Patent ID: 8141328

Claim:
A method of hermetically storing a multi-ton load of a commodity, the method comprising: providing a sleeve having a weight of between 75 and 187 gm/m 2 , a permeability to oxygen of less than or equal to 55 cc/m 2 /day and a permeability to water vapor of less than or equal to 8 g/m 2 /day, said sleeve having a first end, a second end, and a body extending from said first end to said second end, said first end, said second end and said body defining an inner cavity to receive a commodity, said first end comprising an opening for accessing said inner cavity; hanging said sleeve from a frame so as to keep said opening open for loading; loading at least one of a bag or a box of a commodity through said opening into said inner cavity; and hermetically sealing said first end of said sleeve.