tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post4260200965742375049..comments2024-02-11T01:14:21.904-08:00Comments on SURVIVING IN ARGENTINA: Food Storage and Window FilmFerFALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07578136334334588454noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-85405738641269433872012-03-28T00:00:01.404-07:002012-03-28T00:00:01.404-07:00I might also mention that Gamma Lids are a very ea...I might also mention that Gamma Lids are a very easy way to secure your buckets from critters, air and moisture after opening your mylar bags for use.<br /><br />If you ever need your food, simply dump it out of the bag into your food-grade bucket and then you can seal it fully as you use the contents.<br /><br />Keep up the good work, Ferfal!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-67807852200977739832010-08-20T15:12:33.587-07:002010-08-20T15:12:33.587-07:00Or, you could go to any bakery or deli and get 5 g...Or, you could go to any bakery or deli and get 5 gallon buckets with gasketed lids for free....<br /><br />I worked at a bakery for nearly a decade, and they threw away 5 gallon pickle and icing buckets by the dozens. I started putting them in my truck instead of the trash, cleaning them out, and reselling them for $2 each.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-24270197641203220062010-06-05T01:18:19.604-07:002010-06-05T01:18:19.604-07:00These window films are simply great.
____________...These window films are simply great.<br /><br />______________<br /><a href="http://www.geowindowfilms.com/" rel="nofollow">glass window film</a>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-53027607694749657962010-05-25T19:04:51.448-07:002010-05-25T19:04:51.448-07:00I have experience of using decorative window film ...I have experience of using decorative window film and they are doing a great job.decorative window filmhttp://www.geowindowfilms.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-77434581355420080032009-10-27T17:08:23.622-07:002009-10-27T17:08:23.622-07:00where is ferfal?where is ferfal?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-9847951921522586202009-10-18T18:52:11.061-07:002009-10-18T18:52:11.061-07:00Installing security doors/window covers is really ...Installing security doors/window covers is really a question of how to attach them strongly into the structure of the building. Use really long screws to get good connections to the 2x4 construction. Perhaps make it a real construction effort and open the wall and put in more framing for the doors. The usual forced entry is to attach security door via chain to car and drive off - pulling cheap screws out of thin wood...<br /><br />The only defense to that is to install concrete or steel window surround and bars that do not go all the way across the window, but would be bent if pulled hard. Think lattice web with no welding.<br /><br />There is a web site out there that sells a spring loaded bar to install across the inside center of the door - that you can build yourself for less - think middle ages and castle gates. AKA steel doors without windows with drop down bar behind. REQUIRE USE of cameras / peep holes for visibility.<br /><br />2x4 construction of the building makes the doors only slightly stronger than the walls. With just vinyl siding, vapor barrier, insulation, wall board, and paint - think 2 minutes with a battery powered saw... to enter via the wall. Here the standard South American/European concrete construction helps. I have concrete/hardy plank siding which would slow them down another minute.<br /><br />IF BUILDING YOUR OWN - think Austrian / German / European farm building. Buildings around a large courtyard with limited outside doors/windows on the 1st floor. The kind of place that took the French army at Waterloo hours to capture (Hougoumont).<br /><br />rick in North GeorgiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-54345617949956034452009-10-18T18:29:02.749-07:002009-10-18T18:29:02.749-07:00Buckets can be any material (lead, steel, tin, etc...Buckets can be any material (lead, steel, tin, etc) AS LONG AS YOU put the material to be stored into food safe wrapping. Mylar, bag it came in, ZipLock, etc. as you are not eating the container.<br /><br />FerFal is correct - best to remove Oxygen from the container/foods with an oxygen absorber (hot hands package) - thus killing the bugs, or flush the bucket with Nitrogen (small bottle and tube to displace the O2). Otherwise freeze the rice/flour for a few days to kill the bugs then store in food safe containers.<br /><br />My buckets are a mix of ex-food and black/red/white non-food safe, with cheap lids (1.29/ea) from somewhere that already had a round rubber seal. The lids were designed to be used once (snap on, then pull off connecting plastic to lift the tabs to open) but are re-usable anyway.<br /><br />Good idea on the pipe insulation/lid !<br />Rick in North GeorgiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-20412293214804719022009-10-18T09:55:03.219-07:002009-10-18T09:55:03.219-07:00Hi again!
Thanks for the quick reply. I just chec...Hi again! <br />Thanks for the quick reply. I just checked anf the buckets are HD/PE so that should be OK. I also left the dry goods in their original packaging when I filled them. A single bucket can hold 25 Lbs of rice in its original bag without dumping it in. I also forgot to mention that I sterilized each bucket before using them with a dilute bleach solution and rinsed them thoroughly. <br />Thanks also for the tips on the window film! I think we may just leave the large windows to a professional and do the smaller ones ourselves to save money. Doing them ourselves is about 1/8 the cost of having a professional do the work! I am also planning to install our security doors this week. I have heard it is very easy and will save a bunch of money doing it ourselves as well! <br />Thanks again! <br />JonoJononoreply@blogger.com