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1. nameofthepen Said,

   Good tutorial. …
   Good tutorial. Thanks. 5*s

2. nameofthepen Said,

   Brownie -What about …
   Brownie -What about you do this BEFORE your power goes out? DOH!

3. 0rip0 Said,

   A Dirt Devil Hand …
   A Dirt Devil Hand Vac is great for removing air. It has a long narrow nozzle attachment that will easily fit into the opening you left in the corner.

4. Marleyites Said,

   Part 2 (of ideas …
   Part 2 (of ideas for saving seeds. YT isn’t placing replies under the post. )

   I’m making my seed-saving bags tube-shaped, so I can just snip off the top & pour to plant, saving bag & label, so when I get new crop to save for next year, or ship seeds to someone else the bag & row marker ready. Label Info example: Brandywine Heirloom tomato seeds, plant 10 plants (12 – 15 seeds), storage date 8-15-09. Source of seeds: AB farm, 7-2-07. Apprx days to germ: 10 -12; use scientific name if you have.

5. Marleyites Said,

   Part 1: Dark, cool …
   Part 1: Dark, cool, dry, lack of oxygen, away from varmits & bugs. I’m putting mine into these mylar bags with an oxygen-absorbing plug that’s used for food products in these mylar bags or buckets. If you have PERFECTLY dry sand, you can mix your seeds with some sand, and measure for a “planting amount” like for example: enough carrot seeds to plant one 8′ double row. write on the bag & enclose a row marker in the bag.

6. Hoffa3381 Said,

   Great info which …
   Great info which will help us out. Tks!

7. ArashiNage Said,

   My wife has one of …
   My wife has one of those flat irons to straighten her hair. I decided to use it for something useful… sealing my mylar bags! It worked great, clamping the bag together to make the seal. I’ve seen flat irons at the goodwill and yardsales for a couple of bucks.

8. brown55061 Said,

   What about when the …
   What about when the power goes out and your iron dont work? DOH!

9. delta69alpha Said,

   cool dry spot in …
   cool dry spot in paper bags or the like. I tried some in zip locks ..planted them, and none took.

   D69A

10. giovannniyo Said,

    i’d like to see the …
    i’d like to see the best way to protect seeds that are ment to be replanted.

11. delta69alpha Said,

    1- with 5 gallon …
    1- with 5 gallon buckets there is near 12+ inches left to re-seal with 20×30 bags.
    2- There is 2000cc’s of absorbers in these 5 gallon buckets more than enough to take out the air in 24 hours.
    3- see #1 if i have room to re-seal ;p. either way the gamma is no different than a normal lid except you thread it on. I’ll save the 6$ and pound the lid back down each time. If living off these stores 24/7 a 5 gallon bucket of rice wont last long enough to spoil.

    D69A

12. CablloBlanco Said,

    Not a bad tutorial. …
    Not a bad tutorial. Some suggestions

    1) You should seal closer to the edge of the mylar leaving more opportunity for re-seals.

    2) You should use a vac to draw out the last bit of air.

    3) You shoud have 1 Gamma lid per food bucket so once they’re opened you can prevent spoilage.

13. source4inc Said,

    I cant tell you how …
    I cant tell you how many videos of yours has helped my wife and I with our food storage. Thank You!!

14. Anchanthai Said,

    Excellent info Bro’ …
    Excellent info Bro’ I’ve been wondering how to vacuume seal my supplies

    Thank you so much

15. billygarner587 Said,

    Oxygen is the enemy …
    Oxygen is the enemy of long term food storage. In the presence of Nitrogen only, food will last 30 years or more in the Mylar bag. By removing the oxygen, the remaining air is almost 100% Nitrogen. There is some water vapor and a trace of CO2. Also, for any bugs to grow, they require Oxygen. No Oxygen, No bugs.

16. debraitireland Said,

    Good to see this …
    Good to see this done. Thank you!

17. SurvivalReport Said,

    Watch the long term …
    Watch the long term RESULTS video on this channel, it will explain and SHOW why you need to use absorbers also.

18. SurvivalReport Said,

    The instructions …
    The instructions are listed on this channel under “Long term food storage Parts 1-3″

19. JohnnySoprano87 Said,

    How important is it …
    How important is it to use 02 absorbers? If you’ve already got it in Mylar and then in a bucket, how much difference does it actually make? I’m a newb to food storage so I appreciate your information

20. mmmbad Said,

    Thanks for the …
    Thanks for the informative videos!

21. happygalmarried Said,

    I bought some mylar …
    I bought some mylar bags? Why!!!! bleep bleep, don’t they come with instructions?!!!!!!!!

22. 054runnerv8 Said,

    cool
    cool

23. idmathis Said,

    Great video thanks. …
    Great video thanks. We have been wondering if those expensive food sealers would seal the mylar and they won’t and luckily we haven’t bought one. One thing we have used when storing blankets and clothing in the x-large bags is a dustbuster with the narrow attachement on it. If you didn’t insert the dustbuster all the way you could suck out all the air before you seal. I would take 2 people probably.

24. MikeofWyoming Said,

    Use a vacume with a …
    Use a vacume with a straw taped to the end to remove most of the air at the last second before you seal for that rock solid “coffe bag” seal.

25. alwaysinmyelement Said,

    *sealed*
    *sealed*

26. Bruce Hopkins Said,

    If you’re packaging multiple buckets, be sure to have them all filled and ready-to-go before you place the oxygen absorbers. You have a limited time to use them, once the pack is opened.

    Also, the oxygen absorbers don’t need to be placed throughout the food. Placing them ON TOP will still absorb the oxygen in the entire bucket. (Anybody take chemistry–or even general science–in high school? Gasses fill whatever container they’re in.)