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I like to have a mix of both, not all freeze dried foods need a gusset bag. I have lots of soups and sauces I freeze dry that take the shape of the treys and they do not need a gusset bag. Also if you vacuum chamber your bags some stuff you put in the gusset bags will get crushed most of the time depending on what it is. There is a best type of product for each type of bag / conditions. 🤷🙆
@@VeritasOmniaVinculaVincit Agree 100% There is not one bag that is best for every food or storage choice. We prefreeze almost everything in the 7 x 7 baking pans, and we like to use the same pans later when rehydrating and heating some foods, including Peach Cobbler and Scalloped Potatoes. By using a flat bag the 7 x 7 blocks stay together perfectly and can be put back in the pans for rehydrating/heating.
Wallaby also has MRE bags. Gussett bottom, 7.5 mil. Used them yesterday first time ,for chicken stew that I freeze dried. They are expensive, about a buck a piece, but perfect fit for single serve.
I can't wait to try this type of bag. I'll be interested in hearing the feedback on the bags when people start using them. The current (Oct 23rd, 2024) price PackFreshUSA is showing on their website for their MRE bag and oxygen absorber combo (Why are these landscape bags called MRE bags? To me, MRE means something else:) is about 63 cents for the bigger bag, and 60 cents for the smaller bag. 100 bags - 7.5 Mil MRE Mylar Half-Portion Bags and Oxygen Absorbers = $59.99 100 bags - 7.5 Mil MRE Mylar Full-Portion Bags and Oxygen Absorbers = $62.99 I still prefer the lower price of the regular, vertical quart bags. - About 38 cents a set for quart, when I buy a 1000 each. But these landscape bags will have their place/uses.
@@SchoolReports I've not had very good luck with Wallaby bags in the vacuum chamber, I have had a lot of failures, so I tried many others with similar results, I have found the FreshPackUSA bags to stand up to 99% of that I throw at them under extreme negative bar vacuum.
Thank you for watching and for commenting again! The one time I bought some generic, unknown bags, I regretted it. ( The Freeze Dry Video I Never Wanted to Make - ruclips.net/video/B0KUfoHuCk4/видео.htmlsi=NJvss7eL4MakPS8T ) There are probably many good bag sellers out there, but for long term storage I'll stick with what I've tested. The 7mil PackFreshUSA bags haven't let me down yet.
@@SchoolReports Agreed, FreshPAckUSA Mylar bags are just super strong, real Mylar, and made in the USA. I have been using them for 4+ years now and I can't complain.
I'm interested in the price, too. The package and note didn't give a hint. I'm hoping the landscape bags are about the same price as the portrait bags of the same volume.
Thusnis exactly the style we want for trips for meals. So happy was about to order some smaller bags for garden 🌿 herbs but will wait and order these as well. Thank you
I've been using PackFreshUSA gusseted and non-gusseted Mylar bags for the last 4 years, they are much more superior in my eyes for long term storage needs compared to many other brands I have tried that you find on Amazon or other places. However make sure you get the correct mil thickness depending on any sharp edges of foods you are placing in the bags to avoid poking through. I vacuum chamber all of my freeze dried food I put in the PackFreshUSA bags, and they stand up to a lot of stress from the vacuum very well. The only time I have a failure is if I put something like freeze dried lasagna or something with sharp edges in them, and even then it's very rare I have an issue, unlike most other brands were I have a higher failure rate. I recommend them.
Agree on everything! We've been getting our bags from them for 7 years and have never had an issue. Couldn't be happier! The one time PackFreshUSA were out of stock for the size we wanted, we bought bags somewhere else and ended up regretting it big time. We had to replace all the bags.
@@SchoolReports Yeah, I have had the same issue a couple of years ago with other brands. I bought some wall-a-b bags 500 of the 1 gallon bags, about 60% failed in the first year. I ended up re-bagging ALL of the food in those ones to FP USA bags. Made for an eventful weekend and kept my vacuum chamber oil warm all weekend. 😅
@@VeritasOmniaVinculaVincit Unfortunately, I don't know what brand the junk bags I bought were. They were just random ones off Amazon. (Pile-O-Junk?) Never again. They looked good, but allowed moisture to go through.
Two things: 1: I grew up in Fargo in the 70’s & 80’s with Scheels (bought my very first shotgun there), it’s fun to see this store advertised on RUclips 50 years later. 2: I kept getting distracted by the pink balloon in the upper right corner…😉. Thanks for the time and effort you put into your channel, I appreciate what you do!
Thanks for watching and for commenting! 😁 This June was the first time I'd ever been to a Scheels; I'd only heard of it a short time before going there! We helped move our son to Texas in June and we went to the giant Scheels in The Colony, TX. We were there for a few hours and still didn't see it all. Just so big! Here is a few minutes of the store from our trip - ruclips.net/video/nAMsM__kSVI/видео.htmlsi=c20SUq54d1XDiRBh&t=3645 I had to watch the video to see what you meant about the balloon. 🤣 I've seen it for so many years that I no longer see it, it's just there.
