FOOD STORAGE PROBLEMS | WHAT IS OUR PLAN? |Somers In Alaska
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Don’t just “save” your long-term storage items. USE them and replace with new. Otherwise you will end up throwing it all out because they expired. Key word is “ROTATE” 😊
Yes!!!!!!
Ohhh I would LOVE A ❤️from Audrey! I’m ordering soon!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I agree, but the freeze dried has a 25 year shelf life. So, they are probably good for a while. 😊
Amen.
Costco haul, yeah!!!!!
When I order something I want an Audrey heart. Dear Audrey. I hope you are aware of what a smart, intelligent, helpful, and amazing young lady you are. I see you as someone very special. If I ever had a Daughter, I would be so lucky as to have one just like you!! ❤️ ❤️
I agree with you, she is special .
I agree and she has a heart for loving people! Don’t ever loose that girl❤
Couldn't agree more! She is an absolute joy💝💝💝
A suggestion would be to go and “shop” your rotational pantry first before going to the store and then when you go to the store for your fresh items buy the restock items for the rotational pantry. Also order everything in expiration date order and the newest items you buy go to the back. Doing this you will make sure that you go through the items down there and they don’t expire.
Create meal preps and freeze
Yep we FIFO everything
Another note: Don't assume something is expired! Canned good for instance will last for years beyond what is printed on the can which is the "best buy date".
Yes for years as long as there is no damage to the cans. I was told "best buy date" is used for the store's invertory.
I personally would not chance going much past 'best buy' date
@@dgiovanni662 it's like my son who was living on his own for a few years then when he went on disability he had to move in with me for a while and he said Mom I have a couple of boxes of canned goods here but most of them are expired. I'm like uhhhh 😳 I'm like you can eat it..keep it separate from mine 😂
This felt a little bit like watching a squirrel storing nuts for winter. 😂 just kidding y’all. ❤
Yes would love to see a Costco haul 🛒🛍️!!
Congratulations on the launch.
Olivia is growing 💗 up so quickly. Nice to see all the kids helping out
haha I have a daughter named Michelle Wilson
Love when Garrett and dad are "turning and burning" in the snow on the gator.Garrett is a great helper! People in the UK thinks our "use buy dates" are a joke,compared to what is still good🤷♀️.Fun video!!
I've done this for years as a single mom, you have to cut corners where you can. Even though my kids are grown and have their own places, I still buy in bulk. My oldest does this , too. my youngest, not so much. I live in a small apartment and make use of all the places. I bought an extra cabinet and a small freezer. Thank goodness , my mom taught me how to cook. most people nowadays rely too much on convenience items. if I baked a chicken, I use the leftovers and then boil the bones for broth or soup
When I moved out on my own. I have a shelf in my son closet. As he was a newborn. I was on government assistance. My grandma told me. When I go shopping. When something was on sale. Buy one for now, 2 for later.
As my grocery budget has grown. I still do that, but maybe get 3 for later. I have a rotating pantry in my basement and grocery shop there before I go to the store.
Plus I keep an inventory I add and subtract to know what I have.
We have enough for a month plus I have stuff for my daughter and Granddaughter. Working on stocking up for my dogs.
I love the inventory on the tablet!! Evelyn rocked it! Every time you get something out of storage write it down and update weekly on the tablet. Same with when you buy and add. Could be a fun "life skill" project for the kids. Maybe inventory every 3 months and see if you are spot on with what is documented in the inventory records. Could be kind of fun for the kids too. Yes, I would love to see a stock up haul!!
I keep my basement freezer inventory in the Notes app on my phone. It’s very helpful when shopping.
It could be a school credit for Audrey since she’s in high school and great way to help Garrett (I can’t remember which subject he was struggling with a while ago y’all mentioned it) but it’s good practice for reading, writing and math 😊. Also for all of them it actually help the kids stick with it when their adults and no how to do it. It’s a normality for them.
My kids grew up with me canning our fish and moose. Now their 24 & 25yrs old they don’t have the opportunity since they don’t live in Alaska and I only come Hm in the summer months.
But doing good storage here in TX is so different and now what I do have here is hardly anything I can eat! I found out 2 days ago I have Hashimoto’s Disease. I have to go strictly gluten free probably the rest of my life. I can’t eat the flour I have and some other foods. I can send it with my kids but now I’m kinda starting over😣 I guess I can use this opportunity to get better organized.😇
Time for a Costco run!
Jordan Page has alot of great tips for groceries like: buy one for now and 2 for later when it's on sale, self cooking, recipe generator for random ingredients you have on hand, how to reperpose your leftovers etc.
Hi Somers family, I was looking in your description box at the resources and I just thought I would let you know that your precious little one can be added to the family names and family count updated to 6. Yay!!!!
Congrats on the sale, wow!!! Stuff sold out fast, that is awesome. Proud of you.
