I am a member of some other prepping related forums. On most of them, mylar bags are touted as the only way to package for long term storage. I've followed this "conventional wisdom", but with the price for mylar bags being what it is, I'm wondering if this is truly necessary. All of these sites have either advertisers or associated stores that sell mylar bags. I guess that my cynicism is coming out because I don't see why my regular vacuum sealer bags wouldn't work in buckets.
Is this just a marketing ploy or is the use of mylar bags a necessity? Any input you all might have would be appreciated. I cringe at paying $1/bag, but on the other hand I don't want to jeopardize my LTS foods.
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