Hydrapeak for long-term freezer storage, and are inserts needed?

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For keeping things in the freezer over the long haul, does anyone here rely on Hydrapeak (or something similar)?

If that's what you do, how much do the inserts actually matter in your view?

Would it be fine to simply set the glass vials in there with them touching one another?
 
I do too. If the labels on the vials ever peeled off and there was no system in place, it would be a total mess.

Related thread:



/community-link/thread/13933/
 
Calm Logic said:

I do too. If the labels on the vials ever peeled off and there was no system in place, it would be a total mess.

Related thread:



/community-link/thread/13933/

I appreciate the link. That was helpful info. Micro-fractures in the glass vials hadn't crossed my mind. Looks like I'll keep using my inserts.
 
Thanks @Calm Logic for that thread!

A few of my hydrapeaks have inserts. VaultRX (Etsy and their own standalone website) makes my favorites, because they hold far more — 60-63 — compared to the other options on Etsy/Amazon.

Most of my peptides live in bento thermoses from Temu, each with 3-4 stacking containers. No inserts in those, and each level fits roughly 37 vials. They stay put at the bottom of a deep freezer, so they don’t concern me…I’m very careful whenever I take things in or out. When a level begins to get “loose”, I pad the gap with bubble wrap, or I swap the flat fiber desiccant tabs for a bulkier silicone one.

Edit: every vial I have is double labeled — top and sides — so label ink rubbing off or coming loose isn’t a worry.
 
@RetCurious shared this over in a different thread. Looks solid enough





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HouseCat said:

Thanks @Calm Logic for that thread!

A few of my hydrapeaks have inserts. VaultRX (Etsy and their own standalone website) makes my favorites, because they hold far more — 60-63 — compared to the other options on Etsy/Amazon.

Most of my peptides live in bento thermoses from Temu, each with 3-4 stacking containers. No inserts in those, and each level fits roughly 37 vials. They stay put at the bottom of a deep freezer, so they don’t concern me…I’m very careful whenever I take things in or out. When a level begins to get “loose”, I pad the gap with bubble wrap, or I swap the flat fiber desiccant tabs for a bulkier silicone one.

Edit: every vial I have is double labeled — top and sides — so label ink rubbing off or coming loose isn’t a worry.
Thanks. I'll take a look at the VaultRX on Etsy as well as the bento thermoses from Temu. Right now my inserts fit 48 vials inside a 32 ounce Hydrapeak, and I'm running short on space.
 
I own a 1-288 vial case, 2-63 vial cases, a 1-60 vial case sized for 3ml and 5ml vials, and a 1-50 vial case.
 
plant_lady said:

Thanks. I'll take a look at the VaultRX on Etsy as well as the bento thermoses from Temu. Right now my inserts fit 48 vials inside a 32 ounce Hydrapeak, and I'm running short on space.
After @SeaGypsy gave me a tip, these are the ones I ended up with


https://tinyurl.com/yskerb4x



https://tinyurl.com/m8txbc3x


Both come in under $30 USD, and compared to my hydrapeaks they seal better — the desiccant packs soaking up moisture at different rates makes that clear.
 
BNLFL said:

I own a 1-288 vial case, 2-63 vial cases, a 1-60 vial case sized for 3ml and 5ml vials, and a 1-50 vial case.
That's awesome! I'll have to look for bigger choices, similar to the cases you have.
 
Calm Logic said:

I do too. If the labels on the vials ever peeled off and there was no system in place, it would be a total mess.

Related thread:



/community-link/thread/13933/

Seeing the OP's question made me laugh — I'm pretty sure I posted something like this a few months back 🤣. Nice that you tracked it down...

Going without inserts is something I've only done a single time, and those were vials with no labels 😳. Same peptide, same vendor, same milligram count across the board. If only I could recall which one it was now 🤣.

plant_lady said:

For keeping things in the freezer over the long haul, does anyone here rely on Hydrapeak (or something similar)?

If that's what you do, how much do the inserts actually matter in your view?

Would it be fine to simply set the glass vials in there with them touching one another?

For long term storage, glass touching glass should be okay in my view. Without the inserts, I managed to get 60 vials into a medium food jar. One thing to keep in mind is that the bottoms of hydrapeak food jars are not flat. I didn't know this until my experiment. So, getting the vials to stand up is a PITA. So, you definitely wouldn't want to store without the inserts for anything you planned on accessing regularly.
 
