Vaccuming 80% Instead Of 100%

[Burned Haze]

I hate how even on "gentle setting " if you let it fully Vaccum then your buds are ultra compressed . If u only do 80% filled , will it keep the smell for 6months to a year ? If u do 100% it never loses smell even after 2 years but everything super compressed lol

 

[Blaze]

If it is cured and stored correctly, then yes.

 

[LittleDabbie]

Why not put them in glass jars and use a jar sealer attachment instead of bagging them up? would solve your problem no?

 

[Herb Forester]

Why not put them in glass jars and use a jar sealer attachment instead of bagging them up? would solve your problem no?

Careful with those, I have both sizes. Doesn't take much pressure before you're cold boiling terpenes.

 

[LittleDabbie]

Careful with those, I have both sizes. Doesn't take much pressure before you're cold boiling terpenes.

Very good point!!!

 

[noone88]

I never vacuumed all of the air. When the bag gets tight around the flowers, I cut off the vacuum and seal.

However, if you want to store long term, vacuum sealing is not enough. You need to either use nitrogen or throw that shit into a freezer.

 

[sealed138]

i picked up an accvac3000 nitrogen sealer. 30" bags come in 500' rolls. you need a large air compressor, bottle of nitrogen and a regulator. works awesome!

 

[Herb Forester]

i picked up an accvac3000 nitrogen sealer. 30" bags come in 500' rolls. you need a large air compressor, bottle of nitrogen and a regulator. works awesome!

Damn that's some volume right there :oops: those things are like the price of a 3 ton mini split!

 

[sealed138]

Yeah I think I could almost get 2 mini splits for what it cost with the 500' roll, compressor, nitrogen tank, and regulator. But it does work great.

 

[Dunge]

Would co2 work as a purge gas for long term storage?

 

[Billyboat]

Yeah I think I could almost get 2 mini splits for what it cost with the 500' roll, compressor, nitrogen tank, and regulator. But it does work great.

I've been looking at these, does it really preserve the flowers for a month or two of storage? If they work well, I'd say worth its weight in gold.

 

[Blaze]

If your flowers are going bunk after just a month or two, even with a standard vac sealer, you seriously fucked up your drying and curing somewhere along the line.

 

[Billyboat]

If your flowers are going bunk after just a month or two, even with a standard vac sealer, you seriously fucked up your drying and curing somewhere along the line.

No bunk flowers here...since all plastic permeates I still feel like after 50-60 days in a turkey bag they are way drier then they should be.

 

[Herb Forester]

No bunk flowers here...since all plastic permeates I still feel like after 50-60 days in a turkey bag they are way drier then they should be.

If you want to store with humidity intact just grab some Boveda packs. You can also store drier for long term, then rehydrate with the packs as necessary. Better than turks are heavy mylar, and even just purging the air with nitro manually before sealing should keep for a long time.

 

[Dunge]

Better than turks are heavy mylar,

What is the best way to heat seal bags.
I have gone threw a few vacu-seal machines as the heat sealing element burns out and can't be replaced. (or can they?)

 

[Herb Forester]

What is the best way to heat seal bags.
I have gone threw a few vacu-seal machines as the heat sealing element burns out and can't be replaced. (or can they?)

Special made clamp sealer from the prepper supply places, or a household clothes iron across a metal bar.

 

[Billyboat]

If you want to store with humidity intact just grab some Boveda packs. You can also store drier for long term, then rehydrate with the packs as necessary. Better than turks are heavy mylar, and even just purging the air with nitro manually before sealing should keep for a long time.

Excellent! Thanks very much!