Storage advice?

[ccmummy]

Hi guys, Im pretty new to prepping so quite clueless. I've always kept a bit extra 'just incase' but I'm wanting to do that a bit more seriously now so looking for some advice on storage. We (me, hubby and 2 kids) live in a tiny house in a very populated town. At the moment we store water, packs of pasta, lentils, sugar, tea etc in the garage. Its not attached to the house but is attached to the garden so in an emergency we can quickly move it into the house. Tins are in a box in the bedroom but there isn't a huge amount in there due to room. Are tins ok to put in the garage? We live in east midlands so don't get too extreme weather (though that seems to be changing based on past few winters!) but have noticed some rust spots on tins we've stored out there in the past. Any tips or hints on how to build up and store food on a budget? Thanks for reading

[unsure]

you can store , read hide . tins just about any were so long its dry . i`d give the garage a miss for anything except water . tins you could store under the beds or behind the sofa , even in the foot stool if you have one . look at the kick boards on the kitchen base units ,lots of un used space under there .
you could cut drain pipe into lenths and slide tins into them and stand behind doors or again under the base units , keeps them tidy and easy to get out .

[preppingsu]

Have a mooch around the site, there is quite a bit on storage.

Some people have suggested covering the tins on Vaseline to protect against rust.

How about storing things under the bed, or under the kitchen cupboards behind the kick boards?

There are been other inventive ideas on here, with pictures!

As regards prepping on a budget - look for offers, try to down shop eg if you normally buy hienz beans try the supermarket brand, if you normally buy the supermarket brand try the value.

Don't store anything you wouldn't normally eat - our mantra is store what you eat and eat what you store ( rotate, rotate, rotate).

[preppingsu]

unsure got there before me!!

[ccmummy]

When I say our house is tiny, I mean tiny lol. Under our bed are clothes, towels, sheets etc and our kids both have mid sleepers with their toys under, otherwise they would have nowhere to play The kickboards in the kitchen are a good idea though I didn't think of that
We only eat value food anyway lol, for most tinned things we actually prefer it. At the moment we're just buying a little extra each week and putting that away so hopefully will build up a stock pretty quick.

[gm_prepper]

Also consider the space under the bath, by removing the side wall you can get access. unless ye leak will be very dry, Bedroom wardrobe, move it three inches out and if stacked safely either with a bit of hard board, cargo netting, tape n so on can stock tins several wide and high,

[nickdutch]

If you are online, do try and find a way of making a few pennies from being on the internet. If that just amounts to a few tins of potatoes per week, at least you will still have it.

[jansman]

ccmummy, I too, live in the East Mids.I have a fair (small) pantry. However, when that got to overflow point, I had to find a place to keep it all. So I looked at a brick storage shed outside. It is dry, and I shelved it out and store nothing on the floor.
Anything other than tins and jars are stored in sealed plastic buckets and boxes. Also I keep several rodent bait points down. So far, in a dozen years, no problems.
However you store it, you will be glad you did if the time comes that you need it.

Good luck and enjoy the journey.

[TonyAge]

What do you think is the source of the rust? Condensation, damp floors/walls, age of tins?
At present I'm using a garage store - I ensure only bottled water sits on the (concrete) floor - tins are on shelves but not too tightly crammed in, to allow for ventilation.

[ccmummy]

We have had problems with leaking in the roof so possibly condensation. We're hoping when it gets fixed (if it ever gets fixed, council 'aimed' to do it by November last year) it will be ok to use.