It's the same here with prices skyrocketing, especially on food. If you buy something today, in six to twelve months you'll look back and be glad at the amount you saved on it.

Storage can be tricky, but it needs to be prioritized or all the other stuff that's currently taking up that space won't mean very much if you aren't at least semi-stocked up. So it's worth the investment to shuffle things around.

I like oak, it'll do well for you and will outlast pine by years!