Here is my old lady advice...think ahead because you won't always be young. About 15 years ago I bought some 5 gallon containers and filled them with water. At the time I could carry them although it did take effort but now that I am older I tried to keep my muscles strong but had some unexpected health issues and can no longer lift that much weight. I always thought if I kept myself in shape I would be fine but sometimes unexpected trials happen. It is good to also get some smaller containers for water also.
Right there with you! Always had strong hands, back, etc. It was such a shock when I could no longer lift the case of bottled water. Now, smaller bottles, quantities, etc. Wishing you health, prosperity and happiness.
Another idea for dice that came from a kindergarten teacher is getting one of the magnetic cans with a clear plastic circle on the top that are for spices. The kids don't have to take out the dice. They shake the can then look in the top to count the dots on the dice. If you glue felt to the inside bottom, they are quieter. They stick to the fridge or you can take off the magnet. Dice never get lost on the floor again.
I had water in milk jugs and they all started leaking what a mess. I also have. Insulated foam cups not only for hot drinks but can put soups, chili,and anything else
I watched a young fella who does hand tool carpentry buy a lot of 50 flat carpenter pencils, cut them in half, sharpened them and stashed a few in every drawer, bin, jacket pocket etc. Even tucked one in the little flap that rims the inside of a cap (hat) and then he put a couple down in between then couch cushions for good measure. Hahaha brilliant really, a great spot to stash extras of little things you're always looking for. Haha
@@AlaskaGranny oh, good call! I bought a stash of pens, markers, permanent markers and note books when the lockdowns happened to have for future reference too.
Oh granny I need you to come to my tiny house because I have a tiny hoarding problem. You could just sit in a lawn chair and point and tell me what to do 😂 let me know if you want a nice warm vacation. 💕🌴🤠
Love it. When I feel overwhelmed, I realize if I just pick up one item it gets you in motion to keep going. Do a little at a time, and you can get organized and decluttered.
@@AlaskaGranny what a lovely message of encouragement to wake up to 🤗 I've already got a dump pile and a put at the top of the road for free pile.. I've started to "let go" the stuff I could fix but haven't in two years.🤣 This morning had to catch the puppy Theo a six month old mini Bernidoodle..out of the horse field...he hasn't got the concept of come yet...not when chasing chickens ...in my bathrobe before coffee 🤣 thank you 💕🌴🤠
I saved the large vinegar bottles. They are heavy duty plastic. Tape the cap on the top so not to loose it. Tie a string around the cap of a marker then tape or tie next to your storage area. You then will always have a marker within reach to label expiration dates on your items!
I use the large vinegar bottles too. I keep a jug of water under each sink just for toilet flushing or washing up in case of emergency. Could drink it too if it’s boiled. I switch it out every 6 months or so. Nothing fancy. Just filtered tap water.
@@Pamela-B Hello, if you use bleach or liquid laundry soap you can use these for flushing and washing your hands.. the vinegar containers are food grade and could be used for storing food/water. Just keep out of direct light when storing
When I take the rice, pasta etc.. Out if their packages for longer storage , I cut the directions out and copy it and put it in a notebook as well as taping it to the outside of the container.
I keep a couple sharpies in the pantry, so when I am putting items away, I write the use by date on the jar/box. Having the marker right there helps so much!
I use can rotators, put new cans in the top and the oldest cans come out of the bottom eliminating the need to keep checking expiry dates to be sure of using your oldest cans.
Hi AG, had a Prepper experience yesterday. We broke out some Diet Pepsi cans which had a date on them of 2020. While the cans had lots of carbonation there was zero taste. 3 years is too much for that product. 🤷♂️
None of my food sets on the floor. The water is on pallets so if something was to leak it’s going to go to the floor but it’s a pallet height and it’s a concrete floor. But the food is on shelves or in mylar bags in plastic containers so if there was ever a flood of some sort on that floor, it’s not going to get into the Food area
I hav 6gal and 7gal containers i cannot carry. So i refill 1 gal containers then pour in water into lg containers in place. Also refill arizona 1gal juice or tea containers. Very heavy duty. Also kogers has 3oz plastic cups for little hands. Used them when i did demos. Was something like 3.50 for 250. Dont kno what they are now. Like bathroom drink cups but were plastic.
