Can Rotators - Cansolidator and Can Tracker comparison
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Keep in mind both of these companies have other related products. This review and comparison only covers the "can tracker' and "pantry plus" models.
Fifo 'Can Tracker':
www.fifostorage...
$34.99 holds 45 regular cans
PROs:
Cheaper per unit
Denser storage
More simple to put together
Looks nice
CONs:
Strange rotation design
Only allows 2 different widths
Slightly more expensive per can
Shelf Reliance 'Cansolidator':
www.shelfrelian...
$44.09 holds 60 regular cans
PROs:
Very customizable for can sizes
Better rotation design for 1-for-1 replacement
Slightly cheaper per can
CONs:
Slightly more expensive
More effort involved in assembly
Not as smooth looking
More expensive per unit
I looked at that middle row not moving as a feature that allowed me to store a different product on the middle shelf. 2:1 Stewed tomatoes to Rotel
Thank you for taking the time to show us these to products. I am finally getting my act together to properly organize the pantry. Your video has been even more helpful than the manufacture site. Satisfaction to you for your service to the community.
I am actually a Shelf Reliance Independent Consultant and was browsing videos on the Cansolidator when I found this review. Great job. I completely agree with the deal breaker on the FIFO - as soon as you showed it, I wondered about that issue. Without know where you bought your Cansolidator from, I wanted to recommend checking out the website of an Independent Consultant because you can get them for less than other sites (abt $20 for the Cansolidator Pantry).
Best review I have seen. You answered EVERY question and concern I had had about both products, Because of your review I am now buying two CanSolidator Food Rotation System 2 PACKs. This will be a big help. Thank you again for the great review.
This is a really helpful review and comparison. Thank you!
I got the mini can tracker from The ready store. It only has a bottom and feeds from the top, no middle row. However if you have noticed, it takes up more room than placing the cans sitting on end side by side. So it takes up more room on a shelf than you can place different cans of food side side.
I just bought the Panty Plus and am promptly returning it. The snaps didn't snap, the thing was falling apart. Once you put in a snap, it is not easy to disassemble. I loved the idea. It would have worked great, but I don't have the confidence it would hold up. It is a total pain to assemble and the size ends up being odd.
We are HUGE fans of Shelf Reliance. We have 4 of their 72' racks in our basement. Each of them allows us to store/rotate cans as small as tuna/chicken up to #10 cans. We're going to order one of the Pantry Plus Cansolidators for our kitchen pantry.
I love to see people who are organized!
Always thought it was ironic that the FIFO brand, which stands for First In First Out, is the can rotator that doesn’t follow first in first out.
Just put a piece of cardboard in the bottom of the top run to block the cans on top going down first!! Then when the middle run is empty just pull out the cardboard a little to allow the top row of cans to roll down!!
So glad I found your video. I almost bought the FIFO brand but was having issues with the store website. I am going to look into the consolidator, seems to make more sense. Thank you.
I have the cansolidators, both the small and the larger ones. I love them. The only thing I dont care for is the steep price but, you get what you pay for. It's easier to put together with a rubber mallet to tap the pieces together.
Fabulous! Thanks so much for taking the time to put together this video. It was very helpful and now I know which to buy. Cheers!!
@MrsDocWho
Actually I'm not sure. I know they have multiple size connector rods to accommodate at least 2 sizes. They may make them for the longer cans too.
You are right, that is a big deal, since many bean, soup, etc cans are the larger size. That's why I mentioned the customize-ability of the shelf-reliance model.
Hi I just wanted to know where you picked up the standing wire shelf rack to put the can organizer on it
Thank you for this, very helpful indeed!
That shelf in the middle of the first one is like your inventory shelf. Once that one has falling completely it says its time to reload. then.
So you run out of the top row, use up the center row and then reload?
@ Joey Hardy- THANK YOU!!! I just couldn't move past the thought that a company would make something like this... WITH a such a specific purpose... with such a HUGE design flaw. But your comment brings it all together, and makes it all make sense! 😊THANK YOU!!
I just purchased a fifo mini can rack. It is only 2 rows high so it rotates. I wish fifo would sell the spacers separate, I would like a little more flexibility and use shorter size cans.
A simple solution on the one that the middle level doesn't rotate through until last, would be to only restock when that second level is empty, then both upper levels have the same expiration date.
