25 Items That Will Disappear Fast In A Crisis - Will You Be Ready?

[@TerriKussart]

Time to make final preps…we may have 8-12 weeks before things get very chaotic. Many such prepper Channels are getting info from their sources ..to hunker down by the 1st or 2nd week of October. We have dark days ahead …may the Lord keep you safe!

[@spockmcoyissmart961]

Just a little tip on 20 lb propane grill tanks. It is $70 in my area to get a filled 20 lb tank if you have NO tank to exchange. I look around my neighborhood on garbage day. Last week, I scored 3 old painted 20lb grill tanks with old grills people were throwing out. I unscrewed the tanks and put them in my truck. 2 were painted brown and still had propane in them. I keep them out of the sun as to not absorb heat due to the brown tank. I turned one in already at the orange box store and exchanged for full tank for $25. When the other 2 run out, I'll exchange them. FREE exchange tanks can be found when folks pitch their worn out grill this time of year. Save money and stock up on propane if you can.

[@steveb4656]

Had a friend several years back tell me, he goes to their local recycling drop off spot and checks the hazmat bin and gets propane tanks for free. I've gone to our solid waste disposal yard and if I see a 20# tank, I ask if I can have it and they say "sure, go ahead". Then do a tank exchange.

[@Longrange1116]

propane wont last you very long

[@spockmcoyissmart961]

@@Longrange1116 depends on appliance. Small single burner table top stove or 30,000 btu blue flame garage heater. It all depends on your use. A 20 lb tank will run that little single burner stove for many many meals.

[@dessebasey2750]

Great find!

[@joeyjennings9548]

scrap metal places have too. i paid $5 each one still had 1/2 gas in it. got a new exchange tank $25

[@sincerely-b]

Dollarstore sells a lot of those taller religious candles in a glass container. Those burn a long time and don't get sold as much. Worth stocking up a few.

[@davidfoster8172]

totaly agree at dollar store they are super cheap, bought 40 of them

[@dessebasey2750]

I buy a few everytime I go by there. They have laundry lines and pins for cheap too.

[@denamccasland3428]

I ought on bulk from a little Mexican store they gave me a bulk prce

[@lewis9888]

They don't give out quality light though. Tall Tapered Candles are better.

[@pm_davidjones]

I almost hate to mention them because I like having ready access to them and at a good price... go to your auto parts store for two things. A couple bundles of shop rags, and rolls (or dispensers) of blue shop towels. Especially the blue shop towels. Ridiculously stronger than paper towels. You can rinse them, wring them out, and get several uses out of them if you need to. Yeah, they are more expensive than store brand paper towels, but you don't need nearly as many of them. (they were also shown to be way more effective for use as a mask than cotton was, but is did require a little more breathing effort.) I keep a roll in my kitchen for wiping out grease from frying pans. These things can soak up some grease, let me tell ya.

[@Iridium242]

yup when I could not get paper towels I did the same thing in 2020, the blue shop towels on rolls are awesome and way stronger

[@jaymac5324]

I'm literally stocked up on everything you mentioned. I must have done something right the past 2 years of prepping.

[@cherylT321]

Awesome!

[@sootuckchoong7077]

Shops don't have the items when all sold off, and didn't restock.

[@sjordan7085]

Same he*e and a lot of othe* items too.

[@lynrossi8409]

Some things, like the hand sanitizer, were specific to that event. Going forward, what event is most likely to result in an SHTF scenario? Yes, get it all, but food, water, energy, and medical should be priorities right now. That said, we bought old fashioned handkerchiefs and cloth napkins because of what happened with Kleenex and napkins. We also ditched bleach altogether and just bought the hypochlorite to make our own as it stores way longer. Be careful because it is caustic and will corrode any metal it is near! If you're starting a garden, also learn to compost or have fertilizers and soil amendments already on hand. I'd also recommend a stop the bleed kit, skin stapler, and splints for broken bones and sprains because you really don't know if professional medical care will be available. God Bless you all!

[@resistantgeordie2636]

a reflux still tucked away in a cupboard somewhere is so handy for producing your own alcohol at 180 proof(94%) for sanitising... or other reasons!👍🙄

[@lynrossi8409]

@@resistantgeordie2636 we prep for our individual needs as well as those general items, don't we? 😂

[@danniemcdonald4903]

Good ideas. I would also recommend a first aid book. Using medical equipment improperly can cause more damage than good.

[@lynnedunn4964]

Also scents you are emphasizing medical...it might be a good idea to get military battle wound dressings and what is called ""Sucking air chest wounds"" Have those on hand as well...as well as cauterizing powder and pads. There you have it ‼️😁😎🤠 Have a great night‼️😁 Colorado River, Az

[@jackjones1995]

hand sanitizer and a bit of salt makes great fuel for a tuna fish can size burner for boiling water. watch a video the write it down and tape to the hand sanitizer.. Dollar store special

[@kirkwagner461]

Flashlights: Have at least one WITHOUT batteries in it. Can't count how often I've pulled out an old flashlight and found it ruined by old/leaky batteries. So, keep one without installed batteries, and maybe a set of batteries nearby in a ziplock bag. Keep shelf life in mind for all of these things. Ex: I bought a ton of matches a long while ago, and found a bit ago that they were all useless, as years of temperature and humidity changes had degraded the chemicals in their heads. Batteries can leak. Canned goods can rust and bulge, baby wipes in sealed containers aren't as sealed as you think and will dry out. Check your stocks from time to time and replace what has gone off.

