It depends. They won't help you if you just buy them and put them on a shelf somewhere. It's best if you really want to get off the grid, prepare for a crisis and learn to be self-sufficient.

Food shortages are now likely in the U.S. in the near future. One single strategic terrorist bombing can literally empty grocery store shelves for months at a time. Will you be ready when the unthinkable happens? Sadly, most Americans will not be. Most will demand that the government "do something." But the truth is THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT HELP YOU IN THIS TIME OF NEED. ONLY THE ELITE WILL BE PREPARED!