Storing Cans in piping

[Reservior]

Hello

It may be that they are stored in plastic pipe to offer extra protection from knocks, water etc.

Shot in the dark but thats the only benifits I could see.

I'm fairly certain that the original packaging was designed for that.

[Jamie Smith]

Yeah you are right thats what tins are made for but they still do become damaged "bent out of shape" which can cause faults. By using a drain pipe it may take the brunt of any damage. Although off setting the cost of piping against the amount of tins that can be stored it doesn't seem worth while.

[Attack Warning Red]

Yeah, perhaps it's more bother than it's worth.

For rotation, just position them in your cupboard in the right order. Eg. I have all my fish tins in stacks in order, so I always take from the top first.

[unsure]

i can see the benefit of stacking in tubes if you have a narrow storage space and can`t fit in shelves . i have spot behind a door thats basicly dead space as it`s only about 9 inch wide but the full height of the room . so fixing tubes to the wall in a bit of a frame would give me extra usable storage .

[table9tom]

I can see the appeal. I buy a certain big supermarkets beans, and am always annoyed that the tins don't stack properly. Can't even get them 3 high without risking serious injury every time I open the cupboard. Bizarrely I don't have the same problem with their beans and sausages...

[Reservior]

I can see the appeal. I buy a certain big supermarkets beans, and am always annoyed that the tins don't stack properly. Can't even get them 3 high without risking serious injury every time I open the cupboard. Bizarrely I don't have the same problem with their beans and sausages...

Actually, that problem winds me up a treat too.

Some tins have a nice rounded bottom, which fits into the top of of the tin below and I like that. Others don't, which results in something akin to Jenga, but the other way around (the result being the same though)

I'm trying to source more tetra pack packaged goods to avoid this and other problems.

[madgaz]

The only problem i can see with it, is dropping the first few tins in it

Drop a sponge in first? Or lay the pipe flat and slowly raise it.

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[survival chic]

When i get proper shelving up to store canned food i think if they don't stack well on top of each other then i would put them in cardboard boxes and decrease the damage of them fall off the shelve. On the front of the box i would put the details of the canned food on it and the quantity (saves me from keep opening the box to found out whats in side.

Question is whats the best way to store 2litre and 5 litre of water if you get have alot?

[Bladerunner]

When I stock up on tins I either take a full unopened tray. They are usually on the top shelf waiting for the shelf stackers to do their bit.
Otherwise I take the the empty trays that they come in and then cling wrap 6 or 12 in the tray depending on the size of the tray. You can buy special cling wrap on rolls for this sort of thing. They come on a roll and slot onto a handle. They are about 6 inches wide.

Then there is no need for shelves as you can stack them quite high with the risk of them falling over.
Obviously the 12 tin trays can be stacked higher without the risk of falling over.

The other advantage is you only need a small amount of floor space like "Unsure" said he has. You only need less than 1 square foot for a 6 tray and you can get at least 10 high before they even start thinking of wobbling. You can put some folded cardboard under the front to make them lean backwards against the wall.

It amazes me how people go for shelving when there is so much wasted space on them. The money spent on shelves could be spent on preps.

Be lucky (and well stacked)

[mole hill]

The only problem i can see with it, is dropping the first few tins in it

Drop a sponge in first? Or lay the pipe flat and slowly raise it.

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The pipe should be screwed to the wall, dropping a sponge down for the first one will be OK, but the other can will be dropped from 4 to 5ft onto the first can.