You should definitely take us along for the shopping trip to restock the pantries. Kids will eat you out of house and home......wait until Garrett hits the teens, you are going to need a small loan to keep up with him.
Great job to all the kids on helping out with all the stuff around the house. Such wonderful kids you have. See you later.
Yes to a Costco haul! We’re in the midst of a pantry/freezer challenge where we eat what we’ve been storing during winter months to offset inflation.
Just a suggestion….get a couple of packages of fabric diapers, just in case you can’t get disposable ones, as a backup.
Have a question. example only , say we couldn't do our laundry, what's the next thing to use ?
I know there's an Amish Store in Ohio, where you can buy an "hand" wash , washer and it cost $$$$$.
Thank you for your help.
@@debbiec6216 you don’t need anything fancy. A 5 gallon bucket and a plunger (obviously a new one, not the one from the toilet,) does the job as well as your washing machine agitator. I will admit those wringers at Lehman’s will make getting the water out a LOT easier! I once saw someone use a mop bucket with mop press for their clothes. Otherwise, just wring it by hand, or roll up in a towel to get the excess water out, but now the towel has to be dried too.
a tip: i take a black marker and i write the month and year on the product i'm storing for the expiration date. that way when i pick off the shelf i use the nearest expiry date and it's easy to see. don't have to search for those tiny dates on the product. if something expires jun 2023 i write 6/23.
I started doing that a few years ago, and it's made rotation so much easier. I will put the date on the top and front
I do the same thing. Makes it so much easier to grab the oldest one off the shelf first!
Thank you for today. Prepping is important in this day and age. I follow a You tube that you buy 5 cans or items extra each visit to the store. Keep up the good work. Remember 5 extra even at the pharmacy. Thanks.
Remember if you have freezer space you can freeze flour to keep it good
I was just thinking if you guys today and wanted to tell you in praying for you. I know Hod has got you covered and I ask him to give you peace and a covering of protection. Be blessed.
I LOVE this! I am eons older but I learned many moons ago from my mother and grandmother about shopping sales and having a rotating stock. It is wonderful to see you teaching the kids. This is something they will value in their years as adults!
The book called. The year with out the grocery store is very helpful 22:28
I live in a little village in oxfordshire, England and we have it easy, hardly every snowed in, but if we are there are ploughs in within a few days and there is always someone to help. Very lucky
Everyone should have a role of heart stickers with "Lovingly packed by _________" to put on the packing slip. I've ordered stuff from places and have had that. In fact, a place I ordered a case of ammo from had a sticker that said "Freedom seeds packed by _______" on the box.
Flour and sugar put in baggies and put in freezer , last forever and no bugs .
Also same with corn meal.
Freezers are awesome to keep good longer.
I buy sugar and flour in bulk and freeze.
YES, YES, YES Miss Audrey.
I extend the life of about to expire items by opening them, draining them and then freezing them. I also put color coded stickers on items (ie. White for January and February. If it's good for 18 months or more I put 2 white stickers ). I use 6 different colors (1 color for every 2 months). Hang a small card next to storage with the stickers to remind me what color goes with each bimonthly color. The stickers are much easier than looking for the expiration dates to be able to rotate them.
So for example In December I look for white stickers that is only 1 white sticker knowing I need to use or freeze it. Remove one sticker if they have 2.
Very smart idea. Thank you! I'm going to use this!
I would take a package from all the kiddos and Bert and Jessica. What would be cool would be getting something that had everyone’s signature on it and Liv’s footprint on it
This year good idea to grow survival items... 2x as many potatoes as a staple and to make potato starch for cooking. Grow corn to make corn meal, cereal, etc. Tomatoes for sauces and to eat raw. Pumpkins to make purees, smoothies, desserts, spicy BBQ pumpkin seeds, etc. You're very lucky you have a fresh supply of fish and game.
Really good idea, especially since they have a garden area.
I’m not sure about N.Pole region but where I’m from which is an 8-10hr drive (south on the coast)of them corn doesn’t grow there but it might bcuz there zoned completely different than where I live! Alaska is huge and we literally have every zoning the garden almanac talks about 😂🥰
I try and keep 2-3 months encase of bad weather or job loss takes some of the stress and worry out
First comment ?!? Again 😁 yay what I need before sleep !! Getting snow in the Mojave Desert of California !! It’s so peaceful!!
A roof-rake would assist mightily with clearing snow from the tent. Might be gentler, too.
Headed to Costco and Sam’s club tomorrow. I wish I had a space in my home for a major stock pile. I like to shop once a month big and then just get little things throughout the month as I need it. That’s the goal anyways.
