In a preceding article we gave out three uncommon but very hands-on uses of vacuum sealer bags. If you have not read it, let me repeat these practices once more: ammo and bullets sealing up, precious metals protection and extension of battery life.

In the following lines, I will share another couple of extra uses for these sealing bags. The more uses you can give to any specific asset, belonging or property you posess, the more value you will get out of your purchase. So without delay, let’s dive in.

4. Medicines. It is recommended that anybody seals up individual pouches of medical products holding a range of medicines like aspirins, chewable tablets –Pepto Bismol like tablets-, allergy pills, insect repellant wipes, advil –ibuprofen-, chloraseptic cough lozenges, etc. In that way, each time you travel, go camping or face an emergency situation you will be already prepared.

5. Surgical Kit. Likewise, so you can be prepared in case of a possible difficult event, it is wise to have a basic surgical kit sealed up. You can place together elements such as tweezers, suture needles, gloves, medical tape, gauze, silk suture thread, silver solution, small knife. Salt can be added for rinsing mouths after extractions.

6. Newborn Gift Sets. Using generic vacuum bags roll like ours; you can cut it to any size, seal one end, fill it in and seal the other end. Obviously, you can store inside a few thick cloth diapers, various diaper pins, baby bottle with a nipple, a few packages of powdered infant formula, etc.

7. Local Honey. You may have probably heard that honey, if well preserved, can last for ever. This makes it a very suitable solution to have some sweetener around. So, having some honey sealed up will virtually guarantee the provision of this useful food for always (providing you have enough of it).

8. W.C. Paper. This item is relatively fragile if not stored properly and one of the most needed ones in case of an emergency. Don’t worry if the roll crushes out in the course of the vacuum sealing process itself for you can twist the internal tube back into shape once you open the bag and let the air flow inside.

From reading these helpful descriptions anyone could believe that the user is planning for a devastating situation. While this may be true, this knowledge should not be treated as the only scenario where they apply. Remember that emergency situations can happen any minute and the more preparation work that you can put well in advance the quicker you will be able to respond and, as you know, every minute you save towards your end purpose/destination, it could mean a very big difference for the end result (whichever it may be).

Obviously, it is not this article’s goal to panicking the reader. The idea is to emphasize the following saying: a forewarned person values its weight in gold. Feel free to share your ideas and experiences with us!