The Ultimate Survival Food: Rice in Mylar 101

Mylar bags and rice is the cheapest, most practical prepping food every prepper should have several buckets of. I provide a fast
tutorial on how to store rice for 30 + years. This is but one method that requires a few tools, the tools pay themselves off quickly in bulk purchases. If you want to use this method than you get pick up what you need below.I use the smaller mylar bags because its much easier to work with and makes more sense when you go to actually use it. SUPPORT THE CHANNEL BY GEARING UP BELOW!
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[@RealNewsChannel]

Rice is the number one source of cheap, storable and easy to prepare food..... Dried beans are next... bulk sugar is next..... True, it's not the most healthy diet, but form a survival perspective, they can't be beat...... these foods can buy you time until you can grow, hunt and scavenge a healthier menu....

[@EdShrekan]

rice and beans are the most healthy foods, no need to hunt if you have plenty...

[@tomm3869]

Thank You Canadian Prepper. In the US, from the Mormons, we have a good source of different long-term storage foods. They actually fill their #10 cans, unlike most vendors and you can buy a case of 6 full cans of rice, or beans, oats, etc., inexpensively, with free shipping from them. Look up LDS and keyword oats or rice or whatever and you will quickly find their site. Rice and beans in #10 cans actually has an unknown shelf life, they say 25 or 30 years, but in reality, people have popped cans from the 1970's and had no problems.

[@marka.200]

They are still there, lots of selection, and they sell mylar bags and oxygen removal packets etc. Nice.

[@prepperrover3008]

This is the 1st video I have seen where someone uses a vacuum seal in conjunction with the mylar bag. Excellent video. Thumbs up!

[@researcherextraordinaire8867]

I packaged my white rice in 5 gal. mylar bags to save time and money. I sealed the opening with a clothes iron and a 2x4. After ironing all but the last 2 inches or so, I stuffed an oxygen absorber into the bag. Then I ironed the remaining 2" opening to a plastic straw's width. After sucking out the oxygen through a straw with my lips I removed the straw, immediately pressed my thumb down on the small opening and ironed the opening shut immediately after removing my thumb. Worked like a champ. I have periodically inspected the seals and the bags show now signs of leakage.

[@rocketgranny2261]

Because of space considerations, I have opted to use Mason-Jars for grains storage: 1-Mason Jar, 1 hand-held vacuum sealer ($27.99) , 1-Wide Mouth Jar sealer ($9.00). The item descriptions don't say this but the little hand-held unit works just as well to vacuum air out of a mason jar. Just fill the Mason jar with your product, cover the top with the flat canning lid (the one with the red-stuff on the underside) fit the jar sealer "hat" on top and carefully position the hand-held vacuum sealer on the little hole at the top of the "hat" and turn it on for 15-30 seconds. When done, remove the "hat" and if it was a good seal, the canning lid will be indented, i.e., all air removed from the jar. There are 2 versions of hand-held sealers: battery and AC. Also, there are 2 versions of the jar sealer "hat": regular mouth and wide mouth. There's also a manual pump gizmo that I've used once on a food saver bag. Takes a lot of pumping, but if there no other alternatives? I'm sure it will be a welcome item. Item: FoodSaver FSFRSH0055 FreshSaver Handheld Vacuum-Sealing System by FoodSaver Price: 27.99 Link: www.amazon.com/FoodSaver-FSFRSH0055-FreshSaver-Handheld-Vacuum-Sealing/dp/B002NGNBR8/ref=sr_1_3?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1477863562&sr=1-3&keywords=foodsaver+handheld+vacuum Item: FoodSaver Wide-Mouth Jar Sealer Price: 8.37 Link: www.amazon.com/dp/B00005TN7H/ref=twister_B0186YKIQ2?_encoding=UTF8&th=1

[@PREPFORIT]

Added to Survival playlist. 30 yr shelf life is a great stress reliever !!

