Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire Canning lids. I bet they get even harder to find.

It’s coming back around here for now, I see more and more lids in the stores but the price has increased. At Walmart two years ago, Ball lids were $1.49/box, then at the beginning of last year they were $1.79. Right now they are $2.49. Krogers at $3.44/box. China’s Pure lids are anywhere from $4-6 at the hardware stores. I stumbled upon Golden Harvest at $1.47/box two weeks ago.

Jars are a plenty around here.

This ^^^^^^^^^ Last year started this time of year scrounging new lids and rings. Looking around, found some bulk rings and bulk lids from a commercial outfit for a reasonable price.

I have always wondered why the chinese cant just precisely duplicate one of our products and reap extra profits from just their lower production costs. And then a friend, who had lived and worked over there explained it to me. He said that that its all smoke and mirrors in their world. If they can save a fraction of a yen on something you cant see or measure then they do it. You dont exactly mic your canning lids!

I dont know when this will end. Probably when the younger generation becomes us and accept sub standard junk as the norm.

We ran short a couple years ago and had to buy 100 from Amazon. They were thinner but we had 100% of them seal, not a failure in the batch.

Others have told me they used them with no issues. I just can’t get over what Chinese body parts may have been stamped into them during the process.

I picked up a bag full at the Amish store last year but did not need to use them. There is no name or marking on them that I can see.

They might work just fine

But will they last 5,6, 10 years like some of mine? Will they tolerate being bumped a little here and there as they got rotated, etc.

I went and panic bought another 48 jars this morning 24 quarts and 24 pints. Looks like we will have enough now.
I just checked, all the lids and jars are Ball and Bernardin....all made in the USA.

That's the 64 dollar question. We used some of our chink lids last year on pickles and pickled peppers. We eat a bunch of that stuff so I doubt any of it will make it ten years anyway, but five years may be a possibility.

I reuse them for what I do.

I was able to buy bands and lids at Walmart just the other day. Ball made in America in Fairfax VA.

Anybody ever use those tall 2 qt jars to store dried beans and rice in? With a seal down they sure look like they would be bug proof....mb

I use them for both. They work slick.

That is a question for sure. I’ll never have to answer.

Yea

Right now

Why aren't anyone using the Tattler system? Reusable gaskets and lids. The only one I know who have used them is the deceased Micky Coleman. They work great.

Just ordered two dozen.

Because I don’t have to. I have enough Ball lids.

They are reusable.

I mentioned them earlier. We have about 100 of each size. I have some that have been used 5 or 6 years old that are like new.
There's only 1 issue with them. Because of the thicker lid, I've found that some rings don't have a deep enough thread to grab the jar well enough. You need to leave them slightly loose while in the canner and sometimes the rings won't have enough thread to keep them on. It's not a big problem but it does happen.