[@nyjohn12]

If batteries leak on the contacts either scrape the corrosion off with a blade or use a pencil eraser to rub off mild corrosion.

[@maineiacts]

I'm r a little baking soda on a wet toothbrush.😉👍

[@maineiacts]

Absolutely!!! Keep those things in heavy duty Ziploc or vacuum seal, or in appropriate container with moisture absorbers ( silicon bags, etc..)

[@shadowcat3163]

All my day packs and emergency bags have head lamps with two sets of batteries in a separate ziplock. Same with flashlights (except for emergency ones in the house for power outs). Check them at least once a year and keep up on batteries.

[@danniemcdonald4903]

I save old empty pill bottles and put the batteries in them. I then put the bottle and the flashlight (or any other battery-operated device) in a zip lock bag.

[@Chris-by8eh]

I URGE EVERYONE one to pay cash for everything, we don;t want the digital currency coming in EVER !!!!!

[@43painter]

Exàctly ! One can not say this often enough !! I try to pay in cash as often as I can. And by the way : paying with a card has become a habit and so one can also get rid of bad habits !

[@johnwolstenholm9102]

I completely agree, my wife and I went on our honeymoon to Pigeon Forge, and there's a place there called little Alcatraz I think, that was our first experience of "we do not accept cash", so we had to go buy a prepaid card to be able to use

[@fayecox9401]

Trouble is there lot shops in uk you can only pay by card but will find places that use cash

[@msmissy143]

AGREED 💯

[@PeterLehman-il5ru]

If you have access to the old bushell gaskets you can break them down and use the slats as splints ,old magazines and cardboard as well . Many people talk about the moving blankets from harbor freight, for blankets to keep warm ,but what about turning them into apparel like a poncho or lining in a early fall like jackets to make them more useful.

[@gonefishing3644]

What sells out first depends upon where you live and what kind of bad event is heading your way. When I lived in Hawaii and a hurricane was predicted, local news programs always showed that the items that sold out first in local supermarkets were batteries, toilet paper, raw white rice, bags of ice and Spam. Every time, the news programs also showed hardware stores quickly selling out of sheets of plywood and blue tarps. The plywood was used to board up windows before hurricane winds arrived and the tarps were for post-disaster if the roof was damaged. And every time, the local news programs would also show long lines of vehicles at fuel stations as lots of drivers decided to wait until the last few hours to fill their vehicle's tank. We kept a plastic bin of shelf stable food and other hurricane supplies at home, and before the start of hurricane season we would inspect that bin and replace anything that needed replacement. So, we did not need to be among that crowd of last-minute panicked shoppers at local supermarkets. We invested in corrugated metal shutters for our windows and patio doors, so would put those in place instead of trying to buy plywood. And we would top off our vehicles' fuel tanks days before the hurricane was predicted to come on shore. Not everyone in Hawaii was in a position to make preparations in advance, but so many were and yet they chose not to be prepared. Here in southern Nevada, where I now live, what sold out quickly at the start of the pandemic and was no longer readily available, even on Amazon, until covid vaccinations were available to everyone included Lysol and Clorox brands of anti-viral sprays and anti-viral wipes and real N-95 face masks. Even bottles of rubbing alcohol sold out for a while. Once these items were again available, I bought more to replace what I had used from my stockpile of pandemic supplies. What surprised me most about this pandemic was how quickly toilet paper sold out as certain panicked people bought a year's supply for themselves before merchants had the good sense to limit purchase amounts. I still do not understand why some people believed that having a lot of toilet paper would be lifesaving in a pandemic. So now our household keeps a month's supply of common household paper products in storage just in case there is ever again a bout of panicked and foolish last-minute over-buying of paper products by the general public. Lesson learned.

[@daniellow426]

Handy Wipes and a few drops of dishwashing soap in water before the wipe, a few drops of bleach after the wipe to clean the cloth with. This will save you space, money, and save you from a dirty as$. A handy wipe, ziplock bag, soap and bleach in two of those little shampoo bottles and you have a 'to go' to go kit

[@monogamousbonobo3923]

I installed bidets to help address the TP issue

[@metrocustomer7941]

@@daniellow426 TY!

[@43painter]

Also here in the Netherlands at the start of the so called "pandemic" everybody rushed to the supermarket to buy umbelievable amounts of . . . toiletpaper ! Untill this very dáy I still do not understand why people 's very first concern was and maybe still is toiletpaper ( maybe because govts and their media are behaving more and more like ass holes !?)

[@user-im6fy4qp6m]

the toilet paper thing was a chinese thing. chinese people here believed the internet rumors about toilet paper shortages happening in china. in fact most of the shortages here were caused by the chinese. they did the same thing with the masks, went out and bought entire shopping carts of them at the hardware stores to mail back to china. come to think of it, even the virus came from china

[@wattsadonnasaurs4810]

I ask our pharmacist how can I stock up a years supply, she said; your Dr can wright a prescription, 3 months 4 times and have them to run it, but not on insurance, You pay out of pocket. Call all pharmacy's in your area get cheapest prices. GREAT list !!!

[@davemelsha9483]

The small propane bottles you mentioned. You can buy an adapter to refill them up with your bigger bottles. So keep your empties.

