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I have been working on organization for some time in our tiny apartment. I have been downsizing and repurposing things. I have a big set of shelves in our front room I have been trying to think of a better way to use them. Today while watching this I decided I’m going to put doors on the front of them and use them for more stored items. I already turned a shelf I made from bricks and boards to house art supplies into my home canned goods pantry. It’s in a far corner of my bedroom. I am working on a curtain to go over it like a decorative quilt. It is very sturdy. Thick deep shelves that are from wood left over from a construction job. I need to clean out a cabinet in a back bathroom and reorganize my closet for more storage. I have another cabinet I store commercially canned goods. And I found a little used hutch I thought was cute online but when I went to pick it up it wasn’t a very well designed piece of furniture. But I took it anyway. I had help with me to move it and it looks cute but I’ve always regretted that I just didn’t walk away from the sale. It is flimsy and seems like it will not be a durable as I would like. So for now I have decided to use it for dry things like larger jars of seasonings, things I have dehydrated, things like that. It’s perfect for those things and other tools for canning, etc… that are light weight so that I can make the best out of it. Wow, that’s a lot of storage! But it has taken a while to put it together because there is very little storage space here. We’ve had to create our own spaces. It can be done! Thanks for all your tips and inspiration!
Closets have so much waisted space! Storing water was my biggest challenge. Got water in 5 gallon jugs and put on the floor in my closets. Shoes still fit in front of them. Folded jeans and put on top of jugs. Then add an extra shelve above the one already in the closet. Put things up there that you don’t necessarily need to use regularly.
We rent 2 bedroomsas an apartment. Under our queen size bed are 18 office depot boxes filled with food storage. And they fit perfectly. You wouldn't know if you didn't know! Also our coat closet is filled with shelves, our night stands are totes filled with items and covered with pretty fabric, there is storage behind our chairs which you can’t see. All of our doors have over the door hooks to hold sweaters, hoodiesr etc. I use every knook and cranny to store preps. Those Foldable fabric storage cube can be set all furniture to hold more stuff. If you don’t have for space (which is a premium for us) then you go vertical. It is all workable. Just think outside the box!😊
When my mother lived in a senior apartment, she pulled her furniture out 12 inches and stored emergency and pantry items behind them. No one even noticed.
Yes behind the couch!😅❤ my curtains go to the floor so I refill bottle bottles with water and just put them under the curtains against the wall all along the living room you can't even tell they're there😅❤
I saw where someone had one of the storage units that hold the storage cubes. They turned it onto it’s side and placed it behind the couch. It could be used for food storage or you use it kitchen items that are not used often clearing up space in the kitchen.
Fronting is not just for retail stores. Using cabinets and spaces like under furniture and beds doesn't have to look like storage. I use cardboard and contact paper to create false walls in my bathroom cabinets and to create tidy looking storage under furniture. Guests don't know that behind the linens and supplies is food storage. Storing water can be neat with 5 gallon jugs on a rack.
It all boils down to water. If you store dehydrated or freeze dryed items you need much more water. If your a senior on a budget and in a very small efficiency apt. It's very hard to do much. I worry about the seniors.
Owing to parental illness and my decision not to get a driving licence I am currently nearing Day 10 of no resupply. About 10 days maybe to go. Worry about everyone. No one is safe or solid for more than a few months or at most year. Sprouting seeds is the answer for same apartments and also needs no outdoor or light access
Great video! I really want to get a Berkey…. That is my one thing I don’t have sufficient supply of is… water…and it’s sooooo important! Especially with animals!
Get a Lifestraw Mission 12 in the mean time and some microtowels if your available water is murky. I've a few videos on my channel using it. I have used it for years now for hiking and camping. It is a lot cheaper than a Berkey and more transportable. I have a Berkey as well
Great video. If you are going to use lifeboat rations a lot please get metamucil and prunes! I'm Day 10 on no resupply. Fresh stuff is almost out. Have about 10 Days to go. Not shopping at all really is great training!
Great advice, Mary Ellen! Thanks for all of these ideas! Time to look at my closets in a new way. You put more dried beans in your roaster than I ever have, haha!
