My favorite snack is pretzels which come in a nice plastic jug, about 2 gallon, with a screw top. I put rice, beans, etc in them with a couple bay leaves to keep out bugs, and seal with that plastic wrap that sticks to the mouth of the jug. Packed like this will keep for a long time. Sam's club and Costco have rice and beans in 50 lb sacks which can be stored in smaller handier containers. Canned goods, we only buy what we like, are rotated through our pantry. I buy kosher salt and keep it in glass canning jars with a sealed lid. Go to Leamans non electric catalog. They have a bunch of stuff that can be used for survival. Down at my camp, I have been planting fruit trees over the last 6 years. I have 26 trees in peach, apricot, necterine, pear, apple, plum, and fig. The peach and pear trees are starting to produce. Once I get moved down there I will have a garden and chickens. Be inovative....chris3