[@shadowcat3163]

Adapters i have seen allow you to drain a 15/20 pound cylinder to refill 1 pound bottles. They sell extra bottles that can be reused. Highly suggest that route as seals seem to blow out and leak on the one use bottles quickly.

[@jopiaspieder1184]

I suggest stocking up on head lamps

[@justanana1297]

Jase medical has emergency antibiotics. So easy to order and great to have on hand

[@Socialmute]

I got a Jace case for each member of the family.

[@justanana1297]

@@CloudWatcher500 can we just order the new meds if we already have the original case?

[@Socialmute]

Zofran is something I always have on hand and your definitely correct about refilling the Z packs. The antifungal your thinking of is Monistat (or one if the many generic forms) no prescription needed.

[@fayecox9401]

Can you order them in uk

[@proehm]

I noticed (since I use them) that paper plates and napkins were as short as TP. Now that they are back, they are twice as expensive. And, only a part of that is due to inflation.

[@leecopeland2061]

Yep they are unbelievable expensive!! Just the cheapest paper plates like 5.99 for 100, last time I bought them a few weeks ago!! No telling how much they are now!

[@jenharvey3397]

Here in Canada, single use cups, plates, and utensils will be outlawed by the end of this year. This doesn't seem to be very well known, although it has been reported in our mainstream news. I have stocked up on what I need to get through a mid-term emergency.

[@darylzampese1855]

solar rechargeable garden lights are great for subtle lighting inside the house Rechargeable headlamps,torches, batteries etc

[@lynnedunn4964]

Everyone...get a Sawyer Life Straw to filter water...it filters water really well...just use a bandana...new of course or at least clean prefilter you water pouring it through the bandana, especially if you cam see stuff floating in it... and then use you Sawyer Life Straw filter‼️ It works great... remember to not let them freeze‼️ Freezing ruins them‼️ Buy a couple of them..they are $20.00 to $30.. at Walmart ‼️😎🤠😁Have a great day everyone ‼️ Lynne Dunn Colorado River, Az

[@Jonnalelo]

Cooking oil, bread or ingredients to make bread including yeast and water purification items. Last go round yeast and bread were hard for us to find for a while. This time I am worried about clean water (grid down , floods, storms, and the water can be deadly).

[@lynnedunn4964]

@Chiapet in your case you might need a Berkey Water Filtering System...they are expensive, but they sit right on your counter top and they are very nice to look at...shiney and clean...the same as your water when it is filtered by Berkey....enjoy‼️ Lynne Dunn Colorado River, Az.

[@jpjohnbo]

@@lynnedunn4964 Great idea. My wife thought I was crazy when I got a 55 gal barrel to store water in case of emergencies. About 3 months later a hurricane hit and the town beside us shut down their water system to prevent contamination. Then she compained that 55 gallons was still an excessive amount of water to store. I explained that the bare minimum is one gallon per person per day and stated realisticly it would be hard to get by on 5 gallons per person per day. She said I was crazy so I challenged her to get by on a daily allotment of 5 gallons per day for just three days. We now have three 55 gallon drums. Seems her niece and her child, along my mother/father in law will be joining us in future times of emergencies.

[@furballami5842]

Think tortillas instead of bread. Easier to make without the waiting and be cooked on a grill or griddled.

[@foxx2990]

@@jpjohnbo You need to tell your wife to stop complaining, it seems…she ought to be grateful she has a husband with the foresight you show.

[@jackpinesavage1628]

Glass Mason jars, especially the half gallon size, disappeared back then. I have a bunch of quart size and pint size glass Mason jars out back in my shed. I'm glad I kept them.

[@Nice-qi5cf]

The ring and lids, too

[@RagdollsOfLasVegas]

I have 40 of them and that was no easy task

[@43painter]

I was on holiday in the South of France where supermarkets sell large packages with those glass jarrs including the lids. In different sizes, but I forgot to buy them there, to use them here at home in the Netherlands when the SHTF. FRUSTRATING indeed and they were rather cheap there

[@Paul.Kramer]

Didn't think about tin foil. Went out today and got 4- 100' rolls. They were on sale and had a dollar off coupon. Thank you!

[@StaitlyNatters]

For stale dry goods, like cat food or biscuits, a few minutes in an oven set on a very low temp, or use a food dehydrator.

[@gailmiller6333]

Norman Miller Thanks for that very helpful FYI. Take care

[@cherylT321]

Thanks I didn’t know that could fix something that’s stale!

[@StaitlyNatters]

@@cherylT321 staleness of biscuits occurs because of moisture. All you are doing is removing that moisture. It isn’t as effective for your flavoured biscuits but the plain. If your biscuits are too far beyond there best before date, then even this method will not bring them back to there best. As for the dog and cat foods, after processing sometimes they will not want to eat this, by cooking up a little rice, peas and carrots and then adding the stale food to it, they may (depending on fussiness) eat this. I’ve had several dogs and each one grew up on this sort of mix, as well as wet processed foods and treats. I’m Australian so for us suitable biscuits for this method would include, anzacs, salada, cruskits. I’m not sure for other countries.

[@cherylT321]

@@StaitlyNatters Thank you again for your knowledge!

[@hollywoodhende]

For can openers, get the p38 or p51 openers that the military used to use. They're cheap and last a very long time if you get the real ones. I have a sandwich bag full of p51's.