Thank you, great info. From last week, we have 53 pounds of chicken and pork canned and ready for storage. End of the year purchase with our insurance debit card, use it or lose it.
I have a suggestion if you live in a house/condo with stairs. I broke my leg last March and haven't done steps since. Please put one or 2 of each food items, or other needed items on the main floor. I really wish I could have some canned chicken...it's in the basement on a shelf. I had put some in an empty dresser drawer, but used it. My Daughter comes by on Saturdays, so I don't have to wait long...lol. P.S. I broke my leg again the other week so it will be awhile again....always have an alternate plan....
Thank you for sharing your ideas. I am in the process of restocking after a long distance move. We're still in our camper while we build our cabin. Lots of ideas that I haven't seen or thought of.
Hello all good suggestions to add more useful items/resources within our homes /rooms. I’ll add some constructive feedback with. Sometimes one can gain some space just by reorganizing even with boxes. A tension rod can be used in some areas like to hang a sleeping bag ( I use one to hang bags for example. Just something on the top of my head take CaRe ❤
I've never seen a video covering what we went through last summer. We had 3 back to back hurricanes with heat of 115 heat index. Our home flooded twice and we had NO power, NO ice, NO gas, NO water-city water was sulphur, NO food. We live in a very urban area and stores were shut down, without food due to power outages for 9 days. We ate dried goods and instant coffee using our camp stove. At a heat index of 115, we couldn't get away from the heat, we used the AC in the car, knowing there was no gas anywhere near us. 9 days was horrible. Can you cover any of this to help us, hopefully no next time.
I downsized and this house is too small. Storage is a huge problem. I have to filter the water here too. With no place to put extra water, I store filtered water in the glass jars & vases on the top cupboard shelf. I cook more than I bake, so I store the big pots and pans in the oven. The 9 x 11 baking dishes go on top of the refrigerator under the cupboard, but out of sight.
You can also condense things such as spices, beans, powdered milk, etc into mylar bags or containers. I condensed my spices into the hexagon shaped plastic storage containers from the Target dollar section. The smaller containers hold about 5 bottles of spices and the larger one holds about 10. Also, in my bathroom, I used 2 tension rods between 2 walls and placed 6 of the dollar tree plastic bins on top for added storage.
You know I heard you say people say they don’t have the room to store food…All they need is a empty plastic box ,old empty bureau or buy a cabinet and put it anywhere to put food into it. Simple Hey or even store it under the sofa or bed….. It is like the teachers at work saying they can’t buy organic foods because it is too expensive and I made 30 thousand a year and they were making 75 plus a year……really!!!!
I live in an apartment complex for older adults. 110 residents. I am laughed at when I say that I am a prepper. Same when I say that I eat organic food.
My headache is how to store water. I have some 55 gallon containers but the only place to keep them is in a carport room which is hot. I live in the desert southwest!
Should still work for non potable water in an emergency. (Laundry, flushing the toilet, watering houseplants, bathing, etc.) If your floor will support the weight, you can store a number of gallon jugs under your bed. Just be sure to replace them before the Best Buy date because the plastic is usually of the biodegradable kind and will eventually leak. A better option, IMO, is to store water for potable use in sanitized 2-3 liter soda bottles. (Avoid, strong flavors such as rootbeer, for this purpose.) You can buy bed risers for the legs of your bed the frame is too close to the floor. Cases of water can be stacked behind a couch. To "hide" it: Cover the stack with a piece of plywood the same width as the cases and as long as needed. Stain the plywood to match room furniture, or simply drape a twin flat sheet over it. Becomes a great place to display photographs, plants under a glow light, kids sports trophies, etc & etc. Can work behind a bed headboard and other such places. If you have an unused dinning room table, store water under it. Depending on the size of the table you can store multiple cases of water between the two rows of chairs. Cover the table with an extra large tablecloth. BTW, when chairs are pushed under the table, the seats become storage places. The tablecloth will hide the fact that you have flats of canned greenbeans stored there. If some of your doors (bedroom for example) will take the weight, you can use an over the door shoe hanger to store bottles of water. Don't overload the capacity of the hanger either. Use some of the upper pockets to store boxes of Bandaids and rolls of first aid tape and such. BTW, a shoe hanger also makes a good first aid kit container. From the items mentioned to OTC meds, cough drops, eye drops .... the list can go on. Hope some of this may be useful as you figure out what's best for you for water in an emergency.
