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Starting food storage for new families
Feb 01, 2012 · No Comments »
By The Ready Store
Collecting enough food storage can be a daunting task for many younger families. We have some advice for them: Stick with it! You can do it!There are many families that don’t know how, what or where to start with food storage. Here are some tips.
Money
A lot of younger families wonder how they are going to afford to purchase food storage. With so many demands for our wallets, they wonder how they can pay for these items.
The trick is to do little by little, consistently. Provident-living-today recommends that you start gaining money by purchasing your family’s typical items in bulk.
When you find a good deal on something that you normally eat, buy a case of it. Store it and use it. It won’t take long before you’re only eating on sale items. Now you only need to buy the fresh stuff. Keep building your food storage by looking for food that is on sale. You’re now saving 30%-60% on your groceries. Use that money to reinvest in your food storage. (Read the original article.)
Begin to store the basics
You need to set a goal of where you want to go. There are a number of calculators online where you can determine how many pounds of your basic staples you’ll need. This calculator is courtesy of Rachel Bruner.
You need to set a goal of where you want to go. There are a number of calculators online where you can determine how many pounds of your basic staples you’ll need. This calculator is courtesy of Rachel Bruner.
Water
Many new families have a limited amount of space. They might not have space for a 50 gallon tank in their apartment.An inventive way to store water little by little is through stackable water containers. They allow you to grow your water storage by increments. There are many stackable so they can take up less space and if you need to move your water storage, they make that a little easier.
If you have a home or garage where you can store a larger container – like a 50 gallon tank, we recommend that you do that.
Where to store
Depending on where you live, you might have a limited amount of space. Leslie Probert gives the following recommendation to families who want to store food in an apartment:
Depending on where you live, you might have a limited amount of space. Leslie Probert gives the following recommendation to families who want to store food in an apartment:
I know one family put #10 cans in cases on their sides behind the couch. The couches were a generous distance from the wall, but they did not worry about that. You can also make bedside tables, end tables beside the couches and a coffee table with cases of food and cover them with a cloth to match your decor. You could buy an inexpensive tablecloth or sheets and cut them up to fit over these. Also in closets, if you hang all the short clothes like pants and shirts on one side, you can fit some food storage underneath. Put a board on top if you need to put shoes also in that space. (Read more of Leslie Probert’s articles.)
If you have a home, you can dedicate some space in your home to set up a food storage area. Ideally, you should choose a room that maintains lower temperatures (40-60 F), isn’t next to a furnace and doesn’t change temperatures drastically depending on the season. Read our previous blog post about food storage location when choosing a space to start your food storage.
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