Off Grid Living: The Importance Of A Homestead Pantry

Off Grider's, preppers and doomsday people, a PANTRY on any homestead is a key essential part of the success of your independent and sufficient lifestyle. However mistakes can be made that make the pantry more costly then it really needs to be. So thru our own experiences we have learned some good tricks and things to avoid when starting a pantry. We hope these tips will get the homesteader off to a good start!!
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[@Inkdraft]

Nice voice, steady pace of speech, no irritating music, all-round great presentation! I'm subscribing! Oh, and nice neat pantry. Thanks for your time and effort.

[@StarryHilder]

+Inkdraft Well thank you..hard to please all of the people all of the time but glad you decided to subscribe!!

[@sweetcanada17]

Starry Hilder Off Grid Homestead - I also appreciate not having irritating music. :)

[@JasmineCherie]

I like to low key videos too.. when it’s over produced it doesn’t feel real. I just grab my camera and go. What you see is what you get. I like reality!! Not holywood videos. Ty!!

[@zakaidarwin1678]

I realize Im quite off topic but does anybody know of a good website to stream new movies online?

[@annettemartin313]

You can keep dry beans in the bags and store them for years and years. However, the older they get, you will find they will not cook but I have found that if you add 1/2 to 1 teaspoon baking soda, your beans will cook just like fresh ones. Great Gramma Martin

[@jrineck]

+Annette Martin Good to know! thanks!

[@sharonmcnally4712]

Baking soda also takes the gas outta beans and keeps your cabin smelling fresh.

[@TheKBSeriesAuthor]

you add the baking soda to the dry beans when you store them? i like the method of putting dry beans in a vacuumed seal mason jar without oxygen absorbers because it's so easy. so you're saying if i add baking soda to the jar and shake it up and then store it...no matter how old they get they will cook better?

[@wordivore]

I think she was saying to add the baking soda when you go to cook them. Hope I'm not too late. lol

[@joannsomers8178]

thanks for the baking soda idea.

[@kassianneoliver3347]

A good suggestion for buying lots of mason jars cheap: look for people selling their wedding decorations! I'm getting over 80 mason jars (lots of them quart jars) for 50 dollars! These people just want to get rid of those "decorations" and mason jars are all the rage in weddings right now, so I've Been scouring online ads for them!

[@marylotus571]

Starry, I love your pantry. I can see and appreciate all the long hours of work it has taken you to achieve such a wonderful pantry. Thank you for passing on the lessons you have learned.

[@mindyvaughn8217]

I just started watching your videos and they are great. I did not know can goods were ok past their expiration date. Thank you so much!

[@freedomjam3670]

Great pantry. Thank you for the Outlet store tip. I looked one up near us, we have one in the next town over. I had no idea. Glad I found you!

[@barbaraespinosa9820]

Thanks. Great tutorial. Well done. It's so enjoyable to learn from other's experiences. It sure saves us future troubles. . .

[@kevinbaker6168]

Good advice Starry Hilder. My folks grew up in the Depression of the 1930's in an area that was reliant upon farming, mining and logging for income. In the fall of 1929 my Grandfather and his brothers had over a million board feet of lumber waiting to be shipped, and paid for, when the depression hit and the orders were cancelled. Because of that they went broke. My Grandfather worked until the end of the Second World War to pay off the company debts, but he accomplished it. So, I learned from childhood, both from my grandparents and parents experiences that you have to work hard, set aside and never forget; eat up, wear out or reuse.

[@michswags]

Thanks so much for your vids..theyre very informative...they give rise to questions...and then answer them!!! looking forward to the rest!

[@elizabethnavarro4267]

My lady you just come from heaven. Thank you very much for your help. I'm going crazy about my of grid preparing pantry. You're helping me a lot with it. I will do everything as you're doing. About the can goods expiration date won't be scared no more. Still have to go on a lot. God bless you.

[@perinekj]

Thank you Starry! You literally saved me a lot of money!I was.listening to this video as i going thru my pantry, and i was checking dates on my store canned goods and had a pile out of date. When you said tge date wasnt important and they were still fine, i put those puppies back on the shelf.Thank You!

