Head to head · Lost Frontier Handbook vs The Lost SuperFoods

Lost Frontier Handbook vs The Lost SuperFoods: Multi-Discipline Skills vs Food Storage Specialist

Lost Frontier Handbook and The Lost SuperFoods both serve the same long-horizon prepper audience at the same 150-page length and similar price. Lost Frontier Handbook is a multi-discipline traditional skills reference covering food preservation, plant medicine, water purification, and bushcraft in one guide. The Lost SuperFoods is a food-only specialist: 126 long-keeping preservation methods, a shelf-life reference card, and a 30-day food checklist. The choice is breadth across traditional skills vs maximum depth on food alone.

By Cal Reiner · Updated June 25, 2026

Our pick

Lost Frontier Handbook 8.7/10

Worth $39 for beginners who want survival skills in one organized PDF: Lost Frontier Handbook covers food preservation, plant medicine, and water skills with three bonus guides. Skip it if you already own a mainstream survival reference.

Both guides are 150-page traditional-skills PDFs aimed at the same long-horizon learner: the prepper or homesteader who wants old-school knowledge in one organized reference, not a 30-day action plan. Lost Frontier Handbook covers four disciplines in one guide — food preservation (smoking, fermenting, drying), plant medicine, water purification, and basic bushcraft — with a medicinal-plants bonus and a 72-hour kit checklist. The Lost SuperFoods covers food preservation only, but at maximum depth: 126 historical long-keeping foods, recipes organized by preservation method, and a shelf-life quick-reference card designed to be posted in your pantry. The single deciding question is whether you want one reference that covers multiple traditional skills, or you want the deepest food storage coverage available in one document.

Quick Comparison

Lost Frontier HandbookThe Lost SuperFoods
Best ForLong-horizon learners who want multiple traditional skills — food preservation, plant medicine, water, and bushcraft — in one organized PDFBeginners to food storage who want maximum food preservation depth: 126 long-keeping methods, shelf-life data, and a reference card
Core FocusMulti-discipline: food preservation + plant medicine + water purification + bushcraftFood-only: 126 long-keeping preservation methods, historical recipes, and shelf-life charts
Standout FeatureFood-preservation chapter (smoking, drying, fermenting without modern equipment) + ‘Medicinal Plants of North America’ bonus (20-page illustrated field guide)Shelf-life reference card + 126 preservation recipes organized by method (salt-curing, smoking, fermentation, dehydration)
Format~150-page PDF + ‘Lost Frontier Recipes’ bonus + ‘Medicinal Plants of North America’ bonus + ‘72-Hour Frontier Kit’ checklist + optional members group~150-page PDF + ‘The Forgotten Home Apothecary’ herbal-remedy bonus + 30-day food supply checklist + shelf-life reference card
StructureBrowse-by-topic reference: food, plants, water, fire — return to the section you needBrowse-by-method reference: organized by preservation technique, not a daily plan
Price$39 one-time (lowest price in the survival niche)$47 one-time
RecurringNo recurring billingNo recurring billing
Refund60 days, ClickBank-honored60 days, ClickBank-honored
Food CoverageStrong food-preservation chapter — one of four disciplinesAll 150 pages dedicated to food preservation — full depth
Plant MedicineIncluded: bonus 20-page illustrated field guide with medicinal plantsThin: bonus herbal-remedy PDF covers basics only
ClickBank Gravity4.136.26 (higher — stronger recent market traction)
Earned Per Sale$39.17$46.86
Rating8.7/108.7/10

Lost Frontier Handbook: Best for multi-discipline traditional skills in one reference

Best use case: You want to build a broad traditional skills foundation — food preservation, plant medicine, water purification, and fire and bushcraft basics — in one organized PDF. You do not want to buy four separate guides. The food-preservation chapter is the strongest section, but the plant medicine field guide and water coverage make this the more versatile reference if your gaps span more than one discipline.

Method: A ~150-page browse-by-topic reference divided into four main sections: (1) Food preservation — smoking, drying, fermenting, and salt-curing without modern equipment, with step-by-step methods for pemmican, hardtack, and dried vegetables. (2) Plant medicine — identification of medicinal plants and basic remedy preparation. (3) Water — purification methods and sourcing without infrastructure. (4) Bushcraft basics — fire-making, shelter, and navigation fundamentals. The guide is built to be returned to over time, not read once and set aside.

Standout deliverable: The food-preservation chapter plus the “Medicinal Plants of North America” bonus. The food chapter covers smoking, fermenting, and drying in genuine step-by-step detail without requiring modern kitchen equipment — the same techniques you would use in a grid-down scenario. The 20-page illustrated medicinal-plants field guide with line drawings is a printable quick-reference most survival guides do not include in this format.

