Quote Originally Posted by jthrelf View Post
Using Mylar bags and O2 absorbers is stupidly easy. Buy a bunch of bags - mark the bag with contents, fill it with the food, drop in an O2 absorbers, then you seal it with an iron on medium heat. It's very easy to seal.

You seal the excess O2 absorbers in mylar using the same method. Again it's incredibly easy you just need the bags, absorbers, scissors and an iron.

This is the best bang for your buck, so definitely worth pursuing. The easiest method is to buy mountain house pouches and you're done but they get very pricey. Compared to buying bulk food for cheap (even at FJB prices) and spending and hour portioning and sealing them up.

Food that I've sealed with this method: quinoa, rolled oats, dried lentils and beans, grits, pasta, rice (white, parboiled, not brown)

I like a blended approach of mountain house, generic bulk foods sealed up, MREs and canned. Obviously you can go full send and start growing your own but that's a huge step and you need the space.
Vacuum seal them in a mason jar, then you're not wasting a mylar bag and the jar can be opened and sealed as needed.