You can also use outdoor solar lights. I charged them outside and brought them in at night. I put them in a vase and they helped light the living room and hallway when we were without power for 11 days after a Derecho

Something else that is great to get from the Dollar Tree, especially if you have kids, is the 25 pack of glow sticks. The kids can wear them as a bracelet and have a constant light source to help them feel safe and you knw where they are. Plus if you put them in a clear container with water the water magnifies the light making it great for in like the bathroom.

Love the vaseline tip. I keep vaseline with a bag of cotton balls. Put the vaseline on the cotton balls as fire starters.

There are 101 reasons to be prepared! When covid started and we were all Sheltering in place I did not need to go to the grocery store for 6 weeks because my freezer and Pantry were prepped. In addition, we had a medical emergency this year and I had a family member in the hospital. As a result we had no income coming in the house for a month and a half. That stockpile is what kept us going until we could get help.

Pads are also useful for wound dressing. It's meant to absorb blood after all. Every farmer in my hometown kept pads in their first aid kits.

BRAVO! I love when the "housewife" channels help normalize prepping for emergencies! Seems to wake a whole Lotta people up to what can happen when the mom's start talking. 👏 PS it's emergency preparedness month- I'm sure you can keep this topic rolling

I get the whole milk & then I can add some water to stretch it. The tall Jesus candles burn a long time-good value. The Himalayan pink salt 1lb is also a good deal

The boxed milk: My husband and I are empty nesters now. We get the boxed milk by the case, and just have it in the pantry. We also are in hurricane central in Louisiana. So it's a great pantry item, and we use it as we need it. :) Highly recommend it.

I always keep Benadryl in my car because my granddaughter is extremely allergic to peanut butter & she always keeps her Epi-Pen with her. It’s one of those, just in case things. Also we went on a family reunion camping trip a couple of years ago & I decided that we needed a well stocked first aid kit. I included a good supply of things. Just for example, sunscreen, aloe, bug repellent wrist bands, first aid creme, triple antibiotic. I thought of so many things that weren’t in the kit, so I purchased a backpack to hold everything. We had a rustic building we could eat in case of rain. I put in on the first table as you walked in the door & let everyone know thats where it could found. It doesn’t hurt to be prepared. I don’t recall anyone ever saying I wish I hadn’t brought those bandaids, peroxide, etc. Once we got home, anything that had an expiration date, we put into our home supplies & made a list of those items to restock in our first aid supply when we needed it again.

Years ago I worked in a large grocery store that experienced a power outage. We had flashlights we used to guide customers thru the store and we had hand cranks that enabled us to use the register! Took longer but no one cared! Technology advances aren’t always the best or easy route!

Everyone living in Florida should watch this! So helpful . When we get hurricanes, people rush to the store and buy everything out. Always best to keep storm kit stocked ahead of when supplies get low . Great video!

The Dollar Tree by me has Oat Milk! I love adding that Coconut Milk to iced coffee. It has a nice thick consistency like half and half or heavy cream.

I learned the hard way, get UNSCENTED candles. I had such a headache with all the scents.

I love ordering online for my prepper stuff from Dollar Tree. I just bought a massive box of Name brand bar soap. I picked it up and now we’re set until the rapture with bar soap 😂

We don't have anyone in my family who uses feminine hygiene products on a regular basis but I stock them anyway. I keep them under my son's bathroom sink in case his friends need them. Also, if there is some sort of longer-term event, there is sure to be someone who needs them. In the most cynical but practical sense, they could be useful for bartering if necessary.

I have been an extreme couponer for many years so in 2020 during the shortages, I was very minimally impacted. I was blessed to be able to share (not literally, lol) toilet paper with immediate family that couldn’t get any. I will always coupon, be a tight wad, hoard, and constantly be a prepper.

The feminine products are so often forgotten! I have said over the years that you can probably go into any public bathroom around the globe and there are one thing that we females connect at: the feeling of not have what you need when you need it, and probably whoever you meet there will try to help you out if they can. I am known for always being prepared for a catastrophe in any size, and I always have with me extra to share. A friend of me got her period right when a wedding sermon was about to start 😮 She could not go out since the bride was about to get ready. The bathroom was also over the street since it was an old church. I saved the day, and it went okay. No situation on her dress either, thank God ! I have seen some prepper videos and I can agree that it is an forgotten item. I know some use fabric pads and cups, but in a situation it is smart to have something you can trow away, that don’t need to be clean with water to be used again. In a stressful situation our hormones can get of and it can come before and more heavy to, so just stock up 💪🏻 (I know you are secretly correcting my spelling so had to fix a couple, and my excuse is that I am Norwegian 😆 Love from Johanne, Norway 🇳🇴)

WOW! None of the Dollar Tree stores by me EVER look like this. EVER! They are always a mess, boxes of items in the isle not on the shelf yet, blocking the isle, and things all over. Empty shelves. You are truly lucky.

