GAMMA SEALS
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Branm008
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Any more details on this?
-Brandon
-Brandon
Really?...Yay me. Thank you bunches.
Standing by..Bart
Standing by..Bart
What kind of price tag did they have on them?
Branm008
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Im new to the storing dried goods, why I asked for any more details. I did check their site though.
I would like to hear a first hand experience on how the lid holds up instead of just jumping into storing my dried goods all willy nilly.
Thanks for the heads up though, its on my list to get my goods stored correctly.
Edit: Price was about $7 a piece on home depots site.
-Brandon
We use them for both short and long term storage. We have 5 gal buckets filled with flour, beans, rice, panko, dog/cat food, and anything else we use on a regular basis. The screw off lids are as handy as kitchen canisters.
That link I posted a couple posts back is to an old thread about storage using Gamma lids.
A lot of folks use 'em. Good deal, for sure.
http://bushcraftusa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14730
$7.00 is about the going price everywhere.
Branm008
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Thanks again Old Philosopher. The information is much appreciated.
I saved that thread. But I do have a neighbor of mine who has been helping me get my dried goods sorted. He gave me a lot of hints. Such as the 5 gal bucket use, just learned about those lids so that is a life saver. And also about those mylar bags which you can stick oxygen absorbers and seal em up airtight.
I havent started much besides what we store in the pantry but I am on my way with more knowledge that I get. I have a long way to go until I start storing my own goods but its a good thing to know I think.
-Brandon
I saved that thread. But I do have a neighbor of mine who has been helping me get my dried goods sorted. He gave me a lot of hints. Such as the 5 gal bucket use, just learned about those lids so that is a life saver. And also about those mylar bags which you can stick oxygen absorbers and seal em up airtight.
I havent started much besides what we store in the pantry but I am on my way with more knowledge that I get. I have a long way to go until I start storing my own goods but its a good thing to know I think.
-Brandon
Mountain Ron
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I have been using these since they first came out and the original lids are 10-15? years or so old and not a problem ever came up. I use them for LTS and general storage. I keep my wheat and rice in buckets with Gamma Seal lids and I open these at least once or twice a month to restock the smaller containers used in the kitchen when they get low. Good stuff.
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okay Brand and for the rest of the folks I have use them for many years they are water tight to a Degree ,one of the things I learned Is the BUCKET as some are Not the Best to use as the rim are not round seal closed they have a notch and water will come in make Sure that the rim is closed.
When you put the GSL use a 2x4 on top[Beat down] to add the rim part to get even adjustment[you may want to add a Slicone seal around the rim before this].Then Test! fill with water then turn Upside down to see if it leaks
okay Brand and for the rest of the folks I have use them for many years they are water tight to a Degree ,one of the things I learned Is the BUCKET as some are Not the Best to use as the rim are not round seal closed they have a notch and water will come in make Sure that the rim is closed.
When you put the GSL use a 2x4 on top[Beat down] to add the rim part to get even adjustment[you may want to add a Slicone seal around the rim before this].Then Test! fill with water then turn Upside down to see if it leaks
Branm008
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Thanks akabu, much appreciated. Also I did not mean to come off as rude in the first post, I apologize for that one.
I have not started storing but all the information is a big help.
-Brandon
I have not started storing but all the information is a big help.
-Brandon
Branm008
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Right on Brother. Thanks again for the info, can not say it enough. :4:
I will probably be investing in some more dried goods this year, I have the room to store a good amount of stuff, just not the money.
-Brandon
I know a lot of people swear by the mylar bags and O2 absorbent. Personally, I think it's over-kill in most cases.
If I'm packing a bucket for LTS, the individual product is sealed in plastic vacuum bags and placed in the buckets. Bulk stuff I don't even worry about that. I have some semolina flour (pasta flour) that was placed in a Gamma lid sealed bucked with a dozen whole dried cayenne peppers scattered on top to kill any types of eggs/critters that might have come with the flour. We opened a bucket about 2 weeks ago, and it was fine. It had been stored for 8 years.
An entire cult has developed around "preparedness" when it comes to storing food stuff. Use common sense. It doesn't matter how meticulous you are packaging some things that just flat don't last 10 years! (or even 2)
Pay attention to the "best by" dates on some canned products. Not because you should throw them out after that date, but it will give you an idea of what's a long-term candidate, and what's not. Some canned veggies will have a "best if used by" date 8 months down the road. Other things like tuna fish, or refried beans might have a date 5-7 years down the road. Commercially canned fish, any fish, has one of the longest shelf lives of any product. Good to know, if you're looking at something to stash for a long term emergency, without having to rotate your stock.