[@walterabernathy5663]

A simple Swiss army knife with a can opener and screwdriver is amazingly helpful. One elderly woman locked herself in a bathroom, and could not turn the lock with her arthritis hands. I unlocked the door the tweezers for my Swiss army knife. They were getting ready to break the door.

[@linmal2242]

Yes but buy a better brand than the fancy 'Swiss' versions which are beautifully made but oh so weak. Those ones with all the gadgets under the sun are for children, they have little mechanical strength !

[@jerrywernicki4412]

Maybe I missed it but tarps are a good thing to have

[@ronndapagan]

Thank you for sharing this message about what we need to have in our homes. Since the pandemic my family stocks up on food, basic medical supplies and cleaning supplies as they show up on the shelves . Great tips from the comments.

[@Socialmute]

I'm in trouble. I think I've got food, medical, and security covered. However I could use more tarps, tape, zip ties, candles. I need to gather cash and find a solar generator. I'm in California so we get a lot if sun.

[@airvicemarshalsirgeorgemas2083]

Candles. We have 100s. They are tradable too

[@tennesseeterri]

We bought a small Honda generator then went on eBay and got the propane adaptor kit. My boyfriend installed it, quick and easy. Took maybe 30 minutes. Extra bonus, since we've never had gasoline in the generator we can keep it inside our camper when we're not using it or inside the truck, no fumes.

[@airvicemarshalsirgeorgemas2083]

@@tennesseeterri we bought fuel, air an oil filters to service our generator for 1000 running hours. It might help to have that kit on hand

[@americafirst9144]

Harbor Freight.

[@abetterfuture4787]

You would already have money for that stuff if you didn't live in California. Just saying.

[@furballami5842]

I am going to help everyone on your channel with 2 items. From Smart and Final-Sams or Costco. 1- restaurant size aluminum foil. I still have 3/4 roll of a lot of use, and i bought mine in 2018. 2-restaurant size Saran wrap/food wrap. The last one i had was 4 years of daily use. I am now working on my new one now. The is no large waste especially with the small saran wrap. Where you find you throw most of it away. And as a bonus get is Matchsticks for fire. Keep your lint from the dryer as fodder to start your fire with, including the dryer sheets. Your welcome. I personally have 5 can openers. Also. Solar lights will light up your house nicely. I have a solar street light the last 10-12 hours and can light up a large room without fumes.

[@43painter]

What's a Saran Wrap ?

[@joanchisholm563]

I got mine

[@furballami5842]

@@joanchisholm563 restaurant size? 18 inch wide with 2000 ft? Thats what i have. Last for years.

[@lewis9888]

I'm retired so I don't get out much. Last time I went shopping at Walmart, I could not find 5 gallon buckets. They only had a few 2 gallon buckets and no lids for them. Dollar Tree hasn't had the 6 pack of emergency candles for probably a year now. When my paycheck hits my bank account, I take around half of it out in cash and after I pay my bills with my debit card, the account is almost empty. I've got extra sleeping bags for some of my group that doesn't have them. I don't stock too much duct tape because if it gets old enough, it won't stick anymore. The $1 flashlights are cheap light and when they quit you just throw it away. I do have some better flashlights, but I keep a butt load of $1 ones around. I store boxes of wax to use for canning, fire starters and a lot of other things. Be safe.

[@shadowcat3163]

For buckets look at Big box home improvement stores (Maynards and Home Depot here in MIchigan). They will also be in the paint isles of big hardware stores. Get extra lids and one or two of the threaded screw on lid adapters.

[@peace-and-quiet]

Got my last set of buckets and gamma lids from Lowes

[@rinkrat745]

I got mine from a local bakery for free....food grade and they throw them away, just ask

[@shadowcat3163]

@@rinkrat745 Not just bakeries, also check out the grocery store delis that also make cookies and cakes. I worked in a production style bakery (over 100K sweet rolls a shift in one deparment alone) for 20 years. You could get all the 5 gallon buckets you wanted for free. Also picked up 20 55 gallon metal drums with removable lids you could reseal and tighten down with a metal rim. Most held cooking oil or molasses and were easy to clean out. We filled them with water and dawn dish soap and resealed them. We left them in the sun a few hours then flipped them on their sides and rolled them around the yard (loads of fun). After that it was pop the tops and hose em out and let them air dry. Worked well for us.

[@PeterLehman-il5ru]

5 gallon buckets are easier to get at Lowes or Home Depot or used ones can be found at local bakeries.

[@greghomestead8366]

Governor Gretchen whitmer is our governor here in Michigan. She's the one that told us we should not leave your house and her husband was caught trying to put their boat in at their summer cottage. rules for thee not for me.

[@jackpinesavage1628]

We just missed getting trapped in Flint when the State Police blocked the ramps on I-75. Fortunately, I live up North, where most mind their own business. I worked that Spring helping my friend clear his property of trees and brush. We laughed when it was announced that neighbors could visit with each other again.

[@shadowcat3163]

Gov Whitless was also the one who told us to stay in place and wear masks then they went to Florida and she was caught on the beach unmasked with her family.

[@greghomestead8366]

@@shadowcat3163 A genuine hypocritical Democrat...... Imagine that

[@carrieporter3401]

Hypocrite politicians should be removed.

