I've seen a TH-cam on how someone built something like this. You could walk in the back an load your new cans from the back. It was on a slant so the cans stayed within reach in the front.
I am a beekeeper. Honey does not "go bad"; however, it will "sugar" after a period of time. How quickly this happens depends upon the type of honey. Liquidity can be regained by setting your honey jar in a pot of hot water and stirring periodically.
@@kay.2002 I think they are saying that it doesnt go bad it just crystallizes and to make it liquid again you put the jar in hot water and stir a bunch
Not food, but in the grocery category, don’t forget things like toothpaste, soap and similar items as well as OTC medications and basic first aid supplies.
For longer shelf life, I recommend purchasing canned goods that do not have the pull tab to open them. It is this type of seal that lessens the shelf life.
I had been wondering that! Seems like most of the stuff on the shelf right now is dented or expire in 2022, 2023 max. I think they're giving us the old stuff but I have not noticed any difference expiry date-wise between pull top and not, but I suspected the pull top were more fragile!
@@jennytimelord9689 I have noticed that too! I’m very particular about my canned goods! I also have been noticing less easy open cans! Maybe they’re telling us something unknowingly
@@jennytimelord9689 @Swankyangelo they are closing a number of Walmarts in the Sthrn USA...they are moving around product...check your dates...becoming crucial.
I love my son so much and after the COVID situation with food shortages I vowed to be more prepared for both our sakes. Ladies Don’t forget feminine products, tampons, sanitary pads, thrush and cystitis medications. You never know when you might need it
I wish my family would listen to me about this. Been preaching it for almost 2 yrs and they say God will take care of them. I'm a believer and my God has supplied all my needs according to His riches...and I've been prepping with the supplies 😂. My sister told me she was going to come to my house. I told her she'd better bring something to the table on a massive scale!
Im so surprised at how many comments are negative or sounds like people have no idea about food storage! Yours is awesome! Keep on keepin on 🥰 what freedom to know we are able to take care of our families in a crisis.
Here's the thing there isnt a problem with having a food storage, in fact its smart to do so. But the quantities she has is a bit much. I could almost guarantee 50% of her food will expire which to me is too much. I mean who would drink milk out of a carton when there is a gallon of milk in the refrigerator that tastes a whole lot better? And as a result the milk will go bad. Im not trying to be negative but realistically this is way overdone. You can get the same results by having 10 of each can item and rotate through constantly.
@@corianne2099 The milk in a carton tastes exactly like milk from a jug. I bought 6 of whole and 6 of 1% in March before the quarantine. We ended up using it pretty quickly. Chill it, and you can't tell the difference.
I wish that she had not shown the full extent of her storage. A short term crisis such as a hurricane is one thing, but in the event of a long term crisis, you may not want everyone what you have unless you are prepared to share it, relinquish it or defend it.
People will be swarming to your house in hoards to beg or steal when something drastic happens. Most people refuse to prepare for the unexpected, even when constantly being told to, but have no issue taking what they want by force from others who spent time preparing. Loved the video, stay safe.
Corona came... Now I'm a believer Not a trace... Of doubt in my mind I stock up... Ooooo... I'm believer I couldn't leave her if it tried I'll see my self out.
Yeah I made comments in the past to preppers but it's BETTER to be prepared. I AM a BELIEVER. Since the first lockdown I brought many items some of which are finishing so stock up time. Salt amazing for healing gums, boxed powdered milk has yr expiry date powdered milk a bit further , boxed tomato paste very useful , pasta, oil on the list. Detol. Decluttering updating pantry now. Look at the petrol prices. Ginger garlic n other stuff I'm growing at home. 20 more items on the list to grow. Hav enough Toilet paper for 2 month- toilet paper is not only to wipe backside. Shampoo soap shower gel, fairy liquid have 6months supply.
I am a UK prepper, starting around 6 years ago and I am certainly glad I did, with current scarcity and price increases. Already there are limits on the cooking oil bottles you can buy at the supermarket and I still have 26 litres/40 pints. I have learnt from this video, which will help me in re-building stock even higher. One little tip I gained from a US prepper was to freeze your bags of flour for a couple of days before long-term storage in airtight containers. This keeps the flour free from weevils. I obviously forgot to freeze one, opened it several months later, and it did have some tiny creatures moving in it. Harmless, maybe, but not very appetizing. Especially for a vegetarian like me 🙂, although I store tinned meat, Spam, etc, which I would soon eat if hungry enough! I do not follow the use-by date too religiously, some canned food from WW2 having been found edible after some 100 years. Same goes for many jar/packet.freeze dried foods, the manufacturers having to be very conservative with those dates imho. I keep a spreadsheet with sections for canned food, packet food, jar food, etc, and label each item with its own number (A100, A101, etc) for identification. I have columns for Description, Ref No, Size/weight/quantity, Use-by date, Price paid per item, Quantity, etc. to help me stock take, as I am now. It helps a lot. I just wish I could get family (with 2 sons and 3 grandchildren) to follow suit, but they do not see the warning signs. Now mid-70's, I have to also prep with them in mind as best I can but is a worry. Just about to buy a tall garage-suited (low temperatures) freezer for more capacity. In readiness for the (inevitable) coming worldwide financial crash, I have got much cash got out of the banking system, bought gold, silver, Bitcoin and other cryptos and keep cash at home. Also, a daily Bible read. All part of preparedness - but that is another story. Keeping quiet about your prepping/stacking plans has to be a wise thing. Thanks for the video and Best wishes from the UK.
Why in my 22 years of living just now finding out what a “prepper” is?? It’s killing me because I been one my whole life. Now I’m finding out there’s a whole community who share common mindsets, feels good to know I’m not alone. It all started with zebra cakes and ramen noodles in my tote bucket in my closet when I was 8
Also those of us who were prepared didn't take from others canned resources because we already had our own and only needed to replenish. I talked to someone who makes canned good labels more people bought canned goods in 2020 and that's a good thing because it might have prepared them for more uncertain times.
There was a time when I was younger, I had heat exhaustion, and a redhead, so I burned easily. We didn't have gatorade back then. My grandma gave me dill pickle juice, to drink(great for dehydration) and put apple cider vinegar on my burn. It really did help take the sting out of the burn and helped to cool me off, then we used noxema. Just a little pickle juice helped me with my nausea and was close to being like gatorade. Grams was born in the year 1900. Thanks Grandma. She was also a redhead.😍
Yes Rita Block... Noxzema is amazing for sunburn relief. People think I'm crazy! I'll slather some on and it's cooling effect brings instant relief, and by morning.. no more burn
Athletes drink pickle juice. It's good for your stomach too. I drink coconut water. It really gives me a pick me up when I'm working in the yard on a hot day or at work in the hot factory.
Learn to make your own yeast and keep your beans, rice, flour and lentils in mylar bags. Additionally, if you can grow food, use Ball cans to store through winter. Microgreens take only a few days to grow. Stock up on seeds.
I'm a prepper but I would never buy all this garbage "food" for my family to live on. I'm amazed that so many people eat this stuff and actually store it for their kids. In an emergency to keep you from starving, sure. But they store it and rotate it so they must be feeding it to their children regularly. They better prep lots of meds too! How do you prep chemo?
Also, learning to regrow kitchen scraps. A few packs of decent soil and some grow bags gives you infinite fresh potatoes if you get in the habit of planting just the bits you cut out before cooking. Same with green onions, plant the bulb part that gets thrown away normally and the green part will quickly regrow. Celery, back choy, and garlic are all good / easy ones to scrap garden too.
Beautiful job! I live in a small one story apartment complex, and my space for food storage is pretty limited. Luckily, our landlady is a prepper, so she's helped get us organized. She has built fencing around those of us who wanted it, and put together a community garden and plan! She's put aside extra storage in her own area for big bags and cans of long term basic foodstuffs for us, and just finished putting up a very large shed in our communial area for more storage. We're in the city but now on well water and we're ready thanks to her.. I'm so incredibly grateful 🙏 to her! May your viewers with similar opportunities to assist singles and seniors (like me) please know that they can make a world of difference.
I grew up on the coast where the hurricanes plagued us yearly. We would be out of electricity up to a month depending on the severity. My family keeps 12 totes each containing enough food for our family of 4 a month. Also we keep 4 totes containing each enough personal care (health, beauty, and hygiene), and cleaning supplies. We also have enough paper goods for a year at all times.
This is a brilliant idea. I grew up where earthquakes meant you only had a backpack for the whole family. Now that I live in a different area-this plan is excellent for my family. Thanks for sharing.
Sounds yall have great strategy and food and necessity stores in place ! That gives me a greatidenabt sticking up more on some of the toiletries like shampoo , toothpaste, etc etc....yep 4 months supply of readiness... So so true down here in hurricane ally 👍🏻🌟💖
I grew up on the coast of nc. Lots of hurricanes as well. When I moved inland the first thing I did was put together a hurricane emergency kit. I felt really crazy till a bad storm hit and knocked all the electricity out. Lol
@Ricky Anthony we have a gas stove so cooking wasn't an issue. The issue we have without electricity majorly (besides loosing items from the fridge and freezer) is we have a well for water. This past year my husband hooked it to solar power. Our well in the pasture is powered by a windmill. In a perfect time we would have a home of complete solar but that is very expensive. We are working on it.
