Dont forget sweet, in stress and psychological situation chocolate is a saity issue. A 25 lb bucket of single wrapped hard candy is invaluable

Another thing is socks! Nothing more miserable than a wet cold foot!

P lee . Pl . Z

Going bare-foot (is that a word?) without shoes and socks is possible as well if it is not snowy or icy. But it also takes practice.

JudithB I was tripping and then figured out the sole was loose, so tossed them, although should have tried some good glue first! I did save the shoe strings. I bought 3 prs of tennys, and 1 pr of combat boots and will buy more tennys. Another pair of rubber boots and more slippers for in the house. I can make ancient style shoes--Celtic and Roman from supplies in the shop. Adding certain types of socks, mittens and gloves this winter.

Krzykatldy86 I totally agree. I stock up on throw blankets.

A sleeping bag would be useful in spring, fall and winter. Wool blankets last decades.

Space blankets!!

Mylar blankets, from emergency kits, are great size to value ratio. And cheap hoodie ponchos.

Sleeping bags

Yup, prefer free-range peppers, leaner "long pork" lol 😆

Yes, and learn the basics of this - before you need it

That was my birthday presents this year, Mrs got me indigenous food guides. I'm an Aussie, they're the only ones that know how to really live off the land here

see Markus Rothkranz's one; for edibles worldwide

Te best way to do this is to kill 2 proverbial birds with one stone, learning edible plants, and brushing your teeth properly (yes, really). Put the book with a sticky note or bookmark in it into your bathroom. When you go to brush your teeth, read an entry in the edible plants book. You need to brush your teeth for at least 2 minutes for good dental hygiene, but it's boring to just stand there doing that. So open up the book, read an entry (or two), and within a few months you'll have gone through the whole thing. Then just start over at the beginning, because memorization for most folks takes a few runs through...and, well, you still have to clean your teeth, right? Or if it's on your phone as an ebook, you can do that, though a physical book never has to rely on battery charge levels, just enough light to read it by.

@@bneskylights1152 yes I recently purchased book "bush tucker man" second hand at a market for this reason

Dollar tree has kits with needles and 5 spools of thread, that is a very cheap item that can be very useful later on.

Tomato Gal ..dental floss is great thread...peace

@@BuckrBill and leaves a minty, fresh look.

Metal sewing needles were a prime trade item that Lewis and Clark took with them. Small, lightweight and currently cheap they hit the trifecta. Sewing supplies as a whole make sense. The item I don't know of a manual powered sewing machine that has those qualities. The 1632/Ring of Fire series by Eric Flint goes into depth on early sewing machine manufacture. The Granville Gazette in particular.

What about some bandanas..

I agree!!

Toilet paper tablets!!!

Good point. Compass knowledge would be nice as well. Edit: I’m implying beyond “this is magnetic north.”

@@platty9237 if u know and can find magnetic north u know how to use it..

I was scrolling down to see if anyone else has thought of this too!

you only need a map if you travel in unknown terrain. i have been hiking and fishing since i was 5 with my father, and is 58 now.. i know my area miles in all directions and can live well on trout - char - perch if needed all year and i have dried rice for at least 3 years + 6 months wourt of canned food- fuel- firewood - woodstove with oven + + webshop.blob.core.windows.net/cache/0/3/0/1/e/7/0301e7df6121b00f4a36420d689a5e1945d7d504.jpg

The meaning, nets are a good idea if your outdoors, as for indoors, I have screens on my windows. 😁

@@sailboatbilly647 so do i but they still get in. Also essential for bug out

I spent a year living in a minivan. I bought 2 nets at a surplus store. They are made to fit over a cot. I got a bunch of magnets from Harbor Freight and hung one on each side of the van. This let me sleep with the doors open. A third covered the rear gate. I still have it all in a box. Could easily happen again.

@bruse wayne I never used the word "mosquitoes".

The radiation will take care of the mosquitos.

A knife would take care of the needs of both a can opener and nail clipper

Indeed, I too believe nail clippers will be very valuable.

@@loudmein6591 No doubt if thats all someone had. But the nice thing about the right tool for the right job is efficiency.

Barter skills is an unsung skill. Being able to give minimums while receiving the maximum is very helpful. I have been going to flea markets and one advantage is seeing how people barter and trade their items. It's a whole different world perspective. My one friend "buys" her teacup collection pieces by volunteering for the one stall owner as an extra set of eyes once-in-awhile. While I am still new to haggling and barter, I can say that being exposed to it by itself is a huge leg up from most people who are stuck to traditional currency.

