How to Store Your Long Term Food Storage | Should You Hide Your Prepper Pantry? 

I wouldn't give the people who show their their pantries and preps too bad a time. I believe most are trying to encourage the rest of us to do something-anything to prepare for the worst. Thanks preppers!

The plumbing concern is valid. I had started my long term pantry in one end of my basement over a year ago. Recently, while restocking, I realized all septic plumbing exiting the house was directly over my pantry in the ceiling. Needless to say, I moved my pantry to the opposite end of the house where there is NO plumbing overhead. One less worry solved.

Great points. I canned and prepped more this year than ever before. I put 1 picture on Facebook when I first started. I was just so proud of myself, and didn't even think about it actually inviting trouble. I had 3 people (not close friends) joke about knowing where to go when the s.h.t.f. It really made me think. I deleted my picture, and never talk about our pepper pantry now. We have divided our food between 3 rooms in our home. We made sure to put up ammo too in order to stand our ground and protect our lives and home. We have 4 indoor dogs that hate strangers as our extra eyes and ears. The world is crazy now. We have stopped watching TV, and have downsized our friends to only lifelong ones that are like minded.

After having some store bought peaches leaking after a few years...i would rather be able to see what i have for easier rotation.

Because we have housekeepers we put a lock on our prepper room door. It's not a room they clean but because we've recently added significantly to the stockpile we made the decision to lock it up. We aren't concerned about them taking anything but are concerned about who might overhear them talking about how large it is.

I can understand the need to have a prepper pantry that isn't screaming "Look at all my goodies" to anyone that comes into your home. HOWEVER, there are better ways to store your preps in a covert manner where you can still access them readily. A footlocker or cedar chest at the end of a bed is a great place to store things (add a couple of towels or blankets over them for added hiding). Your closet is another great place - place a bookshelf (or some other kind of shelving unit in the back of it) place your shoes on the bottom shelf, and your canned goods on all other shelves. Your clothes will disguise the fact that it's actually a prepper pantry - people will see your shoes on the bottom shelf and just think you have a lot of them. The options are limited only by your creativity.

My first thought when watching this is that she doesn't intend on using any of that food until what she has 8n the cupboards runs out. Meaning, this is emergency only. I have both...a working pantry where I rotate and replenish and emergency or long term that doesn't get touched. So the bed idea is excellent!

I had to move all my pantry stores under my stairs and one bedroom closet to get carpet replaced. The best choice for me was to pack everything in small moving boxes from home depot. I numbered the boxes and made an inventory sheet(s) to keep tract of

Nice to come across a prepping channel that isn't all about the guns and ammo, "us" vs "them." I stay away from those types. I'm 68 years old, newly widowed. I've prepped all my adult life, although I never called it that. I was just a provident woman who kept a home very well stocked with supplies and food. It was to see us through illness, unemployment, layoffs, transportation problems, bad roads, unexpected company, short checks, etc. It came in handy many times. I'm beyond overstocked right now, as when the shortages hit, my husband was in the hospital and I felt such a responsibility to be sure I could take care of us no matter what, that I doubled down more than ever. My pantry is a really small room, separated from the kitchen by a laundry nook. And because of allowing myself to become frightened by all the gloom and doom people on youtube, I now have an overflow of supplies and a little food stacked in the computer room. All my family lives a long drive away, and I'm isolated because of the virus, so it's rare for anyone else to be here, and I'm only gone long enough to get the mail or go for a walk. I'm cautious and keep things locked and don't let strangers in. The only tradesmen who would ever have need to be in that part of the house are good men that we've dealt with since we moved here 25 years ago. I would never store in the way the woman you showed does. That food can't be used out of and rotated. Just wait until she finds a bunch of cans of things like pineapple and tomatoes have been leaking for a while. It's not going to be pretty. I've always believed one of the reasons for being well stocked is to share when you know of someone in need, which I've done many times. My parents did the same. I would never fail to give someone something if they said they were hungry. I volunteered at the food bank for years.

I think the nailed under the bed storage would only be good for those 30 year items that you only use in extreme emergencies. I agree that regular rotation is essential with "normal" pantry food. Even without having a prepper pantry I have items become stale dated if they are at the back of my kitchen pantry. She would need a really good system for making sure that doesn't happen.

I have boxes in front of my food that's stashed that are marked RAGS or Christmas decor. Even put fake garland on top of box when they look in. Make them work for it if they are stealing. Also baited mouse traps. Hopefully that will wake them up.