I've been watching a lot of prepping vids lately to prepare my family but I think yours is absolutely perfect! For those that think they don't have the room to prep: I've seen people put water in 2 ltr bottles and store under their beds, put food in labeled totes and store in a garage or closet, some have even buried sealed buckets in their back yard, gardens or plant beds. We have to be creative with the space we have. You won't need 100 pairs of shoes or a closet full of outdated or unused clothes...food, water and necessities are vital to survival in any emergency situation. But above all else, be right with God. Repent, pray, read your bibles! Hope for the best, prepare for the worst. I pray everyone does their part. Be blessed 🙏🙌❤
If you are in an emergency, it’s important not to forget about the water heater having a 40-80 gallon supply of fresh water. Easy to drain out if you need it.
When we lived in Germany during the early 1960's my Mum bought a tinned whole chicken in aspic. It was never opened and stayed in her food store until she died in 2012. When we were clearing her house I opened the tin. The chicken was in perfect condition and smelt fine although none of us dared try it! This chicken was over 50 years old.
I've learnt that if a tin is in perfect condition, even if the date says it's expired, most of the time it isn't. Because of the lack of air and stuff, the food can't really go bad
Most canned goods are edible with pretty good quality far longer than "2 years", like as long as the can is undented and intact. Of course, if you are making this sort of video and one person eats something "past date" and gets sick, they might sue you...
Milk sour vegetables also last very long. I forgot green beans - I tried them several years after I made them they were still delicious. But you have to inform/try yourself...
Of the Soups, I feel the Chunky is the best bang for the buck. I'm a Disaster Response Coordinator for the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. You did an EXCELLENT job making this video!
I’ve heard to keep yeast in the freezer. You might consider putting doors on your prepped pantry so it’s not so visible. Also maybe hang some canvas covering over the garage shelves if you open the garage door and neighbors can see inside. You don’t want to advertise your preps.
..im a Filipina...56 yrs of age...i admire u of being a mother with your kids...i admire your way of budgeting...the practical way of stacking ..im just started making my pantry...and i follow your guidelines...
Don't forget a package of dried egg replacer to go with those baking mixes. I also like the Betty Crocker cookie mixes to keep people happy when they are eating beans and rice.
I started serious prepping after my mom and dad lost their home in the 2011 tornado in our state. It took all of thirty seconds for them to have to begin all over again. They were in their late 70’s at the time. I had always kept extras for my pantry stock pile, but not to the extent I do now. Thank you for sharing this. I do hope people are watching this and getting prepared.
WB Life's Journey sorry about your families home. I too lost my home, but to a hurricane. Flooded to the roof of my home. A slow death. It took days for it to completely flood. I hoped it would stop, but didn't. Then weeks for it to recede. Nothing could be saved.
@@snowbunny1285 I’m so sorry for your loss. It really does something to us to experience that type of tragedy. My dad had grown up poor. He had watched two of his family homes destroyed by fire as a child. They lost everything twice. Then at age 17 he joined the Air Force and spent his 18th birthday in Korea. Watching his 3rd home destroyed in 2011 was devastating for he and my mom. He is no longer with us, as he passed away in 2017. We each have sad events in our lives that make us stronger. I find comfort in that. 🙂
We vacuum seal everything then we put possible, some we do and put back in like the box, it came in, just for a visual, and it helps organizing easier.
God bless your hubby…for past 2 years I stock piled mine yelled at me saying I was loosing my mind..we are truckers I saw what was coming I also knew my career was going to be lost due to my eyesight I bought above ground beds to be delivered and stacked up in my shed, bought 20 lb tubs to make wicking tubs and grow bags along with canning jars I only have 375 jars 😩 but I stocked our home and bought seeds that my family eats used my last paycheck to buy my gardening soil to be delivered this Wednesday! That was my largest experience at 1 time. Trying to get hubby on board with a shallow well and Berkeley filter. I need shelves so badly have stuff crammed under beds and closets and cabinets
Gygax Girl I store rice and flour in the freezer with no issues. There’s no need to dry anything out, it’s already dry and just use as normal when needed.
The buckets fro Home Depot are great for storage- they also sell “Gamma Lids” to keep air out and creepy crawlers.. Did you know that you don’t have to throw out bug infested rice! Won’t kill you, and you can pick them out or freeze for 3 days..
We also learned to do intermittent fasting so we eat only one delicious meal a day - to satiation, no more, no less, and that lessens the food burden while keeping us healthy in spite of what we eat; we don't eat sugary foods and that helps us stay healthy too. But I do plan to get a lot of local honey with honeycomb - a treat.
I love that you prep. Young women today are scary, they don't seem to realize how uncertain times are these days. I'm an old woman and glad I don't have to worry about anyone else, cause I'm alone and on the downhill side of life. I was also taught to plan for war, while there's peace. In other words be prepared. I watch them shop week to week, mostly junk food or quick fix. It makes me worry about so many innocent dependent children out there. God be with them. God bless you and your family.♥️🙏♥️🙏♥️
Thank you, Sun Dance! I'm over 60, and learned so much from my grandparents who went through The Depression and wars. I'm always preparing for a disaster food-wise, as well as water and supplies. No one else in my family is doing it, so I have to buy extra in case they all end up at my house. I don't buy quick pricey foods. Lots of nutritional basics that can be cooked. Good thing I love beans and cornbread! :)
I use the term women to cover both, due to the fact that these young "men" are more feminine, than their female counter parts. What an awful and sad thing to say, but sadly true. Masculine men are few and far between.
I am right there with you, Sun Dance. I was raised by parents who lived/grew up during the Great Depression and what they taught me was and now is more so, invaluable. I do have concerns about my daughter and her family as they are not as well prepped as I am. They are getting there slowly but my concern is that they are not in as good a place as I am and may not be able to get prepped before SHTF!
I know lots of people say this but I recently had some mixed veggies that were past the "best used" by date by 2 months. I didn't think anything of it (since its supposed to be good still?) I quickly drained it, dumped it & then.. Smelled it! Yuck! It had gone rancid somehow! Idk, maybe it wasn't stored at the grocery store correctly? Bad batch? I've had it in my basement with no dents since it was bought.. So I guess it MAY still be good past that best used by date. Just double check before you ruin your meal
As she said: "use by"means dont eat it after the date. Canned and dried food usually is still fine month and years after the best before date. Also chocolate and candy.
The "Best By" date is NOT AN EXPIRATION date! It is the date chosen by the processor that the food will remain at it's best quality. As food ages, it loses some nutrition. Can have flavor, texture and/or color changes that have nothing to do with food safety. Properly canned, both home and commercially, food is safe to eat as long as the seal isn't broken. As long as the seal is intact, nothing can get into the jar to spoil the food. As to many dried foods, white rice, for example has a 30+ year shelf life. Processors usually put a "Best By" date about 2 years out. I recently cooked rice that I stored in sanitized 2 liter soda bottles in Feb 2010. Enjoyed my supper. That rice was fine. If I'd followed the "Best By" date, I'm sure I would have sent that rice to the land fill around 2012 and bought some more! Use By: Sometimes it seems that's the opposite for fresh foods. By the time "Use By" comes around, many foods look and smell like it's past time to toss them.
@@mommynikki6675 Good advice on knowing the signs that indicate food has spoiled. Smell is one of them. Sounds like that can of veggies seal could have been broken. Mixed vegetables normally last several years past the Best By date without any objectionable change in quality. Could have been a tiny dent at the seam or possibly an unnoticeable defect in a seam or seal. Golden Rule of Food Storage based on actual observation of the food: When in doubt, throw it out.
Growing up in Southern California as a Mormon I’ve been doing food storage my whole life then living in Texas working in food pantries and food banks I’ve learned a lot, when your looking at your dates that is to sell by date date your canned goods are good 5 years after sell by date and you can still use them after that 5 years it’s still good same with your rice and beans, they might not be as fresh but still very good, do your research you’ll learn a lot about your dates, even your frozen meats if there properly seal and stored there good for years, one of your best friends will be vacuum sealer, research is great before you toss it out.
If i ever saw that video before the COVID 19 pandemic, and quarantine, i would definitely said it was too much . But after that period , i think it is super wise to have an emergency stock of food and toiletries, and everyone can estimate what does he really needs. Thank you so much for sharing . And may God keep us all safe ❤️
I have several children and only one of them has ever been so cheeky as to bite food packages the way your daughter has. While watching your video, I said to my husband 'Omg it looks like we've found our son's future wife!' Haha! She's adorable. :) Great video btw.
