Easy Cellar vs The Lost SuperFoods: Build Root Cellar or Learn Preservation Methods?

Easy Cellar and The Lost SuperFoods both serve preppers focused on long-term food storage — but they address it from opposite ends. Easy Cellar is a construction manual: 10 ready-to-build root cellar plans with priced materials lists, designed for someone who wants to build the physical infrastructure to keep food without power. The Lost SuperFoods is a preservation knowledge guide: 126 historical recipes and methods for foods that last months to years without refrigeration, designed for someone who wants to learn what to make and how to store it. If your gap is the structure (where to keep food long-term), Easy Cellar is the tool. If your gap is the knowledge (how to preserve food with what you already have), The Lost SuperFoods is the buy.

Quick Comparison

	Easy Cellar	The Lost SuperFoods
Best For	Preppers who want to build root cellar infrastructure with real plans, dimensions, and materials budgets	Preppers who want to learn 126 historical preservation methods they can apply with pantry staples they already own
Core Problem	Physical food storage infrastructure — building a structure that keeps produce and supplies stable without power	Preservation knowledge — learning methods like salt-curing, smoking, and fermentation that extend shelf life without modern gear
Format	~90-page PDF + 10 buildable root cellar plans + materials checklist + food storage life chart + 3 bonus PDFs	~150-page PDF + shelf-life reference card + 30-day food checklist + herbal-remedy bonus PDF
What You Walk Away With	A buildable plan for a root cellar matched to your space and budget, plus a priced materials list ready for the hardware store	126 preservation recipes you can start applying this weekend, plus a shelf-life card to tape inside your pantry door
Structure	Reference by cellar type — choose the plan that fits your space and budget, then follow construction steps	Reference by food type — look up the method for the food you want to preserve
Standout	10 plans spanning $50 buried barrel to $1,500 full basement cold room, all with real 2026 cost estimates	Shelf-life reference card and ~30 genuinely obscure historical foods (hardtack, pemmican, salt-cured egg yolks) most modern preppers overlook
Price	$55 one-time	$47 one-time
Recurring	None	None
Optional Add-On After Checkout	Food storage upsell (~$37) — skippable	Two optional products: The Lost Ways 2 ($37) + The Lost Book of Remedies ($27) — both skippable
Refund	60 days, ClickBank-honored	60 days, ClickBank-honored
ClickBank Gravity	3.76	6.26 (higher — stronger recent market traction)
Earned Per Sale	$54.53	$46.86
Rating	8.7/10	8.7/10

Easy Cellar: Best for building a root cellar with clear plans and priced budgets

Use this if:

• Building a root cellar is your near-term project and you need real plans with dimensions, materials, and cost estimates
• You have a yard or property where you can excavate or bury a structure
• You already have basic emergency water and energy backup and want to add physical food storage infrastructure
• You want to choose from 10 plan options — from a $50 buried barrel you can build in a weekend to a $1,500 full basement cold room
• You learn best from a construction-style reference you can return to throughout the build

The method: A 90-page PDF construction manual with 10 ready-to-build root cellar plans. Each plan includes site-selection guidance, drainage notes, insulation and ventilation details, shelving diagrams, and a printable materials checklist with rough 2026 big-box store prices. The plans range from a simple buried barrel (under $100, one weekend) to a hillside cellar (a major dig) to a full basement cold-room conversion ($1,500, requires contractor or serious DIY skills). The guide covers the physics of root cellaring in plain language: why temperature and humidity matter, how to vent without a power fan, how to insulate with straw bales. A food storage life chart gives shelf times for common produce under different conditions.

Standout deliverable: The 10 buildable plans with priced materials lists. No other guide at this price gives you that range of options — each one sized realistically for a different budget and property setup. The barrel plan alone is worth the entry price for a beginner with a small yard: under $100 in materials, dug and installed in a weekend.

Weakness: Easy Cellar is narrow by design. Outside of food storage infrastructure, it offers almost nothing on water, energy, shelter, or general preparedness. If you do not have land, tools, or time to build a physical structure, the core deliverable does not apply to you. The three bonus PDFs on canning, dehydrating, and emergency food supply are introductory overviews that overlap with freely available material. At $55, it costs $8 more than The Lost SuperFoods despite covering a narrower scope.

Cost reality: $55 one-time. No recurring billing. An optional food storage upsell (~$37) may appear after checkout — skip it; the main guide and 10 plans stand on their own. Refund: 60 days, ClickBank-honored.