Thank you for keeping up spreading the word about not using milk jugs for water. The contamination risk is too strong and the jugs are certainly not. May I add the idea of getting wax paper and parchment paper, (the cheaper ones from Dollar Tree), so that we have cheap, clean, disposable surfaces to prepare food, if water is in short supply. If you can still smell the chlorine, your container is not completely air-tight. I have dehydrated vegetables in the same container that you have your pool shock in, but I have also added a food desiccant and used the Dollar Tree electrical tape around the bottom of the lid.
SORRY BUT STORING FOOD IN A POOL SHOCK CONTAINER IS A HORRIBLE BAD IDEA. THE POISON STAYS IN THE PLASTIC. AS A VENDER OF POOL SHOCK DO NOT STORE FOOD IN A POOK SHOCK CONTAINER.
@coloradopackratprepper You might be just the person to ask this question. I have a bottle of bleach tablets that l put in a zip lock bag. If l find a glass jar that l can store the bottle in,would that be safe? I was worried about the jar exploding from the off- gassing of the bleach chemicals. This might be a stupid question,but l'd rather be safe than sorry. Thank you.
@@coloradopackratprepper It wasn’t a pool shock container. It was a recycled food container that she put her pool shock in. The other lady who commented put her dehydrated veggies in that same container.
@@coloradopackratprepperCan I store pool shock in a glass container? I heard you can use pool shock to store water in 55 gallon drums. Do you know the ratio? How much does it make? Thank you.
I had some gallons on water in the whiteish jugs similar to milk jugs and they all sprung leeks after about a year , but I also had gallons in clear plastic that had no problem
I was going to make the same comment but you beat me to it. Yes the water that comes in the milk jug like containers do leak. I learned that the hard way.
Love the bamboo bowls. Will have to look for in $ tree. Don't know if you are the one I seen suggest this, but love the idea of baggie wash my plastic cutlery bc peanut butter gets in the grooves (while rving) & water is so precious. I soak in dish detergent, in a baggie & swish it. Otherwise it's goner. I do that with small undergarments too. Best baggies in my opinion, Ikea. They are great for books & vip papers 6-7 L. Ya'll just leave me some now, I've let the secret out & hope they continue to have the quality & not cut back. Happy Sunday.😊
I don't put cans away until I've written the date with a sharpie. I also put color coded stickers so anything over a year away gets a green sticker. Obviously you have to look over everything every few months.
Happy Sunday, AG!! Great video!! How often should you pour out and refresh water? I’m embarrassed to say that I reorganized my working pantry. Half was no longer good. Please make sure you use that pantry first. I obviously didn’t. I will now.
@@sms7986 Tomatoes and pineapples need to be watched more often. In general, use canned goods two to five years past ""best buy" date. The quality could change, but still be edible. Rotate stored food and always check for dents/leaks/bugs/mice infestation etc.
I found freezing all flour, cornmeal and rice and beans for 3 days will kill the weevils. Before you repackage it. And water use soda bottles Or juice bottles. Better plastic and when you empty a canning jar fill with water until next time you can that away you have extra water storage.
I'm also trying to write the dates with Sharpie on the lids. These aging eyes can't easily see those pronted dates clearly, and i don't always have my reading glasses with me at the time.
I found that the Great Value peanut filled nuggets and Fisher nuts containers don’t seal good enough. If you put water in them, tip it water will come out .. if you squeeze the container sides water will come out. I’ve had at least four Great Value water jugs break and water leaked out all over the place. I try to buy Poland Springs water those jugs seem stronger. Thanks for mentioning the paper bowls that absolutely skipped my mind to get!!
