Storing food in garage - shelves & boxes

[AnnaOther]

I'm looking to store about six weeks of supplies, mostly dry and canned food, in our garage.
To do this I need shelving which won't collapse under the weight of cans, and boxes or tubs which are rat-proof, damp-proof, stackable, and generally robust.
Suggestions please for where I might get these from, at a reasonable price?

I would also welcome suggestions of food wholesalers to buy supplies. Must have a good range of vegetarian products, and they'd need to deliver as I don't drive. Considering Suma but open to alternate suggestions.

I got a couple of wooden Argos shoe racks to start off storing my supplies.

Plastic tubs... go to your local bakery, take away etc who may have plastic catering sized buckets that had things like mayonaise in.

Infinity Brighton is another whole food retailer you can bulk buy from. Or Ethical Superstore?

Metal frame shelving units with decent kg weight tolerances are quite cheap from B&Q etc. I’ve had one in a damp shed for years and it’s stayed in good condition. They are about £15-20 last time I looked. Poundstretcher et al are good for storage boxes, and Lidl/Aldi often have deals. Rats and mice will get through plastic, but I would think you are storing tins/glass in them then they wouldn’t get very far! Cereal/Biscuits/flour etc are better in the house. Packets and sachets I would put in a metal tin. It all depends how humid/damp/waterproof your garage is though!

B&Q do a set of five different sized storage boxes, the biggest is huge, I got a few sets for moving and they are sturdy and durable, also stack well.

Thanks. I was thinking Really Useful Boxes or similar. I store pet food in the garage in them with no rat issues. I contacted the company when I was looking for something for the purpose, and they said that since having ONE report of a rat getting into the boxes once ever, they no longer market them as rat-proof, but they are still very robust.
Really Useful Boxes are used for archiving valuable documents in libraries and all sorts, so they are also as damp-proof as anything gets.
Not cheap though, so I was wondering if anyone had found something which works well at a lower cost.

I use these to store cans/boxes etc...
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0178EBXD8?tag=mumsnetforum-21
Each shelf is the correct width & depth to just hold 2 x 24 litre boxes like this:
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/6040194294?tag=mumsnetforum-21.

You can position the shelves as you will, you get 5 shelves with each unit (my link is to a 2 pack with 10 shelves total @ 30cm depth, but they do them in different depths & also in single packs)
There is a video on You Tube which shows how to build them, but they are very easy really.
You NEED a rubber mallet & I used a stubby screwdriver to force in any reluctant metal tabs. No other tools required.
You also need to put the shelves in as you build if they are quite close together or you will have to take it apart to get them in place.
I start from the bottom up & space them to fit the box or jar/can size I am putting on the shelf.
They do initially seem flimsy whilst building, but once complete are very sturdy.

I build mine with 8 shelves on each unit (I have more than 2 but you can also buy additional parts from the manufacturer).
The bottom 3 shelves have 2 filled 24 litre boxes on each, the top 5 with jars/cans stacked 3 -5 deep depending on diameter of jar.
I have non food items such as batteries, bin bags etc... in the lowest boxes however mine are not stored in a damp location.
Mine are completely full & show no signs of bowing to date.

No plastic box is going to be rat proof if a rat is interested in the contents. It won't even be mouse proof as they will get through eventually if they want in.
Steel or glass are your best bets with that.
Tins will also not do well in a damp location & are prone to rust.
To be honest not very many things will do well if it's damp.

Cool, dry & dark are the optimal storage conditions for most things.

I'm also hoping our my cat who loves a pootle around the garage when not snuggling in comfort will give off an aroma of feline menace. She's a bit rubbish at the whole predator thing but the beasties don't know that.

Really useful boxes are strong and stackable. Pricey though.

We have multiple 64L ones in the loft and 19l ones with craft stuff in. Plus a whole host of others dotted around the house for various things in various sizes.