Absolutely second your tip about the babywipes! I still have an infant, but even when the last babe is grown I will keep these on hand - they are wildly convenient for everything! Thanks for another brilliant video, Christine! God bless you and yours ☀️

Hand sanitizer is also an amazing firestarter.

i agree with the feminine products we was on holiday in ireland i was 14 we was staying at our 70 year old family home and my period started my dad had to borrow her car to take me to the only little shop that was open i felt so embraced 😊

Another very important reason is simply get it while you can still afford it! Great video!

Let me start by saying, this is not criticism...I'm just going to advise on a few things. Being the former owner of an emergency preparedness company taught me a lot so please bear with me as I took the time to learn from the experts in this field: 1.) Boxed milk is NOT good for long-term food storage. It's only good for a year at best. "Long-term" in prepperland means 15+ years. Buy powdered whey instead. 2.) Never store ANY rice except for white rice for long-term. It WILL go rancid within a couple years. 3.) Water will last 5 years at best and that's only if you pretreat it with chlorine ahead of time and not in a clear container. Purchase a long-term water container like WaterBricks, get the best filtered water you can, treat it with a stabilizer, seal them, date them, replace the water every 5 years. 4.) Pain killers need to have an oxygen absorbers and still will last 5 years at best. They will lose their potency starting at the 1 year mark. 5.)Vaseline melted into cotton balls and then wrapped in aluminum foil works better than just Vaseline alone. 6.) Most liquid shampoos and body wash will start to go bad after 2 years. The chemicals in most of them, when separated, can be harmful to your skin. Do not re-mix separated body wash and re-use it. Bar soap is better. Bottom line: Get stocked, stay stocked, use the FIFO method and rotate your stock. Bonus item: Stay stocked on barterable items even if you don't personally use them. Alcohol, cigarettes (think "vises"), tools, duct tape, tarps, wood (for repairs), car maintenance items. This is beyond basic necessities for survival. Think "long term" and not just for the next bad storm.

Yep, after the great TP shortage of 2020 nobody wants to be short of anything they need! I've always bought a little bit ahead but I'm doing a little bit more of that and living in the midwest where blizzards and tornadoes do occur, having a small stockpile of essentials is just a smart thing to do. I actually tried that shelf stable milk that you showed and it was really good. I chilled it in the fridge and put it on cereal and it was really good. I was concerned it was going to taste like powdered milk but it didn't. It was great when I ran out of milk and wasn't ready to put in a grocery order. It got me by for several days as a one person household. I've also found some good deals on Softsoap brand liquid soap at Dollar Tree and bought several. Soap and water is a great basic thing to keep yourself clean and also to clean up after a natural disaster or if you have a cut or scrape it's always good to be able to wash it out thoroughly with some good soap. My next purchase for disaster prep is a generator which is definitely not available at my Dollar Tree but after having had to dump a refrigerator and a freezer full of food after losing power for 3 and 1/2 days, I don't want to go through that again. Thanks Christine!

Last week my apartment's water was shut off in the morning. Luckily I literally had those Crystal Geyser waters in my emergency kit, so I could wash my face, brush my teeth, and prepare breakfast.

Things you want from Dollar Tree: Candles, glow sticks, solar lights, lighters, matches Batteries (they’re not the best, but will work in a pinch) Vaseline Feminine products Small tool kit Knife/flashlight Cordage/Zip ties/sewing kit Sterno copy (usually in party section) Water bottles (metal if possible) Metal bowls (check pet section, too) Food, water, milk Medicines/bandages “Magic” towels/toilet paper Watertight/airtight containers This is a start. Use redundancy. Also find a plastic tub with lid to store everything, or a large backpack. You may also want to include a shower curtain liner or two, to keep you off of wet ground.

The package of food safety gloves (100 gloves = 50 pairs one size for most) and shoe covers (12 pairs) are also good prep items from the Dollar Tree.

Hey Christine! Dollar tree carried 5-hour emergency candles! It’s a multipack :)

Great to see someone recommending matches and lighters. Non smokers always seem to overlook these items. Vital if you have to light candles, fires, stoves and camping stoves.

