Top must have barter items Every Prepper should stockpile before SHTF

[@Joseph-u3t2n]

Here's my problem with the whole bartering thing when TSHTF. People are not going to want to trade you anything, no they are going to want what you have plus keep the stuff they have. In other words they are going to probably harm if not kill you and just take all your stuff. My survival group has hashed this scenario out quite a few times and we all agreed talking to outsiders probably won't be in our best interest. Just are plan.

[@jameskrog9811]

At some point unless you and your group have been blessed with omniscience you will end up needing something you do not have. So my advice is have barter items and work on good relationships with people outside your group. Networking will be necessary for survival

[@hmartin751]

Ummm not everyone has evil intentions lol..we are all human still

[@dastillers25]

While I don't disagree with your statement, at some point we should all have to work together if we all break off into small groups while the group may last a few days or years at some point we need to work together which will be easier said than done, will turn into a walking dead type of society and not trusting other small groups of people united we stand divided we fall

[@ang9968]

You won't be able to even trust your friends or family, especially if they are unrepentant. What does the unrepentant have for you? Nothing!

[@hmartin751]

@ang9968 yeah ok, thankfully I don't have people in my life who are unrepentant.. maybe surround yourself with better people, must be such a horrible way to live, always looking over your shoulder thinking someome is out to get to you living in fear, yall watch too many movies..lol..ya'll need a fckn mental hospital

[@realitycheck3361]

One that many people miss is vinegar. White vinegar 5% or above is a cleaning agent and preservative. Pickling vinegar, well obvious and cider vinegar for preserving, gut health, cleaning parasites from animals stomachs etc.

[@billyandrew]

I prefer potassium permanganate. I have a small vial in my ed kit, along with another of iodine (plus my bleach vial). Two grains of pp or one drop of iodine (same with the bleach...lemon scented, no less. 😂) per ltr of filtered water, regardless of how polluted it is, works fine. *Both* safely take _heavy metals_ out, too, ensuring they pass through you. PP is antibacterial, antifungal and antiseptic, (same as honey) used in some of the biggest water purifying systems in the world. I leave iodine treated water a couple of hrs. PP treated water 30-45 mins then drink, cook, clean and wash with it. Great for keeping your clothes from ponging, treating athletes or trenchfoot, wounds or washing used dressings! It has a second and vital purpose...as a firestarter A small heap, say quarter to half a teaspoonful, with an equal measure of granulated sugar, ground together with a twig, will produce heat and flame running about 3,000°C. Now you understand why using a twig is important! Oh, when the mixture ignites - keep your head averted and _don't_ inhale the fumes, which will disperse in a couple of seconds, giving you around 20 seconds to add kindling to your mini furnace. Alternatively, you can use glycerol, instead of sugar, which can be found in the baking section of any supermarket and is used for cake icing. Usually found next to food dyes and flavouring, in small bottles, looking like alcohol minatures. Pour, drizzle or drop about the same measure as the sugar and in a few seconds the flames will erupt. As you'll have guessed, I'm a fan of vials. Plastic, with or without dropper attatchments, different sizes, cheap as chips online. Priceless! PP can be bought in any pet shop or aquarium shop (along with activated charcoal, for those who can't be bothered making their own) and is used, as you'd expect, to purify the water in fish tanks. I buy mine bulk (1kg) online, at a fraction of the cost. Hope this is of help to someone. Note to self: _White wine vinegar (plus larger vials!) as alternative to smoke or sun preserved._ 😂😂😂

[@duanebouchard8736]

i always have apple vinegar, for flavor in my stock, along with the cheaper stuff

[@dastillers25]

Also baking soda

[@bradvansteinburg2962]

All so good for removing burned on food from the inside, let it soak a bit and your burned potatoes, etc come off easy.

[@BrianM-44041]

Vinegar is easy to make.

[@lepton31415]

people don't appreciate how difficult it will be to actually barter in a shtf scenario. you will be a walking target at every meeting. forget it. it's not going to happen unless you barter only with close friends and family.

[@armadillotoe]

Hopefully, you will have a small group or community of like-minded friends or neighbors who band together.

[@hmartin751]

Exactly not everyone is out to get ya

[@lepton31415]

@@armadillotoe in the USA? lol. forget it

[@bradjenkins932]

@@lepton31415 Not where l'm at.