[@christiane6228]

This helped me a lot, you have great tips in each video... Thank you so much for sharing with US all! 👍

[@egggnome6266]

Good information, thanks. I'm very thankful for you and other off-gridders for taking the hit with learning from mistakes.

[@StarryHilder]

Its all about living and learning!! We are just glad we can share with others and that it may help new homesteaders out!! Thanks for watching!!

[@guyman4234]

That pantry is the end of hard thinking and smart work. A lot of work. Bravo.

[@bekkihunt2839]

Thank you! You give realistic, practical; helpful advice!

[@nicolew.3365]

Great video. Love to see such hard work put into a pantry.

[@KweKanata]

I have always saved glass jars that fit the canning lids and reuse them, spaghetti sauce, local honey and coconut oil jars and glass mayo jars around where I live can be reused. We buy this stuff any way as I am in the prep stages of going off grid, so it is basically free and helping to reduce the garbage I throw out. Win , win.

[@dinao4018]

I started doing that too, but wish I started years ago

[@algallego]

SH, your videos are very generously insightful! From someone not quite prepared for the worst just yet, I'd like to give you a very grateful THANK YOU! Your pantry tutorial was filled with great tips and information!

[@StarryHilder]

A G Well thank you so so much! I wish I had more time ...I always have ore to say but dont want to loose peoples interest. Maybe I will do a part two!! Remember...just take your time but do it...thats the key. Be smart..look for sales..and dont be stingy with your money when it comes to buying BULK! You will save alot on the end even if you end up spending alot up front!!:))

[@snuggleb100]

What great information and you have a wealth of info. My husband and I are in our mid 50's and want to live off grid. Maybe not as off grid as you do but we are heading that way. I'm not sure as we approach our 60's we can do as much as you do but we are going to give it a try. My husband is working himself to death and its time to give him a break. I'm sure we will need to work some, but hoping to cut that back as much as we can afford to. Things in our country are really pointing us to get off the grid as fast as we can. Hugs and Thank you for inspiring us to take the plunge. God bless you!

[@GloriaBerrisch]

Thank you so much for all your info. I am sure just like me, a lot of people appreciate learning from you.

[@ejames6431]

Good information. I really enjoy your videos. Thanks!

[@joelcrmt]

Thank you so much for putting this video together!

[@SRHurst-kj5mx]

Loved these tips. Thank you so much. I got a lot of good information out of it so thank you for posting.

[@StarryHilder]

+S.R. Hurst Your so welcome

[@thundercloud47]

I've just come across your channel and watched your video on off grid clothes washing and this one, and can't tell you how thankful am to have found your channel. Your videos are to the point, and your positive yet tell it like it is mannerism and helpful hints, especially from someone who has been doing this for some time, surely are appreciated. God Bless you and yours, and thank you a million for sharing all this good solid information on youtube. Gretchen

[@StarryHilder]

thundercloud47 Im always so so excited when someone finds our channel and it is helpful for them! When we first moved off the gird although we were pretty self sufficient to begin with, there were some times when we were living and learning as wee went. I wish i could have seen a video or to on some of the stuff I had to discover on my own ..So that why we do the videos..to help people out..and of course to Spread The Good News!! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you continue to get alot out of the videos!!!

[@ceeceety2320]

I really did get alot out of this video. Sometimes I feel like I'm spinning my wheels when trying to stock up. We are preppers who still live in our house. We haven't even gotten our solar set up yet. We'll get there, especially with the great info from folks like you. Thanks for posting. Good stuff.

[@rudbeckia885]

living off grid for most of my life either boat or cabin... you have some really great ideas and I'm still learning to live luxury without a lot of stuff.

[@PhilippineExpatCountryLiving]

My husband planning to make too im just too much excited. But I don't know when we gonna start. I like your canning storage. We stock little food from the market but the best is canning. Thanks for sharing

[@jordanhodge8069]

My significant other and myself are looking into going off grid! I love your channel! Thank you!

[@StarryHilder]

Glad you found us and your so very welcome!!!

[@xtraw2452]

thebayareapimp what people did 100+ years ago

[@ankiking]

thebayareapimp I would assume they go to a Doctor...? Going off grid just means they are not hooked up to city sewer and electric. Usually does not mean they are not part of the world.

