Just a quick technique tip - I don’t pack/store anything I’ve sealed for about a week. Sometimes you don’t get a good seal, but you don’t know it. By waiting about a week, you’ll see if your bags are still tight. If they’re loose, air has gotten in. I also check all of my vacuum sealed preps every 6 months. It only takes a teeny tiny hole to break the seal, so sometimes you find something that needs to be re-sealed or used.
So true, being prepared is a continuous effort. Even just stocking and extra few cases of water when you deem it worthy is good idea. My take is to keep it practical, just get extra of what you will consume anyways! But Chocolate, never can keep that hidden well enough, maybe need to get those non-see thru mylar bags!
Yeah, I bought a Foodsaver a few years back, used it per instructions as far as I know, after a few weeks all the bags lost vacuum. Haven't bothered wit it since.
J Kid some very good info, thank you. But why not just take vacuum-sealed item and then put it in another vacuum bag to seal it again? That would be a DOUBLE-SEAL!!
Just a note here on fire arms. I personally have made a weapons cache in a PVC tube which I had buried for over 10 years before removing to inspect. I used food saver bags for the broken down components which were coated with military grade Cosmoline grease. The grease was in contact with the bag the whole time and none of the seals failed over this period. Two things to watch out for with weapons is during the vacuum pull don’t get any grease in the seal area and you may need to manually stop the vacuum prematurely in case sharp corners start digging into the bag too much. In fact, A tight vacuum probably is not necessary as long as your components are grease coated. The bag is mainly for a moisture barrier in case of water intrusion. I had to move this cache was the reason I dug it up and inspected. The weapons bags looked fine so I never unsealed them and put them back in a new tube and reburied it and it’s still in the ground today. Was originally sealed back in 1998 and inspected around 08-09.
You could probably put something on the sharp edges to prevent them from cutting the back. Like maybe a rag or some extra plastic bag or cardboard maybe. Or, Couldn't you just wrap the whole thing in an oil-coated cloth before vacuum sealing?
I'll put my vacuum sealed bags inside a ziplok bag to give it a layer of protection against getting punctured , plus it gives the items a resealing option once it is opened.
Thinking instead of writing the contents - cut a portion of the original bag showing picture/description etc and put inside the ziplock bag. With date of sealing.
An extra tip, write down on a piece of paper the date you sealed the item and add it to the pack, even if you can't see it, when you crack it open you'll know exactly how old it is.
good video. I have been vacuum sealing for several years. One thing I have done is make my own ice bags for my cooler. I vacuum seal ice then let it melt so it lays flat. It stays colder longer without having to dump the water every time I clean out the cooler. Just put it back in the freezer until I need it again. I would like to make one comment. Vacuum sealing pulls AIR out, not just oxygen. The air we breath is only 20% oxygen. The rest is Nitrogen. Keep up the good work and keep your powder dry
Awesome video Now want to add that vacuum sealing clothing. You want to make sure first that the clothing needs to be washed and dried free of any contaminats, sweat etc And not all fabrics can be stored in vacuum seal bags Like wool, leather and others do to they need to be in a well ventilated area free of moist etc If u pack those fabric materials They will break or damage their fibres in your clothing. You can find info on this topic online to know what fabric materials can be stored for long periods of time and the ones that will get damage overtime
I didn’t see this in the comments so if I missed it I apologize. One thing I do is I take a heavy duty freezer bag that does a double Ziploc and I will roll it up tight and put it in the bottom of whatever it is I am sealing. That way when I cut open the seal, I have a ready-made Ziploc bag. Obviously this works best for dry goods versus wet! Love your videos Nate, keep up the great work
Pro Tip: (from my own experience) with the foodsaver, I have learned to always seal each bag twice, one just next to the other. (so that there is two seal lines close to each other) I have found this to improve the success rate of keeping the seal greatly. "Your mileage may vary..." ;)
@@funkyprepper hey funky ... didn't realise you were still around. Anyway, non-genuine bags work fine once they have the "rough" side (which always needs to be on the bottom when sealing) that allows extraction of the air efficiently. I vacuum seal everything I can. Recently I made "lemonade" with fresh lime juice that I froze in ice trays and then vacuum packed back in 2020 when lockdowns started. If you just freeze lime juice it gets a bit rancid and the taste is way off. However, frozen and vacuum packed for 2+ years there was absolutely no degradation whatsoever.
We live on the coast so hurricanes are a big threat for us. I vacuum seal anything I can just in the event we get flooded. So many people we know lost everything last September so I take no chances
That’s the reason I’ve watched this video 3x (and counting) and taking notes from both the video & these comments. I’ve experienced power outages in FL and a few hurricanes now. I’ve stayed with people who have great shelter and plenty of power (my hostess gift is gas for the generator lol) but if I ever can’t I want to be ready.
When I first purchased my vacuum sealer.... I think I tried to vac seal everything i could get my hands on. In fact you just inspired me to break it out now. :)
On clothing. Get a board that will bring your bag to level with the sealing device. Use a rolling pin from back of bag to forward and you will have as flat a bag as you can get. The bags are so well flattened they become stackable.
Excellent tutorial! Thank you so much. I learned a lot from you! The only thing I do differently for food items is that I have a B&W copier (not color ink because it fades over time) and I copy the item logo and the instructions/ingredient area. Then clip one of each of the copies of instruction/ingredient area into small label sizes and duplicate enough of them to make an entire sheet (creating multiple labels). Make a master sheet of each type of food and keep the PDF for future use (until computers no longer work LOL) You can also use 2x4" avery labels and just stick the duplicated labels to the paper sacks.
i have taken a larger section, 10" or so, of the vacuum bag roll and sealed in half way down to create 2 sections opened on each end. Put tea, hot coco, cup of soup, instant oatmeal packets on one side and bandages, aspirin, ibuprofen, sanitizing wipes, matches, flat utility knife on the other. It folds in half easy and is pretty compact and keeps everything together without mixing food items with the other stuff. Nothing too extravagant but its something quick to throw in our emergency vehicle bags (or purse) so if my wife and son are trapped in the truck over night they have some hot fluids and whatnot.
You could probably use the same idea to quarter a bag for something like spices, seal it down the middle one way and then the other. Of course the total length couldn't been any longer than your vacuum sealer is wide but for spices it would work great.
I can stand behind vacuum sealing important tools. Back during the Y2K scare, I made a bugout cache of tools that I stored in my basement. I actually used a cheap vacuum sealer I bought off the TV. Along with the usual tools, I also vacuum sealed two of my 9mm pistols with three fully loaded clips for each one as part of the cache. Since then, I moved three times in the last 20 years since and those two pistols are still in their vacuum packs just as tightly as the day I sealed them. I also made bricks of spare 9mm ammo too. Currently, I have a Pelican Footlocker that's full of my vehicle bugout equipment and it's packed with a few items that I originally vacuum sealed 20 years ago. A few years ago, while rotating my stock, I opened the ammo bricks to cycle them out and that 20yo ammo was perfectly fine. I don't have any doubt about the reliability of the two vacuum sealed pistols and spare clips or their ammo. However, when my vacuum sealer broke, I never thought about replacing it since everything I wanted to seal was already sealed. Now that I live in a moist and humid climate, I think it's about time I rethink it and start rebuilding my cache. I have a few pieces of equipment that will probably be more reliable and live longer if they were vacuum sealed. Great video CP, thanks for sharing!
I liked your comment because I've heard that several times before. But these aren't cheap hardware. One of the reasons why I chose these two Glocks to store are for their high production value from 20 years ago. But, I'm testing out that theory today. I'm at the store right now buying a new vacuum sealer and I'm going to unpack those two and cycle out that ammo to see how 20 years in storage affected them. I'm also going to weigh the springs against the weight of the Glocks that I didn't store and been using the last 20 years. I'll give you an update on how it worked out here in this comment thread in a few hours after some range time.
Adorable hearing the kiddos in the background. It is all about helping our children. Pointless to save a single person, the point is to save our families should things get rough.
Maybe a silly idear but if you have trouble saving you can vacpac cash for storage, secure for water dmg and the trouble of unpacking prevents impulse spending
David Honing not silly at all. Vac your Stack as they say :D. when wondering what to seal and what not, i lean towards the "why not" school of thought. Just dont vac the sack. Second degree burn strip. I heard.
