Comments on: Jodi’s Food Storage Summary – Month 1

By: Grandma Shirley Nelson

Grandma Shirley Nelson — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:11:21 +0000

Hey, Julie and Jodi – - you are doing great on your Food Storage site. I’m so proud of you. I have a quick suggestion: When storing bags of dry stuff, like flour, wheat, rice, etc., put blocks of wood or something underneath, rather than putting the bags directly on the cement (if in basement). You only need to have water in your basement once to see stuff like that get ruined.
Keep up the good work. I like the simple approach for those just beginning their storage

By: jweiss08

jweiss08 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:50:22 +0000

I think there are A LOT of us just getting started. It seems a lot less overwhelming to be doing this together and sharing tips along the way!

By: Rebecca McLaren

Rebecca McLaren — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:06:19 +0000

You’ve done a great job! I’m just getting started on mine aswell.

By: Jodi

Jodi — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:25:27 +0000

Ah yes, you are looking at the tomatoes on the top shelf and envisioning some major problems! You can tell I’m just a beginner. hehe. I was just so proud to actually have some home-canned food stored at all.

This is great advice we will probably add to the site. Thanks Kelly!

By: Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:28:21 +0000

So, I just taught a whole stake seminar on earthquake preparedness. And since you’re talking about rearranging your shelves, I thought I’d throw you a tip. Put all the lightest stuff at the top of your shelves and work down to your heaviest / most breakable items. So, toilet paper, kleenex boxes, etc. at the top. Cereal boxes next. Put heavy cans, chemicals, and glass jars at the bottom. Glass should be stored inside a box. That way, in an earthquake as items fall 1) you’ll protect yourself if you’re nearby, 2) you won’t have to clean up broken glass and spilled chemicals if they have lower gravitational potential energy and don’t break, and 3) you’ll preserve your items so you can still use them.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:58:55 +0000

What did all that cost? Estimates are ok…