[@nancyelswick4370]

Your tutorial are wonderful.thank you for the time it to make them.i watch them over and over.i especially like the one of the little homestead.dogs they're so cute

[@shaken3644]

Thanks very educative.keep us informed!

[@goodasgold2012]

Hi, just a note about Bean's, if over ten years old, don't worry if they only get hard. Just grind them into powder and cook five minutes.

[@107retired]

Great video! I like that you dispell a lot of the hype stuff, like yuppie, I mean expiration dates! Awesome presentation of what to get (canning jar hording) and resource points...bakeries for food grade containers. I think the canned goods is a good prep to stock until you are acutally off grid and have a garden producing more than you can eat so it can be canned. Thanks for sharing your knowledge....really enjoyed it!

[@StarryHilder]

Keith Rayeski Wow thanks fro the great feedback! I try very hard to get as much as i can think of into my videos. Sometimes I ill miss points..or mis speak a word or to..but I think overall people get the point!! I love feedback for it helps me create new videos so I can keep improving and sharing!! Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for taking the ti me to tell me that!!!

[@laurarowland7926]

OMG..I love your pantry!!..my husband is into beans & rice.. thankyou for your ideas🤗

[@reality_design]

Thanks for sharing this information

[@ianbryant6499]

Thanx for the wonderful information... I'm planning to live off grid some day and hoping to gather as much important information before moving on ... Looks like I found the right channel to subscribe...

[@StarryHilder]

+Ian Terrance Awesome!!! I have more to come..always working on new stuff to share and HELP!!!

[@sherrihudson8984]

Great information and wonderful tips for a pantry. Thanks for sharing!!

[@funnygirl4advice]

Another great video please keep up the great videos! Thank you.

[@StarryHilder]

funnygirl Glad you viewed it and found it to your liking!!

[@YLuke-or5cq]

Thank you for this very informative video tutorial. Now I have an idea of where I need to start. Thanks again. :-)

[@DavidJDM]

I find this lady voice so soothing, her video are much better than a lot of asmr channel

[@eisbombenterror]

Thanks a lot for your tips! Very much appreciated!

[@wolfeden343]

Thank you so much Starry You are a Gem!

[@candicenatalie8119]

Wow...you're stocked! Great channel..thanks...from a fellow off-the-gridder/prepper/homesteader!

[@georgiylevashov]

LOL - love your PANTRY... Looks like you are all set for the next ten years :)

[@wingtrek8914]

Our bugout place has been in continuous family use for 6 generations. One of the joys of that place is the things you find. A bag of rice with a bought date of March 1st, 1970. We cooked some of it up and it was still good.

[@cbreeze123]

still learning about this lifestyle so forgive me for silly questions, but does a bugout off the grid place have electricity? generator? What are the basic requirements?

[@user-kp7gb4hs8q]

Fascinating! I'm trying to wrap my mind around, 6 generations😎👍

[@wingtrek8914]

@@cbreeze123 No electricity, no generator. All lighting is by oil lamps, candles. Cooling is via seasonal cold storage. Otherwise food is preserved via canning and or salting. Which is a great way to also attract moose and deer to the area (and by extension, wolves). And Bri Marie, there are no silly questions.

[@wingtrek8914]

@@user-kp7gb4hs8q Same here. When I think about it, I consider myself fortunate to be here, given how young so many died, way back then.

[@AsymmetricalPreparedness]

Nice setup. Good to see you are prepared. I try to get more people to work on preparedness because something will happen, whether it is a personal event, a local one, or a national/world wide event.

[@zombieland6484]

Awesome information! You have done your work well.

[@donnastroud4585]

I had to watch this video twice because it is packed with so much information.. Yard sale season is just beginning here . I just scored some jars and boxes of un opened lids Saturday. We have to keep our eyes open for these jars!!! Also I wanted to let anyone that lives near or in Pa about the B&B outlet stores. They sell out dated, nearly outdated and slightly damaged can good and other products. You can get some good deals there. Thanks for sharing such great info!!!