@@oldtimerlee8820 Some wonderful ideas. I’ll have to use some of them. I’ll likely have to get some portable air for the garage for the li her term storage.
I love the shelf stable water cartons that we got after Hurricane Ida from the National Guard. I wish I could find those. They are much easier to store.
If you open a kitchen or bathroom cupboard, you will often find a lot of empty space. You might have short things in a tall cupboard. You can get crafty with cardboard and make boxes that are made just to fit the space and the items you want to store. you might want to put long term storage items in a custom size box on the bottom of the cupboard and put the stuff you use every day on top of the long term storage stuff. You could also put long term storage at the back of a cupboard and current stuff in the front. Also the spaces under the kitchen sink and bathroom sink are odd shaped because of the pipes, but a little cleverness can make that space useful.
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I have been working on organization for some time in our tiny apartment. I have been downsizing and repurposing things.
I have a big set of shelves in our front room I have been trying to think of a better way to use them.
Today while watching this I decided I’m going to put doors on the front of them and use them for more stored items.
I already turned a shelf I made from bricks and boards to house art supplies into my home canned goods pantry. It’s in a far corner of my bedroom. I am working on a curtain to go over it like a decorative quilt. It is very sturdy. Thick deep shelves that are from wood left over from a construction job.
I need to clean out a cabinet in a back bathroom and reorganize my closet for more storage.
I have another cabinet I store commercially canned goods.
And I found a little used hutch I thought was cute online but when I went to pick it up it wasn’t a very well designed piece of furniture. But I took it anyway. I had help with me to move it and it looks cute but I’ve always regretted that I just didn’t walk away from the sale. It is flimsy and seems like it will not be a durable as I would like.
So for now I have decided to use it for dry things like larger jars of seasonings, things I have dehydrated, things like that. It’s perfect for those things and other tools for canning, etc… that are light weight so that I can make the best out of it.
Wow, that’s a lot of storage! But it has taken a while to put it together because there is very little storage space here. We’ve had to create our own spaces. It can be done!
Thanks for all your tips and inspiration!
Closets have so much waisted space! Storing water was my biggest challenge. Got water in 5 gallon jugs and put on the floor in my closets. Shoes still fit in front of them. Folded jeans and put on top of jugs. Then add an extra shelve above the one already in the closet. Put things up there that you don’t necessarily need to use regularly.
The freeze dried food on the hanger is new to me...And I've seen everything 😂.
😂
We rent 2 bedroomsas an apartment. Under our queen size bed are 18 office depot boxes filled with food storage. And they fit perfectly. You wouldn't know if you didn't know! Also our coat closet is filled with shelves, our night stands are totes filled with items and covered with pretty fabric, there is storage behind our chairs which you can’t see. All of our doors have over the door hooks to hold sweaters, hoodiesr etc. I use every knook and cranny to store preps. Those Foldable fabric storage cube can be set all furniture to hold more stuff. If you don’t have for space (which is a premium for us) then you go vertical. It is all workable. Just think outside the box!😊
When my mother lived in a senior apartment, she pulled her furniture out 12 inches and stored emergency and pantry items behind them. No one even noticed.
Yes behind the couch!😅❤ my curtains go to the floor so I refill bottle bottles with water and just put them under the curtains against the wall all along the living room you can't even tell they're there😅❤
Brilliant!
I saw where someone had one of the storage units that hold the storage cubes. They turned it onto it’s side and placed it behind the couch. It could be used for food storage or you use it kitchen items that are not used often clearing up space in the kitchen.
Bed raisers helped considerably, totes and home canned goods are easily stored and accessible.
You always have so many practical ways to prep! No nonsense, get moving and do it attitude is encouraging. Thank you!
It is possible to store things you just need a desire.
Thank-you for sharing and maybe lighting a flame.
Fronting is not just for retail stores. Using cabinets and spaces like under furniture and beds doesn't have to look like storage. I use cardboard and contact paper to create false walls in my bathroom cabinets and to create tidy looking storage under furniture. Guests don't know that behind the linens and supplies is food storage. Storing water can be neat with 5 gallon jugs on a rack.