[@debmeyer2612]

My spouse & I went to the armt/ navy/ surplus store to get heavy duty sleeping bags and will blankets for less than $ 40.00! Also, because we live in NW.OH and snowy cold winters can mean you are out in it for your livestock, we bought sturdy combat boots, with high ankles in genuine leather. For $70.00 for my pair & $ 90.00 for my husband size 13, still a bargain! And he threw in paracord laces free. Also can get MRE'S There very low cost. So, don't overlook your surplus stores

[@Iridium242]

Oh yeah I have done lots of videos on my surplus store finds, some amazing stuff in them

[@AreYouKittenMeRtNow]

Great buy. Hubby suggests putting sheepskin liners in the bottoms of those boots - he does this in winter when on the road (cop) and said he wished he had them when he was stationed in Korea (army) in the winter!

[@dessebasey2750]

Great idea! It'd been on my list, but haven't made it back in awhile!

[@dessebasey2750]

Sheep skin liners! Another one I need to find Thanks

[@linmal2242]

We used to have them, surplus stores, military disposals when I was a child, we don't do as many wars as you! There may be one somewhere around here in AUS.

[@DonnyPavoliniOutdoors]

Great wisdom here sir! Your prepping tips are taken seriously around here. Take care brother!

[@sandybrown7739]

Cooking oil can be used for oil lamps.

[@glen65]

I save my used cooking oil for this purpose.

[@PeterLehman-il5ru]

Don't you worry about the used oil will be giving off the food odors that you had cooked in to the room or burning even more?

[@jackjones1995]

roll of Tp stuffed into a clean quart paint can add rubbing alcohol makes a great little heater. ceramic flower pot with bolts and washers, tea light candles can heat a small area. watch the how to do video's but most of all try them out so you can overcome and adapt. this is for people like me on a budget My humble opinion

[@66bigbuds]

The only things we had a hard time getting was toilet paper and saltine crackers. And now its peanut butter. I still have my p-38 can opener on my keychain since 1979 when the Army gave me one.

[@davidfoster8172]

get a p51 also

[@joegonzales772]

Keith rose ====big 5 sporting goods store sell those

[@66bigbuds]

@@joegonzales772 ya so

[@PeterLehman-il5ru]

Don't want to get caught out there without the proper amount of toilet paper? Do what I learned from a friend of mine several years ago, when ever you go to the convenience store for your beer or favorite snacks pick up some single rolls of toilet paper and put them in a big round cement form that's got one end sealed with a plastic bag and duct tape, when it's full seal the other end the same way and store in your attic or basement as long as they're dry. Keep doing this as many times as you think is necessary. Just don't leave a digital footprint. FEMA has the power to enter your homes and take what they want after they've exhausted all other resources like Walmart, Sam's club and the other stores like them

[@MichiStacker]

Aluminum Foil has gotten stupid expensive. Last time I looked at it (a couple of weeks ago) it was almost $10/roll.

[@seisies-mama]

If you have a dollar tree in your area you can get aluminum foil for $1.25

[@ThePaPappy]

You can buy adapters to refill the small propane bottles from a 20 lb tank. Lots of How To vids online.👍

[@charlesartificer2158]

Whitmer is in MICHIGAN, and yes we could not buy garden seeds at big stores. Funny thing happened, every small hardware store sold out of seeds almost immediately and if people paid with card it was rung up as misc hardware like they were buying nuts and bolts. Capitalism will find a way.

[@shadowcat3163]

Remember the seed isles being roped off at Meijers, Fortunately I ordered mine on line the previous fall and they were shipped straight to the house.

[@charlesartificer2158]

@@shadowcat3163 yup meijers, walmart all the big stores. Fortunately near where I live a small hardware store sold them anyway. Just rang them up as general merchandise just in case they were to get in trouble.

[@danniemcdonald4903]

@@charlesartificer2158 Our Walmart did that, too. But they had to resume selling the seeds/plants because they were covered by SNAP.

[@charlesartificer2158]

@@danniemcdonald4903 I heard that, those first few weeks were a crazy time. I remember talking to my neighbor about it and how crazy people were acting. Heck we still have people driving in their cars with windows up and masks on..... never underestimate crazy.

[@electromech7335]

GREMLIN WHITMER 🤬🤬🤬🤬

[@R2MGolf]

Great video Iridium 👍 You're spot on. It will happen again. Keep up the great work

[@ccccclark2605]

PS. I use knee-high hose to store/organize everything! Very light, see-thru, versatile, cheap. 👍✝️🙏❤️

[@misst1586]

Like what?

[@HarshmanHills]

Definitely right on every item. I have been stocking up little by little as I find stuff at reasonable prices

[@43painter]

I do exactly the same. Little by little and watching lots of prepper video's. But I would like to be ready ( more or less ) at the end of september when the fall season begins ( because thát will be the time govts get crazy and start their new inhumain tricks ).

[@clarencesmith2305]

Just an FYI if you wear glasses pick up some extra eyeglass wipes/eyeglass cleaner. I am also a type one diabetic if you need stuff like rubbing alcohol or cotton-balls pick up some extra when you can and where you can. Just a personal bit on oil for your oil lamps stay away from the stuff that walmart sells. I bought some and when you burn it it smells like bad kerosene.

[@leecopeland2061]

Where should you buy your oil and what kind, or brand?

[@clarencesmith2305]

@@leecopeland2061 Go to the walmart camping area and pick up the crown kerosene you may like it better.

[@muskokaoma7470]

I really find those battery operated tea lights handy. The lights on my dashboard to see my speed and fuel level weren't working I had 2of those on so I could drive at night till I could get a different truck.