Great Review! Thanks for taking the time to post it.
The rods for the FIFO apparently only come in the 2 sizes, and the large does not fit the chunky size cans. Next time I will be buying the shelf-reliance....thanks to your helpful video!! =)
@SECRETBOL
yeah having different kinds/sizes of shelves helps figure out optimal storage methods. Thanks for the comment
@caval73
Dents are a problem because they can cause tiny breaks in the airtight seal, where bacteria and oxygen can get it and ruin the food.
as far as 'poison' the only thing I have heard is that some cans have some kind of plastic of polymer material lining the inside that may contain BPEs.
@veritasfiles
Thanks. This is just the canned food. I have dry goods and stuff in long-term storage as well.
why don't you just used the "middle storage" space (4 cans?) for storing items that are completely different? if they mix later in time you can just move it back to the middle. There are some things that you don't store by the dozen right? Fifo should build a little insert that fits into the middle row and has a stopper and a way to pull out the 4 cans for easy rotation of those 4 cans. I'm sure it wouldn't be difficult to makes something to do this job though. If anyone has figured out a way to do this or has any tips please comment here with the link or info so I will be notified. Thanks in advance.
that cansolidator thing costs over 150 euros on amazon here in spain
Plywood and wood strips can do same thing...and if you can do a two sided selving, can alternate which way cans come out, use same tilt angle and same more space...VAVA design....
But even if put in cabin space, no more need to reach in back BS...
Thanks for the review, good pros and cons.
ive been wanting to put something like that into our pantry i think that the shelfreliance set would be the one id want but id want to make it my self out of wood just because the place in the pantry i want it is under the stairs so its a limited area and i want to get a max amount of cans into that area and that way it would free up a big area under that place for our 5 gal buckets and our home canning jars
can you slip a pice of thin wood or plastic in between the top and middle row that would blok the top row from droping first?
Thanks for the review, but the cam was making my head ache.. too much movement=(
Great video! Great variety of food as well.
Well 12 years later, what are your thoughts? Is there a whole new system you would add?
@theeastwatch
Yes if you are planning on taking canned foods with you in a 'bug out' or evacuation scenario, then these types of can rotators are not ideal. They can't really be moved while full, unless you move the entire shelf.
Personally I am including much if any canned food as part of a bug-out plan. It is too heavy and difficult to transport. I am sticking with dry goods, MREs, etc if I have to leave quickly.
Love the info you provide. One part you left out (????) that was the deal breaker for me (unless I am missing something.) I just bought the FIFO Can Tracker system and it doesn't seem to fit the larger soup cans, Progresso, Chunkey, etc. which is what I have a LOT of and was looking to consolidate. If I had realized that I would have went with the other brand......unless you know of a way I can make those fit in the FIFO??
Which has held up better?
I just bought the shelf reliance ones. I’m impressed with the plastic quality and how I can adjust based on sizes.
i sold them both when I moved, a few years later, but I didn't have any issues with either one, they both held up well. So its a tie in that regard.
You could cut a piece of luan (1/4 inch plywood) to fit in the top til your second row is empty.
Great video!
Thanks for the video on these. I bought 3 of the large consolidators based on this. I did have one question though. Were you ever able to get 6 rows for normal sized cans as they show in their marketing? I can only get 5 rows for normal sized cans, and a 6th smaller row for small cans, like tomato paste, or tuna cans if i make that last row even smaller.
I think I bought the shelf reliance brand years ago and the plastic oxidized it got brittle. I may be getting the brand wrong but does anyone else have that experience or know if they rectified that flaw?
Nice video. Thanks for the comparison. Very useful. But what I am really curious to know is what in the world is a can of boiled peanuts used for? Is it for cooking? I am being serious. We don't have anything like that in Wyoming. I have never heard of boiled peanuts before. And I am originally from the south east (though it has been 35 years now.) Are they wet inside or are they dry? What can or do you do with them? Is it a snack food? It is fun running into something I have never heard of before.
it's a southern thing there wet inside the hot an spicy ones are the best and yes there I snack eat Um like a regular peanut there great with a pickled egg and some sweet tea.
I need to take a trip down south and get cans of boiled peanuts. Never knew you could get them in cans.
glad it helped.
