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Posted: 9/17/2002 8:56:54 AM EDT

My wife has decided to pick one of these up and done a bit of research, and she asked me to do some as well. The part that has me puzzled is the different bag types. Some special bags are needed for certain machines because of the way they pull the air out. Where others can use flat bags because they use a "snorkle" to get the air out.
Just wondering if anyone knew why the difference or is it just to make money on bags?
And if any of you have them, any recommendations?

Posted: 9/17/2002 9:01:36 AM EDT

[#1]

i have one and we use it alot. I have found bags MUCH cheaper online. I have found most commercial food supply companies sell them MUCH cheaper.

I have the "food saver" brand. It works well. I have used for for everything from food to ammo storage. Also used it to seal up items in my BOB for water proofing.

Posted: 9/17/2002 9:08:37 AM EDT

[#2]

Ditto Beer Slayer. We also store home made dried fruit in vacuumed packed bags. Frozen food tastes much better when stored in a vacuumed packed bag as well.

Posted: 9/17/2002 10:57:08 AM EDT

[#3]

The_Beer_Slayer- What type of bags does yours use? Do you have any links from places you buy from?

markl32- What type did you buy?

Posted: 9/17/2002 10:59:50 AM EDT

[#4]

it's been 2 years since i ordered any. i'll look and see if i still have the company info.

I just did a google search for vacume bags and found several companies.

I ordered a LARGE roll of food grade bags for like 60.00. It's just one long tube that you cut to length and then seal. LIke i said it's lasted 2 years so far.

Posted: 9/17/2002 11:04:16 AM EDT

[#5]

I think Campybob on the AK forum has posted about these a few times.

Posted: 9/17/2002 2:36:25 PM EDT

[#6]

Thanks for the info guys.

Posted: 9/17/2002 6:37:07 PM EDT

[#7]

Always check the Ammo FAQ first with questions about food savers!

[url=http://www.ammo-oracle.com/#vacuum]Q. My wife just got one of those uber-cool vacuum food packers. I was thinking of sneaking into the kitchen and vacuum sealing all my ammo when she goes to watch the kids play soccer this weekend. What do you think?[/url]

Posted: 9/17/2002 6:44:17 PM EDT

[#8]

I have the Foodsaver brand vacuum sealer.

The one handy feature I found on the models that cost a little more than the bottom of the line model, is a manual seal button. It lets you seal a bag when most, but not all of the air is out, which is handy if sealing a fragile item you don't want crushed by the vacuum force, but still want most of the air out.

I sealed some ammo with dessicant and found it worked well to stop it just when the cardboard boxes started getting squished, otherwise the boxes would be crushed into the ammo.

Posted: 9/17/2002 11:37:59 PM EDT

[#9]

Pre-y2k we used one to seal up all kinds of bulk food for long term storage. Right now it would be a wise investment for packaging BOB components for when the time comes.

Posted: 9/18/2002 8:00:59 AM EDT

[#10]

i use it for everything . Being an avid fisherman i use it for bait , chum, extra hooks
etc, ammo,all the leftover fish fillets, when steak is on sale. I just love the thing

Posted: 9/18/2002 8:28:52 AM EDT

[#11]

Been using the pro model for 2 years and love this thing. I seal up everything. You can use other bags but they don't seem to work as well as the food saver bags (something to do with "ridge" design) allows a smoother vacuum process w/out alot of hassle. Was skeptical at first about dropping the money on something I never had the chance to use but it turns out to be one of the best and most useful things I
purchased in quite some time.

Thinman

Posted: 9/18/2002 10:18:45 AM EDT

[#12]

Thanks for all the help. I think she has decided on the one that uses regular bags. They are way cheaper to get than the ridge type and seem to be as good.
Unless someone know why the ridge type might be better?

Posted: 9/18/2002 10:31:20 AM EDT

[#13]

Here's a cheap source of vacuum bags:

[url]http://www.associatedbag.com/pdfs/34.pdf[/url]

Posted: 9/18/2002 10:40:33 AM EDT

[#14]

Ok, Now I am interested to and I have been doing some price research and this is what I have found. Food Saver Professional ll.

1. Cooking.com- $279 + shipping
2. Chefs .com - $274 + "
3. Ferns - $270 including shipping.

Now I am off to check e-bay!

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