[nagdu] dogfood keeper

Thu Jun 25 19:13:55 UTC 2015

Okay, now I get it.

On 6/25/15, Becky Frankeberger via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> My vault is in a closet. So I rest the round lid on and gently twist just
> til I feel resistanve. So maybe a half turn, because the bag prevents
> closing completely. Sometimes I end up not twisting the lid, just resting
> the lid. I know my bad, sad face. A seal is important to keep the food
> fresher.
>
> An option I used to use is twist tying the bag closed inside, and putting
> on
> the lid and twisting just till I felt resistance.
>
> Becky and Jake
> Butterfly Knitting
>
> www.butterflyKnitting.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Danielle Ledet
> via nagdu
> Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2015 9:13 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Cc: Danielle Ledet
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] dogfood keeper
>
> 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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