Stocked up right now. Tehachapi, Ca. Blizzard warnings. 😁
Happy Wednesday, SOMERS. I hope you’re having a good day. I can’t believe that Garrett is 9 years old. It’s crazy how time flies by. Kids are growing up. Also, try to make sure you have enough to survive through winter. I hope you SOMERS have a safe day. Continue on your road on getting the giant gold play button
I want an Audrey ❤️ You have taught your children about kindness and compassion and it definitely shows in all of them!! Evelyn is your mini-me Jessica...she looks and sounds just like you!! Livi is so stinking cute 🥰 Congratulations on the success of the latest launch👏🎉
once you figure our what your base is - when you use something, replace it your next trip. I just add to my Kroger order online and I use that as my list. This is the easiest way to keep track without doing an inventory
Have you thought of trying to eat yourself out of house and home for a month or two and just by fresh produce and milk and such. It's saves a ton of money on groceries and then take all you've saved and restock from scratch. That way you use up all the old stuff and nothing goes to waste and you get very inventive and it's a good learning experience for the kids to see how far you can make things stretch and such. I like to do it about every 6 months or so
Can't have enough of your staples. If you put your rice and flour in the freezer for at least a few days to keep it from getting bugs later. If you have room you can keep the flour and rice independently in freezer. The Ramon we keep it on the shelf as well you can add a egg or dome left over chicken in your Ramon for some protein and something different. I also buy extra spaghetti sauce you can use it instead of tomato sauce and you can freeze it if you have any left in the jar for next time. I like to be able to be able to look in Pantry and see what I have. My kid's says my pantry looks like sleeping with the enemy. With every thing lined up. Love you kid's videos been watching for a long time.
Would love an Audrey ❤ I have a note from Evelyn from years ago ❤ it’s on my fridge☺️love watching your family bloom and grow prayers continuing for continued blessings and love.
Hope Audrey will have time for packing, hearts and taking of new baby plus all of her school work. No wonder she has no social life!
The baby looks like the Mama❤️
Incredible amount of snow I am sure the septic system is happy 😂
i have short term & long term storage. Here in Wyoming we're 3 hours (at the closest) from any city so its a MUST! And also with today's current environment its imperative!!
I'd love to move to Wyoming.
How difficult to find a job there?
And Jessica....I guess the hats that a ponytail can fit through the top, were all sold out! I guess I will try again another time! Beautiful merchandise!💖
There are several great pantry inventory apps that allow you to list the pantry, long term storage, and even freezers!
With everything going on in the world, having a back up pantry for a large family just makes sense! 🙂
Great job Audrey, helping mom and dad out like that. You too Garrett. I’m very impressed with what you guys have done. Times like this we all need extras of the important stuff.
I have can goods and dry ingredients,and I try to buy things I only need but I sneak in some treats
Lol 🤣
yay love your videos
I stock up when items are half price, I will buy like 6+ so I don't have to buy at full price
YES!!! To the bulk supply haul!!
@DMRealSomersinAlaska._Nicegram STOP TRYING TO SCAM PEOPLE AND GETVA REAL JOB !!!
luckily I do a lot of canning, especially vegetables and tomatoes. And vacuum sealing. BUT my pantry and freezers are stocked that we could live for 6 months or longer. This also included toilet paper and kleenex and paper towels and laundry detergent. Actually I cannot think of anything that we use that I don't have plenty in storage.
Y’all’s excitement for the sale launch was palpable! So stinkin’ cute! I’m so thankful I got to take advantage of the sale, and getting the tracking text saying it’s on its way from North Pole was one of the coolest things ever!
Would love a ♥️ on a order, nothing this time for me but the next one for sure. Love what I have gotten so far.
Would also like much need prays for the people in the North Island after cyclone Gabrielle. Just a week after and still so many missing people and such a mess. Going to be a long journey to get back to some normal living with road's, bridge's, farmer's, etc.
We have 7 chest freezers full plus 4 refrigerators and can goods that we canned that will last us about six months… if needed… we live about 2 hrs from Walmart
In your up stairs pantry, have a "build to" as in,... say 6 cans of corn. and so on. Once a week, go shopping, from your short term. Then on your inventory, delete what you got from your short term and moved to the upstairs pantry. Then from your inventory, make a "build to" list. Always have more than what your build to is, otherwise, you will be going out for the same items every week. FIFO (first in first out.) doesn't always work. Sometimes who you buy from and, who they buy from someone drops the ball, and what you buy may be closer dated than what you bought 2 weeks ago. Once a week, pull one thing from your long term storage, and begin using that, and order or buy that item to replenish the long term item.
Four and other grains, and, stuff made with this like say pancake mix, always put it in the freezer for a couple days, to make sure it doesn't hatch out bugs. Vacuum seal it, with a O2 absorber in the bag. Write the date on the vacuum seal bag before you fill it. Put it in a container that won't let light through it. White 5 gallon buckets work great for this, just paint them black. use painters tape to label what's inside. Do pastas the same way as grains
With the room you have, paper supplies, build up to a half truck load or a whole truck load. Buy some every time you go shopping. No waste, in time, you will use it. and it doesn't go bad.
