Vertical Can Storage

[maxilaura]

would love something like that but of course no money for such a grand scale thing

[the-gnole]

Or the cheap home made wooden shelving system that I posted about in This weeks preps




Even the tins rotate as they roll down so mix up the contents at the same time

[tbabyowl]

For those like me who mess up when they try to build things I found this too

http://www.ldsfoodstorage.co.uk/products.htm

Sorry another non vertical

[Huntsman]

I really struggle for places to store tins, i find that i have been puting them in p,adtic boxes under the spare bed

[Chef]

I just use one of these...



It's a 'manual' unit, just fill it up with cans and as you use em put em back, bit more work maybe but doesn't take a few minutes each shop, it's against the kitchen wall, very sturdy, holds loads of cans, bags of pasta/rice/flour and supports a lot of weight, and the shelving is fully adjustable in 1" increments.

New they're expensive but if you look out for a restaurant liquidation (all too common these days) or go to commercial auctions they can be had for a song, I got mine from a refurb we had on one of the kitchens I worked in, I've had it for probably 15 years and it still does exactly the same job it done in the commercial kitchen, holds cans and dry goods.

I think these 'self' rotating units are a gimmick and waste too much valuable space, imho they're more for the umm, 'busy' American housewife who doesn't have time to move a can and pick one up.

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[Rosesandtea]

I have long admired the one Gnole linked to. Would love to have such a thing.

(The console one which could go behind a sofa.)

[Moony]

I think the auto-rotating storage units have their place. A serious prepper with hundreds of cans who regularly rotates stock on a daily/weekly basis would soon really appreciate such a system. Personally I love the idea but I havent really got enough stock to make it worth while...yet..

[diamond lil]

I think the aim should be to live without dependency on tins altogether!

[Huntsman]

I think the aim should be to live without dependency on tins altogether!

While I do agree that r long term goal should be to become self sufficient. I still highly regard tinned food as an important source of calories when "riding out the storm"

[the-gnole]

I still highly regard tinned food as an important source of calories when "riding out the storm"

Some folks have tried to put enough stores by for a year, some even longer, because "the storm" might need full self-sufficiency, and if it comes before a growing season starts you need to get through that period, and also allow for some failed crops, tins are good for covering that period, but you would probably need a few lock-ups to store it all