Guides
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Value and calories
The cheapest emergency food per calorie
The ten kits that give you the most food for your money, plus the cheapest of each type.
Do emergency food kits really give you 2,000 calories a day?
Every kit sold as a number of days, checked against its own calorie total.
Servings vs calories
Why "1-month supply" can mislead, with real examples.
Compare by kit size
72-hour emergency food kits compared by real calories
Which 3-day kits give you the most food for your money, and which fall short of 2,000 calories a day.
1-week and 2-week emergency food supplies compared
Short-term supplies matched on calories per day, real days of food and cost per 2,000 calories.
30-day emergency food supplies compared by real calories
One-month kits checked for how long they really last at 2,000 calories a day.
3-month emergency food supplies compared
Three-month kits by cost per 2,000 calories and calories per day.
What does a 1-year emergency food supply really cost?
One-year kits and large packages compared on what a full year of food for one person costs.
Emergency food buckets compared: calories per serving and per dollar
Buckets sold by servings, compared by the calories actually inside.
Plan for your household
How much emergency food does a family of 4 need for 2 weeks?
The calorie math for a two-week household supply, and the cheapest kits that cover it.
How much emergency food does a family of 4 need for a month?
A 30-day supply for four people: total calories, and the cheapest ways to cover it.
How much food storage does a family of 4 need for a year?
What a year of emergency food for four people adds up to, in calories and dollars.
Emergency food for 2 people for 3 months
A 90-day supply for a couple: the calories you need and the cheapest kits that cover it.
Brand vs brand
Mountain House vs ReadyWise: real cost per day
The two best-known brands, matched by kit size and compared per 2,000 calories.
Mountain House vs Valley Food Storage: cost per 2,000 calories
Two premium-priced brands compared kit by kit on calories and price.
ReadyWise vs My Patriot Supply: which gives more food per dollar?
Two of the lower-cost brands, matched by kit size.
Augason Farms vs ReadyWise: same price per calorie, different days
Nearly identical cost per calorie, but very different ideas of what "a day" of food is.
Legacy vs ReadyWise buckets and kits: cost per 2,000 calories
Same serving counts, very different calories. Legacy and ReadyWise matched by size.
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