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There are other quibbles that I have with this list...

Thanks for your post, however you don't seem to have actually collected a years supply of food before.

I've been doing this for over 30 years. The list is great info for anyone that hasn't tried it before. Most people just need a starting point.

3) You need storage vessels (ideally 5-gallon sealed buckets) to hold all of this stuff. That also costs money.

You're really going to quibble over the cost of a 5 gallon bucket? You can get them for free at any grocery store bakery.

That all costs money, too.

So?? Are you really looking to get everything for free? If it bothers you that much that you have to invest in your future, then don't do it. If you can't afford a 5 gallon bucket, then don't buy it. I don't know what to tell you.

You can substitute the wheat with regular flour and store them in food grade containers with air tight lids. I've done it for years.

If you say you would like a lot of beans and rice, you've clearly never tried to live on beans and rice. It's simply not doable. After 3 days you'll stop eating all together.

This list is a starter and mostly meant for desperation mode. If you actually had to live on it, it will keep you alive but you will not be happy.

The best list, is to write down everything you like to eat and start buying it in bulk in ways that have a descent shelf life then rotate through it. Eat like normal. This is what I do and it works out pretty well.

We have a camping stove and a gas fed BBQ grill. We stock up on the camping propane bottles for the stove. We also buy green beans and corn by the case. This year I'm adding hundreds of bottles of canned food that I grew in our garden. Pretty much a list of everything we use from toilet paper, paper towels, to tooth paste and soap... also cake mixes. If we use it in the house, we have a supply of extra.

You know, I did mention quibbles and additions that I would make to the list. But I also was very specific in indicating that I understood that it was a starter list, and that anyone who bought the items on this list would be far better off than someone who did not. I was trying to be informative to the other people reading the thread, just as you were. No need to jump down my throat.