That's what the guy on the show Ozark needed to do. ...money launderers tip. Seriously though... Yes, the cash on hand in case of emergency vacuum seal and bury in the ground by a fence post, mabey some silver coins too.
That's a great idea, vakpacking cash. I'd probably put it in mylar as most denominations are microchipped for tracking purposes. Thanks for the great tip!
@@TheStaniG On Breaking Bad, when the money in the ground had rotted, how excited do you think the creators of that money were watching it vanish from existence!
Recommendation for vacuum sealing ammunition: 1) seal in the boxes 2) double bag the ammo (they poke holes even at slow speed). And throw in your me of the silica packets that come in your medication bottles, etc.
Years ago, when I just started using the FoodSaver, I vacuumed cat food in a 'bag'. Didn't put too much priority on it, and put it on a shelf in the garage. Mice found it and chewed into it. Lesson learned; everything goes in a 'jar' now. Yes it cost a little more, but last longer, and re-usable, stack-able, less likely to leak.
Hi! When sealing the toilet paper and the first aide kit, probably a lot of other things...include a ziplock bag before you seal it up! Then you can store the items and keep them water resistant.
Exactly right -- QuickClot does not ever expire as long as it is sealed, because it's hydroscopic (hygroscopic). It staunches bleading by absorption, so it's going to work 100 years from now, as long as it's still dry.
I have three points. 1) I wash out potato chip bags (they're mylar). If I use them for food storage, I put the food into a Ziploc, then into the potato chip bag and use a crimper. 2) When I put up water for storage, I put a couple of drops of ammonia bleach per liter. 3) Don't vacuum seal clothing for your bug out bag. Compress it as much as you can by hand, into a Ziploc bag. Besides keeping it dry, the air you're not able to remove enables you to use your bug out bag as a floatation device if you have to cross a river or other body of water.
Something that wasn't mentioned here is every day over the counter pain medication, cold medication, anti nausea and any others that you may need should you begin to feel unwell. Also, Benadryl and hay fever/ allergy medication. A high quality multivitamin may also be a good idea.
This was very informative and practical. Stellar presentation again Canadian Prepper. I've just begun my prepping journey mid Sept. Now I have 60lbs of meat and 20 lbs of shelf food. I saw thousands of people waiting in their vehicles for food on tv. They couldn't even move for three hours. That happened in NJ and TX last summer, but it could have been anywhere in the country. It broke my heart. I never want to be in that situation. If anyone is in need during the next Emergency, I will be able to help them.
Excellent tool. Note for backpacking/cacheing: for items to be reused but still needing a degree of waterproofness, first place object in a ziplock, then seal inside another heat seal vacuum bag. The outer vacuum bag will take the wear and tear, and once opened you’ll have the ziplock bag there ready to continue further duty waterproofing said object.
Got a good one for ya. Seal both ends on an empty reg. Vac. bag You can cut a corner off when needed and carry water. Reg. vacuum seals back with a lighter or back edge hot knife 😊
I vacuum seal my preps in mason jars using the attachments.🙌🙌🙌 I put rice and pasta in freezer first to kill off any bugs that may be in there. Bring to room temperature then seal them in jars.
Lynn Lamont I’ve never seen a real vacuum system in my life and will start researching as I can’t live without rice lol. Is there a specific brand that comes with attachments for mason jars? Or do you buy the attachments separately?
Canadian Prepper just passing on terrible dad jokes. I used to wrap all my deer/ moose meat on trays but since i reduced my eating of red meat, alot of it was goting bad. Food sealers are a god send in keeping food.
A mechanic's driving down the road and sees a guy with a car full of penguins. He pulls over and asked, "What's the trouble"? The guy with the penguins says, "Well, we went out for ice cream and then we decided to go to the beach when this happened." So, the mechanic checks under the hood. He looks up at the guy and says, "It looks like you blew a seal", and the guy says, "It's just ice cream, I swear"!
I was just thinking, if you buy frozen meals, as I do for convenience, (I live alone), if you take the meal out of all the packaging it comes in and just write on the bag what it is, it will save a lot of space in your freezer. I vacuum seal mu cooked dog food and it allows me to flatten it out leaving me with a much smaller pack than just putting it in a ziplock bag.
Since you mentioned PVC pipe and having a second barrier, I'd like to toss in my 2¢. As a numismatist (coin collector) I know that being around PVC for an extended period of time is harmful to coins. Apparently it gives off vapors that then condense on metal surfaces and leave a sticky substance behind. I'm not sure how harmful it is to other things.
D33Lux if your dealing something with a hollow cavity in it, it can’t take out all the air so a oxygen absorber and a silica pack is a good shout, (if you sealed a handgun the barrel would still have air in it as it wouldn’t be able to get in the hollow areas)
you always make sure you dehydrate everything before sealing in a vacuum bag. No moisture no life. I have 24/7 a dehumidifier in my workshop and make sure it's doesn't get above 55%.
Dried and vacuum sealed fruits, vegetables, starches and meats. That's a real start. CP, would you be willing to make a favorite meal, dry it and seal it? That way everyone could see the process for camping and general prepping.
I vacuum sealed an entire AR. Actually I double sealed it and buried it somewhere on my 30 acres. Along with 1000 rounds.... er, I mean I accidentally dropped em of the side of my boat somewhere up the river!
Vac sealing is good for a lot of things. Just be sure to think things through. Had this conversation before. If you vac seal clothing for a pack be sure to leave room for the clothing unsealed. Once you break out the vac sealed clothing what you were wearing has to go back in the pack somewhere. Ziploc bags can help, but they will no compress the clothing as much and I doubt anyone will include a vac sealer in a pack.
Great video! One tip I got from David Paulides (Missing 411) regarding firestarter prep is to collect regular lint from your clothes dryer and mix in a little petroleum jelly / vaseline and a match into a pill bottle and he says it lights everytime. Might be good to seal up some of these as well!
I put everything that is bulky (clothes, TP) batteries (anything that needs to be waterproof) in vacuum seal bags in my search and Rescue pack. It's worked great for me for 13 years now.
I make a lot of soup and seal a lot with may sealer. I have a set of plastic containers that are the perfect size for the 8 inch bags. First, I freeze the soup in bowls then I transfer them ( without the bowls) and seal the bags. Using the Cuisinart bags, I have the option of boiling in the bag if needs be.
I vacuum sealed a sharpie and nitrite gloves to go with scissors, a tourniquet In a tourniquet holster. I have one for my bug out bag and one for each rifle sling. If you're shooting at someone they're probably shooting at you. Sharpies are for recording Time a tourniquet is applied. The nitrite gloves are for protecting yourself from someone else's Blood, if you're helping someone else.
Those vacuum sealers are addictive!!! Many things I seal I have in a open zip lock bag inside the vacuum bag, when I open it I already got a resealable storage bag for the item, The heavy duty vaccum bag can be reused or used for several other things, helps the multiple use theory.
vacpack bags of flour to keep the bugsies out. You can reuse the bags if they are clean so vac pack things in another cheapo open bag. Best things I have vacpacked for camping are...honey..vegetable spreads(margarine type)..vinegar..Home dried beef and chicken in meal sized portions..Toilet paper, kitchen paper roll. For things that are dry already, You dont really need to vacuum , only seal, so condiments should be fine without the suction. You can seal bags with an iron and tin foil. You can buy vacuum bags that require a hand operated pump for larger things like clothing and they dont need electricity .
One thing about sealing documents is to release before completely sealing tight. In some instances, the ink can be transferred if the pressure is too strong over a long period of time. An alternative would be to either wrap the document in heavy paper (such as cardstock) or place a blank page of paper between the pages. Great video! I love my Food Saver!
Becareful the documents you seal. For example, California dmv wouldn't accept an official birth certificate because it was sealed. This problem forced me to get another official copy from the state. Ridiculous I know.
I am beginning to restore old probably rusty tool's such as small hammers and a non powered drills. Vacuum sealing them when they have been restored and cleaned would be great for grid down times. That way the tool's can even be buried in a cash somewhere.
