Soft 5 gallon bags with lids??

[ScottReb]

Was at OEx and heard a speaker talking about doing laundry in a soft sided 5 gallon bucket bucket with a lid. I found the lids that screw on, Gamma Lids. They can mount on any bucket. What I cant find is the soft bags. Im going to use one for dog food as well. They are airtight with the lid so food or water with laundry plus a bunch of other uses as well.
Any ideas???

 

[MicroOverland]

I think I found what you are looking for at Petco. Go to petco dot com and search for "Gamma SOFTSTORE pet food storage systems". I dont have one, but was looking for the screw on lids and found these. I think it may be what you need. I hope it helps.
I had a GREAT time at the overland expo too.

 

[ScottReb]

Thats exactly it. Thanks

 

[pyrate]

It is watertight?

 

[r_w]

Yes

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[pyrate]

Yes

Amazon.com: Soft Store 50-Pound CollaPSIble blue: Kitchen & Dining

Thanks. Says airtight but that don't mean watertight in my book. I will take your word for it. :088:

 

[ScottReb]

Gary Wescott (turtle expedition) was the one who had mentioned doing laundry in them.

 

[IdaSHO]

Thanks. Says airtight but that don't mean watertight in my book. I will take your word for it. :088:

I take it your "book" doesnt talk about molecules?

A water molecule is much bigger than an air molecule.

Anything AIR TIGHT is most definitely WATER TIGHT. :chef:

 

[pyrate]

I take it your "book" doesnt talk about molecules?

A water molecule is much bigger than an air molecule.

Anything AIR TIGHT is most definitely WATER TIGHT. :chef:

Just speaking from experience. Lived on a boat for a year. Airtight did not mean watertight.

 

[IdaSHO]

You are fighting a non-winning battle against basic physics if you really think something can be airtight but not watertight at the same time.

It simply cannot happen. Water molecules are simply larger than air molecules.

 

[Dowry]

Depends

Just for the sake of discussion, something *could* be airtight under atmospheric pressure, but not watertight, due to the hydrostatic pressure developed at the bottom of the water. As an absurd example, imagine a vertical, 100-foot long, 100-gallon ziploc bag with the zipper at the bottom. It would be airtight, but not watertight.

Just saying. I hereby apologize for the above non-helpful contribution; please accept it with open mindedness and humor.

Back on topic, we used to wash clothes while driving by using a bucket with a sealable lid (and no liner bag, water tight or not), and that works too.

D

 

[Bonked]

Back on topic...

I am about to commit to a hard bucket laundry set up. I hate the space that the buckets will consume, even though I will have the buckets serve double duty by packing gear in them while traveling.

Is there a special technique to washing clothes that the soft buckets utilize, or is the benefit simply the ability to pack smaller?

 

[r_w]

I prefer washing in soft bags (waterproof canoe bags) to buckets. You can deflate the bag first so you can really rub the clothes together while inside the bag. It gets mud out much faster.

 

[pyrate]

You are fighting a non-winning battle against basic physics if you really think something can be airtight but not watertight at the same time.

It simply cannot happen. Water molecules are simply larger than air molecules.

Guess my eyes have deceived me when water appears inside something considered airtight and it is not the seal that is leaking and it is not condensation. The manufacturer of the product even refunded it based upon what I showed them.

And I was diving - so we are not talking about atmospheric pressure. I understand the physics. Just saying perhaps things get labeled as one thing but really are not.

But I don't wish to continue the debate so you win.

Back on topic.

 

[ScottReb]

The purpose of these is that you can wash clothes or store stuff. Then compress down, just like a dry bag. Just a Coke vs Pepsi. Both do the same thing. Dry bags dont have a rigid opening, the soft buckets do.