You can use other materials if need be when they run out in an area. Such as cloth and so on.

My period stops whenever I experience a major stressful situation. When I was in a bad car accident I didn't get it for 3 months after. When I lost my job it was very few and far in between. When my grandpa died I also skipped a month. Weird & kind of cool how the body is like nope too much stress for a fetus, let's pause.

I'm stocking up on Thinx panties and menstrual cups. for this very reason. I'm also learning to make reusable pads and tampons.

If it comes down to it.... i would just put a rag down there.

@@peaceglory5973 unfortunately for me when I was raped and got PTSD I had my period for 6 months ! And then ever since whenever I'm stressed I will get a period. But you're right it's crazy how the body works.

It's worth having a truckload of Vaseline and phenol and finding out how to make it into antiseptic ointment. Clove oil, potassium permanganate, iodine in alcohol, and the old fashioned suture needles that are re-useable. I also keep battlefield dressings etc.

Sutures can be purchased at the farm and ranch supply stores very cheaply. Just be aware that amateur sutures can be dangerous. You will want to thoroughly wash out any wound before stitching. You can sometimes make do with steri strips. But, sometimes you are just going to have to stitch.

@@MrGunny2009 unfortunately we don't have them over here. Vet's supplies are as closely controlled as hospital in a lot of cases.

This is a big reason I got the training and have served as a Medic on a rural Fire Department. Having the First Aid supplies is great, but I'm grateful that in a grid down, I can actually DO the First Aid! I have some serious prepper skillsets. 1. I have EMS training. 2. I'm a licensed Ham Radio Operator. 3. I can deign, build, and maintain Solar Power Systems. 4. I'm competent on a number of small arms. These ARE skills I can barter!

@Caroline K. Personally I can not stockpile enough of that. How willing would you be to barter those supplies during hard times? Like bullets you give freely to those you care about, but never risk running out for barter.

Personally, I like your thinking.

Yep. Once others figure out you have supplies stored, defense ammo runs out quick. GTFO. Desperate people in numbers are more likely to take than barter. We would more likely see gangs of thieves than honest people wanting to trade. I just saw this channel a few days ago.

My plastic totes are stocked ready to abandon civilization

Knowledgeable skill and practice your skills is huge .I was in a flood had bug out bag ready, I went into shock all I could do was go to sleep on the couch. It was way to overwelming .prepare mind and body.

James Witte oh look a list to save you time cuz this video sucks

@@markpenalora9227 someone else's list is always good because there are always things some persons thinks about that others don't ... I try to eliminate those "ADUH" moments ... And I see you had to come check out the list too ...

Anyone think of charcoal just bland charcoal for fire and moisture and stench removal?

@@jackofnotrades7783 charcoal is a good thing ... Also a component of black powder ... That's why I learned to make it ...

Dude- don't encourage people to come out here to the country. We don't want them out here! Let them come stay with you.

not going to start a fire unless its very high proof

@@thedillestpickle Where I live, you can buy 192 proof in small bottles.

Buy the big bottles of Everclear. They are about 95% pure alcohol. You can use it as fuel, antiseptic, drink, etc. You can divide it up into smaller bottles for passing it out or for storing for redundancy, or even for barter. Don't let anyone know how much you have in total storage.

@@jillandrews7359 it is also used to treat antifreeze poisoning in animals not sure about humans.

On Fear the Walking Dead a few people were poisoned with anti freeze and a "nurse" on the show said they needed alcohol and beer cured them. I don't put much credence in a zombie series but perhaps that is true.

Yup.

100% the spice trade was a very valuable endeavor in the past. Dried onion and garlic/ garlic salt can add flavor and boost spirits, the skill of knowing how to make inexpensive food taste good will also be something you can trade, smoking and preserving food. Learn the old ways...

Shrooms?

Chap stick

You can grow spices and tees easily. I do it all the time. It is only the imported foreign spices and tees that will become rare.

Cough ....

What kind of gloves? There are many different kinds. Went to Wal-Mart today. Bought as many gloves I could find. 20 pair packs. No other ones left at 7-20-20. Covid 19 on the increase in Indiana. Get ready here we go again. Shawn

Shawn Beck idk my most valuable type of gloves are work gloves a infected cut now is nothing but when there’s no hospitals or medicine it’s hard to deal with

Lady Grace Is it true that you can start a fire with a magnifying glass?