Actually, the maximum density of water is at 3.98 °C (39.16 °F) But its correct for most other stuff. Almost all known substances undergo thermal expansion in response to heating, meaning that a given mass of substance contracts to a low volume at low temperatures, when little thermal energy is present. Substances, especially fluids in which intermolecular forces are weak, also undergo compression upon the application of pressure. Nearly all substances therefore reach a density maximum at very low temperatures and very high pressures, characteristic properties of the solid state of matter. socratic.org/questions/why-is-the-maximum-density-of-water-at-4-c en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximum_density en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Properties_of_water#Density_of_water_and_ice
Guessing vacuum pack money/ bills since they get wet! $$$. Pet food? Coffee/tea/hot chocolate etc . Extra set of keys flashlight if not waterproof! Emergency radio etc. basically anything you don’t want to get wet! 😎
Note on the meds: you introduce oxygen and moisture (and bacteria) when you open the bottle. It is better to vacuum seal the bottle than to take them out and seal them. Also, capsules are made from gelatin, and you could open that up to a package of fish mox powder
Disposable lighters!!!! You can sometimes buy them in cheap boxes of 100 or such. Maybe 20% would fail somehow. None the less there then still is the fluid inside. Everybody that has smoked anything in life, probably once has used one lighter to ignite the other. But the point is, there will be MANY people that have no ideas how to make fire. You can sell/trade them, as you still have 600 or so. I do smoke but I've got a box full of old lighters that still work. Mostly the 'expensive' BIC lighters, but I bought a box of 50 recently for a nice price. Now they are worth near to nothing, but when you would need it.... priceless.
Sealing ferrocerium rods (Ferro rods) is a very good idea especially if you live along a coast and will be around salt water. Salt water can destroy them.
For 'TP', yeah, we also use the 'compressed towels', but save those more for 'on the go' / hunting / fishing expeditions - for 'base camp', we decided to Vacuum seal 160 ct Packs of 6" x 6" Napkins in those 'clothes saver' bags (which you seal with a vacuum cleaner) So, in a space of about 24" x 15" x 1.5" (think 'thin seat cushion' size) there's 1,920 napkins - at 5x Per 'bum' / Day, that's a Year's supply in One 'brick'.. x6 'bricks' (about the size / thickness of a 'couch cushion') that's over 11,500 napkins in a MUCH more compact space than the equivalent amount of TP (especially since a typical Napkin will have about 4x as many 'sheets' (going by surface area..) as the same surface area of One sheet of TP.. ) Fwiw..
I also LOVE the FoodSaver and use it every day, several times a day! The resealable bags work great for those foods you want to grab out of the freezer (like mini-cheesecakes, bacon grease, muffin-sized ground meats, etc) and the heal-sealed ones work great for portions of meals (freeze the portions first or they will get flattened). Each time I cut the heat sealed portion off, I can still use the bag again and again, until there is not enough left to heat seal, so I get at least 3 uses out of each heat-sealed bag. It's quite economical to get a big block of cheese, cut it and heat-seal the portion; they freeze well.
I've always known better but never got started. Well I'm on it now. Got my food saver and I'm starting with SHTF basics. Then doing daily items and so on to help beat the rising prices.
Vacuum sealing ammunition is very beneficial. Aside from liquid water damaging bullets is simple humidity. A high humidity will start corrosion around the primer. Lead oxide is also a problem with long term storage. If you go the the NRA museum in Northern Virginia you will see a lot of old ammunition. The lead has turned a powdery Grey. The bullets have swollen and split the case. Vacuum seal and add an oxygen absorbent is not a bad idea.
A few things about Vac sealing I've found. I also have a 5 deck food dehydrator that works amazingly well and removes virtually all the moisture. I found out right away that for dehydrating say tomatoes or similar veggies, they need to be sliced evenly for them to finish all at the same time. I bought an electric slicer (deli style) at Princess Auto for 99 bucks and it solves the drying problem as everything finishes at the same time. (Don't bother with the manual slicers as they are a total PITA to use). Great video CP as the whole idea of long term food storage can now be done at home and can save you a ton of money. The results are comparable to the ultra expensive alternative of freeze drying.
Fish Mox is required to be more pure than the Amoxicillin we take. Doctors and pharmacists have written that medicines 10 years out of date still retains 90 to 95 percent of it’s strength.
On vacuum sealing the medication... Why not include the container & lid so that you have something to keep the medication in after breaking the vacuum seal? Just a thought. Great video 👍
With the first aid kit for example. You could place a ziplock bag or grip seal bag as it’s called here in the UK into the kit so when it’s opened you have a bag to seal it back up thanks john
Also I forgot to tell you because of the you I bought that big freeze dryer that's made here in Utah I live here in Utah so it was easy for me to get it but the pricing wow ! but I'll tell you what I've already probably down a Year's worth of food just in the last 6 weeks Thanks again. 👍👍
Something else you should consider sealing is instant coffee and powdered drink mixes. If SHTF you may want something to drink other than water the whole time.
Like you have talked about having in your bag, I would seal small hardware supplies for long term storage. Nails, screws, bolts, ect. will be need at some point to start the rebuilding process. The sealing would greatly protect against things like rust. Just don't how to best seal such items because of the sharp edges/end. Maybe inside a cloth or heavy plastic bag would work.
For hardware you could just store it in wax or oil, or a combination of. This method has been used for decades, if not centuries. Look up cosmolene. The down side to this is guns must be cleaned of it before use, but I don't know why you would need to clean it off of hardware.
As far as writing instruments go, I've always carried a nitrogen-charged pen, since I was about 12, and I found one at the Ontario Science Center. Hit SpacePen.ca and choose the one(s) you like best, and make sure to snag a bunch of refills! With a 100 year estimated shelf life, that's REALLY a no-brainer! If you leave it on the dash in the hot sun, it does NOT melt and leave a puddle of ink on the dash! If you leave it in the glove box in the middle of winter, it does NOT freeze, and it is instantly usable, without fumbling around for a lighter to melt the ink! I personally prefer the bullet pens, as I think they're weighted and balanced very nicely, you can carry one in your pocket or bag in a smaller-than-average form factor, and it expands to a full-sized pen when it comes time to use it. NOTE: Get yours engraved! Getting a few for family? Get THEM engraved as well! If you don't do that, my experience tells me that they seem to "spontaneously dematerialize or slip into other timelines/dimensions" without any warning...but for some reason, with just getting your name engraved on it, I've somehow managed to completely prevent "interdimensional/time-slippage pen losses", and I've kept the same pen for 30 years now! Interesting how that works, innit? \\=^D
Never vacuum seal English muffins (or bread). I ruined some perfectly good English Muffins by vacuum packing them and then putting them in the freezer. They were still edible but they never resumed their fluffy appearance after I thawed them out. Oh well - sometimes I need to learn the hard way.
Great Vid CP but, never vacuum seal ammunition. Over time you will slowly transfer that vacuum to the interior of the cartridge. Not a big deal until you open it. Then, again, over time the cartridge will draw outside air in--not good if that air happens to be moist. Also, I've witnessed a few damaged primers with shotgun ammo--click no boom. Better way? Add a small desiccant, apply vacuum until air is just drawn out and seal.
take a beach towel, fold in half then in half again. put a hand towel, face cloth, bar soap, mini shampoo, tooth paste[brush[ and put in middle of towel and roll it all together tightly then slide it into a vacuum sealer bag and vacuum and seal. all toiletries in one bag.
Great Vid, as always. I did a test with empty rifle cases, to see it there would be any corrosion or moisture, using mylar bags. I put a dozen empty cases in each bag, after wiping them clean (no acid or moisture from my hands, wore disposable gloves while I did the test. I used the exact same vac machine as yours, and then used a hair-straighter too to be sure it was completely heat sealed. I put two bags into an ABS 4" pipe 2' long with clean-out threaded caps each end. once the bags were in the bottom of the tube (i auger the tubes into the ground in hidden places along my fence lines, where i have a method to find them easily again). I dug up the test tube last week, since we had a good thaw, making it easy to get at the top of the tube. Those cases right now look exactly like the day I put them in the tube, and no moisture in the mylar bags, a little bit of frost stuck to the inside very top of the ABS tube near the clean out cap. To be sure, for long term, I would consider filling the tube with mineral oil, light motor oil or 100% rubbing alcohol to displace any possible condensation from temperature changes, and put the sealed mylar bags in the liquid. Just my take on it. Keep up the great work, were watching.
Pool chlorine. Makes great water purifier but gives off corrosive fumes that destroy all metal items in your pack. These will penetrate a "sealed" bottle. All the same, double bag it to make sure.
