No Space? No Excuse! Smart Storage Hacks for Emergency Preparedness

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[@nancywest1926]

Bed raisers helped considerably, totes and home canned goods are easily stored and accessible.

[@GrandmaGingersFarm]

There is usually space on the inside of your closets above the door, that you can put a shelf

[@nylac8009]

It is possible to store things you just need a desire. Thank-you for sharing and maybe lighting a flame.

[@vmhgreenwood]

You always have so many practical ways to prep! No nonsense, get moving and do it attitude is encouraging. Thank you!

[@tonib9277]

You can also condense things such as spices, beans, powdered milk, etc into mylar bags or containers. I condensed my spices into the hexagon shaped plastic storage containers from the Target dollar section. The smaller containers hold about 5 bottles of spices and the larger one holds about 10. Also, in my bathroom, I used 2 tension rods between 2 walls and placed 6 of the dollar tree plastic bins on top for added storage.

[@Gina-de8gb]

Great list and suggestions , THANK YOU

[@trudyhoffmann6405]

Awesome to hear all the great ideas from everyone!

[@dh4398]

I have a suggestion if you live in a house/condo with stairs. I broke my leg last March and haven't done steps since. Please put one or 2 of each food items, or other needed items on the main floor. I really wish I could have some canned chicken...it's in the basement on a shelf. I had put some in an empty dresser drawer, but used it. My Daughter comes by on Saturdays, so I don't have to wait long...lol. P.S. I broke my leg again the other week so it will be awhile again....always have an alternate plan....

[@jilly5195]

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[@JaniceCrowell]

Some good storage ideas I have not heard before.

[@randawagner3287]

When my mother lived in a senior apartment, she pulled her furniture out 12 inches and stored emergency and pantry items behind them. No one even noticed.

[@christinehill55]

Yes behind the couch!😅❤ my curtains go to the floor so I refill bottle bottles with water and just put them under the curtains against the wall all along the living room you can't even tell they're there😅❤

[@bennington7660]

Good morning! I have been watching you for years and always get something from your videos. Thank you 😊

[@PrepperPotpourri]

I appreciate that

[@BigValleyLiving]

Great advice, Mary Ellen! Thanks for all of these ideas! Time to look at my closets in a new way. You put more dried beans in your roaster than I ever have, haha!

[@TheInquisitiveFarmwife]

Great video! I really want to get a Berkey…. That is my one thing I don’t have sufficient supply of is… water…and it’s sooooo important! Especially with animals!

[@HuplesCat]

Get a Lifestraw Mission 12 in the mean time and some microtowels if your available water is murky. I've a few videos on my channel using it. I have used it for years now for hiking and camping. It is a lot cheaper than a Berkey and more transportable. I have a Berkey as well

[@HuplesCat]

Plan, learn, but act! Get it fixed now not next month 🙂

[@KaylynnStrain]

I live in a small apartment but I still prep. I stash my stuff all around my apartment

[@RabbitHole-xyz]

Thank you. Love your down to earth attitude.

[@jessicaquiroz7178]

I love the shelf stable water cartons that we got after Hurricane Ida from the National Guard. I wish I could find those. They are much easier to store.

[@tizmehere492]

This is still a work in progress for us but we are making advances. Thanks for the ideas.

[@scmom745]

Thank you for your very informative video! Your presentation is very professional and pleasant to watch. Thank you and take care!

[@bradlafferty]

One of your best videos! The photos of examples was very inspirational. Especially appreciated ideas from the community. Ingenious ideas! Thank you!

[@makalapuamegs1056]

Thank you so much as everyone needs to hear this! Thank you too for sharing my comment!

[@judithjones6781]

Thank you for sharing your ideas. I am in the process of restocking after a long distance move. We're still in our camper while we build our cabin. Lots of ideas that I haven't seen or thought of.

[@connieroberts4626]

It all boils down to water. If you store dehydrated or freeze dryed items you need much more water. If your a senior on a budget and in a very small efficiency apt. It's very hard to do much. I worry about the seniors.

[@HuplesCat]

Owing to parental illness and my decision not to get a driving licence I am currently nearing Day 10 of no resupply. About 10 days maybe to go. Worry about everyone. No one is safe or solid for more than a few months or at most year. Sprouting seeds is the answer for same apartments and also needs no outdoor or light access

[@betsyoman7173]

If you open a kitchen or bathroom cupboard, you will often find a lot of empty space. You might have short things in a tall cupboard. You can get crafty with cardboard and make boxes that are made just to fit the space and the items you want to store. you might want to put long term storage items in a custom size box on the bottom of the cupboard and put the stuff you use every day on top of the long term storage stuff. You could also put long term storage at the back of a cupboard and current stuff in the front. Also the spaces under the kitchen sink and bathroom sink are odd shaped because of the pipes, but a little cleverness can make that space useful.

