We've got 2 big plastic boxes that stays under the bed on wheels
Also some stuf ( tins ) in the pantry and what wont fit in there go's into a box as well
Personally I use plastic containers for things like flour, oats ,sugar where the packaging is flimsy. The heavier the item the nearer the floor. The oven is always a good place to put consumables but I only put MT plastic containers in the Microwave which is head high. The lower the weight the better for stability.
There are all sorts and shapes of containers that will fill the nooks and crannies of your Van/Motorhome.
I did go overboard once visiting SPS/Ardmona at Shepparton and bought three trolley loads of tins of beans, fruit, jars of jam etc. Saved heaps but was climbing around stacks of food till I offloaded some stuff to the Inlaws
I use plastic containers where possible or zip lock bags. Plastic containers are not heavy and being Solo and not a baker I don't need or keep a lot of stock so all works well for me.
Keep Safe out there.
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I made a set of three slide out drawers that fit into a very narrow 'pantry' next to the fridge.
I'm always on the lookout for neatly fitting square sided screw top plastic containers for staples like flour (P&SR), rice, desicated coconut, Panko crumbs & cereal et al.
There's one jar for spices & herbs too. Each spice/herb item in its own double zip lock bag. I buy the herbs & spices that I use only occasionally that come in little plastic bags. Cheap & in small quantities that are replaced regularly if unused.
All the heavy stuff goes to the bottom with 'like' items together.
Then there are smaller plastic screw top containers for little used stuff like cornflower, rock salt, back up powdered milk, gravox & sugar .. I use plastic peanut paste jars or jars that fit neatly side by side in the drawer if possible for these things.
Things like dried noodles, curries, flavoring sauce sachets & soup just stay in their usual packaging in the top drawer. Usually held together with rubber bands.
Regularly used condiments & herbs/spices are stored in a slide out rack by the door. I usually have a couple of bottles of a good red, protected with stubby coolers stored in the bottom shelf of this rack, for stability & visitors of course. All other bottles are plastic, except the olive oil, including a couple of those small 100ml? travel bottles for small amounts of special stuff like red wine vinegar, peanut oil etc. This enclosure is used to store silicon kitchen utensils hanging off individual hooks too.
I tape a bay leaf to the inside of each screw top to keep out weevils. Put a bay tree twig in all drawers & linen & clothes cupboards too as an anti bug measure.
I could perhaps, be criticized for overdoing it, but that's the way I am.
-- Edited by Cupie on Thursday 23rd of July 2015 03:18:12 PM
-- Edited by Cupie on Thursday 23rd of July 2015 06:47:17 PM
all our dry storage (eg, flours, sugars, any baking product) are stored in multi sized square/rectangular décor boxes in my pantry box. My herbs and spices are stored in a larger rectangular décor box in zip lock snack bags with labels of spice/herb AND best by date. eg, Thyme BB 3/5/16. We are on the road permanently, so everything gets used, eventually, then replaced.
-- Edited by Dunmowin on Thursday 23rd of July 2015 07:19:29 PM
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depends how often you will use and empty particular products. For example we keep sugar in its shop packaging and its jammed in with other items. The tighter the items are to each other, the less they will rub together or break/burst. Flour is about the only thing we store in a plastic container. Unless you are disappearing into the wilds for months, you will buy too much and like most of us, finally tumble that most towns can supply you what you want. We sometimes go off road and where we are at the moment drove 23km of winding, slightly bumpy metal road, then 2 km of "primitive private track" to the house we are sitting on the river at Batemans Bay. No breakages. We use the plastic type net packing you can buy at the supermarkets and Bunnings and cut those into largish squares that we stuff between (or wrap around) drinking glasses and crockery cups etc. We try to avoid glass bottles of highly smelling liquids like mint sauce (you can get it in plastic - or decant it into a plastic bottle).
Glass bottles of alcohol go stuffed tight into a 6pack wine bottle carton which we change at every booze seller.
The biggest thing to remember is when you arrive at your destination, open your cupboards very slowly. Open about an inch and you will feel if anything is going to fall out (and hit you on the head or break somewhere). You can then slip your hand in and by touch, find and hold steady the unsteady - open the door and stand it up (or go through an adjoining cupboard if you can)
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Wow. Thanks for all the interesting replies. I love some of your ingenuity. Especially the bay leave - would never have thought of them for pest control. Jen
The Bay Leaves are a very old trick Jenzarl. I used to do that with the lids of Drums of Flour when I lived on Cape York over 30 years ago. It really does work.
The Bay Leaves are a very old trick Jenzarl. I used to do that with the lids of Drums of Flour when I lived on Cape York over 30 years ago. It really does work.
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Sheba.
Are you calling me old? 74 is not old!
We have a giant Bay tree in the backyard .. trying to outgrow next door's lemon myrtles (I use the lemon myrtles too for anything requiring a citrus flavor. Makes great tea too). I had the bay tree in a pot at our previous house some 19 years ago but put it in the ground when we moved & off it went.
If any one wants a branch of bay leaves .. just PM me & I'll be happy to oblige next time you are in Brisvegas. Even throw in a branch or two of lemon myrtle.
-- Edited by Cupie on Friday 24th of July 2015 09:15:13 AM
Shut the front gate! The old square jar with a scew top trick hey.
I did know about those jars, in fact I get fruit for my Cereal in them every so often so I can keep them moving on out. Not for one momment did I think that is what Cupie was talking about though. It's Uncle Al ya know.
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