Long Term Storage in the Original Bag?

[Briar Lee]

You could also put the bags inside of a mylar bag and seal well.

This is starting to look like the answer to preserving my embarrassingly large hoard of tobacco.

40pc Mylar Bags for Food Storage With Oxygen Absorbers Label Resealable 1 Gallon | eBay

40pcs x 1 Gallon Mylar Bags (10” x 14”). Note: Oxygen absorbers will not extract all the air inside your mylar bag. 40pcs x 300cc Oxygen Absorbers. Two options for sealing the mylar bags: a reusable zipper seal and permanent heat seal.

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They say you can use a hot iron to seal them, or an impulse sealer.

 

[Ahi Ka]

This is starting to look like the answer to preserving my embarrassingly large hoard of tobacco.

40pc Mylar Bags for Food Storage With Oxygen Absorbers Label Resealable 1 Gallon | eBay

40pcs x 1 Gallon Mylar Bags (10” x 14”). Note: Oxygen absorbers will not extract all the air inside your mylar bag. 40pcs x 300cc Oxygen Absorbers. Two options for sealing the mylar bags: a reusable zipper seal and permanent heat seal.

www.ebay.com

They say you can use a hot iron to seal them, or an impulse sealer.

Just make sure your Mylar is at least 7mil grade. I don’t have an affordable supply of metalised bags here so I’ve had to use micro/multi channel equivalents.

 

[Briar Lee]

Just make sure your Mylar is at least 7mil grade. I don’t have an affordable supply of metalised bags here so I’ve had to use micro/multi channel equivalents.

Here’s what I bought for $21:

Specifications​

Three-Layered Material: PET, Aluminum foil and PE (No Recycled Raw Materials Used)

Total Thickness: 8.6mil (each side is 4.3mil thick)

Features: Bag stands upright for Easy Filling

Includes:

40pcs x 1 Gallon Mylar Bags (10” x 14”)

40pcs x 300cc Oxygen Absorbers

40pcs x Label Stickers

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School me on oxygen absorbers?

They are part of the kit, and have a reason to be included.