I like the tip about the bamboo bowls and will look for them. We have a Dollar Tree not far from us and they now have a building for lease’ sign on it. Either they’re not renewing the lease or they are closing that location. If we get containers like you showed for holding your plastic cutlery, we always wash them and re-use if we have family over for dinner and sending extras home with them. One tip is to hand wash them, we’ve forgotten and put them in the dishwasher and they buckle or melt. But they are usually sturdy enough to hand wash and reuse several times.
I was labeling before I knew what prepping was. I am an opportunistic shopper so I used to take a piece of clear tape and write where and when I bought, as well as how much I paid, whenever I got what I thought was a really good deal. Some of those notes predate mandate to provide best by, etc, dates! But for my notes, I wouldn't know how old some of this stuff really is. I've called manufacturers to decipher codes but it seems at least some of them repurpose/recycle codes every 10 years. Code on canned turkey was a year ending in 7. Manufacturer said it was a 2017 item but I knew it wasn't because the person that bought it died in 2012. Besides, a 2017 product would have had a best by date. Another clue was the size. The can is currently sold as a 5oz but this can was 6oz. 2007? 1997? Earlier? I may never know. I did open and eat it in 2023. I'm still here so it was fine.
I have found pasta and sauce kits that come with a compostable bowl and a bamboo spork along withthe pasta and sauce pouces. I save the bowls and sporks from these pasta annd sauce kits and add then to my stash of disposable tableware. plus I can also burn these if necessary
I discovered problems with not only storing water, but laundry detergent! I had 2.5 gallon jugs of water that developed small splits and leaked in the front closet. MOLD formed due to the slow leak that soaked into the floor and walls. I had stored several Costco jugs of laundry soap, stacked in a space next to a cart, and the botton two of THOSE split - do not stack plastic jugs!
What about storing water in aloe vera drink 1.5L bottles? Unintentionally, I've had a couple survive several northeast winters outside. Pre-pandemic I had filled them with nonpotable water to use around the yard and they are still out there. Understandably, the shrink wrap labels are gone after the expansion and contraction but the containers themself are in tact. When I realized their durability, I ordered a couple dozen flavored aloe this year and I'm refilling them with water as I finish them. I also have collapsible 5 gallon jugs with a spout which do not do as well outside. Find a temperature controlled home for it and you don't have to move it. You can just refill/empty it one manageable container at a time.
@@AlaskaGranny This is one variety of a brand I prefer because the bottles have wider opening - OKF Aloe Vera King Natural Pineapple Flavored Aloe Drink, 50.7 fl oz.
Great tips, didn't know about stranding batteries upright, thank you. ...super tight for time today I'm racing thru my yt at 2x speed... you giggled like a chipmunk & I lol'd, haha thanks I needed giggle today too. 😄
I had some stackable containers I bought for water. For less than two dollars more I could’ve got a 7 gallon but I chose to get the 4 gallon. Just because I have trouble lifting 5 gallons now so the 4 gallons I can still lift at 74. Any other days are usually 5 gallons. I don’t know anywhere from 50 to 100 times a day because I use them for replenishing the portable toilets when I clean them. Are used to deliver and pick up toilets. Those days are gone now to I don’t have the strength in my hands or the strength picking things up like I used to. I also have a couple of 2 gallon ones that I keep in the house garage so if I need some water quickly, it’s there. But I do have a five filter system for my reverse osmosis and I live in the lower 48 of Arizona. But I water can taste pretty picky so we all make sure our water is reverse osmosis. But the 4 gallon ones I have so many of them. I just take them down to a store and I feel them on the inside instead of the outside cause I think it is cleaner to do it there so every six months I replenish the water. And no I didn’t waste water. I put it in the pool because it was still good water. It’s just one of the updated to the new or water for drinking so my way to put it in the pool cause I have to put water in their periodically.
