A Food Stockpile Guide for Normies

Here's what you need, and the reasons for each one.

Peanut Butter - Long shelf life, High energy density. Contains fats, protiens and carbohydrates.

Tinned Meats - Dense source of protiens. Easy to prepare. Chunk tuna, chicken, sardines. Avoid SPAM, if possible, it's really high in sodium and will require more liquid intake.

Tinned Veggies - Long self life. Easy to prepare.

Crackers - Again, long shelf life. Goot for putting either of the above on.

Bulk dried rice - Seeing a pattern here? Long shelf life. Relatively easy to prepare.

Powdered Milk or UHT milk - Good source of calcium and vit D.

Lifestraw - Drinkable water is a must, and storing water in bulk takes up a ton of space. A lifestraw will make just about any water biologicly safe, as long as you don't have to worry about chemical impurities, it woun't remove - for example - benzene or other petrochemical pollutants.

And finally remember, you're not going for a balanced diet here. You want things that are shelf-stable, easy to prepare, and easy to store in bullk.

Don't forget a propane camp stove, plenty of paper plates, cups and utinsels. Garbage bags and toilet paper.

Also: If you're a hunter/fisher you might be thinking "Oh, I'm just going to grab my sack and go innawoods and live off the land." Sorry to burst your bubble but you and every other "outdoorsman" is thinking the same thing. Nobody is going to care about catch limits or tagging your deer. The woods and streams will be cleared of anything edible within a month in a real SHTF situation.