Love listening to you, thank you
Awesome to hear all the great ideas from everyone!
Good morning! I have been watching you for years and always get something from your videos. Thank you 😊
I appreciate that
It all boils down to water. If you store dehydrated or freeze dryed items you need much more water. If your a senior on a budget and in a very small efficiency apt. It's very hard to do much. I worry about the seniors.
Owing to parental illness and my decision not to get a driving licence I am currently nearing Day 10 of no resupply. About 10 days maybe to go. Worry about everyone. No one is safe or solid for more than a few months or at most year. Sprouting seeds is the answer for same apartments and also needs no outdoor or light access
Great list and suggestions , THANK YOU
Great video! I really want to get a Berkey…. That is my one thing I don’t have sufficient supply of is… water…and it’s sooooo important! Especially with animals!
Get a Lifestraw Mission 12 in the mean time and some microtowels if your available water is murky. I've a few videos on my channel using it. I have used it for years now for hiking and camping. It is a lot cheaper than a Berkey and more transportable. I have a Berkey as well
Plan, learn, but act! Get it fixed now not next month 🙂
@@HuplesCat that is my current plan of action, but I still want a Berkey… those straws do not give me enough for the livestock ;-)
@@TheInquisitiveFarmwife True and the Lifestraw Mission 12 actually will provide decent water output. It is a gravity filter.
Great video. If you are going to use lifeboat rations a lot please get metamucil and prunes!
I'm Day 10 on no resupply. Fresh stuff is almost out. Have about 10 Days to go. Not shopping at all really is great training!
Great ideas Thanks.
Some good storage ideas I have not heard before.
Thank you for your very informative video! Your presentation is very professional and pleasant to watch. Thank you and take care!
This is still a work in progress for us but we are making advances. Thanks for the ideas.
Great advice, Mary Ellen! Thanks for all of these ideas! Time to look at my closets in a new way. You put more dried beans in your roaster than I ever have, haha!
Thank you. Love your down to earth attitude.
Canning water? Is this a thing? It would solve the problem of plastic bottles leaking but how many & how long does it last?
I live in a small apartment but I still prep. I stash my stuff all around my apartment
Great video, thanks!!❤❤
Thank you, great info. From last week, we have 53 pounds of chicken and pork canned and ready for storage. End of the year purchase with our insurance debit card, use it or lose it.
I have a suggestion if you live in a house/condo with stairs. I broke my leg last March and haven't done steps since. Please put one or 2 of each food items, or other needed items on the main floor. I really wish I could have some canned chicken...it's in the basement on a shelf. I had put some in an empty dresser drawer, but used it. My Daughter comes by on Saturdays, so I don't have to wait long...lol. P.S. I broke my leg again the other week so it will be awhile again....always have an alternate plan....
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i hope you heal well! soeedy recovery to you
Thank you so much as everyone needs to hear this! Thank you too for sharing my comment!
One of your best videos! The photos of examples was very inspirational. Especially appreciated ideas from the community. Ingenious ideas! Thank you!
Thank you for all of your expertise!
Thank you for sharing your ideas. I am in the process of restocking after a long distance move. We're still in our camper while we build our cabin. Lots of ideas that I haven't seen or thought of.
Hello all good suggestions to add more useful items/resources within our homes /rooms. I’ll add some constructive feedback with. Sometimes one can gain some space just by reorganizing even with boxes. A tension rod can be used in some areas like to hang a sleeping bag ( I use one to hang bags for example. Just something on the top of my head take CaRe ❤
Great tips!
8:29 do you have a video on this system and how to get one? Cheers Out of stock. Dirt cheap as well. sigh
I think it's similar to a shoe organizer.
I've never seen a video covering what we went through last summer. We had 3 back to back hurricanes with heat of 115 heat index. Our home flooded twice and we had NO power, NO ice, NO gas, NO water-city water was sulphur, NO food. We live in a very urban area and stores were shut down, without food due to power outages for 9 days. We ate dried goods and instant coffee using our camp stove. At a heat index of 115, we couldn't get away from the heat, we used the AC in the car, knowing there was no gas anywhere near us. 9 days was horrible. Can you cover any of this to help us, hopefully no next time.
