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IFrame: 4e4322eb25a40 Survivalist Forum [IMG] Advertise Here User [ ] Go Survivalist Forum > Survival & Preparedness Forum > Disaster Name ___________ Remember Back Preparedness General Discussion Me? Reload this Page What about 5 gallon buckets from Home Depot? 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The buckets are $2.54 each and the lids are $0.99 each. The lids have a rubber seal inside and once secured can not be removed without destroying the lid. There is a plastic strap that has to be cut and pulled off, then the lid is opened like opening a 5 gallon paint can. Also in the photos I have an example of another type of bucket and lid. That lid screws on and makes a seal. It also cost a lot more. So I am looking at the home depot buckets and I think they will be fine for food storage and seal tight. Why spend all that money on the screw on lids? What do you think? 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I'll probably continue with the regular lids - but get a couple of the screw-type for use later on. <<Yes, I do line the buckets with mylar, etc. I don't just dump things into the bucket. :D :D :D >> vhbrown2 View Public Profile Send a private message to vhbrown2 Find all posts by vhbrown2 Tweet this Post! #3 Old 01-08-2011, 02:40 PM Join Date: Nov 2010 tedennis tedennis is offline Location: Ohio tedennis's Avatar The Right of the People.. Posts: 517 Thanks: 1,042 Thanked 559 Times in 203 Posts Default ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From what ive read, certain buckets contain chemicals in the plastic makeup that can leech into your food. now with mylar, i do not believe this would be a problem. This is why i have also considered using non food-grade buckets. but so far i have gotten enough free food-grade ones that it is not an issue. as for destroying the lid when removed, not true. after you tear off the strip, it will still seal. the o-ring is not damaged. kind of like milk jugs. it is there to keep it sealed while shipping and also to ensure the contents have not been tampered with. The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to tedennis For This Useful Post: Maxed, MikeK tedennis View Public Profile Send a private message to tedennis Find all posts by tedennis Tweet this Post! #4 Old 01-08-2011, 02:41 PM Join Date: Mar 2009 ozarkeagle's Avatar ozarkeagle ozarkeagle is offline Posts: 1,473 Hunter Thanks: 907 Thanked 1,648 Times in 654 Posts Default ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Not food grade, use mylar. ozarkeagle View Public Profile Send a private message to ozarkeagle Find all posts by ozarkeagle Tweet this Post! #5 Old 01-08-2011, 02:51 PM Join Date: Aug 2008 wevie wevie is offline Location: Iowa Prepared Posts: 388 Thanks: 133 Thanked 423 Times in 169 Posts Default ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The orange HD buckets and snap on lids is what I use... with mylar. How bad would it be to store water in them? I've got a few full of water that I rotate on 6 months. wevie View Public Profile Send a private message to wevie Find all posts by wevie Tweet this Post! #6 Old 01-08-2011, 03:05 PM Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: North Central Florida Posts: 568 arisinwind's Avatar arisinwind arisinwind is offline Thanks: 268 Just A Shadow Thanked 943 Times in 238 Posts Awards Showcase Outstanding Thread Total Awards: 1 Default ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote: Originally Posted by ozarkeagle View Post Not food grade, use mylar. Who told you they weren't food grade? arisinwind View Public Profile Send a private message to arisinwind Find all posts by arisinwind Tweet this Post! #7 Old 01-08-2011, 03:06 PM Join Date: Aug 2008 wevie wevie is offline Location: Iowa Prepared Posts: 388 Thanks: 133 Thanked 423 Times in 169 Posts Default ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote: Originally Posted by arisinwind View Post Who told you they weren't food grade? How can you identify a food grade bucket? wevie View Public Profile Send a private message to wevie Find all posts by wevie Tweet this Post! #8 Old 01-08-2011, 03:12 PM Join Date: Mar 2009 ozarkeagle's Avatar ozarkeagle ozarkeagle is offline Posts: 1,473 Hunter Thanks: 907 Thanked 1,648 Times in 654 Posts Default ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote: Originally Posted by arisinwind View Post Who told you they weren't food grade? It was discussed on a thread here a while back. http://www.survivalistboards.com/sho...+depot+buckets Post by MikeK #2 on the bottom and white plastic. The dyes used in the colored ones are not food grade and can be hazardous. Even the white paint buckets are food grade. I heard this many years ago, but being sceptical, took the time to verify it with several of the manufacturers. They ship the same buckets to food factories. The Following User Says Thank You to ozarkeagle For This Useful Post: tedennis ozarkeagle View Public Profile Send a private message to ozarkeagle Find all posts by ozarkeagle Tweet this Post! #9 Old 01-08-2011, 03:25 PM Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: North Central Florida Posts: 568 arisinwind's Avatar arisinwind arisinwind is offline Thanks: 268 Just A Shadow Thanked 943 Times in 238 Posts Awards Showcase Outstanding Thread Total Awards: 1 Default ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote: Originally Posted by ozarkeagle View Post It was discussed on a thread here a while back. http://www.survivalistboards.com/sho...