@@2011hib Yes but it's hard, i have done it before but you need, well, quite a sunny day.

@@2011hib You are better off with a Fresnel Lens. They come in many sizes, are inexpensive, and won't shatter if you bump them.

Just look in a pond

@@2011hib damn man what did YOU kids do outside? Soon as we learnt this we were burnin everything

I already do this. I fill empty toilet paper rolls w/ dryer lint for fire starters. Works great !

Same with cotton balls + Vaseline. That might work with lint as well.

I bought a Samsung for that 😂

Cotton lint not lint from polyester items :)

I have to wonder how many of us will become full-blown hoarders in a couple decades if S doesn't HTF.

Be careful about carbon monoxide buildup from the burning candle in the enclosed tent.

Good way to die....lol

Never ends! Skills over gear! If you can learn how to make Tools that make more supplies. Like -a Alchohol still, for medical supplies, fuel source, a drink & water purification.

You can sharpen a blade with so many improvised things ranging from a coffee mug to a stone you pick up. Not on my list of priorities anyway. :) Seeds are nice but you have no guarantee of success. Farmers are struggling already and it's getting worse. And you have to keep refreshing your seed supply which is cumbersome....

don't forget the# 3 washtub..

Buckets to collect rain water

You can make buckets out of wood and plastic bags if you can access them.

@Death's Shadow 99 Skullface try this, 5 gal bucket, split a foam pool noodle, push it down on the rim of the bucket, instant seat! I've also used kitty litter in the bucket.

Gold, food stocks and so on are just as valuable. Water filtration systems will become valuable as well. A good quick easy way to filter water is through sand.

Easy to make through fermentation.

Good idea to store it in glass jars.

You’re right. It IS valuable in its own right

Why is it valuable? ♧ Noob here

@@MKBontwikkeling it's a cleaner, food additive, used for pickling, it's just a handy acid. However I personally could live my entire life without touching the stuff. Do me a favor, look up "vinegar worms" youre welcome.

Just seen that in the UK news. They have a real SHTF situation and it is going to be a re-start from zero, it could a long while to get everything back on, days possibly weeks.

@AvengeVoltaire which country?

@@michaelwaxter3372 Either Argentina or Uruguay. Both had been fully hit. Parts of Brazil and Paraguay as well.

@@misfitvillain1845 thank you!

@@misfitvillain1845 What exactly happened?

You forgot cigarette$

Thank you! 🙂

Alcohol sounds like a good item for barter. I’m surprised he didn’t mention a portable water filtration system or first aid kit.

@@GhostSal true. I've heard in most states you can get a distilling license to make ethanol fuel pretty cheaply and easily (it would then be illegal to drink it or to give/sell to someone to drink. But of course in WWROL situation now you have the gear and the know-how and hopefully a lot of stored 'fuel).

Thanks!

Lots of cheap candles as well.

Solar powered lights

Useless as there will be no oil in SHTF

I used kerosene lamps for a while, but honestly those solar led lanterns for camping are so much better. The fuel those lanterns use is better off used for something else. Nothing wrong with keeping a couple in the back of the shed

I’m in hurricane country and the hurricane lamps (oil lamps) are invaluable when you don’t have power for 9 days!

@Ancestral Sage if your in a damp inviroment, socks git hell pretty fast, 100 %wool fose better

@Trip Gil maybe. My Army sox lasted years. Proper fitting footware may be essential too. And don't walk around the house on your sox, or quick trips out to get the mail.

Maybe he doesn't wear shoes, just socks

i walk on the forests barefoot. dont use nail trimmers, in the long run you can sleep in trees upside down and be safe from night smurfs.

The last year or so, socks dont last. Every 3 months up buying a dozen. Material isnt what it used to be. Found an old pair of tube socks from 80's in a box I was going through. They were close to twice as thick as now.

Don't forget tooth picks

The bar all natural ivory soap is a great all-around soap that is made of animal fat and lye. The lye in it makes it antibacterial and antiviral. The combination of the lye and animal fats will work to get everything from automotive oils and grease off of your hands to wood tar/pitch. Can wash your clothes with it, your hair, anything that needs washing. And it is easy to make with even using vegetable oils.

Eggs will last months without refrigeration if coated in mineral oil.

You can make sour dough bread without yeast when you run out

Yeast doesn't last long but can easily be made.