If you vacuum pack a pistol, or a rifle, or ammo still in the box, or medication still in a pill bottle, etc., there will still be some air inside the bag. So it is imperative that you include a MOISTURE ABSORBING SILICONE DESICCANT PACK inside the bag to absorb any moisture in the air. Otherwise, over time, you might get RUST or MOLD or corrosion. When you seal out moisture, you also simultaneously seal in moisture as well. Desiccant packs are very inexpensive and well worth the extra, but necessary, step. Canadian Prepper not mentioning desiccation protection was a major omission, in my opinion.
I was wondering the same thing since it is NOT a "hard" vacuum. Personally, I always add a desiccant and an O2 absorbent, they are cheap; and better safe than sorry.
Tygrr, Right, both moisture and oxygen considerations, but O2 absorbers are only needed for food items, while desiccants packs are seldom used in food.
Actually, he does mention using moisture absorbers. I think it was when he was doing the medical stuff? Can't remember, but perhaps it wasn't touched on clearly enough for its value/ necessity.
I’d love to see you address long term prep and bug out gearing up specific to women’s needs (I don’t see that often enough!), and especially for families with infants.
Check out "dropforgesurvival" his wife's channel is "outdoormama" i think but she made a video about woman's hygiene in the wilderness. I didn't watch it however it might be what you are looking for.
There is no point, the only thing a woman needs is a man If you vacuum sealed that, he can not provide for you Just keep watching and choose your man wisely.
I dont see any differences between womans needs and anyone elses. I dont feel the need to get special mentions or special treatment. I would imagine that "Womens items" vacuum pack exactly the same as mens??
@@babcockglobalinc3625 I really diasagree with that on so many levels whilst agreeing that women dont need anything that would require "special" vacuum packing. However, having said that, vacuum packed men sound good...😜
I agree because I use plastic and I don't like it but after watching this CP vid , I am going to go to mylar bags and such . I thank GOD that I came across CP on youtube . . .
Thank you for the great idea! I just vacuum sealed about everything in my INCH bag. No more snares and fishing line getting all tangled up in things! I was also able to seal modules together to keep organized. Keep up the good work CP
ssd and memory cards and thumb drives containing critical info. Spare power adapters for your laptops phones and tablets. Boxes of letter sized paper. Get a portable printer+scanner. Get a dedicated GPS navigation unit. Spare phone batteries and a phone with swappable batteries.
I think you can use Mylar bags with the food saver if you put a couple pieces of paper towel along the opening, Rose Red Homestead demonstrated this in one of her videos
⚠️. QUICK TIP… I vacuum packed all of my ammo back in 1999 (pre Y2K LOL) and approximately 25% of the Foodsaver bags had lost seal or had some problems which I noted this year when going through everything. Ammo I had packed using a “CHAMBER” type vacuum sealer in 2007 had nearly 0% loss of seal or issues. The sealer is a bit more than the FoodSaver, but it is SOLID (75lbs) and uses any standard poly bags up to 10mil thick. (Foodsaver bags have a thickness of 3mil. I lalways pack silica gel desiccant packets inside the bags and keep all sealed ammo in steel 50cal ammo cans. Also…just a thought.. the Vevor brand “chamber” sealers are EXCELLENT quality items and well built for Chinesium. It was around $400 delivered (weight was over 75lbs so make sure to have a sturdy table or surface to hold it. Thanks CP
I've actually vacuum sealed cash, in small bills, in bundles of $50 & $100.00, and hid them in my freezer in case of a natural disaster, or in case of SHTF. That way I had cash in the house, but only a couple of family members knew where to find it in the case of one of those 2 events.
Very late to the party. But I've found I can vacuum seal a change of clothes and extra socks. It lives I'm my firefighting bad. I've only had yo use it twice but I was really glad I had it when I needed it
I"ve got that foodsaver. It works great, and has a large variety of bag options. I've "saved" everything with it, from fatwood shavings to survival gear to ammo to next weeks dinner. Most of all, for long term food prep storage. Thanks for sharing, keep up the good work!
How the shelf life for food? I did some coffee and chocolate, trail mix and beef jerky for snacks onto my mre. Little bit more almost everyday my friend.
I sealed away, or EMP protected some items. 4- 2 way radios, a AM/FM/SW/Weather/Police solar/crank radio. A multi meter, and a Portable DVD Player w/ TV Tuner. 12v DC/115 volt AC Made my Faraday cage from aluminum foil and Dollar store foam board. 5 layers of each. Then covered with heavy duty cardboard.
Using the mylar bags are also good to keep light out and away from the food for long periods. You didn't mention that but saw that in an ad before I saw your video. I like all that you said though.
Canadian Prepper- you kept saying a "crimper" when speaking about the second step in sealing the mylar bags, but I think what you really mean (and appear to be using) using a straightener. These are different tools and have quite different results! Thanks for the vids.
Wrap and pad anything with a prominent edge , especially weapons, before vacuum packaging. The atmospheric pressure will press the plastic against an edge until it breaks through even Mylar. May take months but it will cause failure.
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Just a quick technique tip - I don’t pack/store anything I’ve sealed for about a week. Sometimes you don’t get a good seal, but you don’t know it. By waiting about a week, you’ll see if your bags are still tight. If they’re loose, air has gotten in. I also check all of my vacuum sealed preps every 6 months. It only takes a teeny tiny hole to break the seal, so sometimes you find something that needs to be re-sealed or used.
So true, being prepared is a continuous effort.
Even just stocking and extra few cases of water when you deem it worthy is good idea.
My take is to keep it practical, just get extra of what you will consume anyways!
But Chocolate, never can keep that hidden well enough, maybe need to get those non-see thru mylar bags!
Yeah, I bought a Foodsaver a few years back, used it per instructions as far as I know, after a few weeks all the bags lost vacuum. Haven't bothered wit it since.
@@mousetoad7040 just send em to me
J Kid some very good info, thank you. But why not just take vacuum-sealed item and then put it in another vacuum bag to seal it again? That would be a DOUBLE-SEAL!!
Such great advice! 🙌
My wife dislikes you now, I used all her bags sealing stuff lol.
Lmao very funny
Lol
Mike Beeze buy her more.
@@star1ez lol
F'n Dead! HAHAHAHA
Just a note here on fire arms. I personally have made a weapons cache in a PVC tube which I had buried for over 10 years before removing to inspect. I used food saver bags for the broken down components which were coated with military grade Cosmoline grease. The grease was in contact with the bag the whole time and none of the seals failed over this period. Two things to watch out for with weapons is during the vacuum pull don’t get any grease in the seal area and you may need to manually stop the vacuum prematurely in case sharp corners start digging into the bag too much. In fact, A tight vacuum probably is not necessary as long as your components are grease coated. The bag is mainly for a moisture barrier in case of water intrusion.
I had to move this cache was the reason I dug it up and inspected. The weapons bags looked fine so I never unsealed them and put them back in a new tube and reburied it and it’s still in the ground today. Was originally sealed back in 1998 and inspected around 08-09.
You could probably put something on the sharp edges to prevent them from cutting the back. Like maybe a rag or some extra plastic bag or cardboard maybe. Or, Couldn't you just wrap the whole thing in an oil-coated cloth before vacuum sealing?
Might be time to dig it back up...
@@amplifiedrecoil9639 definately
I'll put my vacuum sealed bags inside a ziplok bag to give it a layer of protection against getting punctured , plus it gives the items a resealing option once it is opened.
I've vacuum sealed ziploc bags in with what ever I'm sealing.
Great idea
@@kellywallin2641 I did it too, today. Coffee and chocolate &peanuts, trail mixes...
Thinking instead of writing the contents - cut a portion of the original bag showing picture/description etc and put inside the ziplock bag. With date of sealing.
An extra tip, write down on a piece of paper the date you sealed the item and add it to the pack, even if you can't see it, when you crack it open you'll know exactly how old it is.
A Black Sharpie works fine on Outside of bag
@@OntarioPrepper a lot of times it will just fall off and you will have floor full of paper with dates
Why not just write the date on the vacuum bag when you are vacuum sealing it???
@@gdbynoe because it would wipe off.
