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Post by solargeek1 on May 22, 2012 7:16:19 GMT -7
I know at ST many posted their shelving set ups and pics of how to do it. We are in the unique position of starting from scratch and I am absolutely not wanting to position, change my mind, re-position, re-pack, etc all our preps and those we will now buy. This is not including caches elsewhere just at home.
We have a cold storage room with plenty of shelving and a pantry. I envisioned the CS room as for storing garden produce (like a root cellar), and canned stuff and perhaps MRE type products. That being said HELP HELP on how to set them up so they get rotated, are easily seen (bins are not good here), and are at the ready for use when needed. We don't have much cash but we do have sturdy in place shelving.
Then for the pantry on the main floor, same questions, only how to set up so people helping you make dinner going into the pantry to get dinner stuff like rice, pasta, don't immediately recognize our "prepperness" (new word!)
I am thinking bins in pantry might be needed.
Ok any and all help welcome.
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Post by mud on May 22, 2012 21:01:23 GMT -7
In all but the freezer we use a simple front to back system. Just make sure you leave enough space between items to stock from the rear. another option is to make slide-outs for your shelves for easier access or have your shelves hinged on one side with casters on the other to allow you to rotate the entire shelf out from the wall. Nearly all our pasta and dried pasta dishes (rice a roni) pasta roni etc) are frozen and will remain there until it replaces an item we use.
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Post by cowgirlup on May 23, 2012 4:10:49 GMT -7
I love the rolling can shelf ideas that people have made. If you have a dry area to store them then that is the way to go.
Our pantry is always full. When friends comment on it we use the power outages we get as an excuse. After an ice storm one year some areas were closed for 3 weeks. Last Oct we had a tree across the driveway for a couple of days until we dug out. You never know up here.
If you don't have a big store within 10 minutes you can say you keep enough that you don't have to run out for one thing. etc.
I also love the hidded shelves some people have done.
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Post by onidah on May 29, 2012 16:46:46 GMT -7
Before we purchased some nice rolling shelves for cans, we used to just write either dates or consecutive numbers on items with permanent markers to help make sure that we used the oldest stuff first. However, repacking, moving, reorganizing, etc. appear to be unavoidable, especially if you have been working at food storage for as long as we have.
Even though we try to avoid it, there are times when we have to throw something away. At first, it used to really annoy me. Then I started thinking of our food storage as insurance. I don't get annoyed if I go six months and don't have to use my car insurance. I don't consider that as money wasted. I use the same concept for life insurance or health insurance. We still try not to waste food, but if we occasionally have something that goes bad before we end up using it (usually things like cornbread mix, flour, etc.), I'm not too upset.
On a side note, most of the canned goods that we have had to throw away were ones with pop-top lids. The scoring in the top of the can creates a really thin spot that is very susceptible to rust. So now we avoid pop-top lids for long-term storage items. Unfortunately, more and more companies are going to pop-top lids, so the standard lids are getting harder to find for certain products.
Onidah
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2012 19:59:42 GMT -7
Simply keeping your foods organized will make rotating easier. Here is a pantry picture for an example. Attachments:
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Post by woodscustom on May 29, 2012 20:17:57 GMT -7
Nice Dink... Here's Mine...  WC |
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Post by woodscustom on May 29, 2012 20:19:51 GMT -7
In all seriousness though. Shelves are good.........IF you have something rigged to KEEP the items on the shelf. An earthquake or whatever could ruin an entire lifes work. Even a chicken wire screen over the front will keep everything on the shelf. If there was an earthquake right now, how many of you all would loose a bunch of canned (Glass Jar) goods?  WC |
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Post by orly152 on May 29, 2012 21:26:07 GMT -7
Simply keeping your foods organized will make rotating easier. Here is a pantry picture for an example. Love your set up Dink.....very nice |
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Post by solargeek1 on May 29, 2012 22:28:29 GMT -7
Thank you all. We were out of town and I just got online again. Dink and WC, your set ups are great and inspirational. We are still unpacking stuff and haven't moved the preps yet. But lots to do. . . Now, I have some ideas!  |
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2012 2:35:32 GMT -7
I am NOT going to lie to you all...that is not my pantry...but it belongs to someone very close to me!!  Once everything is unpacked and I am settled, I will consider posting a couple pics..mine is larger and much better organized...and as WC said...I have bracings across the front to stop spillage. |
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Post by geron on May 30, 2012 4:26:01 GMT -7
Here's some projects I've undertaken. But I have to admit that I'm an inveterate tinker  always looking for an "easier" more convenient way. Sometimes they work sometimes they don't. These seem to be "acceptable."  Opened: These are on 100 lb full extension file drawer slides mounted from the top for stability. Heaver slides are available but quite expensive.   I like the wooden ones better but they are time consuming to build. However, they are available on the market but seem expensive to me.  |
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Post by woodscustom on May 30, 2012 5:02:46 GMT -7
Those pics are not mine either. I have WAY more Spam than that.
I found the pics on the internet.
WC
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2012 8:30:54 GMT -7
Those pics are not mine either. I have WAY more Spam than that. I found the pics on the internet. WC I thought that looked like a rather small stockpile for as much as you love that stuff! |
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always looking for an "easier" more convenient way. Sometimes they work sometimes they don't. These seem to be "acceptable."