The Prepared Pantry: A Beginner's Guide to Emergency Food and Water Storage presents the essential elements that you should consider in preparing yourself and your family for the eventuality of an unforeseen disaster. There are certain things that are necessary for humans to survive. First, we need an adequate supply of clean water. This book will enable you determine the amount of water you will need to provide for you and your family. The quantity of water you need will depend on how severe the disaster is and how long it takes to get things back to normal. It will also depend on what sources of water that are accessible to you. Secondly, we need an adequate supply of non-perishable food adapted to the individual needs of your family members. This book will walk you through how to compile your emergency readiness supplies and what to consider first for the short term. In addition, it will show you how you can build on the short term for a longer term supply. You will learn methods of preserving food so that it is still edible and nutritious in the future when you need it. A major crisis always takes us by surprise, but we do not have to be unprepared. This book will provide you with peace of mind now, knowing that should something happen in the future, you have done what you can to ensure the well-being and safety of the people you love.