I'm 64, I've been prepping since I was 14, I've run into every issue you can imagine, dealt with every pest out there, there is absolutely no need at all to freeze or place any foods in a freezer before storing in Mylar, just use OA's & I've never had an issue & I've had every issue there is over time & solved them, but placing in a freezer is a waste of time.

@Edwards7084

Күн бұрын

Make videos and share your knowledge!

Your video has shown me that smaller bags are the way to go for me thank you

Going back to the basics!! Never hurts to have a refresher. Thanks Great Lakes!

Thanks for the smaller bag suggestion. Makes so much sence and will be better long term.

After seeing these options, I think I will go with the smaller bags. Thank you.

Best to fill all bags before opening any oxygen absorbers. I love your use of the vacuum cleaner! 😁

Very cool. I'd like to store 5 years of all my dry goods. Mainly for inflation beating. Wife thinks 6 months is enough. That's crazy!!

@daphnestickells6975

Жыл бұрын

That is very good , where can one obtain those Mylar bags, I live in the philippines and I will not get them here, thanks for the video,

@brentburnett7778

Ай бұрын

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@radcluisLMC2020

Ай бұрын

My goal is 25 to 30 years at lease to store for any type of hard time

Very detailed & informative-Thank you😊

We use a thick piece of wood that straddles the top of a 7 gallon bucket and iron on that. Works like a charm and the bag stays in. Rose Red Homestead often uses dry ice for sublimation. 🤔

Really informative. Thank you

Good stuff as always brother 👍👍

@GreatLakesPrepping

Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!

With high cost of food and shortages I find it a big help storing in Mylard Bags. Rice is a staple that's a must for daily foods. I'm already storing Pinto Beans, Oats and Brown Rice. Mylar bags are very helpful!

@TomSaysMyTube

4 ай бұрын

Brown rice has a higher oil content and turns rancid, long term. White rice lasts longer. At least, that is what I understand. I prefer brown rice, though.

I know we can do this with oats. But can I bag the cream of flavor oats? I hate regular oatmeal. I get that it's the apocalypse, but can i do flavored stuff? I guess i can add freeze dried strawberry powder and sugar but I'd rather have some little one meal packets or whatever.

Curious if this same process work for beans, flour...

Removing oxygen in you Mylar will kill any bugs or larva in your rice.

@melmelbry5754

7 ай бұрын

Are you sure it kills the eggs? Or will they "wake up" when you open it 10 years later. Eww!!!

@annavermmaak2649

Ай бұрын

What about bay lievs

Dessicant packs don't have Any shelf life. They can be reused indefinitely. If they ever absorb moisture they can be dried out in a dehydrator, low oven, on your dashboard with your car parked in the sun.

@marlas6711

6 ай бұрын

Thank you, i had forgotten that. Now i don't feel so bad about how mich i payed for my oxygen absorber packs yesterday.

Why not just put it in the freezer a couple days after you already sealed it in the bags?

Can I Mylar bag cheerios? Can I do Honey Nut Cheerios or do cereals with sugar/honey not work?

You must be shadow banned because this is the first video in a long time that showed up in my subscription feed.

@GreatLakesPrepping

Жыл бұрын

Oh really? That's definitely odd. I haven't seen or heard anything in the previous few weeks that seemed out of the ordinary on my end. I'm not quite sure why that happened with your feed.

This might be a dumb question, but is there any reason you can’t seal the rice in the mylar bag, pop the lid on the bucket, THEN freeze it for 2 days? Then instead of waiting that extra day before packagings, you can just put it right into storage and it’ll come down to temperature while fully sealed.

Use argon once your bucket of rice or beans are full then seal them up

A flat iron for women's hair is only like $10 at Walmart, and then you don't have to take the bag out of the bucket to seal it. I can't imagine having to screw around with a full sized iron and an ironing board like that. Bonus: With a thin strip sealed rather than a huge swath, you can cut the sealed part off when it's time to open and then reuse the mylar bag Turns out the flat iron is useful for tons of other stuff too even though I'm not a woman.

Might as well stick some dessicant on the bottom of the bucket to absorb moisture and oxygen absorbers at the top.

Thanks man. With the eventual collapse upon us im going to start prepping.

@BobDobalena

5 ай бұрын

Exactly why I’m here. I have a feeling the next covid they make kills livestock in attempt to kill 90% of us via starvation.

If you store rice in the larger bag in the bucket, could you open it, take some out (let's say a month's worth) and then reseal it? I"m trying to understand the benefits of one big bag vs. smaller bags.

Wondering if i could store these in my garage( i live in northwestern wisconsin) or if the weather would be to much of an issue, im short on space in the house for storage.

@GreatLakesPrepping

9 ай бұрын

In the cool months, it's surely fine. And even though temperature fluctuations won't affect dry goods like this as much as they wood "wet" goods, it's still not ideal to leave it sitting out in hot summer temperatures or freezing winter temperatures.

Couldn't you go ahead and Mylar seal the rice, then freeze it for a few days before storing in a long-term container? That would keep the moisture content as it was prior to freezing and you wouldn't have to worry about condensation. Do you see any issues with that?

@GreatLakesPrepping

6 ай бұрын

I can't really think of any reasons why that wouldn't work out fine. Seems like a good idea.

Great Video. Liked, subbed, and commented 👍 What's the longest you've had food stored with this method before using it?