These are great tips & tricks AG, definitely Sharpie date things. I keep a Gold sharpie with my black one in the Pantry, for writing ontop of the black lids. FIFO is a great habit to get into. TFS AG, take care & keep really busy everyone. ❤🙂🐶
For short time plastic is ok for dry goods but not for long term and the reason is your food including rice will have a rancid taste of that plastic in it. Many ways to stay organized I do like idea of repurposing the take out containers for keeping the silverware. 😊
I store water in the milk jugs for flushing toilets or using to wash with! Two of the waters that I bought leaked all out and there’s no hole that I can find any idea what caused this?
Make sure your pasta and rice in soda bottles are also put away in tubs as this can cause a rodent problem.....fyi...50 lbs rice fills 13 two liter bottles...we use soda bottles for bread crumbs and salt....dehydrated herbs and vegetables...easy pouring...larger mouth juice bottles for pasta and beans
Milk jugs: don't reuse containers. Don't store water in a container that did not contain pure water to start. I would recommend against even soda bottles or sports drink containers. You can never get them clean enough. The milk jug style water jugs spontaneously break and leak. I have distilled water stored for dosing my well water treatment and have lost gallons after the jugs decided to break inside a cabinet. The leak was slow enough that it appears to not have caused any damage, it leaked at about the evaporation rate, but I got very lucky.
Probably weevils from flour, pasta, rice or dry beans. Use diatomaceous earth to get rid of them (food grade) @ farm stores, TCS, Blairs, farm and fleet etc. Then use bay leaves in cabinets to prevent them. Also freeze all dry goods for 3 days to kill bugs.
I cringe at the thought of eating at anyone's house who has not worked in food service and don't know food safety. Thanks for the video.
As a chef, I concur
My friend is a Master Chef. He has the messiest cooking/cleaning habits.
His meals are worth the risk! :-)
Not mentioning any names but I also know a chef like that
I won't eat anything from a dirty house.
Here is my old lady advice...think ahead because you won't always be young. About 15 years ago I bought some 5 gallon containers and filled them with water. At the time I could carry them although it did take effort but now that I am older I tried to keep my muscles strong but had some unexpected health issues and can no longer lift that much weight. I always thought if I kept myself in shape I would be fine but sometimes unexpected trials happen. It is good to also get some smaller containers for water also.
Right there with you! Always had strong hands, back, etc.
It was such a shock when I could no longer lift the case of bottled water. Now, smaller bottles, quantities, etc.
Wishing you health, prosperity and happiness.
I got a small dolly to help move heavy objects.
At 72 old lady, i refill 1gal containers and fill lg stay in place containets as i used to carry 55# no problem. That dont happen now!!!!!!
@@coloradopackratprepper great idea!
@@susanwilson4695 great idea!
Another idea for dice that came from a kindergarten teacher is getting one of the magnetic cans with a clear plastic circle on the top that are for spices. The kids don't have to take out the dice. They shake the can then look in the top to count the dots on the dice. If you glue felt to the inside bottom, they are quieter. They stick to the fridge or you can take off the magnet. Dice never get lost on the floor again.
This is brilliant!!
@@thefarmista I thought so too when I first saw this!
Great idea! I've used the tiny plastic food containers but the magnetic idea would be great!
I had water in milk jugs and they all started leaking what a mess. I also have. Insulated foam cups not only for hot drinks but can put soups, chili,and anything else
I watched a young fella who does hand tool carpentry buy a lot of 50 flat carpenter pencils, cut them in half, sharpened them and stashed a few in every drawer, bin, jacket pocket etc. Even tucked one in the little flap that rims the inside of a cap (hat) and then he put a couple down in between then couch cushions for good measure. Hahaha brilliant really, a great spot to stash extras of little things you're always looking for. Haha
I suppose you could also stash the little golf pencils, too.
@@AlaskaGranny oh, good call! I bought a stash of pens, markers, permanent markers and note books when the lockdowns happened to have for future reference too.
Oh granny I need you to come to my tiny house because I have a tiny hoarding problem. You could just sit in a lawn chair and point and tell me what to do 😂 let me know if you want a nice warm vacation. 💕🌴🤠
Love it. When I feel overwhelmed, I realize if I just pick up one item it gets you in motion to keep going. Do a little at a time, and you can get organized and decluttered.