I'm really am looking forward to your videos specifically dealing with alternatives to Mountain House backpacking meals. I've just started preparing for a 2026 PCT thru-hike. So at about 14 500-calorie meals per batch, I'll need about 600 meals (four per hiking day) or 42 batches of backpacking food packaged in MRE mylar pouches. (My newer medium FD has 5 trays so I can dry up to 15 pounds per batch. My first batch was four Costco beef lasagnas, or 12 pounds. That made 14 500-calorie pouches.) I'm thinking of doing either beef stew or beef stroganoff next.
Awesome! Color me jealous. Me and a friend had planned for almost 2 years to hike it in 1979, but he backed out 4 days before we were to start. So, I got a "short term" job and stayed there for 20 year; never did hike it. When you do it, please post as you go so we can follow along. Homemade (and FD) beef stew and beef stroganoff are both great!
PackFreshUSA does have them on their website now, but I assume that shipping is a killer. I do know that the same shape bags (or almost) are sold by a number of companies.
@@SchoolReports Thankyou Dan , That usually is my problem , shipping cost , I will have to check them out because I do like the look of them and I am starting to make meals in a bag .
John Meyer from his Channel ‘John In Bibs’ has been using these from Top Mylar. He buys them by the case, and I’ve been considering doing the same. I had purchased some “single meal” and “double meal” bags from them, and they work quite well. When I originally ordered from Pack Fresh USA, the pictures looked exactly the same. I was disappointed when they arrived and it turned out they were the tall size. I’ll find a use for them, they’re small like the pint bags Harvest Right sells with the gusset bottom and “zip lock” type closure. Not for eating directly from. The ones from Top Mylar are perfect for eating from. It’s about time Pack Fresh pulled into the market of making what the people want! I know, I know, you’re getting the ones you want already. But you don’t represent everyone. The dumplings in the meal is just biscuits? Yuck. Or is that just what YOUR dumplings will be? Dumplings to me are supposed to be a pasta-like thing, similar to potstickers but smaller. I’ve never had Mountain House, so I don’t know what they consider to be a dumpling. If it’s a biscuit or shortbread thing, I never will try them! I look forward to trying Pack Fresh’s new bags and comparing them to Top Mylar. They’re both 7mil thickness, it may come down to the gusseted bottom..?..
I also ordered some from top mylar. I like them. I use them for making single or double type meals. They seem to be a sturdy bag and so far I have't been disappointed in the..
You might be mixing up dumplings with noodles or you’re from a different part of the country. Dumplings are fluffy, light biscuit like. What you’re describing are noodles. To each their own, but I wouldn’t think to be so rude about anyone’s choices!
@@juliemaring6048So I looked it up, and while I don’t always trust everything on the internet as the gospel truth, wikipedia lists dumplings as things like potstickers, empanadas and other noodle-like concoctions that I described. However, within the description was also a reference to “chicken and dumplings” which are a comfort food in the US South and parts of the Midwest where the dumplings are made from a biscuit-like bread dough, that are combined with a variety of ingredients like veggies, depending on individual tastes. This was new to me, having only known the pasta variety. Dumplings can also be made from potatoes. They can be made from a dessert as well. I stand by my original statement, which I didn’t view as rude, just blunt and to the point rather than dancing around a subject making sure everyone feels good and not necessarily ever getting to said point, that I won’t ever try “chicken and dumplings” where the dumpling is merely a biscuit.
@@MisterEMystery I am probably going to try a couple different "dumpling" like things. One thing I hate is crackers in my soup, so as long as the "dumplings" don't get soggy I'll probably be fine with them. That being said, the "dumplings" will need to be kind of small, so they will rehydrate quickly, and not too dense, because I don't want chewy lumps. And, of course, this is exactly why it's great to have freeze dryers - we can all make the recipe we want instead of just what the commercial companies want us to have.
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Before buying a freeze dryer, perhaps research to find out more about the downside of the machine; some people have problems with their machine and it's big and heavy and hard to return!
I'd check Costco first to see if you can get one there. - Best return policy:)
Gusset bottoms are a must have. Way better than setting it against a rock or something.
So true! 👍😃
I like to have a mix of both, not all freeze dried foods need a gusset bag. I have lots of soups and sauces I freeze dry that take the shape of the treys and they do not need a gusset bag. Also if you vacuum chamber your bags some stuff you put in the gusset bags will get crushed most of the time depending on what it is. There is a best type of product for each type of bag / conditions. 🤷🙆
@@VeritasOmniaVinculaVincit Agree 100% There is not one bag that is best for every food or storage choice. We prefreeze almost everything in the 7 x 7 baking pans, and we like to use the same pans later when rehydrating and heating some foods, including Peach Cobbler and Scalloped Potatoes. By using a flat bag the 7 x 7 blocks stay together perfectly and can be put back in the pans for rehydrating/heating.