[@TheMadManPlace]

Great video - if you only want (or can for whatever reason) do one prep then this is it. Mylar bags, oxygen absorbers and sealers may be out of reach financially so here are alternatives : Use plastic juice bottles - the ones with the wide openings - wash out and dry - holds enough rice for at least 2 to 3 days. These store easily, are water tight and virtually indestructible and can be used as water storage once emptied. Unfortunately mylar can easily be punctured - it takes a lot more to puncture these bottles. Write the date on them to help with efficient rotation. Add a stock block or 2 before sealing - rice can be bland, this will definitely help in the taste department. A home made oxygen absorber may or may not be as effective as the store bought ones but they cost pennies to make. Take FINE steel wool, make into 13mm balls, wrap in light material covering so that the steel wool does not "escape" and when placing it in the bottle, give it a good crush and LESS than 1 drop of water, put in bottle and seal bottle. The theory is that the steel wool rusts (the water starts the process) and absorbs the oxygen - some swear by this method while others maintain that it is "junk science" - you make up your mind... The nice thing is that the bottles are light, cost is absolutely minimal, a weeks worth of "rationed" food can easily be stuffed into a plastic bag if you hit an emergency evacuation / get out of Dodge situation and can be "hidden" just about anywhere - even in a hole in the garden. And don't forget to put some in your vehicle - just in case....

[@simontrangmar4537]

Dear cp.. The internal air tube and additional hair tong seal are excellent ideas... Thanks for that

[@CanadianPrepper]

All learned from other fellow preppers on youtube

[@piskuljkopisljkuljkovic5294]

Great Video clip! Forgive me for the intrusion, I would appreciate your initial thoughts. Have you thought about - Franaar Spies Control Formula (just google it)? It is a great one off product for learning how to make the ultimate survival food minus the normal expense. Ive heard some incredible things about it and my good mate called Gray finally got astronomical results with it.

[@a420man2]

I get square buckets from Save-On Foods deli for free. They hold a greater volume.

[@SilenceFriction1]

We do this regularly. Buy in bulk. Short term package what we will use soon enough, usually 1/3 to 1/2 of the product, and long term package the remainder. When we need more product for short term use, repeat process. This month we will be getting 13 bean soup mix (one of our favorites), split peas, and barley, as our short term storage is low. It doesn't take long to have months and months of food stored using this method.

[@ShinobiHOG]

One great thing about being 1/4 Japanese and growing up with a large Japanese influence in my house is that I love rice. Raw egg with some soy sauce and rice is a damn good breakfast. My nephew actually ate that every morning before school. Glad the heritage has been passed on....

[@wreid4995]

very true. I use vacuum bags and sealed buckets

[@VictoryOrValhalla14]

Excellent. More videos/tutorials like this please.

[@sawdustandsurvival]

Thank you so much for showing us this! I currently live in a small house and have intentionally took a risk of depleting my food preps due to most of them nearing expiry and as I'm moving to a much bigger home (my wife and I had no kids when we bought this place) I thought I'd wait until I started building my food preps again. When I do I'll definitely use this method! Thank you. Andy

[@ImASurvivorNThriver]

We also use quart and half gallon sized glass mason jars to store rice, beans, flour, sugar, salt, etc... Since we water bath and pressure can and already have the jars on hand, we use up the space inside of the jars to lessen the need to buy more buckets and extra supplies to seal up that food inside of the buckets.

[@kan-zee]

Outstanding !! Can you flip out a vid on bucket storage of a variety of multiple meals ?? ex...One bucket with rice , dehydrated veggies, soups, meat (pemmican) , etc...?? would like to view your choices for a good healthy prepp bucket. cheers

[@warmongerel9743]

I've always wondered why no one sells textured mylar bags that will work with a vac sealer. I understand that most sealers don't get hot enough, so maybe they could invent one hot enough for mylar, too? There's a million dollar idea for someone. You're welcome. ;-)

[@ronicarbine8723]

4 years latter lol they do i found some on ebay.

[@The_Healing_Facilitator]

@@ronicarbine8723 very expensive though right?

[@MarvelousCards]

Excellent and straight to the point and motivating video brother. Of course rice is the ultimate food for bucketing and great for it's longevity and perfect for shtf but I've been researching into how to add extra vitamins and minerals to it by storing super food green powders to last longer. I'm thinking of maybe adding a few mini packets of Hemp, turmeric, or cayenne powders for the amazing health benefits. Quinoa is also a great alternative loaded with protein, carbs, vitamins minerals, etc compared to rice but of course the shelf life is low. I'm still wondering how long it would last if stored the same way. Might be worth it bucketing some quinoa for some shorter-mid term shtf. I'm in the process of a move but as soon as I get settled I'm gonna put a few buckets together myself. Thanks for the video. 👍

[@robertscruton2941]

This is a great how to/DIY vid and could be a great series.... After watching your "anti subscription box" vid I recalled this vid and decided to fill 6-8+ buckets as my 2017 goal. Great job as always CP!

