What about using space bags? You know, the ones you store clothing and bedding in and use the vacuum to suck the excess air out? They make large cube size shapes that would be square in shape and stack well. They say they are airtight and watertight and I don't see anywhere on the box that says you can't store food items in them. Or even if you were to put the complete bag of dog food in the space bag and then suck the air out - the dog food would then be protected from water/moisture and pest damage inside the space bag. Just a thought .... LeAnne EagleRock German Shepherds - Lynden, WA -----Original Message----- From: showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of BAERENTATZE312@xxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 11:22 PM To: terrycochran97756@xxxxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: I need ideas. In a message dated 7/10/12 8:11:34 PM, terrycochran97756@xxxxxxxxx writes: > I need some ideas on how to store 500 lbs of dry dog food. > If you have one of those 'Meal Savers' that vacumn seal food, you could do say 5 lbs at a time as the bags can be long tubes. (or you could do the amount you would need to feed your dogs for a day). I know it would be time consuming, but it would keep the dry food very fresh and to go even further, if you happen to have a large chest freezer you could freeze as many 'tubes' of food as possible. The freezer would prevent those moth type pest eggs from hatching. Good luck, Pat ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================