@@AlaskaGranny what a lovely message of encouragement to wake up to 🤗 I've already got a dump pile and a put at the top of the road for free pile.. I've started to "let go" the stuff I could fix but haven't in two years.🤣
This morning had to catch the puppy Theo a six month old mini Bernidoodle..out of the horse field...he hasn't got the concept of come yet...not when chasing chickens ...in my bathrobe before coffee 🤣 thank you 💕🌴🤠
I have used 7 gallon blue Walmart water jugs … unfortunately after about 2 years they split in the seam….. oh what a mess!!!!
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Wow, sorry to hear that.
I saved the large vinegar bottles. They are heavy duty plastic. Tape the cap on the top so not to loose it. Tie a string around the cap of a marker then tape or tie next to your storage area. You then will always have a marker within reach to label expiration dates on your items!
Great tips, thanks.
I use the large vinegar bottles too. I keep a jug of water under each sink just for toilet flushing or washing up in case of emergency. Could drink it too if it’s boiled. I switch it out every 6 months or so. Nothing fancy. Just filtered tap water.
@@Pamela-B
Hello, if you use bleach or liquid laundry soap you can use these for flushing and washing your hands.. the vinegar containers are food grade and could be used for storing food/water. Just keep out of direct light when storing
When I take the rice, pasta etc.. Out if their packages for longer storage , I cut the directions out and copy it and put it in a notebook as well as taping it to the outside of the container.
I have a notebook with saved directions, too.
Great advice! I didn't know about the batteries being stored upright...thx
Glad to help!
Standing batteries up, didn't know. Thanks
I have to seriously go through all my foods and date them as soon as possible. I'm still working on my organization. 😉
I keep a couple sharpies in the pantry, so when I am putting items away, I write the use by date on the jar/box. Having the marker right there helps so much!
I do the same and I also have a Dollar Tree puck light and a magnifying glass as I have a hard time reading a lot of the stamped expiration dates.
I use can rotators, put new cans in the top and the oldest cans come out of the bottom eliminating the need to keep checking expiry dates to be sure of using your oldest cans.
Thank you Alaska Granny. Your tips and tricks are always greatly appreciated. God bless.
Hi AG, had a Prepper experience yesterday. We broke out some Diet Pepsi cans which had a date on them of 2020. While the cans had lots of carbonation there was zero taste. 3 years is too much for that product. 🤷♂️
Yes, soda or pop definitively goes bad fast. Not dangerous but not yummy at all
I put some road salt in several different types of containers and the only one that deteriorated was the milk jug.
Thanks for sharing.
I'd love to find those bowls at my dollar tree! 😉👍
Good luck!!
None of my food sets on the floor. The water is on pallets so if something was to leak it’s going to go to the floor but it’s a pallet height and it’s a concrete floor. But the food is on shelves or in mylar bags in plastic containers so if there was ever a flood of some sort on that floor, it’s not going to get into the Food area
I hav 6gal and 7gal containers i cannot carry. So i refill 1 gal containers then pour in water into lg containers in place. Also refill arizona 1gal juice or tea containers. Very heavy duty. Also kogers has 3oz plastic cups for little hands. Used them when i did demos. Was something like 3.50 for 250. Dont kno what they are now. Like bathroom drink cups but were plastic.
I started out saving milk jugs first and found that they leaked. I now save vinegar jugs and juice jugs to save filtered water in.
great advice.. enjoy your break👍
Thank you! 😃
Love the battery confirmation. I've lost so many batteries storing them in the bottom drawer of a rolling storage cart. This is more great info, TY.
Thank you AG
Thank you for keeping up spreading the word about not using milk jugs for water. The contamination risk is too strong and the jugs are certainly not.
May I add the idea of getting wax paper and parchment paper, (the cheaper ones from Dollar Tree), so that we have cheap, clean, disposable surfaces to prepare food, if water is in short supply.
If you can still smell the chlorine, your container is not completely air-tight. I have dehydrated vegetables in the same container that you have your pool shock in, but I have also added a food desiccant and used the Dollar Tree electrical tape around the bottom of the lid.
