Home › Guides
Emergency Food Guides for a Family of Four
Ten guides, grouped by the question you are probably asking. Start with the plan group if you are not sure how much food a household of four needs; the home page, emergency food supply for family of four, has the short version.
Plan
How much food does a family of four need?
The daily, weekly and monthly calorie math, with sources.
72-hour kit
What three days takes and how it differs from a week.
30-day supply
About 240,000 calories, three ways to fill it, and the costs.
1-year supply
Cost, storage space, water and a staged route to a year.
Stock
Emergency food list
A packing list by category with quantities for four.
How long emergency food lasts
Shelf life of freeze-dried, canned and pouch food, and what the claims mean.
Water for four
The one-gallon figure, the numbers for four, and the water that kits need.
Choose
Survival food kit buying guide
Eight criteria to compare on any kit page.
My Patriot Supply review
Lineup, prices, calories and policies read from the company's own pages.
My Patriot Supply vs Mountain House vs Augason Farms
Three brands side by side, with price per 1,000 calories.
Start with the emergency food supply for family of four page for the price table.