Need amounts for 5 gallon buckets?

[bixa525]

Can anyone give me the amounts in lbs for how much will go into a 5 gallon buckets for storage?

I need the amounts in lbs for wheat, rice, oats, spaghetti, elbow macaroni, pinto beans, lentils and any others you can add.

Thanks!

[Matt In Oklahoma]

This is covered somewhere on here but this is what I had saved from somewhere. Its close to what my results were as well for sevral of the items

rice 31 lbs.
pinto beans 30 lbs.
kidney beans 30 lbs.
black beans 37 lbs.
elbow noodles 24 lbs.
penne noodles 18 lbs.
sugar 35 lbs.
brown sugar 35 lbs.
salt 35lbs

[610Alpha]

elbow macaroni for instance won't have much weight to it....

Try looking on JRH Enterprises and see what they list as the net weight for the #10 cans (these are 1 Gallon)...then crunch the numbers.

[protus]

This is covered somewhere on here but this is what I had saved from somewhere. Its close to what my results were as well for sevral of the items

rice 31 lbs.
pinto beans 30 lbs.
kidney beans 30 lbs.
black beans 37 lbs.
elbow noodles 24 lbs.
penne noodles 18 lbs.
sugar 35 lbs.
brown sugar 35 lbs.
salt 35lbs

salt and sugar will be heavier.

rice will run in the mid 30's, as will wheat.
elbow mac will be around the 24+ mark.
beans will run a bit heavy as well depending on bean.

i can lift my buckets right now or i'd weigh them.

maybe ill get the wife unit to lift them for me LOL

[scott2820]

Does anyone know where to get mylar bags besides online?

[Grinnan Barrett]

Just a thought but you might want to look at putting a little bit of many things in one bucket with a list on outside of its contents. this way when you open it you have some rice, beans, pasta, salt, pepper, Wheat, etc. It means you don't expose all your rice to the air at one time and you can manage your food stores a little bit better rather than having one bucket full of rice and it takes a lot of time to eat a bucket full of rice. Just a thought. It also makes prepping a bit easier since you can prepare a bucket at a time and not spend a fortune all at once. GB

[miked2345]

Just a thought but you might want to look at putting a little bit of many things in one bucket with a list on outside of its contents. this way when you open it you have some rice, beans, pasta, salt, pepper, Wheat, etc. It means you don't expose all your rice to the air at one time and you can manage your food stores a little bit better rather than having one bucket full of rice and it takes a lot of time to eat a bucket full of rice. Just a thought. It also makes prepping a bit easier since you can prepare a bucket at a time and not spend a fortune all at once. GB

That's how I did mine... I used 1 gallon mylar bags and o-2 absorbers. (From ebay) Like you, I figured it would take a long time to eat a whole bucket of rice, beans, etc. (Only 3 people at my house.) Also, 1 gallon size bags might be easier to barter with, if you need to.

[bixa525]

Grinnan, your method sounds like a good idea and it makes sense but unfortunately I already purchased several 5 gallon mylar bags. I guess I will have to use them up before I try your method. Does anyone know how long a 5 gallon bucket of food will last once it's opened? I plan on preparing buckets of white rice, beans, pasta, and so forth. Thanks everybody for your help.

[610Alpha]

not very long if you leave the lid off rodents/pests will get it!! :)

Months (years) if put the lid back....How long have you had a cardboard box of spaghetti in your cupboard? Or some Rice? Look at the expiration dates on some of these boxes that will give you rough idea but remember these dates are mandated from the FDA. There is a whole series of posts on food storage basics.

This is the first post under "The Basics - Food and water storage, the basics of 'stocking up'" Section. Look for sticky posts at the tops of the main categories there will be lots of IMPORTANT info there. Also read my welcome message I list specific youtube channels to watch, these 2 channels have the building blocks of food storage in them.

https://www.survivalandpreparednessf...ers-etc./page2

Food storage has been talked about a lot here... I suggest using the search, not trying to deter you from asking questions but this is a redundant topic. Look at what your packaging at home says. Once you put your food in mylar with an appropriate sized O2 absorber you are basically standing time still for that food then once you open it and remove the O2 absorber you are starting the clock again. Most dry foods like rice, wheat, noodles are good for months if not a couple years, based on the FDA expiration dates, however in reality people have found food last well beyond those dates. MRE's last well beyond the Chart Ninja's dates...Lowdown3 has commented about this on previous posts.

[ANVIL]

You can get them from Windy Mae 802 279 4834. She has a store tied in with a diffrent Preps board.

[Klayton]

Does anyone know where to get mylar bags besides online?

Our local cannery in San Anton sells mylar bags as well as O2 absorbers...

[goatlady]

Something I ran into personally was the weight of some of those filled buckets. No way can I, as a female, move a full 5-gal bucket of wheat! What happens when hubby and teen sons are out guarding the perimeter and wifie and smaller kiddies are supposed to be loading the bug out vehicle and can't physically move those buckets and/or totes? Having the buckets packed with a variety of vac-packed foods was a much better plan for me as the buckets are movable and each bucket has a variety of meals for a week/several days. Just how it works for me.

[Klayton]

Females can pull perimeter. Just saying. =)

But seriously, hopefully your perimeter wont need a full assault team to guard it while loading a bugout vehicle. I am thinking there will be a little more than a blaring AIR HORN SIREN going off to warn you of the impending collapse/disaster...

[survivor44]

You could always make one gallon bags out of your five gallon bags.
Same principal as the food saver vacuum sealer. You can buy bags already made to size or a continuous roll and make the bags any size you want.
Try this cut one of your bags into fourths or thirds and use your iron to seal one side. That will give you a one and half gallon bag or so.