Stockpiling in a apartment, mobile home, or other such small housing??

[oscamaya]

Oh I forget to mention the chest freezer in my closet...I knew they had plugins in their for a reason...

As soon as we get rid of this TV in our closet maybe I will put a chest freezer in there. Oh I would kill for a freezer.......

[robynvandyke]

Also, lots of places sell those bed risers to add a few inches under the bed. With the right containers I'd bet you could fit A LOT under the beds in the apartment.

I just saw some of these at Wal Mart yesterday for about $7.

I'm blessed with a BIG pantry, so no worries there. But my HBA is growing fast and my linen closet is too full. I have to think of something soon! I do have my kleenex stockpile under the crib. I have a bed skirt on the crib so you can't see it.

[oceanbreeze]

we live in about a 550 sq ft apt.

Every inch of space is utilized. There are things in all the closets, under sinks, cabinets, etc. I totally envy the folks here who have a massive garage or extra room for the stockpile, heck even a basement! I love seeing pictures of it all in one place like some sort of little store in the home :)

[ncmcjm]

I want to get the bed risers!!!!! I know I could fit alot under my bed once I do that and it is a cheap way to utilize your space!

[angeleyeza]

I placed a 6 teir shelf in my closet. I was a bit leery that it wouldnt fit but it fit and I was able to stock little items on top of it before it hit the top shelf of the closet. I have these items on it for now till I decide were to place it for permanant:

20 all (they are the 3x and fit very well )
5 big bottle Xtra and Purex
9 all small and mighty
10 snuggle fab. softener
4 boxes snuggle sheets
6 containers santizing wipes
20 sm shave gels (men/womens)
8 glade/ 4 oust
2 windex/2 household cleaner
4 bags cough drops
6 ex lg bottle mouthwash/4 sm bottle mouthwash

infront of the shelf:
4 ex lg bottles Xtra
4 bottles bleach

On the left side of shelf:

24 Pkgs of Tp
8 -4pks Tp
4 big pkgs brawny
4 big pkgs viva
5 4 pkgs purepower

On the top shelf above :

1 crate stuffed full of Kotex
15 boxes tissues
6 stayfree
6 more kotex (ones that didnt fit in crate)


on the right side of the shelf:

xmas presents that would fit
some shirts hung up
computer and screen

Babies closet:
20 clean team wipes
2 huggies box wipes
1 large huggies wipe refill bag
6 cottonelle wipes
10 cheapie wipe refills
4 huggies hard pack wipes
4 cases luvs size 5 diapers

on the stormys bed:
garbage bag full of size 5 & 6 diapers that I got on clearance

Kitchen:
closet #1 under mircowave stand:
full of canned veggies

closet #2 above mirco stand:
12 betty crocker warm delights


closet #3 next to micro wave stand:
4 mr peanuts cans
25 chef boy r dee
3 misc soup
8 kids kitchen micro meals
3- 4pks mandrian oranges
10 cans fruit
10 cans tuna

closet # 5 next to fridge: (this is where an old stove used to be in the wall my DH ripped it out and put bursrips in and made a large 4 tier shelf)

topshelf:
5 hamburger helper
3 hamburger helper singles
12 kraft mac n cheese singles
8 boxes wheat thins
3 boxes cocoa mix
10 boxes cake mix

2nd shelf:
4 boxes pancake mix
3 buisquick
3 boxes crackers
2 bins full of loose protien bars, snack bars, raisins, cupcakes
4 cans pringles
1 sm crate full of lose oatmeal pkts
3 bags chips,doodles,nacho chips ( me and DH work at a tater chip factory so these are plentiful in our house)
10 boxes poptarts


bottom shelf:
36 boxes cereal (variety)
3 plastic containers full of cereal

under shelving unit in a hidy hole :
10 cases capri sun

ill add more later .

[loladooder99]

I live in a small apartment too! I just started stockpiling agian about a month ago and its starting to get crazy. I have lots of storage for my small apartment but I need to get a Freestanding closet for storage. Anyone got any suggestions on an affordable one thats sturdy?

[shopaddiction666]

A friend of mine told me about the apt i live in has a big room people use for holiday decor and extra clothing room ... I looked and its a walk-in pantry which means huge stockpile room ... we do have huge linen closets actually two of them and each are about 30in deep and % shelve . Also we have a balcony with a storage room connected .. I used that for laundry soap, tp, paper towel,

[CW&M Mom]

One of the best things we did was we had an apartment that was a bit of a loop. In other words..you could walk from the living room, through the hall (where you passed the bedrooms and bathroom) and then through the kitchen and then back to the living room. We put our freezer in the entry from the hall to the kitchen..since it was still possible to leave the bedroom, go down the hall, in the living room and out the door. does that make sense? LOL

When you look for an apartment...look for one with a real size kitchen. If you get one that is a galley your going to have an awful time trying to store stuff. Full size kitchen I can about guarantee you, you will have more room.

Oh and on the back side of the freezer we put up a book shelf.

[loladooder99]

One of the best things we did was we had an apartment that was a bit of a loop. In other words..you could walk from the living room, through the hall (where you passed the bedrooms and bathroom) and then through the kitchen and then back to the living room. We put our freezer in the entry from the hall to the kitchen..since it was still possible to leave the bedroom, go down the hall, in the living room and out the door. does that make sense? LOL

When you look for an apartment...look for one with a real size kitchen. If you get one that is a galley your going to have an awful time trying to store stuff. Full size kitchen I can about guarantee you, you will have more room.

Oh and on the back side of the freezer we put up a book shelf.

I have an apartment with a full size kitchen thank god. its bigger than the kitchen in the house my parents rent. It has cabinets that go back all the way to the wall where i can put stuff even though i can't see it. It has space above the cabinets about a foot to the ceiling and a huge hall closet and huge bedrooms closets. And tons of space above the washer and dryer. I just wish i could put my stockpile all in one spot so i can look at it all at once. its scattered in every part of the house. I probably just need to make an inventory list.I get anal about lists though. I have a freezer inventory list and a pantry one too. always looking for that "new" creative idea though. I think i've pretty much used up all the creative ideas for storage/organization.

[XplatinumXpixeyX]

Wow I have been away from these forums way to long. Anyway since I had last posted on this thread we had moved from our 2 bedroom apartment into a 3 bedroom Mobile home. Space is still tight but we have more cabinets here then we had in our apartment. So keeping my stockpile organized is easier. When I get a chance I'll take pictures of everything we have now. Also I am slowly rebuilding our stockpile too because we had some rough times where we had to live off of our stock.