@@Marrk001 not if it’s inside the bag such as is being suggested.
good video. I have been vacuum sealing for several years. One thing I have done is make my own ice bags for my cooler. I vacuum seal ice then let it melt so it lays flat. It stays colder longer without having to dump the water every time I clean out the cooler. Just put it back in the freezer until I need it again. I would like to make one comment. Vacuum sealing pulls AIR out, not just oxygen. The air we breath is only 20% oxygen. The rest is Nitrogen. Keep up the good work and keep your powder dry
Awesome video
Now want to add that vacuum sealing clothing. You want to make sure first that the clothing needs to be washed and dried free of any contaminats, sweat etc
And not all fabrics can be stored in vacuum seal bags
Like wool, leather and others do to they need to be in a well ventilated area free of moist etc
If u pack those fabric materials
They will break or damage their fibres in your clothing. You can find info on this topic online to know what fabric materials can be stored for long periods of time and the ones that will get damage overtime
I didn’t see this in the comments so if I missed it I apologize. One thing I do is I take a heavy duty freezer bag that does a double Ziploc and I will roll it up tight and put it in the bottom of whatever it is I am sealing. That way when I cut open the seal, I have a ready-made Ziploc bag. Obviously this works best for dry goods versus wet! Love your videos Nate, keep up the great work
Pro Tip: (from my own experience) with the foodsaver, I have learned to always seal each bag twice, one just next to the other. (so that there is two seal lines close to each other) I have found this to improve the success rate of keeping the seal greatly. "Your mileage may vary..." ;)
Did you try non genuine rolls or just the official foodsaver ones. Tempted to try just to see the difference
@@funkyprepper Think of this:
Two is one and one is none.
Double sealing is insurance.
@@funkyprepper hey funky ... didn't realise you were still around. Anyway, non-genuine bags work fine once they have the "rough" side (which always needs to be on the bottom when sealing) that allows extraction of the air efficiently. I vacuum seal everything I can. Recently I made "lemonade" with fresh lime juice that I froze in ice trays and then vacuum packed back in 2020 when lockdowns started. If you just freeze lime juice it gets a bit rancid and the taste is way off. However, frozen and vacuum packed for 2+ years there was absolutely no degradation whatsoever.
We live on the coast so hurricanes are a big threat for us. I vacuum seal anything I can just in the event we get flooded. So many people we know lost everything last September so I take no chances
That’s the reason I’ve watched this video 3x (and counting) and taking notes from both the video & these comments. I’ve experienced power outages in FL and a few hurricanes now. I’ve stayed with people who have great shelter and plenty of power (my hostess gift is gas for the generator lol) but if I ever can’t I want to be ready.
I have a silly image in my head of a bunch of vacuum sealed things floating around on a bunch of dirty water.
@@manictiger Hopefully! thats a great scenario! If they sink they are bad!
I wish I had vacuum sealed some valuable books before they flooded.
Vacuum sealing a set of walkie-talkies seem like a good idea.
James Moran I was thinking the same thing as I was watching this.
When I first purchased my vacuum sealer.... I think I tried to vac seal everything i could get my hands on. In fact you just inspired me to break it out now. :)
On clothing. Get a board that will bring your bag to level with the sealing device. Use a rolling pin from back of bag to forward and you will have as flat a bag as you can get. The bags are so well flattened they become stackable.
Excellent tutorial! Thank you so much. I learned a lot from you! The only thing I do differently for food items is that I have a B&W copier (not color ink because it fades over time) and I copy the item logo and the instructions/ingredient area. Then clip one of each of the copies of instruction/ingredient area into small label sizes and duplicate enough of them to make an entire sheet (creating multiple labels). Make a master sheet of each type of food and keep the PDF for future use (until computers no longer work LOL) You can also use 2x4" avery labels and just stick the duplicated labels to the paper sacks.
Like watching my mom when she first got her vacuum seal. Started sealing everything lol
i have taken a larger section, 10" or so, of the vacuum bag roll and sealed in half way down to create 2 sections opened on each end. Put tea, hot coco, cup of soup, instant oatmeal packets on one side and bandages, aspirin, ibuprofen, sanitizing wipes, matches, flat utility knife on the other. It folds in half easy and is pretty compact and keeps everything together without mixing food items with the other stuff. Nothing too extravagant but its something quick to throw in our emergency vehicle bags (or purse) so if my wife and son are trapped in the truck over night they have some hot fluids and whatnot.
You could probably use the same idea to quarter a bag for something like spices, seal it down the middle one way and then the other. Of course the total length couldn't been any longer than your vacuum sealer is wide but for spices it would work great.
Vacuum pack your vacuum packer, too keep you from impulse vacuum packing the cat or... your wife or something like that.
My mom husband got her one for her bday. So on april fools she sealed all his clothes. Socks and all
Lol..😎
my boss laminated her laminator instructions the day she bought it
🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂
My wife has a device that sounds just like that . It dims the lights .
Best comment ever
What is it?
@@RockHudrock
If you can't figure it out, you're way too sheltered. 😉
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@@jaytee2642 lol it's good I didn't know my mind is being cleansed
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I can stand behind vacuum sealing important tools.
Back during the Y2K scare, I made a bugout cache of tools that I stored in my basement. I actually used a cheap vacuum sealer I bought off the TV. Along with the usual tools, I also vacuum sealed two of my 9mm pistols with three fully loaded clips for each one as part of the cache. Since then, I moved three times in the last 20 years since and those two pistols are still in their vacuum packs just as tightly as the day I sealed them. I also made bricks of spare 9mm ammo too.
Currently, I have a Pelican Footlocker that's full of my vehicle bugout equipment and it's packed with a few items that I originally vacuum sealed 20 years ago.
A few years ago, while rotating my stock, I opened the ammo bricks to cycle them out and that 20yo ammo was perfectly fine. I don't have any doubt about the reliability of the two vacuum sealed pistols and spare clips or their ammo.
However, when my vacuum sealer broke, I never thought about replacing it since everything I wanted to seal was already sealed. Now that I live in a moist and humid climate, I think it's about time I rethink it and start rebuilding my cache. I have a few pieces of equipment that will probably be more reliable and live longer if they were vacuum sealed.
Great video CP, thanks for sharing!
storing fully loaded magazines are a def no no.the springs compress over time and functionality becomes compromised
I liked your comment because I've heard that several times before. But these aren't cheap hardware. One of the reasons why I chose these two Glocks to store are for their high production value from 20 years ago.
But, I'm testing out that theory today. I'm at the store right now buying a new vacuum sealer and I'm going to unpack those two and cycle out that ammo to see how 20 years in storage affected them. I'm also going to weigh the springs against the weight of the Glocks that I didn't store and been using the last 20 years.
I'll give you an update on how it worked out here in this comment thread in a few hours after some range time.
Horror Amino def would be value added info .let me know how it works out
I'm curious also
Horror Amino .. I am curious too
Adorable hearing the kiddos in the background. It is all about helping our children.
Pointless to save a single person, the point is to save our families should things get rough.
Maybe a silly idear but if you have trouble saving you can vacpac cash for storage, secure for water dmg and the trouble of unpacking prevents impulse spending
David Honing Unless you're like the rest of the world which uses polymer notes for obvious reasons ;) But for US citizens sure.
David Honing not silly at all. Vac your Stack as they say :D. when wondering what to seal and what not, i lean towards the "why not" school of thought. Just dont vac the sack. Second degree burn strip. I heard.
That's what the guy on the show Ozark needed to do. ...money launderers tip. Seriously though...
Yes, the cash on hand in case of emergency vacuum seal and bury in the ground by a fence post, mabey some silver coins too.
That's a great idea, vakpacking cash. I'd probably put it in mylar as most denominations are microchipped for tracking purposes. Thanks for the great tip!
@@TheStaniG On Breaking Bad, when the money in the ground had rotted, how excited do you think the creators of that money were watching it vanish from existence!
Recommendation for vacuum sealing ammunition:
1) seal in the boxes
2) double bag the ammo (they poke holes even at slow speed).
And throw in your me of the silica packets that come in your medication bottles, etc.
Years ago, when I just started using the FoodSaver, I vacuumed cat food in a 'bag'. Didn't put too much priority on it, and put it on a shelf in the garage. Mice found it and chewed into it. Lesson learned; everything goes in a 'jar' now. Yes it cost a little more, but last longer, and re-usable, stack-able, less likely to leak.
Love the PVC cache reference.
