Hey all! I'm so thrilled, just got both, a foodsaver and mylar bags for storing all kinds of prep goodies.
First off though, not too long ago,I ran across a post on fb about reusing juice pouches. Don't remember who it was from, but what you do is wash, rinse and dry really good and then cut straight across, just under where the straw goes. Then you basically use it like a mylar bag, folding the top down in about 1/8 inch sections, about 3-4 times and iron it. Seals right up! Don't think I'll use it for food, but I've been putting stuff like matches, batteries,etc.
For the mylar bags, I've already made up 6  1gal bags. Filled them with white rice and assorted dry beans, lentils and then added dehydrated vegetables to each and a pinch of chili peppers.
I love the foodsaver, we've made up a couple of diy mre's. Made some individual hygiene and first aid bags also. In my next segment, I'll go over those and what all we put in them and where we got the items from. As it is past midnite, I'm signing off. Mrs.Prepper