I have 6 boxes each of quart and gal. ziploc baggies to use when i open a large container of something. I thought this would save room on other thing's. Your all's thought's and advise on this, need space saving ideas. This would be in a shelter, not an extensive amount of room to spare. :dunno:
kyfarmer, I think that's a good idea. Plus, if you do an internet search on ways to reuse "coffee cans" and buckets, it's a good way to get ideas on several ways to reuse the original containers. In our bob's and storage, we often pack items in ziplocs (sometimes even the really big tote ziplocs) just to help weatherproof them, with the idea of reusing them when needed. You can also get some cool ideas for a storage in a small shelter by combing through space saving home interior type articles, lots of crafty, space-saving ideas for storage capable furniture, and other diy type projects there that will help you.
LOL! everyone thinks i,am nut's because i want them to save their coffee can's for me. 5gal. bucket's i thought of as bottoms for cot's or table i,am open to any ideas. Still looking around and there are some good ideas out there.
Dont forget the flexible milk crate. Been stocking up on them to use. Can stack them easily and put (4) 1 gallon containers in it. easy way to store food away. And the small 1 gallon size containers are great for food to use and rotate out. :2thumb:
bucket wall and 101 uses for a 5 gallon bucket Recycled 5 Gallon Bucket Wall this link looks interesting. Below is a list of 101 uses for a five gallon bucket. Already exited the web after I cut & pasted this, have no idea where I found it :gaah: Use #1 Add wheels for a modern-art baby stroller Use #2 Artist Painting tool - when filled with paint and holes poked in the bottom Use #3 Basketball hoop on the wall Use #4 Big Paper weight Use #5 Big purse or wallet Use #6 Bird bath Use #7 Briefcase Use #8 Candy holder for trick-or-treaters Use #9 Catches big spiders and snakes Use #10 Cement mixer Use #11 Cereal bowl for those really big time late night snacks Use #12 Christmas tree holder (if filled with soil and covered in wrapping paper) Use #13 Conversation starter (leave it in your living room or carry it with you everywhere you go people will look at you strange and soon some one will ask why you are carring it) Use #14 Costume & Dress Up (may require cutting tools) Use #15 Cut 5" slot in lid on a given number of buckets, pass out at a club or user group meeting and announce a contest. Winner is the first person to fill up the bucket in the shortest amount of time with those unsolicited "free trial" AOL CD's. Contest rule #1: Eligible CD's must be addressed to the contestant, immediate family member, or residence address. Use #16 Cut a slit in the bottom and secure the handle with the 2 ends extending out from the bucket, secure medical tubing between the handle ends with a leather patch in the middle - bucket slingshot! Use #17 Dirty clothes hamper Use #18 Drip catcher for a leaky roof Use #19 Emergency trash can Use #20 Extremely expensive & highly technical post surgery vetinary safety device (Cut a hole in the base and secure over pooches head to stop him licking his wounds...) Use #21 Fill with old newspapers like you were planning to recycle them Use #22 Fill with sand for outdoor ashtray Use #23 Football helmet (needs several rubber bands) Use #24 For bailing out a boat Use #25 For making really big sandcastles Use #26 For the old "Rabbit in the Hat/Bucket" magic trick Use #27 Give the bucket to someone else as a gift. Use #28 Grocery bag Use #29 Hold water Use #30 Holds all the chocolate Easter eggs on an easter egg hunt Use #31 Holds Dog Droppings when you walk the dog. Use #32 Holds dog food Use #33 Holds extension cords Use #34 Holds loose change Use #35 Holds more buckets (One of them has to go on the bottom) Use #36 Holds paint Use #37 Horse feeder Use #38 Ice bucket Use #39 Ice cooler / chest Use #40 Impromptu camping shower. Poke holes in it, hang it up and fill with water from another bucket. Use #41 Impromptu charity collections Use #42 Junk bin Use #43 Lego storage unit - so you don't have to step on the little peices while running through the house Use #44 Lid can be used as a base for a sundial Use #45 Lid can be used as a cracker dish Use #46 Lid can be used as a dinner tray Use #47 Lid can be used as a fruit platter Use #48 Lid can be used as a large coaster Use #49 Lid can be used as a snow sled. Use #50 Lid can catch oil drips from a car. Use #51 Lid can cover holes. Use #52 Lid makes great circle template for arts & crafts Use #53 Lid works as a paint tray Use #54 Lid works great as a frisbee. Use #55 Lid works great to close buckets. Use #56 Make sourdough (Needs lid) Use #57 Makes you invisible if you put it over your head (if you can't see them, they can't see you, right?) Use #58 Mop bucket Use #59 Parts container for a child who loves to take apart electrical items Use #60 Personal flotation device Use #61 Pet carrier Use #62 Poke a hold in the bottom and it's a pot for a plant or tree Use #63 Poke holes in bottom for an outdoor shower Use #64 Poke holes in the side for a big watering can Use #65 Potato container Use #66 Pretend to get foot stuck in one and pace nervously all day in hospital emergency waiting room, making a step-THUMP-step-THUMP sound Use #67 Prop for improv group Use #68 Punch bowl Use #69 Put 11" speakers inside and hang upside down outside for weatherproof speakers. Use #70 Fill with 4 or 5 inches of water and whirl the bucket around and marvel at how centrifugal force keeps water from spilling Use #71 Put in your yard as modern art sculpture. Use #72 Put pillow inside for cat to sleep on Use #73 Put the bucket on a remote control car and guide it down the sidewalk Use #74 Put the bucket on the wall for wall art. Use #75 Rain catcher / gauge Use #76 Recycle bin Use #77 Self Defense Use #78 Snowball arsenal Use #79 Snowman creation tool / snow mold Use #80 Stand for fan Use #81 Step stool Use #82 Storage for cleaning supplies in the trunk of a vehicle Use #83 Stores garden hoses Use #84 Stretch a skin over the top for a drumhead Use #85 Stretch one or more strings across the opening for a bucket harp Use #86 Sturdy shipping container. Use #87 Sugar container w/lid Use #88 Suitcase Use #89 Tadpole pond Use #90 Tear up a whole bunch of bits of paper and pretend to throw water on the audience Use #91 Temporary goldfish bowl Use #92 Throwing water on fires Use #93 Time capsule Use #94 To hold fish/crabs, etc, when you go fishing. Use #95 To hold fishing bait Use #96 To wash the car Use #97 TV stand (or CRT monitor) Use #98 Use it to haul dirt Use #99 Used oil storage Use #100 Wash clothes Use #101 Water fights EXTRA BONUS! Use #102 Wood hauler
I like it we need a national 5 gal bucket day, better than some of those stupid federal free day,s they get. Hey! here,s a idea we need one million folk,s to fill 5 gal bucket,s with the same stuff that,s been coming outa washington for the last while and dump it in front of or on congress. Man what a stinky mess. That would be a whole lota BS.