DOLLAR STORE SURVIVAL GEAR

Dollar buying less these days? In this video I will share some of the emergency kit items I buy at the dollar store. if you have several kits to keep stocked up, being a bit of a bargain hunter can help keep your supplies topped off. Saving money on certain items by shopping for deals will help put money towards key items that need to be top quality. Some of these items are pretty mundane, but buying them at the Dollar store is often a bit cheaper than other places. Loading up on non-perishable items and consumable items when good deals are found will keep your supply closet stocked. I find having replacement items on hand to re-stock my pack or truck box immediately after a trip lessens the chance of "forgetting" to replace it because I don't have time to go to the store. This keeps my kits in a ready state with little down time.
A few good tips to remember with the food items I have found:
First be honest about what you need to carry. Excess items can add weight and cost to keeping a well stocked kit. Know how, and what you need to use to prepare items. Keeping the required cooking vessels or can opener in the accompanying kit. No sense carrying a meal that needs cooking if you do not carry a pot and stove or cookfire equipment.
Second is keeping food items and other consumables rotated, pulling expired or near expired items for quick use. I like to test food items before I use them in a kit to make sure they will be good meals. Nothing worse than pulling out your meal when on a trip or in an emergency only to find it tastes like garbage can and gives you heartburn or ties your guts in knots.

[@tracyarmstrong2953]

Dryer lint makes the best fire starter in the world. A ziploc bag full weighs almost nothing, crushes down very small and costs nothing! We also keep a large jar full with our survival gear.

[@stephenmontague6930]

Cool idea, and it costs nothing as long as you have lots of clothes, a dryer, and plenty of electricity for free. : )

[@jaketherake8262]

I don't know why it never crossed my mind to look through dollar stores for this kind of stuff. Great tip!

[@Scablands_Scavenger]

There are some pretty good deals some times, it helps if you are stocking multiple camp boxes/kits.

[@mikecrews2713]

Electrical tape burns good too 👍😎

[@bd803]

Great video.As an older person, this is helping me alot. Next, can you please show us the easiest ways to have a fire to cook on? Most videos are geared towards you young people with lots of strength. I wd like to see info about fires, cooking, camping, packing a backpack, meds, first aid, etc for older folks. And also for people with disabilities. Thank you very much for these very good product suggestions. Keep up the good work. It is much needed!!

[@Scablands_Scavenger]

I would love to do some basic camping/fire/cooking videos in the future. We are at the peak of wildfire season right now so it will be a few more months until we can get into that.

[@sonia15702]

I would add to that some dried cranberries or raisins. Also , there are pouches of tuna and bean mixes i have seen. And powdered milk.

[@HeyMJ.]

Thanks for reminding me to pickup fresh DS super glue for at home & away kits, and to check on expiration dates. 👍

[@Scablands_Scavenger]

Glad it was helpful! I have forgotten a few items in the pantry go way past expire date, hate throwing out stuff I should have used ha ha.

[@theimaginariumnetwork5621]

Man! So good to find this! I remember watching your CS tomahawk videos when they first come out on the...szeuki (spelling) channel. Wonderful to see you are still going with all this! Just subscribed!

[@MAXCOBRALAZERFACE]

I have a handful of those knorr sides. They are cheaper than freeze dried meals. lol you’re only missing the burrito wraps. Then you would have a complete hiker meal 😂 my guilty pleasure is jalapeños in a jar 🫙 mixed in them.

[@Scablands_Scavenger]

Love wraps or pita bread in the hot months, less of a gut bomb than bread.... little PB and J rolled up with an apple, great hot weather lunch! Mmm yeah jalapenos! I have been eating a ton of pickled jalapenos on just about everything lately, the Mt Olive ones are really good and have a bit of crunch!

[@user-wc9el3oi7x]

Thanks for the great tips! 😊

[@herbsmith6871]

You can find some useful stuff at the dollar store. Especially food items. Thanks for sharing my friend 🤠

[@Scablands_Scavenger]

Very true! thanks for watching.

[@victorsandoval1060]

Right on I appreciate you making this video with great tips! Liked and subscribed!

[@bigbutdady3025]

Love you'r videos man keep it up they are much appreciated :)

[@redsorgum]

My question is this: Why doesn’t the dollar store sell dollars?…… I’ve bought similar items that you showed. The packaged tuna or chicken comes in handy. ✌️🇺🇸

[@Scablands_Scavenger]

I have no idea why they do not stock dollars, guess its about the same reason I have never seen a yard for sale at yard sales.... they do have a pretty good selection of camp/pack size food for sure!

[@meanwhileinsooke]

Great tips!

[@Scablands_Scavenger]

Thank you!

[@timmyboi6882]

Your so Underrated

[@keeperofthegood]

Added to my Dollar Store Survival Challenge playlist. Dollar store's do provide good resources in many scenarios, thank you for sharing you choices on a food-focus :)

[@KristenGuyDesign]

I put a couple bug out backpacks together with items from the dollar store. I have fire starter squares and the jute, need to go through them maybe and make sure I have some food items and I don’t have a way to filter some clean water. Any tips for filtering water? I’ve seen that life straw but not sure what’s the best thing to invest in to filter water that’s easy to carry?

[@othername1000]

Which dollar store are we talking about?