Stockpiling food is a given for most survivalists, but what is the best food to store?

Besides nutrition and taste, longevity is very important and these foods, if kept dry and in an airtight environment, will last an incredibly long time.

Staple survival foods that are non-perishable

You’ll need to be really careful about keeping these completely dry and free from moisture, but if you can manage to store these in air-tight containers, they will keep for an incredibly long period of time.

• Rice: white, wild, jasmine, Arborio and basmati (brown rice does not keep forever)
• Hardtack crackers/biscuits

Other survival foods that are non-perishable

Although some of these food items will change texture, thickening or hardening over time, they will only change in terms of taste. These survival foods never spoil, and will still remain edible long after their flavor has changed.

• Honey
• Molasses
• Maple syrup
• Dried lentils
• Dried beans
• Dried split peas

Survival foods that if frozen are non-perishable

Though these non-perishable foods last a long time if they’re left out in the open, if they’re frozen, their shelf life extends to indefinite amounts of time.

• Dried pasta
• Noodles
• Dried fruits (such as raisins, dried cranberries, dried cranberries, dried cherries, dried apricots, dried mangoes, dates, dried blueberries, dried plums, banana chips, figs)

Base ingredients that are non-perishable

Apparently, these base ingredients can be the perfect survival food. According to some sources, if you simply keep them unused, in an air-tight container you’re likely to never have to buy them again.

• Corn starch
• Baking soda
• Corn syrup

Seasonings that are non-perishable

Seasonings are also excellent survival foods, as they’re food that lasts forever, and only get weaker in strength of taste over long periods of time.

• Salt
• Sugar
• Pepper
• Spices
• Dried herbs

Almost everyone has a stockpile of food and spices to last them through a survival situation, but how much of that stock is non-perishable?

In a medium to long-term survival setting, non-perishable goods can be consumed or bartered for materials and supplies.

To learn more about stockpiling non-perishable goods, please visit More Than Just Surviving.