"As long as you want"
pew pew
Hi! When sealing the toilet paper and the first aide kit, probably a lot of other things...include a ziplock bag before you seal it up! Then you can store the items and keep them water resistant.
Exactly right -- QuickClot does not ever expire as long as it is sealed, because it's hydroscopic (hygroscopic). It staunches bleading by absorption, so it's going to work 100 years from now, as long as it's still dry.
I have three points. 1) I wash out potato chip bags (they're mylar). If I use them for food storage, I put the food into a Ziploc, then into the potato chip bag and use a crimper. 2) When I put up water for storage, I put a couple of drops of ammonia bleach per liter. 3) Don't vacuum seal clothing for your bug out bag. Compress it as much as you can by hand, into a Ziploc bag. Besides keeping it dry, the air you're not able to remove enables you to use your bug out bag as a floatation device if you have to cross a river or other body of water.
I V.Sealed the Wife : I do plan on using her later
Something that wasn't mentioned here is every day over the counter pain medication, cold medication, anti nausea and any others that you may need should you begin to feel unwell. Also, Benadryl and hay fever/ allergy medication. A high quality multivitamin may also be a good idea.
This was very informative and practical.
Stellar presentation again Canadian Prepper.
I've just begun my prepping journey
mid Sept. Now I have 60lbs of meat and
20 lbs of shelf food.
I saw thousands of people waiting in their vehicles for food on tv. They couldn't even move for three hours. That happened in NJ and TX last summer, but it could have been anywhere in the country. It broke my heart. I never want to be in that situation. If anyone is in need during the next Emergency, I will be able to help them.
Excellent tool. Note for backpacking/cacheing: for items to be reused but still needing a degree of waterproofness, first place object in a ziplock, then seal inside another heat seal vacuum bag. The outer vacuum bag will take the wear and tear, and once opened you’ll have the ziplock bag there ready to continue further duty waterproofing said object.
This is one thing I was waiting for! I just ordered food dehydrating machine and sealing machine! This was right on time! Thank you for your time!👍🇺🇸
Got a good one for ya. Seal both ends on an empty reg. Vac. bag You can cut a corner off when needed and carry water. Reg. vacuum seals back with a lighter or back edge hot knife 😊
I vacuum seal my preps in mason jars using the attachments.🙌🙌🙌
I put rice and pasta in freezer first to kill off any bugs that may be in there. Bring to room temperature then seal them in jars.
Lynn Lamont just wondering if you also have to freeze oatmeal, grits and egg noodles.
Lynn Lamont I’ve never seen a real vacuum system in my life and will start researching as I can’t live without rice lol. Is there a specific brand that comes with attachments for mason jars? Or do you buy the attachments separately?
Niracomex you have to buy attachments separate
You know why the Walrus went to the Tupperware party?
He was looking for a tight seal
+Scott Murphy you nasty
Canadian Prepper just passing on terrible dad jokes. I used to wrap all my deer/ moose meat on trays but since i reduced my eating of red meat, alot of it was goting bad. Food sealers are a god send in keeping food.
A mechanic's driving down the road and sees a guy with a car full of penguins. He pulls over and asked, "What's the trouble"? The guy with the penguins says, "Well, we went out for ice cream and then we decided to go to the beach when this happened." So, the mechanic checks under the hood. He looks up at the guy and says, "It looks like you blew a seal", and the guy says, "It's just ice cream, I swear"!
lol
Ba dumdum TISS
I was just thinking, if you buy frozen meals, as I do for convenience, (I live alone), if you take the meal out of all the packaging it comes in and just write on the bag what it is, it will save a lot of space in your freezer. I vacuum seal mu cooked dog food and it allows me to flatten it out leaving me with a much smaller pack than just putting it in a ziplock bag.
Since you mentioned PVC pipe and having a second barrier, I'd like to toss in my 2¢. As a numismatist (coin collector) I know that being around PVC for an extended period of time is harmful to coins. Apparently it gives off vapors that then condense on metal surfaces and leave a sticky substance behind. I'm not sure how harmful it is to other things.
A numismatist tossing in two cents... 🤔
If you vacuum packed your coins you could leave them in the PVC for your lifetime and there would never be a problem.
My husband thought I was nuts for vacuum sealing matches and toothpicks! He'll not be laughing when SHTF!!!
If I *REALLY* wanted to make something secure for the long term, I might toss in a silica gel pack, too.
no need to what ever gets sealed is rock hard, no air.
no need to what ever gets sealed is rock hard, no air.
D33Lux if your dealing something with a hollow cavity in it, it can’t take out all the air so a oxygen absorber and a silica pack is a good shout, (if you sealed a handgun the barrel would still have air in it as it wouldn’t be able to get in the hollow areas)
you always make sure you dehydrate everything before sealing in a vacuum bag. No moisture no life. I have 24/7 a dehumidifier in my workshop and make sure it's doesn't get above 55%.
Dried and vacuum sealed fruits, vegetables, starches and meats. That's a real start.
CP, would you be willing to make a favorite meal, dry it and seal it? That way everyone could see the process for camping and general prepping.
That would be a good video 👍
Careful with lithiums, dont seal tight or they will leak. Lost about 10 CR123’s that way.
I vacuum sealed an entire AR. Actually I double sealed it and buried it somewhere on my 30 acres. Along with 1000 rounds.... er, I mean I accidentally dropped em of the side of my boat somewhere up the river!
sealing pain management meds antibiotics etc absolutely benefit fom vac seal....i use the heavier freezer bags ...jus sa w he mentioned meds !
Vac sealing is good for a lot of things. Just be sure to think things through. Had this conversation before. If you vac seal clothing for a pack be sure to leave room for the clothing unsealed. Once you break out the vac sealed clothing what you were wearing has to go back in the pack somewhere. Ziploc bags can help, but they will no compress the clothing as much and I doubt anyone will include a vac sealer in a pack.
Great video! One tip I got from David Paulides (Missing 411) regarding firestarter prep is to collect regular lint from your clothes dryer and mix in a little petroleum jelly / vaseline and a match into a pill bottle and he says it lights everytime. Might be good to seal up some of these as well!
I put everything that is bulky (clothes, TP) batteries (anything that needs to be waterproof) in vacuum seal bags in my search and Rescue pack. It's worked great for me for 13 years now.
I make a lot of soup and seal a lot with may sealer. I have a set of plastic containers that are the perfect size for the 8 inch bags. First, I freeze the soup in bowls then I transfer them ( without the bowls) and seal the bags. Using the Cuisinart bags, I have the option of boiling in the bag if needs be.
I vacuum sealed a sharpie and nitrite gloves to go with scissors, a tourniquet
In a tourniquet holster. I have one for my bug out bag and one for each rifle sling.
If you're shooting at someone they're probably shooting at you. Sharpies are for recording
Time a tourniquet is applied. The nitrite gloves are for protecting yourself from someone else's
Blood, if you're helping someone else.
Those vacuum sealers are addictive!!! Many things I seal I have in a open zip lock bag inside the vacuum bag, when I open it I already got a resealable storage bag for the item, The heavy duty vaccum bag can be reused or used for several other things, helps the multiple use theory.
vacpack bags of flour to keep the bugsies out. You can reuse the bags if they are clean so vac pack things in another cheapo open bag. Best things I have vacpacked for camping are...honey..vegetable spreads(margarine type)..vinegar..Home dried beef and chicken in meal sized portions..Toilet paper, kitchen paper roll. For things that are dry already, You dont really need to vacuum , only seal, so condiments should be fine without the suction. You can seal bags with an iron and tin foil. You can buy vacuum bags that require a hand operated pump for larger things like clothing and they dont need electricity .
One thing about sealing documents is to release before completely sealing tight. In some instances, the ink can be transferred if the pressure is too strong over a long period of time. An alternative would be to either wrap the document in heavy paper (such as cardstock) or place a blank page of paper between the pages. Great video! I love my Food Saver!
Perhaps use a pencil instead of a pen?
@@crazysquirrel9425 I am referring to the printer ink.
Becareful the documents you seal. For example, California dmv wouldn't accept an official birth certificate because it was sealed. This problem forced me to get another official copy from the state. Ridiculous I know.
@@talon310calif why didn't you just break the seal?
@buttonsf3293 perhaps it was my fault, but the seal tore the original document.
I am beginning to restore old probably rusty tool's such as small hammers and a non powered drills. Vacuum sealing them when they have been restored and cleaned would be great for grid down times. That way the tool's can even be buried in a cash somewhere.