Thank you for review
Great review! Thanks!
You bought a lot of deal breakers my friend
Just cut the extra piece off, would that work?
FIFO... Quintessential rule of all restaurants. 😁
I like to keep my cans in their shipping containers - so if I have to move my food storage quickly for some reason, I can manage it.
-TEW
@bytmeh
yeah....why?
make your own !!
Great, glad it helped!
I considered getting can rotators initially, but then I started paying attention to best-by dates on items that I repetitively purchased on different months. As it turns out, can rotators do not truly rotate your food by best by date, but only purchase date which is completely valueless when true food rotation is the goal. Your food supply is too important to be playing around with semantics. Instead of calling them "can rotators", for the value they provide and the function they perform, they should correctly be called "can holders". Some people that promote can rotator use are knowingly selling you a product that sounds really neat in theory, but in reality, all they do is hold cans in a disorganized and functionless fashion. The purchase date doesn't mean a thing when doing true rotation to achieve the longest shelf life of your food supply. That's important. I have found time and time again, at different stores, that you can buy a can of beans one month and it will have the best by date shown. However, you can go to that store and buy the same can of beans a month or two later, but the best by date will expire many months BEFORE the date on the first can you purchased, thereby negating the value of using can rotators. Check it out. You'll see. Many products are like that. I do my food storage rotation based on best by date spreadsheets. That's how I discovered that can rotators are only eye-appealing "stuff" that cost a lot of money and don't truly rotate your canned foods.
In addition, I believe that stores that sell you products with best by dates scenarios such as this situation, are getting product from stores that can't sell it and are putting it on their shelves to sell to us. No one can tell how long it sat in a truck in the summer heat waiting to be transferred to another store.
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From things I've heard people say, I don't think that everyone is aware of it. We use cans from our storage on a regular basis, almost daily. Maybe that's why I do it the way I do and it suits me so well. Ultimately, the most important thing is that people build some kind of food storage regardless of what they store it on or in. I wish everyone would find a way that suits them and builds up their food supply. That's what I'd really like to see! Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Bob, the storage/rotation problem your addressing has little to do with the unit itself. People simply need to pay attention to the dates on the cans when they purchase them. If one stores a great number of cans then comparing new entries to existing storage dates will put the oldest cans first. On a different note, although some canned food does eat better earlier in its canned life, canned food won't expire. I only say this for the purpose of long term storage. Many people rotate out their "expired" cans however you'd be wise to simply move them into deep storage where they may keep someone alive should the shf (as many preppers are storing for). Mushy peas are better than no peas.
Nice info & like your system
great video. thanks
Can tracker. You pull from the bottom then take a can from the middle and put it on the top until you use that row up. Then replace the middle row. It's not rocket science.
very helpful, Thank You !
The only reason that they're expensive is that there isn't a huge market for them yet so they're probably made by a smaller company that cannot mass produce them.
Kan det ikke bare købes i det lokale supermarked? :3
Rather have the homemade wall ones that slide down . Holds more in less space
@TheLordHumungus I am completely beside myself, I thought at first it was a survival bunker but then I thought maybe it was your pantry. You must have a really big (many) family for all that food. But don't you consider the preservatives inside?
How is this holding up?
i sold it when I moved, but it had held up fin til then, no issues at all
Dude... hold the camera still...
you eat all of this, like this is your pantry???
I'm sorry. I can't take seriously a man who calls himself lord humongous.
👀 WHO THE FUCK BUYS AND EAT BOILED PEANUTS IN A FUCKIN CAN 🤢🤮
jesus, have you ever considered learning how to shoot video? either set the camera down or use a 2 x 2 stick as a monopod. If you must go hand held and you cannot afford a twenty thousand dollar steadicam rig (or even a steadi jr ), practice panning s l o w l y. - it's not that hard and will vastly improve the watchability of your videos.
OMG you are so right. Don't strive for quality, after all most of the food hoarders are uneducated knuckle draggers anyway, who would not understand anything above a Mississippi third grade level nohow ya'll.
So sick of people complaining about people being NICE ENOUGH to help others. Will a selfi stick be good enough? Where is the back lighting? No sound engineer? Camera not able to brodcast live in hd? Consider being grateful for a guy trying to help.