Right, the idea with under the dresser and such is to mimic what's in the pantry so that when the pantry gets depleted we pull stock from under the dresser. Hopefully I time the stocking backlog right so that I only have to move the dresser to get to the back-up once or twice a month. That way I can make use of the pantry convenience better.
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I'm running into space limitations too. Maybe, since I'm not under the influence of female ideology, I'll start replacing conventional furniture with stuff made of crates with a pad on top.
#176593 - 07/16/0903:55 PMRe: Food Storage and space limits
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1 idea might be to get the bed raisers for the legs, and store more UNDER the bed. Wal-Mart has under bed storage containers that have wheels recessed so you can slide things in and out.
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#176679 - 07/17/0904:17 AMRe: Food Storage and space limits
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I started going through closets and prioritizing what was within them. I found it amazing how many things I could easily classify as a lower priority than food storage space.
That being said, I have a stack of five gallon buckets filled with dried beans and wheat in the corner of one room. It's rather obvious and quite ugly. I haven't figured out how to camouflage it yet.
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#176680 - 07/17/0904:28 AMRe: Food Storage and space limits
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Originally Posted By: Nicodemus
I started going through closets and prioritizing what was within them. I found it amazing how many things I could easily classify as a lower priority than food storage space.
That being said, I have a stack of five gallon buckets filled with dried beans and wheat in the corner of one room. It's rather obvious and quite ugly. I haven't figured out how to camouflage it yet.
Paint, and seats...
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Well you can always try and do what they did on submarines. Stack it on the floor and walk on it until you use it up.
Edited by Homer (07/17/0908:38 AM)
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That being said, I have a stack of five gallon buckets filled with dried beans and wheat in the corner of one room. It's rather obvious and quite ugly. I haven't figured out how to camouflage it yet.
Buy or make a folding screen that goes across the corner. Not only will it hide what you have now, you can store even more back there. Set a chair and a lamp in front of it, and no one will ever know you have a pantry on the other side of that screen.
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