SafeCrate

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You know, if I were the president of a country that is in the midst of record inflation, shortages of basic foods and medicines, simmering with political and racial division, and on the verge of civil unrest….I’d probably be pushing for disarming the populace too. It’s about protecting themselves, not kids.
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Was up at Murdoch’s the other day looking for a 15-gallon blue  barrel to store another 100# of wheat in, when I noticed that they had a rather extensive amount of canning supplies on the shelf. Unsurprisingly, no lids. But, I did see these:

“SafeCrate” protective containers for canning jars. I’ve seen similar products but hadn’t seen them available locally before. Oddly, I figured some Made In China product would be all over Amazon. Nope. Didn’t see them there. Looks like the only online offering is off their website.

Regardless, this seemed like something I may have to pick up a few of. Once you go through the hassle and headache of canning a bunch of stuff, the last thing you want is unprotected jars rattling against each other as you transport them in an empty copier paper box.

16 thoughts on “SafeCrate”

  1. YIKES ! $20 for just one??!!

    Good idea but… The cardboard box the canning jars come in will have to do for inexpensive storage at my house,

  2. I’ve seen those for #10 cans but not for jars before. It’s a great idea.
    The more you can save, the less you have to buy or replace.

  3. There is a sturdy cardboard box with dividers called “pantry in a box” for canning jars. They have lids and can be stacked. I bought several a few years ago, but I don’t know the price on them now. They have a Facebook page, but I can’t view it as I’m not on Facebook. The boxes have held up well. I also have the plastic jar boxes, pint and quart size. I bought them at Rural King.

  4. Could maybe a DIY version be constructed using a rivet gun and emptied food cans ? The idea of moving glass jars in a hurry is a good one.

  5. Thanx for the tip.

    I suspect there are also B2B/wholesale products out there with a similar purpose, at an even lower price.

    This warrants further investigation.

  6. Yesterday we were over the hill to your part of the world and one of our stops was to COSTCO. Did not see any shortages there. Had lunch at Hu Hot……yum!

  7. A empty copy paper box and some newspaper is all you need and it has other uses Like helping to start a fire or taped up against a cracked window to help support it .
    Spending money on some blow molded thing isn’t for me ,

  8. Given the fragility of glass it only makes sense to have some protection on hand to protect them in the event they need to be transported. I’m old enough to remember shippers using straw and sawdust to protect bottles and jars. Anyone ever hear the word Excelsior! It was mostly aspen or wood fiber also know as wood wool used to protect fragile items during shipping.

  9. We’re I President this would have never happened. Yes. It’s being done deliberately because the National Vegetable in the Oval Office thinks we need to shut down fossil fuel and transition to technology that doesn’t exist. And probably won’t for at least 50 more years. Remember the same kind of idiotic bureaucrats that gave us this pandemic in league with our enemies would be in charge of the development of this technology. So 1. You won’t see it for 80 or more years out. And when it does appear it won’t work for shit.
    Remember the immortal words of Burt Gummer in the movie Tremors 3. When ask by a government team what he wanted them to do. His reply. ” Do what you do best. Find something simple and complicate it”.
    “It is never ever safe to vote Democrat” Rush Limbaugh..

  10. Commander, I just went about 50 miles south of your location to another Murdoch’s. They had 6 each of the pints and quarts, now my family has 6 each of the pints and quarts. Thanks for the info.

  11. If you can get them. Plastic dairy cases are stackable and make for great storage. You can use cardboard to either wrap the jars or as a divider. I use several I have to store bottled water (gals) and home canned food. Had them for years. Souvenirs of a job I had while going to college. Actually made them. Still have several that hadn’t filled all the way out.

  12. Yes. Incorporate this product / concept into your strategy. Will these tray / stabilizers fit into those atypical plastic storage totes or similar dimensioned boxes? Those long gamed thinkers understand that walmart canned chow is not forever. Plan on a cache of this method of stored chow with “muh guns” and other favorite what nots for off site storage. Yes, most members of this readership will have to decamp from that comfy fireside easy chair to more austere locales. (Because war, and / or you are an enemy to others) This concept product is usefull in your basement, and for mobility with your treasures. Those Wolverine lads holed up in the hills will certainly appreciate and be most effective as a result of your bestest jar canned chow, properly stored and safely transported to the forward lines.

    Stay frosty.

    • Just went past Ulines new headquarters/facility in Wi yesterday, refugees from land of lincoln (original scumbag corporate lawyer/caused Civil War)good people. Cardboard is temporary and a favorite of roaches/mice and other undesirables (any cardboard that has passed thru a food warehouse has pests). A more permanent solution is plastic soft drink carriers( got several from a store going out of business) or tube has videos of making them from wood(good side hustle for right person,made with pallets.

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