storage.

hints for any newbie's on storing canned food, remember the 2 old prepper motto's:
1. ROTATE, ROTATE, ROTATE...use the older cans first, bring them to the front of the shelf in your storage cupboard or larder shelf, put the new cans to the back, this way there will be no problem with out of date cans as you are always refreshing your stock.
2. EAT WHAT YOU STORE, STORE WHAT YOU EAT....self explanatory really, only store what you know you will eat, buying anything else just because its cheap is a false economy, it usually gets left at the back of the shelf, uneaten.
if you use and remember this 2 sayings you cant go far wrong.

 

I know some people who mark their cans with the date of purchase but if we stick to the rotate rotate rotate method then that is not required.
in the UK we don't put back canned food to last us 30 years or more , normal practise is to store enough for up to a year and to refresh the stock as we use it.

 

Omaha steaks meat in the mail lol sendtheir stuff in great coolers yes they are styrofome but they last and pack nice. I grab them off curb from trash maake nice planter for food. Storage of all kinds got one i keep night crawlers in year round and one i fill with water and keep minnows in all kinds of uses the lids. Can be use to slleep on even

 

Vacume storeage is best for alot of stuff even the bags that hook to sweeper hold alot and pack nice easy tip for bags to seal them up tight use a hot irion to melt then closed dont open till needed

 

Meat a smoke house is a must it cures meat well and stores well freezer and fridge may not be able to work cold packing meat is a great way for long shelf life

 

I do my own canning pint quuarts of all kinds of goodies as we can old stock is being used but there is alot stored since kids left so we are well stocked cold packing meat is great stores well and has great taste when done right

 

The handy plastic tote is a great little thing for storeageall kinds of stuff stores well in these