Comments on: INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: FREE Food Storage Containers

By: Terri

Terri — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:48:13 +0000

Lowes does carry food grade five gallon buckets. They are white and have the 2 in the triangle on the bottom. Do not use the gray ones for food storage

By: Sis

Sis — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:26:22 +0000

Also one more thing: We called LDS sources and were told that you can use Lowes 5 gallon buckets as long as you seal the food in foil lined mylar bags which are not permeable.

We also called the source where Lowes obtains their buckets and we’ve been told twice that they are food-safe, but we still use the foil lined mylar to be on the safe side.

You should never fill a non-food grade bucket with grains/beans/whatever and store because chemicals from the plastic leach into the food over time.

If anyone has heard differently from a credible source, please advise.

By: Sis

Sis — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:18:54 +0000

Quote: “…I know that juice bottles are not recommended for food or water storage. It seems that fruit sugars don’t wash out and can lead to bacterial growth. Dittos for plastic milk containers. Oddly, 2-liter soda bottles are okay, and I use them for rice, oats, water, and more.”

SM, do you have a source for that statement? I ask because I sure hate to empty my orange juice containers full of salt and sugar without knowing for certain that this is indeed a problem. Thanks for your work.

By: thesurvivalmom

thesurvivalmom — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 19:55:46 +0000

People are definitely storing beans! Depending on how they are stored and whether or not they are protected from heat, oxygen, light, pests, and humidity, they have a fairly long shelf life.

By: Donald J Koczur

Donald J Koczur — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:20:55 +0000

I don’t see that anyone is storing beans’ is there a problem in keeping them long term.

By: Rob_Crawford

Rob_Crawford — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:44:35 +0000

Honey has also been used in rat poison. Does that mean honey is poison?

By: Kay

Kay — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 02:45:11 +0000

Can't find the post here about a question someone asked-"Where can they buy Oxygen Absorbers? You can order them from Emergency Essentials– phone number is 1 800 999 1863. Hope the person who asked sees this.

By: Kay

Kay — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 02:41:51 +0000

The ones used for food should show HDPE2 on the bottom.

By: Kay

Kay — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 02:38:07 +0000

You're right about the artificial sweetners, especially in the diet pop. It has aspartame and that stuff is used in rat poison.

By: KAY

KAY — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 02:35:18 +0000

The HDPE2 buckets are suppose to be safe for food. Those are the ones restaurants use with their foods- pickles, cheese, etc.
You mentioned your dog treats and the problem but I wonder if there was something in the dog treats that caused the problem?
I ''ve heard people here talking about Oxygen absorbers but you're suppose to be able to do the same thing with dry ice. You put it on a paper on your food and leave the lid slightly ajar until the smoking part stops and then seal the bucket. Don't know if anyone has tried it yet.