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These New Generation Screw Top Buckets will revolutionize the way you store and use your food storage.   These buckets are easy to open and close.  All you do is squeeze the red tab while you screw the lid down or while you unscrew.   These buckets provide easy access to food without having to pry open the lid.  They have a strong gasketed seal for long-term storage.   Plastic buckets may be used to store food commodities that are dry (about 10 percent moisture or less) and low in oil content.  Only buckets made of food-grade plastic with gaskets in the lid seals should be used.  These buckets are brand new and have never been used.  Buckets that have held nonfood items should not be used. 

6.5 Gallon Screw Top Bucket & Lid

The 6.5 Gallon New Generation screw top bucket and lid holds approximately 45 - 50 pounds of grains, beans or rice. This size of bucket holds approximately 40 - 45 pounds of flour and approximately 25 - 30 pounds of rolled oats.  

IN STORE PRICE:       $11.95

5 Gallon Screw Top Bucket & Lid

The 5 Gallon New Generation screw top bucket and lid holds approximately 35 - 40 pounds of grains, beans or rice. This size of bucket holds approximately 30 - 35 pounds of flour and approximately 15 - 20 pounds of rolled oats.

IN STORE PRICE:      $10.95

3.5 Gallon Screw Top Bucket & Lid

Screw Top Bucket and Lid holds approximately 25 - 27 pounds of grains, beans or rice.  This size of buckett holds approximately 20 - 25 pounds of flour and approximately 12 - 15 pounds of rolled oats.

IN STORE PRICE:   $9.95

2 Gallon Screw Top Bucket & Lid

The 2 Gallon Original Life Latch Screw Top Bucket and Lid holds approximately 12 - 15 pounds of grains, beans or rice.  This size of buckett holds approximately 10 - 12 pounds of flour and approximately 7.5-  10 pounds of rolled oats.

IN STORE PRICE:  $6.95

1.25 Gallon Screw Top Bucket & Lid

The 1.25 Gallon New Generation Screw Top Bucket and Lid holds approximately 8 - 9 pounds of grains, beans or rice.  This size of buckett holds approximately 7 - 8 pounds of flour and approximately 4 - 5 pounds of rolled oats.

IN STORE PRICE:  4.95

0.6 Gallon Screw Top Bucket & Lid

The 3.5 Gallon New Generation Screw Top Bucket and Lid holds approximately 3.5- 4 pounds of grains, beans or rice.  This size of buckett holds approximately 3 - 3.5 pounds of flour and approximately 1.5 - 2 pounds of rolled oats.

INSTORE PRICE:  $3.95

This 6.5 Gallon White Pail is a food grade bucket with bail handle and is designed for short- and long-term food storage. Add a Plain Lid or Gamma Lid for air tight storage. Holds approximately 45-50 pounds of grains, beans or rice. Holds approximately 40-45 pounds of flour. Holds approximately 25-30 pounds of rolled oats. Plastic buckets may be used to store food commodities that are dry (about 10 percent moisture or less) and low in oil content. Only buckets made of food-grade plastic with gaskets in the lid seals should be used. Buckets that have held nonfood items should not be used.  Lid sold seperately.

This 5 Gallon White Pail is a food grade bucket with bail handle and is designed for short- and long-term food storage. Add a Plain Lid or Gamma Lid for air tight storage. Holds approximately 35-40 pounds of grains, beans or rice. Holds approximately 30-35 pounds of flour. Holds approximately 15-20 pounds of rolled oats. Plastic buckets may be used to store food commodities that are dry (about 10 percent moisture or less) and low in oil content. Only buckets made of food-grade plastic with gaskets in the lid seals should be used. Buckets that have held nonfood items should not be used  Lid sold seperately.

