New to prepping. Food storage question.

[williamsak91]

Hey all. I’ve been slowly looking into the prepping BS and now that I’ve recently purchased my own home, I’m looking to slowly get into prepping. Got a lot to learn but I’ve got a question in regards to canned food storage system. Can anyone help me find out where to buy this? (See attached picture) I can build one but I really like the sleek look of this. Thanks for any and all help. Also, do you guys have any recommendations as far as long term food storage such as augason farms or something similar?.

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[jontte]

instead of buying,make one for you,plywood might be the material to do it from.

 

[WGregMiller]

We did our own out of some plywood and 1x wood, but here are some:

https://simplefamilypreparedness.co...MI25WDlbCq2AIVWrbACh1hLg7HEAMYASAAEgKK0PD_BwE

Here is a link to the manufacturer:

https://www.thrivelife.com/all-products/shelving.html

 

[williamsak91]

Thanks for the help. Still not quite what I’m looking for. I have limited floor space and the wife is very picky. We have separate closets and I’m thinking of putting something in behind my clothes in the closet. It’s a decent amount of room where I could store maybe 500 cans worth that will conceal the food storage behind my hanging clothes. More or less so the wife can’t complain about it being out and about so to speak haha. Still looking for what I have in the picture although I think building one might be the best option. After all, canned food is not all the same size. Any suggestions?


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[WGregMiller]

Ours is wall mounted and is one can deep. You can build it to fit whatever size cans you have. I hung ours on a wall. It’s about 4 feet wide and the slots are varying widths and depths. We don’t have many huge cans (like the big #10 cans) so the thing is pretty compact.

 

[williamsak91]

Ours is wall mounted and is one can deep. You can build it to fit whatever size cans you have. I hung ours on a wall. It’s about 4 feet wide and the slots are varying widths and depths. We don’t have many huge cans (like the big #10 cans) so the thing is pretty compact.

How many cans, would you say, you have the potential for storage?


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[WGregMiller]

How many cans, would you say, you have the potential for storage?


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The first time we loaded it up, close to 200. I put it on a wall in a storage room in the basement and made it to fit the space. It’s 4 feet wide and nearly 8 feet tall.

Edited because I can’t type today....

 

[Brent S]

The most positive thing I see about this idea is it automatically rotates the stuff for you. I just built a pretty good care package of cans that were at or a little over the expiration date. Yes, I know I could still safely eat the stuff, but don’t really mind as it all goes to a local soup kitchen.

 

[Kevin L]

I can see why this can rack would appeal to a practical, orderly, neatness-minded person...but I think it may be bad for prepping.

If I have to evacuate in a hurry...I want to have the ability to grab and go quickly.

That's why I keep my canned food in plastic crates and totes. If my space seems likely to be invaded, totes are easier to pick up and relocate to a safer location in a hurry.

Most of my s--- is intended to be readily mobile. It may make it easier to steal, but it's also easier to relocate and hide.

 

[DrHenley]

If I have to evacuate in a hurry...I want to have the ability to grab and go quickly.

That's why I keep my canned food in plastic crates and totes. If my space seems likely to be invaded, totes are easier to pick up and relocate to a safer location in a hurry.

Exactly. I store my canned foods in the case. You can put then on end on a shelf. They stack well. You can grab food by the case if you need to bug out.

 

[WGregMiller]

Our s—- doesn’t need to be mobile. The can rack is at our BOL. There is a smaller one here in case of tornadoes, etc....

 

[CoveyLeader]

Exactly. I store my canned foods in the case. You can put then on end on a shelf. They stack well. You can grab food by the case if you need to bug out.

I also store mine by the case, marking the expiry date and a number with a sharpie. I also use an inventory tracker sheet that hangs on a clipboard attached to the cabinet for quick reference.

 

[Brent S]

I also store mine by the case, marking the expiry date and a number with a sharpie. I also use an inventory tracker sheet that hangs on a clipboard attached to the cabinet for quick reference.

I have two pantries in the house. Each of them have a sharpie on the shelf and everything gets a date on it when it gets stored. I also put the new stuff to the right and pull items from the left as used. It doesn’t matter what kind of orginazitional system you use, but do something to ensure that you rotate your supplies. food that goes bad isn’t doing anyone any good.

 

[Kevin L]

I also store rice, soybeans, pito beans, and quinoa in five gallon restaurant buckets.

I used mylar bags with oxygen eaters, seal with a yardstick and clothes iron, and seal the lids on the buckets with clear silicone sealer, and document contents and date with a sharpie on the lid.

A good, practical way to cook such grains in SHTF conditions is to keep a few wide-mouth thermoses (sometimes used for soup), and to fill the thermos 1/4 of the way with grains, add boiling water, and seal the thermos and wait.

A few hours goes by, and you have perfectly cooked mixed grains to eat.

It does take trial and error but it's simple, efficient, and effective.

I have over a hundred pounds of stored rice, beans, quinoa, and soy. Supposedly, storing grains this way is good for up to 15 years.

 

[Danil54grl]

Hey all. I’ve been slowly looking into the prepping BS and now that I’ve recently purchased my own home, I’m looking to slowly get into prepping. Got a lot to learn but I’ve got a question in regards to canned food storage system. Can anyone help me find out where to buy this? (See attached picture) I can build one but I really like the sleek look of this. Thanks for any and all help. Also, do you guys have any recommendations as far as long term food storage such as augason farms or something similar?.

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Kuddoes to you for taking the first steps and also for taking your girl into consideration. I get the she doesn't want clutter . . . you never know, she may come around to the prepped mentality . I personally love seeing my stockroom with all the shelves filled with home canned goods and buckets of dried goods from the garden. It relatively neat and organized.

It seems like there should be a diy on how to build this somewhere. It doesn't look like it would be too difficult. Kinda mixing an ex member who if asked could find anything on the web.

 

[Gazrok]

These kinds of things are GREAT for rotation, but not so great for daily use too (because you have to take out all of the cans on top or bottom to get to a different one in the row). Now, if truly for emergency storage, not an issue, but like you said, cans come in different sizes, even for the same oz cans. So you're best off going with some kind of rack that has a little wiggle room.

Though, unless the wall is moving, not sure why you'd need the added security of the rack holding them, vs. just on shelves. Could just get a couple or a few of those DVD type holder shelves and adjust the height of shelves for cans, and it'd be easier and cheaper, for your closet. (and easier to have a mix of foods).

For food storage, pretty sure most here agree that you should really only stock what you actually eat. You don't want to change your diet drastically, due to an emergency.

While canned foods are great, and last a long time, home canned items last much longer. (But, that's a bit to get into).

Additional storage options are to get some food grade buckets that seal, and store things like dry rice, beans, pasta, cereal, mashed potato flakes, corn, etc. as these will keep for about 2 decades, if properly stored.

Packaged survival food can be good, but it is prohibitively expensive for how much you'd need. (and it's not what you're already used to).