@@SchoolReports Exactly! It's all about what works best for your situation / goods you are putting in the bags. :)
Wallaby also has MRE bags. Gussett bottom, 7.5 mil. Used them yesterday first time ,for chicken stew that I freeze dried. They are expensive, about a buck a piece, but perfect fit for single serve.
I can't wait to try this type of bag. I'll be interested in hearing the feedback on the bags when people start using them.
The current (Oct 23rd, 2024) price PackFreshUSA is showing on their website for their MRE bag and oxygen absorber combo (Why are these landscape bags called MRE bags? To me, MRE means something else:) is about 63 cents for the bigger bag, and 60 cents for the smaller bag.
100 bags - 7.5 Mil MRE Mylar Half-Portion Bags and Oxygen Absorbers = $59.99
100 bags - 7.5 Mil MRE Mylar Full-Portion Bags and Oxygen Absorbers = $62.99
I still prefer the lower price of the regular, vertical quart bags. - About 38 cents a set for quart, when I buy a 1000 each. But these landscape bags will have their place/uses.
@@SchoolReports I've not had very good luck with Wallaby bags in the vacuum chamber, I have had a lot of failures, so I tried many others with similar results, I have found the FreshPackUSA bags to stand up to 99% of that I throw at them under extreme negative bar vacuum.
I Love these Style Bags!!
Plus using the Avid Armor USV20 chamber vacuum sealer. Perfect combination in my freezer drying.
Thanks as always 🙏
I purchase from PackFreshUSA always. Very pleased with their products. I will definitely be getting some MRE bags from them. Thank you!
Thank you for watching and for commenting again!
The one time I bought some generic, unknown bags, I regretted it. ( The Freeze Dry Video I Never Wanted to Make - ruclips.net/video/B0KUfoHuCk4/видео.htmlsi=NJvss7eL4MakPS8T )
There are probably many good bag sellers out there, but for long term storage I'll stick with what I've tested. The 7mil PackFreshUSA bags haven't let me down yet.
@@SchoolReports Agreed, FreshPAckUSA Mylar bags are just super strong, real Mylar, and made in the USA. I have been using them for 4+ years now and I can't complain.
Nice! Looking forward to how it comes out. Also, would be interested in a price comparison too.
I'm interested in the price, too. The package and note didn't give a hint. I'm hoping the landscape bags are about the same price as the portrait bags of the same volume.
Thusnis exactly the style we want for trips for meals. So happy was about to order some smaller bags for garden 🌿 herbs but will wait and order these as well. Thank you
These are my FAVORITE by far!
Thanks for sharing.
Nice, I plan on getting some bags soon, so cant wait to see how you like them
👍 Thanks for sharing. ❤
I've been using PackFreshUSA gusseted and non-gusseted Mylar bags for the last 4 years, they are much more superior in my eyes for long term storage needs compared to many other brands I have tried that you find on Amazon or other places. However make sure you get the correct mil thickness depending on any sharp edges of foods you are placing in the bags to avoid poking through. I vacuum chamber all of my freeze dried food I put in the PackFreshUSA bags, and they stand up to a lot of stress from the vacuum very well. The only time I have a failure is if I put something like freeze dried lasagna or something with sharp edges in them, and even then it's very rare I have an issue, unlike most other brands were I have a higher failure rate. I recommend them.
Agree on everything! We've been getting our bags from them for 7 years and have never had an issue. Couldn't be happier!
The one time PackFreshUSA were out of stock for the size we wanted, we bought bags somewhere else and ended up regretting it big time. We had to replace all the bags.
@@SchoolReports Yeah, I have had the same issue a couple of years ago with other brands. I bought some wall-a-b bags 500 of the 1 gallon bags, about 60% failed in the first year. I ended up re-bagging ALL of the food in those ones to FP USA bags. Made for an eventful weekend and kept my vacuum chamber oil warm all weekend. 😅
@@VeritasOmniaVinculaVincit Unfortunately, I don't know what brand the junk bags I bought were. They were just random ones off Amazon. (Pile-O-Junk?) Never again. They looked good, but allowed moisture to go through.
Two things: 1: I grew up in Fargo in the 70’s & 80’s with Scheels (bought my very first shotgun there), it’s fun to see this store advertised on RUclips 50 years later. 2: I kept getting distracted by the pink balloon in the upper right corner…😉. Thanks for the time and effort you put into your channel, I appreciate what you do!
Thanks for watching and for commenting!
