EPE Net Sleeve Distributor - USA

Can't see your pic, these may be too thin.

eBay search "foam jar socks"

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I seem to have trouble with pics on my phone. Tomorrow I’ll post a pic from computer if SE doesn’t take care of it.

Yeah, more thin ones. I searched nets, socks, sleeves, wraps, tubes, mesh, wine bottle, liquor, transport, transit, ship, store... uh... protective, protection... I’m out of adjectives and nouns to try and find a retail source for these.

I don’t suppose anybody here at CR4 needs about 49,500 of these?

edit: Thin nets - https://www.pakitproducts.com/product/mesh-bottle-protectors-400case/

What I’m after- MAN! Now I can’t get a link to copy.

edit again: And SE comes through again. Yes, that is the one. Thanks for that.

What these things?

Maybe...

http://www.globalsources.com/gsol/I/Packaging-net/p/sm/1151444550.htm#1151444550

Yep, correct item - this guy has min order qty 200 kg. At 17 gram each, I will have quite a few leftovers.

Can't hurt to ask....would help if you spoke Chinese, or knew somebody...

http://www.globalsources.com/gsol/I/Packaging-net/p/sm/1146413476.htm#1146413476

Hey free samples!!....tell 'im you need 500...

https://french.alibaba.com/product-detail/wine-bottle-protective-packaging-pe-foam-60139752589.html

Wait wait....I think we have a Bingo...

http://www.industrialnetting.com/plastic-mesh/flexible-sleeves.html

Another one....

https://www.swmintl.com/products/netting/

This looks sort of promising, I’ll have a closer look tomorrow.

NG3051 looks perfect

(claims to be 0.4" thick in selection table)

Diameter range of 3-inch to 4-inch.

Nominal 4.488-inch lay flat width with

70 knots (joints) around circumference

Noncorrosive protection for valuable parts and surfaces.

Available in roll lengths of 450 feet OR

Have us custom cut to meet your specific length requirements. (Could save some trouble)

Optional heat sealing on one end also available on request. (Another possible bonus)

Availability: In stock

$243.11

Yep, that is the one I selected.

I emailed for a sample length, this might yet work.

Have you considered using heavy duty elastic bands, one top and one bottom to prevent contact between jars.

We use them here when we do our outback trips to prevent breakage of bottles and for aluminium cans that, when rubbing together on the rough tracks, tend to puncture very easily.

Positioned correctly, you can get double the thickness of the band between jars and, provided they can't move up or down with respect to each other, absolutely prevents any glass to glass contact.

That is an excellent suggestion, but this particular project has further criteria.

The mason jars are, in this not completely considered scheme, also suspended. If I use these sleeves, I can close the bottom with shoat rings and hang with a simple hook.

Oh, what the hell, you guys have all signed an unenforceable NDA, right?

The master scheme is rotation of the canned goods. Here we have numerous foods in large quantities, some foods anticipated to be 100 jars, and likely to go to 150 after the client really thinks it through. The idea is, hang the jars, hook the sleeve to a truck that runs in an inclined track.

This is an active project, and this method isn’t set to music yet, but it seems to solve many issues... it will consume more vertical space than I would like (jar plus about 5 or 6”) and that may yet be the deal killer.

"The master scheme is rotation of the canned goods."

Do you mean rotation as in round in circles or stock rotation as in using the oldest ones first?

If hanging them will the sleeves be strong enough to hold the weight of the jars? Do you intend to reuse the sleeves - if so, will the sleeves be durable enough for this?

Notwithstanding the above thoughts:-

Maybe try Polycell. They appear to only produce 80mm diameter (I don't know what you need or what it expands to) but do so in small-ish quantities (2000 odd) or in 30 metre rolls which may work better for you.

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Another possibility may be Neoprene wine tote style bags maybe custom made to your needs (they wouldn't breathe like the net bags but that may not be an issue?) - a local wetsuit manufacturer could probably make small quantities as required.

