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Top 100 Items to Disappear First After the SHTF

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This list has been around for a long time with a few slightly different versions out there. Take a look. Are there items that should be on the list?

Rourke

 

100 Items That Disappear First in A Disaster

1. Generators
(Good ones cost dearly. Gas storage, risky. Noisy…target of thieves; maintenance, etc.)

2. Water Filters/Purifiers

3. Portable Toilets (Increasing in price every two months.)

4. Seasoned Firewood
(About $100 per cord; wood takes 6 – 12 mos. to become dried, for home uses.)

5. Lamp Oil, Wicks, Lamps
(First choice: Buy CLEAR oil. If scarce, stockpile ANY!)

6. Coleman Fuel
(URGENT $2.69-$3.99/gal. Impossible to stockpile too much.)

7. Guns, Ammunition, Pepper Spray, Knives, Clubs, Bats and Slingshots

8. Hand-Can openers and hand egg beaters, whisks (Life savers!)

9. Honey/Syrups/white, brown sugars

10. Rice – Beans – Wheat
(White rice is now $14.95 – 50# bag. Sam’s Club, stock depleted often.)

11. Vegetable oil (for cooking)
(Without it food burns/must be boiled, etc.)

12. Charcoal and Lighter fluid (Will become scarce suddenly.)

13. Water containers
(Urgent Item to obtain. Any size. Small: HARD CLEAR PLASTIC ONLY)

14. Mini Heater head (Propane) (Without this item, propane won’t heat a room.)

15. Grain Grinder (Non-electric)

16. Propane Cylinders

17. Michael Hyatt’s Y2K Survival Guide
(BEST single y2k handbook for sound advice/tips.)

18. Mantles: Aladdin, Coleman, etc.
(Without this item, longer-term lighting is difficult.)

19. Baby Supplies: Diapers/formula/ointments/aspirin, etc

20. Washboards, Mop Bucket w/wringer (for Laundry)

21. Cookstoves
(Propane, Coleman and Kerosene)

22. Vitamins
(Critical, due 10 Y2K-forced daily canned food diets.)

23. Propane Cylinder Handle-Holder
(Urgent: Small canister use is dangerous without this item.)

24. Feminine Hygiene/Haircare/Skin products

25. Thermal underwear
(Tops and bottoms)

26. Bow saws, axes and hatchets and Wedges (also, honing oil)

27. Aluminum foil Reg. and Heavy. Duty
(Great Cooking and Barter item)

28. Gasoline containers
(Plastic or Metal)

29. Garbage bags
(Impossible to have too many.)

30. Toilet Paper, Kleenex, paper towel

31. Milk – Powdered and Condensed
(Shake liquid every 3 to 4 months.)

32. Garden seeds (Non-hybrid) (A MUST)

33. Clothes pins/line/hangers (A MUST)

34. Coleman’s Pump Repair Kit: 1(800) 835-3278

35. Tuna Fish (in oil)

36. Fire extinguishers
(or.. large box of Baking soda in every room…)

37. First aid kits

38. Batteries (all sizes…buy furthest-out for Expiration Dates)

39. Garlic, spices and vinegar, baking supplies

40. BIG DOGS (and plenty of dog food)

41. Flour, yeast and salt

42. Matches
(“Strike Anywhere” preferred. Boxed, wooden matches will go first.)

43. Writing paper/pads/pencils/solar calculators

44. Insulated ice chests
(good for keeping items from freezing in Wintertime)

45. Work boots, belts, Levis and durable shirts

46. Flashlights/Light Sticks and torches, “No.76 Dietz” Lanterns

47. Journals, Diaries and Scrapbooks
(Jot down ideas, feelings, experiences: Historic times!)

48. Garbage cans Plastic
(great for storage, water, transporting – if with wheels)

49. Men’s Hygiene: Shampoo, Toothbrush/paste, Mouthwash/floss, nail clippers, etc

50. Cast iron cookware (sturdy, efficient)

51. Fishing supplies/tools

52. Mosquito coils/repellent sprays/creams

53. Duct tape

54. Tarps/stakes/twine/nails/rope/spikes

55. Candles

56. Laundry detergent (Liquid)

57. Backpacks and Duffle bags

58. Garden tools and supplies

59. Scissors, fabrics and sewing supplies

60. Canned Fruits, Veggies, Soups, stews, etc.

61. Bleach
(plain, NOT scented: 4 to 6% sodium hypochlorite)

62. Canning supplies (Jars/lids/wax)

63. Knives and Sharpening tools: files, stones, steel

64. Bicycles…Tires/tubes/pumps/chains, etc.

65. Sleeping bags and blankets/pillows/mats

66. Carbon Monoxide Alarm (battery powered)

67. Board Games Cards, Dice

68. d-Con Rat poison, MOUSE PRUFE II, Roach Killer

69. Mousetraps, Ant traps and cockroach magnets

70. Paper plates/cups/utensils (stock up, folks…)

71. Baby Wipes, oils, waterless and Anti-bacterial soap
(saves a lot of water)

72. Rain gear, rubberized boots, etc.

73. Shaving supplies
(razors and creams, talc, after shave)

74. Hand pumps and siphons
(for water and for fuels)

75. Soy sauce, vinegar, bouillons/gravy/soup base

76. Reading glasses

77. Chocolate/Cocoa/Tang/Punch (water enhancers)

78. “Survival-in-a-Can”

