emergency food storage
Posted by fallenx888x on Monday, September 10, 2012
Establishing and
maintaining a storing place for your survival gear and food rations can
be a daunting task if you don't follow steps in the organizational
process. First you're going to need a space that is large enough to
store a few storage cabinets as well as some open storage units.A good
place to have a large pantry storage area for food can be difficult
since most homes don't have this capacity. You'll need to possibly
salvage hidden wasted spaces around the home that you never thought of
before. Places like under the stairs leading to the basement or a second
floor can be ideal for extra storage, by just adding some basic load
bearing shelving.Other areas where storage capacity can be increased are
under beds, closets, garages, basements and crawl spaces. Attics are
generally a bad place to store foods unless you can control the
temperature changes and high humidity. If you're deciding on storing in
your attic or if it's the only extra space you have, you'll need to make
sure that the attic is reinforced for loading bearing weight,
especially where you cabinets or shelving will be.Other important
parameters that must be understood when staging this area is, humidity
control, temperature control, light control, security, air flow and
protection from pests which include insects and rodents. Food that is
exposed to warm temperatures for an extended period of time will cause
an early shelf life. The ideal temperature would be around 50 degrees
and in a north faced walled room which is typically cooler. A typical
basement is around 60 to 65 degrees, so some temperature altering will
have to be made to make it ideal for grain and other food supply
storage. It's important to make sure that your storage area remains in
the dark for most of the time besides inspection.For more info,Please
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Besides can foods make sure any foods stored in a paper product will
have a secondary airtight container to hold out moisture.Also make sure
that all airtight food grade containers will be protected against
insects and rodents. Learn how to safely fumigate your raw foods and
grains since many times insect eggs or larva can be purchased with the
grains. Remember to use the oldest food stored products first and date
all containers so you properly rotate your food supplies.Finally, make
sure that your food survival storage area is well secured. Consider
using electronic lock cabinets to house some of your more precious foods
and it's important not to let strangers or even neighbors know that you
are storing food for security purposes.More information is available
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