and the thought occurred to me: What if there is a major earthquake?
Keep the boxes the bottles came in with the dividers. All shelves (if they are free-standing) should be lag-screwed to the wall and screwed to each other. All glass jars should be in boxes with cardboard dividers between the bottles. And - most importantly of all - the glass jars should be on the lower two shelves, if possible. If they do fall off the shelves, they will most likely survive the fall. The metal cans of food and any lighter things on the top shelves will survive a fall from the higher levels. The bulky light stuff should be on the higher shelves.
We ordered our empty masons from Wal-mart.com and they were shipped with a box within a box. That configuration is the best of all. Its a little extra work - but the time you will need your food storage is AFTER the disaster. You must plan for the worst and expect the best.
I think this is some of the best advice I have when it comes to proper food storage.
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