I thought this was interesting. Not your Water, Food, Shelter type of video. We do have most of these items stockpiled, but we could have more. What do you think? Do you have these items stockpiled?
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people want to make fun of stocking toilet paper...well i got news for them...the last few years has shown our current society highly values toilet paper...and thats the bottom line...people would do whatever for it...seen it myself...sooooo..stock it.
eneloop recharge batteries and solar panel to charge them with.
rechargeable headlamps with lithium battery a must.
rechargeable lanterns...preferable with their own built in solar.
people want to make fun of stocking toilet paper...well i got news for them...the last few years has shown our current society highly values toilet paper...and thats the bottom line...people would do whatever for it...seen it myself...sooooo..stock it.
eneloop recharge batteries and solar panel to charge them with.
rechargeable headlamps with lithium battery a must.
rechargeable lanterns...preferable with their own built in solar.
We have a boatload of TP stored, but one of the best things we have ever done is installing bidets on our most used toilets. It has reduced our TP useage drastically. It is cleaner, and better for the plumbing. I really do highly recommend installing them.
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I'll save eveyone some time. Per the video:
1. TP
2. Duck Tape
3. Lighters
4. Batteries
5. Flash lights
6. Candles
7. Bleech
8. Plastic bags
9. Tarps
10. Socks
11. Salt
12. Heirloom seeds
13. Propane
14. Lanters, wicks and fuel
15. Cordage
The video explains the why, although I think most here likely already know that. It's a decent video and not very long, but if you fly thru posts, this might be helpful to you.
There's many things missing from this list such as the basics of medical, food, and water. I would also recommend not putting all of your stocks in one building or place. If that building gets robbed, burns, or whatever.....you're outta luck. This is a tough one for me b/c I like things organized and in one place, but it's just not a good idea when you are talking about prep items.
I would add that with the inevitable Trump tarrifs, it might be a good idea to get those things now before the prices go up even more.
1. TP
2. Duck Tape
3. Lighters
4. Batteries
5. Flash lights
6. Candles
7. Bleech
8. Plastic bags
9. Tarps
10. Socks
11. Salt
12. Heirloom seeds
13. Propane
14. Lanters, wicks and fuel
15. Cordage
The video explains the why, although I think most here likely already know that. It's a decent video and not very long, but if you fly thru posts, this might be helpful to you.
There's many things missing from this list such as the basics of medical, food, and water. I would also recommend not putting all of your stocks in one building or place. If that building gets robbed, burns, or whatever.....you're outta luck. This is a tough one for me b/c I like things organized and in one place, but it's just not a good idea when you are talking about prep items.
I would add that with the inevitable Trump tarrifs, it might be a good idea to get those things now before the prices go up even more.
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Thanks for saving time. I agree with not having everything in one place. This is a pretty standard "other" list.
Even more useful than bleach is Chlorine Dioxide Solution.
Not to thread drift, but......Trump had tariffs the first go around....some even higher and some for all countries!!
I like his list - it hits a lot of items on Selco's list - and he spent time in a real SHTF situation. Hygiene was among the top priorities for him and this guy did a pretty good job with those.
Not across the board he didn't, which is what he's said he plans to do this time round.
Just sayin' ....... it isn't going to be the same as last time, it's going to be worse for everybody across the board and that's including worse for American citizens. Other countries are not going to be kow-towing like last time, they've had enough of that bullying nonsense.
Go get your extra preps while you still can before they become unavailable due to a potentially world-wide economic war of attrition starting in February.
Everyone can have their opinions, but I find it sad when people don't want to move forward, or even keep up!
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The thing I find sad is that getting the basics prepped takes less than a day.
Once someone decides to do it, you could spend a couple of hours on ebay, a couple of hours at Costco and a couple of hours at your local hardware store and get well beyond any of these basic lists.
But 99.999% of the population (including a lot of people on prepping web forums) haven't.
Most people never get beyond the "thinking about it" stage.
Preps are only preps when they are real, in your personal possession and you have trained/practiced with them.
Anything less than that is 100% BS.
Once someone decides to do it, you could spend a couple of hours on ebay, a couple of hours at Costco and a couple of hours at your local hardware store and get well beyond any of these basic lists.
But 99.999% of the population (including a lot of people on prepping web forums) haven't.
Most people never get beyond the "thinking about it" stage.
Preps are only preps when they are real, in your personal possession and you have trained/practiced with them.
Anything less than that is 100% BS.
