aswrg7 Member Team Member Joined: Apr 2006  MO, USA Posts: 798 Feedback: 100% (5)	Posted: 4/11/2012 10:35:15 PM THE IMAGE ABOVE IS A PAID ADVERTISEMENT I was thinking of doing long-term food storage by packing some dry foods (rice, beans, etc) into vacuum-seal bags, sealing them up, then sealing them into a bucket with a gamma seal lid. Would this work, or do I need to go with Mylar, O2 absorbers, etc?
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Feral Moderator Joined: Nov 2004  PA, USA Posts: 12991 Feedback: 100% (97) Link To This Post	Posted: 4/12/2012 6:09:48 AM You can do it that way but the vac bags aren't as durable as Mylar. You'll get bag failures, particularly with rice.
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Harvster NRA life member Life Member Joined: Feb 2009  PA, USA Posts: 13810 Feedback: 100% (1) Link To This Post	Posted: 4/12/2012 6:43:03 AM [Last Edit: 4/12/2012 6:43:51 AM by Harvster] Even mylar will fail with pointy foods. I had spaghetti bust through 7mil mylar because the vacuum was too strong. I think it is better to seal with an O2 absorber. Mylar is also much better at keeping air out (diffusion through the bag)
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klutz347 Klaatu barada nikto Team Member Joined: Jan 2001  MI, USA Posts: 11827 Feedback: 0% (0) Link To This Post	Posted: 4/12/2012 7:15:32 AM Don't bother vacu sealing rice. The kernels puncture the bag and they leak. I won't make that same mistake twice. Mylar and O2 absorbers is the way to go.
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bluefalcon No bounce. No play. Team Member Joined: Jan 2006  AZ, USA Posts: 9368 Feedback: 100% (19) Link To This Post	Posted: 4/12/2012 6:48:38 PM What about double bagging it?
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Harvster NRA life member Life Member Joined: Feb 2009  PA, USA Posts: 13823 Feedback: 100% (1) Link To This Post	Posted: 4/12/2012 6:58:17 PM [Last Edit: 4/13/2012 1:05:33 AM by Harvster] Originally Posted By bluefalcon: What about double bagging it? At some number of bags it would work. But, there really is no need to ponder since excellent methods for storage of dried goods are well established.
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wshbrngr Member Team Member Joined: Nov 2001  TX, USA Posts: 3437 Feedback: 0% (0) Link To This Post	Posted: 4/12/2012 8:54:42 PM Originally Posted By bluefalcon: What about double bagging it? Why not just use Mylar?
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