Self Rotating Can Rack, Food storage ideas

[CazadoresLatinosDePA]

Great idea!

[helgamarg]

Ho would own 500 cans of food ? I would NOT

[SapientCache]

Even easier and cheaper, get some material of your liking and skirt it around to cover up, or drape it over like a table cloth. Then you won't have to make doors.

Awsome idea though, gave me some ideas, thanks

[zk360]

This is a genius idea!!! Especially for family's or someone that lives in an apt or space in general is limited!!!

[bluedragonlotus]

Brilliant idea. I live in a small house and food storage (even for everyday needs) is a pain. This is a great idea that I may have to try. Thanks!

[Nanaknows60]

Mine looks very much like yours although my son didn't watch this. The rough boards on the inside gave me splinters and cuts when I loaded the cans! I am such a wimp!

[hakunamakarla]

Im having this built for me in 2 weeks. but it will be a kitchen island ! it will be enclosed and doors on the ends to make it look nice. thank you so much for this great idea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[hotdogcore]

This is AWESOME!

[MegaTriumph1]

That is so right on.

[XMasLeeX]

cool, thanks for sharing

[g0sth4ck3d]

Awesome idea!!! 

[jrae50021]

Great video. thanks!

[dwfvidsfloyd]

nice, idea,solor power storage building for freezers.now power no problem always have frozen food. same thing for a water pump.

[wildnutria]

I must say this is a great think, nice thinking! It's even good if you have lots of room, NICE!

[JezebelDecibel]

Now this is a great basis for a food storage idea that can be modified to suit different locations. Thanks for the info.

[SteveWaddell1]

Good idea. I am gonna have to remember this as a next prepper project. Thanks for sharing.

[Tess101798]

"Oh, HONEEEEY???" =) Love it! Thanks for sharing!

[MrHollick]

Great idea!

[ispike112]

lol Love it Great job.

[dsugartwist]

Great idea!

[Nanaknows60]

Did you mention how many cans one row will hold? Do you think a case or more of each item? I am trying to decide on the size that would work. Thanks.

[bigt2318]

I like it!!

[NESurvivalPrep]

That's awesome.

[1010101SOS]

Do you have plans, for those of us who aren't so creative? ":-)

[landoftheblueflower]

@1010101SOS

i don't have any plans. Sorry :(

[cpranga9488]

@landoftheblueflower Wow awsome idea!! I just bought a place no storage at all. I will keep this in mind.

[DollyHot]

Very smart!

[rhwavon]

Talk about functional furnishing. This is fantastic. Thank you for sharing.

[iwantosavemoney]

ok im back i have a question would it have been better to run the racks from front to back so you dont have 30 of one item. just an idea i still love it

[landoftheblueflower]

@iwantosavemoney

i am glad you like it. I have seen racks similar to what you are wanting. My rack is designed to be hidden. You can change it and rotate the other direction but then you will have to be able to access from the front and back. It would work if you treated the rack like an island. But not hidden behind a couch the way I am using mine.

Try looking at the youtube post

can rack - by berrydad2

[iwantosavemoney]

this is a great idea im living in a small place and this will help me out alot with my food storage thank you for posting

[signalrambo]

Wow! Great idea!

[wanona1938]

Wow, you are one creative lady. Thanks so much for sharing your ideas.

[paintbynumber10]

What a cool idea!! Great use of space, very economical and makes first-in-first-out food storage simple. Nice job.

[Cortezhmphll314]

nice i got an old dresser that ima do this to!

[abigail2598]

Most kitchens have a narrow "dead-space" somewhere under the counter. This could be a " build-in" with amazing additional storage results!

[piketyl000]

thats a really cool idea

[Quadman808]

very great idea ; nicely put together !

Thanks for the great insight

[alkatmsu]

Love it! I've been wanting to buy a few walmart shelves for behind my couch, but this would work even better... if only I had space to build one! I need something back there to sit my surround sound speakers on...

[prolific64]

Hmmm....It's an interesting idea. I wonder if I can possibly get my husband to put this project on his Honey-Do List for the summer?? What do you think??