I like her method, but only for 25 year type food.

What a great answer to those who say, they don't have space in small apartments and the like. You got to love the folks who think?

Let me just say most preppers are not just prepping food they are well-armed to be able to defend what they have prepped

Covid forced us to think of priorities-so instead of adding spaces for food storage (we are in a one-bedroom apartment)I am eliminating all unused kitchen items e.g. six extra pots/pans, tea party sets, pretty serving dishes used twice a year in order to use the cabinets for food -cooking supplies that are actually used daily!! Can be left stovetop or on open shelves

People you personally know would be a bigger threat than internet viewers or the government.

My house keeper told me she knew where come when she gets hungry, I hate that.

It would be sooo difficult to get to her preps. She reminds me of someone from a violence prone environment or country. How would she remember where everything is? For example how would she know which storage place has the can of corn? Does she have a system to keep up with inventory? She is very creative.

I live in a 2 story. The bedroom off the kitchen is a 14 x12 pantry. Shelves to the ceiling plus to belly freezers. Can't imagine life without it. Over flow in the basement.

I hid food in closet for emergency use and forgot about it. A strange order was coming from closet and after taking everything out canned food went bad and it was a mess. Good idea but even canned food needs to be rotated

I was attracted to your title because it’s a subject not often discussed, and I think you did an excellent job! Being a long-term prepper I have experienced the joy and security of hiding a year’s worth of food in a hidden closet, but a few years passed quickly and snack foods got hard and stale, a can of fruit cocktail burst...it was disgusting. Though this lady did an impressive job I agree with your assessment that going to that much trouble to hide away your stores is best for the stuff you don’t need to rotate.

I prefer a working pantry. I imagine a lot of her food will expire before she can use it. But I love her creativity, especially for a shtf situation. I would quickly shift much of my working pantry inventory over to covert storage areas if that happened. A hidden room with disguised access would be ideal. Always wanted a hidden room.

I agree that her method makes it difficult to get to her food and almost impossible to use as a working pantry, rotating your food and using older food first. But, I appreciate watching this. We have no idea at this point in time that hiding every bit of our food will be necessary for survival. The ideas could be utilized in that severe type of situation. Some people live in very bad neighborhoods and this is what they have to do because of theft and crime. Not everyone is living in an ideal neighborhood. If the economy tanks, all homes will be vulnerable.

I also store food in glass jars in backs of cupboards etc but I use most of mine as a working pantry. Its humid here most of the time except in the dead of winter (winter here is about 4 weeks in the tropics) so mould and rust is an issue with all canned goods. We are in a house block about 800sqm so now I am comfortable with my current preps I have started learning all things gardening, water harvesting, chickens for eggs. Hoping to move in the next few years as im keen for a root cellar. Its still spring here and it will reach 39°c over the next few days. Cyclone season is what I prep for mainly. Im in Australia 😉🇦🇺

Maybe we can keep a good amount of food in a cabinet or pantry so if in a really bad situation an intruder comes to steal food and you are at home, you can say that’s all you have while you are keeping the majority or a good portion of your food hidden down the bed and other places like we can see in the video.

I really think this lady is quite smart. A normal person would not look in these places. And, if she did have to bug out, there may come a day when she can go back. And, quite possibly she would still have alot of her food. Although not foolproof, it can work. And, like her, I dont share my pantry, and I have it in multiple places.

This encourages me to see what I can store under my guest bed. Thank you for your Chanel I like how you think and your kindness. Very motivational. I’ve prepped for decades WITHOUT realizing it had a name. Lol

I love the idea of under the bed, hidden and secure, however I would only use that for long term or non food items. I store food under a bed until I get adequate shelving for home canned stores. I only wish I had a basement so I could make a pantry behind a false wall. 😊

Thanks for sharing! Very detailed information. It should be VERY beneficial for those who are limited on storage space!!! Suggestion perhaps on the backside of the bed that is close to the wall with all the food should have an opening to be able to access the food to swap out easily! As well as making a way to easily access (for date rotation for freshness) ANY of her secret places so thr food doesn't go rancid!

