LONG TERM STORAGE IDEAS PLEASE

[Peyton Manning]

ok kids, I need your best ideas, proven or not

I want to know how best to store things underground
I’m thinking like two feet underground
I want to preserve pictures and valuable papers
My best idea so far is pvc pipe glued on both ends

I am also considering camouflaged in trees

 

[Peyton Manning]

Bump for our evening members

 

[Ol' Kentuck]

Its probly best ta burn tha evidence, don't hang on to it fer a souvenir.

PS. Unless ye might need it fer an alibi in tha future, then ye should consider a safe deposit box.

 

[lairmo]

I've used the PVC... buried..Schedule 80, not the cheap crap. A 4-6" tube with a cap glued on one end and a cleanout on the other..Silicone on the threads before tightening cleanout. After a 2 year test contents inside were still in decent condition, but had drawn moisture through the (sweating?)..not too bad though.

 

[Darke]

The PVC is one the prepper favorites. PVC can do some nasty stuff to paper though as can the VOC from some of the glues. Using low VOC glue and sealing the papers/pictures in acid free bags can help.

 

[Darke]

I've used the PVC... buried..Schedule 80, not the cheap crap. A 4-6" tube with a cap glued on one end and a cleanout on the other..Silicone on the threads before tightening cleanout. After a 2 year test contents inside were still in decent condition, but had drawn moisture through the (sweating?)..not too bad though.

You can keep the moisture down with desiccate. If you have a welder flooding the pipe with argon before capping can help a lot.

 

[Peyton Manning]

How about wrapping papers in ladies panties?

 

[lairmo]

Nope...papers fall out of panties...

 

[Darke]

How about wrapping papers in ladies panties?

Depends how kinky the papers are.

 

[Peyton Manning]

Is that toilet tissue?

 

[lairmo]

Is that toilet tissue?

I'm not sure WHAT she used it for...

 

[ARC]

Did someone say rolling papers ?

Oh... nevermind.

No advice... sorry... don't bury... i usually do the opposite

 

[smokeythecat]

Oh I'm going to barf from excessive laughter.

 

[releventchair]

Desiccate as mentioned , a must. For aditional potential drying at lower cost or lack of large disiccate , an opened bag of rice can be added.

Acid in paper must be considered too to not corrupt pictures. Pictures should be isolated anyways after a copy of them is put on a flash drive,to insure they exist should the originals suffer.

A 30-50 gallon seal top barrel below frost line is a good start.
5 gallon pails with gamma seal lids with tape sealing the lids can go in the larger barrel.

With caution , sealed durable containers can be immersed in buried oil too.

Frozen ground , or eye traffic ,or sky eyes can make a cache site tough to access if you need to make a deposit or recovery urgently.

Trees are vulnerable to a host of interference's. From natural ,to human.

 

[A2coins]

Build a bomb shelter multiple purpose when your in the dog house with the wife just go there so the dog can get some sleep

 

[Tom_Restorer]

Try this! Polyethylene and it has a thick rubber seal inside the lid.

First I bought them just for restoration and put chemicals in it. Later I figured out this are the best containers to bury them with stored food, important papers etc.

They are available in different sizes from 10 to 200 liters and the lid closes waterproof.







If someone don´t like regular backpacks for any reason, he can by the 30 liter square containers and put two of them on a backpack like this:



Nothing will get wet anymore and you can use the closed containers include all stuff in it as a floating aid if you have to cross a river etc.

Also if you make boat tours, this is the best way to store things and if they go over board, they will always float!

 

[Peyton Manning]

Where?

 

[Tom_Restorer]

Where?

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I just can tell you where you can order it in germany - sorry.
But for sure you must get this stuff also in the USA.

 

[rockhound]

I am back, after 14 months of hospital and rehab. Storing anything long term is best stored in mylar bags using a vacuum sealer, then individual bags can be stored in a pvc pipe, as mentioned. To further insure contents remain in pristine condition put a disposable hand warmer in the pvc pipe before sealing. The hand warmer will absorb the oxygen in the pvc pipe to create a partial vacuum. Good Luck.

 

[pepperj]

I am back, after 14 months of hospital and rehab. Storing anything long term is best stored in mylar bags using a vacuum sealer, then individual bags can be stored in a pvc pipe, as mentioned. To further insure contents remain in pristine condition put a disposable hand warmer in the pvc pipe before sealing. The hand warmer will absorb the oxygen in the pvc pipe to create a partial vacuum. Good Luck.

Congrats on your survival rockhound. That's a very long go for anybody-best wishes going forward.