[@glen1arthur]

Cool and timely bro, we just bought a new vacuum sealer commercial grade it was about $550 mark down to about $300 Canadian. Thanks for the tip of the ribbed bag to get more air out. I will see if extra sealing is needed with our new VS I know our old one would have needed it.

[@CanadianPrepper]

The mylar cant seal without it because its smooth, there is a company that makes mylar bags that are made for vacuum sealers but are more expensive I think theyre made by mormon cannery but you might want to google it

[@brianwoodward4855]

I saw an older video from Full Spectrum Survival about cooking rice and he mentioned saving the water rinsing enriched rice and drinking it rather than letting it go to waste. The starchy water is a little thicker than plain water. So, a thought came to mind about using that water for shakes instead of milk, and I tried it with chocolate breakfast meal powder (carnation instant breakfast packets) and it worked great. Try it if you don't want that vitamin enriched rice water going to waste. It will wotk well on stretching the powdered milk and keeps the rice from getting as sticky. I heated the rice first stirring it to get the water good and starchy. The warm water dissolves the powder better. Once chilled, it's great. Making the most use of limited water supplies is a consideration. Anyway, I rinse my rice, and this is my new thing instead of wasting that water.

[@wjf213]

Good video. I used to do it like this myself, but I've changed my method now due to the fact that the sharp edges of the rice tends to poke tiny holes in the mylar bag, because the O2 absorbers REALLY puts A LOT of stress on the bags when it tries to remove all the O2 from inside. This has happened to me more than once over the years, and we've been doing this whole prepping thing since the 50's in my family. It's just a way of life I grew up with and took over in the 80's. Here's how I do it now. Rent a bottle of nitrogen from the welding supply store. It's cheap. Take a hose from the bottle to a length of copper tubing or any rigid pipe or tubing that's clean. Set the regulator at around 5 to 15 psi. A small bottle will do around 3,000 pounds of food easily, but remember to shut off the flow between bags. Take a mylar bag and fill it with nitrogen. Just stick the tube in the bottom of the bag, stand it up, and fill it full of nitrogen. Hold a lit match towards the top of the bag and if it goes out, it's full of nitrogen and all the O2 is gone. Fill it with food while the tube is still inside the bag and flushing out O2. Once the bag is full of food, I like to move the tube around and flush the corners and wherever, just to make sure I get as much O2 out as possible. Check with a match again. Fill another bag with nitrogen, and now open your O2 absorbers and dump them in that nitrogen filled bag. The nitrogen is heavier than O2 so it will stay inside at the bottom. Just check from time to time with a match as you reach in and out getting what you need for absorbers, just to make sure it's full and add more nitrogen as needed. Your O2 absorbers are now in an O2 free environment and you do not have to work like a mad man, and can take your time and make sure you're doing things correctly. Throw in your O2 absorbers with the food. Lay a 2x6 down and lay the edge of the bag flat on the board. I have several 2x6's on top of each other so it equals the height of the full bag laying on its side, so it's easy for everything to lay flat and line up for sealing. Have a cloths iron set on the wool setting and seal the bag, but leave a small opening towards the end, and then squeeze out any excess nitrogen from the bag, and then seal it shut. I make about a 2-3 inch, 5-8cm, wide seal with the iron. You'll get the feel of using the iron and when it's sealing the bag, but not quite melting through the bag or sticking to the bag. I squeeze out the excess only because of storage room inside 5 gallon buckets. The O2 absorbers will remove any residual O2 inside the bag, without putting huge stresses on the bag and poking holes in it. The bag is now neutral with the outside environment, instead of having a vacuum. This keeps the outside air from trying to get in for the life of the bag, but at the same time, it has zero O2 inside the bag, and the bag is not rock hard and under stress. This is how I do it now, but what the hell do I know. Everyone has to do what they feel is best for them and their survival. Keep up the great work.

[@CanadianPrepper]

If you have been doing it that long than I am in no position to challenge your method, I may have to learn the hard way! I wonder if the issue could be mitigated by simply not adding oxygen absorbers?

