I need some 'serious' help...

RVTECH · Nov 30, 2024

OK, I have a problem - I see 'value' in glass jars and when I use up a product in one I remove the label, clean off the adhesive, wash the jar and put it in a box for possible later use.

NOW - don't get any weird ideas - I DON'T have 10K jars stacked up like cordwood in my house, lining the halls like a 'compulsion' - but I do have a few boxes of them saved thinking I might use them for something.

NOW - I DO have some jars in use to store bullets, brass etc but they are all the same size and are practical for this, and I do keep a few for BBQ sauce I make and freeze BUT I REALLY have a problem throwing the other, unusable ones in the trash.

I am open to any 'counseling' as to my jar 'obsession' !!!

Certaindeaf · Nov 30, 2024

RVTECH said:
OK, I have a problem - I see 'value' in glass jars and when I use up a product in one I remove the label, clean off the adhesive, wash the jar and put it in a box for possible later use.

NOW - don't get any weird ideas - I DON'T have 10K jars stacked up like cordwood in my house, lining the halls like a 'compulsion' - but I do have a few boxes of them saved thinking I might use them for something.

NOW - I DO have some jars in use to store bullets, brass etc but they are all the same size and are practical for this, and I do keep a few for BBQ sauce I make and freeze BUT I REALLY have a problem throwing the other, unusable ones in the trash.

I am open to any 'counseling' as to my jar 'obsession' !!!

I found out long ago that a large pickle jar will hold 50,000 primers.

Lol, just kidding

TTSX · Nov 30, 2024

The hardest part is throwing away the first one. Then you just stop adding to the pile. I collected jars for a while, realized I hated the glass sound when putting things in em and tossed every last one of em. Felt good, man

Lilhigbee · Nov 30, 2024

We reuse a lot of glass jars for storing bulk foods. Lots of things can be bought in bulk if you have a good way to store them. Chocolate chips or nuts for example. Many of the jars are the same size as canning jars and we vacuum pack other foods in those, dried mushrooms, dried tomatoes, rice, pasta, with our FoodSaver with jar adapter. Throw in an oxygen absorber and they are good for a long time. Ones that have the same threads as canning jars are safe for canning.

Nutty4Guns · Nov 30, 2024

Just recycle the damn jars already. Portland/Seattle/San Francisco et al, need the glass for the meth pipes that they have to hand out to the addicts. Think of the tweekers man!

No_Regerts · Nov 30, 2024

Isn't there a recycling center near you? That, or crush it all up and spread it on your floors under the windows when you go away for long periods of time.

arakboss · Nov 30, 2024

Save the jars for the revolution.

arakboss · Nov 30, 2024

No_Regerts said:
Isn't there a recycling center near you? That, or crush it all up and spread it on your floors under the windows when you go away for long periods of time.

That will teach those barefoot peeping toms

TTSX · Nov 30, 2024

No_Regerts said:
Isn't there a recycling center near you? That, or crush it all up and spread it on your floors under the windows when you go away for long periods of time.

Sprinkle a piece or two in the ice bin at the local watering hole

1911Fanatic · Nov 30, 2024

My wife saves jars and disposable plastic containers. But she grew up really poor.

deadeye · Nov 30, 2024

RVTECH said:
OK, I have a problem - I see 'value' in glass jars and when I use up a product in one I remove the label, clean off the adhesive, wash the jar and put it in a box for possible later use.

NOW - don't get any weird ideas - I DON'T have 10K jars stacked up like cordwood in my house, lining the halls like a 'compulsion' - but I do have a few boxes of them saved thinking I might use them for something.

NOW - I DO have some jars in use to store bullets, brass etc but they are all the same size and are practical for this, and I do keep a few for BBQ sauce I make and freeze BUT I REALLY have a problem throwing the other, unusable ones in the trash.

I am open to any 'counseling' as to my jar 'obsession' !!!

So you'll be ready for canning meat, veggies and fruit when SHTF now get off your duff and get a supply of paraffin for sealing them. Jars come in handy for all sorts of stuff and if you get rid of em that's when you'll really need one, you'll really be angy with yourself for doing it, don't put yourself through that heartache.

64MercurysRule · Nov 30, 2024

monkeybutler · Nov 30, 2024

1911Fanatic said:
My wife saves jars and disposable plastic containers. But she grew up really poor.

My grandma, typical of people who had some firsthand knowledge of the depression, had hundreds of metal cans "in case there was a war and a shortage," and about 300 2 liter bottles of water stowed. And a lot of other things. Including a toilet on her front porch, sitting there after being replaced, which was full of hornets but "still good" so she wanted to keep it. No arguing with that.

Hawaiian · Nov 30, 2024

Fill them all with cider.

Apple Cider
Cinnamon sticks
Orange slices
A few whole cloves
Cook it up on the stove
Add some Rum after it cools
Can be served hot or cold.

Fill up each and every one of the jars you have saved.

Problem solved. :s0005:

TTSX · Nov 30, 2024

monkeybutler said:
My grandma, typical of people who had some firsthand knowledge of the depression, had hundreds of metal cans "in case there was a war and a shortage," and about 300 2 liter bottles of water stowed. And a lot of other things. Including a toilet on her front porch, sitting there after being replaced, which was full of hornets but "still good" so she wanted to keep it. No arguing with that.

Sounds like one step from "hoarders"

My grandmother was quite the opposite. Born in '20, got to experience the whole depression, never talked about it. She was the most minimalist person I've ever met. My guess would be she moved a ton during those years and never felt comfortable enough in one place to set down roots she couldn't pull back up in a day

monkeybutler · Nov 30, 2024

TTSX said:
Sounds like one step from "hoarders"

My grandmother was quite the opposite. Born in '20, got to experience the whole depression, never talked about it. She was the most minimalist person I've ever met. My guess would be she moved a ton during those years and never felt comfortable enough in one place to set down roots she couldn't pull back up in a day

It is good to travel light.

CO136 · Nov 30, 2024

RVTECH said:
OK, I have a problem - I see 'value' in glass jars and when I use up a product in one I remove the label, clean off the adhesive, wash the jar and put it in a box for possible later use.

NOW - don't get any weird ideas - I DON'T have 10K jars stacked up like cordwood in my house, lining the halls like a 'compulsion' - but I do have a few boxes of them saved thinking I might use them for something.

NOW - I DO have some jars in use to store bullets, brass etc but they are all the same size and are practical for this, and I do keep a few for BBQ sauce I make and freeze BUT I REALLY have a problem throwing the other, unusable ones in the trash.

I am open to any 'counseling' as to my jar 'obsession' !!!

I don't view keeping jars as a problem. Hang on to what you got if you have the space and it makes sense. As another has done, I have used our FoodSaver with vacuum attachment to put away food from the garden (beans). I have not used any yet but I also have a store of paraffin to seal a jar's contents (when my Mom made jam she used paraffin). If they are not usable, don't make sense to keep them ... recycle or the circular file.