With my numbers climbing, I've been leaning toward having two separate container options. One idea is a 3D printed hydrapeak clone with matching internal dimensions, which would save me from buying the Temu powcan's or the hydrapeaks. The other idea I keep coming back to is measuring the freezer space I actually have and building a custom box with custom inserts. That bottom fridge draw is pretty narrow, so most cases don't fit right, but a dedicated case would let me squeeze in roughly 30-40 more than hydrapeaks would allow in the same footprint.

In my opinion, you always want the inserts in place. You want to avoid damage as much as you can.
 
my current go-to for storing vials is a batch of these:




I used to skip right past them whenever I scrolled Amazon, until I picked up a couple to try....The build is really solid: a hard, thick plastic tub, a soft silicon insert that holds the vials, and a soft silicon air tight lid...Beyond how well made it is, what draws me in most is how tightly it packs things...70 vials squeezed into about as dense a footprint as you can get. Since they're square symmetric, several boxes stack up and sit shoulder to shoulder in a snug space...I've got six (so far) with 5 different lid colors (2 of them blue), which gives me a fast visual cue for which category of pep is inside (and I put labels on the lids too for a more detailed inventory)...Six of these 70 vial containers add up to 420 vials and will take the place of one of my pelican case kit cases that only fits 200 vials...My chest freezer has a small side shelf area where these fit perfectly as well...maybe 4 more... 👍
 
Flash-BCR said:

my current go-to for storing vials is a batch of these:




I used to skip right past them whenever I scrolled Amazon, until I picked up a couple to try....The build is really solid: a hard, thick plastic tub, a soft silicon insert that holds the vials, and a soft silicon air tight lid...Beyond how well made it is, what draws me in most is how tightly it packs things...70 vials squeezed into about as dense a footprint as you can get. Since they're square symmetric, several boxes stack up and sit shoulder to shoulder in a snug space...I've got six (so far) with 5 different lid colors (2 of them blue), which gives me a fast visual cue for which category of pep is inside (and I put labels on the lids too for a more detailed inventory)...Six of these 70 vial containers add up to 420 vials and will take the place of one of my pelican case kit cases that only fits 200 vials...My chest freezer has a small side shelf area where these fit perfectly as well...maybe 4 more... 👍
Great! Thanks for sharing the link. The price is reasonable as well — it comes out cheaper than the Hydrapeak inserts I bought, the ones that hold 48 vials.
 
plant_lady said:

Great! Thanks for sharing the link. The price is reasonable as well — it comes out cheaper than the Hydrapeak inserts I bought, the ones that hold 48 vials.
One thing to remember: hydrapeak containers have insulation, so if the freezer you're using is a 'frost-free' model, going with the hydrapeak could be the smarter route, since it helps shield the vials from the temperature swings above freezing that a frost-free freezer creates.....Whether they actually shield things well enough from that cycling is another question...In my case, I use a chest freezer, which holds a steady temperature, so that issue doesn't come up for me....gl... 👍
 
Flash-BCR said:

One thing to remember: hydrapeak containers have insulation, so if the freezer you're using is a 'frost-free' model, going with the hydrapeak could be the smarter route, since it helps shield the vials from the temperature swings above freezing that a frost-free freezer creates.....Whether they actually shield things well enough from that cycling is another question...In my case, I use a chest freezer, which holds a steady temperature, so that issue doesn't come up for me....gl... 👍
My mini freezer doesn't defrost itself; the only way it happens is if I do it by hand. I'll get around to that at some point, but over the past 5 weeks it hasn't been necessary, running at -12*F, which is -24*C.
 
BNLFL said:

My mini freezer doesn't defrost itself; the only way it happens is if I do it by hand. I'll get around to that at some point, but over the past 5 weeks it hasn't been necessary, running at -12*F, which is -24*C.
Yep....over here it's a manual defrost setup...you pull everything out, cut the power, and let it drain through the hole at the bottom... 😎

That said....because your humidity is higher, frost is bound to stack up in layers quicker than it does for me...Things are so dry in my area that defrosting probably won't be on my to-do list for a good while....👍
 
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