School me on Mylar

[Winnipeger]

I'm thinking it's time to get rid of some of these bulky jars that are taking up so much valuable shelf space. What kind of Mylar is recommended for long term storage? How about vacuum sealing? Where do you get good deals on Mylar? What size bags do you use? Do they need to be heat sealed? How do you heat seal them? Do you use silica packs?...etc.

 

[trouttimes]

Use good 7mm bags, nothing lighter if you want long term storage (Plesant Grove Farms). I heat seal with an old clothing iron but a lot of people use a curling iron. I use pint and quart bags. I don’t vacuum bag and have not seen a need. Same for silica packs.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Use good 7mm bags, nothing lighter if you want long term storage (Plesant Grove Farms). I heat seal with an old clothing iron but a lot of people use a curling iron. I use pint and quart bags. I don’t vacuum bag and have not seen a need. Same for silica packs.

Exactly this.I buy mine on Amazon. Size depends on how much I want to store in each bag. Can't remember exactly but around 6" x 6" is pretty versatile.

 

[didimauw]

I like the Idea of Mylar bags.... More tobacco Less space! I just need to make the effort and proper mylar bags.

 

[Jwebb90]

Use good 7mm bags, nothing lighter if you want long term storage (Plesant Grove Farms). I heat seal with an old clothing iron but a lot of people use a curling iron. I use pint and quart bags. I don’t vacuum bag and have not seen a need. Same for silica packs.

+1

 

[didimauw]

And how does everyone store their mylar? Other than the stand up bags, they wouldn't stack as nicely as jars. Small totes?

 

[Jwebb90]

@didimauw I keep them in a big tote.

 

[didimauw]

@didimauw I keep them in a big tote.

That's kinda where I'm headed. Just ordered some. Saved a hell of a lot of money compared to Jars.

 

[Jwebb90]

After I transferred everything I offloaded my jars onto @mtwaller.

 

[mtwaller]

After I transferred everything I offloaded my jars onto @mtwaller.

A classic win-win

 

[Winnipeger]

I'm hoping to sell my jars on Kijiji...Maybe...I have hundreds of jars. It's out of hand. Would be nice if I could recoup some of their value. I'll probably end up giving most of them away. Still haven't ordered any bags. I hate paying Jeff Bezos for anything.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

And how does everyone store their mylar? Other than the stand up bags, they wouldn't stack as nicely as jars. Small totes?

Plastic totes.

 

[didimauw]

Plastic totes.

I know you got big into mylar, show us!

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

I know you got big into mylar, show us!

It's kind of spread out here in my Florida home and I sold a fair amount of it at the Columbus show. I don't have an exact count but I have around 250 to 300 pounds left here. Trying to sell a little more, space is an issue without a basement.

 

[sablebrush52]

And how does everyone store their mylar? Other than the stand up bags, they wouldn't stack as nicely as jars. Small totes?

The larger bags are gusseted, so they will stand up, and when I stack them I zigzag them.
BTW, we're referring to METALLIZED Mylar bags. Without the aluminized surface Mylar isn't impermeable. Each .1 mill layer gets coated and a .7 mil thickness is a laminate with 7 metallized layers, about as impermeable as it's possible to get. Go for food grade. Pheasant Grove is a good source, as is Mylar Pro. They offer slightly different product lines and ranges.

 

[geoffs]

One thing I noticed on Amazon is if a bag is advertised as 9mm it's actually 4.5mm each side.
As I understand it the Pleasant Grove bags are 7mm per side and would therefore be 14mm bags on Amazon? That would explain the price premium.
(Also note that I'm finding better quality selection mylar on amazon.com vs amazon.ca, for what it's worth)

I still prefer jars but would like some Mylar to throw some open and jarred tobaccos into that aren't currently my jam to store for future years. Way too many jars and open tins here.

 

[DanWil84]

Finally found a source for what seems decent mylar. 15 cents a bag doesn't sound bad, they are food grade, but advertised as only 105 um which converts to only 0.105 mm. Or is that the thickness of every layer?

 

[didimauw]

What the hell did I just get myself into?

There's a lot more thinking in this than I thought.....

 

[sablebrush52]

One thing I noticed on Amazon is if a bag is advertised as 9mm it's actually 4.5mm each side

I'm not surprised. Amazon is a cesspool of misinformation and made up tripe from the various sellers on it. Wall thickness is wall thickness and a 7 layer laminate is .7 mill and that's the wall thickness. Screw Amazon's crappy standards and definitions.

But, you should know that the Earth is shaped like a cube.

 

[originalnutcracker]

Winnipeger good sir - here’s my adventure with Mylar....
My stash is now well organized in a very OCDC manner.... (just down the road from you)

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