Prepper Guides & Checklists
Everything you need to get prepared, explained simply
Start here. These guides cover the questions every new prepper runs into: how much food and water to actually store, how to rotate it so nothing expires, what to pack in a bug-out bag, and the easiest way to keep an entire stockpile in date. Each one points to the apps that make the job easier.
How many days of food and water should you store?
The real numbers, per person per day, and how to size a two-week supply without guesswork.
Food storage rotation: the FEFO method explained
Stop throwing out expired cans. The first-expired-first-out system the pros use, made simple.
The ultimate bug-out bag checklist (72 hours)
Everything that belongs in a grab-and-go bag, organized by priority. Printable.
How to track food expiration dates (the easy way)
Why spreadsheets fail and how a barcode scanner keeps your whole stockpile in date.
Looking for an app?
See the 10 best prepper apps of 2026
We tested 31 preparedness apps and ranked the ten worth keeping, from supply tracking to alerts, maps and first aid. Our overall pick is Stockpile, the one app that tells you how many days of food and water you have left.