[@yakfishin4912]

​@@lepton31415 Yeah they will screw you in a minute won't they? Let's not talk about family either

[@brianreynolds622]

Never trade food or ammunition or weapons are knives because if you're trading food they think you have a lot of it and they will take it from you😊

[@sisyphusmike8488]

this is a gold comment

[@brianreynolds622]

@@sisyphusmike8488; you can always charge somebody's batteries up or cell phone if you have a solar power and charge them something for using that but never use something that they can use against you and leave don't let nobody know about it even some of the people that you hang with don't know about make it always come back and try to kill you and then take your stuff

[@sisyphusmike8488]

@@brianreynolds622roger that sir.. thanks

[@ST-IV_858]

Good example is Kevin Costner in “WaterWorld”

[@lenny5312]

Or you meet up at a place of your terms where people don’t know to follow you

[@giantskunk]

You are spot on calling alcohol and tobacco addictions. Which means you must use extreme caution when using it for barter. Some people will do ANYTHING to fuel their addiction including trying to take it from you.

[@stevendavies6209]

That is what he said about the other items not on the list but should be included, a cross bow!

[@WadeKnape]

I would not deal in alcohol to many ways an alcoholic could justify taking it from you including killing to get it same thing with drugs

[@dpirkl4560]

Alcohol has a long shelf life, most alcoholics will be dried out or dead pretty quickly. ​just like everything else it's good to be diversified. Plus some alcohol is useful in cooking,disinfecting,blood thinning. Without medication available, it might be useful@@WadeKnape

[@JoeMicalizziMPC]

The same with ammo, especially ammo!

[@MaveRick-prepper]

Also, they will most likely have already used anything they had to feed their addictions. When they find out that you have what they need, they will hang around your property trying to take what they need. If enough of them band together, you could be in serious danger.

[@johnhughes9978]

Feminine hygiene pads are a must. They not only serve the obvious purpose,they make great compression bandages. Matches,lighters and magnesium sticks and flint for fire starters. Aspirin. Coffee. Tea. Bullion cubes and powder.

[@mavericknonconformist69721]

Tampons to drip buck lure on, LOL! Seriuosly.

[@JoeMicalizziMPC]

Tampons are perfect for bullet holes!!!

[@cheryldailey5178]

JohnHughes- your list is correct! Mine is about the same.

[@billyandrew]

The water issue will be the downfall of at least three quarters of the population, who wouldn't think of storing as much as they could, using _anything_ available, including bath and sink, when *s* actually *htf,* never mind preparing ahead of events! It would never occur to them to go outside the building to do the toilet, or use a prepared bucket or an outside prepared latrine and save the water in the cistern pan for drinking, etc. When the power goes out there's *no* water getting pumped into homes anymore! Most folk, if they weren't so soft, might last a few months without food. It's goodnight, after three days without water and one of the most painful and unpleasant ways to go 8 pints (gallon)/4.5 Ltrs per day for drinking, *alone!* Not far off that for cooking and washing up. Bathing and washing, clothes included? Unless for medical reasons forget it. Water's too precious, besides, you'll stand out and draw suspicion from your less prepared neighbours, if you look clean, tidy and smell fresh, while they, grubby and smelly, are lapping from puddles in the road. If you intend bugging in, that is. So, if that's your intent, then do the sums. 4.5 ltrs, per _person,_ per _day._ Plus 4.5 to keep you fed and the pots, pans, dishes, etc, clean to stop you getting sick. Shops will have been stripped bare in the first fortnight and all sources of water from them gone. In cities the unliving will be rotting, inviting disease and infection. Same with towns. Those surviving will have stripped the fields bare and, even _with_ bushcraft, you may likely find game, etc, pretty scarce. Me, I've a few stashes of scran and gear, here and there, with a few sites I've recced and used, over the decades, that I know are remote enough for my safety. I'll use the fortnight's supplies I have in my home, then head out of the city, bartering any remaining water, before I leave. Salt is sound advice, but remember, mined salt, such as Himalayan, does _not_ contain iodine, vital to life; your thyroid gland, to be specific, which is why it is _added_ to table salt! If you like your salt different, then prep some iodine, too, in your stores. My advice? Invest in walking shoes/boots, woollen socks and weather gear and start walking. Buy rubbing alcohol and dab it onto your feet with cottonwool, twice a day, ten days before you start walking. Dab, not pour! A light coating that chills the skin and dries in thirty seconds. It will toughen your feet, preventing chaffing and blisters. Ladies, take note, re: new highheels. 😉 It can also be used on areas chaffed by backpacks and a mercy for gardeners, making digging blister-free, as well as nigh on impervious to thorns and nettle stings. At around £3.50 for 250ml from Boots and the others, it's value outweighs the price, as it can also be used in alcohol burners, but do *not* cook anything directly _on_ the flames, such as sausages, marshmallows or bread, because those fumes are toxic! Anyway, water is my suggestion and the rubbing alcohol is just me going off on a tangent. 😂😂😂

[@mel41138]

Very good advice thank you so much. Knowledge is power 🤓👍

[@christophermitchell7925]

You don’t need to drink a gallon of water a day (unless it’s extremely hot, or you’re working very hard, meaning you’re sweating profusely). You can easily survive on 1/2 gallon (64oz) of water a day, and the liquid in soups counts too.