I love the boxed milk from DT! I try to always have some as backup incase we run out of the other. It has saved my family so many times! We even drink it plain. The difference in taste (if there really is any) is barely noticeable. We live about 15 miles from town, so it's impossible to make a quick trip to the store. Nothing is more aggravating than starting to bake/cook something that needs milk and not noticing until halfway through!

Just started watching and I was going to say the boxed milks. So glad you mentioned them, they’re my faves. Actually, the almond milk is cheaper than most grocery stores if my math is right. One of my local Dollar Tree stores, even has oat milk now!

The Dermasol Lotion is the cat's 🐈 Meow. I have been using it for about 20 years. You have described my hurricane kit in this video 💗. P. S. Don't forget to stock up on pet food

Good morning Frugal Fit Mom. It's amazing what you can still find at Dollar Tree. Have a wonderful weekend - full of family and food.

Sanitary pads are good if you had a bloody cut or severe injury.

First Aid: add raw honey to that. For me, it's worked better than Neosporin, and my Vet said they use it on incisions after surgery. Seriously it works.

Pencils, pens, paper for keeping notes and crayons for entertaining little ones! Another thing I grabbed a couple of in the same aisle are those full sheet-sized fresnel lenses--I think they are 5x7 or bigger. The kind people use to help read fine print. They're flexible, don't break, and if you've got sunlight they are very effective fire starters

The feminine product are good for first aid too! Cuts and abrasions that are too big for band-aids just put over area and use whatever to tie it in place! Great to keep in the car for same reason!

Having a urban survival kit in your car is key. Feminine products, extra leggings, a roll of tp, water, shelf stable snacks, first aid.....

Thanks for the list! I grab most of these every 4 weeks. The milk- huge find! I buy a few to keep in the cellar every time along with my dried milk.

I lived in Miami when Hurricane Andrew hit. It shocked me how many people only have electric can openers. Some places were without power for months. So manual can openers were one of the things we were collecting. Now many things have the pop tab openings but not all.

Wintergreen lifesavers....if you get in a dark room and crush it with your mouth open (I know but) they "spark" kinda cool thing to have and help with something different and fun.

I buy the little containers of coconut oil all the time. Great for cooking and beauty care. Better than any lotion for dry skin. I buy socks all the time and tea especially chamomile and pepper mint is quite a savings.

Waterproof tote bag of any kind and I have my items in a plastic tote. With extra beach bags so it’s not too heavy. I have been through two hurricanes in Fl. I also have clothes packed for each person.

I have to say, I'm a natural stocker (aka bulk buyer, aka hoarder) bc I don't like buying regularly, and I prefer stocking up during sales. So, the panic buying didn't really affect me. I already had a 25 lb bag of rice, TP, extra hygiene, batteries/flashlights, etc. The only things I didn't have were perishables, so shelf stable milk would have been good, and cold meds (but we didn't get sick, thankfully). Thanks for the ideas! I also have lots of pasta, soup & ramen in my storage!

Yes and boxed milk works great for Mac and cheese

Dollar tree is great. Just having a couple of extra bags of rice and beans is great to improve your pantry. In addition to keeping a spare pad/tampon in your purse, it's also a good idea to keep a couple of bandaids and alcohol wipes in there for minor scrapes.

Hooray for thinking about the period necessities! You're so right they are ignored in the list of essentials for an emergency kit! I use period undies these days but always have pads and tampons in my house and my bag in case I run into a panicked person who needs them!

The emergency candles from DT are great. Our power went off once, but we had a gas hot water heater, so we were still able to take hot showers. Our bathroom was lit up with about 6 candles. Lol. But it was bright. I probably could have read a book comfortably with all the light they put out.

In the last month we had a boil water alert and a week of no power. I like these ideas just for those reasons. Not planning for Armageddon, just keeping my family comfortable and cared for

Can I just say I love this channel? My husband and his parents and probably their parents would give you an Amen. I wasn’t brought up to think this way. Covid changed it all (my husband had already prepared thankfully) so it’s all been a learning experience for me. Appreciate all the information and tips!

Blue tarps, bungee cords, cordage, twine for water catchment, shelter, ground cover to protect sleeping bag.

Boxed milk was perfect for a recent vacation 1 hour from any grocery store! Love the content keep up the great work.

Emergency deodorant tip: Zinc oxide mineral sunscreen or zinc oxide baby cream. Ideally unscented and with as few ingredients as possible to minimize chances of irritating sensitive skin. Can also be used in the groin creases and between butt cheeks to prevent odor from sweating.