As a side note, check with a local feed/farm store. We buy the majority of our dry goods through our local feed store. Things like flour (bleached, unbleached, rye, etc.) are a fraction of the cost you find at a chain grocery store. For example, we get a 1 pound bag of whole black pepper corns for about $5.00. Now go look at what the jar of Shillings at your grocery store costs...for about 4 ounces! We buy a pound bag of dry yellow mustard for $4.00.
For anyone serious, there is a company named "Azure Standard" that can be found on the 'net. If you and your family/friends get a certain sized order together, they will drop-ship it to your driveway for free.
Branm008
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Right on, thanks OP.
Onto the canned goods, I have A LOT of that stuff stored already. We are big on the canned fish type things and beans and such, they just work for us and are pretty tasty. Just the other week I opened up a can of sardines for my buddy, they were some odd years old and were still damn good.
I have checked out the local feed store, saw some amazing prices in there compared to sam's club or other bulk stores. I will invest in a few trips to the feed store whenever I start my dried goods projects.
You mentioned dried peppers, now is that something to do with the chemicals in the pepper or something? Have not heard of that method before.
-Brandon
Onto the canned goods, I have A LOT of that stuff stored already. We are big on the canned fish type things and beans and such, they just work for us and are pretty tasty. Just the other week I opened up a can of sardines for my buddy, they were some odd years old and were still damn good.
I have checked out the local feed store, saw some amazing prices in there compared to sam's club or other bulk stores. I will invest in a few trips to the feed store whenever I start my dried goods projects.
You mentioned dried peppers, now is that something to do with the chemicals in the pepper or something? Have not heard of that method before.
-Brandon
awesome.. thanks for the Akabu.. i have been meaning to pick some of these up for a long time..
Little know "old school" trick, I guess.
A lot of grains and meal gets packed with the eggs of various critters in it. Even heat processing doesn't seem to kill 'em. Ask anyone who's opened an old box of Quaker Original Rolled Oats. You'll have a good chance of finding mealy bugs crawling around in it, happy as clams at high tide!
The dried cayenne peppers apparently do give off some sort of toxic gas that's fatal to most of these hitchhikers. Plus, when the product is used up, you can still use the peppers.
Branm008
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Little know "old school" trick, I guess.
A lot of grains and meal gets packed with the eggs of various critters in it. Even heat processing doesn't seem to kill 'em. Ask anyone who's opened an old box of Quaker Original Rolled Oats. You'll have a good chance of finding mealy bugs crawling around in it, happy as clams at high tide!
The dried cayenne peppers apparently do give off some sort of toxic gas that's fatal to most of these hitchhikers. Plus, when the product is used up, you can still use the peppers.
HAHA the things you will learn. That is just fascinating. I am a big lover of cayenne peppers, soft spot for them if you will, so that is pretty neat.
Now I know I have heard of some other methods used to kill the critters in the buckets or to keep them from living in it. I can not remember what my neighbor told me he used.
-Brandon
If you don't want to tick off the ol' lady by using her clothes iron, pick up one of these. I have one left over from the days I mounted my own 35mm slides.
I'd be interested in knowing what he uses, too.
If you do like we do, and use sea salt instead of iodized salt with anti-caking chemicals in it, you can use soda crackers in your salt container to prevent caking. Uncooked rice grains also work.
I look for natural methods whenever possible.
I'm testing sea salt against the O2 absorption packets, both in mylar bags inside 5 gal buckets. I don't go nuts and vacuum seal, just burped the bag, twist tie it, and hammer the lid on with a rubber mallet. I plan on checking them both in a few years and see who wins - probably both will be fine.
Mountain Ron
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When I got into the prep thing dry ice, Diatomaceous Earth and Bay leaves were THE thing to throw in your bucket o' food. As long as everything was vacuum packed in mylar with enough oxygen absorbers to de-gas Mars.:4: Now I just put the stuff right in the bucket, toss in a chunk of dry ice, wait for it to turn into CO2 and close the lid. I don't bother doing anything to my STS food. I usually go through a bucket of rice (20-25 lbs) in a year or less so major preps aren't necessary for my everyday food. Bulk is cheaper. Old Philosopher is right, you can get down right goofy about food preps.
Roamer
Bushmaster
Thx for the heads up on these. Been using a gamma lid for years to store dog food and it works frickin' great. Dunno about water tight, but it's been invincible against ants. Been wanting to get some more so nice to no they will be easy to find now.
Been using these since they first hit the market many years ago to store brewing grains. They work great!
tickflicker
Scout
Thanks got mine at noon, black to.