I think it would work for our living room and would help to clear out the pantry just a bit.

[landoftheblueflower]

@prolific64 - definitely get it on the honey-do-list. I have found that the food gets rotated and eaten more when it is readily accessible. The kids think it is fun to help unload groceries too. That is always a plus when I get help.

Good luck and maybe you could post your video so we can see what a great job your husband does.

[mmmbad]

Wonderful job! Thanks for posting!

[bassbugg7]

great idea! what are the shelves made of? is that alumunium or plastic rain gutter or siding trim?

[beba0447]

Great idea, thank you for sharing.

[loveyoumorethanair]

wow.  so creative!

[girard1973]

sweet idea

[xsleef]

Great idea--

[bgmorse]

What a great idea! Thanks for sharing it.

[g9baracuta]

you like cans i can see

[ilovstodance]

excellent idea thks for sharing i'm thinking now>hehe

[lilysnana1955]

Thanks for sharing this excellent idea for storing in limited space. Good Job!

[mikebius]

Great Job!  Thanks for telling us that a 2" drop is preferred... Some people don't want to mention that they could have done something better, but you helped out your viewers!

[landoftheblueflower]

I used a 1" drop. Because the shelves are so long, I would add an extra 2 inches making a 3 inch drop total. It works fine but could be better. i did get a response that said to just add a 2x4 under the edge. but i haven't done it yet. i think that would be perfect.

[kayreynolds3]

This is awesome - so creative. I would have never thought of doing that. I was so impressed that I attached a copy of your video to my food storage blog. Thanks for sharing.

[CyberKlown28]

That is a great idea! You should make these and sell them I'm not kidding. Theres enough of us survivalist types out there that could use something like this.

[landoftheblueflower]

I have thought about selling them, but decided I am just too busy. Moms never get enough sleep, Another lady had her husband build one for her kitchen check that one out from atticus9799.

[flybaby107]

Thanks for posting what you used for the brackets and the slats. What kind of plywood board did you use for the shelves? What is stopping your cans at the bottom of the shelves- looks like metal? Thanks for sharing this cool idea.

[landoftheblueflower]

i used 5/8 inch plywood. the stop used for the cans is the same as the guides. it is made of plastic corner edging for sheetrock. I used tin snips to cut off the top half for the stop at the end of the shelves. it is stapled down with a staple gun. if i make another shelf I will be sure to video the assembly with better instructions.

[flybaby107]

What did you use to attach the shelves to the wood vertical slats? Would you please provide information on what you used to build it? Thanks for sharing this great idea.

[landoftheblueflower]

The shelves are attached with 1 1/2 inch L- brackets. The brackets were screwed into each of 2x4's and also screwed into the shelves from the bottom.

If you look at the shelf it slides on top of the bracket and sits flush against the 2x4 so the bracket looks like an upside down L. The rails are attached to the shelves with a staple gun and are made of plastic corner rounds used for sheetrocking walls.

[flybaby107]

This is great. Thanks for sharing it. Would you please describe how you made it (ie. type of wood(s), type of metal spacers?, what did you use to keep cans from rolling off? How did you mount the shelves? Are they attached all along the wood slats at the side? How did you attach them to the sides? Just at either end or are they supported in the middle?

Thanks for posting this great idea.

[beerzzz]

Really impressive. I would probably make little doors on both sides so nobody would see but I like your idea very much. Congrats !

[HannayZ]

That. Is. Awesome. And inspiring.

[vention4wh]

That's truly impressive! I need to make myself something like that! Most of my supplies are dry beans and grains but I do have some cans.

[landoftheblueflower]

This is great for your regular pantry items. You can easily inventory and start building a 3 month supply this way. Good luck.

[vention4wh]

Thanks. I've got about 18 months of food, possibly more. I've leaned heavily on whole grains and beans but I have some canned food as well that something like this would work great for. I have some videos on my own food storage system. You might want to check them out.

[aircastle01564]

Brilliant!

[myeyepie]

Hey thts a great idea. Love it! thanks for sharing it. Can wait to build my own now looks pretty easy.