[@StarryHilder]

Donna Stroud AWESOME ! glad toy found the info helpful! I try to think of as much as possible to help people. All part of that living and learning, AND thanks for reminding us about the garage sale season!! Start looking cause jars arent getting any cheaper! And good info for people in PA near you! Thanks and God Bless

[@Mr13Gauthier]

Thank you. Love your energy.

[@StarryHilder]

+Mr13Gauthier You are sooo welcome!!

[@georgiagardengirlshomestea1560]

This was wonderful. thank you for sharing!

[@MamaJ414]

I LOVE and envy your pantry! Beautiful! Thanks for the tips and tricks. I love the Auguson Farms buckets... Over the past 5 years I have been buying my oats and wheat berries in 5 gallon buckets (walmart, winco)... it's like buying oats and getting a free bucket! I have over 40 buckets so far! And the are ALL the same shape and size which amounts to a very organized pantry.

[@biblesnbarbells]

Great video Starry! You guys have really put in the time and have done the research. I appreciate your videos. Anthony.

[@seriouslyomg1234]

Super helpful! Thanks for sharing!

[@budmccaff550]

Good video ! Thanks for sharing !

[@thepoetking70]

Great information. Thank you

[@alicelewis7261]

LOVED YOU PANTRY GAVE ME SOME GOOD IDEALS. THANKS FOR SHARING.

[@IronArrowsHomestead]

Thank you for this video. It is very informative.

[@StarryHilder]

Iron-Arrows Homestead glad you found it helpful!!!

[@bigdaddyblaine44]

I'm just starting to do this thank you for your video they help a lot

[@S.AnnMarie]

Nice and neat closet Great ideas thanks for sharing.God bless.

[@Pppr-yf2hu]

we live in the city but are trying to live limited. your ideas are awesome. when i lived on the farm we dehydrated a lot of foods and fruits as well as did a lot of canning.

[@StarryHilder]

+Pamela Durkee (Nanapamela) I always say even the city and urban areas you can live LIKE your off the grid...good for you guys!

[@jrineck]

Great video - thank you!

[@kenwhitworth5628]

Extremely informative pantry facts....thanks.

[@r3v001]

Your channel is going to do well... You have all the right elements and qualities to be successful on KZbin... God bless!...

[@StarryHilder]

Victor Funk Ahh thank you so much!! We just believe in giving good solid information that WE have experienced ourselves. No hype..just real..talking the talk and walking th walk stuff. So glad you can SEE that! Thanks again and God Bless

[@ronbutler6526]

Lot of fun and a great video! very informative and helpful, good job : )

[@curiosidadesextrano]

Love this vid! Very organized.

[@maineiachomestead7550]

You have a great channel going here. I soaking in all the great info you're putting out there. You and hubby are a true blessing.

[@StarryHilder]

Camp Cossack Im so so glad you found us and are getting the info you need!! Love the feedback!!

[@funwithbackyardhomesteadin5541]

Love your videos and yes I never really pay attention to the expiration date...

[@leebrinkley1081]

Getting ready to build off grid house. This was perfect video for me!! Thanks so much!

[@StarryHilder]

+Lee Brinkley So glad it could help!

[@ldrogone198]

thank you for this great insight. God Bless!

[@sharonmcnally4712]

Living in a northern wilderness for many years, its a root cellar that's your pantry. Usually underground or dug into a hillside to maintain a constant temperature. Its nice to have wheels of cheese, dried fish and meat, root veggies, cabbages etc. We used to go to Chinese restaurants in the city, and scrounge for restaurant sized jars and large storage tins to bring home and use. When in wolverine and bear country, pays to have a metal footlocker to store your meat, cheese, and butter in. I had friends who dipped their eggs in wax to keep for months.

[@jumpers3]

We found you last night,thank you for this great info and the vids!

[@StarryHilder]

+soylent for you Welcome and glad you found us!!

[@MrOldfart47]

You guys may already have some of this in your pantry, but just in case you don't something I keep on hand is Knorr loose bouillon. It comes in a number of flavors I tend to go mostly with chicken and beef. Around here you can get chicken in 35.3 Oz. jugs. You find it in the Mexican section at moist stores though the best price is usually at Wally-World.

[@herbbearingseed]

If you like bread and pasta, then storing a few buckets of organic wheat would be ideal. Don;t forget a hand powered wheat grinder!