Rotation = FIFO

Reuse? Yes, that is the intent. I am anticipating an average useful life of one of these sleeves at four uses. The heaviest of the 32 fl oz US jars will be about 1 henway, so some testing will need to be done.

Something new...

https://laughingsquid.com/evak-a-food-in-air-out-glass-food-storage-container-system/

The EVAK is an air exclusion jar system. These are interesting, but won’t come into play here.

Maybe corrugated paper--no flat parts on either side, just the corrugated part?

That’s what I’ve done for years, notch strips of liner board to interlock, separate those gleaming glass jars of homemade wonderfullness.

But, won’t work here. See #10.

I found this by looking for protective mesh sleeve for fruit, maybe something similar in your area.

Sounds to me like a job for a Kellems Grip. Would easily handle any amount of weight and they are available in many sizes. They would last for ever, buy once. They might be a little expensive for this project though. An electrical supply house can hook (pun intended) you up easily. Then throw your foam protector over the grip to protect them from impact with each other.

Fillmore Container specializes in Mason jars and canning supplies. I'm guessing that their jar sleeves are more expensive per jar than you want to spend but you might want to take a look.

An advantage of a silicone sleeve is you only need one on alternate jars - in a row you can skip every other jar.

These don’t help with the suspension.

I might have to abandon this entire idea. Client desires a solution more elegant than a common sliding box or sled, but this thing needs to stay more or less on budget.

Maybe U-Line can help you out.

https://www.uline.com/Cls_22_wine_bags_boxes

ULine appears to have the wimpy mesh sleeves only.

It looks like a dozen manufacturers in India, China (predominantly) make this stuff, and nobody in USA buys any of it. I have seen the pear sized net bags in the grocery store, but not seen a thicker bottle sleeve.

Maybe you make your own with 2 wimpy net bags and a soft closed foam interior...just need somebody to sew them up for you...

uline sheets of foam...

I had given some thought to this, as the wimpy nets seem to be easy to source and they are inexpensive, but a criterion I have set is ease of use together with being VERY intuitive.

This project is (for me) a combined consult/design/build for a food generation and storage system for a family of four. This guy decided to become a ‘prepper’ and has stockpiled (piled is literal here) a bunch of crap provisions. He has engaged me to teach him what to do, and this FIFO mason jar system is part of all this.

As I said, this hanging jar idea takes a fair amount of vertical real estate to work, and this storage space expense is starting to look like a bad tradeoff for a perceived element of long term convenience and utility.

Never really encountered this problem....I'm more of a running wild scavenger type of guy....

http://prepared-housewives.com/creative-storage-solutions/

Your image is a bunch of Mom’s Racks, which are a solution to some types of food storage issues.

As an aside, the image is (if loaded with a proper mix of veggies, fruits, and meats) enough for two good meals a day for two weeks for our subject man and wife with two teenage boys.

In addition, some noodles, barley, fresh baked bread with canned butter, and a few home cans of chocolate cake would round the two weeks out nicely.

That in addition to the kegs of ale and the brandy for the search dog to carry.

So, in other words the guy is paying you to learn. And your getting a bit of an education in the process too. If you weren't there to help him, who would.

No, Tony, those are nearly exactly the words.

It is more like I’m charging him to learn, and I’m perfectly okay with that.

See #19: This single-wide-hang-from-a-rail in lieu of two or three jars wide sliding on an inclined shelf is client driven. I believed upon his request and believe now it is a waste of time, money, and valuable storage space.

Yeah, now that you mention it, I remember the Korean pears were padded with the thicker sleeves.

The taste and texture were more like apples than pears . . . .

You gotta' let 'em ripen before you eat them...

..."Pears ripen from the inside out, so you can't judge their ripeness by looking at the skin. To test if a pear is ripe, apply gentle pressure near the stem end. If it gives slightly, it's most likely ready to be eaten."...

http://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/icooks/01-26-04.html

They have this too

https://www.uline.com/BL_871/Foam-Tubing