sugarcrane

Can just a family of 5 go on a trek? I know we wouldn't be the only ones out there and we would be joining other people. Has anyone done it and any advice?

will a food savor work or does it have to be the mylar bags?

Just the lids that came with the buckets. I didn't buy new buckets I just got the free ones from the bakery. Should I do dry ice at least?

Do you seal the buckets? Or can you open them and grab what you need and it still last the 15 years? Can you do dry ice with beans?

When I was growing up my parents just dumped everything in 5 gallon buckets. Is this okay to do? I just purchased a whole bunch of black beans and put them in the buckets I know they won't last forever but they will be okay without sealing them and putting in the O2 thingys in right? Also I got the Instant potatoes aka potatoes pearls and they expire in August. I thought those things lasted more than 4 months unopened. Did we just get some old ones?