This is not a new concept. Our son's family purchased a "fixer upper" on over 2 acres of land. Last winter when they began ripping down the paneling to drywall, they found 100's of pounds of #10 cans of dehydrated food. Add water and you could have corn, beans, and a variety of other taste treats. The expiration date is 3/1981. Along with food, there were multiple boxes of matches, and playing cards in the walls. There are multiple heating sources and trees from the acreage could be cut down to heat the house. There's a well and the landscaping includes berry bushes and fruit trees. The previous owner was also the one that built the house. In an emergency all they would have had to do is remove the paneling to get to their food.
We'll never know what the previous owner was preparing for, but do know it was prior to 1981.
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