Preparing My Long Term Rice Storage

[angie7dino]

Question.. When this rice is opened 1o years down the track and the bag is opened and you start eating it, how long will the rest of the rice in the bucket last before spoiling ?

[tggriswoldjr]

Great closing comment!

[dynomike1964]

Soylent green is people !

[AnnBearForFreedom]

I am always tickled that with all the prepping going on, swinging an iron has become an acceptably macho thing to do. Hee!

[MrsOhioAlone]

@AnnBearForFreedom - I had just purchased a flat iron for my hair came home from the store my hubs saw a video on folks using those to seal the big mylar bags he took the new one I bought and I had to go by another LOL so using flat Irons are also perfectly macho BTW they work rather good for this

[TheAudiorub]

where do you get the gamma things from

[wanderingeyes11]

@TheAudiorub amazon...really anywhere...i purchased mine from Emergency Essentials

[AnnBearForFreedom]

@TheAudiorub USPlasticsdotcom has gamma seal lids and also good prices on buckets

[topher8096]

Thank you for this !

[wanderingeyes11]

@topher8096 anytime mate!!

[Ljungman42]

I'm making a one year food store. Rice will be my main staple along with oats, tuna, beans, ect, ect.

My question is, if I were to eat one bowl of rice every day for a year (365) how mych rice should I have? (in pounds or Kilos, not cups. I need to know by weight). Anyone know?

[timw421]

@Ljungman42 I am not 100% sure about this but a cup of rice a day for 1 meal would be 146 pounds of rice hope this helps if you need 2 meals then that would be 292 while 3 meals would be 438.

[Ljungman42]

@timw421 Awesome. I've got 288kg (635lbs) of rice so that should do for 2 people for a year. Also have enough for one bowl of rolled oats a day plus some pastas, honey, salt, sugar, and drink mix for vit C.

[joezbackwith2gatz]

Great video man... Thanks

[wanderingeyes11]

@joezbackwith2gatz very welcome

[hubiethesaint]

what about bugs in the rice?

[wanderingeyes11]

@hubiethesaint after all the oxygen is depleted the bugs will die

[42cody1]

where can I buy these containers and bags and the oxygen absorbers?

[wanderingeyes11]

@42cody1 got mine from emergency essentials at be prepared.com

[nickintp]

@42cody1

I've tried the "prepared.com" website and it's not working or it's a wrong site. Instead, I just type in the phone number on the bucket on google search engine and from there, I've found what I needed.

[MyCameos66]

Thank you for making this video. Now, in a situation where you would need to use this rice, how would you reseal it?

[wanderingeyes11]

@MyCameos66 keep mylar bags handy that are smaller size. when ur redy to break it open seperate it into smaller bags and then use them one at a time

[marieatthelake]

Thank you.

[Vallleyblue]

Great video. keep up the good work!

[0rip0]

I haven't tried this yet, but when I do I'm going to seal all except about 2 inches, then use my Dirt Devil hand vac to suck out the remaining air before completing the seal. The Dirt Devil comes with a long, narrow nozzle attachment. I've done that with stuff in my bug out bag and it works great.

[wanderingeyes11]

Thanks ... let me know if you need some purchases. maybe i could send some to you. Later.

[glendalebrigade]

Once the mylar is sealed with an iron, what extra protection is provided by the gamma lid? I would be interested to find out. extra layer?

[wanderingeyes11]

Extra layer yes, but also the lid is really convenient when opening and closing the bucket. Just a simple matter of choice as well as overkill and I don't mind overkill when it comes to protecting a $1,000.00 worth of rice. Know what I mean?

[glendalebrigade]

Cool. I guess when in use after you break the seal on the mylar it would be a good idea to keep it air tight with the lid. It would leave a lot less to worry about as you work through the rice.

[wanderingeyes11]

Yes. Just like to think ahead when it comes to convenience. Who wants to keep popping open the lid with a crow bar every time you need to use it? Not me brother...not me.

[chillart22]

I see the brand,my mistake,I just mean its generic name

[wanderingeyes11]

Did you see what they were? Let me know.

[chillart22]

-long term food storage/preservation cannisters/drums?

I'm sure I'll find something suitable,I certainly know what they are,just trying to find something local online before heading out.

thanks for the very practical videos,appreciated

[wanderingeyes11]

All the above. You got it...and I believe you guys call mylar bags barrier bags. Glad I can help and good luck with your purchases my friend.

[chillart22]

I'm an Aussie-what names would these buckets & bags go by(brand & TYPE),to find equivalents?