The Lost Ways vs The Lost SuperFoods: Which Survival Guide?

Both guides cover preparedness from a historical angle — what people did before supermarkets and the power grid. The decision is whether you want to learn skills (Lost Ways) or build a food stockpile (Lost SuperFoods). They complement each other well, but if you are choosing one, the answer depends on what gap you are trying to close.

Quick Comparison

	The Lost Ways	The Lost SuperFoods
Best For	Hands-on preppers and homesteaders who want a skills reference for food preservation, shelter, and fire	Beginners to food storage who want a curated list of 126 long-keeping foods with recipes and shelf-life charts
Method	Pioneer-skill projects you can actually build and test at home	Reference guide of 126 survival foods, sorted by preservation method, with a 30-day starter checklist
Formats	PDF (~300 pages) + 2 bonus PDFs + pantry checklists	PDF (~150 pages) + bonus apothecary PDF + shelf-life reference card + 30-day checklist
Price	$34 one-time	$47 one-time
Recurring	No recurring billing	No recurring billing
Refund	60 days, ClickBank-honored	60 days, ClickBank-honored
Gravity	4.10	6.26
Focus	Skills (how to produce and preserve food)	Stockpile (which foods to store and how long they last)
Rating	8.7/10	—

The Lost Ways: Best if you want hands-on old-time skills

Use this if:

• You want a reference for pioneer-era preservation techniques you can actually practice
• You are a homesteader or hands-on prepper who will build the projects in the book
• You want one organized 300-page document covering food, shelter, water, and fire
• You do not already own the Foxfire books

The method: Claude Davis assembled pre-industrial survival skills into one searchable PDF — smoking and curing meat, rendering lard, making hardtack, building acorn flour, constructing rocket stoves, digging root cellars, and setting up a charcoal water filter. Each section is a project you can test at home before you actually need it in a crisis.

Strength: The projects are the value. A 300-page reference gives you something to return to, not just read once. The smoking and curing chapters go into enough detail that you can actually do the project, which is the meaningful test for preparedness content.

Weakness: The Foxfire book series covers similar territory with more historical depth and is available at most libraries for free. If you already have Foxfire volumes, the overlap is heavy. The private Facebook community that comes with purchase is quiet.

Cost reality: $34 one-time. Two bonus PDFs included — “The Lost Ways 2” and a shorter economic-collapse add-on. No recurring billing. Refund: 60 days, ClickBank-honored.

The Lost SuperFoods: Best if you want a curated food-storage reference

Use this if:

• You are new to food storage and want one guide that tells you what to buy
• You want a 30-day starter checklist that turns stockpiling into a manageable project
• You want a shelf-life reference card you can print and keep with your supplies
• You want to learn which historically proven foods last years without refrigeration

The method: The guide lists 126 foods that remain shelf-stable for years — hardtack, pemmican, salt-cured egg yolks, fermented vegetables, dried grains, and more. For each food, it explains the preservation method, how long it lasts, and how to prepare it. The 30-day checklist turns the list into a starter shopping plan.

Strength: This is the cleaner reference for building a food stockpile. The shelf-life card is a grab-and-go tool once you print it. The 126-food list covers genuinely overlooked options that most modern preppers miss. No recurring billing.

Weakness: $47 is $13 more than The Lost Ways. Much of the preservation knowledge exists in free homesteading resources and USDA extension-service guides. The bonus apothecary PDF is a lighter add-on than the main guide.

Cost reality: $47 one-time. No recurring billing at checkout. Bonus PDF included. Refund: 60 days, ClickBank-honored.

Which one should you choose?

Pick The Lost Ways if:

• You want to build skills, not just a shopping list
• You are a hands-on learner who will actually cook, build, and test the projects
• You are willing to spend time on projects over several months
• $34 fits your budget better than $47

Pick The Lost SuperFoods if:

• You want to know what to buy and store, not how to build things from scratch
• You are new to food storage and want a 30-day starter plan
• The shelf-life reference card is something you will actually print and use
• You want the higher-gravity product (6.26 vs 4.10) — more buyers have verified its value

Real talk

These two guides answer different questions. The Lost Ways answers: “How did people survive before supermarkets, and how can I do it too?” The Lost SuperFoods answers: “Which foods should I stock for a long-term emergency, and how do I preserve them?”

Serious preppers will eventually want both. But if you are choosing one:

• Choose The Lost Ways if your main gap is skills — you want to be able to grow, hunt, preserve, and cook without the power grid.
• Choose The Lost SuperFoods if your main gap is stockpile — you want to know what to have on hand and how to store it.

The Lost SuperFoods has slightly higher market gravity (6.26 vs 4.10), suggesting a broader finding audience, and at $47 it is the slightly pricier but slightly more proven choice. The Lost Ways at $34 is the better pick for hands-on learners who will actually build the projects.

Both come with 60-day ClickBank refunds. Start with one, spend a weekend with it, and request a refund if it is not the right fit.