With so many people in the house, you should consider bidet attachments on your toilets. You will save tons of money on toilet paper.
Jessica and family baby Olivia have a great week have fun thanks from Oklahoma
Slow and steady wins the race! Eat what you buy, buy what you eat!
Yay!!!! Favorite time of an evening!!! 💜
Always enjoy all the videos Happy People from Anchorage Alaska
I store grains and flour in the fridge or freezer so it doesn't get buggy or rancid. I also keep pasta the same.
Wow you have smart kids ♥️💕♥️ God Bless y'all
Love watching these kind of videos from you guys!
Yay great timing while I’m feeding my newborn before school pick up. Thanks guys ❤
Hi happy people ❤❤
I've been concerned you haven't been stocking up as much or at least not videoing it. I love having extras. The way things are happening in this world now we need to have things prepared. It's just crazy times. Love the Somers.
What a fun video! Thanks for sharing your lives ❤️
Not just Costco but also watch your other stores flyers for case lots sales you can do really good with the case lot for stalking up both your short term and your long term
Just because something is past the best buy date doesn't mean it's bad.. Most canned goods can be eaten a year passed the best buy date.
Yes big cosco storage haul!!!! Can't wait. We all need to prepare ahead.
For Audrey: my prayer & best wishes for you!
We have seen Christ’s love & compassion through your young soul! Thank you for all you have done to make your family more special & happier!
Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms. ~ 1 PETER 4: 10
Audrey you are a wonderful daughter to Bert & Jessica…also a great big sister to your siblings! May God continue to bless you always in the weeks, months & many years ahead! Love Ya! 🫶✝️🙏🏻
Hello happy people good to see you , yes stay prepared! Love to see a grocery haul 💕 the Fam looks great 👍😃
Loved this video! Love your crawl space and all your pantries!! I was impressed with ALL your helpers. What a great help and awesome team work!!
Awesome video as always! You are the best. Lots of love from Norway.
Shopping haul!!! Woo!!!
It was so nice to see everyone & Nana! So happy for Alaskan Apparel doing great! That would be extra special to get a heart from Audrey on your packing slip. I Love how organized you are with your short & long term storage. Looks like you got alot more snow. Going to get more wood looks like fun! I hope everyone has a good week.
Yes, please take us shopping!
Hi to you all ,happy snow day.
Like to c the boys having fun
I always like watching your videos cause I learn some much thank you for sharing your videos
Always love the shopping vlogs
Just think this is so cute Bert going in circles going real fast with Garrett that is just adorable
In England/UK 🇬🇧. We don't have a pantry or extra storage space. So it's very hard to stock up and nowhere to put it. I would love to keep extra storage for long-term. Thank you for your advice 🙏
Thanks for sharing ♥️.. blessings to you and your beautiful family 🤗
Best garage ever for storage, great shelves, looks like a dream!
Good morning SomersinAlaska. What a haul. Thanks for sharing. 😉
Love your channel you need to add the newest member of your family to the comment section. She is so very cute when the smiles happen little angel. Blessings to all.
You have done awesome with your storage.
Thank you so much for this video. You’ve definitely have motivated me to also do an inventory of our storage. I love Evelyn’s iPad idea.
Yes show us your Costco haul please! Love 💕 y’all!
Yes we always want to see your shopping! LOL, so funny that we watch each other shop and love it!
Each kid should have a shape on the invoice they worked on.. like star, heart, triangle
That snow is DEEP! Moving up to Seattle from California I just experienced snow fall for the first time in, I don't know, 6 years lol but it was only enough to leave a dusting on the grass. Not even close to enough to pull out a 4-wheeler and do some 360s. So much fun to watch!
@somersinalaska you have a scammer here
Makes sense! I do this a little bit.
I was very lucky this year to get some deer venison and I canned 12 pints. I live alone so this will last quite a while. I keep several cans of spam, treet and always keep Raymond noodles. I don’t think I will starve if I get snowed in.
Absolutely! An Audrey package would be great ❤
Ooo hope mine has a heart on it! Thanks for the sale! Got a couple items and so excited to support in this way.
Hello Somers in Alaska ❤❤❤❤❤❤ plus Castner ❤
When I see your son and husband reminds me of a happy time in my life . He grown now 😄
Wow the snow never stops
Those are “ Best Buy dates “ if still sealed they are perfectly fine, they don’t expire cause the date in the box or can
My mom, my friend and my son with Asperger's are very insistent about expiration dates. I ask them if they think the products have some internal mechanism that one day it is safe and the next day, when the expiration date is, it is bad.
Best to just do the see and look test when opening expired canned goods. They go WAY beyond their expiration dates or best by dates.