Long Term Rice Food Storage Mylar Bags In Triangle Formation to Stack 2 Levels In A Galvy Trash Can

While processing 100lbs of organic brown rice I discovered that the mylar bags that are sized for use in standard 5 gallon buckets make a perfect triangle formation in a standard galvanized trash can. I'm trying to phase out the use of plastic buckets and move towards galvanized metal cans. Whereas some people might just fill the large trash can with the dried food product. My design principle is that I want to be able to move the can if I need to so it makes the most sense to fill it with smaller units. I'm willing to accept the plastic of the mylar bags as they make it possible to take them out and move the can, they also make for less risk of any kind of spoilage or contamination of the whole lot.

These mylar bags are filled each with 25lbs of rice, not only is that the unit of paper bag that the rice is distributed in, but it's also a good weight limit to be sure that they can be easily moved without risking injury to the back. I've learned over the years it's better to have more smaller lighter containers, than to overfill larger containers that then become unwieldy and dangerous to handle. In this lone wolf context, I've made a lot of changes in this regard. It's reasonable to be working with heavier items when you can always get help from others in the vicinity, though if you're on your own, you have to think through these considerations a lot more.

I really liked how these 25lb mylar bags of rice made a perfect triangle formation such that they could be double stacked in the can and leave room at some room at the top for other smaller items. I've learned that when filling 55 gallon drums or trash cans with food in mylar bags, it can be inefficient to have variable bag sizes or fillings such that there are awkward gaps and the space thus isn't fully and best utilized.