Coffee filters - for water sanitation and breathing masks along with other uses.

Yeah I would trade

I would have solar panels

How long does it last under ideal conditions???

Im growing coffee plants

Cassie Parrott The Holistic Esthetician channel has great supplements listed

I would recommend having bags of prunes, tinned fruit, nuts and so on. Then having boxes of cheap vitamins to supplement those.

Vitamins are a good call, especially if your indoors hunkering down for months, Vitamin D is bound to be deficient. For things like B12 and D its better absored sublingual (mouth) via a spray/liquid form.

Yes! B12 liquid, D3 & K2 to go with it, Liquid Magnesium with trace minerals, electrolytes, either capsule ingestible MetaSalts or liquid shots, Arginine, Lysine, Alpha lipoic Acid all give excellent sources of energy transfer, zinc citrate. Colloidal Silver liquid. Enough for the family. Activated Charcoal capsules or stored powder.

I get all my vits and mins from dried seaweed and organic alfalfa pellets - very synergistic balance that only nature knows best.

Chocolate! Good idea! I won't share.

My grandmother made bathtub gin and potato chips to barter with during the depression

@Sail Boat Billy : imagine eating on chocolate with cooking oil for a year 😌

The great depression in America was way overrated by the media. During the great depression which happened in America it was considered the normal economic condition for many so called wealthy countries.

Up you go...

Carrot seeds are easy to sow and stay good for quite Alone time. They work in cold and hot climates. Sallat is also good, potatoes is good

Ludvig Most seeds are easy to sow. Prep/Gardening trick for faster germination of your seeds---put a damp paper towel/napkin in a ziplock bag and put a few seeds on top of the damp paper towel/napkin and zip the bag up and watch what happens in a few days to a week, depending on the seed, some are faster than others, how much faster they germinate than starting your seeds in soil alone.

@@Brian_Barby good tip

Stockpile some bamboo trees in your backyard😂😂😂

Dogs can also be valuable as security/alerting, hunting/retrieve, packing goods for transport and most importantly mental/psychological/emotional relief.

Those dog caretakers that dint stock dog food may contribute to packs of dogs hunting human meat...

Breaks my heart knowing people will abandon their pets. Very sad!

@@equanimousawareness The dogs very quickly would become a source of meat them self if such a breakdown were to occur. They would ironically become one of the main food stocks for liberal city socialists who claim that vegan is the best.

In my mind if you get a steady food stock and a pack of dogs you can build up by saving strays. Eventually you’ll have an army of loyal companions at your side

JudithB I hope so, because I have a sewing shop and leather shop!! Lots of patterns for both, and fabric, bit short on leather but lots of scraps. Still hunting a treadle or enough solar to power a machine!

CANNED SPAM, canned food in general, and water etc.

DID YOU KNOW you can't stop bleeding with coffee grounds ?

Don't do that. I will tell you now in that world I will make you 1 offer for your coffee if I have no reason to not like you, if you don't take it or I don't like you I am taking your coffee. Dont stock up on luxuries and think you won't killed for them cause a lot people will just take them and, know that a lot of guys will take more from women. Stay away from large groups of guys you don't know, when they ask to trade tell them you don't have anything...... In that world it will suck to be a girl

@@robdeskrd Eventually there will be trading posts. Keep your luxury items to yourself until that time comes.

I have about 18 months worth of coffee stored. My husband is the coffee drinker in the family. I do have some that I would trade or make when we have 'company.' Hubs prefers the Colombian so anything else is a 'settle' for him. The really cheap buys I find on coffee that is not Colombian is what would be for 'guests' in a SHTF situation. I know, 'company?' "Guests?" Yes, around here that is going to be totally possible since my little community only has 45 people. The next town over only has 79. Most people here garden every year and are mostly related in one way or another. So, I store sugar, coffee, salt (in 50lb blocks from the feed store) and I'm freeze drying milk until I can get a cow. (Mine died calving :( )

Not as nice but I bet winter coats from fluffy cats and dogs could be used to make yarn in an urban environment.

@@patriciamuszynski1328 You'll probably need another, longer fiber to spin into the mix, particularly for cat hairs, since they don't have a lot of 'crimp' or kinks/rough surfaces to lock on when twisted toether. On the other hand, most lengths of tube-made knitted fabrics (teeshirts) can be unraveled if you find the right spot and pull on the string, but you don't want anything with side seams, if you want one long piece of thread/yarn. And you'll need to wash it and stretch it to reset the 'memory" way from all those tangling kinks... Hm, sounds like I have a tradeable level of knowledge. XDD

That is cleaver thinking. You probably if a regular traveller could build up thousands of them.

