This is IMPAK's comprehensive guide for long term food storage. It's a guide for you to prepare for any natural disaster or emergency that comes your way. If you are preparing for the possibility of a food shortage, IMPAK supplies the necessary materials to keep food and other supplies safe and in good condition long-term. These are general suggestions and may not apply to all applications. If you have different applications or conditions that apply to your storage needs, you may want a more "custom" food storage system. We are glad to answer any questions and help recommend the best storage system for your application.

For Long Term Food Storage (LTFS), you need to have the following things: MylarFoil bags, oxygen absorbers, and heat sealers.

5 Gallon Bucket Liners

MylarFoil Bags are the base of LTFS success. These specific bags provide you with the protection that you need to make sure your food doesn't spoil over time. Salts, pasta, sugars, oats, and grains are all susceptible to decay from light, oxygen, and water. Mylar bags prevent these elements from degrading your food by blocking out the light and reducing the amount of moisture and oxygen that can enter the bag over time.

Are you packaging in 5-gallon buckets? We offer MylarFoil Drum Liners, including sizes that make perfect 5-gallon bucket liners.

oxygen absorbing packets

Oxygen Absorbers will continue to protect your goods throughout the time your food is stored. Oxygen can be detrimental to food because it oxidizes complex fats, carbohydrates (sugars), and proteins. IMPAK's StayFresh oxygen absorbers (also called oxygen scavengers, removers, or inhibitors) work in a two-step process by eliminating the oxygen that is in your MylarFoil bag initially and continuing to keep O2 at below 0.1% during the time that your food is stored. Our bundles match the perfect size of Mylar bags and oxygen absorbers to keep contents fresh.

heat sealer

IMPAK's Heat Sealers guarantee a perfect and consistent seal every time. Other sites will recommend using other methods of sealing, but to make sure that you have a consistent seal for all of your packages, the Constant Heat Hot Jaw Sealer is the best item on the market. This handheld unit can handle quart size bags all the way up to the 5-gallon pail liners. With an approximate 0.5" seal, this sealer makes sure your food is protected for many years.

Long Term Food Storage, 5 Gallon Bundle (10 bags) - 19.5" x 29" OD Barrier Flat Mylar Bag for 5 G..
$18.99
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$376.20
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$308.00
Food Storage Packaging Kit for Flour, Corn Starch, and Powdered Sugar Includes: 50 Bags: ..
$71.00
Impulse Tabletop Heat Hand Sealer with 8mm Seal The IPK line of Impulse Heat Sealers is designed ..
$101.55
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Impulse Tabletop Heat Hand Sealer The IPK line of Impulse Heat Sealers is designed to be bot..
$119.70
Tabletop Heat Impulse Hand Sealer The IPK line of Impulse Heat Sealers is designed to be both a g..
$162.70
Our most popular hand press impulse heat sealer. Put the 8” Stainless Steel PTS-200 to the test! ..
$346.80
30cc StayFresh™ Oxygen Absorber Packets Dimensions: 1.17" x 1.48" Quantity: 200 packets per ba..
$14.85
About: 19.25" x 24.0" H x 11" Diameter 5 Gallon (19 Liter) PAKVF4PCA Mylar Foil Mylar Moisture Ba..
$75.55
About: 18.25" x 25.25" H x 11" Diameter Mylar Foil Moisture Barrier Drum Liner These bags work..
$14.85
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$73.90
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$70.05
50cc StayFresh™ Oxygen Absorber Packets Dimensions: 1.15" x 1.51" Quantity: 200 packets per ba..
$12.35
100cc StayFresh™ Oxygen Absorber Packets Dimensions: 1.375" x 1.625" Quantity: 100 packets/bag..
$7.95
200cc StayFresh™ Oxygen Absorber Packets Dimensions: 1.56" x 1.72" Quantity: 50 packets/bag, 3..
$196.35
300cc Oxygen Absorbers. Dimensions: 1.75" x 2.25" 50 packets/bag, 30 bags/case = 1,500/case ..
$175.10
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$58.25
"These are a little shorter than the 12" sealers we used, but the price to performance is great ..
$122.75
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$107.75
Outer Dimensions 8 7/16th" (W) x 12 7/8th" (L) Style Flat 3-Side Sea..
$43.90
Outer Dimensions 8.5" (W) x 13.0" (L) Style Flat 3-Side Seal Pouch ..
$47.48
Outer Dimensions 8 5/8th" (W) x 12 7/8th" (L) Style Flat 3-Side Seal..
$43.90
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$349.05
Our Most Popular IMPAK Hand Press Impulse Heat Sealer; PTS-300 12” Put this Stainless Steel Heat ..
$362.05
Easy to operate - hand press – no warm-up time Stainless Steel Construction Strong 5 mm seal w..
$530.40
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$189.05
About: 6.5" x 8.0" O.D. 3 side seal pouch with 0.125" lip and tear notch 0.5" from sealed end..
$199.00
Outer Dimensions: 24.0" (W) x 8.0" (D) x 36.0" (H) Style: Quad Sea..
$225.00
Outer Dimensions: 24.0" (W) x 8.0" (D) x 36.0" (H) Style: Quad Sea..
$214.00