[nagdu] dogfood keeper

Danielle Ledet singingmywayin at gmail.com
Thu Jun 25 16:12:56 UTC 2015


Wow that's something to go through. Never had that happen! Cuz I
figure it's made for dogfood storage so all I'm gonna do is add more
when I empty it which I always did completely before adding more. But
I don't understand how you put that garbage bag in there though and
were able to close it.

On 6/25/15, Becky Frankeberger via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Um, got a bad batch of food. As I was pouring it in the vault, it smelled
> odd. I called my neighbor over and there were green something on the food.
> Darn straight threw the bag out and sanitized the vault. Now if the food
> was
> poured into a plastic bag, no washing of the vault. Plus old food will grow
> that green nasty stuff and turn the bottom food. Not worth it to me to
> cause
> my dogs illness. So I shall use the garbage bag liner and hope some of you
> won't go threw what I did washing then thoroughly drying the vault.
> By the way I do reuse the garbage bags a couple of times. My dogs go
> through
> food pretty fast.
> The company, PetCo,  replaced the food for free.
>
> Becky and happy healthy Jake
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
> via nagdu
> Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2015 5:41 AM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Cc: Tracy Carcione
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] dogfood keeper
>
> Why put in a trash bag?  At TSE, the food was just poured into the Vittles
> Vault.  The ad says the plastic is food-safe and BPA-free.
> Tracy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Buddy Brannan
> via
> nagdu
> Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 4:10 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Cc: Buddy Brannan
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] dogfood keeper
>
> It does if you get the big size. There are a couple sizes. The one I have
> holds 50 pounds. That's what it's rated for, and it's a tight fit. 40 isn't
> a problem, except that it's heavy.
>
> --
> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
> Phone: 814-860-3194
> Mobile: 814-431-0962
> Email: buddy at brannan.name
>
>
>
>
>> On Jun 24, 2015, at 4:04 PM, Becky Frankeberger via nagdu
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Tracy, I came close to having back surgery. So my Vittle Vaults sitting
>> on
> a
>> shelf in my Limon closet. No bending smile. Just a tip for all. Line your
>> particular container where the dog food is with a trash bag. Tracy would
>> need one of the larger bags for a can like hers. The white bags work fine
>> for the Vittle Vault. I put a rubber band string depending on what I have
>> handy, on the outside to hold the bag open. This way when it is almost
>> empty, I can put the new food in a new bag and just empty the old bag
>> contents on top. Forty pounds of dog food does not fit in a Vittle Vault
> by
>> the way.
>>
>> Becky and the fluffy flying fur ball, dats me, toothy grin. Love Jake
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
>> via nagdu
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 4:55 AM
>> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
>> Cc: Tracy Carcione
>> Subject: [nagdu] dogfood keeper
>>
>> For decades, I've kept my dogfood in a 20-gallon steel trash can, in the
>> bag, in the corner of my kitchen. It's worked well, but kibbles that fall
>> out of the bag into the bottom of the can are pretty much wasted, just
>> because it's hard to reach down there and dig them out.  I'm debating
>> getting a Vittle Vault, where I could just pour in the food.  My main
>> concern is the Vault is so short, I'd have to scrunch down to get at the
>> food, unless I found something sturdy to sit the vault on. Counter space
> is
>> at a premium in my kitchen, so I'd prefer it to stay in the corner where
> the
>> current can is.
>>
>> Do other people have a Vittle Vault, and do you have it on the floor, or
>> sitting on something, and, if so, what?
>>
>> Tracy
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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