Very nice pantry. Here are the things that I would add: 1.) Water filters - add coffee and tea filters 2.) Drink Mixes - there are the items you mentioned plus Tang, crystal lite, teas, coffees coco, Ovaltine 3.) meals ready to eat (You got that covered) 4.) Beans (You got that covered) 5.) Rice (You got that covered) [don't forget a rice cooker] 6.) Fruits - dried and packaged like cranberries, blueberries, raisins, apricot, dates, pineapple, and other dried fruits, in cans and packages. 7.) Vegetables - various dried vegetables. (Good soup starters) 8.) 25 lb bag of flour (It will fit in a 5 gal bucket) all purpose & self raising 9.) 25 lb bag wheat flour (it will fit in a 5 gal bucket) 10.) Other flours as desired (Buckwheat, almond etc.) 11.) yeast - small packages as well as a large package, kept in the freezer for long lasting life. 12.) Baking powder (Kept in an air tight container.) 13.) Baking Soda (Kept in an air tight container) Not if you get washing soda you can make your own Baking soda. 14.) 20 lb of salt (Kept in an air tight container) Kosher [used for canning]. 15.) 20 lb of salt (Kept in an air tight container) with iodine. 16.) 10 lb of Sea salt - for taste or preference. 17.) Pasta & Noodles (You got that covered). 18.) Pasta sauce (You got that covered) But if you can your own, remember you can dry the skins of the tomato to make tomato powder or sun dried tomatoes. From tomatoes you can make sauce, paste, powdered and dried. 19.) Spices What you can't use you can place in a freezer they will last longer. (You an grow your own.) 20.) Milk (You got that covered) 21.) Oatmeal and other grain foods (Remove them from their boxes and put them into a longer lasting container.) 22.) Can Meat - Tuna, sardines, anchovies, chicken breast, spam, corn beef, ravioli's, Vienna sausage, salmon (What you don't like you an barter with.) 23.) Sugar - natural and artificial (A 25 lb bag of natural sugar will fit a 5 gal bucket) (A 10 lb bag of Splenda can help sweeten a meal or baked item) (SUGAR Beet powder can also help during cooking) (Powder sugar -10lb bag in an air tight container.) 24.) Honey - 20 to 25 lb of honey. It will last for a life time. (Keep it in an airtight container.) If it hardens just put it in a pot of hot water and allow to melt- stirring frequently. 25.) black strap molasses - 25 lb container. it is an alternate to sugar. 26.) oil - vegetable, canola, corn, rice, olive, avocado, what ever you like. The more you use the bigger the container you should get for example vegetable i would get a 5 gal container 27.) soy sauce - a large container 28.) steak sauce - A1 or Worcestershire sauce, #10 cans of ketchup 29.) Vinegar - Rice, White and Apple Cider etc (Learn to make your own Vinegar) 30.) potatoes - can, instant, flakes, frozen, #10 can(s) etc. 31.) Peanutbutter - (You got that covered) 32.) Jams and Jellies - make your own or purchase what you like. 33.) Cereals - remove them from their boxes and store them in airtight containers (Prevents spoilage and insect or rodent infestation.) 34.) Pancake mix (You got that covered) 35.) Syrup - natural and corn syrup (Purchase 3 jugs and they will last 1 year.) Maple syrup is expensive and can be used for other items or cooking. Use it according to your tastes. These are my suggestions. Hope this helps. :-)
Yesterday ate a can of campbals pork and beans that expired in 2013.. Can was perfect, no bulging, no rust. Not as tastey but good with ketchup. Ignore the expiration date!
Wow! I have never seen a more organized pantry! I would also add cleaning supplies, bathroom/kitchen supplies, first aid kit, medicines and prescriptions, candles, batteries, lighters, and personal care items.
I've been gardening for 15+ years but I'm doing a "double" garden this year. I normally grow what we need for the year and can everything myself. This year I'm doing 60 tomato plants instead of 30, 40 pepper plants instead of 20, 270 onion sets, ect. Growing organic food is the way to go if you really want to prep.
I like the organizational ideas. We went a different route with the food we store because it was cheaper to buy basic ingredients than to buy so much manufactured food--which does have a place if you need to eat but can't stop to prepare a meal. So we have a mix, but rely mainly on dried beans, rices, barley, quinoa, and amaranth, plus canned salmon and home canned chicken. There's always a pot of soup on and cornbread made, and all the basic vegetables that we grow.
Mouse proof things in those metal gift boxes that Wal-Mart sells for 90 percent off at Wal-Mart after Christmas. I bought 10 of them for 45 cents each and they keep the mice out and also keeps things in the dark
I use the tins for my spouse for his snacking where he can find something. The popcorn tins . and the cookie tins. British biscuits are found in tins a lot.
Awh! You have the cutest little helper (Lilly). I like how she shows us her love for certain items. She has so much character. This is very helpful, thank you for sharing!
Amazing stockpile of food for your family. You might be saving it for the end of the video but part of food preps should be freeze dried that is packed in a way it can easily be tossed into the car in case you have to evacuate the area. Also need water filtration and dust masks or better quality masks to survive smoke or other contamination in the air.... safety googles that seal off the eyes are also good to have in the go bags. But again, in terms of food shortages that might be on the horizon, your family owes you a huge thank-you hug. Well done.
Debbie H you could afford it if you do a little at a time. For instance. When you go to the store to buy soup, buy 3 or 4 and put 2 away in your storage . Do this every month and by the end of the year you will have 24 cans of soup and it only cost you an extra 10 bucks a month. I budget 20 to 40 dollars for my pantry a month. I get what we eat and just buy a little extra of one or two things. Not a lot, but over the years,as I rotate through things, it help s raise our children so they had healthy food and we didn’t have issues during shortages.
just a quick thought for you, you should really consider moving the water up off the floor- especially if you have concrete flooring. it should always be on a shelf or on a pallet... This prevents the water from leeching chemicals from the concrete, as well as water seeping out of your containers.
Your knowledge and way of life is admirable and you made sure your family is well equipped for any emergency. I am blessed to be born and raised in New Zealand because compared to other first world countries we are fairly independent and we are so far away from other countries. I love your channel and knowing that your family is prepared makes me feel relieved. Your family are amazing role models. I'm sending you love and prayers from me in New Zealand. Xx
@@espressosplanners7765 i AM the food pantry....but i choose who is worthy and who isn't..this is ME being compassionate right now telling you to get yourself prepared...don't put me in the position of having to shoot you
I LOVE YOU!!! Your food storage area is a beautiful thing to behold! I also face all my items to the front, and keep things in rows, so I know what's behind the front item, will be the same, or similar. All of your storage containers, bins and boxes are amazing! You even have those roller tray things for the soup, that rolls the next one forward after you remove the front can! I'll have to get my husband to check this out, and build me the storage of my dreams!!
Wonderful video and pantry. I always remember that the sweeter or the saltier something is the longer it will last. We need to remember to store heirloom seeds, only those that you would grow anyway. Considering the fact that I was a girl scout, we learned to always be prepared. We should also remember to have cash on hand. You should have $1,000 in small bills... $1, $5, $10, $20 You don't want to pay $20+ for something that you need that normally would be $1. We should all be prepared, regardless of the situation. We could lose the grid at any time and then you wouldn't be able to access the ATM or bank. Gasoline is a must. Store it responsibly. And as we all learned in 2020, TP, Paper towels and essentials. Don't forget candles, matches, lamp oil, an oil lamp, and batteries. There are a lot of prepper sites. It can be a lot of fun to become prepared.
Watching in Jersey Uk. After watching people panic buy and literally clear the shops out, this has made me want to store extra foods for those mad times when shops cannot provide. Most houses in Uk don’t have too much extra space and pantry’s seem to have died out of fashion. My main problem now is trying to find cleaning items that can store for very long periods of time but are also safe for the environment. Thanks for the great video. Even though you have many products that we don’t have, it still gave me ideas of other food stuffs that I can store.
Baking soda and vinegar are great natural cleaning products that are also edible for cooking and baking. You can add orange or lemon peelings to a quart jar of vinegar and let it steep for several weeks to get a natural degreaser.
comet and ajax powder, borax powder (where laundry soap is found) and bar laundry soap, bar soap, baking soda, laundry soda, distilled vinegar, bleach, there is also cleaning vinegar.
This woman is so organized it is ridiculous! This takes time, so good on her! I have most of the same stuff, and rotate regularly. Still, my setup looks nothing like this! The best tip here, is to buy extras of things you are already buying and using. Stocking up on things, that nobody eats, just means those items will get old and not get eaten. At that point, it becomes pig or chicken feed, which is not so bad, but expensive swine feed.
@TheFastEntrepreneur LOL...i was going to type exactly this comment! LOL...glad to find a fellow fan...also check out bear independent and survival prepping for normal people
Absolutely not unrealistic!! Please do start your own pantry! We are a maximum of a few months away from a major breakdown of society worldwide. I don’t mean to spread manic, but I want to make sure people realise we’re very close to a very serious situation and need to get prepared 😊
Don't forget stock up on self rising flour. You don't need much ingredients when baking. Self rising already has it all. 2 cups self rising flour 1 cup buttermilk and 1 stick of butter makes awesome biscuits. No need for yeast or baking soda or powder.