[@RobertHarrison-b9r]

Good advice billy, every time I empty a milk jug I use it for water storage close to 20 gallons now also invested in 2 500 gallon water straws and food and weapons. Good luck and stay safe

[@johnjanuary2958]

City Drinking Water is not delivered to your homes using electrical power: it is gravity fed to your home from the towers. That said: those tower facilities are refilled using pumps - run by electrical power. So eventually the loss of power will affect the water supply as the water towers will eventually be emptied.

[@awakenotwoke4830]

​@@johnjanuary2958where I am we have artesian wells. I invested in a hand pump.

[@Osprey468]

Skills and community is number 1 on my list. Great ideas as well

[@LovingIdaho]

I have been prepping since the mid 80s. Most the barter items I bought 20 years ago cost my $6 - $16 . Some of them was selling for $350 and up on ebay so I sold them . Also , I traded $50 worth of stuff I bought for bartering for a good running car. on my food preps , the best foid to prep for shtf is sprouting seeds . 5-7 days and most are ready to eat and more nutrition than spending months growing a garden . And perfect storage when it comes to sprouting seeds . A 5 gallon bucket holds over a 2 year supply for 2 people . My bartering supplies are knives , hatchets , folding camping saws , first aid supplies , blankets , binoculars , rope, nails , screws , hammers and more . I only keep 3 55 gallon drums of bartering materials . I also do some knive making , blacksmithing , leather-crafting, sewings , auto repair , fish, hunt , carpentry , trapping , foraging and more . I have been bartering for years , so expect to be bartering with a lot of the same people that I do now .

[@airvicemarshalsirgeorgemas2083]

Candles are a good trade

[@michaelkaer]

I do not drink but I make horrible tasting wine that I let sit long enough to turn to vinegar. Handy stuff.

[@zac1375]

Although you have canned food and medical supplies on the list, I'd guess that products for infants and toddlers, in particular, would be highly sought after by certain parents. For example, diapers, thermometers, teething rings, infant formula, baby food, baby aspirin, and the like would be exchanged for things adults need. A stuffed animal for toddlers to help provide comfort or a birthday present might be appreciated. [EDITED for typos]

[@TheScotsman1977]

In milder climates if you don't have a guarden, you should start one now.

[@gailoreilly1516]

I am getting old (going to be 70) but have been gardening for 3 years. There is a lot to learn. I had some success last year but would barter just about anything for some one else' green thumb!

[@jonfisher9214]

Growing tomatoes in growbags is a fairly easy job depending on the climate where you live. I'd recommend the cherry tomato type. Home grown they are so much sweeter and better flavoured than what you buy in the shops.

[@soldiernomore3843]

Tomatoes would be nice the crops to grow will be potatoes. Winter squashes, cabbage sweet potatoes and beans that can be dried. Don’t forget to save seeds, learn how to. Learn how to forage and preserve.

[@awakenotwoke4830]

​@@soldiernomore3843right on. Potatoes and squash. They both last and can be used to replant.

[@SharonAnnMenefee]

Happy St. David's day to all. From Indiana USA.

[@denisedevaughn544]

I would never let any one know I have any of those things. I would hide it and act broke and broken around any one. I’m not gonna trust someone to be polite. If I show up with one thing that person is going to assume I have something else. My son has several friends who might become my community. Possibly I would trade with them or we pull our resources. If I have alcohol. I’m drinking it.

[@sorciere...]

No kidding ...im.going to need a shot of alcohol at the end of every week, that we made it through another one. Of course we are not really drinkers I have maybe a month of shots. Lol

[@wesleymonske8103]

Best garden is the native americand still use.CORN ,BEANS ,SQUASH. Grow them together and they support each other. Good Luck

[@sorciere...]

The 3 sisters. Very smart

[@terryoliver1410]

According to the world famous google it takes 200 ft.² minimal per person to sustain them for a year. Typical American suburban lots already been close to supporting a family let alone allowing them zoning to protect that area. Most non-farming people have no concept of growing let alone Tilling and garden management. Beware of the over friendly neighbor who is stockpiling barbecue sauce. The likelihood is you will be barbecuing with him one way or another

[@SocksWithSandals]

Strategically, you need the strength of character to cleanse yourself of addictions, and hide in a remote location, radio silent, with your storable food for a month or two while the idiots fight over food in the cities.

[@mavericknonconformist69721]

Self control! YES, that same control is used when having a sip of the irish with ole lady in the evening. Slainte!

