Wouldn't it be better to label your food storage buckets in a way that only you and your family knew what was in them? Instead of spelling it all out for anybody who comes across them. If your house got broken into while you were away, and the intruders only had enough time to grab two buckets, they're going to be able to decide which they want if you spell it all out for them.
I've heard that if you transfer store bought food into mylar bags with oxygen absorbers, and food grade buckets, it can last many years. I'm just wondering how many years? I suspect it depends upon the food - is there like a chart somewhere that shows how long different foods last when stored this way?
And what about these oxygen absorbers - is it really necessary to use different ones depending upon the food? Couldn't you just use like a 1,000 cc for everything that you have in a 5 gallon bucket, or am I going to need a chart for that too?
Instead of using buckets, what about storing food in other hard containers that people wouldn't expect to find food in? I was thinking that you could have several paint cans in the garage that have food in them instead of paint. Several laundry detergent bottles with food in them instead of detergent. Stuff like that. Of course the food is still inside mylar bags in these containers and the containers are clean.
I've heard that if you transfer store bought food into mylar bags with oxygen absorbers, and food grade buckets, it can last many years. I'm just wondering how many years? I suspect it depends upon the food - is there like a chart somewhere that shows how long different foods last when stored this way?
And what about these oxygen absorbers - is it really necessary to use different ones depending upon the food? Couldn't you just use like a 1,000 cc for everything that you have in a 5 gallon bucket, or am I going to need a chart for that too?
Instead of using buckets, what about storing food in other hard containers that people wouldn't expect to find food in? I was thinking that you could have several paint cans in the garage that have food in them instead of paint. Several laundry detergent bottles with food in them instead of detergent. Stuff like that. Of course the food is still inside mylar bags in these containers and the containers are clean.