@@slevinchannel7589 I got a large container of dried onions. I dried some celery & carrots (they have to be almost crisp). Onions, celery, carrots, beans, pasta - soup!
I have actually stocked up on baking soda and cream of tartar so I can make my own baking powder. And salt and flour so I can make my own self rising flour. And lard, canned and frozen butter and several kinds of oil to make biscuits. And powdered milk for the milk. Add some vinegar to milk for buttermilk. It's helpful to learn these tricks in case this or that isn't available.
"Store what you eat and eat what you store." Not so easy for the two of us, as we eat very little processed food. I realize that fresh food will be hard to come by in an emergency, so that means we need to store stuff that we are only going to eat when we have to.
My 3.5 gallon Berkey is easily one of the BEST investments I've made. They're beasts. We're sisters in spirit, lol. Your pantry looks a lot like mine! We have coffee, paper products, hygeine supplies, medical and barter stuff like tobacco and liquor stacked to the ceiling. Gotta love it!
You are very wise to have food storage! You can feel more comfortable knowing that you can provide for your family in an emergency. We don't have the storage you do, but we do have a good size pantry which provides space enough to store extra stables. ☺💗💞💗💞💗
I watched this again. I keep sauerkraut because my family came from Northern Europe and that's what they ate in the winter. We get power outages in winter here in Illinois. Thanks.
Truth! I live in Florida and am starting early this year. The self charging garden lights and camping lanterns are on the prep list too. And any random firewood I find from cut down trees.
We use to have an incredible storage but then we had 4 kids in 5 years and our stock pile has dwindled a great deal... HOWEVER we just started getting it back a bit. It's such a huge help to have on had for emergencies and hard times financially or if there is a good shortage
Best storage I have see!!! wow!! The only negative is making it less visible. Maybe a partition wall with small door hidden by shelf of knick knacks easy to move??. With all this food storage make you you have multiple manual can openers, portable gas cannisters to cook it & disposable cutlery.
“Expiration dates” are not required by the FDA except for infant food. EVERYTHING else has ‘best by’ dates. They last years and years beyond those dates, but won’t taste their best. You will know if they have gone bad.
Glad to see you mentioned a good Water Filter. Most prepper's would have left this one out. Since water is your first or second priority in survival I would add a few water filter straws. If your bottled water goes out you may need to go to water found outside.
Holy guacamole...what a organized, practical, well thought-out space (3). You are doing an outstanding job taking care of you & your family. Keep on fighting the good fight.
Another grate storage to have on hand is dehydrated fruits and vegs also potatoes onions the list you can do is endless grate to use in soups and stews.
Where did you get he can organizer shelf??
www.thrivelife.com/other/shelving.html
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And besides consider the convince of shopping your own store for dinner
I've seen a TH-cam on how someone built something like this. You could walk in the back an load your new cans from the back. It was on a slant so the cans stayed within reach in the front.
@@Thefamilyfudge Prepper-Must-Watch: 'Some More News', especially the videos about Water running Out. And Unions?
I am a beekeeper. Honey does not "go bad"; however, it will "sugar" after a period of time. How quickly this happens depends upon the type of honey. Liquidity can be regained by setting your honey jar in a pot of hot water and stirring periodically.
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@@kay.2002 I think they are saying that it doesnt go bad it just crystallizes and to make it liquid again you put the jar in hot water and stir a bunch
Thank you so much for the tip! Will def be doing that as the honey I bought has "sugared"
They have found honey in Egyptian tombs over 2000 yrs. old and still edible.
I repackage honey in smaller containers - pint jars so that I am not dealing with 1/2 gallon sized containers that have crystallized.
Not food, but in the grocery category, don’t forget things like toothpaste, soap and similar items as well as OTC medications and basic first aid supplies.
Thank you
I would say that would be a different video.
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Yes indeed.
I am still using soap from my January haul
For longer shelf life, I recommend purchasing canned goods that do not have the pull tab to open them. It is this type of seal that lessens the shelf life.
I had been wondering that! Seems like most of the stuff on the shelf right now is dented or expire in 2022, 2023 max. I think they're giving us the old stuff but I have not noticed any difference expiry date-wise between pull top and not, but I suspected the pull top were more fragile!
Great tip! Thank you!
@@jennytimelord9689 I have noticed that too! I’m very particular about my canned goods! I also have been noticing less easy open cans! Maybe they’re telling us something unknowingly
thank you
@@jennytimelord9689 @Swankyangelo they are closing a number of Walmarts in the Sthrn USA...they are moving around product...check your dates...becoming crucial.
I love my son so much and after the COVID situation with food shortages I vowed to be more prepared for both our sakes. Ladies Don’t forget feminine products, tampons, sanitary pads, thrush and cystitis medications. You never know when you might need it
Great advice! Thanks!
Just get a Keeper or a reusable rubber menstrual cup. My friend loves her period underpants
A cup snd reusable pads are entirely more cost effective 😉
Should a single guy keep some of that.... Just in case or is that weird?
@@Ryan-hw7qb hi it’s not weird you may have family or close friends who may need these items. Alternatively you could use them for bartering. :)
NOTE: Putting Bay leaves in flour, rice and beans, prevents them from getting bugs.
Have you actually tried this and been successful? If so, that's wonderful!
@@TheAmateurPrepper yes, I do it in my kitchen pantry
@@SCSC-qz7rr, thanks for the great tip!
@@TheAmateurPrepper 👍
Great tip!!
I wish my family would listen to me about this. Been preaching it for almost 2 yrs and they say God will take care of them. I'm a believer and my God has supplied all my needs according to His riches...and I've been prepping with the supplies 😂. My sister told me she was going to come to my house. I told her she'd better bring something to the table on a massive scale!
They didn't believe Noah either, until it started to rain.
Yes ! I agree with you. Whoever comes to your house should bring something for the whole house.
God helps those that help themselves, or something like that
God gave us a brain an expects us to use it.
I tried explaining to my sister today and she said “well you can just bring stuff to our house since your doing it” That’s not how it works 😩
A true perfectionist. That house is that organized with four children... Commendable
Agreed something to definitely strive for
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Yes, pop tops foods are more volitile to getting bumped and hence spoiling ,nnn
It's hell for the kids.
Im so surprised at how many comments are negative or sounds like people have no idea about food storage! Yours is awesome! Keep on keepin on 🥰 what freedom to know we are able to take care of our families in a crisis.
Here's the thing there isnt a problem with having a food storage, in fact its smart to do so. But the quantities she has is a bit much. I could almost guarantee 50% of her food will expire which to me is too much. I mean who would drink milk out of a carton when there is a gallon of milk in the refrigerator that tastes a whole lot better? And as a result the milk will go bad. Im not trying to be negative but realistically this is way overdone. You can get the same results by having 10 of each can item and rotate through constantly.
@@corianne2099 I use my boxed milk to make yogurt. It doesn't go to waste.
@@corianne2099 The milk in a carton tastes exactly like milk from a jug. I bought 6 of whole and 6 of 1% in March before the quarantine. We ended up using it pretty quickly. Chill it, and you can't tell the difference.
I loving what she is doing
I wish that she had not shown the full extent of her storage. A short term crisis such as a hurricane is one thing, but in the event of a long term crisis, you may not want everyone what you have unless you are prepared to share it, relinquish it or defend it.
People will be swarming to your house in hoards to beg or steal when something drastic happens. Most people refuse to prepare for the unexpected, even when constantly being told to, but have no issue taking what they want by force from others who spent time preparing. Loved the video, stay safe.
agree… guarding supplies/ gardens … nightmares
Yeah most preppers will not show off their storage because of that reason
Don't show all your business.
Not my house bang bang
Yeah… the garage can be seen easily by others who haven’t prepped!
You’re killing it! Forget hurricanes. You’re ready for the zombie apocalypse. 👍
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Well that is coming
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Before Corona I used to think you people were crazy, now I'm a believer!
at least you smartened up ... can you imagine the naivete of all those who still haven't
Corona came...
Now I'm a believer
Not a trace...
Of doubt in my mind
I stock up... Ooooo...
I'm believer I couldn't leave her if it tried
I'll see my self out.
@@stephenhunter6507 ... Loved their comedy show
Yeah I made comments in the past to preppers but it's BETTER to be prepared. I AM a BELIEVER. Since the first lockdown I brought many items some of which are finishing so stock up time. Salt amazing for healing gums, boxed powdered milk has yr expiry date powdered milk a bit further , boxed tomato paste very useful , pasta, oil on the list. Detol. Decluttering updating pantry now. Look at the petrol prices. Ginger garlic n other stuff I'm growing at home. 20 more items on the list to grow. Hav enough Toilet paper for 2 month- toilet paper is not only to wipe backside. Shampoo soap shower gel, fairy liquid have 6months supply.