[@rosaleeglenn4976]

I just subscribed to your channel. I have been watching some of your videos. So informative. Really enjoying them. Keep up the great work. And may God continue to bless you.

[@StarryHilder]

+Rosalee Glenn Im glad your a subscriber and enjoying the videos!! Welcome!!

[@fulqwvr]

Tractor Supply stores have white bucket containers made with food grade #2 plastic. They used to charge $2 a bucket a few years ago. I used them in my pantry and they worked great.

[@StarryHilder]

+DL Martin Thanks for the advice!!!

[@SindyLowery]

Ty for your information you did s great job

[@stevenk1965]

Awesome pantry, We've noticed the price of the canning jars going up too. We have found a few good deals on craigslist but mostly just grab a dozen or two when we can. Thanks for sharing. ATB, Steve..

[@StarryHilder]

I panicked because we got to low during hunting season I drove everywhere and stores were out or didn't carry because of the off season. So yes..I learn from mistakes..now I am back to buying in bulk for my jars and looking at goodwill!!

[@butterflymagicwithhottea9291]

Love this. I have dehydrated fruit and veg but really have difficulty in making palatable meals with them. Would you like to share recipes to make meals with the canned beans and dried fruit/veg? Please?

[@marknewman3809]

Thankyou it's food for thought! God bless.

[@KritterRaw]

really enjoyed this video, thank you!

[@eliyahuzerubabel6736]

Thank you SO MUCH Starry!!!!

[@StarryHilder]

Eliyahu Zerubabel YOU are soooo welcome..now start stocking the pantry:)

[@richardkkrevin2392]

We keep a lot of staple foods , like you. We have pasta , cous cous, rice and beans. Great vidreo, great pantry.

[@bellusnatura3991]

Thanks for the great vid and ty for the info on the food grade buckets and the fact that you could find them at your local grocery store..I have some friends who work at my local store so I will see if they would part with some of them.My pantry is very full with prepping stuf but I always need more .Thanks again..and I just suscribed to your channel ..Keep the Good news rolling and God bless you :)

[@StarryHilder]

***** Well awesome you sound like you are well on your way and ahead of the game!! You will be thankful in the long wrong..which you probably already know!! Do you live off grid yet or are you planning on it? I say even if your not off grid start homesteading with what you have. Its so freeing and fun!! Thanks for your wonderful comments and God Bless you to!!

[@wanderingfeathersstudio8583]

We store our dry rice and beans in Mylar bags, but we mix diatomaceous earth to absorb moisture and kill insects. On top of that we put them in food grade containers.

[@only1pinuchi]

Thanks !! Lots of great info.

[@StarryHilder]

only1pinuchi Thanks Im glad I can help

[@rosielee6390]

Thank you Starry for that video. I've slowly but surly started mine. My husband doesn't under stand why I'm stalking it now. He just doesn't want to haul all this up to where we end up. He thinks we are going to be growing things right away and canning it. He doesn't realized it takes time for a garden to produce. We are lucky to have Costco, Sam Club and Honeyville farm near by. We need to take advantage of it why we have these resources.

[@StarryHilder]

Rosie.. I know sometimes our spouses may not get on board right away, and he does make a valid point about hauling it..BUT remind him as I do in my video.. prices only GO up, so you buy when you can. you don't wait. AND when you do move you don't want to start from scratch. What if the garden doesn't produce well the first year, to much rain, not enough sun? You must be prepared. What if your husband doesn't get some deer meat to can when you first move out there because he doesn't know the hunting area and its a little more harder then he thinks? No meat then! AND Yes the bulk foods you can always buy after you move, but if THERES an outstanding sale you know..don't pass it by! It ma y never happen again! I lived this and learned from experience. Pray about your own situation and do what you feel is right for both of you. find a good compromise, stock up only on good sale items, wait on the bulk..find that middle ground because it only benefits BOTH OF YOU:))))) God Bless

[@fog360]

Amazing thank you for the info.i do like the set up you guys got there.

