put it in a glass bottle so that it lasts longer.
I like the fact you showed "Knorr' pasta because it does have a 1 year expiration which is great but do think packaging some of them in mylar would extend there life since they are dehydrated already. Given them a better water barrier from the paper there in does make a difference. beside the contents of that food only takes up 1/3 of the bag its in so by putting it in a very small mylar bag that will take up most of the space in the bag is a great way to get a better vacuum out of it.
Great information. I watch all your videos. But I feel sorry for Johnathan, he never gets to talk:-)
Great video guys! I have stored white flour for about 10 years in mylar bags. We rotate and for the most part would never have flour sitting that long. But we moved and one of our tubs was misplaced. We have been making a lot of bread lol. The flavor is a bit off but only a tiny bit. So I guess if things get real bad it will still make a decent loaf of bred 😮
Hello! When you store the White flour in the Mylar bags, do you put oxygen absorber in it?
Thank you in advance!
I have an impulse sealer and I don't like it at all. I switched to a flat iron after several of my impulse sealed bags popped open. I buy my mylar bags on amazon and have never had an issue with them. And for us, I can't imagine keeping food for 30 years. Long term storage for us is 5 to 10 years ish at most. Just know that food storage is a learning curve.
I haven't used mylar because of cost. I am using buckets and bay leaves which I understand is not ideal. I am on very limited income and hold off buying dry goods until they are rotated down. I have reasonable canned goods including freeze dried veg, onion, peppers, noodles, and some basics from home storage center except for carrots. They are on list for next trip in March or so. I want to use regular veg based on best buy dates first.
I am studying for bread making and gardeni,gardening, I have plenty of hygiene items. Even some medical items but RX is based on need and very expensive.
I have you ebook and thank you for that gift from a previous promotion but I intend to get the paperback for its practical advice in case power goes out during hurricane or other brouhaha. 🤗🤭
Thanks for the information 👍
Is there a guide as to what can be stored long term is mylar, but vacuumed and head sealed? Is there a similar guide for which items need an oxygen absorber.? And you said fats go rancid in storage, but what about peanut butter? My understanding is peanut butter can last over a decade in an unopened container. Not sure if the powdered version would last longer. Sorry for all the questions,.
thanks guys some great answers to questions I have, this video covered so much.
Pomona pectin stores indefinitely, I believe. That's been my choice to store.
Good one, Mr and Mrs PP. Thank you as always.
Thanks for all the great information you share!
Another important video! Thank you
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I just realized my mylar bags are 'aluminum' ! The very thing we are trying to avoid since studies know it causes Alzheimer's. Seniors who lived from the iron skillets to lighter aluminum pots and pans are filling the memory care units in nursing homes. Is there a correlation with that generation? And adding the primary metal in CTs aerial spraying for years and years is... aluminum.
So now I have to go back and see if I dumped any dry goods directly in the bags. I think I let most stay in their original bag and put that inside the mylar. I looked up many brands including Wallaby and it has an aluminum inner lining.
It's a decision that I made for me, I'm no longer using mylar unless I can find a company that is not aluminum or other toxic plastic.
Thank You so much and God Bless You! ❤🙏🤗💕
When I had Lyme disease, the Dr. did a heavy metals test and all was good except Aluminum 96% which I am sure was mom using frying pans when the coating was all in our bodies. Both parents with Dementia. Daddy passed in 2017. I am very concerned it will be my fate as well. Thank you for sharing!
Not sur the aluminum is coming into contact with your food. Mylar, also known as BoPET (Biaxially-oriented polyethylene terephthalate), is a polyester film made from stretched polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and is used for its high tensile strength, chemical and dimensional stability, transparency, reflectivity, gas and aroma barrier properties, and electrical insulation. Case in point is that you cannot heat seal aluminum foil but you can Mylar. It is worth researching more.
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According to specific experts there is nothing that won’t kill you. While it is wise to be informed, Stop living in constant fear of everything.
I make my own baking powder by mixing baking soda, cream of tartar and cornstarch together. How long will cream of tartar and cornstarch last and would you store them in mylar. I buy my cream of tartar and baking soda in bulk.
google how long do they last.
That's a very good idea, thank you!
My issue is I live in a TINY apartment. Trying to store enough water , food & supplies is tricky.