Weakness: The multi-discipline scope means no single topic gets the depth of a specialist guide. The food-preservation section is strong but covers fewer than 50 foods — far fewer than The Lost SuperFoods’ 126. If food storage is your only gap, Lost Frontier Handbook gives you solid coverage but not the exhaustive reference that LSF delivers. The “frontier” branding is mostly aesthetic; these are general traditional skills, not unique 19th-century methods. The guide is a reference to browse, not a step-by-step course.

Cost reality: $39 one-time at the main checkout — the lowest price in the survival-guide category. No recurring billing at any stage. After checkout you may see a printed copy at ~$19.99 plus shipping, and a “Deluxe Frontier Library” bundle at $67. Both are optional and easy to decline. Refund: 60 days, ClickBank-honored.

The Lost SuperFoods: Best for maximum food-preservation depth and the shelf-life reference card

Best use case: Food storage is your specific gap, and you want the most complete food preservation reference available in one document. You want 126 long-keeping foods, recipes organized by preservation method, and a shelf-life card you can print and post in your pantry. You are not looking for plant medicine or water skills right now — food depth is the goal.

Method: A ~150-page reference guide covering 126 historically preserved foods organized by technique: salt-curing, smoking, fermentation, dehydration, cold storage, and others. Each entry includes a recipe, shelf-life data, and notes on storage conditions. The guide ships with a 30-day emergency food supply checklist for building your first pantry baseline, and a quick-reference shelf-life card that consolidates storage times for the most common emergency foods onto one printed page.

Standout deliverable: The shelf-life reference card combined with the 126-recipe library. The card gives you a practical lookup tool for how long your current stores last. The recipe library covers the genuinely obscure historical foods — salt-cured egg yolks, pemmican, acorn flour, traditional hardtack — that modern food-storage guides routinely skip. The two tools together make the guide useful as a pantry reference, not just a one-time read.

Weakness: The “126 foods” count includes everyday staples like dried beans and canned tuna alongside the historically unusual items — the number is real but implies more novelty than it delivers. The guide is a reference, not a course: no step-by-step daily structure, no hand-holding, no guided progression. Much of the content rephrases free USDA and LDS cannery food-storage guidance. The herbal-remedy bonus PDF is thin and far less detailed than Lost Frontier Handbook’s illustrated medicinal-plants field guide.

Cost reality: $47 one-time at the main checkout. No recurring billing. At checkout you may see two optional add-ons: The Lost Ways 2 ($37) and The Lost Book of Remedies ($27). Both are easy to skip; your total stays at $47. Refund: 60 days, ClickBank-honored.

Which one should you choose?

Pick Lost Frontier Handbook if:

  • You want multiple traditional skills covered in one guide: food preservation, plant medicine, water, and bushcraft
  • The illustrated medicinal-plants bonus is relevant to your interests — you want to learn basic plant identification
  • You want the lowest price in the survival-guide category at $39 one-time
  • You prefer a versatile multi-skill reference you can return to across different topics over time

Pick The Lost SuperFoods if:

  • Food storage is your specific gap and you want maximum food preservation depth — 126 methods, not a sampling
  • The shelf-life reference card is something you will actually use: posting it in your pantry and consulting it as you build your stock
  • You want the deepest coverage of the genuinely obscure historical foods — salt-cured eggs, pemmican, traditional hardtack
  • The gravity gap (6.26 vs 4.13) matters to you as a signal of stronger recent buyer validation

Real talk

These guides are more complementary than competitive. Lost Frontier Handbook gives you a complete multi-skill reference for $39 — if you want food preservation plus plant medicine plus water in one place, nothing in this price range covers more ground. The food-preservation chapter is strong enough to stand on its own, and the medicinal-plants field guide is the most practical bonus in this comparison.

The Lost SuperFoods is the specialist answer to one question: how do I store food for the long term with maximum depth? 126 methods, a shelf-life card, and a 30-day checklist at $47 represents the deepest food-only reference in the category. If food storage is your only current gap, spending the extra $8 for LSF’s depth makes sense over LFH’s broader coverage.

The gravity gap (6.26 vs 4.13) tells you something real: food-only buyers tend to make more decisive purchases than multi-skill browsers. LSF’s more focused value proposition converts more consistently.

The natural sequence for serious preppers: start with Lost Frontier Handbook at $39 for the multi-discipline foundation including plant medicine and water skills, then add The Lost SuperFoods at $47 when food storage becomes your specific focus. At $86 combined with no recurring billing on either and 60-day refunds on both, you end up with the two most useful traditional-skills references in the survival niche.

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