Rice and beans as well, but airtight buckets aren't always airtight. Get a women's hair straightener (looks like a curling iron with 2 flat pieces) and different sized mylar bags, and some oxygen absorbers. Think before you choose which bags to seal your stuff in - 5 gallons of rice probably isn't the best idea but 5 one-gallon bags of rice is ok. Keep the sealed stuff in the "airtight buckets". Won't matter if they leak if you mylar seal the stuff. This also works if you don't have the time or space to freeze your grain first as long as your oxygen absorbers are the right size to remove the air from the sealed bags.

Also get coffee. Some people say get the beans, but I just got Folgers instant. I put it in mason jars (small and normal) with oxygen absorbers, and I also used my foodsaver jar sealing attachment to be safe. The small jars I set aside for trading - people will want their coffee. I suggest also doing the same with rice so you don't have to break into buckets and bags right away.

(Edited - forgot to add) Make sure you label your buckets, bags, and even mason jars (so you don't mix up say powdered gravy and cinnamon). You don't want to be opening stuff just to see what you have. Make an inventory. I have a spreadsheet along with the labels, and my sheet lists buy and expire dates, calories, and protein.

Rice and beans as well, but airtight buckets aren't always airtight. Get a women's hair straightener (looks like a curling iron with 2 flat pieces) and different sized mylar bags, and some oxygen absorbers. Think before you choose which bags to seal your stuff in - 5 gallons of rice probably isn't the best idea but 5 one-gallon bags of rice is ok. Keep the sealed stuff in the "airtight buckets". Won't matter if they leak if you mylar seal the stuff. This also works if you don't have the time or space to freeze your grain first as long as your oxygen absorbers are the right size to remove the air from the sealed bags.

Also get coffee. Some people say get the beans, but I just got Folgers instant. I put it in mason jars (small and normal) with oxygen absorbers, and I also used my foodsaver jar sealing attachment to be safe. The small jars I set aside for trading - people will want their coffee. I suggest also doing the same with rice so you don't have to break into buckets and bags right away.