I guess I would try to make the best use of vertical space. One set of stackable tubs or buckets in an unobtrusive place just for emergency use, something like that. I have some empty tubs from a recent re-organization but they stack nicely for storage so they don't take up too much space and I figure if I ever need to collect water for emergency purposes, I can do it in those.
Can you use the foodgrade pet containers fir dry goods????
Very informative! Can those items that don't need to be repackaged just be thrown into 5 gallon bucket with gamma seal lid without oxygen absorbers or anything else done?
My mylar bag failure: I found a good clearance deal on 5lb bags of self-rising cornmeal, something like $0.27 each, so I decided to stock up on enough for a 5 gallon bucket. Months went by and one day I was out in the garage and noticed the lid was off of a bucket and the mylar bag within had ballooned up. It turned out something had reacted somehow with the self-rising ingredients causing gases to build up in the bag. The force of it inside became so strong that it had blown the lid off that had been hammered into place. At least it was an inexpensive lesson learned.
I have heard of that happening before to others.
I had some cornmeal do that as well. I was not sure if it was the food rotting inside or what but we didn't chance it. Now I may do a bit more research.
How hot is your garage that will effect any food
I love your channel. Thank you so much for all the info. Will you tell me if you think I have this correct:
Food bucket only: Salt, powdered sugar, brown sugar, white granualted sugar (all of these MUST be in a food bucket? )
If I want super long shelf life, put in bucket PLUS mylar: lentils, grits, rice, cream of wheat, popcorn, baking soda, spelt whole grain kernels.
Thoughts on dry dog food- mylar plus bucket or too much fat?
Honey okay in plastic bottles from store or transfer to what?
Crisco from the store?
liquid vegetable oils?
Best way to store fat (crisco and melt if needed or liquid vege oil)?
Big canisters of powdered lemonade and gatorade?
Thank you so much.
I just bought some wallaby bags to store minute rice in.
I have several questions and comments regarding prepping for a disaster. The comments are meant to stimulate thought, and aren't intended to be offensive or to discourage anyone from making whatever preparations they feel are necessary for surviving a potential disaster:
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With regards to mylar bags, one of the positive things about them is that they block light, so the food inside them potentially lasts longer. I have a vacuum sealing device. Would it be a less expensive option to store my food items in the vacuum bags, keeping the sealed bags in a light blocking container, perhaps something like a .50 caliber ammo can or a black plastic bin?
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What is your take on storing seeds as a prepper solution? Having prepackaged food is nice as a short-term solution, but once you use the item, it's gone. Seeds take time to plant and grow, but using good management of the fruits and vegetables, some seeds can provide many generations of food.
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While long-term food storage can seem like a good plan, what is the realistic survivability of a disaster that might potentially last for 25-30 years? One might assume it would be a global-level disaster, and it would seem that those best able to survive would likely be young, very healthy to start with, and extremely resourceful, with a number of manual labor skills (see my point below about survival skills); and long-term disasters can also be exacerbated by societal breakdowns. Sadly, disasters don't always bring out the best in people.
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Another consideration is how much food would you realistically need to store away safely for a 25-30 year disaster? If you're going to be moving about during the disaster (a distinct possibility in some disasters), how are you going to transport all your food? I saw an article in an old 1962 Science & Mechanics Camping Handbook that talked about a guy lightweight packing for a trip that would last several weeks. His backpack weighed 60 pounds, fully loaded. Imagining 10 pounds of food for 1 person for 2 weeks, that works out to over a half a ton (1040 pounds) for a family of 4 for a year.
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Prepping for a potential disaster should include multiple facets, including taking the time (well before the disaster) to learn some basic survival skills: how to start a fire without your usual fuel sources, how to build a natural shelter (such as a debris hut), how to forage for natural food sources, how to develop a plan and practice it (like you did in a previous video), how to protect what you have (remember, not everyone out there is going to ask politely for you to share your resources), and probably most importantly, how to stay sane and not panic. It's also good (as you've pointed out in many videos) that you mentally prepare yourself for the idea that surviving a disaster won't mean living in the "lap of luxury" while the world around you crumbles to dust.
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I love your videos as they present common sense prepping ideas. Keep up the good work.
