Preppers Pantry Organization Ideas for Safe and Secure Storage

[@daval5563]

Thank you for your video. I love it. Right now I have old sheets draped over my metal shelves down in the basement to keep the dust down. We also store the winters wood down there so it's always dusty. I don't mind dust. I fell in love with five gallon buckets for storage just because they were easy. Easy to get, easy to handle, easy to store, easy to reuse, just plain easy. Then I discovered the joys of 45 and 35 gallon Food Grade barrels. Plastic and metal. Until I had to move one of them that is. Those things are not so easy. They have huge insulated Fish totes they use for shipping tons of fish at a time in water and ice so they have tight lids and it just so happens, a half ton of whole Wheat fits in one perfectly. I ain't moving that thing when it's full and it's full now. It measures about four foot "cubed". Maybe four and a half. Sprinkle in lots of D.E. for insect control. I managed to get 60 pints of Bar Clams pressure canned. Only $70 a crate and I did two crates one at a time. It takes me two days to process a crate of Bar Clams but well worth the effort. IMHO Keep up the great work and good luck.

[@cookingandstoring]

Thank you for your kind comment and taking the time to post it. It appears that you have things very well under control. Great job! We are really just getting started. I feel that we all can learn so much from each other! Thank you for visiting our channel.

[@TheBobelly628]

Great idea! Thank you! I store mine in under bed plastic totes stacked on top of each other. I always put something heavy on top of the upper tote. It has kept out mice 😊.

[@cookingandstoring]

Thanks for watching and leaving your comment. We all need to learn from each other.

[@sabrinassuburbangarden9448]

Informative video, thanks.

[@cookingandstoring]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you for your kind comment and for visiting our channel.

[@angelaberry5952]

Metal shelving with wheels so the shelves can be side by side and moved when I need access to something. (Instead of a walk way between each shelving unit, I have one walk way and move shelves to access the other shelves) Glass jars and cans on shelves, things in pouches or boxes etc go into plastic bins . I use a bungee cord stretched across top shelf to hang a curtain on so the bins of food are not in the light.

[@cookingandstoring]

Sounds like a great set up. Thank you for visiting our channel and taking the time to comment.

[@btolson66]

Found an old metal filing cabinet. Mostly just Rubbermaid totes but I know they aren't mouse proof.

[@cookingandstoring]

Your metal filing cabinet should work really well! Thanks for visiting our channel.

[@Fireman1511]

Currently using an existing pantry in my basement. I had to block out sunlight from the window. Food rotation is a challenge.

[@cookingandstoring]

We haven't been doing this long enough for food rotation to be a challenge for us, but I can see that it will be later! I might try to catalog everything to try to keep up with it. Thanks for visiting our channel.

[@stevehartman1730]

I put my stuff n mason jars

[@cookingandstoring]

We do some in Mason jars, and I really like them. I like being able to see my freeze dried product. Thanks for visiting.

[@leslieconrad7851]

Please tell me what food you have in your jars?

[@cookingandstoring]

Squash, zucchini, onion, cheese, eggs, tomatoes, celery, peppers, apples, strawberries, peaches, grapes, blueberries, green beans, chicken, ham, asparagus, ice cream sandwiches and candy for the grandkids! Thanks for visiting our channel.