Date: December 28, 1997 12:12 AM
Author: Buzz (buzz.wallace@USA.net)
Subject: Mylar Bag use

We are thinking of purchasing a vacuum sealer for use with mylar bags. Space and weight are an issue with us. Our Food storage solution needs to be light, compact, and unbreakable. We will want to store about 12 months worth of food. What are the problems with mylar bags, if any? We plan to have solar, wind and diesel generators so the little bit of power needed to replenish won't be a terrible problem. Just getting started. Can't believe I've had my head down like this. Boy are we behind the power curve.

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Date: December 28, 1997 03:10 PM
Author: Paul Cordes (pcordes@igateway.net)
Subject: Mylar bags


Buzz, I hope someone answers this because I have the same questions. Waltons sends their food in the big buckets wrapped in mylar sealed with oxygen absorber inside. Seems to be very effective. What kind of hardware does it take to seal one of those bags?

Paul

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Date: December 28, 1997 07:33 PM
Author: Will Richards (Will_richards@hotmail.com)
Subject: My wife says


I had my wife play around with the Iron awhile back and see what it would take to do. We are about to make some "Super pails" of wheat using buckets, mylar bags, and 3 o2 absorbers.

Your iron should be set at wool/poly setting(use a small strip of bag to test your iron). Use a small piece of cotton cloth in case it sticks. About 20 seconds is all it takes. Put the bags in the bucket, fill with wheat, place the 02 absorbers in and dispell all the air you can. You can use a small hose to draw out the air. Than place a board over the bucket,trim the bag, fold the end the bag over and iron it moving the iron along the seam. Let it cool, test the seam(by gently tugging the two ends, they should not separate). Put a lid on the bucket and store. As a hind site you could put a o2 absorber in the bucket just in case the bag does not fully seal, but I do not think this is necessary if you are careful sealing the bag.

We cut a bag and made test bags to be sure we were getting a seal. It might be a good idea to do this so you are sure you have it right. Make little ballons and see if they remain air tight and you be sure you have it right. Better to waste a $1.50 bag now than to find out you screwed it up later.

Post the results of your test so we can be sure that the results can be duplicated.

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