anti-corrosion storage bags

[bolus]

Just wanted to report the velcro anti-corrosion bags (Zcorr, now re-branded as Blueguard) work quite well. I've had some inert chunks of metal in a bag this last year in tropical environment (and by tropical I mean I've had mold grow on leather, particle board and cast iron) and the metal is pristine.

All with only a velcro closure and no O2 absorbing or moisture absorbing packets inside. Quite impressed:

Velcro® Seal Bags

says up to 20 years of protection if not opened regularly.

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[jbett98]

Tagged for future reference.

 

[EPS]

I use my meat sealer to seal up lose ammo it works great

 

[EPS]

400 Rounds 5.56

 

[EPS]

These food saver things are great I even used it to pack clothes you put two or three tee shirts in a bag or what ever and it sucks it down to nothing you can pack a lot of clothes in a bag

 

[Heyjoe]

Corrosion, tropical, rust....

What are three words a desert rat has no understanding of.

Good stuff though, thanks for passing it along!

 

[EPS]

If you want to store stuff for a long time even in the desert these food saver things are awesome you can put anything in them as long as it's not Sharp to poke a hole in the bag

 

[P7M13]

Thanks, @bolus!
I've lost motorcycle helmets, riding gear, boots and tool belts to mold. Stored in what I thought was air sealed storage in a basement when I lived in the Albina neighborhood in Portland.

 

[3MTA3]

Just wanted to report the velcro anti-corrosion bags (Zcorr, now re-branded as Blueguard) work quite well. I've had some inert chunks of metal in a bag this last year in tropical environment (and by tropical I mean I've had mold grow on leather, particle board and cast iron) and the metal is pristine.

All with only a velcro closure and no O2 absorbing or moisture absorbing packets inside. Quite impressed:

Velcro® Seal Bags

says up to 20 years of protection if not opened regularly.

So you could, for example, put some inert metal in a bag, seal it in, say PVC or ABS pipe, and then bury it until, hypothetically, your state regains its sanity regarding inert metal and it would still be OK when you dug it back up?

 

[SIG34]

I use the China re usable ones!! Work great and eBay has them for $4each

 

[bolus]

So you could, for example, put some inert metal in a bag, seal it in, say PVC or ABS pipe, and then bury it until, hypothetically, your state regains its sanity regarding inert metal and it would still be OK when you dug it back up?

I was considering a monovault ( www.monovault.com ) but they are pretty expensive and a large PVC pipe with caps glued on should be watertight. Just hacksaw off the end when needed. It would make a pretty good survival cache.

If it was for long term burial I'd probably just use multiple items. These guys make a vacuum bag, probably seal that is a larger bag with some descant and then that goes in the PVC

 

[SUPER X]

If you want to store stuff for a long time even in the desert these food saver things are awesome you can put anything in them as long as it's not Sharp to poke a hole in the bag

Do you put decent or ox absorb packs in them ?

 

[EPS]

Do you put decent or ox absorb packs in them ?

Nope the thing SUCKS out all the air I guess if I wanted to I could put those it there but I just use it so my ammo is not rolling around the can. HEHEE I'll have to look into that

 

[SUPER X]

Nope the thing SUCKS out all the air I guess if I wanted to I could put those it there but I just use it so my ammo is not rolling around the can. HEHEE I'll have to look into that

I tried to seal. Stuff and I always get air that later shows up in it. I must poke holes in it. I seen a guy seal collectible pistols in the Mylar bags it worked good for him . . It would be great if it was 100 % dry when sealed.

 

[EPS]

I tried to seal. Stuff and I always get air that later shows up in it. I must poke holes in it. I seen a guy seal collectible pistols in the Mylar bags it worked good for him . . It would be great if it was 100 % dry when sealed.

I have some that it won't suck all the air out but others it is air tight all it takes is a pin hole

 

[The Heretic]

Good to know.

I also have some Rigs preservative gun grease.

I have some mortar charge tubes that are the right size - wish I could find more of those, I have been searching for years. Wish I had bought more when I first saw them at a gun show.

 

[bolus]

3 year update. I pulled my upper out of the Bluguard bag and it is about 98% good. There was some very slight surface rust on the outer barrel which wiped off easily with no pitting. no rust inside the barrel.

Considering the humidity here I'd still consider this pretty good for a velcro bag. I had an extra bag so I just replaced it since this is the first time seeing some rust.

 

[bolus]

Year 4 update. zero rust on anything this year after another year in the bluguard bags. in comparison, some of my metal tools in a pelican box are rusting even with a humidity absorber in the box. Old fashion way of black oxide coating though. Just remove the surface rust with 0000 steel wool and what is left is black oxide.

Man the humidity has been bad the last month. Mold grows on my leather belt every weekend because I dont wear it for 2 days in a row. On the nice side, I dont ever iron anymore.

 

[mbenz007]

Thank you for the initial write up and yearly follow ups.

 

[The Heretic]

So you could, for example, put some inert metal in a bag, seal it in, say PVC or ABS pipe, and then bury it until, hypothetically, your state regains its sanity regarding inert metal and it would still be OK when you dug it back up?

Plan on it being there a long long time.