Shelf Reliance
Food storage is highly recommended by the LDS church, so it is a common thing in Utah for families to have a two year supply of food in their basements. Being raised Jehovah Witness, I am always worried about the Apocalypse, so the idea of hoarding a two year supply of canned food sounds really good to me as well. I saw an advertisement for this company that specializes in making racks for food storage:
The cool thing about their racks is that they are front loading, which means when you need a can of green beans, you go downstairs and take a can from the shelf. The rest of the cans roll into place when you remove that can of beans. When you buy a new can of green beans, you put it in the front loading slot and it rolls around to the back of the line. That way, your food storage never sits in your basement and rots. It just rotates as you eat food normally.
Now, storing a two year supply of food in the basement can be considered a little weird, but the truth is, I’ve personally known many people who have been saved by their food storage. In one case, a friend had been laid off at his job. He couldn’t find work for almost a year. Food was never an issue for them because they had their food storage. In the other case, a friend’s husband became very sick and ended up losing his job because of it. Once again, they were able to make their house payment because they didn’t have to worry about how they were going to feed their family. Sure, disasters, terrorism and Teamster Unions could bring our country to its knees, but having a backup plan when personal tragedy hits is something that can make or break you.