@@stephenhunter6507 NOICE, loved this comment. You made my day.
I am a UK prepper, starting around 6 years ago and I am certainly glad I did, with current scarcity and price increases. Already there are limits on the cooking oil bottles you can buy at the supermarket and I still have 26 litres/40 pints. I have learnt from this video, which will help me in re-building stock even higher. One little tip I gained from a US prepper was to freeze your bags of flour for a couple of days before long-term storage in airtight containers. This keeps the flour free from weevils. I obviously forgot to freeze one, opened it several months later, and it did have some tiny creatures moving in it. Harmless, maybe, but not very appetizing. Especially for a vegetarian like me 🙂, although I store tinned meat, Spam, etc, which I would soon eat if hungry enough!
I do not follow the use-by date too religiously, some canned food from WW2 having been found edible after some 100 years. Same goes for many jar/packet.freeze dried foods, the manufacturers having to be very conservative with those dates imho. I keep a spreadsheet with sections for canned food, packet food, jar food, etc, and label each item with its own number (A100, A101, etc) for identification. I have columns for Description, Ref No, Size/weight/quantity, Use-by date, Price paid per item, Quantity, etc. to help me stock take, as I am now. It helps a lot. I just wish I could get family (with 2 sons and 3 grandchildren) to follow suit, but they do not see the warning signs. Now mid-70's, I have to also prep with them in mind as best I can but is a worry. Just about to buy a tall garage-suited (low temperatures) freezer for more capacity.
In readiness for the (inevitable) coming worldwide financial crash, I have got much cash got out of the banking system, bought gold, silver, Bitcoin and other cryptos and keep cash at home. Also, a daily Bible read. All part of preparedness - but that is another story. Keeping quiet about your prepping/stacking plans has to be a wise thing. Thanks for the video and Best wishes from the UK.
What are cooking oil bottles. Do you mean the cooking oil? Why are they being limited? Just curious.
I’m from the uk I’ve got tips from you both thank you I’ve only just started 😁thanks from the uk too
What's that stupid bible book got to do with anything.
Wot a stupid comment Chris it’s absolutely obvious why she’s reading the bible commenting like that is just not needed
@@chrisw138 you will now down to Jesus in the very near future. If you haven't asked him to be your savior, now's the time. He died so you may live.
Why in my 22 years of living just now finding out what a “prepper” is?? It’s killing me because I been one my whole life. Now I’m finding out there’s a whole community who share common mindsets, feels good to know I’m not alone. It all started with zebra cakes and ramen noodles in my tote bucket in my closet when I was 8
Also those of us who were prepared didn't take from others canned resources because we already had our own and only needed to replenish. I talked to someone who makes canned good labels more people bought canned goods in 2020 and that's a good thing because it might have prepared them for more uncertain times.
😂😂😂 That is awesome.
Lol If I were that young and had those zebra cakes they would of been gone in days lol I was such an emotional eater
Zebra cakes and Cheez it’s were my combo. Respect
Your smarter than most young people.
There was a time when I was younger, I had heat exhaustion, and a redhead, so I burned easily. We didn't have gatorade back then. My grandma gave me dill pickle juice, to drink(great for dehydration) and put apple cider vinegar on my burn. It really did help take the sting out of the burn and helped to cool me off, then we used noxema. Just a little pickle juice helped me with my nausea and was close to being like gatorade. Grams was born in the year 1900. Thanks Grandma. She was also a redhead.😍
Your grandma sounds so wise and caring! My heart goes out
Pickle juice or olive juice will help prevent leg cramps.
Yes Rita Block... Noxzema is amazing for sunburn relief. People think I'm crazy! I'll slather some on and it's cooling effect brings instant relief, and by morning.. no more burn
@@rudygfan Do you know how much and how often? I've never come across that info yet. :-)
Athletes drink pickle juice. It's good for your stomach too. I drink coconut water. It really gives me a pick me up when I'm working in the yard on a hot day or at work in the hot factory.
Don't forget to buy several can openers in case you lose yours or it breaks
If all else fails, grind it into some concrete. Might lose juice but it’s open
what theta said
We use knife
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Learn to make your own yeast and keep your beans, rice, flour and lentils in mylar bags.
Additionally, if you can grow food, use Ball cans to store through winter. Microgreens take only a few days to grow. Stock up on seeds.
Non- GMO seeds preferably...
I did get some vacuum packed whole peas in case I want to sprout - Amazon.
I'm a prepper but I would never buy all this garbage "food" for my family to live on. I'm amazed that so many people eat this stuff and actually store it for their kids. In an emergency to keep you from starving, sure. But they store it and rotate it so they must be feeding it to their children regularly. They better prep lots of meds too! How do you prep chemo?
Also, learning to regrow kitchen scraps. A few packs of decent soil and some grow bags gives you infinite fresh potatoes if you get in the habit of planting just the bits you cut out before cooking. Same with green onions, plant the bulb part that gets thrown away normally and the green part will quickly regrow. Celery, back choy, and garlic are all good / easy ones to scrap garden too.
Do you have any sources? I’d love to read the study that proves Campbell’s soup causes cancer…
Thank you for mentioning to not panic buy and also, that you did this over many years (and use your food as you go). Practical and important tips!
Beautiful job! I live in a small one story apartment complex, and my space for food storage is pretty limited. Luckily, our landlady is a prepper, so she's helped get us organized. She has built fencing around those of us who wanted it, and put together a community garden and plan! She's put aside extra storage in her own area for big bags and cans of long term basic foodstuffs for us, and just finished putting up a very large shed in our communial area for more storage. We're in the city but now on well water and we're ready thanks to her.. I'm so incredibly grateful 🙏 to her! May your viewers with similar opportunities to assist singles and seniors (like me) please know that they can make a world of difference.
You might need to find a way to get water from the well when there isn't any electricity! Solar system for pump?
@@kwarne8974 Thank you! I'll ask Tami the landlady about it!
What a great landlady you have!!
I grew up on the coast where the hurricanes plagued us yearly. We would be out of electricity up to a month depending on the severity. My family keeps 12 totes each containing enough food for our family of 4 a month. Also we keep 4 totes containing each enough personal care (health, beauty, and hygiene), and cleaning supplies. We also have enough paper goods for a year at all times.
I didn't keep 6 months, but I did try to keep on hand about 2 weeks worth when living in Southern CA because of earthquakes.
This is a brilliant idea. I grew up where earthquakes meant you only had a backpack for the whole family. Now that I live in a different area-this plan is excellent for my family. Thanks for sharing.
Sounds yall have great strategy and food and necessity stores in place ! That gives me a greatidenabt sticking up more on some of the toiletries like shampoo , toothpaste, etc etc....yep 4 months supply of readiness...
So so true down here in hurricane ally 👍🏻🌟💖
I grew up on the coast of nc. Lots of hurricanes as well. When I moved inland the first thing I did was put together a hurricane emergency kit. I felt really crazy till a bad storm hit and knocked all the electricity out. Lol
@Ricky Anthony we have a gas stove so cooking wasn't an issue. The issue we have without electricity majorly (besides loosing items from the fridge and freezer) is we have a well for water. This past year my husband hooked it to solar power. Our well in the pasture is powered by a windmill.
In a perfect time we would have a home of complete solar but that is very expensive. We are working on it.
I've been watching a lot of prepping vids lately to prepare my family but I think yours is absolutely perfect! For those that think they don't have the room to prep: I've seen people put water in 2 ltr bottles and store under their beds, put food in labeled totes and store in a garage or closet, some have even buried sealed buckets in their back yard, gardens or plant beds. We have to be creative with the space we have. You won't need 100 pairs of shoes or a closet full of outdated or unused clothes...food, water and necessities are vital to survival in any emergency situation. But above all else, be right with God. Repent, pray, read your bibles! Hope for the best, prepare for the worst. I pray everyone does their part. Be blessed 🙏🙌❤
Amen Angie! Get right with the Lord Almighty and everything else will fall into place. God bless.
Thank you God bless you and your family
You are right
Love your post Angie!
I put those bed riser boots on my bed to give me LOTS more storage space :)
If you are in an emergency, it’s important not to forget about the water heater having a 40-80 gallon supply of fresh water. Easy to drain out if you need it.
When we lived in Germany during the early 1960's my Mum bought a tinned whole chicken in aspic. It was never opened and stayed in her food store until she died in 2012. When we were clearing her house I opened the tin. The chicken was in perfect condition and smelt fine although none of us dared try it! This chicken was over 50 years old.
Sharon Roberts wow! That’s amazing! 😯
I've learnt that if a tin is in perfect condition, even if the date says it's expired, most of the time it isn't. Because of the lack of air and stuff, the food can't really go bad
Most canned goods are edible with pretty good quality far longer than "2 years", like as long as the can is undented and intact. Of course, if you are making this sort of video and one person eats something "past date" and gets sick, they might sue you...
