Sorry - guess I wasn't clear enuff - home Seal-a-meal, Tilia, etc are
worthless for long cruising - been there / done that - that's why I
specifically (and apparently not clearly enuff) stated - something
like 1/8" thick - anybody know where you get super heavy duty bags -
forget the vacuum ****. we cruised for 6 years before and had one -
works great for a few things - isn't worth a **** for 95% of the
things on a boat - the plastic's too thin and wears/scratches/pokes
thru. Freezer ziplok bags are a little better but go to crap (dry out
and crack) in the tropics in a few years.



On Wed, 07 Apr 2004 11:40:17 -0700, BCC wrote:

Looking for good method to pack long term spare parts on long term
cruise - like a spare alternator, starter, diesel injector pump,
expensive things.

What I'm thinking is a very heavy gauge individual bags - something
like almost 1/8" thick. Taped up with the clear packing tape that's
about 2" wide. You need to be able to see what's inside.

The Seal-a-Meal and other vaccum pack stuff is way too thin to last on
a cruising boat for 6+ years.

I've found very heavy bags on the net - but you need to buy 100 or a
1000 at a time.

Also - looking for something to put in the bag as an anti-rust,
corrosion, etc inhibitor.

Any suggestions?