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Those are the same questions I ask myself. I would like to save food because I know I might suddenly need it...but I wonder what I will do when it runs out? What will I do when they come to get my food? I am definitely not one of those warriors in the movies. How long will the catastrophe last? I would like to be prepared, and I think I'm going to try.
If you want to use beans or wheat with the option of using them as seed to grow, would using Mylar with oxygen absorber hinder the ability of seed to grow?
What about vac seal ing products . Stays fresh and saves space
I read recently that high fat foods like nuts should not be stored in mylar because the bacteria they grow is anaerobic meaning it actually grows better in low oxygen environments.
Are there any other foods you know of that absolutely should not be stored in mylar because of food safety concerns?
Oh I thought I would save nuts in Mylar bags
I wish you lived in our ward. Our preparedness program/leader, doesn't do much. And I'm limited as to what I can do as the RS prep advisor. Your videos are pretty much all Im ok'd to add to the fb page and an occasional tip. No activities. I miss the good ol days when i could have hands on activities. Frustrating, but grateful I can atleast do that.
Why do you need a leader for activities? Do it yourself. I don't see the point of prepping if you're relying on someone else to tell you what to do and plan it. You take your fate into your own hands, it's as simply as that.
Maybe you should start your own group and implement the things you would like to see done.
Rice in Mylar is good for 30 years. What about beans? Does salt need any special storage? Great video.
Beans store just like rice. Salt does must be protected from moisture. This is a good video on
storing salt th-cam.com/video/ykWeaJJjMfk/w-d-xo.html
@@TheProvidentPrepper Thank you!
The short answer, yes. Loose items like nuts or dried fruit are perfect for a mylar pouch. The key is making sure you have an oxygen absorber in the bag. Then it will seal just like a Mason jar.
Can I please ask? What happens if the mylar bag "needs" for example a 100cc absorber and we use a 500cc just to be sure? Can we damage the bag or the food inside? Thank you!
I really enjoy your channel and have learned so much . When you stated in the video on making jerky and fat going rancid. Why is it that pemmican can last indefinitely? I make beef jerky 2 times a year and i keep the meat as lean as possible, i even go as fa as vacuum sealing and freezing. I do anywhere from 30 to 60 pounds a year. So my question to you is. Why doesn’t it last as long as pemmican ?
I would be very careful with jerky. I would be sure to consult with the experts on this. This is a good article www.uaf.edu/ces/publications/database/food/jerky.php Your local extension office should be able to give you expert advice. It is my understanding that pemmican only has a 1-5 year shelf life, not indefinite, unless kept very cold or frozen.
How long can you store corn flour, I use Mason jars mostly to store food so I can see it and vacuum the air out of it
You mentioned a grab and go. My question is: can I make about a weeks amount of combined freeze dried and something like nuts and crackers vacuum packed stored in reusable insulated grocery bags with a zipper top. Storage maybe 6 months up to a year. Im just not into long term storage.
VERY INTERESTING INFORMATION!
It's not necessarily the manufacturer of mylar bags as it is the thickness of the bag. 8 mils is probably the thinnest mylar bags you'd want to use.
We've been buying flour and such in bulk and splitting it into 5lb mylar bags. We make just about everything from scratch so our flour gets rotated out in less than a year. Still, it seems worth the effort to store it that way but I'm open to suggestions. 😃
I just put my bags of flour in a ziploc bag and then in a 5 gallon bucket (with a lid). I'm using them before the expiration date on the bag (I bake a lot), so really all I need to do is keep the bugs away from it. The way I look at it, if it could sit on the shelf at the store until the expiration date, then it will be just fine in my pantry until that same date.
I have been doing the same I know they won't last as long as other things might but I want to have it stocked up. I figured if the church can "can" flour the mylar will do as well and I will just use them much sooner than the rice, beans and wheat.
Do you think that the oxygen absorber should be in it?
@@MariaHernandez-rc2eq It certainly won't hurt and will definitely keep the flour longer. It just depends on how fast you rotate your stock.
@@JustaFanBoy Thank you!!
I bought 3 5 pd bags of all Purpose flour on sale and vacuum sealed them with a O A like you did,would you sill put it in a Mylar bag? Is oat meal ok for Mylar bags?
