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How to Build Your Stockpile Part 3

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Building a stockpile is a personal thing. It needs to contain items that you use, otherwise it's just wasted money. There are all sorts of lists and suggestions around, and they are great to use as a starting point.

In my dreams I can just make a list, go shopping and buy everything we need for the next twelve months.

In reality I have a grocery budget that I need to stick to, so building the stockpile must fit into my  grocery budget, and if you want to build  your stockpile and save money, rather than go into debt, your buys will need to fit into your budget too.

Here's a list of what is in (or will be in) our stockpile for 2016 to see us through 2016. Remember as you read this that this is for my family of 5, you may or may not use/need/want some/any/all of these things - write your list to suit your needs. And remember, I wasn't starting from scratch, I already had a very good stockpile, at least three months of most things, six months of some others and a one year supply of cleaning supplies.
Stockpile List - 12 Months Supply
Groceries
Baked Beans - 104
Baking Paper -  1
Cereal - Ricies    12
Cereal - Weet-bix -1.2kg    24
Cereal -All Bran -  24
Cereal -Rolled Oats  -  10kg
Choc Bits/Melts  -  12
Clingwrap  -  1
Cocoa  -  2
Condiments - Coleslaw dressing  -  12
Condiments - Herbs    
Condiments - Honey  -  6
Condiments - Jam    MOO
Condiments - Mayo  -  2
Condiments - Nutella  -  6
Condiments - Peanut butter  -  24
Condiments - Peppercorns  -  1
Condiments - Salt  -  5kg
Condiments - Spices    
Condiments - Stock cubes  -  4
Condiments - Vegemite -   2
Cornflour  -  3
Cream of Chicken Soup  -  24
Custard Powder -   2
Dried Fruit - Cherries  -  1kg
Dried Fruit - Dates -   6
Dried Fruit - Mixed Fruit -   5kg
Dried Fruit - Sultanas  -  5kg
Drinks - Coffee, Instant -   2kg
Drinks - Coffee, Pods  -  48pks
Drinks - Cordial  -  MOO
Drinks -  Tea bags - 100pk  -  4
Flour - Gluten  -  5kg
Flour - Plain  -  112kg
Flour - SR  -  60kg
Foil  -  1
Icing Sugar -  12
Legumes - black beans (canned)  -  12
Legumes - soup mix  -  3kg
Legumes - split peas  -  3kg
Legumes - kidney beans  -  5kg
Molasses  -  1
Mustard - wholegrain  -  12
Nuts: almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts, peanuts    
Oil - Olive  -  12L
Oil - Vegetable  -  4L
Pasta - Noodles  -  12
Pasta - Spaghetti  -  26
Pineapple rings -   12
Popping corn  -  1kg
Powdered Milk   - 12kg
Rice  -  20kg
Sauce - BBQ 250ml  -  6
Sauce - Soy -   2
Sauce - Sweet Chilli -   1
Sauce - Tomato 2L  -  4
Spaghetti - tinned  -  12
Sugar -   48kg
Tinned fruit  -  24
Tomato Soup  -  104
Tuna  -  24
Yeast  -  2

Freezer
Butter  -  24kg
Casserole/Stewing Steak  -  15kg
Cheese - Tasty  -  24kg
Chicken - Drumsticks  -  15kg
Chicken - Fillets -   52kg
Chicken - Wings  -  12kg
Chickens - Whole  -  26
Corned Beef  -  12
Fruit - oranges, strawberries,    
 apples, lemons, peaches    
Legs of Lamb -   13
Mince  -  40kg
Roasting Beef  -  13
Sausage mince  -  5kg
Sausages  -  12kg
Steak  -  12kg
Vegetables - carrots  -  20kg
Vegetables - celery, onion, eggplant,    
capsicum, beans, broccoli, cauliflower,
 sweet potato, pumpkin, tomatoes - From garden
Vegetables - corn -   12kg
Vegetables - peas -   12kg

Cleaning 
Bicarb soda  -  5kg
Borax  -  3
Bug Spray  -  4
Dishwasher powder  -  12
Dishwashing liquid  -  6
Eucalyptus oil -   3
Laundry soap -   3
Scrub buds  -  3
Washing soda -   4
White vinegar  -  5L

Toiletries   
Bodywash  -  12
Conditioner -   12
Deodorant -   43
Hairspray  -  4
Handwash  -  12
Moisturiser -   4
Mouthwash  -  6
Razors -   4
Shampoo  -  18
Shaving foam  -  6
Soap -   60
Toilet paper - 12pk  -  12
Toothbrush Heads -   6
Toothbrushes  -  24
Toothpaste  -  30

First Aid   
Band Aids -   2
Bandages  -  2
Betadine ointment & drops -   1
Ginger tablets  -  1
Hydrogen Peroxide  -  1
Immodium -   1
Isopropyl Alcohol  -  1
Nurofen -   2
Paracetamol  -  2
Saline  -  1
Savlon cream  -  1
Zyrtec/Telfast/Claratyne  -  3
Boy we eat a lot! And that list doesn't include the produce from the garden that will be dried, bottled, pickled or frozen over the summer.

When I look at that list I wonder where in our home I'll be able to store it all, but it all fits. So where to do I store all these groceries?

Grocery items are either in the pantry in the kitchen, in other cupboards (tea and coffee are above the kettle, spices and herbs are above the bench) or the shelving. Bulk dry goods are in labelled tubs in the laundry.

Cleaning supplies are under the laundry sink. Dishwashing liquid and dishwasher powder are under the kitchen sink.

Toiletries are in the bathroom cupboards. 

The first aid box lives on a shelf in the linen cupboard.

Frozen food is of course in the freezers, one in the laundry and I've "borrowed" freezer space at my mother's for the overflow.

I've found the hardest thing to store is the toilet paper, mainly because it is so bulky. At the moment it is in the garden shed and I bring in one pack a month as it's needed. 

I don’t have a lot of designated storage space in this house so I make do with what I have and sometimes I need to be a little creative and shuffle things around. 

As long as I remember to update the inventory when I move things nothing will get lost and I won't be tearing my hair out trying to find the peanut butter when I know we have it but it's not on the bottom shelf of the pantry!
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How to Build Your Stockpile Part 1
How to Build Your Stockpile Part 2
​How to Build Your Stockpile Part 4

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