Interesting topic. At the moment I want to say any level of prepping is a good idea doing whatever works for you. I know for myself keeping track is hard enough using a FIFO system. I would never be able to keep track of crap scattered all over the house, much less hidden in the walls and under beds. Not for me, but love it for you if that’s what works. As far as hiding food, I recall seeing pix of people hiding soup cans behind books on the bookcase and my thoughts were how crazy would I look if my family noticed I was squirreling away soup behind books? I’ll take my chances of getting food stolen by keeping it organized in one room and knowing what I have and what needs rotated out.

I like a rotating pantry as well. She is creative though.

Thx for the video. How this person’s thoughts of hiding is in depth, I have concern on all under the bed storage without checks in place. Just throw a box spring & mattress on a carpeted floor - it leads to trapped moisture/mold. For the water - I’d recommend low under bed plastic containers without the lids to contain any time a container leaks not to rot the flooring if not caught. For the food - I agree with it should be properly sealed Mylar & if #10 cans are under there or any other metal - to have moisture packs scattered to try to negate the moisture build up from no air flow. Canned glass would have benefits, but still the same issue of rust from moisture I would think. Just so many concerns with first in, first out, but maybe she takes it apart every six months to do such.

I hope there’s no wrong way to prep.I have a closet full of groceries in one of my bedroom. No one goes in there, I feel that they are safe. Great video. Thank you for sharing.

Her method is great for Patriots Mountainhouse or Wise Foods. All the other stuff can be hidden in plane sight. Use false fronts that don't require nails or screws.

Great information. Thanks for sharing 👍

Your video is very good, thank you for sharing.

I would put the plastic bottles ion a rolling plastic under the bed bin. I have had 2 incidents where the bottle leaked and warped my floors.

Maybe if peopleSTOP posting their preping pantries on the media noone will know.. But nooooo everybody hv to show thw world..

Our master bedroom bed has wood sides that go to just a few inches above the floor. I often thought of that wasted storage space underneath, so recently I got flat bins and filled them with vacuum sealed rice, oatmeal and beans. I also have some canned meat with a long shelf life in some bins, arranged inside zip lock bags (in case something were to burst). I also vacuum sealed some spices, salt and tea. A sort of back up pantry. You would have to remove the mattress, the box spring and slats, but that's not too hard. I like to inspect and use/replace food regularly. I have a small house, so it makes sense to utilize this space like this.

Very interesting! great video

Interesting video. Glad I stumbled onto your channel. My thoughts on her storage is...It's nice to know how to hide it if we need to take these extreme measures someday. But for now my working pantry being a little overstocked is working fine. Should SHTF we will find more creative ways to store foods.

We are very careful about who is allowed inside our home. Right now while we are in self-quarantine, only a repairman from a reputable company would be allowed inside and only if he was masked and gloved. We had to do this a few months ago when our freezer stopped working and we needed a part replaced. We will have to do this again soon because the control panel for our 15 year old double ovens has stopped working. Anyone who is allowed into our home would NEVER be allowed to freely roam about in our home. Closet doors, bedroom doors, the laundry room door, pantry door and all the cabinet doors are all kept closed when there is a visitor in our home. And most of our preps are behind closed doors or in a location a visitor is not allowed to enter. Any visitor who uses the guest bathroom will see a bathtub filled with rolls of paper towels and toilet paper beneath clothing hung from a shower curtain rod and a snoop will see a supply of candles and hand soap in the under sink cabinet but no visitor will ever see any of our long-term food storage or preparedness gear.

One reason to keep your food storage out of sight is "borrowing" neighbors (and family) who never seem to return the borrowed food. What I mean is that its very hard to deny having a cup of sugar or flour to loan someone when the sugar and flour is in full display on the counter with pretty labels. It would also be difficult to say you don't have a can of chicken or tomatoes or green beans when you proudly display your home canning skills for all to see.

just idea for storing extra blankets was worth the watch thank you....i personally place can goods in the closet with my clothes hiding them . i agree with you ver hard to get to. i am prepping not out of fear. but as a way to save money in future. cannot live life think someone is out get you or steal from you.

Some very interesting and great ideas here.

thtas helpful information passed on . Amazing 👌. Stay in touch

Love the store and rotate pantry

Yes, foolish is a good description of your outlook. Had someone after 11years ask me about my Stash people do remember. Out of Sight Out of Mind!! I pray you never live to regret it. I have 3 walls that have DIY can rotators attached as high as I can reach then to the floor BUT they also have false fronts so appear to be normal walls. Easy access, they hinge at the ceiling.