[@wjf213]

Oh no, you have to get the O2 out of there and if you do not have nitrogen, so use the O2 absorbers if you don't have nitrogen. I use both, but that's just me. I know my food has as near to zero O2 as possible, without stressing the bag. What I've done with sharp dry food that can poke holes in a mylar or vacuum bag, is I wrap the food in paper towels, and then seal it up. I use 3 layers between food and bag wall to cushion the bag from the sharp food. That works great, plus it is a way to store paper towels as well. I use this method for smaller bug out bag size food storage. It keeps the bag intact and gives me extra paper for clean up of my cook set or myself. The paper towels are new pulp and food grade to include the ink. I called the companies to ask before using this method, and every one said it's all food grade but not sterile of course. I learned the hard way myself. I sealed everything up and put them in pails and once that lid goes on the pail, who REALLY looks at every pail to pull PMCS on it on a regular basis? I know someone said some thing about bugs, and if you add in some food grade diatomaceous earth, that will take care of that problem too.

[@thermal1580]

@@wjf213 I'd be worried about moisture coming from the nitrogen bottle.

[@wjf213]

@@thermal1580 Wow, this is an older video, but never the less, a good question. I don't remember the exact figures, but in a bottle of nitrogen there's less then a couple Parts Per Million, PPM, and I'd even go so far as to say you probably have more moisture in one grain of rice, than a whole bottle of nitrogen. Now if you're talking about moisture collecting at the tip where the nitrogen is coming out, that's a non issue as well, because the pressure and speed of the nitrogen being released and introduced into the mylar bag, is way below the point where it is starting to remove heat from the metal tubing, so there is no vapor drive. If you did open up the valve to where you had that kind of pressure and flow, trust me, you'll be blowing food out of your bag. It would be no different than an airgun you use for blowing of parts or cleaning off a workshop table or something like that. Anyway, vapor drive is when moisture in the air moves from hot to cold. It's why basements smell musty most of the time. The basement is cooler than the upstairs, and so moisture is naturally attracted to the cool basement walls, and anything wet or moist, starts to get that musty smell. Same thing in the winter time, and why homes are always so dry. The moisture in the home wants to get outside where it's cooler so the vapor literally goes through the walls and that's why they have Tyvek, (don't get me started on piss poor construction technique), and why your cold drink is covered with water drops on a hot summer day, or why your garage floor is wet in the summer or the mirror is fogged up after a hot shower. All these things are cooler than the air, so moisture collects on them. I hope I helped address your concern.

[@thermal1580]

@@wjf213 well I'm satisfied. About those oxygen absorbers..I thought they ate the oxygen and replaced it with nitrogen? So why do the bags shrink so much? I just received 20 one gallon bags from Amazon two weeks ago and haven't filled them yet. I was just going to use my shop vac with a drinking straw taped to the end to suck out the air and drop in the oxygen absorber. After reading some of these comments I'm wondering if it wouldn't be better to just press most of the air out but leave them somewhat loose so that there isn't negative pressure inside the bag when the oxygen absorber does it's work. What do you think? I'm not getting a food saver or nitrogen bottle. I'm doing this on the serious cheap. Down the road I'll probably get a little more sophisticated but for now I just want to get a very basic stash put away and forget about it. I'm not planning to rotate stock either so I'm trying for the 25+ shelf life route.

[@thesurvivalist.]

survivalist heaven

[@ambertracks]

Do this also with corn kernals from a livestock feed store in 50lb bags for $10. , , , and flour , , , aftermath mix , add water n bake and u got corn bread

[@theashleighroseshow9075]

Whats aftermath mix?

[@ambertracks]

@@theashleighroseshow9075 good ques ash haha i guess it is just a name i gave it to describe the situation for when it is to be used in such a capacity

[@theashleighroseshow9075]

@@ambertracks haha 👩🏼‍🍳 Sounds clever. I think i might just try this!

[@luciferscrown5620]

Long time viewer here in WA. state U.S.A. Thanks for these type of informative videos. They are greatly appreciated.

[@resourcefulgirl]

Nice touch with the combo food saver and crimping iron. I'm not sure if that plastic bucket is food grade, it might be. Ace Hardware buckets are. Plus it looks like construction materials not food. Thats good in case you don't want it to be noticed

[@CanadianPrepper]

Youre right they are not the lids however have a solid gasket thats airtight, it will do the job for sure.

