xtreme_right
Veteran Member
I'm wanting to expand my food storage and have some questions. What types of foods are safe to store in unairconditioned areas for long perionds of time? I've just about run out of room inside the house and want to put what I can in the garage and a storage shed. I need to take into consideration the extreme Texas heat. I'm guessing buckets of wheat and sugar would be fine in the heat. How much would it hurt the shelf life of things like coffee, rice, pasta and oatmeal? Or do I even need to worry about putting dry items in the heat? Is it just canned goods I need to worry about? I down-sized my food storage after y2k because it was overtaking the house. In a way I wish I didn't get rid of so many buckets, but then again I don't want a wall of buckets that makes it obvious to everyone how much food I have stored. I'm more at the point now where i'm wanting to spread it out around the house in smaller containers so it's not so obvious. I'm wishing now that I had been buying soda in 2 liter containers to reuse. Those seem to be a good size to stick in small places here and there.
Also, I have toilet paper squirreled away around the house but have no more space inside for it. I don't have nearly enough though. I keep thinking I should put it in the storage shed, but am afraid mice would get into it.
xr
Also, I have toilet paper squirreled away around the house but have no more space inside for it. I don't have nearly enough though. I keep thinking I should put it in the storage shed, but am afraid mice would get into it.
xr