This 3.5 Gallon White Pail is a food grade bucket with bail handle and is designed for short- and long-term food storage. Add a Plain Lid or Gamma Lid for air tight storage. Holds approximately 25-27 pounds of grains, beans or rice. Holds approximately 20-25 pounds of flour. Holds approximately 12-15 pounds of rolled oats. Plastic buckets may be used to store food commodities that are dry (about 10 percent moisture or less) and low in oil content. Only buckets made of food-grade plastic with gaskets in the lid seals should be used. Buckets that have held nonfood items should not be used.  Lid sold seperately.

The Gamma Seal Bucket Lid:

This two-part lid transforms a standard plastic bucket into a rugged, gasketed, resealable storage container that's both air-tight and water-tight. Just snap the outer ring down onto your bucket. The threaded lid turns easily with molded-in grip bars. These lids are heavy duty for years and years of service. The ring has a polymer gasket where it seats against the lid of your bucket, and the threaded lid has another polymer gasket, giving the container an air-tight, water-tight seal that excludes not only such freeloaders as mice and insects, but moisture too.

This plain gasketed lid can be used on the 3.5 Gallon, 5 Gallon or 6.5 Gallon Buckets. It has a strong gasketed seal and is designed for long-term food storage. Once the original ring is removed it doesn't have the same original seal. It will still cover the bucket quite well but a new lid would be needed if long-term storage is again desired.

This tool is a great accessory for your food and water storage.  If you are tired of scraping your knuckles and breaking your fingernails on food storage bucket lids, then this bucket and bung opener is for you!  The main opening is large enough to use to pry open 6.5 gallon, 5 gallon, 3.5 gallon and smaller sized buckets.  The side fittings open 2" and 3/4" barrel bungs on the 55 gallon, 30 gallon and 15 gallon barrels.  The bucket opener opens pails of all sizes.  Durable tool build to last. 

   Food Grade Mylar Bags-These bags are used for optimal food storage protection and are best used with oxygen absorbers prior to sealing to form a protective vacuum.  Mylar is an extremely strong material that does not tear easily but can be punctured by sharp objects.  Thus, it is designed to be protected by a hard container.

Mylar is an industrial trademarked brand name that is often confusing. In its basic form, mylar is a CLEAR material made from polyester resin.  MylarFoil bags are used in a wide range of industries which require moisture and oxygen barriers to ensure product integrity. Polyester film, ('mylar') when laminated to aluminum foil provides additional barrier properties and higher puncture resistance than any metallized polyester structure. 

Plastic PET Lid (For 1/2 Gallon and 1 Gallon)             $0.55

Metal Lid (For Storing with Oxygen Absorbers)          $1.25

Pint Square PETE Container w/lid                                  $1.50 

Quart Squate PETE Container w/lid                               $2.00

1/2 Gallon Square PETE Container                                 $2.50

1 Gallon Square PETE Container                                      $4.00

Once the original package is opened, the unused packets must immediately be put into another air tight package.  The remaing packets can be re-sealed using a food saver machine or seal-a-meal machine.  A small mason jar with a new canning lid also works well.  When used with proper packaging and sealing, the oxygen in the packaging is greatly reduced. These absorbers bring the oxygen level down reliably to .01% or less. Use one packet per gallon.  Be sure they aren't in the air for too long (20 minutes at the most and then hey need to be re-sealed).

Preparing Wisely stocks food grade food storage buckets, gasketed lids for food grade food storage pails and buckets, gamma lids for plain food storage pails and buckets, screw top gasketed food storage buckets and lids (New Generation and Life Latch Pails), 1 Gallon Square PETE Containers for long-term food storage, 1/2 Gallon Square PETE Containers, Quart Square PETE Containers, Pint Square PETE Containers, metal lids and PET lids at our Mesa, Arizona location.  Preparing Wisely also carries mylar bags, pail lid lifters (bucket and bung openers), and bulk packs of oxygen absorbers for long-term food storage preparations.  Phoenix Arizona Mylar Bags, Mesa Arizona Mylar Bags, Arizona Buckets, Arizona Pails, Arizona Food Storage buckets, Arizona Food Grade Buckets, Arizona Gamma Lids.

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