Dan Sullivan's Amazing Stockpiling Challenge review
A step-by-step course on building a long-term food, water and supply stockpile at home
By the RJ Editorial Team. Sales page checked 2026-09-23. Last updated 2026-09-23.
Is it worth it?
If you've been reading the news and doing the maths on how many days of actual food are in your kitchen, you already know why you clicked. Most of us have about four days of meals and a lot of condiments. That low background hum of "we'd be in trouble" is what this is aimed at. The sales page leans hard on catastrophe. EMP, martial law, economic collapse, millions begging for bread, and a passage about Syrian refugees that's frankly ugly and has nothing to do with storing rice. None of that is evidence about anything. It's there to make you buy today. Worth separating from the actual product, because underneath it there's a fairly ordinary and useful thing: a structured guide to doing food storage properly rather than piling tins in a cupboard and hoping. That's the real value. Packing dry goods so they last years instead of months, oxygen absorbers, water storage, rotation, building variety so you're not eating plain beans for a month. It's knowledge that's mostly free online if you've got the patience to sift forums and YouTube. What you're paying for is having it ordered and sequenced so you can just follow it. If the fear pitch makes your chest tight rather than motivating you, skip it. Buying out of panic tends to mean spending badly.
Pros
- Sequenced A to Z instructions instead of scattered forum advice
- Covers preservation technique, not just shopping lists
- Text version available if you'd rather read than watch video
- Digital, so you can start the same day
Cons
- Sales page uses heavy fear pressure and one passage about refugees that's plainly prejudiced
- Price, format, length and refund terms are not stated on the page you read
- Most of the underlying information is available free online if you'll do the digging
- The stockpile itself costs far more than the course, and that's the real spend
What you get
A digital course (video presentation plus a text version) walking through stockpiling A to Z: what foods to store, how to pack them for long shelf life using Mylar bags and preservation methods, how to store water, and what else to hold beyond food, medicine, tools, clothes, self-defence gear and barter goods. Delivered online after purchase. The page does not list total lesson count or page length.
Before you buy
- Find the price and the refund window before you enter card details
- Check whether it's a one-off purchase or leads to further upsells after checkout
- Work out your budget and storage space first, a guide can't fix a lack of either
Who it suits
Someone who genuinely wants a deeper pantry and would rather follow one ordered guide than piece it together from forums. Not for anyone buying while frightened, or who's happy researching this for free.
