how well does it work with mylar bags
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I never have used them bags myself. I would recommend calling L.E.M.at 1-877-536-7763 for that answer.for freezer bags it is the best I have used and I have went through several.
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I have travelled extensively with my pillow and it works very well! Difficult to find a small compression bag so I use a one gallon zip loc bag. The pillow keeps its loft after removing it from the bag.
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It does not come with the hose. I had one left over from a Foodsaver that I used before getting the Weston. I've used Foodsaver bags, Weston bags, and other bags and not seen any difference as to whose bag I use.I cannot speak to mylar bags. I've never dealt with them.Other than buying gaskets teflon tape to replace what wore out after years of use, I've never had to deal with the company.
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Sure, I am happy to. There is a popular misconception that there is one Mylar film and the thicker, the better. Actually, there are many kinds of Mylar films which consist of layers of different materials that serve different purposes. Mylar itself is a transparent member of the polyester family that is remarkably strong. The Mylar in this film has a bursting strength of 69 pounds per square inch so it can withstand a lot of abuse. In order to make the film a protective barrier to oxygen, a foil layer is added. (oxygen cannot go through glass or metal) This foil layer can be disturbed by folding, moving or filling the bag and you can sometimes see a scratch or a separation during regular use but these are not holes in the film and do not significantly effect the performance of the bag. Mylar bags from Pack Fresh are made here in Southern California and have never been shipped until you buy them. That is how we can afford to compete with the other discount "mylar" that comes from China. There are some enlightening Washington Post articles that should make it clear why American-made products such as those from Pack Fresh are superior. Have a great day and please let us know if you have further questions.
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We zip two of the same model of coleman sleeping bags together, and it works like a charm. I've never tried to attach another brand to this bag; I suppose if the zippers are the exact same size it would work.
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This is my second Foodsaver, an upgrade from my first one bought via infomercial. It's fabulous. I've used the first one to seal other types of bags, but I have not tried it with the new one. However, I can tell you that you can seal without using the vacuum function first. So it will probably work just fine.
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I'm afraid I don't know if the sealer can handle mylar bags. The 1 page literature that came with the sealer mentions use for polyethylene and polypropylene bags. We use the sealer to keep medical instruments sealed up in plastic bags for storage after they are sanitized. Sorry if this answer is not much help.
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It depends on what kind of bags you have. Mine have an adjustable hook on a rail, that can be adjusted to hook onto one of the bars of the rack.I have Ortlieb bags, and it works well with them.
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I would think so. They hold tarps. Don't know what you are holding it "for" - mylar might rip easily.
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I have a foodsaver been using it for about 3 years now last year I bought these bags,and they seem to work just as well for a lot less than the foodsaver bags.
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I have used the Foodsaver bags without any problems. I prefer the VacMaster or Cabelas bags better.
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Probably won't work with regular bags. The thing is designed with a long strip of plastic that you tie at the bottom and then pull through and cut when you are ready to dump. Then you pull another length of bag down and knot it. I don't know how you'd attach a regular bag with this set up
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Hello,yes they work very good,iv:e been using food saver 12 gal for 8 mo now and put food in and out all the time,its very easy to seal the bag back up after use,and the hand held vacumm sealer works very good too.im very satisfied with the Reynolds products with a good selection of vacumm baggie sizes.
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They work great. You can get all the air out, so there's no chance for frost. It won't be quite as good if you're freezing chunks of things (since it's nearly impossible to get all those air gaps out) or if you're freezing something soft that can get smashed if you seal it too much. Still, it works very well. Much better than regular Ziplock bags. I've reused some of my bags about 3 times, but I'm sure I can get plenty more uses out of them (so long as you're gentle with them and don't accidentally puncture them).
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I don't think it would work well with much else, but if you have already bought them, the only other thing I could imagine using (beside having someone sit on the stuff to push the air out, which probably wouldn't work too well) is possibly a air mattress pump. They usually have the ability to not only pump the air into an air mattress, but also the ability to pump air out. If you don't have either of these, maybe you should find a cheap vacuum. I know that Dirt Devil or Black & Decker makes a cheap/affordable product that has good suction power. Regardless, if you don't buy a full size shop-vac, the nozzle of the vacuum probably will not fit over the suggested suction area being used in the picture. If this is the case, you will have to stick the nozzle into the zipper part of the bag and "pull out/zip up the bag" in one seemingly fluid motion. This is what I had to do and it worked fairly well. That's the best advice I can muster. I hope it helps!
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I've dried stuff in it and it worked just fine. I stuffed it really full so I was glad it worked. To be honest, I prefer a one zipper bigger bag to this two sided double zipper bag. It holds more.
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Bruno I use food grade buckets that I get from local bakeries (icing buckets). I always worried about chemicals leaching through the mylar. I don't have any proof that could or would happen, so, food grade buckets takes that out of the equation. These bags are great by the way :)