A tip to get the food in the bag. Put the food in a jar or glass. Put the bag over the glass. Hold bag in place and turn upside down. This prevents food getting around top of bag.
Another way that doesn't require a glass or jar is to fold down the top of the bag before transferring the food inside it. Keeps the part of the bag that's going to be sealed clean!
Interesting video. I’ve been vac packing my own boil in the bag meals for a while now but I haven’t got round to the dehydration point yet. To be fair I appreciate the convenience (not the expense) of the Summit to Eat style meals.
Convenience is a factor that is important to be fair. I am a meat eater big time, and Halal is the meat I eat, and it is hard to find in retail freeze dried meals. Other than that, my wife would usually do the cooking (far better meals than me lol). Dehydration unit is the next step for me, as the vacuum sealer would play a part in that.
@@mrnobodieswildcampingadventure I like my meat too. I’m normally very careful about carbohydrate content that sugars too as I have just spent the last 5 years reversing a diabetes diagnosis so. It keen on hidden carbs and prefer a long slow carb release rather than huge spikes which lead to equal lows. I also have developed, as I have aged, sensitivity to certain ingredients, particularly in heavily processed foods which manifests itself not only as severe pain but the need to find a loo urgently which is never a good thing out on the trails 😂
@@Voodoo_Ray Wow well done on reversing the Diabetes diagnosis. My wife being a Doctor, read this and said congratulations. She wishes she had patients like you, who take serious such a diagnosis and act on it. I'm 61 and my wife is quite anxious that I should take more care in what I eat!
@@mrnobodieswildcampingadventure I’m medically trained to EMT level. I knew I was killing myself but was in denial preferring to use alcohol and food as medicine for my issues. When the official diagnosis came it kind of hit home. So I lost 8 stone over 7 months and changed a HbA1c from 62 to 33 . However without my medication my mental health began to worsen and I was diagnosed with PTSD a little later that resulted in an attempt to take my own life not long afterwards. Fortunately I discovered hard physical exercise works so threw myself into that. I couldn’t walk 500m in 2017 and struggled to run 1000 in early 2019 by September of that year I was able to do sun 2 hour loaded 10 milers in boots and went on to complete several trail half, full and ultra marathons as well as the Fan Dance event in wales in 5 hours. I’m nearly 60 😃
@@Voodoo_Ray Respect to you sir; you sir are a hero in my book! You recognised your own failings, and did something about it. I too, from a brain injury that caused a in balance in the old chemicals in the brain to suffer from serious down periods after coming out of a coma when 21 and having to learn to talk, walk and learn basically everything including what a banana was lol (lost most of my memory before 21). I got to a point where I too tried to end it all (all of that happily is behind me). So I know how hard it must of been for you to fight back and get to where you are now. Keep positive, kind regards!
How long could you keep cooked food vacuum sealed for at normal room temperature before it goes bad? I'm walking the South Downs which will take 8 days, can I take 8 days worth of vacuum packed food and it still be ok? Thanks, John
In principle vacuum sealing meat won't have any effect on its need for refrigeration. You can keep it at room temperature for several hours if you're then going to eat it, but that's about as far as you should go. Having stated that if you are hiking in sub zero conditions and ypu freeze the meals beforehand and the eight days stay in the sub zero zone then you will be fine.
A tip to get the food in the bag. Put the food in a jar or glass. Put the bag over the glass. Hold bag in place and turn upside down. This prevents food getting around top of bag.
A great tip, I will try!
Another way that doesn't require a glass or jar is to fold down the top of the bag before transferring the food inside it. Keeps the part of the bag that's going to be sealed clean!
Been doing this very same method for for years now even with left overs that I then freeze to store. Thanks for sharing
Nice video and a good insight into how to vacuum seal food mate. 👍
Cheers Hengist, yeah I just find the meals I like. So decided to go this way!
Interesting video. I’ve been vac packing my own boil in the bag meals for a while now but I haven’t got round to the dehydration point yet. To be fair I appreciate the convenience (not the expense) of the Summit to Eat style meals.
Convenience is a factor that is important to be fair. I am a meat eater big time, and Halal is the meat I eat, and it is hard to find in retail freeze dried meals. Other than that, my wife would usually do the cooking (far better meals than me lol). Dehydration unit is the next step for me, as the vacuum sealer would play a part in that.
@@mrnobodieswildcampingadventure I like my meat too. I’m normally very careful about carbohydrate content that sugars too as I have just spent the last 5 years reversing a diabetes diagnosis so. It keen on hidden carbs and prefer a long slow carb release rather than huge spikes which lead to equal lows. I also have developed, as I have aged, sensitivity to certain ingredients, particularly in heavily processed foods which manifests itself not only as severe pain but the need to find a loo urgently which is never a good thing out on the trails 😂
@@Voodoo_Ray Wow well done on reversing the Diabetes diagnosis. My wife being a Doctor, read this and said congratulations. She wishes she had patients like you, who take serious such a diagnosis and act on it. I'm 61 and my wife is quite anxious that I should take more care in what I eat!
@@mrnobodieswildcampingadventure I’m medically trained to EMT level. I knew I was killing myself but was in denial preferring to use alcohol and food as medicine for my issues. When the official diagnosis came it kind of hit home. So I lost 8 stone over 7 months and changed a HbA1c from 62 to 33 . However without my medication my mental health began to worsen and I was diagnosed with PTSD a little later that resulted in an attempt to take my own life not long afterwards. Fortunately I discovered hard physical exercise works so threw myself into that. I couldn’t walk 500m in 2017 and struggled to run 1000 in early 2019 by September of that year I was able to do sun 2 hour loaded 10 milers in boots and went on to complete several trail half, full and ultra marathons as well as the Fan Dance event in wales in 5 hours. I’m nearly 60 😃
@@Voodoo_Ray Respect to you sir; you sir are a hero in my book! You recognised your own failings, and did something about it. I too, from a brain injury that caused a in balance in the old chemicals in the brain to suffer from serious down periods after coming out of a coma when 21 and having to learn to talk, walk and learn basically everything including what a banana was lol (lost most of my memory before 21). I got to a point where I too tried to end it all (all of that happily is behind me). So I know how hard it must of been for you to fight back and get to where you are now. Keep positive, kind regards!
vacuum sealed dehydrated meals can last 10 years ^^
Yes...but how much does the vaccum sealer cost
Mine was £43.99 but you can get them cheaper. I just like this model. Sorry forgot to put description and links to product and bags. Now rectified.
@@mrnobodieswildcampingadventure Cool...that's a reasonable price
@@atrampinthehills.841 I thought so too, cause sometimes trying to cost save, ends up dearer lol
The best way to getting your dose of micro plastic while camping outdoors.🤣
use food grade bpa free bags
@@Jared-vn2qu BPA free bags are not BPS free all plastics are poison.
How long could you keep cooked food vacuum sealed for at normal room temperature before it goes bad? I'm walking the South Downs which will take 8 days, can I take 8 days worth of vacuum packed food and it still be ok? Thanks, John
In principle vacuum sealing meat won't have any effect on its need for refrigeration. You can keep it at room temperature for several hours if you're then going to eat it, but that's about as far as you should go.
Having stated that if you are hiking in sub zero conditions and ypu freeze the meals beforehand and the eight days stay in the sub zero zone then you will be fine.