Actually water expands when it freezes so if you're vacuum sealing it in it's frozen state you don't have to worry about expansion.
Logical Nerd , isnt water the only liquid to do that?
Logical Nerd you are correct sir I had a brain fart there!
Careful not to trap air in your ice though... There are ways to make very pure ice, but it would be very hard to keep it sterile while doing so...
Ice-cubes... BRILLIANT!!!
I thought the oxygen comment was amusing though, being H2O.
Actually, the maximum density of water is at 3.98 °C (39.16 °F) But its correct for most other stuff.
Almost all known substances undergo thermal expansion in response to heating, meaning that a given mass of substance contracts to a low volume at low temperatures, when little thermal energy is present. Substances, especially fluids in which intermolecular forces are weak, also undergo compression upon the application of pressure. Nearly all substances therefore reach a density maximum at very low temperatures and very high pressures, characteristic properties of the solid state of matter.
socratic.org/questions/why-is-the-maximum-density-of-water-at-4-c
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximum_density
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Properties_of_water#Density_of_water_and_ice
Guessing vacuum pack money/ bills since they get wet! $$$. Pet food? Coffee/tea/hot chocolate etc . Extra set of keys flashlight if not waterproof! Emergency radio etc. basically anything you don’t want to get wet! 😎
Vacuum sealing medication is fine, but make sure you know what is in the bag. Putting a piece of the box label in the bag before sealing would help.
Note on the meds: you introduce oxygen and moisture (and bacteria) when you open the bottle. It is better to vacuum seal the bottle than to take them out and seal them. Also, capsules are made from gelatin, and you could open that up to a package of fish mox powder
Disposable lighters!!!! You can sometimes buy them in cheap boxes of 100 or such. Maybe 20% would fail somehow. None the less there then still is the fluid inside. Everybody that has smoked anything in life, probably once has used one lighter to ignite the other. But the point is, there will be MANY people that have no ideas how to make fire. You can sell/trade them, as you still have 600 or so. I do smoke but I've got a box full of old lighters that still work. Mostly the 'expensive' BIC lighters, but I bought a box of 50 recently for a nice price. Now they are worth near to nothing, but when you would need it.... priceless.
Its 2020. Its time to unseal all 17 items. The SHTF has started.
Relax
@@sergeymaguire7794 what are you yapping about
@@sergeymaguire7794 and then?
17 indeed.
Isn’t 17 a code? Ever wonder why trump keeps saying the 1917 flu epidemic?
Sealing ferrocerium rods (Ferro rods) is a very good idea especially if you live along a coast and will be around salt water. Salt water can destroy them.
For 'TP', yeah, we also use the 'compressed towels', but save those more for 'on the go' / hunting / fishing expeditions - for 'base camp', we decided to Vacuum seal 160 ct Packs of 6" x 6" Napkins in those 'clothes saver' bags (which you seal with a vacuum cleaner) So, in a space of about 24" x 15" x 1.5" (think 'thin seat cushion' size) there's 1,920 napkins - at 5x Per 'bum' / Day, that's a Year's supply in One 'brick'.. x6 'bricks' (about the size / thickness of a 'couch cushion') that's over 11,500 napkins in a MUCH more compact space than the equivalent amount of TP (especially since a typical Napkin will have about 4x as many 'sheets' (going by surface area..) as the same surface area of One sheet of TP.. ) Fwiw..
I also LOVE the FoodSaver and use it every day, several times a day! The resealable bags work great for those foods you want to grab out of the freezer (like mini-cheesecakes, bacon grease, muffin-sized ground meats, etc) and the heal-sealed ones work great for portions of meals (freeze the portions first or they will get flattened). Each time I cut the heat sealed portion off, I can still use the bag again and again, until there is not enough left to heat seal, so I get at least 3 uses out of each heat-sealed bag. It's quite economical to get a big block of cheese, cut it and heat-seal the portion; they freeze well.
I've always known better but never got started. Well I'm on it now. Got my food saver and I'm starting with SHTF basics. Then doing daily items and so on to help beat the rising prices.
If you make a couple cuts in the sides to facilitate tearing, (just stay in the seam) it will make your first aid kits have easy tear away access.
Vacuum sealing ammunition is very beneficial. Aside from liquid water damaging bullets is simple humidity. A high humidity will start corrosion around the primer.
Lead oxide is also a problem with long term storage. If you go the the NRA museum in Northern Virginia you will see a lot of old ammunition. The lead has turned a powdery Grey. The bullets have swollen and split the case.
Vacuum seal and add an oxygen absorbent is not a bad idea.
A few things about Vac sealing I've found. I also have a 5 deck food dehydrator that works amazingly well and removes virtually all the moisture. I found out right away that for dehydrating say tomatoes or similar veggies, they need to be sliced evenly for them to finish all at the same time. I bought an electric slicer (deli style) at Princess Auto for 99 bucks and it solves the drying problem as everything finishes at the same time. (Don't bother with the manual slicers as they are a total PITA to use). Great video CP as the whole idea of long term food storage can now be done at home and can save you a ton of money. The results are comparable to the ultra expensive alternative of freeze drying.
Fish Mox is required to be more pure than the Amoxicillin we take. Doctors and pharmacists have written that medicines 10 years out of date still retains 90 to 95 percent of it’s strength.
On vacuum sealing the medication... Why not include the container & lid so that you have something to keep the medication in after breaking the vacuum seal? Just a thought.
Great video 👍
I would wrap a washcloth around the bottle first to protect from puncturing the bag.
With the first aid kit for example. You could place a ziplock bag or grip seal bag as it’s called here in the UK into the kit so when it’s opened you have a bag to seal it back up thanks john
Also I forgot to tell you because of the you I bought that big freeze dryer that's made here in Utah I live here in Utah so it was easy for me to get it but the pricing wow ! but I'll tell you what I've already probably down a Year's worth of food just in the last 6 weeks Thanks again. 👍👍
Something else you should consider sealing is instant coffee and powdered drink mixes. If SHTF you may want something to drink other than water the whole time.
Like you have talked about having in your bag, I would seal small hardware supplies for long term storage. Nails, screws, bolts, ect. will be need at some point to start the rebuilding process. The sealing would greatly protect against things like rust. Just don't how to best seal such items because of the sharp edges/end. Maybe inside a cloth or heavy plastic bag would work.
Why would anyone vacuum seal nails and screws? The sharp points would eventually poke holes in the plastic anyway.
For hardware you could just store it in wax or oil, or a combination of. This method has been used for decades, if not centuries. Look up cosmolene. The down side to this is guns must be cleaned of it before use, but I don't know why you would need to clean it off of hardware.
As far as writing instruments go, I've always carried a nitrogen-charged pen, since I was about 12, and I found one at the Ontario Science Center. Hit SpacePen.ca and choose the one(s) you like best, and make sure to snag a bunch of refills! With a 100 year estimated shelf life, that's REALLY a no-brainer! If you leave it on the dash in the hot sun, it does NOT melt and leave a puddle of ink on the dash! If you leave it in the glove box in the middle of winter, it does NOT freeze, and it is instantly usable, without fumbling around for a lighter to melt the ink!
I personally prefer the bullet pens, as I think they're weighted and balanced very nicely, you can carry one in your pocket or bag in a smaller-than-average form factor, and it expands to a full-sized pen when it comes time to use it.
NOTE: Get yours engraved! Getting a few for family? Get THEM engraved as well! If you don't do that, my experience tells me that they seem to "spontaneously dematerialize or slip into other timelines/dimensions" without any warning...but for some reason, with just getting your name engraved on it, I've somehow managed to completely prevent "interdimensional/time-slippage pen losses", and I've kept the same pen for 30 years now! Interesting how that works, innit? \\=^D
Never vacuum seal English muffins (or bread). I ruined some perfectly good English Muffins by vacuum packing them and then putting them in the freezer. They were still edible but they never resumed their fluffy appearance after I thawed them out. Oh well - sometimes I need to learn the hard way.
I picture little tiny tortillas. LOL
Freeze them first, then vacuum seal. It works great and doesn't smash soft items. Works for fruit/berries also.
Good thinking, John. Then, take them out of the vacuum bag before thawing. Where there's a will, etc.
