Preparing for a disaster or SHTF takes a lot of time, materials and money. Making sure you grow the amount of supplies needed for survival is crucial because you need to prepared for a collapse to happen at any time.
However, just because you need a lot to prepare, it doesn't mean that you need to spend as much.
Shopping at Goodwill can help you find prepper items at an extremely low price!
Now you'll be able to expand your prepper stock and be ready for any disaster or even stock up to live an off-grid life. That's vital if you're serious about prepping, and luckily these supplies can usually be found at your local Goodwill.
The following slides will show you what items you can find at a Goodwill for the fraction of the price for survival! You can't beat that, now can you?!
Find out the 14 most essential prep items you can find at a Goodwill on the next page!
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This person has obviously never, ever, set foot in a Goodwill in their life. Literally NONE of these items are EVER at the goodwill.
Good info but damn.All that clickbait
I was shocked to hear a Goodwill worker say their store sold over a million dollars in merchandise. That is pretty good for free/donated stuff.
Military stores are better
Rob Perrill it depends on where you live. In Corpus Christi,TX. And nearby Portland,TX., I have bought Coleman stoves, heaters, lamps, army surplus backpacks,two small tents,even a kayak!
I got a sabre saw, drill for $5 each. Sleeping bags, the old canvas and flannel ones for $7 each. A wetsuit for $20. Misc wrenches for $2 each. Solar lights are $1 at Family Dollar now.
There’s Always rope, and electrical cord.
Garage sales are good places,too. I was too broke, but a guy here had a flat bottom tin rowboat for $125. A scuba setup inspected and everything for $200.
Got a 410 shotgun for $50.
I go to thrift stores once a month. The Blessing Shop in Aransas Pass always has backpacks and sleeping bags.
Castaways in nearby Rockport always has a variety of sleeping bags, comforters and backpacks.
Check more affluent suburb stores. It’s worth the drive.
The CEO of Goodwill Makes $2.5 million per year. I don’t agree with that. I don’t shop there. Would rather spend my money at a local thriftshop or at yard sales.
So you’re saying you got all that at goodwill?
Then$#%&!@* do us all a solid and just list them.
Branden Baird
In the end it doesn’t matter where you go…. just go! That’s the point, to be prepared, right?
The thing I found shocking about the Goodwill is how little they pay their employees. A report came out a couple of years ago that some people made as little as $1 an hour and their excuse was they were training people. If people are being charitable by donating stuff to the Goodwill, they should pay their employees at least the minimum wage. I read that the Salvation Army does better.
Yes, sir! I did! Rich people throw out anyscuffed, or as one girl put ” smelled like dirt”. Lol! Like it had been outside!
My ex was a musician. Think always broke, living in Camgrounds at times. I learned to be frugal very young.
These Texas coast thrift stores are great. After spring break out on the beach? Lawn chairs, gazebos, tents with nothing wrong but filthy. Oversize dumpsters everywhere, full.Kids yep on them? Leave them!! There are beach clean up volunteers and they take anything good to Goodwill, Castaways etc.
It isn’t at all rare to find cast iron cook pots or skillets.
Tucson,Az., Oklahoma City, Albuquerque. Great thrift stores. Also anywhere close to a military base is good shopping. Those young couple give away, throw away incredible things. There are thrift stores on most bases. Civilian s used to be able to just go in. Post 911, no. But most of us know or are related to a vet! Have them walk through, cell phone in hand with your list. Send photos.
Bases also have “car” lots for military to sell anything motor wise they no longer want. I’ve seen cars,trucks,ATV, boats,jet-s kis, canoes. My Air Force brother in law got my nephew a complete kiteboard set up for $100. I bought a $200 Ford$#%&!@*wagon for $200. My daughter drove it into Tucson to college for a year, then sold it to another kid for $500.
Hope that helps! I’m planning a tax refund thift store binge in San Antonio in a week! 🙂
Goodwill CEO is the only one making money, and a lot of it .
Sure, if you want to spend a pile of money. Personally, I’d rather pay $5 for a canteen, stainless steel cup, stove, and pouch with alice clips, than pay $40 for it at a military store………