How long will it "keep" in crushed form?

It makes sense to me that if you crush it and burn it immediately that it would work great. What happens if you crush it and leave it in a Ziploc for a couple of months?

HJ

Just saw this on the Country Comm web site:

Fire Gel

Looks interesting- states "indefinite shelf life"

Pete

I wouldn't rely on that. Consider earlier discussion in this thread about failure of the sealed-foil packaging (maybe the new packaging will fix that problem).

I'd be even less-inclined to trust Ziploc. In my experience, Ziplocs aren't truly air-tight. Squeeze the air out of one with something in it; seal it; wait. After awhile, it's puffed back up (maybe I'm using cheap 'Ziplocs').

Related: I've tried FoodSaver vacuum sealer with some success to further seal (still in original packaging) some supplies to extend useful life.

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