One thing to keep in mind as well is that if there's a widespread power outage, your stores won't be able to sell you anything unless they are super old school. No electricity at the stores means all the refrigerated and frozen stuff is rotten, no lights to see to get around, and no electricity to run the registers or card machines. ALSO, and maybe more importantly, the gas pumps run on electricity. If you need gas for your generator and car, you'd best have it on hand because you won't be able to get any if the outage is widespread and not isolated to your neighborhood or house.

We've been stashing away alot of that milk along with powdered milk too! We taste-tested it too and flavor is muy bueno!!!!!

Sanitary napkins are also good for injuries that break the skin. Sanitary, absorbent. I learned that after my fil had heart surgery and they used them to absorb seepage without worrying more about infection. Easy to remove and replace as well. Doesn't injure the skin the way tape can.

I love watching these prepper trips to the dollar stores. Every one has a different focus depending on the presenters' experiences. Thanks so much. One thing I didn't hear was shower curtain liners. I keep them stashed in the car and all over. They are great as disposable mini tarps; rain ponchos, ground covers, with so many other uses.

It's amazing to have non food ideas. Vaseline is something I wouldn't have thought of! But if you have a cotton tampon and Vaseline, you can have an emergency fire in no time!

Went to one of my dollar tree yesterday in the freezer section got bunch of Mark downs. So good price.

Yes! The period products for the win! 👍

Water storage is 1 gallon/person/PER DAY and to have 2 weeks worth. Because 1) you forget about brushing teeth, cleaning dishes, etc water uses, & 2) depending on how bad the problem & how bad the infrastructure it can take a long time to get up & running again

We use the shelf milk for camping! Love them

I’m a little bit of a prepper, my husband, not so much. Just last night I was trying to explain to him how important it is to at least have one extra of an oft used item on the shelf at all times. For instance, who wants to run out of mayonnaise in the middle of making chicken salad sandwiches because we didn’t get a bottle of mayo after one was opened? It’s just optimal to have that sort of thing on the shelf ready to go. 😉 I’m just sayin’. Thanks for sharing this today. I was unaware that some of these items were available at the dollar store.

Superglue - can be used to seal skin over gaping wounds. That's what it was originally developed for by the military.

That milk is fabulous. I also keep powdered milk. Great for pancakes and cooking if not so much for drinking (we aren't much on milk drinking [no little kids here]). I have not seen the coconut or almond milk--good to know and look for it.

The milk shelf stable soooo great!!! Thank you !

SOLAR YARD LIGHTS and the clothes line. We had no power for 10 days last year after Ida came through. The solar sick lights were perfect. But o had to use a ratchet strap between two shepherds crooks to hang laundry. Bought a bunch of clothesline for my hurricane box!

Dollar tree is the first place I look for any bargains. Work my way up the stores.

Cotton balls! Rub cotton balls in Vaseline for fires. I can never ever find shelf stable whole milk 🤨. I just can't do almond milk or 1%. Great tips!

Some people say prepping is crazy. And in some cases, some people may take it too far. But, depending on where you live and what problems could arise, it's good to have a fall back. Of course one is supposed to rotate out stock and then replenish what they used. I live in an area where many didn't have power for about a month after a hurricane. (Which happened 3 hours away). Some people were struggling for clean water and food that was easy to make and eat.

Tarps, zip cords, parachute cords. Umbrella, bleach tablets, crank fashlight, containers that screw together. Fill up but can use as two cups. T- light candles in muffin tin can cook on or boil water. Containers to grow micro greens. Wet wipes. After school starts, get backpacks on clearance and have ready!!! I have a big one for two people and one for one person. I can wear both but drop one or give away if needed. Walmart around Christmas has $5 extra lg metal mugs. Chia seeds are micro greens!!!!!

I always buy the boxed milk. Your Dollar Tree looks amazing. Ours is always a disaster. It looks like it was rand-sacked. I still get items there.

Not a Dollar Tree thing, but FLYLADY suggests always having at least a half tank of gas in your car. Consider Half to be Empty, and fill up when you can. That way, you can get out of dodge without having to wait in lines with others for fuel. When the Guano hits the Gills, You can start travel sooner and drive out to somewhere less hectic and more safe safety before absolutely having to stop for fuel. Also, Someone suggested, and I dont' know if it's true, but that you'd also be less affected by "bad gas" if you've already got some good gas in your tank?