I downsized and this house is too small. Storage is a huge problem. I have to filter the water here too. With no place to put extra water, I store filtered water in the glass jars & vases on the top cupboard shelf. I cook more than I bake, so I store the big pots and pans in the oven. The 9 x 11 baking dishes go on top of the refrigerator under the cupboard, but out of sight.
My main concern if figuring out how to store water.
You can also condense things such as spices, beans, powdered milk, etc into mylar bags or containers. I condensed my spices into the hexagon shaped plastic storage containers from the Target dollar section. The smaller containers hold about 5 bottles of spices and the larger one holds about 10. Also, in my bathroom, I used 2 tension rods between 2 walls and placed 6 of the dollar tree plastic bins on top for added storage.
You know I heard you say people say they don’t have the room to store food…All they need is a empty plastic box ,old empty bureau or buy a cabinet and put it anywhere to put food into it. Simple Hey or even store it under the sofa or bed….. It is like the teachers at work saying they can’t buy organic foods because it is too expensive and I made 30 thousand a year and they were making 75 plus a year……really!!!!
I live in an apartment complex for older adults. 110 residents. I am laughed at when I say that I am a prepper. Same when I say that I eat organic food.
Often a room door is not in the corner of the room..even an old set of dvd shelves could hold a lot of cans.
My headache is how to store water. I have some 55 gallon containers but the only place to keep them is in a carport room which is hot. I live in the desert southwest!
Should still work for non potable water in an emergency. (Laundry, flushing the toilet, watering houseplants, bathing, etc.)
If your floor will support the weight, you can store a number of gallon jugs under your bed. Just be sure to replace them before the Best Buy date because the plastic is usually of the biodegradable kind and will eventually leak. A better option, IMO, is to store water for potable use in sanitized 2-3 liter soda bottles. (Avoid, strong flavors such as rootbeer, for this purpose.) You can buy bed risers for the legs of your bed the frame is too close to the floor.
Cases of water can be stacked behind a couch. To "hide" it: Cover the stack with a piece of plywood the same width as the cases and as long as needed. Stain the plywood to match room furniture, or simply drape a twin flat sheet over it. Becomes a great place to display photographs, plants under a glow light, kids sports trophies, etc & etc. Can work behind a bed headboard and other such places.
If you have an unused dinning room table, store water under it. Depending on the size of the table you can store multiple cases of water between the two rows of chairs. Cover the table with an extra large tablecloth. BTW, when chairs are pushed under the table, the seats become storage places. The tablecloth will hide the fact that you have flats of canned greenbeans stored there.
If some of your doors (bedroom for example) will take the weight, you can use an over the door shoe hanger to store bottles of water. Don't overload the capacity of the hanger either. Use some of the upper pockets to store boxes of Bandaids and rolls of first aid tape and such. BTW, a shoe hanger also makes a good first aid kit container. From the items mentioned to OTC meds, cough drops, eye drops .... the list can go on.
Hope some of this may be useful as you figure out what's best for you for water in an emergency.
I can water and put it in those long under bed plastic containers. They're on wheels so they pull out easy
Keep working on it but figure out where and how you'd relocate before you run out of water
Wow, these are fantastic ideas! Very creative! Thanks!
@@oldtimerlee8820 Some wonderful ideas. I’ll have to use some of them. I’ll likely have to get some portable air for the garage for the li her term storage.
There is usually space on the inside of your closets above the door, that you can put a shelf
I love the shelf stable water cartons that we got after Hurricane Ida from the National Guard. I wish I could find those. They are much easier to store.
If you open a kitchen or bathroom cupboard, you will often find a lot of empty space. You might have short things in a tall cupboard. You can get crafty with cardboard and make boxes that are made just to fit the space and the items you want to store. you might want to put long term storage items in a custom size box on the bottom of the cupboard and put the stuff you use every day on top of the long term storage stuff. You could also put long term storage at the back of a cupboard and current stuff in the front. Also the spaces under the kitchen sink and bathroom sink are odd shaped because of the pipes, but a little cleverness can make that space useful.