[Northern Wisconsin]

30 pounds of rice per bucket with a mylar bag. 1 serving of rice/ 1 cup.

Ironing work great for sealing.

 

[name-old]

Well you can convert cups to gallons to find how many servings roughtly it would hold and how much it would weigh.

 

[name-old]

I THINK a cup is 2 servings.

Or maybe I'm wrong. that other guy thinks its 1/1. He may be right, but it seems like a lot to me.

 

[Mad Dog]

countryboy asked this question the beginning of the month. This might help ya out.:
http://www.survivalistboards.com/showthread.php?t=42500&highlight=rice+storage

 

[Northern Wisconsin]

I THINK a cup is 2 servings.

Or maybe I'm wrong. that other guy thinks its 1/1. He may be right, but it seems like a lot to me.

Yeah, you might be right. 1 cup is a lot for one person

 

[Guy_Lovejoy]

thanks for the info! what size mylar bags do i need to put in a 5 gal bucket?

 

[trixie]

5 gallons?

 

[Guy_Lovejoy]

5 gallons?

5 gallon buckets.. (its the size... isnt it?)

 

[horatioo]

5 gallons?

Unless you are an overacheiver, then a 6 gallon bag.

 

[ken]

You are correct this question has been posted several times before. I don't think anyone uses the search function, shame on us all.

I have to ask myself, what is so difficult about weighing a cup of rice, seems simple enough. How could anyone plan, if they don't know what a serving size is, and the weight, to know how much to store. In a post SHTF world wonder who is going to guide those of us that don't experiment on their own, no internet to push the questions into, pretty scary.

Having said that, One cup of rice will make two fair sized servings, a cup of rice is about half a pound. If you are planning for a larger family this means you may be looking at about 400 pounds of rice for a year if you plan to eat it every day. It is a lot of rice, think about it. I am not saying everyone needs that much, but if your idea of food independence is a few one pound bags, you will be surprised at how fast it will go.

The amount of rice you can get into a 5 gallon bucket will depend on whether you use a bag, the type of rice (grain size), and how good you are at packing. I have (with bags) had 36 pound buckets of rice, with 39 pounds being more typical. I am including the bucket and lid weight in that number. Hope this helps.

 

[mandomaj]

We can get 33 lbs of rice into a 5 gal bucket (100 lbs fills three buckets nicely). Pretty much the same for wheat (maybe 33 - 35 lbs per bucket).

The wife picked up a hair curling iron with a long flat area -- actually, it's more of an un-curling iron, cause it says "hair staightener" somewhere on it. It it SO much easier than the clothes iron! Man, it works great and fast too.

 

[BillyJack]

I've just purchased a number of mylar bags (in the U.S.), and I found that Home Depot has a sale on 5 gallon buckets ($2.78 plus $.98 for the lid). The buckets are rated #2, so they are acceptable for food storage. Additionally, because I'm using mylar and O2 absorbers with the buckets, I don't really need a Gamma lid.

There are only two of us, and we're supplementing the 6 months of food we already have stored. Here's how I'm using the buckets.

2 for legumes (pinto and navy)

2 for rice (brown and basamati)

1 for sugar/salt

We will build on that over time; this is just a start.

 

[BJJ_Grappler]

when I cook rice for my wife and I, we cook 1 cup of rice (basmati) for the two of us. However we always have a meat and veggie with it as well.

 

[ccc]

Storing Beans or Pasta

When storing in a mylar bag, within a 5 gallon bucket, can you keep the various beans in the original plastic bags?

The only size bags of beans I could find are the small sized ones that you would use to make an individual recipe for soup or similar. I bought many of these bags of beans, of various varieties.

Can these small bags of various beans be stored in their original packaging within the mylar with a co2?

Same question for boxed or bagged pastas.

 

[Brosia]

How many pounds of food fits into the pails.


https://www.usaemergencysupply.com/information_center/packing_your_own_food_storage/how_much_food_fits_in_a_container.htm

 

[SkullyWV]

Another good item to have!
A conversion chart for weights and measures.

 

[OLDWarrior64]

When storing in a mylar bag, within a 5 gallon bucket, can you keep the various beans in the original plastic bags?

The only size bags of beans I could find are the small sized ones that you would use to make an individual recipe for soup or similar. I bought many of these bags of beans, of various varieties.

Can these small bags of various beans be stored in their original packaging within the mylar with a co2?

Same question for boxed or bagged pastas.

I recently put some smaller bags of beans, flavored rice packs and pasta all in a 5 gal bucket. I either poked holes in the bags or simply replaced them into freezer bags, putting an 02 absorber in the individual bag as well as the mylar bag. Most of the items I had were in 'meal-size boxes' and for the sake of saving space I broke them down and put them in 'meal size bags'.
Overkill? Maybe, but had to use the few extra 02 absorbers I had left, rather be safe than sorry

 

[BillyJack]

When storing in a mylar bag, within a 5 gallon bucket, can you keep the various beans in the original plastic bags?

The only size bags of beans I could find are the small sized ones that you would use to make an individual recipe for soup or similar. I bought many of these bags of beans, of various varieties.

Can these small bags of various beans be stored in their original packaging within the mylar with a co2?

Same question for boxed or bagged pastas.

For the BEST result, I would buy some smaller sized mylar bags, and then transfer the contents from their original packaging to the mylar. Drop in your O2 absorbers, and then put as many as will fit into the bucket.

The original packaging tends to be brittle and will not hold up over the long haul. Unless you are using Gamma lids, some O2 will leak into the bucket and will contaminate your stores over time.

We're all working within budgets, so you just have to find that balance between cost and longevity.

 

[ccc]

Oh that is a good idea. I will empty each bag of beans into a ziploc of its own along with a co2. Then put them all in a mylar with add'l co2. Thank you.