[@RealitySurvival]

Great lil hack! Thanks!

[@CVObservatory]

Great video Canadian Prepper. Thumbs up and shared.

[@ShinobiHOG]

I heard a story once that the NVA soldiers would get rationed a few lbs of rice and a live chicken every month. Think about the type of war that was and our topic of discussion. There's some lessons to learn in that story.....

[@OH8STN]

OUTSTANDING!!!! Please keep these practical videos coming or coming more frequently (plesse)! Thanks for sharing

[@CanadianPrepper]

Thanks brother I'll do my best

[@libertyraptor]

I was informed that even without all that preparation, rice will have a infinite shelf life! I read that on a government website. How long do you think rice can last if your method is not done or done improperly? Good video, Thanks!

[@canadianlad4040]

*Honey also has a indefinite shelf life.

[@CanadianPrepper]

Bent Truth & Twisted Lies youre probably right, this just seals the deal and makes it nearly pest proof.

[@libertyraptor]

Canadian Prepper I see, Thanks!

[@CanadianPrepper]

Bent Truth & Twisted Lies Apparrently there was rice found in egyptian tombs that was still edible, this just ensures it 100%

[@libertyraptor]

Canadian Prepper No joke! That's really cool! I won't feel so bad now thinking I did something wrong in my preparation. Thanks!

[@markusfinski3715]

I've got dozen sacks of rice, but have done nothing with them yet - Am hoping to do same, just not got round to doing it yet. Lentils is a good combo with rice

[@dextercharles4269]

lentils and peas dont require soaking before cooking like beans do, they are versatile, tasty and awesome.

[@ratroute8238]

MarkUs FinSki, Split peas and lentils taste good and cook in half the time beans do....good choice

[@ImASurvivorNThriver]

You could also use glass canning jars to store rice and beans or LOTS of other things in. We even store flour and sugar in ours as well. We try not to have empty cases of canning jars laying around. Why not use that space inside of the jars to fill with food instead of taking up extra space in the house? It works GREAT too!

[@LibertyGarden]

Nice weekend project.

[@josephdykes1820]

Great video. I am really enjoying your instructional videos.

[@300pzl]

you should also pack dried beans for a varied diet.

[@rayserrato9519]

Excellent video.

[@DJStyles]

Thank you. You have been a Godsend this year. You have gotten me prepared in 2020.

[@g-man1637]

Excellent Shared

[@Albioris]

would it be feasible to do the same thing in the same bucket with beans, salt, vitamins and drink mix? create a sort of variety bucket?

[@Veruca73]

Hey brother thought you should check this out if you haven't heard of it yet for your survival food repertoire. It's called Pemmican. It's a really old school food item but in a S.H.T.F. situation I think learning how to make this or having some on hand would be a solid investment of time and energy.

[@CanadianPrepper]

Indeed it was something the natives lived off in winter here, never made it though

[@Veruca73]

Neither have I but I am going to try it soon. I also like looking up old food recipes from centuries past. Don't like referencing other channels much but Jas. Townsend and Son, Inc. have a very good videos about making Pemmican and other recipes that are from a time when all most had was local produce and not what we have access to today. Thanks for being so responsive brother.

[@NeoDon1]

Great video CP, easy to follow and informative, thank You.

[@slaytanic921]

Starting my storage project soon.

[@reynaldolopez3823]

Great idea !

[@ForgingFreedomTV]

Excellent! Well done CP

[@edped79]

great job. excellent

[@RoguePreparedness]

Great video! I really like to switch out my food though and keep everything as fresh as possible. Even though I know this would remain fresh for a long time by doing this. I still like to rotate stuff out. Gives me an excuse to check our preps and eat food! lol Great info, though!

[@DreamerHind]

Have you heard of I-wrap アイラップ ? It is plastic boil in bags in Japan. Ziploc is not recommended for boiling. Red Cross likes them too. But they only sell in Japan.

[@todzilla10]

Outstanding info. Thanks for that.

[@pathopkins4500]

Very good my friend =) I did that in 1999 as well in five gallon buckets filled with nitrogen ..... this is soooo much better =)

[@FollowTheRabbitTrail]

Love your vids, it helps me to incorporate certain things at my base camps. I have a question though, would this hold the same shelf life if storing a bucket in the mountainside, or would it have a higher breakdown rate because of its environment? food storage has been limited for me at base camps because I'm afraid of having it wasted. I'm in the BC mountain ranges

[@bigchunk1]

This process works for storing dry beans as well?

