Thanks Safetalker, you've given me some good things to think about. I'll need to get a frame for my bed to get the mattress up off the floor, then that could become a decent storage area. Also, pardon me if I ask stupid questions, I'm pretty new to all this preparation stuff.
As for how long I will stay, here's my situation I've thought of. I live on Long Island. On any typical day, there are esentially a handful of ways to get off the island-
1.through the tunnel, through the city, and through another tunnel.
2. Across a bridge, around the city, followed by possibly another bridge.
3. A ferry.
4. Swim.
60-70% of the time, all of those avenues of "escape" are extremely congested. In a situation like tsunami or anything where we needed to evacuate, I imagine it only becoming worse. I figure I would need to at LEAST camp out at home for 1-2 weeks, possibly 3 before looking for a way to evac. So, considering space considerations, my goal is to have 3 weeks of food STORED for each member of the family.
Also, what types of food are best to store for emergencies that won't go bad? While I can eat ramen noodles, canned goods, etc...with the acception of rice and beans they are not regular staples of my diet, and I don't intend them to be, simply as emergency foods. I follow a pretty healthy diet primarily on fresh fruits and veggies, nuts, cheese, milk, potatoes, rice and beans, eggs, and meat. Most of that stuff can not be stored longer than 4-5 days. So, in an emergency my normal diet is out and survival diet is in. What foods are best to keep long term if I'm not going to be rotating?