I keep 4 gamma lid buckets for my second layer. Rice, oats, sugar and flour. Those are what I fill my kitchen canisters with.
Hello, do you put the rice directly in the bucket or do you keep its bag? Thank you!
I didn't know that about baking powder thanks.
You might look it up. Baking Powder is Baking Soda with a powdered acid to so with water it bubbles. You can store the Baking soda indefinitely, and lots of acids (vinegar, buttermilk, and many other things) are available or storage. Lots of "recipes" on line.
@@theoldguy9329 thank you!
@@MariaHernandez-rc2eq BTW traditionally they used cream of tartar for the acid if baking.
@@theoldguy9329 Thank you very much for the explanation, I'm new to this, I haven't started yet, but I don't think I should wait any longer, so I'm going to start soon...but I'm passionate about making cookies, cakes and things like that.(except bread, There is no way I can make a good one). That is why it is very important for me to conserve the baking powder...Thank you again for your help. God bless you!
what about applying a vacuum to mylar sealing?
Is there any sort of comprehensive list we can refer to for all of the items you discussed, among others, to use as a reference?
I need to make one.
I forgot to mention, an expert I was watching on a different channel said that food inside mylar would be safe from radioactive particles during a fallout, even suggesting using sheeting barriers around gardens to prevent exposure as well as reflect light.
Real mylar? Most bags are silver thick plastic.
@@Nice-qi5cf I am not 100% on this as mylar has generally been a material used to improve lighting in grow areas so I understand its near-mirror reflection ability.
Also useful for holding radiated heat, of course - like space blankets.
At the time he was addressing the use of mylar but I think and don't quote me on this, he was saying any plastic sheeting would work to keep radioactive ash off of your crops, so he was suggesting you make a sealed greenhouse.
To my understanding, the neutrons firing are not stopped by much of anything, however. But, it beats ingesting radioactive material straight!
I have a question where can I buy some oxygen absorbers because I have purchased mylar bags with them they were hard then I bought two more bags at different times they were hard as well and I'll be sending them back (I Need Help Please!) Thank you! for all the information you put out I'm glad I found this channel.
Did you purchase them from Wallaby? We like Wallaby. You can also get them on Amazon. This is a good brand amzn.to/3N5K79S I like the smaller packages of 10. Make sure that you seal them immediately.
I'm not a bug out bucket, kind of person. My question has always been, where am I going to bug out TO? 😆But, kidding aside, I do live in hurricane land. We just had this conversation, yesterday. What to put in the storm bucket, this year. The whole idea is to make a bucket for this years season, but at the end of the season, that stuff needs to start being used, even if it has a 25 year shelf life. I end up throwing away more food, "trying to save it for a rainy day." The home grocery store is supposed to keep us from always having to bug out to the store..again, and again, and again. Our goal, starting this year is 1: the weather bucket. 2: freeze dried leftovers. 3: Ingredients. My aunt was a prepper that was raised by depression era parents. You waste nothing, and you save everything, no matter what it is. When we had to move her out of her home, we found food everywhere, and I mean EVERYWHERE. Some of it was from..Y-2K..Jelly- It's ALL black, peach, grape, guava.. She said, don't you throw any of it away! It's for a rainy day. The point is we have to be careful and be responsible with those rainy day items, because it tends to make us forget about the droughts.
I’ve been trying to find the answer to this question ; how to store dry products long term , that come from the store in pouches…like taco seasoning, gravies, etc????
I bought some grits not for lo g term but I had them just in a bucket and little bugs hatched out I never had that problem
Great information. Much appreciated 🙏💕
How do you store walnuts and how long is it last for
Hi Tammy, I buy the large bags of Kirkland brand nuts from Costco, pecans, walnuts and almonds and store them in my deep freezer without repackaging and have never had them go rancid or taste bad even after 10 years time. I do have one bag of walnuts that I split into 2cup portions and vacuumed sealed back in 2018, unfortunately they never made it into the freezer, I just went and opened a package to taste test it, it is ever so slightly off-it tastes okay but not sure about them😬 I have also repackaged Smokehouse Almonds into thick Mylar foil snack portion bags and they tasted bad to me after a month, well before the actual expiration date on original packaging. So, who knows what works? It’s so difficult to guess and I hate to be wasteful. As a side note, I have also kept AP flour in the freezer because I can’t use it fast enough, if left on the shelf in the pantry I found it would smell stale or rancid. I know it’s not practical to store everything in the freezer but I thought I would share what worked for me.
