
My grandparents, hubby and I, and our two littles (before my newest one came along)
She is the mother of five, grandmother of 20, great grandmother of 15 and a half … and a famous gun-shooting, knife-collecting, life-long prepper. Some of my most distinct memories as a kid were having Grandma teach us how to shoot and sneaking down to her food storage room to look for candy. Even though it was always a bit stale, there was sure to be some there.
As I grew older, I knew that my Grandma was well-prepared and I would secretly tell myself that I could just go to her house in an emergency, because I didn’t think I could ever get myself as well-stocked as she was. Well I’m finally on my way thanks to taking things in BabySteps, and now I appreciate Grandma’s efforts even more! I wanted to share a glimpse of her storage area with you all so you can see things from the perspective of someone who has been doing this for a LONG time. Hope you enjoy this virtual tour!

![]() What’s behind this door? |
![]() Grandma’s storage room! |
![]() Some water storage |
![]() Bulk shampoo, soap, laundry soap, etc. |
![]() Water + large buckets for washing |
![]() More water, Grandma knows what’s important! |
![]() Lots of fuel |
![]() Kerosene cook-stove |
![]() Luggable loo, never been used, phewph! |
![]() Water filtration kit |
![]() Warm blankets in case of lost heat |
![]() Manual wheat grinder (can attach to a bike chain somehow) |
![]() Lots o’ paper goods |
![]() Bags and buckets of long term storage |
![]() More paper goods, someone doesn’t want to be washing dishes 😉 |
![]() Various pantry foods |
![]() A portable butane cooker, fuel is stored in those little cans |
![]() Wheat stored in these garbage cans |
![]() Fruit jars-notice the earthquake slats across the front |
![]() Buckets of long term foods, and a bag of noodles on top |
![]() Even MORE water (don’t get those green ones, they LEAK!) |
![]() Supply of seeds stored, along with gardening guide (she’s prepared even though she doesn’t garden right now) |
![]() Files of important info. (home childbirth, spice inventory, soup mix recipes. What info might YOU need?) |
![]() Games for the littles, this is cute because her only littles are great grandkids now |
![]() Lanterns on their nightstand (love my Aunts 80’s hair in her photo) |
![]() Trout from 1992 … yummy |
![]() Home-canned chicken from 1991 … I would guess this is not safe to eat 😉 |
![]() Home bottled cherries from 1998 … who wants to taste test these? |
![]() Pro Vita Mix container |
![]() Pro Vita Mix seeds for sprouting |
![]() Big buckets of my favorite Cox Honey |
![]() Lots of extra winter coats |
![]() Gelatin from 1990 |
![]() Oldest items on the top shelf. Dehydrated carrots from 1989 (This was the oldest thing I found) |

-Jodi Weiss Schroeder
http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net