Make your own oxygen absorbers

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Doing a little more searching on this diy o2 absorbers.

So far I've found mixed reports on this. Of course, O2 absorber manufacturers & sellers aren't going to promote diy and some could even provide dis-info

One "positive"
http://www.truthistreason.net/how-to...r-food-storage

One "not so sure"
http://thesurvivalpodcast.com/forum/...p?topic=2272.0

I'm not really convinced either of these were adequate to prove it one way or the other.
I believe I read somewhere that steel wool often has a very light OIL coating it to prevent rust in storage. But maybe not. I do know that when iron oxidizes, it DOES consume oxygen. And salt enhances the effect.


I'm going to test this myself tonight, a couple different ways.
Will report any findings.

Doninmn

I think the difference in your first post and the last one is iron filings are different animals from steel wool. There will be a larger surface area with the iron filings. Thus a quicker and more complete chemical reaction. Just my thoughts on the subject.