On storing preps think fire safety! Yesterday we responded to a structure fire in a neighboring district. It was an unoccupied trailer house that was being used for storage. There was also a smaller storage shed (actually a box off of a coca cola deliver truck) that was beginning to burn because it was too close to the trailer house. The storage building was FULL of preps (solar ovens, pressure canners, canning jars, food, etc). I believe the trailer house was also full of preps. The problem was it was FULL!! Everything was packed in so tight you couldn't get to the area that was burning. About 50% of what was in the shed was salvageable but the trailer house was a total loss. I might also add that an occupied home was only 20 yards from the burning trailer house. It did not have any damage thankfully.
If you have that much stuff, take time to organize and store it with enough room to get through and get things out quickly. Many of these items were just thrown in there and piled on top of each other.
Not keeping all your preps in one building is good, but be sure the places you do keep them aren't too close to each other. That way if one catches fire the other doesn't.
If you have that much stuff, take time to organize and store it with enough room to get through and get things out quickly. Many of these items were just thrown in there and piled on top of each other.
Not keeping all your preps in one building is good, but be sure the places you do keep them aren't too close to each other. That way if one catches fire the other doesn't.