Very interesting ideas

I have always thought 💭 that displaying your food is complicated and I have deferent places because I also live in California. I have separated my food in a deferent places. I have always had a working pantry and it's in my leaving room I had a cabinet bill my home 🏡 is super tiny. I do try to rotate my food so one of two closets is another pantry that way it's easy to rotate the food. If someone comes to my home they only see my food in the kitchen. I feel that way for me is safe and at the same time protected from being seen by strangers.😊🏡❤️😺🐶

What a good video you share, I do agree some people have properly storage place which make it easy for them. For me I just keep my long term food in the garage and to be honest it's not the best place because I have lots f gardening stuff..

Like the ideas for long term store but not as working pantry.

Add bay leaves to containers of rice and pasta to prevent weevils.

For example a false front can be placing cans in the back of drawers with towels in front. The same food can be hidden all over in small quantities that add up to the same amount shown in this video.

I use them underneath my bed and inside my closets also, but they are vacuum sealed and in heavy-duty plastic containers (on wheels), and inside my closet, I use the white buckets. I also have a list of everything inside the buckets on the outside (printed on tape) along with the dates added and on my computer, I also made the list and printed it out (and stored it, just in case a computer crash). I labeled the buckets by number, so all I had to do is look at my list and find the numbered bucket, which is in numerical order.

Thanks for your video - you brought up very real concerns and things for us all to think about as well. I agree with Calamity Janet that it's a good idea to keep your food storage hidden; however, without being able to rotate out the bulk of it, sadly it will go bad within 2-3 years and a complete waste of money, time she spent putting all this together, and she'll have nothing to show for it. Plus, getting rid of all that food is difficult. It's heavy and you can throw out just so much at a time (I speak from experience). Another potential problem with the water is that invariably some bottles will leak over time ruining her hardwood floods. We now have 2 working pantries and rotate it all. We store 12 5-gallon buckets under a twin bed along with some #10 cans of freeze-dried vegetables. We use 1 gallon mylar bags with oxygen absorbers for rice, flour, oatmeal, and pasta to keep out the weevils. I recently had to throw out a 6 lb box of pasta that became badly infested after 2 years. Luckily I caught it before it spread through the pantry. I store the small mylar bags throughout the house like the top of a closet under a blanket, the bottom of a blanket chest, and places like that. We also have an easy-grab stash of no cook/no refrigeration food (like food bars) in case of hurricane evacuation. I do believe it's wise not to store all your eggs in one basket.

Hi there new subbie. Probably a mix of both would be good in my mind. Some hidden out of sight with an active rotating pantry. Something to think about. TFS.

I understand everyone has different issues to over come, but using the space under the staircase as a second place seems like a great idea. If it gets that bad, I’m going grayman and bugging out.

I'm a fairly new prepper and I also store things in many different areas but that is simply due to a limitation of space. I do have a spare bedroom but it is set up as my art and craft studio and I wasn't prepared to give that up. However I have a very large bedroom closet and half was not being used very well. I added a black plastic garage shelf unit and I use that to store a lot of food. I also have a decent sized pantry in the kitchen which is full and I have now cleared out a couple of under the bed boxes I had and will be using them as well. I did like the idea of the water under the bed though and my do that as well. I just keep finding areas I can use with a little re-arranging and purging items I haven't used for a long time. It was surprising to me how much space I could find when I put my mind to it!!

I really prefer a well stocked working pantry. I could be right or wrong but I prefer it

Thank you for your video. I think her system is perfect for her, .. but a little overkill for me. I managed to hide my preps in a subbasement for three years. It was a spot where old house parts went to rot. I cleaned it up and built shelves and never looked back, ... until it was full. Year four saw my storage spilling out into the main basement where it's very difficult to hide the steel shelving and the obvious case of "hoarding" I am suffering from. But by year four I'm becoming an old hand at the game and in no time at all I'm spilling out into the unheated Garage/barn we have. Only preps that won't be harmed by freezing. That's where the half ton of whole wheat is stashed, ... why not rice and beans? And a whack of dehydrated vegetables. The plumber was coming so I drape sheets around the preps and he thinks I'm growing pot in there. I didn't give him reason to think otherwise. Have a great one and good luck.