Milk sour vegetables also last very long. I forgot green beans - I tried them several years after I made them they were still delicious. But you have to inform/try yourself...
Wow! That’s awesome
Of the Soups, I feel the Chunky is the best bang for the buck.
I'm a Disaster Response Coordinator for the Seventh-Day Adventist Church.
You did an EXCELLENT job making this video!
S&W tastes the best in terms of canned fruit and veggies
SDA prepped here too. Oct. 2022
Muito bom trabalho hoje 17/02/24 sábado no Brasil
I’ve heard to keep yeast in the freezer. You might consider putting doors on your prepped pantry so it’s not so visible. Also maybe hang some canvas covering over the garage shelves if you open the garage door and neighbors can see inside. You don’t want to advertise your preps.
If we out yeast in mylar with 0xygen absorbers, will the yeast die?
..im a Filipina...56 yrs of age...i admire u of being a mother with your kids...i admire your way of budgeting...the practical way of stacking ..im just started making my pantry...and i follow your guidelines...
I have never seen a food storage
so organized as that.
Unreal. Love it!!!!
That Food Storage is Off The Chain!!!
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I know.. I'm jealous lol
That little girl is too cute, she is a good helper. I like how organized your house is . You have a beautiful family.
Don't forget a package of dried egg replacer to go with those baking mixes. I also like the Betty Crocker cookie mixes to keep people happy when they are eating beans and rice.
I started serious prepping after my mom and dad lost their home in the 2011 tornado in our state. It took all of thirty seconds for them to have to begin all over again. They were in their late 70’s at the time.
I had always kept extras for my pantry stock pile, but not to the extent I do now. Thank you for sharing this. I do hope people are watching this and getting prepared.
WB Life's Journey sorry about your families home. I too lost my home, but to a hurricane. Flooded to the roof of my home. A slow death. It took days for it to completely flood. I hoped it would stop, but didn't. Then weeks for it to recede. Nothing could be saved.
@@snowbunny1285 I’m so sorry for your loss. It really does something to us to experience that type of tragedy. My dad had grown up poor. He had watched two of his family homes destroyed by fire as a child. They lost everything twice. Then at age 17 he joined the Air Force and spent his 18th birthday in Korea. Watching his 3rd home destroyed in 2011 was devastating for he and my mom. He is no longer with us, as he passed away in 2017. We each have sad events in our lives that make us stronger. I find comfort in that. 🙂
Was that the May 2011 tornado in Joplin? I'm so sorry if it was.
@@PhoenixRyzingArt It was in N. Alabama. The same day it hit Tuscaloosa, SW of us. That was a terrible day for our state.
We vacuum seal everything then we put possible, some we do and put back in like the box, it came in, just for a visual, and it helps organizing easier.
LOL! I like the idea of having a micro Costco in my house whether there’s an emergency or not.
Good job momma , don’t ever feel extreme about providing food for your family 😃exspecially the times we are in . Godbless your family
God bless your hubby…for past 2 years I stock piled mine yelled at me saying I was loosing my mind..we are truckers I saw what was coming I also knew my career was going to be lost due to my eyesight I bought above ground beds to be delivered and stacked up in my shed, bought 20 lb tubs to make wicking tubs and grow bags along with canning jars I only have 375 jars 😩 but I stocked our home and bought seeds that my family eats used my last paycheck to buy my gardening soil to be delivered this Wednesday! That was my largest experience at 1 time. Trying to get hubby on board with a shallow well and Berkeley filter. I need shelves so badly have stuff crammed under beds and closets and cabinets
My perfectionist's soul just LOVES how well it organized!
Doesn't that just make you smile - the organization is magnificent!
I like the idea of putting a few bay leaves in with rice to keep the bugs out, and freezing flour before storing, for the same reason.
If you put them in the freezer how do you dry it out before storage? I'm thinking condensation would be an issue.
Gygax Girl I store rice and flour in the freezer with no issues. There’s no need to dry anything out, it’s already dry and just use as normal when needed.
Freezing doesn't keep the bugs out. It just freezes to death the bugs and larve that is already in the food.
@@danburch9989 That works for me! And, I read that they do not like bay leaves or hot peppers. I had bay leaves, so that is what I am using.
Your home looks like grocery store, that’s awesome.
The buckets fro Home Depot are great for storage- they also sell “Gamma Lids” to keep air out and creepy crawlers..
Did you know that you don’t have to throw out bug infested rice! Won’t kill you, and you can pick them out or freeze for 3 days..
Or eat them for extra protein 🤪
@@Eric-mb1do 😂😂
We also learned to do intermittent fasting so we eat only one delicious meal a day - to satiation, no more, no less, and that lessens the food burden while keeping us healthy in spite of what we eat; we don't eat sugary foods and that helps us stay healthy too. But I do plan to get a lot of local honey with honeycomb - a treat.
It’s the cans of soda organized in rainbow for me! 😍
Now this is a pantry! Most of the things you have are easy to prepare!
I love that you prep. Young women today are scary, they don't seem to realize how uncertain times are these days. I'm an old woman and glad I don't have to worry about anyone else, cause I'm alone and on the downhill side of life. I was also taught to plan for war, while there's peace. In other words be prepared. I watch them shop week to week, mostly junk food or quick fix. It makes me worry about so many innocent dependent children out there. God be with them. God bless you and your family.♥️🙏♥️🙏♥️
Thank you, Sun Dance! I'm over 60, and learned so much from my grandparents who went through The Depression and wars. I'm always preparing for a disaster food-wise, as well as water and supplies. No one else in my family is doing it, so I have to buy extra in case they all end up at my house. I don't buy quick pricey foods. Lots of nutritional basics that can be cooked. Good thing I love beans and cornbread! :)
And how scary are the young men?
@@jenniferrsmith2012 the men have always been scary 😳
I use the term women to cover both, due to the fact that these young "men" are more feminine, than their female counter parts. What an awful and sad thing to say, but sadly true. Masculine men are few and far between.
I am right there with you, Sun Dance. I was raised by parents who lived/grew up during the Great Depression and what they taught me was and now is more so, invaluable. I do have concerns about my daughter and her family as they are not as well prepped as I am. They are getting there slowly but my concern is that they are not in as good a place as I am and may not be able to get prepped before SHTF!
Top food tip,
best before : you can eat after the date it just will loose taste or texture
Use by: do not use after date
I know lots of people say this but I recently had some mixed veggies that were past the "best used" by date by 2 months. I didn't think anything of it (since its supposed to be good still?)
I quickly drained it, dumped it & then.. Smelled it! Yuck! It had gone rancid somehow! Idk, maybe it wasn't stored at the grocery store correctly? Bad batch?
I've had it in my basement with no dents since it was bought..
So I guess it MAY still be good past that best used by date. Just double check before you ruin your meal
As she said: "use by"means dont eat it after the date.
Canned and dried food usually is still fine month and years after the best before date. Also chocolate and candy.
if it smells/tastes bad, looks moldy or is slimy etc its bad otherwise it will be safe to eat
The "Best By" date is NOT AN EXPIRATION date! It is the date chosen by the processor that the food will remain at it's best quality. As food ages, it loses some nutrition. Can have flavor, texture and/or color changes that have nothing to do with food safety. Properly canned, both home and commercially, food is safe to eat as long as the seal isn't broken. As long as the seal is intact, nothing can get into the jar to spoil the food. As to many dried foods, white rice, for example has a 30+ year shelf life. Processors usually put a "Best By" date about 2 years out. I recently cooked rice that I stored in sanitized 2 liter soda bottles in Feb 2010. Enjoyed my supper. That rice was fine.
If I'd followed the "Best By" date, I'm sure I would have sent that rice to the land fill around 2012 and bought some more!
Use By: Sometimes it seems that's the opposite for fresh foods. By the time "Use By" comes around, many foods look and smell like it's past time to toss them.
@@mommynikki6675 Good advice on knowing the signs that indicate food has spoiled. Smell is one of them. Sounds like that can of veggies seal could have been broken. Mixed vegetables normally last several years past the Best By date without any objectionable change in quality. Could have been a tiny dent at the seam or possibly an unnoticeable defect in a seam or seal.
Golden Rule of Food Storage based on actual observation of the food: When in doubt, throw it out.
A woman well worthy of the title, Mother and Wife. Great job!
Growing up in Southern California as a Mormon I’ve been doing food storage my whole life then living in Texas working in food pantries and food banks I’ve learned a lot, when your looking at your dates that is to sell by date date your canned goods are good 5 years after sell by date and you can still use them after that 5 years it’s still good same with your rice and beans, they might not be as fresh but still very good, do your research you’ll learn a lot about your dates, even your frozen meats if there properly seal and stored there good for years, one of your best friends will be vacuum sealer, research is great before you toss it out.