SORRY BUT STORING FOOD IN A POOL SHOCK CONTAINER IS A HORRIBLE BAD IDEA. THE POISON STAYS IN THE PLASTIC. AS A VENDER OF POOL SHOCK DO NOT STORE FOOD IN A POOK SHOCK CONTAINER.
@coloradopackratprepper You might be just the person to ask this question. I have a bottle of bleach tablets that l put in a zip lock bag. If l find a glass jar that l can store the bottle in,would that be safe? I was worried about the jar exploding from the off- gassing of the bleach chemicals. This might be a stupid question,but l'd rather be safe than sorry. Thank you.
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It wasn’t a pool shock container. It was a recycled food container that she put her pool shock in. The other lady who commented put her dehydrated veggies in that same container.
@@coloradopackratprepperCan I store pool shock in a glass container? I heard you can use pool shock to store water in 55 gallon drums. Do you know the ratio? How much does it make? Thank you.
I had some gallons on water in the whiteish jugs similar to milk jugs and they all sprung leeks after about a year , but I also had gallons in clear plastic that had no problem
I was going to make the same comment but you beat me to it. Yes the water that comes in the milk jug like containers do leak. I learned that the hard way.
You always have great content. I never knew that about batteries. Thank you.
Thank you!
thanks, AG🙂
Love the bamboo bowls. Will have to look for in $ tree. Don't know if you are the one I seen suggest this, but love the idea of baggie wash my plastic cutlery bc peanut butter gets in the grooves (while rving) & water is so precious. I soak in dish detergent, in a baggie & swish it. Otherwise it's goner. I do that with small undergarments too. Best baggies in my opinion, Ikea. They are great for books & vip papers 6-7 L. Ya'll just leave me some now, I've let the secret out & hope they continue to have the quality & not cut back. Happy Sunday.😊
I don't put cans away until I've written the date with a sharpie. I also put color coded stickers so anything over a year away gets a green sticker. Obviously you have to look over everything every few months.
Nice to be so organized, Thanks for sharing great tips.
Thank you Alaska Granny great ideas hope you have a blessed day n time in the lower 48s 🙏 🇺🇸 👍
Beautiful tips and tricks.
Enjoy, the Little Precious grandkids, and thanks for sharing.
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I’ve been saving the nice jars and lids from my favorite pasta sauce and filling with water.
Happy Sunday, AG!! Great video!! How often should you pour out and refresh water? I’m embarrassed to say that I reorganized my working pantry. Half was no longer good. Please make sure you use that pantry first. I obviously didn’t. I will now.
I keep a 40 and50 gallon barrel and try to rotate them every 6 to 8 months
@@samgasaway8894 thank you
Hopefully you keep items past used by dates. Most canned foods are good years past date on cans.
@@lanakeeton8102Even tomato products stored in cans?
@@sms7986 Tomatoes and pineapples need to be watched more often. In general, use canned goods two to five years past ""best buy" date. The quality could change, but still be edible. Rotate stored food and always check for dents/leaks/bugs/mice infestation etc.
I found freezing all flour, cornmeal and rice and beans for 3 days will kill the weevils. Before you repackage it. And water use soda bottles Or juice bottles. Better plastic and when you empty a canning jar fill with water until next time you can that away you have extra water storage.
As always, great suggestions AG!
Glad you like them!
@@AlaskaGranny💖
Fav utuber :-)
I'm also trying to write the dates with Sharpie on the lids. These aging eyes can't easily see those pronted dates clearly, and i don't always have my reading glasses with me at the time.
You could try & get a Gold or Silver coloured Sharpie for your Black lids or dark labelled containers, you can sometimes see them much easier.
Thank you! Have fun and be safe! ❤️🙏🏻❤️
Thank you!