[@shadowcat3163]

Also see people use solar lawn lights, leave them in the sun during the day and they recharge. Good for a few hours at night for rooms or dark spots in the yard.

[@muskokaoma7470]

@@shadowcat3163 we also have the solar lights in our yard and on the deck. When power goes out we bring them inside. I live in a rural area where it goes out often.

[@rosepaul9681]

@@shadowcat3163 we use solar lights for night lights.

[@arlenewolf5260]

Good video. Probably one of the better set ups. we all need similar gear, but you have only one wrong component. You got trash COMPACTOR bags, not CONTRACTOR bags. Compactor bags are like 13 gallons and are made for a kitchen compactor (crusher). I think you were wanting the large, heavy mil 55 gallon contractor bags that can be used for ground cover, pack cover, pack liner, solar still, poncho and a ton of other uses. I usually get my Hefty heavy Duty 3 mil ones at H Depo. I usually get stuck with the 42 gallon ones. If anyone has a link for the 55 gal ones, please post it. I do not frequently see the real Heavy Duty ones locally.

[@user-mm8dy1eb7j]

One thing I noticed no one‘s covering is how to dispose of your trash if you have no pick up.

[@valarkland7558]

Your list is spot on. I work in retail and all of these were gone...Subscribed...

[@michaelquintana8533]

i find a cheap small sharp blade folding knife handy...i used to could find them at the 7-11s now not so much...i agree on batterys... alot of AAs and AAAs

[@j2d4oi]

Can openers are convenient, but scissors or a knife work just fine as well. I do it all the time fishing.

[@SgtRocko]

Tinned cat food never recovered - at least not around here! Always in incredibly short supply, so we grab as much as possible when it appears on the shelves. With the big Aluminium plants here shutting down now (for a YEAR!) I don't see that getting anything but worse. That's going to affect ALL tinned food (which also never really recovered - if the shelves are full, instead of 20 kinds of soup from 5 different brands, it'll be 10 kinds from 2 or 3 brands). Flour is getting very short again - and the prices are rising weekly (except at BJs - they have the good 10lb bags of King Arthur bread flour at a price that's gone up, but not too badly nor quickly). Baby wipes - in the military we LOADED up on those, so I always have. For all sorts of cleaning - from the body to THINGS, they're tops and great. We've also been stocking up on vitamins. For candles - we use them for the Sabbath, so we buy the big boxes anyhow - go to your store's Kosher section and you'll find good white wax candles for a great price. Thanks for sharing... I DO need to get more of some of the things you listed (especially kitty litter... THAT has been skyrocketing in price!!!)

[@AreYouKittenMeRtNow]

Yes, hubby swears by baby wipes after Iraq lol!

[@linmal2242]

Stores that have a Kosher section??? I think that there might be just one in Sydney; that's a long way away !

[@SgtRocko]

@@linmal2242 OUCH... There are 85,000 of us where I live LOL Most stores have one

[@frostyfrances4700]

Oregano is a great natural antibiotic and also antifungal. Whole cloves for pain relief as in a toothache.

[@43painter]

Thát is exáctly what too often is overlooked : the remedies from Nature !! Great tips. ThX.

[@NeDesitVirtus310]

I don’t know why ppl grabbed only TP during the lock down. I grabbed both TP and baby wipes. Baby wipes have a multi purpose uses.

[@Stlmagnolia]

Peroxide, rubbing alcohol, and all types of cleaning disinfectants. A store employee told me there was a run on them, but also stores pulled them from the shelves to regularly disinfect each store, and hand sanitizers for employee use while at work.

[@frostyfrances4700]

People need to know that hydrogen peroxide will lose effectiveness just the same as bleach does. So rotate it too. I prefer isopropyl alcohol myself, as I've never heard of it going bad AND it turns out septic systems just love it; so that's where I pour some at least once a month to keep the supply fresher. And it costs a whole lot less than Rid-X.

[@KaylynnStrain]

matches and lighters were hard to find around here, but because I review rations I get matches in many of them. I will buy an extra lighter or 3 now and then -- bought one today to add to my stash

[@shadowcat3163]

Bought a few boxes of the match books and saved all my MRE packs. Just vac sealed them in lots of 25 to keep the moisture out of them.

[@cranegantry868]

Important stuff: 1. Pull your money from the bank. In some countries, legislation has passed to allow banks to seize your money. 2. Buy some locks, good ones, to lock up your storage for food and get an alarm for your storage lockup. 3. Grow food. Keep the grow sites hidden. 4. Tell everyone in your family to keep quiet about your food. 5. Help your friends, family, neighbors. 6. Pray lots, it does help.

[@bhamptonkc7]

Consider led lights that run on rechargeable battery’s then recharge them with a solar panel

[@brianfreeman5913]

Get yourself a P38,p52 can opener I have opened cans for 30yrs and that's all I use, steel flint,

[@jeanmarston500]

Also get extra stuff to use as barter in time of crisis....we were stuck in New Orleans during Katrina but found that bartering for gas works ...in my case it was a free ride for gas.

[@43painter]

What is 'barter' or 'bartering' ?

[@katrinaroseluxford6157]

Vinegar, instant potatoes, bread, eggs, cleaning supplies.

