Re: [Killietalk] bags

[Brian Watters <bwatters at shaw_ca>]

Lee Harper wrote:

>
> In a message dated 1/17/06 12:18:47 PM, woodland_gardens at gmail.com writes:
>
> <<  They always leak
> some amount of water.  It's not very much, but they do leak.  >>
>
> How did you seal them? I have had some leak when using a knot or
> rubber band
> but if I test them first I can correct it before shipping. Once
> you learn how
> to do it, a heat sealer is best, but impractical out in the jungle.
>

I have also had breathing bags leak but by a "sweating" process that has
nothing to do with how they are tied off (I always use an elastic band). I
have some breathing bags that are relatively old (but unused) and it is
those that consistently leak - so far as I can tell, right through the
plastic. Needless to say, I have stopped using this particular batch of
bags, but it is unfortunate that I still have a few hundred of them that I
now cannot risk using.
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