I found that the Great Value peanut filled nuggets and Fisher nuts containers don’t seal good enough. If you put water in them, tip it water will come out .. if you squeeze the container sides water will come out. I’ve had at least four Great Value water jugs break and water leaked out all over the place. I try to buy Poland Springs water those jugs seem stronger. Thanks for mentioning the paper bowls that absolutely skipped my mind to get!!
Thanks for the info!
I like the tip about the bamboo bowls and will look for them. We have a Dollar Tree not far from us and they now have a building for lease’ sign on it. Either they’re not renewing the lease or they are closing that location. If we get containers like you showed for holding your plastic cutlery, we always wash them and re-use if we have family over for dinner and sending extras home with them. One tip is to hand wash them, we’ve forgotten and put them in the dishwasher and they buckle or melt. But they are usually sturdy enough to hand wash and reuse several times.
Nice tip about the dishwasher, and how kind you are to send food home.
I was labeling before I knew what prepping was. I am an opportunistic shopper so I used to take a piece of clear tape and write where and when I bought, as well as how much I paid, whenever I got what I thought was a really good deal. Some of those notes predate mandate to provide best by, etc, dates! But for my notes, I wouldn't know how old some of this stuff really is.
I've called manufacturers to decipher codes but it seems at least some of them repurpose/recycle codes every 10 years.
Code on canned turkey was a year ending in 7. Manufacturer said it was a 2017 item but I knew it wasn't because the person that bought it died in 2012. Besides, a 2017 product would have had a best by date. Another clue was the size. The can is currently sold as a 5oz but this can was 6oz. 2007? 1997? Earlier? I may never know. I did open and eat it in 2023. I'm still here so it was fine.
AG: Great tips and ideas.
Thanks so much!
I have found pasta and sauce kits that come with a compostable bowl and a bamboo spork along withthe pasta and sauce pouces. I save the bowls and sporks from these pasta annd sauce kits and add then to my stash of disposable tableware. plus I can also burn these if necessary
I discovered problems with not only storing water, but laundry detergent! I had 2.5 gallon jugs of water that developed small splits and leaked in the front closet. MOLD formed due to the slow leak that soaked into the floor and walls. I had stored several Costco jugs of laundry soap, stacked in a space next to a cart, and the botton two of THOSE split - do not stack plastic jugs!
So sorry to hear of your mess.
Thank you so much AG, I wish I had this video a few months ago. I stored water in gallon jugs and yesterday I had a huge wet mess 😔💔.
Sorry that happened to you.
Thank you. Lesson Learned 😊
What about storing water in aloe vera drink 1.5L bottles?
Unintentionally, I've had a couple survive several northeast winters outside. Pre-pandemic I had filled them with nonpotable water to use around the yard and they are still out there. Understandably, the shrink wrap labels are gone after the expansion and contraction but the containers themself are in tact.
When I realized their durability, I ordered a couple dozen flavored aloe this year and I'm refilling them with water as I finish them.
I also have collapsible 5 gallon jugs with a spout which do not do as well outside. Find a temperature controlled home for it and you don't have to move it. You can just refill/empty it one manageable container at a time.
It sounds like your containers are working. I am unfamiliar with aloe drinks.
@@AlaskaGranny This is one variety of a brand I prefer because the bottles have wider opening - OKF Aloe Vera King Natural Pineapple Flavored Aloe Drink, 50.7 fl oz.
Great tips, didn't know about stranding batteries upright, thank you.
...super tight for time today I'm racing thru my yt at 2x speed... you giggled like a chipmunk & I lol'd, haha thanks I needed giggle today too. 😄
I had some stackable containers I bought for water. For less than two dollars more I could’ve got a 7 gallon but I chose to get the 4 gallon. Just because I have trouble lifting 5 gallons now so the 4 gallons I can still lift at 74. Any other days are usually 5 gallons. I don’t know anywhere from 50 to 100 times a day because I use them for replenishing the portable toilets when I clean them. Are used to deliver and pick up toilets. Those days are gone now to I don’t have the strength in my hands or the strength picking things up like I used to. I also have a couple of 2 gallon ones that I keep in the house garage so if I need some water quickly, it’s there. But I do have a five filter system for my reverse osmosis and I live in the lower 48 of Arizona. But I water can taste pretty picky so we all make sure our water is reverse osmosis. But the 4 gallon ones I have so many of them. I just take them down to a store and I feel them on the inside instead of the outside cause I think it is cleaner to do it there so every six months I replenish the water. And no I didn’t waste water. I put it in the pool because it was still good water. It’s just one of the updated to the new or water for drinking so my way to put it in the pool cause I have to put water in their periodically.