[@trendydwarf3747]

Nice intro thank you so.much for this one can you make one too about 25 food items to stock in for there gone or 25 medical items

[@jochenschrey2909]

Bad idea! Figure out what YOU(!) like to eat and store THAT. Maybe ask others, who share your taste(!), what they might be storing. Disasters are no great time for nutritional experiments.

[@bhamptonkc7]

Consider tarps or large plastic sheeting. Maybe cordage, rope twine, string

[@northerngirlhobbies]

Great list Sir

[@deborahd.6228]

Great video! We moved from Northern Nevada (Outskirts of Reno) last year to Dallas-Fort Worth corridor area. We found shortages while in Reno of same things as well as long underwear, gloves, knee high sport socks- those things. In Texas it's underwear/men's shorts and T-shirts with a pocket on them, frozen foods such as breakfast sausage patties, frozen potatoes:hash browns/tater tots, various canned foods, baking items such as Grandma's Molasses and Blackstrap molasses. Online, we're waiting for an order of more Wavian gas cans that was placed in early July and in stores the plastic cans with the safety nozzles we hate are often in short supply of only 2 to 3 and sometimes 1 or none!

[@SS-bz4ze]

Foil makes a good easy solar cooker.... With any old shoe box or whatever you got withblack paint on the outside or black paper, or markers...

[@lindawoody8501]

Many emergency and easy to prepare food supplies get purchased by crowds and just disappear right before Florida or Gulf Coast/Atlantic Seaboard hurricanes. Get your storm and after storm supplies earliest even if you think CAT 1 as sometimes the storm's category goes stronger quickly. Many times electricity will be out in your home for a day or longer if the storm hits your area. Also have cash to pay gasoline stations after the storm because they sometimes still can pump but computer is off. Some other out of the way small stores do have things you may need where the supermarkets, big box hardware and home do-it-yourself stores are out as well as Walmart, Target, CVS, and Walgreens. Have extras and fill water containers early before the storm. You also may have to either use your stored water or boil public water for several days.

[@PeterLehman-il5ru]

Do you have a Walmart in your area? They're usually pretty good on the price of already filled propane tanks.

[@dessebasey2750]

5gal buckets with lids- $3 at Firehouse Subs. Other restaurants sell in my area also.

[@susannemedina7955]

Diapers and sanitary products for trading. Stuck up on wine and hard liquor for medicinal purposes and trading. Cigarettes are hard to store because they go stale so fast and it's not recommended that you freeze them. But you could buy tobacco that is sold in sealed pouches and cigarette paper wrappers.

[@Eurynomea]

We lived in Pahrump...was very happy to return to Texas, lol. If it hadn't been for Front Sight (hubs and I both worked there) we'd never have even known it existed.

[@egillis214]

Be sure you have chargers for any radios & batteries for same with plugs, solar cells with 12v outputs.

[@joeybez5464]

sand bag at home depot use fo0r kitty liter mix for saving with litter and baking soda

[@shadowcat3163]

Things I remember running short of up here near a major city. TP, Yep, everyone was looking for it. Pet food, still not back to former stocks yet Paper Towels, Shelves went bare and prices climbed. Bottled water, Isles were cleaned out for months. Canning lids and Jars, Shortage lasted until the spring of the next year, Lids are still spotty at times and more expensive. Cat Litter, Had shortages of the clumping stuff. Owner at a pet store was telling us they had a shortage of the clumping chemical they added to the clay at the manufacturer. Beans, around a buck a pound before the shortages and the selection and price never recovered. Masks, N95 masks evaporated, and the price went through the roof. Simple masks and bandannas DO NOT protect you from the bug. Wood boards, Been a multi year issue with wood supplies from Canada to this day. Rice, saw limited choices during the panic. Been hearing lately India (#1 producer) is having water issues with the spotty monsoon season so we are looking at shortages at the end of the year again. Seeds, were a bit spotty the following spring and what we are using this year seems to have germination issues (been hearing this from others also) Seeds are going to be short again next year so stock up now. Coffee, while not real short back in the panic, between the supply issues and problems in South America it could vanish soon along with Tea. Both are grown out of country and if the supply chain goes bad there WILL BE NO MORE. Last trick I learned is I use olive oil and it goes bad after a year or so. I got some kits from Lehman's Amish Hardware in Ohio that turned canning jars into olive oil lamps (kit had 6 wicks, and 6 adapters for jars) Also made sure to stock up on spare wicks for all my lamps. Check sewing stores for cotton strapping the correct width to make more wicks and get it in rolls.

[@kateoneal4215]

Small solar lights, like for the garden, are mighty handy when the power goes out!

[@sdsi68]

Definitely great information, I guess it's worse for you guys cause I've never really experienced that major of a shortage here in Honolulu other than the baby formula, but I have seen some items just gone but by maybe a couple of weeks later, it comes in, definitely keep making these kinds of videos, very, very informative 👍😁🤙🤙🤙

[@TexasScout]

One last thing regarding gas cans, Spend the dollars and get the NATO style cans. I have stored non alcohol gasoline in NATO style cans for four years or more with no degradation of its quality. I’ve got gas that is four years old that burns just like you bought it yesterday.

[@shadowcat3163]

Also store one or two cans of Kerosine, it lasts longer then gas and if using for oil lamps should be usable for a long time.

[@OldTexasRonin]

And make sure to get "real" quality/brand name gas cans. I bought some NATO style cans, they nearly had the full price of the quality cans but seriously lacked the "quality" to justify the price - fortunately I learned quickly and only wasted money on 2 cans.