@@bighands69 My mom drives for greyhound, brings by bags of hotel toiletries every month

i have got a small suit case full from my wifes monthly business trips. handy items.

_"The best part of waking up, is prepping in your cup."_

Indeed, I like the Starbucks individual serving instant coffee packets

nope Not that I think it’s a bad idea, but couldn’t you scavenge nails from abandoned or damaged structures, which would be plentiful?

@@kftc1980 its very difficult and time consuming to pull nails out and hard to keep them straight and you could damage the heads while doing so also it would be something of a gamble trying to find the right nail for the job.

I've had to salvage used nails. It is frustrating. Last resort.

DO NOT FORGET THE HAMMER

Or a guid on how to purify water using heat, container etc.

Exactly! Once you hit 40, your eyesight starts a nose dive. All those physical books and things you printed won't help you much if you can't see to read them.

Speaking of which I just recently bought myself 5 pieces for like 3-5$ each. Yes they are some chinese-made shitty plastic glasses which I won't put on for long period of time. But 1. I stored them everywhere in my house so I never ever have to search for it when I'm in need; 2. I can take them whenever I want and wherever I want and if I'm in a hurry I just throw them into my jacket pouch without any etui; 3. Because of the 2 points above I never am pissed because I lost/left at home/ broke/etc my D&G expensive and good looking, high quality glasses for special events. 4. Gat damn it's freaking 3-5$ for gaining EYESIGHT AGAIN. So yeah stockpile THOSE!

Mike Hines nice one

Good idear would be to have a few magnifying glasses as well ...no need to worry about prescriptions then as everyone can use them ...EYe sight is crucial to survival just reading dates and ingredient info on tins and packets for example is impossible without glasses for me

I was just thinking of this the other day! Save your old glasses!! Better to have a "almost" prescription than nothing!!

Anne Dorsey dude I thought about that for years like why don't ore people do that

Fantastic!

This is a regular chore in Haiti. Works great.

Okay can I join your group? You seem to know what you're talking about.

Wrong. Predators human or animal will only attack weak prey. If they know they will very likely die stealing from you they will go looking for easier targets

@@charlescarabott7692 As long as you are on guard 24/7 and do not allow anyone access or knowledge to what you have. You should be set. No one wants to go to a place where their are active guards unless they're that desperate or the reward outweighs the risk. So keep your house as "grey" as possible. No one who is smart risks their lives for a surprise crate (could have nothing, could have everything, it's a gamble).

@@SkyNinja759 or train a few guard dogs. And put some diy alarms around the property. And use the imagination to blend your field. In my area prickly pear grows wild everywhere. So round the edge of my food growing land i planted it all with prickly pear. So it looks like just another prickly pear waste land not a nice juicy crop filled field to outsiders.

The key to making things is practice.

@@andreaslightangels Absolutely!

My sons grab sauce packets galore! I finally went thru the packets: found that after about a year, most were Bad! As in possibly rotted.

@jcllings Pine needle tea is the best I think.

If you live near the ocean you have plenty of salt.

Diane M I don’t think many preppers live near the ocean. Expensive beachfront property doesn’t really fit the bill for a homestead. I guess Alaska would be an exception.

Salt, peper and nutmade best combination 👍

Who!e spices last longer than ground ones.

when the bars shrink in size, they will last longer during actual usage.

What about liquid soap, is it more stable?

@@maggiebraun2011 I bought some new old Avon bar soap with Christmas decals on it at an estate sale. I use it to wash my hands several times a day and keep it on a scotch brite pad. After half a years' use it is not yet half gone!

