The Two-Week Emergency Pantry Checklist (Water Included)

No-cook and low-cook foods, water math, and the small gear that turns supplies into meals.

An emergency pantry is the everyday pantry with a little extra depth, plus water to go with it.

Water first

One gallon per person per day, for 14 days. Add more if you're storing lots of rice, beans or pasta that need cooking water.

No-cook foods

• Peanut butter, crackers, canned tuna and chicken
• Canned fruit in juice (the juice counts as liquid too)
• Granola, dried fruit, shelf-stable milk

Low-cook foods

• Instant oats, couscous and ramen: they need little water and little fuel.
• Canned soups and chili

Small gear

A manual can opener, a camp stove with fuel (use it outdoors only), paper plates to save washing water, matches, and a written inventory taped inside the cupboard door.

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