-All the best 😊
For long term storage is storing dry goods in #10 cans with O2 absorbers better than storing dry goods with O2 absorbers in Mylar bags placed into 5 gallon buckets?
I have stored some foods in glass (xtra large canning jars) with oxygen absorbers. No problem with vermin chewing through and the jars are in amounts that I would use in a couple weeks to a month. I did buy a double package of jerky at Costco, and one of the packs was growing white fuzzy mold(?) long before it’s expiration date. Yuck.
What do you use soy flour for?
I enjoy very much your videos, thank you. What is the best way to preserv dry plums please?
Freeze dried plums are awesome. I frequently dehydrate them by cutting them into quarters (skin left on) popping the center out (not sure how to describe it ... inverting the center ... pushing it out so it dries better) and then dehydrating them. Delicious. Plums also make a fantastic fruit leather. Sometimes I mix plums with other fruits depending on what is ripe for fruit leather. I usually don't add sugar because I try to avoid it but it does help the flavor and preserves the color and flavor a little bit better. Don't use an oxygen absorber unless the plums are dry enough to snap.
@@TheProvidentPrepper thank you very much fir answering me. God bless you!
What would you do with the cocoa? Did I miss it? I have cocoa that I’ve had in long term storage for 10+ years still in the original packaging in a bucket and it still smells and tastes great. It’s the same Hershey’s cocoa container in the video. I’m just wondering if I’m pressing my luck by not repackaging it. Thanks for all you do. Love your videos!
can you use gamma lids for long term food storage?
Can I put sugar in Mylar bags and then that into my 5 gallon bucket just to keep bugs out and use it over time? Not heat sealing it, will that make it last long too?
Can beans & grain be kept in the original plastic bag inside the Mylar bag
Can you package cereal? Like apple jacks, Froot Loops frosted flakes?
Hello, thank you for the very helpful video. Question: you recommended slitting the cornmeal bag and putting an oxygen absorber in there and then within mylar, yet with the dry milk packets, you did not slit prior to putting in the mylar bag. Why did you slit one and not the other? Did it have to do with shelflife of the original product itself? Thank you!
I would put the oxygen absorber in the bag of cornmeal because it is not packaged in a reduced oxygen environment ... only in a paper bag. The powdered milk has been packaged in a low oxygen environment. You absolutely can put the oxygen absorber in the powdered milk. I just didn't feel it was necessary for the particular milk that I had purchased.
Can you put bottle waters in a cooler outside in a garage? Or a back porch where sun does not touch it..
How do you personally store spaghetti noodles for long term? Step by step.
Excellent as always, thank you!
Thanks for this informative video. Note to self: remove oxygen absorber from sugar. What about self-rising all-purpose flour, absorber or not?
I forgot, perhaps it was self-rising corn meal in mylar bags. Absorber or nor?
@@kenf8563 Yes, but the ingredients that make it self-rising will eventually go and not rise. But you can add more baking soda or baking powder to it when you use it.
I have a question can someone please give me an idea?
I don’t have space to storage food, so where and how should I storage food?
Good video , thanks for sharing , God bless !
I was wondering about the herseys cocoa
You can store cocoa in Mylar with an oxygen absorber. According to this fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168774/nutrients it is only about 3 percent moisture. The powder is very fine so make certain that it doesn't get in the seal area to prevent it from heat sealing completely.
Would you recommend storing bouillon cubes for long term?
YES! I have them originally packed for 5 years now and nothing wrong with them. I'd be interested in knowing if anyone else had a problem though.
I don't see you say much about the use of mason jars .. I have seen flour, sugar, rice (et al) put in paper bags, then inside a mason jar and sealed with a food saver lid attachment .. and it seems a great idea for beans .. your comments would be appreciated .. love your videos, I watch them all 👍
@@TheProvidentPrepper Oh, did you do a video which included your bottle room ??? If you did, I didn't see it and if you did, please let me know which video it was :0) .. also, when will you be making that video mentioned here about making your own 2 week buckets .. I can't wait to see that one .. as always, good job !!!