😁 This June was the first time I'd ever been to a Scheels; I'd only heard of it a short time before going there! We helped move our son to Texas in June and we went to the giant Scheels in The Colony, TX. We were there for a few hours and still didn't see it all. Just so big! Here is a few minutes of the store from our trip - ruclips.net/video/nAMsM__kSVI/видео.htmlsi=c20SUq54d1XDiRBh&t=3645
I had to watch the video to see what you meant about the balloon. 🤣 I've seen it for so many years that I no longer see it, it's just there.
Very interesting.
I'm really am looking forward to your videos specifically dealing with alternatives to Mountain House backpacking meals. I've just started preparing for a 2026 PCT thru-hike. So at about 14 500-calorie meals per batch, I'll need about 600 meals (four per hiking day) or 42 batches of backpacking food packaged in MRE mylar pouches. (My newer medium FD has 5 trays so I can dry up to 15 pounds per batch. My first batch was four Costco beef lasagnas, or 12 pounds. That made 14 500-calorie pouches.) I'm thinking of doing either beef stew or beef stroganoff next.
Awesome! Color me jealous. Me and a friend had planned for almost 2 years to hike it in 1979, but he backed out 4 days before we were to start. So, I got a "short term" job and stayed there for 20 year; never did hike it. When you do it, please post as you go so we can follow along.
Homemade (and FD) beef stew and beef stroganoff are both great!
I don't know if we can get them in Australia but id be keen to try them
If you can't get them, let me know in an email.
@@SchoolReports Thankyou so much your very kind :) Let me know when they hit the market there and I'll try find them here ☺
PackFreshUSA does have them on their website now, but I assume that shipping is a killer. I do know that the same shape bags (or almost) are sold by a number of companies.
@@SchoolReports Thankyou Dan , That usually is my problem , shipping cost , I will have to check them out because I do like the look of them and I am starting to make meals in a bag .
👍👍👍👍👍
Ah, landscape bags instead of portrait bags...
Dang it, I wish I had thought of saying it that way! 🤣🤣
John Meyer from his Channel ‘John In Bibs’ has been using these from Top Mylar. He buys them by the case, and I’ve been considering doing the same. I had purchased some “single meal” and “double meal” bags from them, and they work quite well. When I originally ordered from Pack Fresh USA, the pictures looked exactly the same. I was disappointed when they arrived and it turned out they were the tall size.
I’ll find a use for them, they’re small like the pint bags Harvest Right sells with the gusset bottom and “zip lock” type closure. Not for eating directly from.
The ones from Top Mylar are perfect for eating from. It’s about time Pack Fresh pulled into the market of making what the people want!
I know, I know, you’re getting the ones you want already. But you don’t represent everyone.
The dumplings in the meal is just biscuits? Yuck. Or is that just what YOUR dumplings will be? Dumplings to me are supposed to be a pasta-like thing, similar to potstickers but smaller. I’ve never had Mountain House, so I don’t know what they consider to be a dumpling. If it’s a biscuit or shortbread thing, I never will try them!
I look forward to trying Pack Fresh’s new bags and comparing them to Top Mylar. They’re both 7mil thickness, it may come down to the gusseted bottom..?..
I also ordered some from top mylar. I like them. I use them for making single or double type meals. They seem to be a sturdy bag and so far I have't been disappointed in the..
@@judypatterson4132have been using those bags from Top Mylar for awhile and they are terrific, IMHO!
You might be mixing up dumplings with noodles or you’re from a different part of the country. Dumplings are fluffy, light biscuit like. What you’re describing are noodles. To each their own, but I wouldn’t think to be so rude about anyone’s choices!
@@juliemaring6048So I looked it up, and while I don’t always trust everything on the internet as the gospel truth, wikipedia lists dumplings as things like potstickers, empanadas and other noodle-like concoctions that I described. However, within the description was also a reference to “chicken and dumplings” which are a comfort food in the US South and parts of the Midwest where the dumplings are made from a biscuit-like bread dough, that are combined with a variety of ingredients like veggies, depending on individual tastes.
This was new to me, having only known the pasta variety.
Dumplings can also be made from potatoes. They can be made from a dessert as well.
I stand by my original statement, which I didn’t view as rude, just blunt and to the point rather than dancing around a subject making sure everyone feels good and not necessarily ever getting to said point, that I won’t ever try “chicken and dumplings” where the dumpling is merely a biscuit.
@@MisterEMystery I am probably going to try a couple different "dumpling" like things. One thing I hate is crackers in my soup, so as long as the "dumplings" don't get soggy I'll probably be fine with them. That being said, the "dumplings" will need to be kind of small, so they will rehydrate quickly, and not too dense, because I don't want chewy lumps.
And, of course, this is exactly why it's great to have freeze dryers - we can all make the recipe we want instead of just what the commercial companies want us to have.