I think her method is warranted. And although it may not work for some it would work well for others and it must work for her if she took the effort to plan each space to secure her supplies. (Just a word of caution here, in a real disaster or long term shutdown ethics will go out the window for many who are desperate to feed themselves or their families). That being said, there are items that should be rotated to keep them as fresh as possible like preserved canned goods. So, I have a working prepped area where I use from the front (older dated items and then replace them). Keeping an inventory book with items available-prepared dates amounts will help you remember what you have, then need to use and/or replace. Knowing what you have helps you plan meals when you're stressed.

Great content 👏! Probable threats here are delivery drivers and a few neighbors who are narcissist. People can signal friends to maraud when you leave out. Water storage in the basement only i feel.

Too extreme. I do store things under beds and in bedroom closets but they are easily accessible.

It's interesting, but she just displayed it for the world to see. I too am learning to have a working pantry. I don't like my peeps being seen but I live in commercial building & management, maintenance has constant access when needed. Living in apartment must be creative. My issue is water storage

I keep glass jars, pickles, jellies ect either on the floor( under bed) or on the bottom shelf of pantry shelves. ( i live in line with Madrid faultline.) Noodles are on top of bookcase next to ceiling.

I think she has got some great ideas. If she built the bed and stacked all those things in there then she can surely undo it all.

"Lose lips sinks ships"

Wow! Amazing way to hide preps but I too have a working pantry. Like you said, if it's survival foods in cans etc yes it would be perfect. You would have no need to get into that except to grab out enough to eat for a week at the time. Or more... Very creative. If it were to get extremely dangerous situation and a lot of looting was going on then it would be absolutely perfect to have it like this. If possible move out in the country in a house unseen from the road. We did that last year.

Great video. Under the bed is a great idea but in a way you can get to it.

I have been prepping since the 80s. The best advice I ever got was dont keep all your preps in one place .

You can store in glass jars just put them in boxes, if a box falls it is more likely some if not all the glass inside will be saved.

I think using the bed for storage would be great for someone with limited space. Genius! I agree this should be done for long-term storage. Who would want to go through all of that stuff just for a bag of rice located in the middle of the bed? Yikes!

MY PREPS ARE SO WELL HIDDEN....I HAVE TROUBLE FINDING Stuff....semi organized...have not really been able to organize things. Need to re package many things....it is just overwhelming.. I am 75 and have no help. But have enough food for a year for me...most likely will have to share because I have no friends or family that prep. You have good common sense. ☮️❤️💥🦄🐯🦁🦋🇺🇸🌈🌎🌈🌎😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😎

You can put cheap paneling over the closet with hidden soup and put the inside type hinge with a magnet holding it closed. Just push cloths or put a box in front of it. You can do the same hinge method on plywood covering the bed with food so you can move the mattress and lift it up at the end. I would hate to go through that much work to Get to my food. I use other places than my home to store food. If your house burns down then you have no preps. You can put buckets of dry goods such as beans rice, oats, dry whole corn, wheat berries and other grains in 5 gallon buckets and put them in different sheds. Just mark them like mechanical grease or poison. Just date it and put a letter beside the date so you know what's in it. You do not have to use food grade buckets when you use mylar. Also you can use oxygen absorber to seal them. Bear Independent is a really good prepper. He even gives classes on emergency techniques. He has counted the calories need every day if you were in a grid down situation. 750 pounds of dry good per person per year regardless of age. You will also need 25 pounds of sugar and 10 pounds of salt per person per year regardless of age. 1 gallon of water just for drinking a day regardless of age and the same for pets. Different water purification methods or ways to disinfect the water. Medical supplies and ways to protect everything most ecspesally your family. Heirloom seeds are a must but other seeds can be used also but heirloom is the only ones you can use the seeds to replant.

Guilty as charged lol. I completely agree with you. I do have stashes hiden around the house.

Some great ideas. With a little modification almost anyone can use them.

Consider adequate support for weight with water and canned goods on upper floors. Both hidden and working pantry would be ideal. I imagine she’d swap out hidden storage on some sort of schedule (quarterly?).

A friend got one of those BIG white propane tanks n put up on blockes next to his garage. He cut off rear of tank n welded hinges on one side a hasp n lock on other side all painted white.He also welded wheels on bottom of tank n a tow package on front n planted bushes round it to hide n if SHTF he'll hook his pkp truck to it n tow it out to his "hootch". Inside the tank he mounted shelves n a bunk. He backs his truck in garage shuts garage doors n uses hand truck to carry storeage out back door n into tank . He also fenced it all in n has a dog to watch.hiss brother lives next door only he covered over the old bsckyard inground swimming pool w I beams n covered w dirt n grass. He built a cabana pool house for himself his mancave. But ib the walkin cli Oset is an elevator for firewood that carries food n preps

I like her ideas but like you suggested I'd probably put more long term storage that is for emergencies only. I would also utilize these ideas for my canned ect if maybe shtf did hit so I could protect my stash. Maybe a combo, making sure I had supplies I needed on hand to store my items in these clever ways.

