Category: Storage

10 Foods That Don’t Store Well

10 Foods That Don’t Store Well Store what you eat, and eat what you store. The golden rule of stockpiling. But some foods store longer and better than others. In this case we have a list of storage items that didn’t work out so well for the author. But I do find I disagree on …

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DIY Vintage Floating Shelf With Storage

DIY Vintage Floating Shelf With Storage These floating shelves with partially hidden storage fit right into a well decorated home and add a small bit storage. Out of direct sight yet close enough to be handy. Now the instructable by motherdaughterprojects call this DIY project “hidden storage” but one look at them and where the …

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Pros & Cons Of Different Survival Foods

Pros & Cons Of Different Survival Foods Shelter, water, and food are the basics of survival in that order. We can’t always plan ahead for all three successfully. But we sure try! Because we try to prepare as many things as we can, it’s easy to get bogged down in some areas and want to …

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27 Food Items That Store For Decades

27 Food Items That Store For Decades When stockpiling food stuff items, rotation of what you’re storing is a big part of the process. But there are cooking items and food items that you can buy in bulk and store for a decade or more. These items are especially good for those planning long term. …

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Inexpensive Foods With a Long Shelf Life

 Inexpensive Foods With a Long Shelf Life Storing extra foods isn’t cheap. You want to get the best of your limited dollar. This means you need to stockpile inexpensive foods and ingredients that have a long shelf life. Just make sure that you know how to use these foods, that you rotate your stock and …

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DIY Wall-Hanging Canned Food Storage

DIY: Wall-Hanging Canned Food Storage Everyone needs more storage! No home ever built has enough, once you have it you fill it. But this is especially true of preppers. That doesn’t mean we can afford infinite storage space. But it does make us a bit more creative on how we do store things and how …

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Building a ferro-cement shed

Building a ferro-cement shed Most of us have wood or metal shed where we store our own overflow.  Depending upon our unique locations and uses they have their pros and cons. Many of those issues are resolved when they are built with ferro-concrete. I thought that it would be much more expensive and labor intensive …

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Canning Game Meat Guide

Canning Game Meat Guide I like this article because it covers all the safety concerns regarding canning meat. Even gives you the low down on types of pressure cookers. If you’re a hunter now or likely to become one post SHTF preserving the game will be imperative. Check out this comprehensive guide on canning game …

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Dehydrating eggs at home

Dehydrating eggs at home I decided to share this article for a couple of reasons. First because of the ease of storage when it comes to dehydrated eggs.  However they are not something I would recommend you just cook up and eat! Not great scrambled or over easy. But I have used them a number of …

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15 Easy and Clever DIY Hacks to Organize Kitchen Cabinets

15 Easy and Clever DIY Hacks to Organize Kitchen Cabinets Too much storage space said no one ever! I am a bit of a neat freak especially in the kitchen. I want organized cabinets and drawers so I am able to lay hands on what I want or need it without digging through a messy …

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