50 - 1 Gallon (10"x14") Mylar Bags & 50 - 300cc Oxygen Absorbers for Dried Dehydrated and Long Term Food Storage

by Advice and Beans

Product Features

• 10"x14" One Gallon 3.5 mil Thick Mylar Bag
• Sealable With Hot Iron - Can Reseal After Opening
• Ideal for Long Term Food Storage
• Light, Moisture, Oxygen Barrier & Puncture Resistant
• This Size bag is perfect for storing Salt, Baking Soda/Powder and Spices and usable quantities of grains, rice or legumes.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B003WSUPDY
• Item model number: 5010X14OABUND
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13 in Industrial & Scientific (See Top 100 in Industrial & Scientific)
  • #13 in Home & Kitchen > Kitchen & Dining > Storage & Organization > Food Savers

Product Description

In today's world of financial instability, food shortages, possible inflation and rising commodity prices Long Term Food Storage must be considered by any prudent individual or family. Mylar bags, when combined with oxygen absorbers and buckets are considered the best way to store large quantities of food for 20 - 30 years. These Mylar bags block sunlight and provide an additional oxygen and moisture barrier. To seal Mylar bags simply take a hot iron and iron the opening shut. This package includes 50 - 1 Gallon Size (10"X14") 3.5 mil. thick Mylar Bags and a pack 50 - 300cc Oxygen Absorbers (with an oxygen indicator pill). These Bags are perfect for storing smaller quantities of food. Gallon sized bags are ideal for dried powered foods, spices, hard candy, salts, and other baking ingredients. These bags will help protect valuables, ammo, and medical supplies from general corrosion that comes with varying weather and heat conditions over time.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect size!, August 19, 2010

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C. Hudnall "HammockGal" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 50 - 1 Gallon (10"x14") Mylar Bags & 50 - 300cc Oxygen Absorbers for Dried Dehydrated and Long Term Food Storage

I purchased these when I saw they had gone down in price - less than $25.00 - for 50 of each. I couldn't pass it up. Am so glad that I didn't!

OakTea was who I received mine from and I have to say, super fast shipping and everything was in order, and the shipping price of 1 cent, couldn't be beat!

I love this sized bag, it is perfect for making up smaller portions. I can easily fit 12 1/2 cups of hard white wheat inside, oxygen absorbers and have room to seal edge with iron. I don't have a vacuum saver, so I use the side of an aluminum box level with my iron (turn OFF steam) set on med-high. It gives the perfect sized seal. (Just an F.Y.I. - 12 1/2 cups of wheat equals a little over 5.5 lbs - which means, you can just grab a bag and refill your #10 can that you use on daily basis, which is what I do.) I was able to fit 13 cups of rolled oats, with plenty of room for the sealing. No problems.

I even did up a couple bags into smaller bags for my flax seed by making a seal down the horizontal middle of bag, sealing the open edge, cutting smack in middle of horizontal seal that I made (my box level is 1" wide), snipping off ends of vertical side, then filling as I would a full gallon bag, just smaller portions. Works fantastic! :o)

I have to say, I'm very pleased, the bags work like they are supposed to and the oxygen absorbers **have done their job as well. (**See update below) Can't beat that. I added some pictures to main image to show how they work in tandem.) :o)

Edited: August 23, 2010: (Update - you 'may' need to use more than 1 of the oxygen absorbers that comes in this set for the bags. The instructions that come on the absorbers state: Use 1 per 10"x14" Mylar Bag. I had to use anywhere from 3 to 5 per gallon and 2 to 3 for my smaller 1/2 bags that I made.)

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Quality Product for My Emergency Supplies, March 27, 2011

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California Bill - See all my reviews

This review is from: 50 - 1 Gallon (10"x14") Mylar Bags & 50 - 300cc Oxygen Absorbers for Dried Dehydrated and Long Term Food Storage

As soon as I received this thick Mylar bags, I sealed them up using an iron after vacuum sealing them with my Food Saver and tossing in a few of the Oxygen absorbers. There are many YouTube videos to show you exactly how to do this if you aren't sure.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Spend the extra money and get the thicker bags, June 22, 2011

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new mom in KS (Kansas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 50 - 1 Gallon (10"x14") Mylar Bags & 50 - 300cc Oxygen Absorbers for Dried Dehydrated and Long Term Food Storage

Mylar bags work great for food storage, but spend the extra money and get the thicker bags! We got a bunch of the thinner bags because I was trying to save money. It actually ended up costing me more. When I went to transfer the bags into buckets for storage I accidentally knocked two together and the bags split. You know what that means...had to repackage with new O2 and a new bag. I have not had this problem with the thicker bags.