+depot+buckets Post by MikeK #2 on the bottom and white plastic. The dyes used in the colored ones are not food grade and can be hazardous. Even the white paint buckets are food grade. I heard this many years ago, but being sceptical, took the time to verify it with several of the manufacturers. They ship the same buckets to food factories. There are food grade buckets that are colored. http://safetycentral.com/5gacoplbufda3.html Milk comes in plastic yellow gallon containers. I too called on the Lowe's and Home Depot buckets. The manufacture verified they were food grade. That was a couple of years ago. Maybe things have changed. Your best bet is to confirm with the manufacturer the suitability of the bucket. If in doubt, don't use it or use mylar. The Following User Says Thank You to arisinwind For This Useful Post: MikeK arisinwind View Public Profile Send a private message to arisinwind Find all posts by arisinwind Tweet this Post! #10 Old 01-08-2011, 03:27 PM Join Date: Aug 2008 wevie wevie is offline Location: Iowa Prepared Posts: 388 Thanks: 133 Thanked 423 Times in 169 Posts Default ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote: Originally Posted by ozarkeagle View Post It was discussed on a thread here a while back. http://www.survivalistboards.com/sho...+depot+buckets Post by MikeK #2 on the bottom and white plastic. The dyes used in the colored ones are not food grade and can be hazardous. Even the white paint buckets are food grade. I heard this many years ago, but being sceptical, took the time to verify it with several of the manufacturers. They ship the same buckets to food factories. Further down your linked thread: Quote: What you DON'T want to use- Buckets that have held ANYTHING with chemicals in it- cleansers, cleaners, acids, etc. I don't care if you are using mylars or not, stay away from stuff like this. What MAY work with mylar- Buckets that have held sheetrock mud. This cleans up with water and the buckets can be cleaned pretty well. IF and I want to understand that word, IF you are using mylar you might could get away with using old sheetrock mud buckets. Personally, I would stick with bakery buckets, pickle buckets and/or buy new buckets. 5 gallon buckets can be purchased new at Lowes, Walmart and Home Despot. (pun intended). Where possible shoot for the white buckets. There's been a lot of hype about buckets with any type of coloring in them. Some folks think they are up there with Obama and the antiChrist... LOL In my experience of storing food for 22+ years, we have used MANY buckets that were green, red, even blue. Up till the later part of the 90's, our buckets were packed WITHOUT mylar as mylar and absorbers weren't readily accessible. Other than oxidation resulting from no oxygen barrier (that's what the mylar does, a bucket itself is NOT an effective oxygen barrier), we have seen NO problems with colored buckets. Your results may vary. The Following User Says Thank You to wevie For This Useful Post: arisinwind wevie View Public Profile Send a private message to wevie Find all posts by wevie Tweet this Post! #11 Old 01-08-2011, 03:33 PM Join Date: Nov 2010 Bladecutter Bladecutter is offline Location: Colorado Front Range Bladecutter's Avatar Member Posts: 64 Thanks: 25 Thanked 27 Times in 20 Posts Default ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote: Originally Posted by ozarkeagle View Post It was discussed on a thread here a while back. http://www.survivalistboards.com/sho...+depot+buckets Post by MikeK #2 on the bottom and white plastic. The dyes used in the colored ones are not food grade and can be hazardous. Even the white paint buckets are food grade. I heard this many years ago, but being sceptical, took the time to verify it with several of the manufacturers. They ship the same buckets to food factories. I've used Pickle buckets that came from a fast food chain that were GREEN, so I would not think color alone is the culpret. Also #5 is for food storage, the wife bought some food storage containers from Sam's that were #5 plastic. Anyhow with the food in Mylar bags it doesn't really matter as the bucket is just to protect the mylar bags!: Personally I just don't like the bright orange "Homer Bucket". I did find at Costco, the Gamma Vault # 60 for about $25 that are air tight and great for the "open and being used stores" The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Bladecutter For This Useful Post: arisinwind, tedennis Bladecutter View Public Profile Send a private message to Bladecutter Find all posts by Bladecutter Tweet this Post! #12 Old 01-08-2011, 03:42 PM Join Date: Dec 2010 Hope Hope is offline Location: AZ Recent Blog: Posts: 5 Newbie Thanks: 23 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts Default ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Last weekend I purchased white, food grade 5 gallon buckets at a local Home Depot for $3.98 each. "Food Safe" is printed on the bucket manufactured by Argee Corp of Santee, CA. The thickness is .075 mil. They did not have gasket lids or screw on lids just the lids that snap on. These buckets were in the same area as the orange buckets. The Following User Says Thank You to Hope For This Useful Post: MikeK Hope View Public Profile Send a private message to Hope Find all posts by Hope Tweet this Post! #13 Old 01-08-2011, 03:59 PM Join Date: Nov 2010 tedennis tedennis is offline Location: Ohio tedennis's Avatar The Right of the People.. Posts: 517 Thanks: 1,042 Thanked 559 Times in 203 Posts Default ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote: Originally Posted by Hope View Post Last weekend I purchased white, food grade 5 gallon buckets at a local Home Depot for $3.98 each. "Food Safe" is printed on the bucket manufactured by Argee Corp of Santee, CA. The thickness is .075 mil. They did not have gasket lids or screw on lids just the lids