@GreatLakesPrepping

Жыл бұрын

I think my personal longest is 5 years for mylar. But, most of my dry goods are sealed in mason jars. I've got some rice that is almost 10 years old, and it tastes just as good as the day I sealed it up.

Is there a particular variety of rice that lasts the longest? Jasmine, Basmati etc. I think some have a bit more fat content if I am not mistaken and fats oxidize or go rancid.

@gigicollins3498

8 ай бұрын

Any of the white rices. Brown rice will not last very long.

Could you have mostly sealed the bag and then put the O2 absorbers in before sucking out the air and finishing sealing it up? I'm wondering if you could also somehow balance the ironing board on the bucket so you could seal the mylar bag while it's still inside the bucket so you would get a nice bucket-shaped bag of rice.

@main2333

Жыл бұрын

No

@brianwhitley1053

8 ай бұрын

If you use two buckets - or one bucket and something the same height, you can set the bag in one bucket and balance the ironing board on the other. Or, take a 2x4 and balance it across the top of the bucket; lay the bag over the board to iron it closed.

Do you tear off the top of the mylar bag or pull it apart from the ziplock? IT shows a perf on either side and I wasn't sure.. Please advise

@GreatLakesPrepping

6 ай бұрын

If the bag has a re-sealable zip-lock strip on it, that can be handy for re-closing the bag after initially opening it. But when you first seal your food into it, using an iron or similar, you're sealing up the bag with heat above the zip-lock strip. When you go to open it back up for the first time, you would cut or tear off the area that you heat-sealed (leaving the zip-lock strip in place, so it can be used to re-close it if needed). I hope that answers your question.

Good video but if you're using the right size oxygen absorbers there is no need to freeze food as the oxygen absorbers will kill anything unwanted. Also recommend not touching the inside of the bags with bare hands as the oils from your hand will introduce some moisture into the bags.

@GreatLakesPrepping

8 ай бұрын

It seems to be a common topic of debate when storing dry goods with oxygen absorbers (or vacuum sealing). For me, I tend to take the extra step(s) if there's any likelihood it will mitigate risks, and it costs me nothing but a little time to freeze it all first.

@730indoorsman

8 ай бұрын

@@GreatLakesPrepping You also add the risk of potentially introducing moisture to dry goods by freezing them. Which would lead to mold issues. Not worth the time or hassle if you ask me. Even if any pests survived in there, they'd die very quickly and wouldn't at all compromise the food supply.

@GreatLakesPrepping

8 ай бұрын

@@730indoorsman That is true, which is why I seal the food in buckets and freeze the whole thing, not re-opening the bucket for a couple days until everything is completely back down to room temperature. Everyone can of course use whichever methods they prefer. In this video, I share how I prefer to do it.

@melmelbry5754

7 ай бұрын

​@@GreatLakesPreppingI'm jealous of you people who actually have room in a freezer to do that!! My freezers are full up!

@melmelbry5754

7 ай бұрын

@@730indoorsman Can't you just freeze them, let them sit out for a week and then seal the mylar? Eh

Are the Mylar bags necessary? If the buckets are air tight would that not suffice?

@GreatLakesPrepping

5 ай бұрын

The buckets by themselves are not great because they don't exactly stay airtight for long-term. The plastic is permeable over time, and the rubber gasket in the lid will eventually fail. And with these white buckets, light can get through them in a way it cannot with Mylar. Mylar to protect the food, bucket to protect the Mylar.

@ramirocortez6392

3 ай бұрын

I have saw ppl use 2 liter bottles with oxygen removers but what if I use a gamma lid on bucket?

When you freeze rice, flour, barley, etc, do you worry about it thawing and condensing and getting damp? Wouldn't it get moldy if that's the case? Also would you have to freeze sugar or salt before long term storage? New here and want to get as much info as possible before I start sorting dry goods. Thanks!

@GreatLakesPrepping

Жыл бұрын

That's why I don't open up my buckets after freezing until they've come completely to room temp. I don't want moisture condensing on cold rice. As for sugar and salt, I don't freeze them. There could be an argument for freezing sugar, but salt I definitely wouldn't worry about.

@brianmudzinski251

Жыл бұрын

@Great Lakes Prepping so would you freeze it in the bucket and just take it out and leave sealed for a day or so to come to room temp? Same way for the other dry goods? Barley and flour at least?

@GreatLakesPrepping

Жыл бұрын

@@brianmudzinski251 Yes, exactly. Just leave the bucket somewhere, sealed, for 2-3 days.

@brianmudzinski251

Жыл бұрын

@Great Lakes Prepping thanks for your help!!

The first thing i like to do with my long term food storage is freeze it and immediately expose it to moisture then lock that moisture in.

@GreatLakesPrepping

6 ай бұрын

I assume you're being facetious to try and criticize something I never actually did. If you paid attention to the video, you would understand why your comment is erroneous.

Can you store water in Mylar bags?

@GreatLakesPrepping

Ай бұрын

It would technically work, but it's not the ideal storage vessel for water.

How long will your rice last?

@GreatLakesPrepping

Жыл бұрын

A very long time. Years. Probably decades.

Can you just put the whole bag of rice in the freezer??

@GreatLakesPrepping

5 ай бұрын

If you're confident that the bag is 100% air-tight (in my experience they never are). If you pull the bag out of the freezer and condensation can start forming on the million grains of freezing rice, that means you'll be vacuum sealing damp rice. I use the bucket because I know it's air-tight, and I don't open the lid until after the rice has come back down to room temperature.

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