Nylofume® Pack Liner Bags (2024)

FAQs

What do you use Nylofume bags for? ›

Nylofume bag is an ultralight backpack liner made of durable nylon polymer. They are originally used to protect foodstuffs from pest fumigations, so the bags are food safe and form an odor barrier. This is useful when keeping food from mice as well as keeping the food odor away from sleeping gear in bear country.

If you want to protect the contents of your backpack from moisture, these hardwearing Nylofume® bags are a great lightweight option and are tougher and lighter than most trash compactor bags. With care, you can expect these to last for several months of continued use. Features: Watertight and reusable.

Nylofume® Pack Liner Bags are fully waterproof to keep your gear dry. They're made from a special nylon film that's also an odor resistant barrier to help keep your food and smellables under bear radar. Originally made to protect food and medicine during home fumigations, these bags make great backpack liners.

Weighing just 0.91 oz each, Nylofume Pack Liner Bags are thin plastic bags that are surprisingly tough.

You need not bag or remove these items:

Cosmetics, such as lipstick. Unopened soda cans and glass bottles. Shampoo, soaps and unopened toothpaste and mouthwash.

YES, bag or remove these items: Don't forget about these items: Any food, feed, drugs, tobacco products and medicinals NOT sealed in glass, plastic or metal bottles, jars or cans with the original manufacturer's airtight seal intact.

Regular fumigation of your house will lead to a pest-free environment. After fumigation, you will need to clean your home to get rid of any chemicals before you get into the house. Cleaning a house after fumigation will also get rid of the dead pests lying around the house.

What do I have to wash after fumigation? Nothing! It is unnecessary to wash dishes, linens, clothing, etc., as the fumigant is a gas that will dissipate from the structure and its contents.

Take out your sheets and linens, including curtains, for washing. Before cleaning the linens, be sure to wipe your washing machine to get rid of any fumigants. Also, vacuum your bed, mattress, and pillows, before bringing in clean bedding. If any of your rooms have carpeting, you should spray it with disinfectant.

If they do not provide bags, all food items must be REMOVED from the property. THIS IS REQUIRED BY LAW. Does makeup, shampoo/conditioner, and lotions need to be removed? Make-up, shampoo/conditioner, and lotions DO NOT need to be removed.

What are Nylofume bags made of? ›

Nylofume bags are made from a special nylon polymer film. Research has shown that these nylon polymer bags are very effective for protecting a wide variety of commodities from Vikane fumigations when used one inside the other.

A Nylofume bag is a thick, plastic bag that won't allow fumigant through. You must double-bag all food items in your home except for a few exceptions.

Even when it's not raining out, your pack liner will come in handy for keeping your gear dry. If you set it down on wet grass, for example, or happen to take a wee tumble into a creek as you're crossing, the liner is already in place to protect your gear from any water soaking through.

Pack Liner

Waterproof pack liners are perfect for wet and windy conditions, where a waterproof cover that goes over the bag may get blown away. You can increase the durability of your pack with our waterproof and solar protection products, or stash other valuables in a dry bag or waterproof phone protector.

A loaded backpacking pack should not weigh more than about 20 percent of your body weight. (If you weigh 150 pounds, your pack should not exceed 30 pounds for backpacking.) A loaded day hiking pack should not weigh more than about 10 percent of your body weight.

Remove ALL items for human consumption INCLUDING food in refrigerators and freezers PRIOR to the fumigation. (Food items in cans, glass jars and plastic bottles with the ORIGINAL FACTORY SEAL do not have to be removed. Any other food and/or medicines MUST be removed even with the factory seal intact.

If these items are not sealed, they must be removed or double-bagged in special nylon bags provided by your fumigator. Bottled or canned items that have not been opened and still have the original manufacturer's airtight seal do not need to be removed.

Remove all living things, including pets and plants, from the structures to be fumigated. Adding poison to the building can seriously harm or kill pets or plants. Remove or seal food, medicines, tobacco products, etc., in the provided fumigation bags or remove them entirely from the structure.

pdf. As an additional precaution, consider removing your mattress and bedding from your home before fumigation. This is because we do not know how sulfuryl fluoride may get trapped in and released from some materials, like memory foam, that are used in mattresses and other furniture.

Most other items, such as clothing, furniture, hygiene items and electronics will be completely fine during the process. The gas has no odor and leaves no residue, so removing these items is not necessary. In fact, once you can move back in, you don't even have to wash the items that were inside during fumigation.

Can you drink bottled water after fumigation? ›

Bottled water or bottled soda is safe for use after fumigation. If you've got an unopened glass jar of pickles or a can of soup that is unopened, they'll be no need to beg these items up.

Answer: Yes, it is normal to see dead bugs showing up several days after treatment, that means it is working.

Pest control services suggest a certain time to stay away from the home once the work is completed. Once the service is completed, they may usually recommend staying out of your house for a time of around 2-4 hours. However, this may vary based on the type of service, and also extend up to a maximum of 24 hours.

The typical house fumigation involves approximately 18-24 hours of exposure. After the fumigation is complete, your fumigator aerates the fumigant from the structure following label instructions, and tests the air with sensitive gas monitoring equipment to confirm that it is safe to re-enter the building.

We recommend that you don't mop for 24-48 hours following your treatment to allow the treatment to dry completely. When you do need to mop, it's also important to try to stay away from the wall edges including skirting boards and kickboards if you can, as the treatment is applied to those perimeter zones.