If i ever saw that video before the COVID 19 pandemic, and quarantine, i would definitely said it was too much . But after that period , i think it is super wise to have an emergency stock of food and toiletries, and everyone can estimate what does he really needs. Thank you so much for sharing . And may God keep us all safe ❤️
So true
@Sobe It wow awesome! Its taken me All year to get almost that far, and only for 1-2 items, not everything we need.
I have several children and only one of them has ever been so cheeky as to bite food packages the way your daughter has. While watching your video, I said to my husband 'Omg it looks like we've found our son's future wife!' Haha! She's adorable. :) Great video btw.
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As a semi-prepper I think your shelves/organization are perhaps one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen! Great job! Keep it up!
That picture of you as a kid is so cute!
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I cannot believe how clean your kitchen counters are with no toaster etc. and your shelving is amazing
After watching this I realized I need to step my game up!
Even when cans say they can last up to 2 years you can still eat them 10 to 12 years after there Expiration date if you’re desperate.
What a cute helper you have there. She's precious. I love your pantry tips.
Very nice pantry. Here are the things that I would add:
1.) Water filters - add coffee and tea filters
2.) Drink Mixes - there are the items you mentioned plus Tang, crystal lite, teas, coffees coco, Ovaltine
3.) meals ready to eat (You got that covered)
4.) Beans (You got that covered)
5.) Rice (You got that covered) [don't forget a rice cooker]
6.) Fruits - dried and packaged like cranberries, blueberries, raisins, apricot, dates, pineapple, and other dried fruits, in cans and packages.
7.) Vegetables - various dried vegetables. (Good soup starters)
8.) 25 lb bag of flour (It will fit in a 5 gal bucket) all purpose & self raising
9.) 25 lb bag wheat flour (it will fit in a 5 gal bucket)
10.) Other flours as desired (Buckwheat, almond etc.)
11.) yeast - small packages as well as a large package, kept in the freezer for long lasting life.
12.) Baking powder (Kept in an air tight container.)
13.) Baking Soda (Kept in an air tight container) Not if you get washing soda you can make your own Baking soda.
14.) 20 lb of salt (Kept in an air tight container) Kosher [used for canning].
15.) 20 lb of salt (Kept in an air tight container) with iodine.
16.) 10 lb of Sea salt - for taste or preference.
17.) Pasta & Noodles (You got that covered).
18.) Pasta sauce (You got that covered) But if you can your own, remember you can dry the skins of the tomato to make tomato powder or sun dried tomatoes. From tomatoes you can make sauce, paste, powdered and dried.
19.) Spices What you can't use you can place in a freezer they will last longer. (You an grow your own.)
20.) Milk (You got that covered)
21.) Oatmeal and other grain foods (Remove them from their boxes and put them into a longer lasting container.)
22.) Can Meat - Tuna, sardines, anchovies, chicken breast, spam, corn beef, ravioli's, Vienna sausage, salmon (What you don't like you an barter with.)
23.) Sugar - natural and artificial (A 25 lb bag of natural sugar will fit a 5 gal bucket) (A 10 lb bag of Splenda can help sweeten a meal or baked item) (SUGAR Beet powder can also help during cooking) (Powder sugar -10lb bag in an air tight container.)
24.) Honey - 20 to 25 lb of honey. It will last for a life time. (Keep it in an airtight container.) If it hardens just put it in a pot of hot water and allow to melt- stirring frequently.
25.) black strap molasses - 25 lb container. it is an alternate to sugar.
26.) oil - vegetable, canola, corn, rice, olive, avocado, what ever you like. The more you use the bigger the container you should get for example vegetable i would get a 5 gal container
27.) soy sauce - a large container
28.) steak sauce - A1 or Worcestershire sauce, #10 cans of ketchup
29.) Vinegar - Rice, White and Apple Cider etc (Learn to make your own Vinegar)
30.) potatoes - can, instant, flakes, frozen, #10 can(s) etc.
31.) Peanutbutter - (You got that covered)
32.) Jams and Jellies - make your own or purchase what you like.
33.) Cereals - remove them from their boxes and store them in airtight containers (Prevents spoilage and insect or rodent infestation.)
34.) Pancake mix (You got that covered)
35.) Syrup - natural and corn syrup (Purchase 3 jugs and they will last 1 year.) Maple syrup is expensive and can be used for other items or cooking. Use it according to your tastes.
These are my suggestions. Hope this helps. :-)
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I didn't know that storing yeast in the fridge could make it last longer
Really helpful. Thank you for listing :)
@@tarat26 Glad to be of service. :-)
Ur so underrated like u typed all of that
Most of those foods will last way longer than the best by date. Especially the canned goods.
Yesterday ate a can of campbals pork and beans that expired in 2013.. Can was perfect, no bulging, no rust. Not as tastey but good with ketchup. Ignore the expiration date!
@@lorijean2475 GODDAM
@@lorijean2475 thats sick bro
I was going to ask what she was going off for shelf life on all that lol most of that will last way longer. 👍🏻
@@lorijean2475 Did you get sick
Wow! I have never seen a more organized pantry! I would also add cleaning supplies, bathroom/kitchen supplies, first aid kit, medicines and prescriptions, candles, batteries, lighters, and personal care items.
I live in Florida as well. There are just 2 of us, but my stock is pretty good. You are doing a great job looking after your family!
Honey never expires. It can crystallize but it's still edible and be heated up to get rid of the crystallization.
Do not liquefy too much at once as heated honey tends to crystallize quicker the 2nd time around
You can put honey on burns or minor wounds.
Real honey. Yes
@@stephaniknight5809 has to be raw unfiltered honey
@@Homestead925 thats all i buy
Lady, you are AWESOME and a great organizer!! Wow!! 🤗🌹
I've been gardening for 15+ years but I'm doing a "double" garden this year. I normally grow what we need for the year and can everything myself. This year I'm doing 60 tomato plants instead of 30, 40 pepper plants instead of 20, 270 onion sets, ect. Growing organic food is the way to go if you really want to prep.
Wow!!! I'm impressed!
I like the organizational ideas. We went a different route with the food we store because it was cheaper to buy basic ingredients than to buy so much manufactured food--which does have a place if you need to eat but can't stop to prepare a meal. So we have a mix, but rely mainly on dried beans, rices, barley, quinoa, and amaranth, plus canned salmon and home canned chicken. There's always a pot of soup on and cornbread made, and all the basic vegetables that we grow.
Wow I’m so impressed!!! You are using and rotating them is such a big job and you have done really good wow ! Just wow!!!
Mouse proof things in those metal gift boxes that Wal-Mart sells for 90 percent off at Wal-Mart after Christmas. I bought 10 of them for 45 cents each and they keep the mice out and also keeps things in the dark
Great suggestion! Excellent way to reuse those metal gift tins we all get and don’t know what to do with!
Brilliant!! 💡
Also Walmart bakery sells their frosting buckets. Great screw on lids.
I use the tins for my spouse for his snacking where he can find something. The popcorn tins . and the cookie tins. British biscuits are found in tins a lot.
Awh! You have the cutest little helper (Lilly). I like how she shows us her love for certain items. She has so much character.
This is very helpful, thank you for sharing!
Amazing stockpile of food for your family. You might be saving it for the end of the video but part of food preps should be freeze dried that is packed in a way it can easily be tossed into the car in case you have to evacuate the area. Also need water filtration and dust masks or better quality masks to survive smoke or other contamination in the air.... safety googles that seal off the eyes are also good to have in the go bags. But again, in terms of food shortages that might be on the horizon, your family owes you a huge thank-you hug. Well done.
She has a grocery store in her house 😂 nice
I was thinking the same thing. Looks like our local grocery store. Lol . wish i has enough $ to prep.
To me that has always been the idea for my pantry.
She has been working years to have this much. Please ladies (and gentlemen) start now! Extra bags of rice or beans next time you shop. Just start!
Debbie H you could afford it if you do a little at a time. For instance. When you go to the store to buy soup, buy 3 or 4 and put 2 away in your storage . Do this every month and by the end of the year you will have 24 cans of soup and it only cost you an extra 10 bucks a month. I budget 20 to 40 dollars for my pantry a month. I get what we eat and just buy a little extra of one or two things. Not a lot, but over the years,as I rotate through things, it help s raise our children so they had healthy food and we didn’t have issues during shortages.
@@lindamcneil711 That's a very good strategy. 👌
just a quick thought for you, you should really consider moving the water up off the floor- especially if you have concrete flooring. it should always be on a shelf or on a pallet... This prevents the water from leeching chemicals from the concrete, as well as water seeping out of your containers.
Loved how you involved your daughter! She is Delightful!
Simply can't stress enough how important having food storage available is, especially these days. Great informative video. Thanks for posting.
The yeast will last longer if you keep the packages in the freezer :)
I also keep my extra spices in the freezer.
I just bought packages of yeast. Did not know that. Thanks for that tip!
flour as well
True, I keep mine frozen too!
@@kcosent33 Yes.
