If a major storm hits tonight and knocks out power for a week or city unrest makes traveling a no-go, your empty refrigerator and bare pantry make you a liability. You need an emergency food and water supply that requires zero refrigeration, last for months, and cooks with almost zero effort.
I’ve lived through multiple multi-week grid failures. If you are the type that is against prepping, this is exactly what I encourage you to keep on hand for any multi day event that makes acquiring food and water impossible. Buy this simple list of supplies today to ensure that your food and water is at least minimally covered for one week. This will provide you with 1300 calories per day. Unless you’re laying on the couch all day, you will want more. But hey, you’re not into being prepared. If you need to live on 1300 calories per day for one week, I guarantee you will change your mind.
Shopping List
- 1 large, 72 ounce boxes of Minute Rice
- 7 cans of soup
- 7 cans of chili
- 2 boxes of Maple & Brown Sugar Instant Oatmeal
- 10 gallon bottles water
- 1 GSI Outdoors Glacier Camp Stove (or equivalent)
- 2 Jetboil JetPower Fuel Canisters (or equivalent)
The 5-10 Minute Execution
- Breakfast: Boil water on the camp stove. Mix into oatmeal.
- Lunch/Dinner: Rehydrate Minute Rice then add in soup or chili. Heat to your liking.
Your Next Step
Everything here is available at your local grocery and outdoor stores or simply order everything on Amazon. Once you reach this basic preparedness milestone you will be prepared better than 90% of the people in the United States.
This will get you around 1300 calories per day. Pretty low but if you’re not into being prepared it’ll get you through and teach your ass a lesson for the next time.