[@StarryHilder]

***** Thanks alot..glad we could share

[@jeng5757]

Canned tomato products in metal do not last forever. We just had to throw some away only a few years past the expiration. Some had eaten into the can and the food tasted metallic. Also brown rice only has a six month storage life before it starts to go rancid. We keep our white rice for long-term desperation storage-we will only eat it if we have to. The brown rice is kept in the freezer to prevent it becoming rancid and used almost daily.

[@gearbox3773]

In my country we don't use to buy so big stuff of canned food. We use to store in jar using to boil the jar to put under vacuum the content, or we use topping with olive oil in order to avoid any contact with air. Or, depeding what we have to store, we use alcohol

[@lauramonfore2549]

Wonderfully stocked pantry. A few things to consider - the shelves should have a good sized lip on the outside that can prevent jars and boxes from sliding off during a possible earth quake or really bad storms. I have learned having some kind of padding/thick paper between glass on the jars helps prevent breakage of the jars. Also discovered the mylar bags are not rodent proof and yes, the rodents seem to be able to detect food inside these bags and easily chisel into them. Other than that, I do very much like the mylar - they come in many sizes and are great to keep wools and natural fabric safe from the moths that destroy them. Use an oxypack in the wool/cotton/linen storage items, too. Honey, locally, NOT store bought which often is cut with water and therefore grows bacterias, stores for many, many years. It will thicken and turn sugar-like in granules, but easily resumes it's liquid state if warmed. Real honey, uncut, doesn't grow bacteria or anything else and is a wonderful medicinal.

[@starwatchersun9215]

THANK YOU I was going through my kitchen wondering if the canned goods I bought were still good. I live on a small budget but I have been stocking up when sales are great. I rotate my canned goods and take out what is 'old' I set it on the counter and use it up. Now I know I do not have to eat stuff ...just to use it up.

[@kenlandon7803]

Classico Spaghetti sauce comes in Atlas canning jars, just buy the lids & your set for canning.

[@markb1487]

Here in the UK,, this is great information really really well thought out. We'll presented great video

[@StarryHilder]

Time is of the essence..preached this for years..and got made fun of..not not so many people laughing

[@esmecullen2512]

I would love to see a tour of your home canned items. how you built your shelves. how do you remember what things are or are they labeled. I have an Amish store I shop at that I love their bulk items. also they have the close dated or out dated things. I love finding pickles or spaghetti sauces that are the gourmet brands in reusable canning jars. especially as high as plain empty jars have gotten recently. love the videos will be looking for more to see what you have here.

[@barbarasnyder6267]

Great videos, but I have to tell you that in my experience, even if properly stored with oxygen absorbers in food grade containers, rice, flower, and anything with natural oils in it turns rancid over time. Metal canned goods can last ten to twenty years, but I dont use anything past ten years. Yours videos are very good and helpful. i just wanted to clarify that point!

[@bellainfidella5585]

I'm preparing to go off grid myself. Your pantry is soooo well stocked. I agree to just ignore the expiration dates on the cans, but am more concerned about that plastic they are lined with. Glad to see you started canning in glass, which is impervious and won't leech any weirdness into your food. Your house is pretty. What has been the biggest challenge for you in going off grid?

[@superpete62]

Lv your vids am newbee and trying get prepping for me my wife 5yr old boy my wife does think any thing is going to go wrong any way am getting sorted keep vids coming .

[@lauramilan6503]

You are a blessing Starry!!!!! :)

[@MrDynamitd]

We do antiques and attend a lot of estate auctions , We have found huge supplies of canning jars ,all sizes and types and have been as cheap as 5 to 10 cents each , or less , when buying plastic tubs full , just another resource and you never know what will come up at auctions, like garden supplies, sewing,tools etc.

[@StarryHilder]

+MrDynamitd Thats a great thing to remember auctions!!!

[@sissiew8483]

I have taken can goods that are at it just past expiration date and dehydrated them. Then I put in jar and vacum seal. it's the cans I'm afraid if. They will breakdown before the food. when I go camping I grab a jar of beans, or chili and use them. No waste that way.

[@truthseeker3967]

But I have heard that those cans can last way beyond expiration date.

[@starseer000]

I've been stocking up on Tattler reusable canning lids. They are awesome, and there could come a time when regular lids will not be available.