NEW PREPPERS: DO NOT USE MYLAR BAGS FOR LONG TERM FOOD STORAGE!

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[KlassiclyRevampT]

I use mylar for certain items, but for dry goods I use 2-3 litre soda bottles, and apple juice bottles. Clean then sanitize dry then fill, and cover top with saran wrap then place the lid on. This works great for rice, beans, lentils, salt, sugar, baking soda, and cornstarch

[nolacockerham]

IMPORTANT!!!!
One BIG correction and TIMESAVER . . .
IF you are using Mylar and oxygen absorbers, there is ABSOLUTELY NO NEED to send your food through the freezer routine. The oxygen free environment will already take care of any critters. The freezer trip is only needed if you’re putting it in Tupperware or Rubbermaid or something on the shelf.

Another bonus when you avoid the freezer, you don’t risk introducing moisture into the food. That is a big issue with keeping foods safe long term.

[plantbasedCC]

I think mylar bags are worth it for staples like rice and beans. I can seal smaller amounts, so when I open and expose one to air, I'm not exposing 25lbs of goods to air.

[dixievixen]

Recommendation on flour, get you some paper lunch bags, measure out 4-6 cups (whatever bread recipe you commonly use), roll up the bag and put in a vacuum seal bag and seal. That way you don't have to open a whole bag of flour at a time. Extra work, but it lets you only open a small amount. I do the same for potato flakes and oatmeal. Some of those for really long term I then put in a large mylar bag and further seal. Overkill....probably, but if things go really bad, there are no second chances.

[IoneEvans]

I agree. The priority right now for me is to complete the one year supply. Unfortunately I have adult children in my home who thinks I'm nuts and eat my stuff 🙃 so it's like swimming upstream

[nolacockerham]

I also save the instructions from one of each item in my food storage notebook. I store them in a sheet protector and have the instructions available when they are needed.

[backwoodsflgranny]

You can leave the flour in bag it comes in, just cut the top off and put in mylar, place absorber in the flour. It is much easier that way

[danielledunavant]

The best way I have found to store flour is to place it into paper lunch sacks, fold over the top, then place them in a mylar bag. The oxygen absorber will still be able to work inside the lunch sack as well as outside and no flour dust. Yes, there is a major urgency within me to get things sorted and accumulated and stored. God is good to let His people know what to do!!!

[ambergomez]

I'm completely new to long term prepping. I usually go major grocery shopping about 2 times a year, so every 6 months but never thought about long term storage as an option. We are a family of 6 that lives in Florida and my husband is the only one working. Within the past few weeks, I have loaded up on tons and tons of food for long term storage and these types of videos have really been helping me to navigate a whole different world. Thank you so much!! 🤗🤗

[darksunshine]

Hey girl, Just wanted to share something I learned recently with the beans. Dry beans will not be good for the long term past a year or so in mylar or vacuum-sealed without being cooked. Everyone says they will not get tender when cooked, no matter how long, they stay kind of hard after a while. Also, the energy it will take to cook them may not be available to spare when the time comes to cook them, this one is just important if you are considering a power outage during a time period. You would waste a lot of propane or wood to cook them for hours. So it is best all the way around to cook them now and then preserve them in a canning jar. I cook mine in the instant pot (pressure setting) for about 30 mins, that leaves them almost done and they will finish cooking in the canner. Again, this is for people who want to go past a year's storage or are concerned with a power outage.

[docgalt]

Remind me to never challenge you to do a video just as good as your previous one. Because you my friend, go all out! 😂 Your attention to detail is outstanding. Even going to the extent of rounding off the corners of the Mylar bags. Are you sure you weren’t prior military? Because this has been an awesome block of instruction! Thank you so much for doing these videos. I know it takes a lot of time and effort but I have no doubt that people will be helped by your knowledge. Outstanding video Sunshine. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 out of 5 stars in my opinion. For all my military brothers and sisters, the only thing left you need to do is spray some camo paint on that bucket and you are ready to Charlie Mike! 😂

[kstaffidaho]

Excellent suggestion. I wish someone would have told me this 12 years ago. When I started prepping I spent waaayyy to much money on long term foods (backpacking type meals) and nothing on foods I eat regularly.

