<![CDATA[Long vac bag]]>So lets say hypothetically I wanted to make a long chain of product sealed in a continuous vac bag. What are you all’s thoughts.

(I think something similar to this was brought up in a livestream pac when they revealed the new walton’s vac machines)

So the thought currently is to have a 5’ or so bag on a counter sealed at one end and then pull a vacuum on the other open end. Have the products in groups leaving 2 -3 inches of collapsed bag space between groups of product. Then use an impulse sealer at each spacing. Not sure if it would be much of a time saver, but here is what I was thinking:

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]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/topic/4357/long-vac-bagRSS for NodeThu, 10 Sep 2026 23:17:53 GMTTue, 05 Oct 2021 19:30:41 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Long vac bag on Tue, 12 Oct 2021 13:46:36 GMT]]>Ridley Acres It is an interesting idea but we tested out the longest bag it would properly seal and around 6 feet was the absolute limit.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/50761https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/50761Tue, 12 Oct 2021 13:46:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Long vac bag on Fri, 08 Oct 2021 19:17:17 GMT]]>Thanks for all the interesting comments. I agree with all the points that this sounds like a waste of time and resources unless it was the only thing available.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/50359https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/50359Fri, 08 Oct 2021 19:17:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Long vac bag on Fri, 08 Oct 2021 19:10:12 GMT]]>i could do it in a chambered machine by making a smell cut between the seal wire and wall of the machine. vac pack that section. make a dead seal for teh bottom of the next bag, and repeat. i did some jerky that way for a nephew in college. thought it would be an economical way to use some long bags I had and not buy 2.5 X 10 bags. huge time eater and in the llong run i would have been better off buying the smaller bags. HerbcoFood …dark water sounds good as long as it is a Porter or a Stout

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/50357https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/50357Fri, 08 Oct 2021 19:10:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Long vac bag on Fri, 08 Oct 2021 18:40:02 GMT]]>fisherman43 I buy 8” x 6mil poly tubing from Layfield. It cost about a nickel Canadian a foot and is smooth on the inside. I took the tubing out of two number 18 hypodermic needles and silvered them to the ends of a stainless wire so they were a nice fit in the tubing and held it taught. These needles were pulled back before the heat seal was made. To keep the mouth of the bag clean a large funnel is inserted in the bag and the fillet dropped in. A small amount of water with a little vitamin C is added before the vacuum is pulled. A second seal is then added as a backup. Sure hope the border opens up so I can go to Alaska and refill my freezer next year as I didn’t get drawn for a moose this season. It’s going to be a tough winter. Just made a batch of elk salami for our Thanksgiving

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/50350https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/50350Fri, 08 Oct 2021 18:40:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Long vac bag on Fri, 08 Oct 2021 17:04:47 GMT]]>Brianzipperdog123 where do you get your roll of vac bags from and what is the accessories you use for pulling the vaccum other than your vac sealer

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/50339https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/50339Fri, 08 Oct 2021 17:04:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Long vac bag on Thu, 07 Oct 2021 00:24:15 GMT]]>That would be a huge waste of time. All so how would you keep the bag clean so the seal wouldn’t be lost

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/50115https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/50115Thu, 07 Oct 2021 00:24:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Long vac bag on Wed, 06 Oct 2021 20:19:26 GMT]]>fisherman43 I bought a 2000 foot roll of lay flat tubing which is 8 inches wide for bagging salmon fillets. I use a Food Saver machine and a device that fits in the end of the bag that allows a vacuum to be pulled. It is then drawn out of the bag so it can be heat sealed. A second heat seal is then put on as a back up. I’ve been using this method for 20 years and had to buy another roll two years ago

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/50100https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/50100Wed, 06 Oct 2021 20:19:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Long vac bag on Wed, 06 Oct 2021 19:32:25 GMT]]>Ridley Acres I totally agree size 8×30 would be great for smoked Salmon fillet or whole fish also for summer sausages

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/50096https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/50096Wed, 06 Oct 2021 19:32:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Long vac bag on Wed, 06 Oct 2021 18:23:23 GMT]]>If your cutting the long wrap any way, why bother, you cant stack in the freezer easily.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/50077https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/50077Wed, 06 Oct 2021 18:23:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Long vac bag on Wed, 06 Oct 2021 17:49:33 GMT]]>bocephus said in Long vac bag:

Ridley Acres Why would you want to do this?

As others mentioned there may not be any real time saver, but if I can seal the same amount in shorter bursts it may free me up for longer periods of time.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/50073https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/50073Wed, 06 Oct 2021 17:49:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Long vac bag on Wed, 06 Oct 2021 12:17:32 GMT]]>Ridley Acres Why would you want to do this?

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/50032https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/50032Wed, 06 Oct 2021 12:17:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Long vac bag on Wed, 06 Oct 2021 11:37:14 GMT]]>I suspect any time savings achieved during sealing would be offset by the time required to fill the long skinny bag with product.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/50029https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/50029Wed, 06 Oct 2021 11:37:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Long vac bag on Tue, 05 Oct 2021 22:54:03 GMT]]>May work if you have enough flat counter space

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/50006https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/50006Tue, 05 Oct 2021 22:54:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Long vac bag on Tue, 05 Oct 2021 21:15:23 GMT]]>I would be all over this idea HOWEVER I think the vaccum sealer may not like the continuous action, for that volume of air (in one shot). I guess I should say “the average consumer grade” vac sealer

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/49992https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/49992Tue, 05 Oct 2021 21:15:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Long vac bag on Tue, 05 Oct 2021 21:04:27 GMT]]>hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, this will take a half bottle of dark water to properly think about.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/49986https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/49986Tue, 05 Oct 2021 21:04:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Long vac bag on Tue, 05 Oct 2021 20:56:53 GMT]]>Ridley Acres Interesting

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/49985https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/49985Tue, 05 Oct 2021 20:56:53 GMT