INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: FREE Food Storage Containers
My husband has been guzzling gallons of Diet Pepsi with my blessing. You see, I need 25 empty 2-liter soda bottles so I can store my 50 lbs. of dried milk! He’s such a gallant man!
Most of the dried food we buy in bulk at the grocery store doesn’t come in packaging suitable for long-term storage. I currently have about 30 lbs. of rice in flimsy plastic bags that would certainly pose no serious barrier to a few determined bugs.
You can purchase PETE containers, but you get a free 2-liter soda bottle every time you buy soda! You can also use juice and Gatorade bottles. 
The one purchase you’ll need to make is a package of oxygen absorbers. Keep in mind that once you open the package of absorbers, they immediately start to absorb…oxygen! Therefore, you need to use them all at one time and quickly!
Line up your PETE containers, set out your food to be stored, grab a funnel and then follow these instructions. I always need some help doing this. Setting out to store a one-month or six-month supply of food, or more, is an expensive venture. I appreciate FREE anything, especially if it helps with my food storage goals.
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After you open the pckg of oxygen absorbers, you can immediately place them all into a screw-on lidded jar. Then take them out as needed, resealing the jar each time you use it. Hope this helps.
Rori
I seal up my O2 absorbers in a seal-a-meal canister. Use a few, and seal them again.
Barbara, that's an excellent idea! I buy those absorbers in packages of 25, and then just wait until I have 25 PETE containers and/or buckets to seal up. Your way is much smarter!
Lisa
I went around on recycle day and picked several empty soda bottles out of the cans. I also put a small piece of plastic wrap around the top of the bottle before I put the cap back on. Helps to keep any air from getting in.
I have fallen in love with using those 2-liter soda bottles for rice storage. They hold a LOT of rice, and it's much easier to pour than the paper or plastic bags rice comes in. And of course, they're free, with the purchase of the soda.
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Tupperware Modular mates are awesome storage nice ,clean ,tupper seal and will keep food a lot longer. plus if get wet keeps food from getting wet. i Do not trust any old bottle. look up a local consultant and ask how you can earn free Tupperware.
I love Tupperware! Thanks for the tip. The reason I use those 2-liter bottles so often is because I like the way they pour things like dried milk and rice. As I can afford it, I'll grab some Tupperware, too.
I'm in Austin, and our local grocery store HEB has a great free resource for food storage – 5 gallon white buckets with snap-on lids and handles. They're stackable too. These are icing buckets from the bakery department, and they don't recycle them (though they do recycle alot of other materials). The bakery will give these buckets away for free if you just ask. Bonus…they smell really good too.
Kat, I keep meaning to ask for those buckets at the stores I frequent. I did find a place in town that sells 55 gallon drums for water storage for just $20. They were originally used to ship liquids like soy sauce, but they've been cleaned out, we clean them a second time, and then refill with fresh water. Isn't it great to find a bargain like that?
Help , where can I purchase O2 absorbers?
Walton Feed has them for less than $16 per 100. I have never ordered from Frontier Survival.net, but they also have them a bit cheaper.
I have some 5 gallon buckets on them but they don't say PETE on them they say HDPE. Can i still you them for food storage?
Shirley, there are more than one type of HDPE container, but to be completely on the safe side for long-term storage, why not buy mylar bags as liners? Pour your food in the bags, drop in an oxygen absorber, and then seal it shut. When we're thinking of storing food for years into the future, it's better to be safe than sorry. Here is a link for how to store using mylar bags, http://bit.ly/cvzQyY. Best wishes with your food storage!!
I already have a food sealer system i use to seperate food and freeze can i use these same bags for long term storage in the Buckets instead of the mylar bags you talk about above. Thank You.