Move all furniture and vacuum all corners. Wipe all surfaces of the home using a damp cloth to get rid of dust and fumigants. Discard the cloth immediately. Next, wipe the surfaces with a solution that consists of 50% water and 50% vinegar.

(Canned goods, bottles, and jars that have never been opened are the exception and do not have to be removed or bagged.) One fumigator's Web site specifically says that shampoo, soaps and unopened toothpaste and mouthwash do not have to be removed or bagged.

Can bed bugs return even after treatment? Unfortunately, yes, but that is often the result when treatment is applied incorrectly. Remember, just because you can't see them doesn't mean they aren't in your home. Treating the infested area is a start, but it is often a small part of the overall problem.

But you'll want to bring with you any and all toiletries that are applied on your skin, or ingested into your body. Of course, you can leave behind unopened bottles of shampoo or toothpaste, buy anything with a broken seal that could absorb chemicals and release them later on, should be carried out with you.

What kind of bags for fumigation? ›

Nylofume bags are made from a special nylon polymer film. Research has shown that double-bagging items achieves optimum protections. Nylofume bags protect food, feed, drugs and medication (including items in refrigerator).

All items such as food, feed, drugs and medicinals not adequately packaged (in- cluding those items in refrigerators and freezers) must either be removed from the structure being fumigated or sealed in the protective Nylofume bags.

Use cardboard boxes to pack for fumigation, do not use anything plastic. The fumigant cannot penetrate plastic bags or containers. If you have things stored in plastic storage containers transfer into cardboard boxes and fumigate the containers empty.

Clothing and other fabrics like furniture, toys, bedding, mattress, towels, and more are not affected by the fumigation process. You do not need to place any of these items in the special bags. You also do not need to remove them from the house.

Operable windows must be left open a minimum of 3 inches during fumigation. Windows that can't be accessed and opened by ordinary means (without moving furniture, removing nails, or cutting a paint seal) can remain closed.

In order to insure proper fumigation and aeration of your home, all cabinets, drawers, and closets must be open a minimum of 4 inches. Raise blinds, open drapes, and open attic vent. Fumigator will open windows for fumigation. Windows will remain open during fumigation and aeration.

For trail-based activities, like backpacking somewhere kinda rainy, garbage bags are actually super handy. They can be used as a waterproof pack liner (to keep your sleeping bag and clothing dry) or as a rain cover for your backpack.

Sleeping Bag liners are inserted inside your sleeping bag to add extra warmth and prevent dirt from reaching your bag to keep it clean.

A rain cover is recommended because it keeps your backpack and all its contents (inside and outside of your pack) from getting wet when hiking in the rain. Combining a rain cover with a waterproof pack liner and dry bags is the best method for ensuring your gear stays dry during heavy downpours.

Why do you need a pack liner? ›

“If your gear gets wet then you're going to struggle to keep yourself dry and warm so having a strong durable pack liner gives you the confidence that no matter the conditions you'll have warm clothes and sleeping bag at the end of the day,” Daisley says.

Let's skip past the “it depends” part and get right down to it: the average weight of a backpacking sleeping bag designed for three-season use is between 2.5 and 4 pounds. Some bags are lighter, others are heavier, depending on their temperature rating and size.

If you're 160 lbs, you'd be okay with a ~30 lbs pack. These packs are a bit heavy, and you'll definitely feel the weight after 10+ miles. That's why in an ideal world, you'd be carrying the lightest available packs that weigh about 10% of your body weight.

Your backpack is too heavy if:

It's difficult to put on or take off. You have pain from wearing it. You feel tingling or numbness in your limbs. Strap marks show on your shoulders.

Structural fumigation, also called “tenting” or “whole house fumigation,” is done by Structural Pest Control Operators (SPCOs). A toxic gas called sulfuryl fluoride is used to control bed bugs, termites, and other structure-infesting pests.

Fumigation is an all-encompassing treatment in which the gases permeate the entire structure, eradicating both visible infestations and termites that are otherwise inaccessible. If only a small area is infested, local applications may be used. The inspector will decide which treatment is necessary.

Regular fumigation of your house will lead to a pest-free environment. After fumigation, you will need to clean your home to get rid of any chemicals before you get into the house. Cleaning a house after fumigation will also get rid of the dead pests lying around the house.

What do I have to wash after fumigation? Nothing! It is unnecessary to wash dishes, linens, clothing, etc., as the fumigant is a gas that will dissipate from the structure and its contents.

Remove ALL items for human consumption INCLUDING food in refrigerators and freezers PRIOR to the fumigation. (Food items in cans, glass jars and plastic bottles with the ORIGINAL FACTORY SEAL do not have to be removed. Any other food and/or medicines MUST be removed even with the factory seal intact.

The residue that can form in unprotected food items exposed to Vikane is fluoride, which naturally occurs in food and water. Nonetheless, fumigated food should be discarded and should not be consumed because there are no legal tolerances for Vikane gas fumigant in food.

Do you need to remove clothes for fumigation? ›

Clothing & Dishware

These items do not need to be removed or sealed. The gas used in fumigation does not leave any residue.

During a fumigation treatment, all pests residing within the home will die off. This includes rodents, spiders, ants, and any other insects commonly found throughout homes in San Diego. Fumigation is one of many safe and effective methods for removing existing pests.

The often colorful tent is meant to contain all of the chemicals involved in fumigating your space.