unusual Bulk Food Storage Tips to help you save money

http://stores.ebay.com/mrhulot I recently started getting into food storage, all those inflation and EOTWAWKI stories have gotten me nervous. here are a few tips i came up with to help when you are storing a lot of food I haven't seen anyone else show on youtube. Hope they help.

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• Food storage
• TEOTWAWKI
• INFLATION
• PREPPING
• SURVIVAL
• SELF RELIANCE
• HOMESTEADING

[chivone21]

Like I said before .....VACUUM SEAL ! Then store in plastic buckets with lids. Problems, bugs, worries solved. If you are in for the long term storage, man, I would be worried/paranoid about something eatin' or doing' the wild thing in my stash while I'm sleepin.

[mrhulot101]

@chivone21 You are probably right, but for the boxes,what i did was put them in the freezer to kill any bugs eggs to be sure, it is not practical to vacuum seal boxes of mac and cheese.

[AnnBearForFreedom]

USPlastics-dot-com is the best! Careful about the milk jugs-- the plastic theyre made of is designed to break down in a short time, to help with landfill space and such. Instead of the pre-sized O-rings, I sometimes get a length of silicon tubing....tiny, like for aquairium air lines...and use that. Excellent idea about the cinnamon!  Just make sure the glue is people-safe. Thanks for the excellent video!

[mrhulot101]

@AnnBearForFreedom Thanks Ann!

[chriscarter2010]

thank for this vid. it was informative.

[mrhulot101]

@chriscarter2010 Thanks!!

[chivone21]

Believe it or not, but, the bugs are already IN THE FLOUR. They will hatch, and you will see nits. Only way to alleviate this is to VACUUM SEAL. No AIR, no bugs to breathe. No nits. You can vacuum seal right in the bag of flour, just open the flour bag carefully, refold it back the opposite way lightly, place in your vacuum bag and vacuum seal it like a solid brick. Yes, you can knock someone out with it too :) THAT is the best way to store your flour/sugar/grains. Then put in the bucket.

[walklikeacat1234]

good idea ! thank you.

[SassafrasHomestead2]

Placing oxygen absorbers in the mylar creates a nitrogen atmosphere that retards spoilage. And, for others who want to use the milk jugs, do not put sugar or salt in them. Use the wide mouth container as those items clump up. Oh, and I heard from some experts NOT to put the absorbers in sugar.

[SassafrasHomestead2]

Also, self rising flour and cornmeal keep for only about a year or so and then the flavor goes "off". Use plain flours instead. By the way, your containers are perfect for sugar and salt.

[SassafrasHomestead2]

For long-term storage, place in mylar bags then in food grade buckets. By the way, some processed foods will spoil in storage. I've cooked up some of those skillet meal-in-a-box things after a few months and it was horrible.

[SassafrasHomestead2]

Weevils will eat right through the cardboard, so remove the contents and store in sealed container (after freezing). We had this problem and learned the hard way.