late in the game

Just rotated in 3,700kg of rice that is 14x 44gal barrels worth
That's 37,000 man/days of staple only or 100years for one person!
Add the cans in another two drums and one each of sugar and salt
and I am good to go!

 

They are making it harder to prepare these days as far as the law is concerned. Bill Clinton in 1994 with a executive order EO 10998, permits the federal government to seize hoarded food supplies from both public and private holders. Then in 2012 Obama signed the National Defense Resources Preparedness executive order, which “grants the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Labor, the Department of Defense and other agencies complete control of all U.S. resources, including the ability to seize, confiscate or re-delegate resources, materials, services, and facilities as deemed necessary or appropriate to promote the national defense which all goes against the 4th amendment which prohibits unreasonable search and seizure.

 

Using cash only answer how to procure items but that doesn't satisfy the need for safely stock piling supplies without it being seen. Like how can you order and install a water cistern without being noticeable?