(Part 2) Best emergency food supplies according to redditors

Here's a few I snagged from my recently ordered list.

Secure USB Drive - For storing scans of important documents.

Mylar Blankets - Ridiculously thin. Good to keep in the car or every day carry bag for a variety of situations.

Camp Suds - Or alternately hand sanitizer. Both useful to stay healthy in Flu season or another outbreak that spreads via contact.

Emergency Whistle - Small enough to keep on a keychain. Loud enough to get attention when it's needed.

Mylar Bags + Oxygen Absorbers - If you're prepping, putting a hundred pounds or so of white rice in 5 gallon buckets is a great way to get started on a long term food supply without breaking the bank. Put it in these and it will stay fresher longer.

Water BOB - Great little device for if/when you know the water supply may be at risk. It's a cheap way to be able to store 100 gallons in preparation for an emergency.

Pepper Spray - The security product you can take most places.

Starter First Aid Kit - Gotta get that going some how. This one has a hard shell which is nice for tossing it in a pack. You'll have to fill it out with what you're likely to need.

Mainstay 2400 Calorie Bars - They stay good through some pretty extreme highs and lows which makes them ideal for tossing in a car. They last about 5 years or so and don't require any water to make them. They're very handy as they're a purchase and forget about them item (for a few years anyway) that lets you have some immediate food for however long you have them stocked for.

Life Straw - A personal filter for waterborne bacteria. Most water purification methods have some significant cost to them, but this one is a great inexpensive item to get started with.

There's a ton of little things on Amazon that are kind of cool to have on hand, but I'd recommend snagging whatever is most likely to help you in whatever your situation is likely to be. If you live in a wildfire prone area... the usb drive would be a wise start. Earthquakes? The emergency whistle. Bad neighborhood, pepper spray. You get the idea. Good luck!

It sounds like you're on the right track. I used to live in a 1 bedroom and the best food strategy I had was simple copy-canning. If you aren't familiar, it's just buying two of a shelf-stable product instead of one to replace it. Things like Pop Tarts, cereal, canned fruit, etc. This way minimizes wastage. If you want to pull the trigger and make sure you always have a minimum three days, I don't mind these cookie-type rations.

Water was my biggest limitation because it's so bulky. Only solution I really found was dedicate a bottom shelf in a closet to stack 2 liter soda bottles horizontal. The store-bought 1 gallons have too thin of plastic and are very prone to leaking. There are the bathtub bladders, but I personally had planned to just duct-tape the drain, stop it and fill it.

If you have a firearm, I'd suggest still screwing a small safe to the wall's studs with 3" screws even if your lease doesn't allow it. At the bottom of the closet with properly applied compound nobody will notice 3 small white lumps.

Last thing is take pictures of your stuff, including the serial number where applicable, and saving it online for your renter's insurance. Being a first floor apartment, if you're broken into it'll be nice to be able to get reimbursed and even provide the cops serials if they manage to recover it.

Actually it is. I saw this as an ad on FB just this week! https://www.amazon.com/NorthWest-Fork-Gluten-Free-Emergency-Non-GMO/dp/B00L1QZ37C

You won't find the military version sold in stores, (and if you do, they are likely expires, surplus stuff that you won't want to eat.)

However, you can find the same exact thing under a different label, for example Hooah! bars are called Soldier Fuel.

I would recommend the self-heating MREs, just as you stated. Perhaps this or this may be a good starting point.

Don't forget water, and lots of it.

It's also trash food, this 72 hour kit would probably be better for just a bulk kit.
Best thing would be to get separate canned/dried supplies and stored water.