[@MosaicHomestead]

The freeze dried food on the hanger is new to me...And I've seen everything 😂.

[@HuplesCat]

Great video. If you are going to use lifeboat rations a lot please get metamucil and prunes! I'm Day 10 on no resupply. Fresh stuff is almost out. Have about 10 Days to go. Not shopping at all really is great training!

[@joeyhardin1288]

Thank you, great info. From last week, we have 53 pounds of chicken and pork canned and ready for storage. End of the year purchase with our insurance debit card, use it or lose it.

[@LeahNess-t7o]

Great video, thanks!!❤❤

[@bluebird2416]

Thank you for all of your expertise!

[@marygallagher3428]

Great tips!

[@joannevans8278]

Canning water? Is this a thing? It would solve the problem of plastic bottles leaking but how many & how long does it last?

[@thatsmuzik2570]

I downsized and this house is too small. Storage is a huge problem. I have to filter the water here too. With no place to put extra water, I store filtered water in the glass jars & vases on the top cupboard shelf. I cook more than I bake, so I store the big pots and pans in the oven. The 9 x 11 baking dishes go on top of the refrigerator under the cupboard, but out of sight.

[@marlysmithsonian5746]

I've never seen a video covering what we went through last summer. We had 3 back to back hurricanes with heat of 115 heat index. Our home flooded twice and we had NO power, NO ice, NO gas, NO water-city water was sulphur, NO food. We live in a very urban area and stores were shut down, without food due to power outages for 9 days. We ate dried goods and instant coffee using our camp stove. At a heat index of 115, we couldn't get away from the heat, we used the AC in the car, knowing there was no gas anywhere near us. 9 days was horrible. Can you cover any of this to help us, hopefully no next time.

[@HuplesCat]

8:29 do you have a video on this system and how to get one? Cheers Out of stock. Dirt cheap as well. sigh

[@cathybestlercurtis]

I think it's similar to a shoe organizer.

[@CreativeRedundancy]

Hello all good suggestions to add more useful items/resources within our homes /rooms. I’ll add some constructive feedback with. Sometimes one can gain some space just by reorganizing even with boxes. A tension rod can be used in some areas like to hang a sleeping bag ( I use one to hang bags for example. Just something on the top of my head take CaRe ❤

[@lane3727]

My headache is how to store water. I have some 55 gallon containers but the only place to keep them is in a carport room which is hot. I live in the desert southwest!

[@oldtimerlee8820]

Should still work for non potable water in an emergency. (Laundry, flushing the toilet, watering houseplants, bathing, etc.) If your floor will support the weight, you can store a number of gallon jugs under your bed. Just be sure to replace them before the Best Buy date because the plastic is usually of the biodegradable kind and will eventually leak. A better option, IMO, is to store water for potable use in sanitized 2-3 liter soda bottles. (Avoid, strong flavors such as rootbeer, for this purpose.) You can buy bed risers for the legs of your bed the frame is too close to the floor. Cases of water can be stacked behind a couch. To "hide" it: Cover the stack with a piece of plywood the same width as the cases and as long as needed. Stain the plywood to match room furniture, or simply drape a twin flat sheet over it. Becomes a great place to display photographs, plants under a glow light, kids sports trophies, etc & etc. Can work behind a bed headboard and other such places. If you have an unused dinning room table, store water under it. Depending on the size of the table you can store multiple cases of water between the two rows of chairs. Cover the table with an extra large tablecloth. BTW, when chairs are pushed under the table, the seats become storage places. The tablecloth will hide the fact that you have flats of canned greenbeans stored there. If some of your doors (bedroom for example) will take the weight, you can use an over the door shoe hanger to store bottles of water. Don't overload the capacity of the hanger either. Use some of the upper pockets to store boxes of Bandaids and rolls of first aid tape and such. BTW, a shoe hanger also makes a good first aid kit container. From the items mentioned to OTC meds, cough drops, eye drops .... the list can go on. Hope some of this may be useful as you figure out what's best for you for water in an emergency.

[@bbrhody831]

I can water and put it in those long under bed plastic containers. They're on wheels so they pull out easy

[@HuplesCat]

Keep working on it but figure out where and how you'd relocate before you run out of water

[@bradlafferty]

Wow, these are fantastic ideas! Very creative! Thanks!