Vacuum Sealing Mylar Bags for Long-Term Food Storage (The Easy Method)

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This video shows how we go about prepping dry goods for long-term food storage. COVID showed us all just how fragile our country's current food system is, and so we have taken a more proactive role in keeping food on hand for future disasters or pandemics. We feel like it's important for individual self-sustainability to not be 100% reliant on a broken system that could fail us at the slightest upset.
If you have any questions about the process at all, you're probably not the only one thinking it. So please drop us a comment in the comment section below and we will get back to you!
Here are a few links to the products we use in this video:
Mylar Bags and O2 Absorbers: packfreshusa.com/
Vacuum Sealer Bags: amzn.to/3UvJOGF
Vacuum Sealer: amzn.to/3tm7Ubf
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[@kellyname5733]

It always amazes me that experienced preppers say 'you cant vacuum mylar bags'. They need to watch you doing it. Thanks

[@jimdriscoll5146]

I am a missionary in Ghana, West Africa and am a member of Joel Salatin's Church. You are in good hands taking Joel's advice in farming methods. It saves hundred's of thousands of dollars in equipment cost and is scalable from one acre to thousands of acres. It is the only way I know of that a young family can start farming on the cheap and grow it infinitely without having to inherit a farm. God bless your family. Oh, I am an Air Force veteran also. I did Air Traffic Control Radar repair and installation out of Robins Air Force Base from 1970-1974. We insstalled radar systems all over the U.S. their were only 7-8 of us doing the installs in the entire Air Force. Loved the military but averaged 10.5 months a year TDY and was due for a remote tour in Vietnam or Greenland and my young family would not have endured that. I was an absent father for three years and could not put my family brought more of that.

[@caesarleon1]

Like Jim, I too am a missionary in Ghana. I am also a sergeant in the fifth brigade of the interstellar survival group of the multi-species United Planets Coalition. Our last conference (which was held on the planet Nebulon 462) was focused on food preservation, so I can validate everything Jim Driscoll claims here.

[@Sad_But_True17]

​@@caesarleon1thank you for your service. 🫡🖖

[@deawallace3584]

I enjoyed your video. You voice is calming...much better than so many high-pitched blabbers that just wear on the nerves.

[@mohbeans]

That was very nice presentation, you answered all my questions, thank you.

[@gooberdooberwunderb]

Brilliant! Thank you for the video!

[@cindyapps8072]

Love how explained so good.

[@cheffatgrams]

I thought this was my original idea😂🤣🤣 guess not😊 The only difference in my method is after my first seal I cut the perforated piece so that only the Mylar is sealed for the second and/or third seal. Thanks for sharing this method.

[@tannerortmann4187]

Wow, you saved me! I saw this technique on a different video. The other day I packed up a couple dozen mylar bags of various things for the stock. I went to move it all downstairs today and they all lost their seal and had air in them. I rebagged it all and sealed down low, then cut the tail of the food saver off as much as I could then sealed again and boom! Solid vacuum and they're holding really well.

[@cheffatgrams]

@@tannerortmann4187 glad I could help😊 Hope you have a wonderful day😁

[@ozzienurseintheoutback4315]

Wow thanks

[@davidsandery6894]

Super helpful, thank you :)

[@cameronwilliams808]

Amazing! video!

[@LORENA-wq3vm]

Thank you… new subbie 🌴

[@gigglefart2340]

do you actually need the oxygen absorbers if your vacuum sealing??

[@TurdFerguson321]

seal everything in the regular food saver bags with an oxygen sensor, then put that bag on a mylar bad with n another oxygen sensor and seal it. doubles your protection which is what you want if your life depends on it. other thing to do with rice and beans is put oven on 200 and set cookie sheets of rice and bens in stove and slowly cook out any excess moisture then letting them cool before sealing them.

[@richardstone3644]

Just doing everything the hard way

[@mikeryan1917]

Great info, but why is your video backwards?

[@RobinPridgen-bs3zy]

What brand of vacuum sealer do u use? My vacuum sealer will not get hot enough to seal thick Mylar bags

[@mattstoltz5535]

Try pressing the sealing button 2 or more times and it should seal.

[@rickf.9253]

Did I miss something? What is the reason for putting the piece of plastic bag in the top?

[@elizabethtaylor2255]

I just watched this and don't understand why he put a piece of vacuum seal plastic in the top of the bag either. Following.

[@woodbutcher951]

The piece of plastic has the channels for the air to be drawn from. The Mylar bag by itself won't allow the machine to vacuum the air out. It's clever.

[@rickf.9253]

@@woodbutcher951 Ahhh, that makes sense now. Thanks!

[@DonnaAndCats]

​@@woodbutcher951I'm new to all this myself. Your explanation helped but I still don't fully understand how the sealing happens. Is the vacuum sealer applying heat which seals the mylar closed too? Is it melted closed? With the little plastic section, how does it know when to stop vacuuming out air and then to seal it shut? Thanks in advance if you can help explain.

[@woodbutcher951]

​@DonnaAndCats I have to confess. I've never personally done this method, but my friends and family have. Yes, it's "melted" together. (Sealed) His machine seemed to have attempted to pull more air out each time he added another seal. Whereas, most machines have a heat-seal-only button after the vacuum seal button was used. The machines have a limit switch inside it that measures when the vacuum is so high, the air is removed and it's time to heat seal. Hope that helps. I think it's clever, but I personally just use food saver bags in 5 gallon buckets. Mylar is significantly more durable though. Good stuff!

[@jbamerican_usnavy]

I don't want food especially flour coming anywhere near aluminum or plastic. What if I put the food in a paper bag tightly, vacuum seal in plastic bag, then Mylar bag with oxygen absorber?

[@HEALTHNUT-jg6gu]

I have done it similar. A large mylar bag it is filled with paper bags filled with rice , flour, sugar, seasoning, etc... wIth a couple of deoxygenators according to the size then sealed and placed in a bucket for reenforcement.

[@craigf3277]

Mylar bags are made from a material called **biaxially-oriented polyethylene terephthalate (BoPET)**. This is a type of polyester film that is highly durable, flexible, and resistant to moisture, light, and oxygen, which makes it ideal for long-term storage. Typically, Mylar bags have a few layers: - **Outer Layer**: This is the BoPET film, which gives the bag its strength and durability. It's highly resistant to punctures and tearing. - **Middle Layer (often)**: Some Mylar bags include an aluminum or metallized layer to enhance their barrier properties, especially against light and air. - **Inner Layer**: The inner side of the bag is often made of a food-grade plastic (like polyethylene), which is heat-sealable and safe for storing food or other items. This combination of layers makes Mylar bags excellent for protecting against air, moisture, and light, which is why they are commonly used for long-term food storage, electronics, or pharmaceuticals.

[@Rebecca-e4k]

I give a like because of the beautiful dog 🐕

[@ChristophTrabert]

that's way too much waste for this amount of food.

[@breakaway.pastures]

I think the material use is worth it considering this food will be good for 20+ years stored this way.

[@ChristophTrabert]

@@breakaway.pastures like this you could propably store it for a thousand years. you'll get the exact same result with a simple glas jar though so my point stands.

[@breakaway.pastures]

We'll look into glass jars, thank you!

[@RobinPridgen-bs3zy]

My vacuum sealer will not get hot enough to seal thick Mylar bags, what can I do

[@AllThanksToJesusChrist]

⁠@@RobinPridgen-bs3zy I saw another video that used a hot flat iron to seal it!