that snap on. These buckets were in the same area as the orange buckets. thats interesting. i will have to double check next time i go. its wierd they dont have the o-ring lids to go with them though. i guess if you are using mylar it wont be a big deal. 90% of my bakery buckets do not have seals either. most held frosting/icing. tedennis View Public Profile Send a private message to tedennis Find all posts by tedennis Tweet this Post! #14 Old 01-08-2011, 05:43 PM Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: El Paso, Tx MikeK MikeK is offline Age: 48 Walking Methane Refinery Posts: 21,679 Thanks: 26,072 Thanked 28,184 Times in 11,790 Posts Default ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The orange ones are not food grade. The white buckets sold by Tru Value and Ace and maybe a few other places are food grade. I talked to several manufacturers years ago about it. They said the white buckets are exactly the same ones they sell to the food industry, but the colored buckets that they sell to home improvement centers are not food grade. MikeK View Public Profile Send a private message to MikeK Find all posts by MikeK Tweet this Post! #15 Old 01-08-2011, 05:45 PM Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: El Paso, Tx MikeK MikeK is offline Age: 48 Walking Methane Refinery Posts: 21,679 Thanks: 26,072 Thanked 28,184 Times in 11,790 Posts Default ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote: Originally Posted by JohnWStiner View Post Why spend all that money on the screw on lids? I think the screw on lids are a waste of money to equip every bucket with. I can see having a few around to reseal opened bucket with. But for the rest, a gasketed lid is fine. But I'd avoid those orange buckets from Home Depot for food storage. They're not food grade. MikeK View Public Profile Send a private message to MikeK Find all posts by MikeK Tweet this Post! #16 Old 01-08-2011, 05:49 PM Join Date: Aug 2010 RickWakeman RickWakeman is offline Location: The Berks RickWakeman's Avatar Member Posts: 68 Thanks: 2 Thanked 30 Times in 20 Posts Default ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I use the HD buckets to haul fishing gear. I cant figure out how to seal it for the life of me. RickWakeman View Public Profile Send a private message to RickWakeman Find all posts by RickWakeman Tweet this Post! #17 Old 01-08-2011, 06:02 PM Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: El Paso, Tx MikeK MikeK is offline Age: 48 Walking Methane Refinery Posts: 21,679 Thanks: 26,072 Thanked 28,184 Times in 11,790 Posts Default ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote: Originally Posted by Bladecutter View Post I've used Pickle buckets that came from a fast food chain that were GREEN, so I would not think color alone is the culpret. Also #5 is for food storage, the wife bought some food storage containers from Sam's that were #5 plastic. Anyhow with the food in Mylar bags it doesn't really matter as the bucket is just to protect the mylar bags!: Personally I just don't like the bright orange "Homer Bucket". I did find at Costco, the Gamma Vault # 60 for about $25 that are air tight and great for the "open and being used stores" The recycle number doesn't mean it's food grade. It only tells you the type of plastic that the bucket is made from. Several different plastics are used in the manufacture of food grade containers. It's how the container is manufactured that makes it food grade or not. Please don't spread dangerous advice without double checking first. The Following User Says Thank You to MikeK For This Useful Post: Ruh MikeK View Public Profile Send a private message to MikeK Find all posts by MikeK Tweet this Post! #18 Old 01-08-2011, 06:05 PM Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: El Paso, Tx MikeK MikeK is offline Age: 48 Walking Methane Refinery Posts: 21,679 Thanks: 26,072 Thanked 28,184 Times in 11,790 Posts Default ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote: Originally Posted by arisinwind View Post There are food grade buckets that are colored. http://safetycentral.com/5gacoplbufda3.html Milk comes in plastic yellow gallon containers. I too called on the Lowe's and Home Depot buckets. The manufacture verified they were food grade. That was a couple of years ago. Maybe things have changed. Your best bet is to confirm with the manufacturer the suitability of the bucket. If in doubt, don't use it or use mylar. There are colored food grade buckets. But the factories I called said the colored ones they send to home improvement centers are not food grade. But like you, I called a few years back too. The white ones are, or at least were at the time of my call, food grade. MikeK View Public Profile Send a private message to MikeK Find all posts by MikeK Tweet this Post! #19 Old 01-08-2011, 06:15 PM Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: El Paso, Tx MikeK MikeK is offline Age: 48 Walking Methane Refinery Posts: 21,679 Thanks: 26,072 Thanked 28,184 Times in 11,790 Posts Default ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote: Originally Posted by Hope View Post Last weekend I purchased white, food grade 5 gallon buckets at a local Home Depot for $3.98 each. "Food Safe" is printed on the bucket manufactured by Argee Corp of Santee, CA. The thickness is .075 mil. They did not have gasket lids or screw on lids just the lids that snap on. These buckets were in the same area as the orange buckets. I wish they'd all print "food safe" or "not food safe" on containers that people might want to use for food storage. It'd save everyone a lot of trouble and perhaps save themselves a lawsuit some day. 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