[tirzahahlbrand]

Thank you. I’ve been putting off doing my Mylar bags, but I got off my butt today and did it watching you. I’ve been buying when I can and at this point I’ve been saving food also for my extended family and want to also store food for my church family, and just someone in need. May God be with us in these times coming.

[pineychristian]

Pro tip :
If you want FREE food grade buckets go to your local restaurants or bakery. They usually have an abundance of them over time cause that's how they order food supplies. They usually get thrown away. I pick them up usually once a month and have so many I give them away....

[marythompson]

I don't consider myself a prepper, but at my older age, I do have some experience in planning ahead for a larger family. I sincerely mean this with total respect, but it is my honesty that, I would not necessarily advise even my own offspring to concentrate on building a year's supply of food before adding longer term supplies. Recently I bought two, 2 and 1/4 lbs packs of 80/20 ground chuck for nearly $10 for each pack. So for roughly $20. During that same shopping trip I picked up a 20lb bag of pinto beans for about the same price. I respectfully ask, which was the better deal? Personally, I believe the pinto beans were. There are far more servings in a 20lb bag. They already have a long shelf life, and don't even require a refrigerator or freezer to store them. To my thinking, it is a bonus to know that storing those beans in a Mylar bag would extend their shelf life even years longer. So I would advise my own offspring to first buy what is going to stretch your food supply the furthered, and for the least amount of money.

Many people already know that beans and rice together form a complete protein - a nutritional need that most people meet with meats - which are becoming increasingly more difficult to afford. Likewise, peanut butter and whole wheat bread form a complete protein, (although I did just read of a recall involving Jif brand peanut butter, and some people have issues with the gluten in wheat bread). Anyway, I also bought 5lbs of long grain rice during that same (above) shopping trip, and for around $5. Of course, rice also has a fairly long shelf life which, again, can be greatly extended with Mylar bags, no refrigeration needed. And, 10lbs of rice would cost about the same as 2 and 1/4 lbs of the 80/20 ground chuck (mentioned above).

In keeping with my belief in procuring dry goods first, the last time I bought all purpose flour I paid just under $8 for a 25lb bag. It, too, has a fairly long shelf life, which can be greatly increased when sealed in Mylar bags, or when otherwise vaccume sealed. Of course, flour is an essential basic. With a few other ingredients, (baking powder or yeast, salt, sugar, etc.), it makes everything from biscuits, bread, gravy, pancakes, tortillas, and chocolate cake, and cookies. It helps stretch the $1, at least for now., and bread - type foods are filling.

I respect that you are reaching out to others to forewarn them that they need to plan ahead for the "real" shortages the President recently spoke of. So I hope you don't take my comment in a negative way. I grew up in the country, in a family of eleven. We ate well because my parents grew gardens and some years raised livestock, and because my mother kept certain dry goods on hand as insurance, in a sense. She preserved alot of home grown foods. I have a household of 6 now, and I can't imagine canned goods (first) getting us very far. I cook from scratch on the daily. Because a 14.5 oz can of whatever just wouldn't go very far here.

[mgreeneninja]

Good content. Your intelligence shows in your videos. I pray God helps you get your information to those in need. You'll be at 100k subs in no time. Prayers and respect to you and your family.

[augustfour]

Thank you so very much for taking your time and performing the steps involved. It may seem mundane to many but when your a newbie to this process every thing you do answers so many questions.

[maureenconners]

When you asked about the sense of urgency -whew I felt that!! I have never prepped anything— and -I all of a sudden got an overwhelming- truly overwhelming feeling that I had to start now! It is like a voice in my head— urging me to start immediately ! This is how I found your channel/videos!!!! THANK YOU SO SO MUCH-I’m a newbie— I have NO clue- I am studying your videos!!!! I will be shopping all around this weekend!! Thank you so much -THANK YOU!

[nolacockerham]

To fill the bags with less spillage, . . .
I use some Dollar Tree plastic totes that are a little bigger than a shoe box. I line up the bags I’m gonna use and they help each other stand up.

Then they are also ready to receive the O2 absorbers quickly.

[curiouslass]

I have put away flour in food grade buckets with bay leaves set on the top of the flour and it stayed fine for 20 years! I have also used Mylar bags more recently for both flour and rice.