[@TexasScout]

@@OldTexasRonin “real” NATO cans were three times the price of the ones I bought. I have no regrets. Every time I open them, depending on the temperature, I get vacuum or suction. No leaks.

[@OhSoCheesy]

Oh and you don't need a license for HAM radios to listen. You can program all the weather and emergency channels in them. But, if SHTF no one is worried about whether you have a license or not, so they're much more versatile. I have the 1701 version and I know it has other bands that you don't need a license for so you can practice before you need to use it.

[@Sssssssssssunflower]

Very informative. TY

[@davidjones1393]

YES THKS

[@TexasScout]

Concerning prescription drugs, your doctor may be sympathetic, but your pharmacy won’t be. They only let so much out according to your prescription. I’m on 90 day refills and they are very strict about when they refill things but I have to go to a different pharmacy and pay cash to do it which would be very expensive

[@Nwladylaura369]

Use an Rx discount card for your extra meds.

[@drumdad1242]

We recently switched from cat litter to pine pellets. Won't be going back to cat litter. Thanks for the video.

[@handlesR4TrackingU]

After watching me for years at BBQ's Family/Friends gatherings weekend camping/fishing trips Holiday get-together's ect. After asking about. They all know how to use & have on their key rings a P-38.If you don't know what it is. Look it up & get one. I never leave home with out it (or my Buck Knife ,Pliers & 9mm)

[@allienoneya4257]

Matches, matches… refillable lighters. Zippos. Fire starters. The disposable ones will eventually run out in your stock. Lots of butane, lighter fluid, propane .

[@petiachoo1615]

We had shortage of TP and eggs, besides the medical supplies used during pandemic.

[@jackjones1995]

Probably a repeat but we had a hard time getting bottled water! In my opinion I have purchased a Burkey water filtration device so I can have clean water all the time. Solar Panels work well for small device charging.

[@davidfoster8172]

i have several 5 gallon heavy duty water bottles you can get at supermarkets

[@43painter]

Yes. Water can become a genuin big problem and not everybody has the money to buy filtration devices.

[@jackjones1995]

@@43painter Well Sir I would get a Twenty Dollar Life straw. even better idea buy bleach watch video on how to treat water using bleach.

[@airvicemarshalsirgeorgemas2083]

First? nice to see we have a lot of stuff you display covered already

[@D7cooper]

Thanks for the list. Best wishes.

[@pamelaking4414]

I had so much stock for my cat he pass away gave away and what I could take back I did

[@janet5073]

Well I'm hoping that in light of all the things that disappeared off the shelves in 2020 that those people still have all of the sleeping bags, tents ect... And won't need them again this time.

[@riverbendgoldendoodles3894]

great info! I am 1/2 way there. still stocking though! THANK YOU for the information!

[@desertqueenaz7895]

I am learning so much and appreciate your channel so much

[@larryjackson6064]

I would recommend getting a Technician Class Radio License !

[@americafirst9144]

Part of the aluminum foil shortage in 2020/2021 was because of Green Initiatives in China. If you are going to store foil, I'd go with the large heavy duty foil.

[@MichiStacker]

150 Sq Ft of good old fashioned Reynolds Wrap Heavy Duty was almost $10/ roll at Walmart in Rossford, OH 2 weeks ago. 😳

[@danniemcdonald4903]

@@MichiStacker A 2-pack (18-inch 300 sq. ft total) heavy duty is $17.98 at Sam's. I buy some every trip. The regular 12- inch 250 sq. ft. 2-pack is $21.98.

[@Shadow-7773]

Correct you can make lots of foil tin hats with the big rolls.

[@leecopeland2061]

@@Shadow-7773 Curious...What do you use tin foil hats for?

[@Shadow-7773]

@@leecopeland2061 Halloween outfits, screw with folks at the mall, protect one head from the sun rays/ radiation. Men can use them to be the tin man during fun times, women love men in uniforms, If you are a Railean, you use them to make sure you get a clear signal from home planet/ passing star/. And use them to win an argument, were them around her friends, with your tee shirt stating, I'm with the wicket witch! Playing with your kids, by making them think you can make miracles, while wearing the hat! wearing them to Church, Pastors / preachers hate them in church. Wearing them while driving, lol lol lol. There are lots of uses for tin foil hats.

[@cherieozga5879]

Gotta love my p38

[@michaelmessenger5742]

We live and we learn

[@Shadow_Sonata]

In addition to bleach, get hydrogen peroxide. Relatively inexpensive and very effective for cleaning / disinfecting. Especially for food prep areas.

[@shanetoler9905]

Many items shown here you can find on the dollar aisle at the local dollar general.

[@ferebeefamily]

Thank you for the information.

[@goverlord]

Am I the only one who remembers the Great Toilet Paper Shortage?

[@justinuvelle8650]

The lesson is being learned.

[@allienoneya4257]

I really encourage rechargeable batterie. Solar charge in long term black outs. . Eventually you will run out of regular batteries and then break out rechargeable.

[@maineiacts]

Good vid..Hey? Did you know you could rip up s sheet or pillow cases, etc into bandanas and sew the ends if you eidh...make them the sizes that work for you! 😉👍

[@Iridium242]

That's a great idea!

[@maineiacts]

@@Iridium242 Thx Man!!👍🙋🏻‍♀