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.

5 Gallon Bundle
Long Term Food Storage, 5 Gallon Bundle (10 bags) - 19.5" x 29" OD Barrier Flat Mylar Bag for 5 G..
$18.99
8" x 10" Metalized MylarFoil Pouch
NOTE: This item is also available in PALLET QUANTITIES (Pallet quantity = 40,000 bags..
$342.00
8" x 12" Metalized Mylar Pouch
NOTE: This item is also available in PALLET QUANTITIES (Pallet quantity = 64,000 bags..
$280.00
two silver storage bags
Food Storage Packaging Kit for Flour, Corn Starch and Powdered Sugar Includes: 50 Bags : ..
$71.00
Metal blue impulse heat sealer with free spare parts kit
Special Promotion: For a limited time, receive the IPK-305H and get a spare parts kit at no addit..
$53.50
12" Tabletop Hand Impulse Sealer
Impulse Tabletop Heat Hand Sealer with 8mm Seal The IPK line of Impulse Heat Sealers is designed ..
$93.30
big blue metal impulse heat sealer with 5mm seal width
Impulse Tabletop Heat Hand Sealer The IPK line of Impulse Heat Sealers is designed to be bot..
$110.00
Big Blue Metal Impulse Heat sealer with 20 inch by 5mm seal bar
Tabletop Heat Impulse Hand Sealer The IPK line of Impulse Heat Sealers is designed to be both a g..
$149.50
8" Push to Seal Impulse Sealer
Our Most Popular IMPAK Hand Press Impulse Heat Sealer; PTS-200 8” Put this Stainless Steel Heat S..
$318.75
two oxygen scavenger packets with stayfresh branding
30cc Oxygen Absorber. Dimensions: 1.17" x 1.48" 20cc and 30cc are 'preferred' sizes for 2oz an..
$13.48
19.25" x 24.5" H x 11" D Mylar Foil Drum Liner
About: 19.25" x 24.0" H x 11" Diameter 5 Gallon (19 Liter) PAKVF4PCA Mylar Foil Mylar Moisture Ba..
$68.65
5 gallon drum pail liners with narrow white bucket
NOTE: This item is also available in PALLET QUANTITIES (Pallet quantity = 300 bags) A..
$67.15
silver foul liner bag next to narrow white bucket
NOTE: This item is also available in PALLET QUANTITIES (Pallet quantity = 300 bags) A..
$63.65
stay fresh branded oxygen absorber pouches 50cc
50cc Oxygen Absorbers Dimensions: 1.15" x 1.51" Good for containers of a quart size or smaller..
$11.23
stay fresh branded oxygen absorber pouches 100cc
100cc Oxygen absorbers Dimensions: 1.35" x 1.72" Suggest using 3 of these in a #10 can or..
$7.19
200cc Oxygen Absorber
200cc Oxygen Absorbers. Dimensions: 1.56" x 1.72" Use with medium sized bag when not vacuuming..
$178.48
two stayfresh branded 300cc oxygen absorber packets
300cc Oxygen Absorbers. Dimensions: 1.70" x 2.12" Use one for a #10 can or equivalent size. You ca..
$159.18
12" Impulse heat sealer with 5mm seal width and 50 free sous vide bags
Special Promotion:   Receive 50 FREE* Food-Grade Bags with the purchase of the IPK-30..
$53.50
6" Hand Held HotJaw™ Sealer
"These are a little shorter than the 12" sealers we used, but the price to performance is great ..
$112.80
Keep Fresh Home and Lab Vacuum Sealer
Limited Time Promotion: Get 20 of our virtually indestructible 8.5" x 13" food grade vacuum bags FRE..
$99.00
two high barrier QX pouches with green and yellow beads in left pouch and purple beads in right pouch
About: 8.5" x 13.0" OD Transparent Hot Fill Capable Pouch with 0.25" seals. Automation read..
$47.48
top/front of PTS-250 impulse sealer
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12" Push to Seal Impulse Sealer
Our Most Popular IMPAK Hand Press Impulse Heat Sealer; PTS-300 12” Put this Stainless Steel Heat ..
$332.75
12" Push to Seal Impulse Sealer
Easy to operate - hand press – no warm-up time Stainless Steel Construction Strong 5 mm seal w..
$487.50
6" Hand Held HotJaw™ Sealer with Foot Pedal
This kit is designed for hands free operation on almost any material, including very thick lamin..
$173.75
two silver foil minipouches empty with open bottom
About: 6.5" x 8.0" O.D. 3 side seal pouch with 0.125" lip and tear notch 0.5" from sealed e..
$199.00
24" x 8" x 36" O.D. PAKVF4 Gold Side Gusset Pouch
About: 24.0" x 8.0" x 36.0" O.D. PAKVF4-Gold side gusset pouch Quantity: 100 bags/case F..
$225.00
large silver side gusset pouch with 8 x 24 opening
About: 24.0" x 8.0" x 36.0" PAKVF4 Silver Side Gusset Pouch Quantity: 100 bags/case Fill..
$214.00