Food That Lasts 25 Years
A Long-Term Food Storage Plan - Rice, Beans, Oats and the Mylar Method
The pantry is stocked and rotating. Then a bigger question comes up: what would it take to feed the family for months - without buying food nobody eats, or watching it go stale in a closet? This guide answers it with a few plain staples, sealed and kept cool.
Decide if long-term storage fits your family yet, then work out the pounds, seal the first bucket, keep it cool and cook from it every week.
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What you'll do with it
- Fill in the Is Long-Term Storage Right for Us? page first - the pantry, 2 weeks of water and a cool spot come before the first bucket.
- Work out your pounds: the guide's planning mix per adult per month is 25 lb of grains, 5 lb of dry beans, 1 quart of oil and 2 lb of sugar or honey.
- Freeze new grain 3 days, let it warm up closed, then seal it in 5-mil foil bags with oxygen absorbers inside a food-grade bucket.
- Find your coolest spot with a thermometer for a summer week: plan on 25 years at about 70°F, about 12 at 81°F and about 6 at 92°F.
- Cook one long-term meal a week, open the oldest bag first from the Packing Log, and when a bag is empty, pack a fresh one the same month.
Look inside
Real pages from this guide. Tap a page to see it up close.
Start here
Where to begin, and every card with its page number.
One action per page
Time, cost, the steps in order, and what not to do.
Pages you fill in
Your family's own numbers, written down before you need them.
What's inside
- Pantry First, Then Long-Term
- Our Long-Term Food Number
- Start With One Month
- The Calorie Backbone
- What Keeps for Decades
- What Doesn't Keep
- Salt and Oil
- Freeze It First
- Foil Bags and Oxygen Absorbers
- Buckets and #10 Cans
- Keep It Cool
- Keep It Dark and Dry
- Keep Pests Out
- Eat It, Then Replace It
- Water and Fuel to Cook It
- Home Canning: Tested Recipes Only
- Freeze-Drying: A Reality Check
The key numbers come from USDA, Utah State University Extension, NCHFP and FEMA - listed in the back.
This weekend
- Fill in the Is Long-Term Storage Right for Us? page - any "not yet" comes first.
- Find your number and the pounds for 1 month per person.
- Put a thermometer in your coolest spot and start the Storage Spot Check.
Try it for 30 days. If it doesn't help, email us and we'll refund you.
Also in
- The Complete Home Readiness Library - $59 (Bought one by one: $285)
- The Food Storage Bundle - $35 (Bought one by one: $46)
Questions people ask
- Is this a printed book?
- No - it's an instant PDF. Print it at home on US Letter paper, or keep it on your phone.
- Does it work where I live?
- Yes. The guides are written for American homes in every state: gallons, °F, US weather and US stores.
- Do I need to buy a lot of gear?
- No. Most first steps use what's already in your house. When you're ready to buy, the guide shows what comes first.
- Is this medical advice?
- No. It's planning information. Talk to your doctor, pharmacist or equipment supplier about medicines and medical devices.
- How do I get it?
- Right after you pay: a download on the thank-you page, and an email with your download links. The links keep working.
- How is this different from the Personal Plan?
- A guide shows you how to get ready. The Personal Plan does the math for your household - your gallons, your days of food, your battery size and a shopping list.
Questions? Email get-ready@myrainydayplan.com.
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