Definitely the water in Arizona isn't tasty. I use my Berkey to filter the water. Great idea to use the water to add to your pool!
These are great tips & tricks AG, definitely Sharpie date things. I keep a Gold sharpie with my black one in the Pantry, for writing ontop of the black lids. FIFO is a great habit to get into.
TFS AG, take care & keep really busy everyone. ❤🙂🐶
Great idea about the gold sharpie!!
@@AlaskaGranny Thanks AG. 👍🤗❤️🙂🐶
Good tips! I have very few paper products. Made me realize I have a hole to fix! Thank you!
For short time plastic is ok for dry goods but not for long term and the reason is your food including rice will have a rancid taste of that plastic in it. Many ways to stay organized I do like idea of repurposing the take out containers for keeping the silverware. 😊
Thanks for the tips.
Hi Alaska Granny 👋🏻
Use soda or clean juice bottles instead for storing water; if you don't drink soda, ask your friends or collect them at your next potluck
Good video, thanks for sharing, God bless !
Thanks for watching!
You’re in my thoughts and prayers
Thank you so much.
We haven't seen Teddy in awhile. Maybe next time?
Teddy was on the seat next to me!
Chopsticks
Excellent
Thank you so much 😀
Batteries store best upright? I’ve never heard this before.
I found out about the leaking milk jugs about 5 years ago. It wasn't pleasant😢
😂organization ideas
Have separate areas for
- meds & first aid
- proteins eg beans, chicken, fish
Veggies products
Carbs
Cleaning products
Sounds great!
I store water in the milk jugs for flushing toilets or using to wash with! Two of the waters that I bought leaked all out and there’s no hole that I can find any idea what caused this?
I put around 4 pounds of rice in a 1 gallon used water jug. Will it be alright or. Do. I need glass ,fruit jars ,just. Trying. To save a little ??
I suppose it depends on how sturdy is the plastic container. Does it seem as sturdy as a plastic soda bottle?
Make sure your pasta and rice in soda bottles are also put away in tubs as this can cause a rodent problem.....fyi...50 lbs rice fills 13 two liter bottles...we use soda bottles for bread crumbs and salt....dehydrated herbs and vegetables...easy pouring...larger mouth juice bottles for pasta and beans
Milk jugs:
don't reuse containers. Don't store water in a container that did not contain pure water to start. I would recommend against even soda bottles or sports drink containers. You can never get them clean enough.
The milk jug style water jugs spontaneously break and leak. I have distilled water stored for dosing my well water treatment and have lost gallons after the jugs decided to break inside a cabinet. The leak was slow enough that it appears to not have caused any damage, it leaked at about the evaporation rate, but I got very lucky.
I use my half gallon plastic vodka bottles for washing water. Very sturdy. What could be cleaner than 40 proof vodka?
@@gpozdol7912 what vodka are you getting 40 proof? That's half strength
@@Zanthum I ment 80.
@@gpozdol7912 I figured 😉
I do not know where things are. 😑
What are those tiny bugs in the picture my mom had some in her kitchen I have trying to Chet rid of them looking for some help please ✌️👍❤️ 13:39
Probably weevils from flour, pasta, rice or dry beans. Use diatomaceous earth to get rid of them (food grade) @ farm stores, TCS, Blairs, farm and fleet etc. Then use bay leaves in cabinets to prevent them. Also freeze all dry goods for 3 days to kill bugs.
Yes, weevils.
Thats not true. We've had water in milk, pop bottles for years no problem.
Pop bottles are good.