[@CanadianPrepper]

Yes!

[@dextercharles4269]

you should touch on that topic of combining rice (or other grain) with legumes if you have not already. both storage and cooking and combining volumes. a lot of people ignore this because they are food snobs, but roughly 80% rice with 20% beans or lentils (by volume) gives a complete amino acid profile and even by itself will keep you relatively healthy for a very long time. it is about as economical as it gets too.

[@effervescentrelief]

I vac sealed mine with the food saver bags and then stuck it all in the freezer with an equal amount of beans saved as well.

[@dextercharles4269]

you dont need equal amounts of beans to rice - roughly 75-80% rice and 20-25% legumes.

[@randominternetguy8639]

im broke so i prep knowledge

[@clovisprojectdiy]

+STRATGIST AND FENCER put some food up. you can do it for cheap. 1 thing at a time. YOU CAN. you just start small, couple cans, box of raisins. I was positive, that I couldn't, until u started, you can.

[@commonconservative7551]

don't forget that beans can be grown in a garden.......seeds

[@effervescentrelief]

Dexter Charles Oh I know, I just bought equal amounts, like 20 lbs of rice and 20 lbs of beans at a time.

[@idratherbeoutside9880]

Awesome video thanks so much

[@chrishardeen1017]

cool video,. as a guy who uses depot buckets for many years I can say they degrade. especially in the sun. I hope I did not ruin your day. still a cool video

[@CanadianPrepper]

Fortunately they will be deep in the dark! If that does ever happen the bucket can always be changed without effecting the mylar bags.

[@chrishardeen1017]

Fair enough

[@The_Healing_Facilitator]

You are awesome! Thank you so much for sharing this tip! I tried it and it worked!

[@scdave100]

Really enjoyed this video CP!

[@albertaprepper]

Great vid CP! I bought some 18lb bags of rice at my local Costco, going to try your storage method. Where did you find those 40 pounders?

[@josephdykes1820]

ALBERTAPREPPER Go to Asian food stores and you will find a wide variety of different types of rice in different size bags. I really like Jasmine rices from Thailand. When shopping, look on the bag for a date. Sometimes it will show the year of the crop.

[@albertaprepper]

Joseph Dykes Thanks Joseph! I'll check it out.

[@EverythingThereIs]

Awesome! Thanks.

[@donnovanokoth1097]

can you be able to store soft grains, dehydrated vegetables, hard grains, flour, pasta , dehydrated fruits, gardening and sprouting seed using the same method you have illustrated

[@MrUlfang]

Outstanding.

[@wreid4995]

Big fan, love the channel. My question is this. Why not just use the oxygen reducer tablets in conjunction with regular vacuum seal bags and store them in light proof containers like those buckets you used. It seems like a waste to go that extra step when the other method would work just as well? Your thoughts?

[@CanadianPrepper]

The plastic is more porous and air gets in over time, mylar is not. To be quite honest though, its quite probable that if stored in a pest free environment with no light cool temp, you could probably just put it straight in a bucket, problem is bugs can get anywhere!

[@Shadow2084]

Great tutorial - thanks a lot!

[@johnlord8337]

Mylars, oxygen absorbers, and desiccants. Rice in all kinds of meals. The more you can get Indian Basmati rice (the old nutty, sweet smelling rice), or REAL brown rice, the better. Square buckets better volume for storing flat or squarish bags.

[@canadianlad4040]

Don't belive I've seen square buckets before, none the less, great tip and I'm on the hunt for them now! lol

[@johnlord8337]

Mentioned to other YTs, when using round buckets for food storage, go to fabric/hobby store and get the same diameter adjustable wood/plastic embroidery ring. Make mylar bagged products like cheese wedges inside ring. Pack bags inside ring, and whack/compress the air out of them, getting full compactness. Insert absorbers and desiccants. Bag lips hang outside of ring and vakpak seal. Then there is total volume storage packing inside round bucket. Especially worthy of daily/weekly meal planning food volume sizes. Many options for acquiring (US) square buckets with lids. www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=food+grade+square+buckets+with+lids www.usplastic.com/catalog/item.aspx?itemid=120979&catid=818 www.usplastic.com/catalog/item.aspx?itemid=24853&catid=818 www.usplastic.com/catalog/item.aspx?itemid=23471 www.thecarycompany.com/containers/pails/plastic/square www.industrialcontainer.com/product-category/buckets-pails-cans/square-plastic-buckets-pails/ Grainger and Uline also have the buckets, but their pricing seems bogus. Ebay and Craig's list would be wary about.

