Inexpensive method of vacuum bags for storage

And it all started innocently :smile, I just wanted some zip freezer bags for the 2 TriTip roasts I did on the BBQ and the extra Christmas Tamales. If I don't freeze them quickly, they disappear

Jim

The experiment is underway, I will check tomorrow. Some pocket change holding it under.....Yes I checked before putting it in, no errors or rare dates.

 

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Drumroll.....:thumb:

Bruce

 

See previous thread

Well, I did a thread on this on August 30th of this year.


http://www.cointalk.com/forum/t40942/

I am happy to report that all the bags I vacuumed shut are still like bricks - especially the one where I put a Dansco SBA album and a Dansco Sacagawea album in it.

It helps a lot if the valve is located over a flat area - the seal is much better.

So after four months, it appears that virtually no air has entered...

However, I'm not going to soak my Sacs in a pail of water just for GD!

 

Anyone want to make a friendly little wager that all, or at least most, pass and come out bone dry?

 

i thought you were going to sit on the floatedzip lock bag and float down the river that would be a kodak moment

 

no he started earlier in 0000.


by the way anything else after the 55 ddo i am excited

 

There was an experiment done in coincommunity where a person tried to ziplock her proof coins for a test. Turned out to be diasterous and I wouldn't recommend it.

 

yeah rusty e careful. he did that to stainless and he ran away after that we cant lose you. off all the memebers here GD starts running only when he sees me see he never responded to my funny story about him drifting down the pond siting on top of a large ziplock bag

 

Hey I'm already a squirell , what could be worse ?
Rusty

 

Jim , see what you started , now Doug might have me turned into a Wabbit , ouch that's gonna hurt :crying:
Rusty:whistle:

 

SCIENCE NEWS!

Well it has been 24 hrs, and the paper toweling and coins appear completely dry. I lifted then whole bag out and the vacuum and seal seems to be holding. I Didn't open it up as it has another 24 hrs to go and I was afraid I might let some water inside. So back under the water again until tomorrow.
Place your bets or curses to change species

Jim

 

I wasn't very sure either, but the zippers do look somewhat different than the regular bags. Perhaps they had to redesign it to hold a vacuum. The vacuum hole/seal is what interests me. That is where I thought some leakage might occur, and still might. I am glad you brought up the question.

Jim

 

Jim , thanks for the experiment , I'll probably buy some for my newer proof sets .
rzage

 

I have a commericial vacuum heat sealer left over from the jerky biz, but it gathers dust in the garage. I do use the Saf-t-Flip and " bar type " heat sealer tho for my better raw stuff that I do not put into airtites.

A little of both I guess, airtites/ heat sealer, I'm not worried about the humidity in AZ

 

no he wouldnt he is still floating down the river