A lot of people ask me where I store all of my shopping deals. They always ask if I ever run out of room and luckily the answer is no (so far – HA!). I’m fortunate enough to have an extremely large basement for my stockpile. Of course, the stockpile has to share this space with the laundry machines and our general storage, but it’s large enough that we can do it easily. It’s a BIG basement. I’m lucky.
For those of you that may not be as lucky, don’t fret! Just because you don’t have a large basement, doesn’t mean you can’t have a stockpile. You just have to be creative when it comes to storing things. If you have a basement and can spare a bit of space down there, do it. Invest in some good, sturdy shelving units and/or storage bins or carts and organize your stockpile here.
You can also store your stockpile items under your bed in some under-bed storage containers (or by themselves).
Do you have a tall dresser you could squeeze in somewhere? They can hold alot of items!
I really believe the best place to store your stockpile items is all over the house. Store your shampoos, body wash and toothbrushes in the bathroom. Store your toilet paper and facial tissue in the hall closet. Store your food in the kitchen and dining room cupboards/pantry. Store your laundry soap and fabric softener in the laundry room. Store things in the places that they will be used.
I hope this helps those of you that live in small spaces!
Hi. We have limited storage space so I’ve had to be creative too. The floor of your closets is another place to store items. 5 gallon buckets are handy and cheap. They can be stored incognito by grouping 3 together, put a round or square piece of wood on top and cover with a floor length tablecloth. Use as an endtable. You can now get gamma lids from Home Deposit to seal the buckets. Makes them pretty much air and water tight and they are removeable for easy access.
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I so badly want to organize the spaces in the last 2 pictures!!!
i would definetely suggest really big airtight containers for your cereals. if possible, take all cereal out of the boxes and put the bags right into the container. the boxes take up lots of space so this is what i usually do with my cereal, oatmeal, packaged snacks, etc. just put a small label on them with expiry dates.
I would like to start stockpiling, however I am wondering what specific type of “containers” would you recommend for a ‘moist’ and older/unfinished basement?
I will be able to put my canned & plastic containers of goodies on shelves, but with the amount of cobwebs I get in the basement, I feel I should be using some kind of “air-tight” thing for cereal etc.
you are welcome, ashley! i’m so happy that this post was helpful to you.
Thank you, Thank you!! I’m soo happy you did this article, it has given me a few good ideas where to store stuff. As I mentioned to you when you were looking for suggestions for your site, my hubby and I live in a condo so we don’t have a ton of storage space. But now seeing some photos and having some ideas, I think I’ll be able to find a few places around the condo to store some stockpile stuff