Rotated new gas (with stabilizer) with last years gas.
Old gas to be used in the snow thrower this winter, the lawnmower and tiller next summer, make a couple of gallons of 50:1 mix and whatever is left over gets mixed into a partial tank of fresh gas in the car next year.
Fresh gas on the shelf, check.
Gas for snow this winter, check.
Gas for next summer, check.
A little extra fuel for the car this winter if it becomes necessary, check.
Waiting to come home to a disaster because of my obsessive fuel storage and rotation scheme, check.
I have also rotated fuels, i buy ethanol free for all generators, mowers,snowblower,and the 2 cycles, it keeps better and find i do not need to add any stabilizer. had empty propanes filled up as our generators run on gas or propane, rotating canned goods again finding older dates that need used up, added 2 more water barrels to basement also. made anew storage bin for potatoes. now i need a bigger basement !!!!!!!!
I've been looking at my canned goods as well.
I got a lazy a couple of years ago and didn't keep up on my rotation as well as I should have.
From what I have read, rule of thumb for canned goods is not dented, bulged or rusty and the contents are still good. BUT, 5 years after the use-by date and the nutritional content has practically gone to nothing.
So, just toss it if it is 5 years out of date?
I think I'll start a new thread for my specific question.
I have eaten canned goods past that date. Even if you feel the nutritional value is down use them for filler.
My problem is that the doc told me to cut down on sodium and most of the canned goods have a lot in them. Need to come up with a better plan as far as having food in a rotation. I am too lazy to start canning my own stuff, but maybe I will look into that again.
It takes a serious effort and some gear to can at any real level. My SIL does it and has the time and equipment so she makes our pickles and cans maters for us from our garden. She gets to keep a nice portion for her efforts.
My problem is that the doc told me to cut down on sodium and most of the canned goods have a lot in them. Need to come up with a better plan as far as having food in a rotation. I am too lazy to start canning my own stuff, but maybe I will look into that again.
I have tried canned goods far past their best-by date and didn't notice any real difference.
One time I was eating some chicken noodle soup and it dawned on me that there must be some kind of magic in the noodles because how could noodles sit in liquid for 7, 8, or 9 years and not dissolve into mush?
I have tried canned goods far past their best-by date and didn't notice any real problems