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Bellemae
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| Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 10:49 pm Post subject: Gasketed Lid Buckets Where to find |
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My husband subscribes to a magazine about living "off grid" one of the suggestions was to store bagged beans, popcorn etc in gasketed lid buckets that are food grade quality. Apparently this keeps oxygen out and mice and other icky things.
My question, where is the cheapest place to buy some to try before I committ. Maybe I have committment issues. :0) |
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Old Refunder
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Looks like you'll have some re-searching to do Cathy... so far, Googling "gasketed lid buckets that are food grade quality" gets hits from beer and spirit makers, survivalists and emergency preparedness use.
One site I read:
"Buckets- look on the bottom of the bucket for the three arrows chasing each other and a "2" in the center of it. This is HDPE 2 and food grade."
Another said:
"If the buckets are white, transparent, or natural (beige), the buckets are 100% FDA- approved food grade. If they are other colors, they are rated food-safe, not food grade.”
One other mentioned checking with your local restaurants, delis and bakeries to see if they will either give them to you or sell them cheap.
Good luck! |
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MrsBPS
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| Serveral yeara ago (over 6 as I had it in VA) there was a catalouge of all types of things you need to live off the grid. I belive I found it via a website on the net, but I cant recall the name, sorry. It may have been in with the Y2K stuff that was so prevelent "back in the day" |
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Bellemae
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Thanks Laurie and Judy,
One lady that recommended the buckets is from Back Woods Home, she lives out off the grid somewhere in like Idaho or Montana. DH wants to be prepared for anything and one thing she recommends is storing up enough of the staples for 1-2 years worth. While I don't have space right now for that kind of storage I told DH that I would get some of those buckets to put my bags of beans and popcorn etc in. And like Laurie said the only place I could find those food type buckets are places that sell survivalist stuff. 
One thing that she and I agree on is buying cheap or free and stocking up when things are on sale. She gives the example that if canned green beans are on sale (and you haven't canned your own) and you only need 2 cans, buy 6. If you can't afford 6 buy however many extra you can afford.
She also says that stockpiling was not recommended to do all at once cause you would be broke. |
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motherofmolly
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| Bellemae wrote: | Thanks Laurie and Judy,
One lady that recommended the buckets is from Back Woods Home, she lives out off the grid somewhere in like Idaho or Montana. DH wants to be prepared for anything and one thing she recommends is storing up enough of the staples for 1-2 years worth. While I don't have space right now for that kind of storage I told DH that I would get some of those buckets to put my bags of beans and popcorn etc in. And like Laurie said the only place I could find those food type buckets are places that sell survivalist stuff.
One thing that she and I agree on is buying cheap or free and stocking up when things are on sale. She gives the example that if canned green beans are on sale (and you haven't canned your own) and you only need 2 cans, buy 6. If you can't afford 6 buy however many extra you can afford.
She also says that stockpiling was not recommended to do all at once cause you would be broke. |
bellemae that magazine "back woods home" is on the extreme level of off the grid. just fyi i dont know if you looked at it. dh use to get it and both of us read it and both agreed on this. they take things to the extreme level.
mother's earth news is a great magazine for off the grid but without the extreme views. Countryside is another good magazine that includes the living off the grid with actual things you can do to grow food.
and you are right, most of those items are going to be sold with other extremist items. |
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tinkerbellj2228
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-You can go to WalMart or a Grocery store bakery and ask for a icing bucket (some will charge you a $1). If all else fails look in the paint section at the bottom of the buckets to see what grade it is.
-Wash the buckets before use let dry.
-Buy some oxygen absorbers off the internet.
-Put your stuff in the bucket along with the oxygen absorbers and your done.
-I label mine with a black sharpie. To remove the black sharpie easily get a mr clean eraser and some goo gone. Dampen the eraser and put some goo gone on it and it wipes right off.
Good luck!! =) |
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Bellemae
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| motherofmolly wrote: | | Bellemae wrote: | Thanks Laurie and Judy,
One lady that recommended the buckets is from Back Woods Home, she lives out off the grid somewhere in like Idaho or Montana. DH wants to be prepared for anything and one thing she recommends is storing up enough of the staples for 1-2 years worth. While I don't have space right now for that kind of storage I told DH that I would get some of those buckets to put my bags of beans and popcorn etc in. And like Laurie said the only place I could find those food type buckets are places that sell survivalist stuff.
One thing that she and I agree on is buying cheap or free and stocking up when things are on sale. She gives the example that if canned green beans are on sale (and you haven't canned your own) and you only need 2 cans, buy 6. If you can't afford 6 buy however many extra you can afford.
She also says that stockpiling was not recommended to do all at once cause you would be broke. |
bellemae that magazine "back woods home" is on the extreme level of off the grid. just fyi i dont know if you looked at it. dh use to get it and both of us read it and both agreed on this. they take things to the extreme level.
mother's earth news is a great magazine for off the grid but without the extreme views. Countryside is another good magazine that includes the living off the grid with actual things you can do to grow food.
and you are right, most of those items are going to be sold with other extremist items. |
Yeah we love Mother Earth and Country Side! I love the recipes and I like back woods home too for their recipies. There are some good tips in all of them though |
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rollergirls
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| Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 7:29 pm Post subject: Re: Gasketed Lid Buckets Where to find |
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| Bellemae wrote: | My husband subscribes to a magazine about living "off grid" one of the suggestions was to store bagged beans, popcorn etc in gasketed lid buckets that are food grade quality. Apparently this keeps oxygen out and mice and other icky things.
My question, where is the cheapest place to buy some to try before I committ. Maybe I have committment issues. :0) |
I found my rubber gasketed buckets at a garage sale where the people bought wine making kits. You may want to try a home brewery store. |
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eastertimecoral
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I worked at a caseys at one time that just thru these buckets out. My boyfriend Is a hotel manager and brings them home sometimes, he uses them for stuff when he goes hunting.
I would ask at resturants |
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I'm just now seeing this but you can get them at Dairy Queen. They actually have a 4 gallon bucket with gasket lid but no handle. They charge anywhere from $1.00 to $1.50 for them. They work great though. You can also get 5 gallon ones from Burger King that come with pickles in them. They smell a little but you can get them pretty much odor free with some work with white vinegar and airing them out good. They charge $2.00. Check with local non-chain restaurants and other fast food places. I have found that bakery places usually don't have any because they reuse theirs.
ETA: Please do not use buckets from Home Depot or Lowes, etc. Just because they are #2 plastic or whatever doesn't mean they are food grade. They definitely are not. The difference is the mold in which they are poured and it can leach really nasty, harmful chemicals into your food storage. Also do not store foods in trash bags even if they are in another plastic package or wrapper. The toxic chemicals in the bag can leach into your food. |
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