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Anybody ever store Mylar directly in galvanized cans?
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what kind of galvanized cans? Trash cans or something else? I have heard of people using the galvanized metal trash cans to store animal food in."It's a trap!!!!" -- Admiral Ackbar -
On Dad's farm we used galvanized trash cans to store the animal feed. Haven't met a rat that couldnt chew through the toughest rubbermade trash can, but also havent met the rat that can chew through the metal cans. =)Comment
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Galvanized trash cans. We've had some vicious ones chew through the Rubbermaid can that we keep dog food in. I've used galvanized for animal/chicken feed, but not with Mylar for human food. All food so far had gone into buckets, but was just curious about putting Mylar into the cans with human food.Comment
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The only issue is if you need to bug out those things get heavy...if you were to do that I would suggest using a bucket and packing the 5 gallon mylar bags in the bucket, throw in O2 absorber, seal it then put it in galvanized can. you would only have to unload enough of the 5 gallon bags to be able to move it. I know some people use the big 55 gallon barrels & drums and pack them in a similar fashion.Originally posted by Preppergirl View Post
Look on youtube for videos made by PAW Productions - delta69alpha and also survival report."It's a trap!!!!" -- Admiral AckbarComment
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Galvanized cans should not be any problem at all. Galvanized just means zinc plated. Zinc isn't going to contaminate your food through a mylar bag, and you need about 10 mg of zinc daily to stay healthy. Pouring a little vinegar in your zinc container and drinking it might just be a help someday. The acid will leach a little of the zinc, but it would be a little hard to measure and you don't want to overdose. Zinc is interesting, if you take a zinc tablet and chew it up and you don't taste it biting your tongue, you are deficient in zinc. When you have enough zinc in your system, it will taste bitter.
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