The Lost SuperFoods: Best for learning preservation methods you can apply this weekend

Use this if:

• You want to learn how to preserve food using methods that do not depend on refrigeration or modern equipment
• You already have pantry staples and want techniques to extend their shelf life dramatically
• You want to explore genuinely historical preservation methods — hardtack, pemmican, salt-cured egg yolks — that most modern preppers overlook
• You want a shelf-life reference card you can print and use every time you stock your pantry
• Building physical storage infrastructure is not your current priority

The method: A ~150-page reference guide covering 126 foods organized by preservation method: drying, salt-curing, smoking, fermentation, root-cellaring, and canning. About 40% of the entries are standard preparedness staples (rice, dried beans, honey) that most preppers already know. The remaining 30 entries are the standout items — genuinely obscure historical foods that last months to years with no refrigeration and no special gear. The shelf-life card is a single printable page with realistic storage times. The 30-day food checklist is a useful starter inventory for a quick shopping trip. A bonus herbal-remedy PDF rounds out the bundle.

Standout deliverable: The shelf-life reference card and the ~30 historical preservation methods most modern guides skip entirely. Salt-cured egg yolks, potted meat, clabber cheese, and traditional pemmican are the kinds of items that make a real difference when commercial food storage becomes unreliable — and The Lost SuperFoods is one of the few guides that teaches them clearly.

Weakness: The “126 foods” count is generous — about half the entries are everyday staples any prepper already knows. The guide is a reference, not a step-by-step course, so there is no guided ramp-up if you are new to preservation. The bonus herbal-remedy PDF overlaps with another product from the same maker (The Lost Book of Remedies). Much of the content organizes USDA, FEMA, and LDS cannery material available free online; you pay for the curation and the historical depth. The optional add-ons at checkout ($37 + $27) are easy to skip but present. Our short answer on whether The Lost SuperFoods is worth it is in the guide.

Cost reality: $47 one-time. No recurring billing at the cart. After checkout you may see two optional products — The Lost Ways 2 ($37) and The Lost Book of Remedies ($27) — both easy to skip, keeping your total at $47. Refund: 60 days, ClickBank-honored.

Which one should you choose?

Pick Easy Cellar if:

• Building a root cellar is a near-term project and you need construction plans with real materials and costs
• You have a property where excavation or burial of a structure is feasible
• Long-term food storage infrastructure — the physical building — is the specific gap you need to fill
• You want to match the plan to your budget: $50 barrel versus $1,500 cold room
• You want a construction reference you can return to throughout the build process

Pick The Lost SuperFoods if:

• You want to learn preservation methods you can apply with ingredients you already own — no construction required
• Traditional preservation techniques (salt-curing, smoking, fermentation, hardtack) are what interest you
• A shelf-life reference card and 126 organized recipes would fill your current gap
• You do not have land or tools for construction but want to start preserving food immediately
• You want to spend $8 less and start applying new methods this weekend

The real split: physical infrastructure vs preservation knowledge

Easy Cellar answers the question: “Where will I keep food long-term and how do I build that?” It requires land, tools, and the willingness to do physical construction work. The benefit is durable, passive food storage that works without electricity.

The Lost SuperFoods answers the question: “How do I make and preserve foods that stay good for months or years?” It requires ingredients and time — not property. You can start hardtack or salt-cured egg yolks this weekend in your existing kitchen.

The gravity difference (6.26 vs 3.76) shows The Lost SuperFoods has had stronger recent buyer uptake. That likely reflects the lower barrier to entry: no property required, no tools, no construction timeline. Easy Cellar earns more per conversion ($54.53 vs $46.86) when it finds the right buyer — someone who specifically researched root cellar construction and chose it deliberately.

Real talk

If you do not have land to build on, The Lost SuperFoods is the clear pick: 126 preservation methods you can start applying this weekend, a useful shelf-life card, and 30 genuinely obscure historical foods you are unlikely to learn elsewhere, all for $47 with no recurring billing. The gravity gap (6.26 vs 3.76) signals that more recent buyers have found it useful as a standalone purchase.

Easy Cellar earns its $55 when building a root cellar is your specific near-term goal and you will actually do the project. The 10 plans and priced materials lists make it uniquely useful for that decision — you can match the design to your property and budget before buying a single piece of lumber. But it is a construction tool, not a general food-storage reference.

The two guides actually work well together. Easy Cellar tells you how to build the storage structure. The Lost SuperFoods tells you what to put in it and how to preserve it. Combined cost: $102, no recurring billing on either.