SmartWaterBox vs The Lost SuperFoods: Water Depth vs Food Storage Depth

Both guides are secular survival PDFs. You pay once, neither bills you again, and both have a 60-day ClickBank return window. SmartWaterBox goes 90 pages deep on water alone. You get purification, storage, rotation, and emergency sourcing. A laminate-ready cheat sheet anchors it, and it is the strongest single-topic reference in the category. The Lost SuperFoods goes 150 pages deep on food alone. You get 126 historical long-keeping foods and preservation methods sorted by technique. A shelf-life quick-reference card is yours to print and post in your pantry. Neither tries to cover the other’s territory. The choice is one question: is water your specific gap right now, or is food?

Quick Comparison

	SmartWaterBox	The Lost SuperFoods
Best For	Preppers whose specific gap is water — purification depth, storage system, and a reference-grade cheat sheet	Beginners to food storage who want 126 long-keeping preservation methods and a shelf-life reference in one place
Core Focus	Water-only: purification, storage, rotation, and emergency sourcing	Food-only: 126 historical recipes, shelf-life data, and preservation methods
Standout Feature	Purification cheat sheet (boiling times at altitude, bleach ratios per gallon, filter pore-size comparisons — all on one printed page)	Shelf-life quick-reference card + 126 recipes organized by method (salt-curing, smoking, fermentation)
Format	~90-page PDF + purification cheat sheet + storage checklist + water-sourcing map + 2 bonus PDFs	~150-page PDF + herbal-remedy bonus PDF + 30-day food checklist + shelf-life reference card
Structure	14-day water audit plan (day-by-day actions from household needs assessment to rotation habit)	Browse-by-topic reference organized by preservation method — a manual, not a daily plan
Price	$39 one-time	$47 one-time
Recurring	No recurring billing	No recurring billing
Refund	60 days, ClickBank-honored	60 days, ClickBank-honored
Scope	Water only	Food only
ClickBank Gravity	37.86 (one of the highest on ClickBank’s survival category)	6.26
Earned Per Sale	$54.79	$46.86
Rating	8.7/10	8.7/10

SmartWaterBox: Best for water-only depth and the laminate-ready cheat sheet

Best use case: Water prep is your specific gap. You want one organized plan for sourcing, purifying, storing, and rotating your household supply — and you want a reference-grade cheat sheet you can print, laminate, and store with your water containers. You are not starting from zero on all four survival pillars; water is where you need to go deep.

Method: A ~90-page guide covering water sourcing (municipal, surface, rainwater, well), purification (boiling, chemical treatment, and filtration), storage, and rotation, structured as a 14-day water audit. Day one, you calculate your household’s daily water needs. Days two through five, you assess nearby sources. Days six through ten, you build storage containers and a rotation schedule. Days eleven through fourteen, you practice purification methods so they are second nature before an emergency.

Standout deliverable: The purification cheat sheet. Boiling times by altitude, bleach ratios per gallon for various contaminants, and filter pore-size comparisons on one printed page. All figures are verifiable against EPA and WHO public guidelines. Print it, laminate it, and keep it with your stored water. This is the piece readers come back to most.

Weakness: At $39 you pay $8 less than for The Lost SuperFoods. The scope is narrow on purpose, so if you need food storage or energy backup you need a second guide. The two bonus PDFs are thin: the rainwater guide is a short summary you can read in fifteen minutes. Much of the content organizes public FEMA and CDC guidance; you pay for the curation and the 14-day structure.

Cost reality: You pay $39 once at the main checkout. No recurring billing at any stage. After purchase you see an optional deluxe version ($37) and community access ($19). You can skip both. Return within 60 days through ClickBank.

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

Best use case: Food storage is your specific gap. You want the deepest food preservation coverage available in one document — recipes for 126 long-keeping foods, organized by technique so you can find what you need by method rather than searching by ingredient. The shelf-life reference card is the piece you will post in your pantry or storage room.

Method: A ~150-page reference guide covering 126 foods that were stored and relied on before modern refrigeration: pemmican, salt-cured egg yolks, hardtack, lacto-fermented vegetables, smoked meats, dehydrated fruits, and roughly 100 more. Organized by preservation method — salt-curing, smoking, fermentation, dehydration, cold storage — with recipes and shelf-life data for each. It ships with a 30-day food supply checklist that tells you what to build first and a quick-reference shelf-life card for the most commonly stored foods.

Standout deliverable: The shelf-life reference card plus the recipe library. The combination gives you two things most food-storage guides skip: a quick lookup tool for how long your current stores actually last, and a recipe library for the genuinely obscure historical foods (salt-cured egg yolks, acorn flour, pemmican) that most modern preppers overlook.

Weakness: The “126 foods” count includes everyday staples like dried beans and canned tuna alongside the genuinely rare historical items — the list looks longer than it is. The guide is a reference, not a course, so there is no step-by-step daily structure or hand-holding. Much of the content rephrases free USDA, LDS cannery, and FEMA food-storage guidance. If you already own a serious food-storage book, the genuinely new material is maybe 20%.

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. Return within 60 days through ClickBank.

Which one should you choose?

Pick SmartWaterBox if:

• Water is your specific preparation gap — you need to go deep on purification, storage, and rotation
• You want a reference-grade purification cheat sheet you can laminate and keep with your stored water
• You already have food storage and energy basics covered and need to close the water gap
• SmartWaterBox’s extreme gravity (37.86 vs 6.26) matters to you as a signal of widespread buyer validation

Pick The Lost SuperFoods if:

• Food storage is your specific gap — you want the deepest food preservation coverage in one document
• 126 long-keeping foods with preservation methods and a shelf-life reference card is what you need
• You want to learn the genuinely obscure historical foods (pemmican, salt-cured eggs, hardtack) that modern guides skip
• You have water basics in place and can spend $8 more than SmartWaterBox’s $39, so you get the food depth

Real talk

These guides do not compete. SmartWaterBox spends 90 pages going deep on water. The Lost SuperFoods spends 150 pages going deep on food. Neither touches the other’s territory in any meaningful way. Our The Lost SuperFoods review has the full breakdown.

If water is your gap right now, SmartWaterBox is the better buy at $39. The purification cheat sheet is the clearest practical deliverable here, so you can use it the same day. The 14-day audit structure is the most immediately actionable plan in the survival-guide category.

If food storage is your gap, The Lost SuperFoods gives you more volume (150 pages vs 90) for $8 more ($47 vs $39). You also get a shelf-life card and a 126 recipe library, which most food-storage guides do not include.

SmartWaterBox’s dramatically higher gravity (37.86 vs 6.26) is a market signal worth noting: water preparation consistently attracts more active buyers in the survival niche. That does not make the water guide “better” — it reflects that many preppers feel their water prep is the most urgent gap to close.

The natural sequence for serious preppers: SmartWaterBox first to lock in water purification and storage, then The Lost SuperFoods to go deep on food. You pay $86 combined, with no recurring bill and a 60-day return window on both. You end up with reference-grade coverage of the two most basic survival pillars.