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Where to Get Cheap Five Gallon Food Grade Buckets
Five gallon buckets, when it comes to survival and preparedness have an unlimited number of uses, not to mention they are extremely handy for everyday uses. We have used buckets to store everything from food storage items to nails. Bulk foods, such as beans, powdered milk and honey can be purchased in five gallon buckets, or you can buy bulk food locally and repackage in food grade five gallon buckets. Repackaging bulk foods from boxes or bags into air tight five gallon buckets will help avoid devastating problems such as bugs, mice or moisture from destroying food storage items
It is important to make sure buckets used for food storage come with lids that contain a rubber seal for air and moisture resistance. Many times, you can find used five gallon buckets, but the lid is missing or compromised, new lids purchased with the rubber seal to create a new air and moisture resistant storage container. Gamma seal lids are an excellent choice where the contents of the bucket will accessed frequently. The gamma seal lids have an air tight top that is easily screwed on and off for frequent access tot he contents without have to pry and snap tight lids on and off. It is important to remember, non food grade or buckets that have had chemicals in them should not be used for food storage.
As I mentioned earlier, five gallon buckets can be used to store much more than food. Many items need to be kept dry such as fasteners: (nails, screws, nuts and bolts), ammunition, photos, precious metals (who would look for valuable metals in a five gallon bucket labeled beans!!!), etc. Five gallon buckets can be stacked as high as you can reach do they are excellent space savers.
Five gallon buckets not only can be used for food storage, but also food production. You can fill a five gallon bucket with dirt, plant seeds, and you have a mobile garden. Drill or cut a small hole in the bottom, just big enough to put a plant through, but so it will still hold the root ball, hang the bucket up by the handle and you can grow plants out the top and the bottom.
I have just briefly touched on a few uses for five gallon buckets and with a little thinking outside the box or bucket, you could come up with a long list of uses for five gallon buckets.
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Long Term Food Storage – 5 Gallon Buckets and #10 Cans
SOS General Store has many years of experience in family preparedness and food storage. We package fresh, quality foods ideal for long term food storage. Although all of our food is not certified organic, most of the food we package is organically grown. We use quality oxygen absorbers to keep food fresher and more nutritional longer. We offer long term food storage in #10 cans and five gallon buckets. Our five gallon buckets are high quality food grade with a tight sealing (gasket) lid.
Many people ask about the shelf life of beans and grains. There is not an exact answer, but 20 to 30 years would not be out of the question if the food was stored in a cool dry place.
Looking for long term, affordable food storage for the family click the link below. SOS General Store Long Term Bulk Food Storage
We also have buckets and #10 cans for people interested in packaging their own food. Click below to purchase food storage containers. SOS General Store Long Term Bulk Food Storage Containers