@Alina McPherson It sure does cost more, but if my life depends on something I don't get discouraged on the price. Here are some of the reasons why I would buy at least 1 spool of braided. For example some braided lines have a 30 lb. test rating, but their thickness is equivalent to the diameter of 6 lb monofilament. You can carry more capacity of braided that won't snap on you with 3 lb. fish. You could carry 30 lb. mono on you but it's thicker, so the fish might spot it (they might not go for the bait). The braided is thinner, so you can carry more length on you in the same amount of packaging. I say 3 lb. because mono stretches under stress and most lines are tested and rated using dead weight. A fighting fish will exert more energy that a dead one obviously. A couple nicks on mono and you lose your meal and your invaluable hook. Braided lines are much better for trot lines than mono. I've lost many good catfish overnight on mono in the past. The big cats get hooked and they swim back and forth wearing down the line on a rock or debris in the river until it snaps. Braided lines are more resilient to that kind of wear. Plus you can use braided lines for more than just fishing. You can use it to snare small game (4 legged and feathered alike) or bind your arrowhead to an arrowshaft. You could do that with mono, but with stretch and wear it won't last as long. Fluorocarbon line is better than monofilament because it's virtually invisible in the water and it hardly stretches. It is still susceptible to nicks and it does degrade over time. It is more expensive than mono, but it won't break the bank like braided. I hope this comment helps. Good luck and God bless.

@M Detlef Come shtf, thank god you will be in charge of spelling mistakes. Big responsibility that. Stockpile alphabets I say!

I agrea with you. This vido is very helpfull an i like this channil alot man

Access to trade and bartering is a major historic controlbthe Mongol simply controlled trade very cool society

Possibly the most difficult to attain as well.

In that case, CLP too.

And you can clean your gun with it

Norma Smith mix neem oil and coconut oil for repellent as well.

@@earthwormjim1823 coconut helps also my cat.

Sassafras

I found that since I started using lavender essential oils that I haven't had a chigger or a tick or a mosquito on me. Today I started some lavender from seed and plan to learn to make my own oils.

@@donnabrown1518 I like the last bit - might try it too.

Food only lasts so long.

@@sailboatbilly647 it depends on how it is preserved. I change out as needed. Most stay fresh as day one

FBI in route

@@GetMeThere1 yes

@@msgottaneedtoknow only my children

City prepping is great, too.

That online myth has been proven false by medical persons. Those products absorb so well the wound does not stop bleeding. A single cotton cloth wrapped in duct tape is far better for treating a wound.

Kotex pad for abdominal or chest wound

@@briangc1972 Those items have a saturation point mean they can only absorb so much. They are easy to carry and can be used to control bleeding only the political medical community pushes such nonsense. Any item that can be held over a wound can help.

Good kindling as well

Dates are amazing food. Preppers in the USA can buy Medjoul dates grown in California. Europe, we can buy imported Algerian or Tunisian dates. Its like eating nutritious candy.

Dates are delicious too!

They have a shelf life supposedly of about one year and everyone should have some - best natural candy.

Better add cloth nappies with pins and baby clothes. Plus clothes in different sizes as kids grow. Don't forget their shoes and boots.

@@msgottaneedtoknow good advice. I'm guessing in a true shtf you will unable to get baby formula. I do recall one video sometime ago she said be prepared to breast feed until a child is say 4 yrs old. It might be the only way they get nutrients. You hope there is someone else breastfeeding who would be willing to share her breast milk. Now there is a barter item.

Pregnancy test is a great idea

So wear a condom, if that doesn’t work you want a test to tell you it didn’t work and then the liquor to make it all go away, In that order. Too funny. New meaning to SHTF.

Yeah you can store a lot in a vacuum bag

When your lint is gone, learn woodcraft survival, it's free and everywhere too

Save toilet tissue cardboard rolls to stuff the lint into.

Cisterns.

Was that a "Canticle for Liebowitz" reference?

I have the space but not the money

Clorox Bleach It will still rain.

Good idea! I'm thinking of a cistern/rain water collection

That's a damn good tip!

@@fishhooks100 thanks man.

who would ever need that - Just kidding ha ha

Use otherting fore firestarting. As simple but not that expansiv.

Best part of tobacco and weed. You can grow them. Stockpile some cartons (vacuum seal but it doesn't matter) then get some seeds and tend to (potted?) plants. If SHTF but the law is still around up here in Canada, ex. second recession. Remember, 4 plants to a home for weed. Let's hope it doesn't get to that point but it's good knowledge.

I stocked up a bunch of small folding knives I got dirt cheap off a website, along with some ferro rods.

Canteens and cups are slowly going down in price. Keep an eye on thrift stores and other places/websites for used ones.

Great idea! .. could you make a video on how to keep inventory of our supplies? Wont do any good to have all the supplies we need if we can't remember where we put it or how much we have or that we even have it.

I could only dream of that. With two teenagers in the house my preps disappear. It drives me crazy.