[@barryschwienteck5412]

Like the square buckets, but note that brown rice doesn't have a long storage life due to higher fat content ... it will go rancid.

[@johnlord8337]

Rancidity is not the breaking down of the fats/oils, but oxygen-burns (like freezer burn). That is why you make daily or weekly packets of food - and - use oxygen absorbers and desiccants. They stop any rancidity from happening. All the Indian and Asian whole and brown rice in burlap weave bags, we have here in SanFran, lay around in open air stores with air, humidity, heat, cold, sunlight, and seasons for months, and they are still great food. Any proper prepping of grains will keep them for decades. Could also use liquid nitrogen, or put dry ice (carbon dioxide) into packets (with absorbers pulling any oxygen from the CO2) and this will flush out any oxygen or rancidity airs. They will last.

[@barryschwienteck5412]

Sir, even in an oxygen free environment, brown rice will store a maximum of 6mos (orig packaging) to

[@ZionismIsRacism]

Mylar is a brand name for biaxially-oriented polyethylene terephthalate (BoPET) - a polyester film made from stretched polyethylene terephthalate invented by DuPont. Polyethylene terephthalate appears to be a pretty well-known endocrine disrupting chemical (EDC) (Google “polyethylene terephthalate endocrine disruptor” and read the studies). Have you ever researched the potential long-term effects of consuming food that has been stored, potentially for years, in a bag made from endocrine disrupting polyethylene terephthalate? Or is Mylar's potential EDC properties known in the prepping community and simply viewed as a necessary evil for survival? Thanks.

[@nathandeneault5778]

Nicely done sir! Thank you for this informative video!

[@prepontwowheelz69]

I did this with 120 pounds of rice... I have a question: can I leave some buckets in my bug out location? It's a cabin in north of Quebec. There is no heat for all winter... How long will it last if I leave some there?

[@MikeC-mf7dv]

The oxygen absorbers will 'absorb' 21% of the air in those bags. No need for the vacuum sealer part, just push excess air out of the bags and seal it.

[@Sullyfsx]

So I see you used white rice here. Is that the only type of rice that works or and different varieties be used?

[@prabhsimarsingh]

Hi, I love all your videos. Please make a video on cold rooms. Do’s and don’ts. Especially the high humidity in cold rooms, is it bad?

[@milyd436]

Great Video!

[@DriveShaftDrew]

good plan

[@PathinAZ]

A questions. Why the mylar instead of foodsaver bags? I have a foodsaver w/ rolls/bags. I've never had an issue of it not sealing correctly. I can understand the absorbers in combo with vacuuming sealing, as there might be a small amt of oxy still in the bag. Thanks for the vid..

[@AdamSmith-vc1vl]

Thnx, great vid👍🏻

[@justinfournier1285]

Do a review on a ready made product please!

[@danpatterson5033]

can these be stored in a place with temperature changes like a store unit or shed or will that hurt it

[@theashleighroseshow9075]

Love it thank you!!!

[@teddibear1850]

Is it necessary to freeze for 3 days first? Some say gotta get rid of potential of bugs.

[@georgemerchant5634]

I have the same question, and have searched the internet for a firm answer. Best I can find is that there's no harm in freezing it first, so I went ahead and split the big bag up into smaller zip locks and put them in the freezer just now. Ill pull them in 48 hours, let them thaw, then move them to the mylar. (Reason for the zip lock middleman is I couldn't fit the 40 lb bag in my deep freeze). I figure better safe than sorry.

[@ozzieosawamick1712]

Im just starting to prep abit. So everything is new to me. But I've heard about bugs and eggs in rice. Dont you need to kill them off before sealing the rice up?

[@mrterrylw]

Hailing from Arkansas FEMA camp - Blytheville. We aren't allowed 'Hair Straighteners' or even Food Savers. Guess I'll have to use my socks.