Gauze, medical tools like forceps, blades dental tools, etc (after they are cleaned, boiled, dried do not touch with bare hands to keep sterile)
Great Vid CP but, never vacuum seal ammunition. Over time you will slowly transfer that vacuum to the interior of the cartridge. Not a big deal until you open it. Then, again, over time the cartridge will draw outside air in--not good if that air happens to be moist. Also, I've witnessed a few damaged primers with shotgun ammo--click no boom. Better way? Add a small desiccant, apply vacuum until air is just drawn out and seal.
So.. don't vacuum seal it, just vacuum seal it.
take a beach towel, fold in half then in half again. put a hand towel, face cloth, bar soap, mini shampoo, tooth paste[brush[ and put in middle of towel and roll it all together tightly then slide it into a vacuum sealer bag and vacuum and seal. all toiletries in one bag.
Great Vid, as always.
I did a test with empty rifle cases, to see it there would be any corrosion or moisture, using mylar bags. I put a dozen empty cases in each bag, after wiping them clean (no acid or moisture from my hands, wore disposable gloves while I did the test. I used the exact same vac machine as yours, and then used a hair-straighter too to be sure it was completely heat sealed. I put two bags into an ABS 4" pipe 2' long with clean-out threaded caps each end. once the bags were in the bottom of the tube (i auger the tubes into the ground in hidden places along my fence lines, where i have a method to find them easily again).
I dug up the test tube last week, since we had a good thaw, making it easy to get at the top of the tube. Those cases right now look exactly like the day I put them in the tube, and no moisture in the mylar bags, a little bit of frost stuck to the inside very top of the ABS tube near the clean out cap. To be sure, for long term, I would consider filling the tube with mineral oil, light motor oil or 100% rubbing alcohol to displace any possible condensation from temperature changes, and put the sealed mylar bags in the liquid. Just my take on it.
Keep up the great work, were watching.
Pool chlorine. Makes great water purifier but gives off corrosive fumes that destroy all metal items in your pack. These will penetrate a "sealed" bottle.
All the same, double bag it to make sure.
If you vacuum pack a pistol, or a rifle, or ammo still in the box, or medication still in a pill bottle, etc., there will still be some air inside the bag. So it is imperative that you include a MOISTURE ABSORBING SILICONE DESICCANT PACK inside the bag to absorb any moisture in the air. Otherwise, over time, you might get RUST or MOLD or corrosion. When you seal out moisture, you also simultaneously seal in moisture as well. Desiccant packs are very inexpensive and well worth the extra, but necessary, step. Canadian Prepper not mentioning desiccation protection was a major omission, in my opinion.
I was wondering the same thing since it is NOT a "hard" vacuum. Personally, I always add a desiccant and an O2 absorbent, they are cheap; and better safe than sorry.
Tygrr, Right, both moisture and oxygen considerations, but O2 absorbers are only needed for food items, while desiccants packs are seldom used in food.
Actually, he does mention using moisture absorbers. I think it was when he was doing the medical stuff? Can't remember, but perhaps it wasn't touched on clearly enough for its value/ necessity.
Oh sealing medication first I've heard or thought of that, will it be good to do Tylenol and Motrin pills? Will it prolng the life??
FYI. Instant potatoes make a great improvised clotting agent.
I’d love to see you address long term prep and bug out gearing up specific to women’s needs (I don’t see that often enough!), and especially for families with infants.
Check out "dropforgesurvival" his wife's channel is "outdoormama" i think but she made a video about woman's hygiene in the wilderness. I didn't watch it however it might be what you are looking for.
There is no point, the only thing a woman needs is a man
If you vacuum sealed that, he can not provide for you
Just keep watching and choose your man wisely.
@@babcockglobalinc3625 cringe
I dont see any differences between womans needs and anyone elses. I dont feel the need to get special mentions or special treatment. I would imagine that "Womens items" vacuum pack exactly the same as mens??
@@babcockglobalinc3625 I really diasagree with that on so many levels whilst agreeing that women dont need anything that would require "special" vacuum packing. However, having said that, vacuum packed men sound good...😜
A nather Idea is to vacuum seal blanket and big items by using your vacuum cleaner and storage bags and as all-ways use oxide for long time storage
I'd be pretty sure those that don't like plastic they probably not like starving and seeing their family starving a whole lot less
Its called canning. Time tested and chem free.
I agree because I use plastic and I don't like it but after watching this CP vid , I am going to go to mylar bags and such . I thank GOD that I came across CP on youtube . . .
Thank you for the great idea! I just vacuum sealed about everything in my INCH bag. No more snares and fishing line getting all tangled up in things! I was also able to seal modules together to keep organized. Keep up the good work CP
Items to vacuum seal....an extra pair
scissors, knives...prevent rust
First wrap in cloth
ssd and memory cards and thumb drives containing critical info. Spare power adapters for your laptops phones and tablets. Boxes of letter sized paper. Get a portable printer+scanner. Get a dedicated GPS navigation unit. Spare phone batteries and a phone with swappable batteries.
I think you can use Mylar bags with the food saver if you put a couple pieces of paper towel along the opening, Rose Red Homestead demonstrated this in one of her videos
Won't the paper towel compromise the seal over time?
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I vacuum packed all of my ammo back in 1999 (pre Y2K LOL) and approximately 25% of the Foodsaver bags had lost seal or had some problems which I noted this year when going through everything.
Ammo I had packed using a “CHAMBER” type vacuum sealer in 2007 had nearly 0% loss of seal or issues.
The sealer is a bit more than the FoodSaver, but it is SOLID (75lbs) and uses any standard poly bags up to 10mil thick.
(Foodsaver bags have a thickness of 3mil.
I lalways pack silica gel desiccant packets inside the bags and keep all sealed ammo in steel 50cal ammo cans.
Also…just a thought.. the Vevor brand “chamber” sealers are EXCELLENT quality items and well built for Chinesium.
It was around $400 delivered (weight was over 75lbs so make sure to have a sturdy table or surface to hold it.
Thanks CP
I saw the thumbnail and thought it said “top things to steal” lol
I've actually vacuum sealed cash, in small bills, in bundles of $50 & $100.00, and hid them in my freezer in case of a natural disaster, or in case of SHTF. That way I had cash in the house, but only a couple of family members knew where to find it in the case of one of those 2 events.
Pencils. Pens that I tried bleed out. Vac a pack of pencils/w a pack of paper and sharpener.
Very late to the party. But I've found I can vacuum seal a change of clothes and extra socks. It lives I'm my firefighting bad. I've only had yo use it twice but I was really glad I had it when I needed it
Guys you should invest in machining. Just so you can make anything you need in the future
When sealing medications. Put something (labels or instructions) in with the pills to identify the medication 💊!
I"ve got that foodsaver. It works great, and has a large variety of bag options. I've "saved" everything with it, from fatwood shavings to survival gear to ammo to next weeks dinner. Most of all, for long term food prep storage. Thanks for sharing, keep up the good work!
How the shelf life for food? I did some coffee and chocolate, trail mix and beef jerky for snacks onto my mre. Little bit more almost everyday my friend.
I sealed away, or EMP protected some items. 4- 2 way radios, a AM/FM/SW/Weather/Police solar/crank radio. A multi meter, and a Portable DVD Player w/ TV Tuner. 12v DC/115 volt AC
Made my Faraday cage from aluminum foil and Dollar store foam board. 5 layers of each. Then covered with heavy duty cardboard.
Using the mylar bags are also good to keep light out and away from the food for long periods. You didn't mention that but saw that in an ad before I saw your video. I like all that you said though.
Canadian Prepper- you kept saying a "crimper" when speaking about the second step in sealing the mylar bags, but I think what you really mean (and appear to be using) using a straightener. These are different tools and have quite different results!
Thanks for the vids.
I like to vacuum seal everything too, there's something incredibly satisfying about it :-)))
*VACUUM SEAL EVERYTHING*
Food
Clothes
Tools
Guns
Ammo
Toilet paper
Neighbors cat
Cigarettes
Helium
I like to bag seel my semen so when shtf I can insert my semen to the women left and reproduce myself.
refrigerator that shit homeboy
Glad you said that…. I thought I was the only one with that OCD!
Wrap and pad anything with a prominent edge , especially weapons, before vacuum packaging. The atmospheric pressure will press the plastic against an edge until it breaks through even Mylar. May take months but it will cause failure.