79. Woolen clothing, scarves/ear-muffs/mittens

80. BSA – New 1998 – Boy Scout Handbook
(also, Leader’s Catalog)

81. Roll-on Window Insulation Kit (MANCO)

82. Graham crackers, saltines, pretzels, Trail mix/Jerky

83. Popcorn, Peanut Butter, Nuts

84. Socks, Underwear, T-shirts, etc. (extras)

85. Lumber (all types)

86. Wagons and carts
(for transport to and from open Flea markets)

87. Cots and Inflatable Mattresses (for extra guests)

88. Gloves: Work/warming/gardening, etc.

89. Lantern Hangers

90. Screen Patches, glue, nails, screws, nuts and bolts

91. Teas

92. Coffee

93. Cigarettes

94. Wine/Liquors (for bribes, medicinal, etc.)

95. Paraffin wax

96. Glue, nails, nuts, bolts, screws, etc.

97. Chewing gum/candies

98. Atomizers (for cooling/bathing)

99. Hats and cotton neckerchiefs

100. Goats/chickens

 

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24 Comments

  1. Indiana Joe says:

    The problem we have with gas is, how to store it long-term? During Sandy, the gas we had went bad within 3 months, burned out the fuel pump in the truck.

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    1. Capt.Michaels says:

      You can store gas for I “believe” up to a year with special additives you can buy online or just about anywhere. Fact there is specifically made gas that has no shelf life you can buy. But your talking about $17 per gallon or higher. The best bet is to NOT base you main stay prep off gasoline.

      Besides, you will run out…then what? Combination of solar, geothermal, wind, and hydroelectric would be a good start. You can buy a giga-watt solar kit for under $300 of eBay. You just have to solder the ends together. All about your budget

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        1. Panhandle Rancher says:

          I concur JR.

          Power Research Institute (PRI) stabilization products are the best, whether PRI-D for diesel or PRI-G for gasoline. I am using diesel out of a bulk tank that is at least five years old and treated regularly with PRI-D. My 1000 gal gasoline bulk tank gets treated every 6 months or so with PRI-G and intermittently if it is topped off in small amounts.

          PR

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    2. Badger359 says:

      You can also look into getting a lister engine, they run on oils, turn the fly wheel to get the combustion started and then it runs on it’s own, run a belt from the fly wheel to an alternator then to an inverter

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  3. Fred C says:

    Great list, thanks JR. I have many of these already but one I never thought about is the bucket mop wringer. That one is going on my short list with a priority!

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    1. JR says:

      The reason – at least in my mind – is if your home toilet ceases to work or if you have to relocate. A portable toilet – such as a camp toilet – would assist with sanitation.

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      1. jh says:

        Or as they did in the past with chamber pots, if the weather was bad outside, just lazy or ‘not safe’ to venture out to your outhouse in the dark you can set it up inside and do your business in safety.

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        2. SingleMom says:

          I have a chamber pot! An aunt inherited great-grandma’s house and purged the house of everything that had been left in it. It’s a beautifully decorated piece of porcelain that sits in my bathroom, but honestly? I’d rather use a bucket or a hole in the ground.

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          1. Panhandle Rancher says:

            Not only have I a chamber pot from the 1950s, what’s more I used it regularly when small. We called them thunder mugs (from the echoing sound some made when squatted over the pots at night). Every morning they were dumped into the outhouse hole and rinsed with water drawn from the well. Clorox (if available) or a lime solution finished the cleaning and the pots and lids were hung to dry. Whomever went out next, gathered them up and placed them back under the beds.

            I didn’t understand the value at the time, but my paternal grandparents lived without water or electricity until the 1960s (well grandma made it that far). They worked a 5 acre garden by hand each day, canned surplus fruit and vegetables over a wood stove, milked the cow and separated the milk into creme for butter and thin for drinking, collected eggs and butchered non-layers. A few old hogs usually were rooting around the scrap pile. It was a wonderful ‘grid-down’ experience but sadly not appreciated one whit by this now old man. Many times, I wish I had paid more attention back then and asked thousands of more questions.

            A great aunt whose eyes were dim with age would still spot me coming through the hollow and up the hill to her house. She would get an old single shot .22 rifle ready for me and we’d get a bunch of squirrels. Boy could she yank those things from their skin! In no time at all we would have biscuits and squirrel gravy.

            Those days are long gone but the memory lingers.

            PR

      3. Bear says:

        “chamber pot” sounds so official, LOL. As a disabled prepper, I even now use a “pee pitcher”, which is a plastic coffee can. I still have to make the trek to the potty to go number two, but I do have a bedside hospital commode that I could use if the on-grid toilet was unavailable. Stock up on bags to line the commode’s bowl and cat litter/wood shavings/sawdust to cover the mess until it could be disposed of/burned/composted.

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  5. Lightning says:

    Chamber pots- you are bringing back memories.We had our elderly great Aunt living with us
    for many years.As the oldest child it was my job to empty her pot since she could only go up and down stairs once a day (due to an enlarged heart) I thought nothing of it.We shared our bedroom with her.. We have a portable potty(the bucket with a removable seat ) for an emergency.We also have a commode (from previous surgeries). Lightning

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  6. Lightning says:

    Here in the NEast seasoned firewood is going for $225 to $250 per cord. My goal is to buy a solar generator.We have a propane gas generator that is exc. but dependent upon the
    fuel. Lightning

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  7. jh says:

    It’s interesting to see that a list from Y2k is still applicable today 17 years later kind of shows that there really isn’t anything new but just modernization of the basics. Only additions would be modern solar and rechargeable items, add to #61 powdered pool shock/chlorine and OTC and Rx meds – listing 1st aid kits are just to general.

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