[@thinkforyourselfjohn3163]

Awesome video! Thank you.💗

[@suburbansentinel]

Rice is good, quinoa is better. It's much more expensive but the nutritional content is miles ahead of ordinary rice.

[@CanadianPrepper]

Indeed it is much better as its a complete protein, personally myself and the majority thinks it doesnt taste as good, the only other drawback is that the shelf life is also shorter.

[@christinearmington]

I saw a video where the rice was heated in the oven then canned. To eliminate weevils. Are they not a problem with this direct storage method?

[@jamiew2910]

Hello from Victoria, BC! Superb and well done Video, as always! Useful and the demos were very good! Here's a suggestion for a future Video I'd like to see: You review some tents-Yes, tents! For all of us living in the Various Earthquake zones, we'll need to have a tent in which to temporarily house while we wait for our Earthquake insurance to kick in (HA!) so I'd love to see you review some 4-season 4 person type tents. Could be tactical type tents, or their civilian counterparts. What say you? Anyway-Just a thought. Cheers and please keep it up! Regards-JHW

[@Zurgo-fl1kx]

What was that labeling machine?

[@usefulrandomness4446]

Why the strip of plastic for the air channel ?

[@Jklunderful]

Ever tried chief AJ's slingbow?

[@diycentral]

Now that is has been a few months since this post, have you found a better way to seal the bags? Thanks!

[@meteors63]

So where in Canada can we order bulk rice from? I'm in Alberta and the major bulk food suppliers are in Ontario. I may find a good price for rice and pinto beans but when they quote me $6000 for shipping which is 3 times the cost of the food, that's crazy! Seems I'd need to drive across Canada to pick it up myself if I want to buy from these build food suppliers. Nuts.

[@prepontwowheelz69]

Can I put pasta like soup noodles in Mylar bags with Oxy-Sorb? If I can, what would be the shelf life? Thanks… and keep on prepping guys…!

[@barterhootch5551]

I watched this video several times. very useful info. What type or brand is the labeling machine?

[@mattjkaufman]

Great video, do you use Gamma lids?

[@healthyamerican]

i want to heat my rice in the oven before bagging in mylars to kill any bugs or larvae. but i dont know how long i should wait to let the rice cool down, because im afraid there might be condensation if i do that. how should i do this. i already know about freezing the rice, but i have learned that heating rice is the best method to kill bugs. but i dont want to put hot rice in the mylar or have condensation. any help would be appreciated. thanks

[@georgeshaya2450]

Great video and tips. I saw on once a guy freeze the rice to kill bugs and such. I did the same and packaged the rice but did not wait for the rice to reach room temp and any moisture that was caused by the temp change. Do you know if botulism will form in the bag? I did use 2000 cc absorbers.

[@VideoconferencingUSA]

Nice changes to the channel from 3 years ago.

[@vermontapple]

Wont that strip of bag interfere with the mylar seal?

[@MrWolfgang2]

Should you also put a moisture silicone absorber in there too?

[@BluRidgePrepper]

again another great video from you but I do disagree with you using regular buckets and not food grade buckets due to chemical permeation and possible food contamination. but if that's all you have it is better than nothing!

[@CanadianPrepper]

BluRidgePrepper I agree Im too cheap lol

[@simontrangmar4537]

BluRidgePrepper surely once inside the Mylar bags, the rice is unaffected by the container... I'm not disagreeing with you but asking the question.. Would be very interested in comments

[@BluRidgePrepper]

Simon I cannot give you an answer based on fact or knowledge but I can give you one on my opinion. I do not know if mylar bags stop chemical permeation. the purpose of the bucket is to keep water out, the internal environment clean, rodent resistance and Easy Storage/ stack ability. food grade buckets have antimicrobial/ antibacterial properties and are generally BPA free. my opinion is why take the chance. the Canadian prepper is a very educated person and I'm sure that he's done the research and is confident that it's safe for him and his family.

[@simontrangmar4537]

Ah - penny drops - thanks for that BRP

[@colsoncustoms8994]

Don't rice and beans together make up all 9 essential amino acids? Or come really close at least?

[@SurvivalInstinctchannel]

An other great video!

[@JasonGage]

People are the ultimate survival food

[@daltonhewitt7380]

Where do you find the best prices on bulk food such as rice / beans, etc? here in Canada?