We were forced to get a storage unit. The cost sucks but we were drowning in kids toys gear. My 30 year old camper will be stocked up soon and ready to rock. I hate our apartment. But its cheap

Before you got the camper and where prepping in the apartment how did you store everything / make it work with kids?

Stuff everywhere lol. And under everything. In the process of making rv type beds thay will be tall enough for buckets and tubs. Our couch has storage are under it fits over 10 flats of cans all tje clubbers are full.over flowing. Water jugs under the computer desk. We have stuff speed out. Wouldnt be able to sleep knowing all our eggs were in one basket. Survival caches help. My land lord hates me always had sheds on old tent trailer frames for tools andnocer flow. We used a dresser for mylar pouches and stuff for a while.

Gota love predictive text. Having a survival mindset in an apartment sucks. We never thought of staying put more then a couple days. So having all our eggs inbone basket didnt make sense. Be creative. Pintrest is one of the best tools for ideas I've come accross

Upgraded my storage to mylar bags. Very excited. Alot of work but worth it.

i'm looking forward to changing my bed from an ensemble to a 4 poster that is fairly high in the next month or so. I love when family n friends change their furniture n I get 1st shot at the originals. It is high enough for 50-60L rolling storage tubs to fit under easily.

this will give me good space for some food storage, and gear to be better sorted. I already have a number of the tubs in the cupboards.. both utilised and empty.

I have been able to get all of my stuff for now under my bed in the 36gal rubber maid totes. I do like have the smaller ones just because they are more easily organized by type of thing inside them. Being a family we have alot of storage, and changing from those big garbage can sized ones to the smaller also helped reduce space because again getting rid of the extra space (empty space).

Question about mylar bags. Not all of mine did the super tight suction seal. The beans are like a hard little brick, but the rice not as much. I did some research most places said thats ok, because the air would be inert. Just wanted to check, is that true. Is ok that? thanks.

Yes. Thats ok.

Its not the 'air' persay your worried about but the Oxygen. That solid 'brick' feeling is nice I agree, but not mandatory. The one thing to keep an eye outforthat there isnt a tiny leak in the bag that would be evident if it was that super tight finish. its harder to detect otherwise. Ive yet to see the perfect technique with no crimps using a hair straightener on a mylar bag. 🙂

LDS bags of food never come 'hard' they always have air in them. but oxygen is what you want absorbed which allows the growth of almost all microbes. Other gases are 'okay' sort of.... 🙂

I put my oxygen absorber in the bag then use my vacume sealer with a straw inserted to allow air flow to be sucked out. The sealer will melt right through straw as well to seal the bag. Afterwards I use the wider sealer to shut the bag better. Works great

Water storage. I have started my research in adding to effective water storage in an apartment. Thoughts? What do you do? How often do you rotate your water? Do you put anything in it to keep it fresh?
Let me know.
Thanks

Water storage in an apartment. 2lt pop bottles washed and sterilized work great fit in small spaces around other stuff to. Just treat with a few drops of regular bleach. best used for cooking and hygene but could be used for drinking in a pinch

my main water storage (pitiful as it is) is 10L spring water bottles with the carry handles and taps.. I leave them in the cardboard box - makes for easier stacking.

I also have a few 6 packs of 1.5L spring water bottles that I rotate through. with an hours warning I can fill up my extra containers a few 10L collapsible, a 25L and several 1 to 5L bottles and containers.

I have about 10 3L juice bottles I cleaned out and filled just for hygiene/cleaning

Remember that most dwellings have large hot water tanks. Your preps should include a short length of garden hose with a valve on it. You will also need a means to filter rust and sediment from this water source.

for water I would look at the largest containers that I can store and seal made from a food grade HDPE(high density poly ethylene). Fill them up and store them somewhere cool. The funny thing about water is that a lot of people say you need to rotate it but if you have a way of purifying it you can store it indeffinitly in one of these containers and purify it when you need it. Just make sure that you do not store it somewhere warm or exposed to sunlight at it will strat to grow bugs.
Good methods to purify are chlorine bleach (few drops per litre), Tinture of iodine (5-10 drops per litre), Povidone Iodine (10-20 drops per litre), water filtration system (berkey, UV, katydine etc....) and many others.

Old blue food grade blue 55 gal barrels are great but not so good for an apartment. I like mule skinners idea of the pop bottles they are all HDPE and small enough to fit in all sorts of apartment places.

Water storage in an apartment. 2lt pop bottles washed and sterilized work great fit in small spaces around other stuff to. Just treat with a few drops of regular bleach. best used for cooking and hygene but could be used for drinking in a pinch

I like mule skinners idea of the pop bottles they are all HDPE and small enough to fit in all sorts of apartment places.

I think I'll use this idea myself.

Also, if you have advance warning, or time to fill it, there is this product I am planning to buy:
http://totalprepare.ca/product/aquapodkit/
Amazon.Ca has this too but for a couple bucks more. Be aware of shipping, though, and play their free shipping quota games.

Next question. Everyone says something different. But how much water do you really need per day per person. Liters please.