10 Things Survivalists Will Wish They Had Post-Collapse

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9. Sanitary Supplies

Not only do you need to keep wounds clean, you need to keep yourself clean. When the garbage trucks stop coming, trash will pile up in people’s yards which will attract bugs, rodents, and disease. And when the water stops flowing, people won’t be able to properly clean up after meals or bathe themselves. In this environment, many people will get sick and die from diseases that could have easily been prevented with proper hygiene.

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10. Barter Items

Hyperinflation is the main reason people stock up on barter items, but there are several other scenarios where they could become necessary. Most people don’t carry much cash anymore, so if the power is out or the Internet is down, they’ll have no way to purchase anything. That’s where barter comes in. It’s definitely better if you have something to trade.

See why having bartering items could be such an asset post-collapse? In order to have enough items to barter with in the first place, make sure you're packing a few extra supplies such as ammo and other things that'll be like gold after SHTF. Bartering those items may be the key to keeping both you and your group alive.

Were all of these on your list already? Although some might seem like common knowledge, don't wait until the last minute to make sure you're covered! For more information about SHTF essentials, check out Urban Survival Site.


18 Comments

  1. Nic Thornton said:

    All common sense items.
    What you’ll really need is a full flask and TP. Ta-da!

  2. Graham Wright said:

    What are the best bartering items ? You don’t want to leave yourself short of essentials .

  3. Ernest Levesque said:

    Most of what is said in this article can be bought in the camping section of most stores I like Cabela’s myself and loaded in a back pack. good stuff to have but do try to learn how to cook with a camp fire as it is not as easy as a stove.

  4. Paul Parson said:

    If you didn’t already know these 10 things, you weren’t gonna make it anyway.

  5. Anita Burke said:

    Colloidal silver!!! Its kinda on the list, #9. It kills EVERYTHING. Except you. IT KILLS MRSA. But nooooooooo everybody wants their FRICKIN DOCTORS and antibiotics. Ever since I started using silver for me and my family, I am a germ snob. I can’t stand to be around people when they have the sniffles, and say oh I’m okay, I’ve got theraflu. If they LISTEN I don’t get too upset but if they think they already know it all and don’t wanna hear it, I just wanna scream at them, get outta here with your germs sicko

  6. Perry Chance said:

    Who is the author that is overusing the phrase SHTF? Not everyone who follows Die Hard Survivor is obsessed with a collapse of society or an apocalypse.

  7. Raymond Banasiak said:

    what i don’t understand is why so many people have negative things to say about pages they like or groups they follow, unlike or unfollow. Soo many snowflakes!

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