How to Turn an Old Freezer Into an Effective Root Cellar

Got an old chest freezer? Give it a new life and turn it into a root cellar to store your fruits and vegetables over the winter. We have used a buried freezer root cellar for many years. We built this new one for additional storage space and to make improvements on the original design. Huge thanks to Aiden for all of his help building this root cellar! Check out the original design at Every year it gets filled with potatoes for the winter. You can learn more about DIY root cellars at Chillin in Our DIY Buried Freezer Root Cellar - Inexpensive Root Cellars: 13 Literally Cool Ideas to Chill With - Thanks for being part of the solution! Follow us! *Instagram – theprovidentprepper *Facebook – The Provident Prepper: Building Your Family Ark *Pinterest – The Provident Prepper is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to . This site also participates in other affiliate programs and is compensated for referring traffic and business to these companies.