Definitely original. I agree if she wants to store like that put long term not short term under there. I live in a small apartment. I am thinking about renting out a storage to store some items.

Did she store her grains properly such as canning, vacuum sealing them? If not she'll definitely get weevils.

This is timely. I have been thinking about this lately myself, having a sizeable root cellar and long term storage, having contractors working on my house. By the way, the under bed storage is very, very small. Some of us have MUCH larger storage. Anybody in my area has lumber and several months worth of food as a regular thing -- I mean, that's just a NORMAL thing. We have 8 month winters. You must be from California or something.

😳. Very ingenious but a ton of work

I think her method is great if the time comes when the government or packs of marauders come looking to take your food.

I like her idea of hiding some preps but I do agree they seem hard to get to, to rotate. Like you said maybe the longer termed emergency food would be better in that situation. I believe also in rotation to keep the food as fresh as possible.

My concern for storing in bedrooms is the temps are much higher in the summer/ colder in winter any tips on insulating preps so they don’t get too hot or cold when not storing in the basement?

There are also 5 laws on the books that give the government authority to come to your house and take ALL of your prep, for "the good of the whole" There goes all of your money and work and you are left to starve.

I think it’s clever but like you said rotation just won’t happen like that. I think there has got to be a better way to hide things but be able access then to rotate.

What will happen if she had to leave her place and bug out?

I have few guards for a lot of my preps at the moment, Black and Brown Widows!! They just moved in one day and have multiplied, but thankfully they stick to the areas not often tread. I'm actually keeping one as a pet at this very moment.

If you own your house and some property, and have long-term storage items, LDSPrepper suggests getting a plastic septic tank and burying it in you backyard, filling it with supplies and covering it over. A twist on that would be to buy heavy duty, water proof, rectangle totes or similar and doing likewise. Silicone seal the edges of the container and bury it lid down. A plastic barrel with a waterproof, removable top might work too. Long term storage freeze dried items in tin cans (or any tin cans) should be put in heavy plastic bags in case of any moisture incursion into the storage vault. Food canned items containing liquid should probably not be put in, unless you are going to go into the container and rotate them out every other year. Think in terms of the ultimate go-to if you lose everything.

My garage is a bad place because people can see.. I have empty bedroom and it is full of food. I put all my food and I keep the door closed so if someone come in, they will not see my food. Is this ok to do.

I think it depends on your age, strength, and space. What might b good for one person, may not b good for another. I might choose my bed differently when it’s time for a new one. If the walls wall could talk what could it say, food storage.

She has good ideas but to difficult to get to. I do keep some preps in different areas but do have a spare bedroom that has the most in. I do not worry about someone coming in to take because if you get that far I will not need because I am dead. Anywhere you store could be in danger of loss due earthquakes, hurrancanes flooding or fires.

I like to prep by time. For instance, everything needed for one week in one tote.

If I did any of these things I would be sure to take a picture of it done with all labels facing out. Then I would write out a inventory of EVERYTHING that was stored there noting the sell by dates on the cans. That's a lot of extra work but it would drive me crazy if I didn't do it. I prefer a working pantry with all dry goods stored in tubs with inventory sheets on the front of tubs and like things like pasta all in the same tub. This way all you would have to do is grab the tubs and go. I would keep a extra tub to put a few of my canned goods in but I would probably not take it all if bugging out. My Augison Farms cans I would hide. I don't let anyone into my house so I don't have to worry about that. If it was a plumber issue I would hide my preps before he came in cardboard boxes and tell him I was in process of moving or a similar story.

There were some great ideas, but if the pantry isn't rotated old cans can explode. I think if there was imminent danger and you had a bit of time these techniques could be useful in an extreme situation. For me it would be the backup, back up plan.

My preps are in one place for the time being but if things get to ugly and I feel I need to hide some I have some places in my home set up to move them to.

What about renting a temp controller small storage room for all food storage?