
Any survival minded person understands the need to prepare for making it through the short, medium and long-term crisis.
This list covers essential items you will run out of and more importantly, will disappear with astonishing quickness in a longer-term emergency or survival situation.
Generators
Water Filters/Purifiers
Seasoned Firewood. Wood takes about 6 – 12 months to become dried, for home uses.
Lamp Oil, Wicks, Lamps (First Choice: Buy CLEAR oil. If scarce, stockpile ANY!)
Guns, Ammunition, Pepper Spray, Knives, Clubs, Bats & Slingshots.
Honey/Syrups/white, brown sugar
Rice – Beans – Wheat
Mantles: Aladdin, Coleman, etc. (Without this item, longer-term lighting is difficult.)
Baby Supplies: Diapers/formula. ointments/aspirin, etc.
Washboards, Mop Bucket w/wringer (for Laundry)
Vitamins
Feminine Hygiene/Haircare/Skin products.
Bow saws, axes and hatchets, Wedges
Garden Seeds (Non-Hybrid) (A MUST)
Clothes pins/line/hangers (A MUST)
First aid kits
Batteries (all sizes…buy furthest-out for Expiration Dates)
Flour, yeast & salt
Matches. {“Strike Anywhere” preferred.) Boxed, wooden matches will go first
Writing paper/pads/pencils, solar calculators
Workboots, belts, Levis & durable shirts
Flashlights/LIGHTSTICKS & torches, “No. 76 Dietz” Lanterns
Journals, Diaries & Scrapbooks (jot down ideas, feelings, experience; Historic Times)
Men's Hygiene: Shampoo, Toothbrush/paste, Mouthwash/floss, nail clippers, etc
Fishing supplies/tools
Mosquito coils/repellent, sprays/creams
Duct Tape
Tarps/stakes/twine/nails/rope/spikes
Laundry Detergent (liquid)
Canned Fruits, Veggies, Soups, stews, etc.
Bleach (plain, NOT scented: 4 to 6% sodium hypochlorite)
Canning supplies, (Jars/lids/wax)
Knives & Sharpening tools: files, stones, steel
Paper plates/cups/utensils
Rain gear, rubberized boots, etc.
Shaving supplies (razors & creams, talc, after shave)
Lumber (all types)
Gloves
Screen Patches, glue, nails, screws,, nuts & bolts
Teas
Coffee
Paraffin wax
Glue, nails, nuts, bolts, screws, etc.
This list is by no means comprehensive; other items that will quickly disappear include plastic bags, sweets, medicine and much, much more.
By keeping a list of essential items that will quickly become scarce and snatching them up when you see them on sale or at yard sale or flea markets, etc., however, you can ensure you have what you need.
To see a larger list, check out the Bacon Report.