Your knowledge and way of life is admirable and you made sure your family is well equipped for any emergency. I am blessed to be born and raised in New Zealand because compared to other first world countries we are fairly independent and we are so far away from other countries. I love your channel and knowing that your family is prepared makes me feel relieved. Your family are amazing role models. I'm sending you love and prayers from me in New Zealand. Xx
Her display is so clean and organized I thought I was in PUBLIX. 🤣
Nothing has made me feel less prepared for a disaster then the increase in prepper videos I’ve seen lately 🤦🏻♀️
It can definitely feel overwhelming. But start small and cheap. Just 1 step at a time and don't compare yourself to others. Good luck :)
I totally agree :)
@@faithfulprepper right!
beans bullets bandaids....dry goods and a little garden (even if it's just a few herbs in pots in your kitchen window) you got this!
@@espressosplanners7765 i AM the food pantry....but i choose who is worthy and who isn't..this is ME being compassionate right now telling you to get yourself prepared...don't put me in the position of having to shoot you
I LOVE YOU!!! Your food storage area is a beautiful thing to behold! I also face all my items to the front, and keep things in rows, so I know what's behind the front item, will be the same, or similar. All of your storage containers, bins and boxes are amazing! You even have those roller tray things for the soup, that rolls the next one forward after you remove the front can! I'll have to get my husband to check this out, and build me the storage of my dreams!!
Wonderful video and pantry. I always remember that the sweeter or the saltier something is the longer it will last. We need to remember to store heirloom seeds, only those that you would grow anyway. Considering the fact that I was a girl scout, we learned to always be prepared. We should also remember to have cash on hand. You should have $1,000 in small bills... $1, $5, $10, $20 You don't want to pay $20+ for something that you need that normally would be $1. We should all be prepared, regardless of the situation. We could lose the grid at any time and then you wouldn't be able to access the ATM or bank. Gasoline is a must. Store it responsibly. And as we all learned in 2020, TP, Paper towels and essentials. Don't forget candles, matches, lamp oil, an oil lamp, and batteries. There are a lot of prepper sites. It can be a lot of fun to become prepared.
Watching in Jersey Uk. After watching people panic buy and literally clear the shops out, this has made me want to store extra foods for those mad times when shops cannot provide. Most houses in Uk don’t have too much extra space and pantry’s seem to have died out of fashion. My main problem now is trying to find cleaning items that can store for very long periods of time but are also safe for the environment. Thanks for the great video. Even though you have many products that we don’t have, it still gave me ideas of other food stuffs that I can store.
Baking soda and vinegar are great natural cleaning products that are also edible for cooking and baking. You can add orange or lemon peelings to a quart jar of vinegar and let it steep for several weeks to get a natural degreaser.
You can clean a lot of things with either baking soda , white vinegar or bleach
comet and ajax powder, borax powder (where laundry soap is found) and bar laundry soap, bar soap, baking soda, laundry soda, distilled vinegar, bleach, there is also cleaning vinegar.
This woman is so organized it is ridiculous! This takes time, so good on her! I have most of the same stuff, and rotate regularly. Still, my setup looks nothing like this! The best tip here, is to buy extras of things you are already buying and using. Stocking up on things, that nobody eats, just means those items will get old and not get eaten. At that point, it becomes pig or chicken feed, which is not so bad, but expensive swine feed.
Idk how I got to this side of TH-cam but I’m now unrealistically terrified of running out of food
Exactly!!!
Unrealistically.. yeah keep thinking that.
@TheFastEntrepreneur LOL...i was going to type exactly this comment! LOL...glad to find a fellow fan...also check out bear independent and survival prepping for normal people
Absolutely not unrealistic!! Please do start your own pantry! We are a maximum of a few months away from a major breakdown of society worldwide. I don’t mean to spread manic, but I want to make sure people realise we’re very close to a very serious situation and need to get prepared 😊
@@cailie-annemanser5451 what sources are you looking at? Like how are you so confident this will be happening so soon?
Don't forget stock up on self rising flour. You don't need much ingredients when baking. Self rising already has it all. 2 cups self rising flour 1 cup buttermilk and 1 stick of butter makes awesome biscuits. No need for yeast or baking soda or powder.
Prepper-Must-Watch: 'Some More News', especially the videos about Water running Out.
And Unions?
@@slevinchannel7589 I got a large container of dried onions. I dried some celery & carrots (they have to be almost crisp). Onions, celery, carrots, beans, pasta - soup!
@@kittybeck151 What about what i SAID?
I have actually stocked up on baking soda and cream of tartar so I can make my own baking powder. And salt and flour so I can make my own self rising flour. And lard, canned and frozen butter and several kinds of oil to make biscuits. And powdered milk for the milk. Add some vinegar to milk for buttermilk. It's helpful to learn these tricks in case this or that isn't available.
Wow just a few minutes in and this set up in IMPRESSIVE! I love how you store all of those cans.
"Store what you eat and eat what you store." Not so easy for the two of us, as we eat very little processed food. I realize that fresh food will be hard to come by in an emergency, so that means we need to store stuff that we are only going to eat when we have to.
Get a dehydrator and a pressure canner! Hoard and store garden seeds. You don't have to eat salty junk if you plan.
For many vegetables, dehydrating keeps them closest to to their fresh forms
You may consider investing in a freeze dryer. You would have total control over what you put in your long-term storage.
Grow a garden, dont just store seed. You need to learn how to do it before you need it.
Although I'm impressed by the size of her pantry ... Some of that food makes me shudder!
It's good to be prepared and make sure our family is safe as well as others are also safe 😃🙂😉☺️
you have the most organized, neatest pantry I have ever seen!
She has the most organized House ever seen TFS
When I first saw the intro, I immediately thought of extreme couponing..
Just me? Ok..
Lol me too
Me too l love that show
me to i watch that show
Kinda! Omg miss that show 😭
Meee to
Heat is quite the destroyer of food storage. We had a lot of our long term food storage items get wrecked from the heat of a garage. Be careful!
I love that the title says "secret prepper pantry" ..and the video has 1 million views 😂
Not so secret anymore lol
Wait till her neighbors see this, all they need is to recognize her or her kids and it's over
@@cobaltbluevision Suddenly that food is gone xD the entire neighberhood will live in their house
A smart prepper also stocks plenty of *aim-oh*
You have the nicest most organized pantry I’ve ever seen.
My 3.5 gallon Berkey is easily one of the BEST investments I've made. They're beasts. We're sisters in spirit, lol. Your pantry looks a lot like mine! We have coffee, paper products, hygeine supplies, medical and barter stuff like tobacco and liquor stacked to the ceiling.
Gotta love it!
You are very wise to have food storage! You can feel more comfortable knowing that you can provide for your family in an emergency. We don't have the storage you do, but we do have a good size pantry which provides space enough to store extra stables. ☺💗💞💗💞💗
This video is really helpful especially for emergencies. I remember my mom always keep a 72hours kit and it helped us a lot.
I watched this again. I keep sauerkraut because my family came from Northern Europe and that's what they ate in the winter. We get power outages in winter
here in Illinois. Thanks.
I don’t know why I didn’t do “food storage” when I lived in FL. Seriously...hurricane season every.single.year.
It's a great feeling when there's a storm coming and you don't even think about a trip to the store.
If there is only a 1 year shelf life when do you start to eat it if there wasn’t a catastrophe ?
Truth! I live in Florida and am starting early this year. The self charging garden lights and camping lanterns are on the prep list too. And any random firewood I find from cut down trees.
We use to have an incredible storage but then we had 4 kids in 5 years and our stock pile has dwindled a great deal... HOWEVER we just started getting it back a bit. It's such a huge help to have on had for emergencies and hard times financially or if there is a good shortage
Scrunchymommabear when my kids were growing, it was very difficult to keep any food on hand... they did eat a lot.
Best storage I have see!!! wow!!
The only negative is making it less visible. Maybe a partition wall with small door hidden by shelf of knick knacks easy to move??. With all this food storage make you you have multiple manual can openers, portable gas cannisters to cook it & disposable cutlery.
I totally agree!
“Expiration dates” are not required by the FDA except for infant food. EVERYTHING else has ‘best by’ dates. They last years and years beyond those dates, but won’t taste their best. You will know if they have gone bad.
Which is why canning is the best way
I run a lot of stuff well beyond the best by dates. I'm eating 2018 oatmeal and Ravioli at the moment.
Lady you have my DREAM pantry! 😱😭💕
Glad to see you mentioned a good Water Filter. Most prepper's would have left this one out.
Since water is your first or second priority in survival I would add a few water filter straws. If your bottled water goes out you may need to go to water found outside.
Holy guacamole...what a organized, practical, well thought-out space (3). You are doing an outstanding job taking care of you & your family. Keep on fighting the good fight.
Thank you! 😊
Another grate storage to have on hand is dehydrated fruits and vegs also potatoes onions the list you can do is endless grate to use in soups and stews.
Saving this video for the very near future!! This is awesome!!