Yes to the feminine products! I currently don't have cycles but I still have a box around for my any female around!

mine had rechargeable landscape lights for $1.25. I bought 20. I've been charging two and bringing them in the house at night, reminding myself what a great pick up that was.

Menstral cup, never by feminine Hygiene products again. Most amazing purchase I ever made. No huge packing supplies and no menstral smell. Simply like not having a period. Empty every couple hrs can hold 5 tampons.

Great advise. What about the Himalayan pink salt and baking soda. Multi uses. Push button LED lights need batteries but last a long time.

Heck, forget the kids! We adults need that chocolate. :) I love DT for so much. I buy candy, spices, first aid items. It is good for so much. I also like to make little "kits" for Christmas gifts. Car kits are cheap when you go to DT. Thanks for the video!

They also have those little fire starter things in the metal tins, if you can ever find them.

Great video! Definitely with you on the feminine hygiene stuff. When she comes, she comes! And she doesn't care if the roof of your house just got torn off or the car's floating away! I'd also add napkins. Easier to store than rolls of tp and sometimes less expensive.

I'm always prepared for everything. I have long storage pantry, freezer food, batteries, candles, medicine etc. I was rise that way and I can't function without backups. My husband once said that I had a backup to a backup :)

Batteries! Don't forget the batteries at the dollar store. Great to add these to each backpack/ emergency bag vehicle etc... use the good (expensive) ones in your daily life. Get the cheap ones for stashing in all those bags and whatnots

your prepper videos are the best i've seen for families. so many times preppers forget the humanity of children and needing things speciically for them. and women during hard times? yeah ive not seen anyone (yet) make a prepper video with pads!

Thanks for all the ideas, every little bit helps. I have started going to the Dollar stores in my area more often now. It really is amazing the deals you can find there. Keep it up! I love all your videos.

Hi! Just wanted to say that I love watching your videos! A while back I stumbled across one of your videos when I was searching Dollar Tree organizing hacks. Then I went to your first video and started binge watching. Lol. I'm still on the ones from 2020. I usually watch on my tv at home so I can't comment then. I'm out of town for work, on my phone so I just thought I'd say thanks! I've learned so much from you. Your family is amazing. You are my favorite reality show to watch now! 🤣

I should definitely pick up some boxed milk; I always forget about it. Great ideas! 🥛🥥

Great suggestions! You’ll be glad to know I have most of the items you suggested,! Great minds think alike.

We like to leave glass jar candles in the bottom of the bathtub during power outages for bathroom trips in the dark.

Thank you for your video! I'm so glad I don't need any feminine hygiene products anymore!! :-) but they would be good for first aid if needed

get the trick matches that relight when you blow them out awesome for camping getting a fire started in the wind

One category of supplies that is absolutely necessary and often neglected is pet items, especially pet food and water, medications, wound care, ear treatment, parasite (worms) treatment, and so on. Some human items are fine for some pets, but some, such as ibuprofen, are deadly. I keep unopened bottles of hydrogen peroxide on hand in case I have to make my dogs vomit for some reason, not the preferred action, but if you can't get to a vet... Activated charcoal is helpful with some poisoning; flexible stretchy bandages for cuts, and so on.

Yes!! I bought some dollar store milk for my long term food storage!

I keep some of the shelf stable milk on hand, mainly because we don't go through a lot of milk. I have no problems drinking it, but having a hard time getting my guys to try it.

Feeling down? Doc Christine prescribes good ol’ candy for your woes. 🤣

I love dollar tree milk and rice! And if I can get water cheap, well yes! Thanks for the suggestions. Will screenshot!

You can get the long match lighters at Wal-Mart cheaper. The Ozark Trail ones in the camping department are only 84 cents, or they were the last time I bought them.

Thank you for sharing 😊. Good wisdom, especially starting a fire with a tampon and Vaseline. 🔥

Thanks for the tip about Vaseline. I didn't know you could use it to start a fire. Although it does seem like it would be common sense, I had no idea!

I have a bunch of crowns. My dentist told me not to buy the glue they sell at the drugstore because most people end up gluing it in wrong and he has a difficult time getting it out without damaging it. He said the solution was to put a small bit of Vaseline on it and pop it back in your mouth. I lost a crown while on a trip and I used this trick for over a week. I didn’t even notice it in my mouth and enjoyed some delicious meals. At night I would take it out so I wouldn’t swallow the sucker. Another time it was three days before I could get an appointment with my dentist and again I used the Vaseline. You do not taste it. I always have a miniature jar in my purse with it

I just realized the shelf stable milk would rock for camping! Campfire pancakes.