[@UnrulyHousewife]

Give a man a fish he can eat for a day. Give him a fishing rod, he can break it up and make a fire to cook that fish you gave him.

[@OutdoorPrepper2025]

Not when it's made out of fibreglass 😆😅😂,but I get the point your making 👍

[@johnjanuary2958]

@@ang9968 Next time set him up for a surprise. Put a few impossibly hot chips in your sandwich

[@ang9968]

@johnjanuary2958 Yeah, I know right. But it was two spicey cheese sausage dogs and two buns ( in another zip lock ) next time I'm going to bait up a fake lunch lol.

[@addicted2tools]

​@ang9968 save the next condom u use and throw it in there they will never i mean ever do it again 😂 on a egg salad sandwich 🥪 lol you dont even have to have used it its all mental at that point isnt it 😂

[@thereckoning5488]

​@@ang9968I'd make a cat food sandwich with cheese on it

[@alesiaholliday7376]

Bug spray for mosquitoes, rat traps for catching pests, sun screen, some rechargeable batteries, some type of solar power, whatever you have excessive amounts of along with a whistle for emergencies emergencies

[@RobertHarrison-b9r]

Dehydrate your own food for long term survival

[@alanphillips7132]

I love these fire 🔥side chats 👍I would put down strong fishing line you can use it to fish make a weapon.make a trap to catch food or even youse it for sowing👍😀 keep up all the good work 👍can't wait for the next one👍i can't wait to visit the shop again

[@ToddFosse]

go to a truck stop and get a CB radio may be handy when phones dont work

[@mavericknonconformist69721]

I have a hand unit and a Di-pole antenna.

[@johnpoole8321]

Amazon has them

[@dpirkl4560]

I would recommend a marine radio also, much longer range.

[@george217]

Or get a Ham Operator's license and equipment.

[@shaynehawkins713]

Yep I carry tabbaco and rolling papers in my survival bag and a flask of vodka. For trade or too make a friend. Plus too offer a commune a small bag of survival seeds.

[@realitycheck3361]

1 kg bags of salt, you'll need it for food preservation of both veg and meat. Salted pork will keep for 2 years kept buried in salt. If you live by the sea you can get sea salt simply by boiling sea water until only the salt is left(I wouldn't recommend doing this if you live near any cities) The word salary is derived from the Latin for salt. Legionaries were sometimes paid in salt and received a salt allowance in the Roman empire, such was it's value.

[@billyandrew]

Describing someone as _'worth their salt'_ meant they had earnt their pay, in the Roman army. Similarly, describing them as _'salt of the earth'_ means they are grounded, hardworking, genuine and honest

[@michaelkaer]

Learn to make a filter out of sand, stone ,charcoal and grass. Try making a clay filter with charcoal added that can be sealed to the bottom of a 5 gallon bucket with holes drilled in the bottom then fill the bucket with cloudy water and let it drain into a clean bucket under it. There is more than one way to get things done.

[@ClaudiaMitchell-r9s]

Then, boil water.

[@hammondauger]

BOG ROLLS should be on the list personally I like to use baby white rabbits they are very soft and they are self cleaning an endless supply.

[@OutdoorPrepper2025]

You should use squirrels they do a good job and get rid of your clinkers

[@realitycheck3361]

​@@OutdoorPrepper2025be careful, squirrels love chomping on nuts.... 😂

[@OutdoorPrepper2025]

@@realitycheck3361 😆😅😂

[@billyandrew]

Emergency tablets. They're dehydrated, shrunken flannels, that reactivate in water. Drop one in, give it thirty seconds, then wring it out and use. They're j-cloths, basically, about a foot square, so if you're prepared (pardon the pun) to get your money's worth, they can be washed a couple of times for those that can't handle rabbits or dock leaves! 😉 You can get towels, too, in containers the size of a small tin of boot polish.

[@billyandrew]

​@@realitycheck3361 👏👏👏😂😂😂

[@christal-clear4505]

Thanks Leigh, I’ve added these items (that I didn’t have already) to my SHTF store, see you soon

[@steveclark..]

The problem is, what's the chances of the typical normie in your street having something useful that you haven't already got/want to trade with? These people laughed at us, didn't want to prep even the basics for themselves remember.

[@mavericknonconformist69721]

Yeah, their called Liberals. LOL!

[@bermudarailway]

They will turn nasty when they're hungry. Golden rule of prepping. DON'T TELL ANYONE.

[@twestgard2]

In a long term SHTF scenario, people will scour the environment for things of use and most things people need are ordinary household items that literally anyone might run across.

[@steveclark..]

@@twestgard2 I agree to some extent but my point remains, the sheeple are pretty dumb, can't imagine that they would have stocked up on any such items either.

[@mavericknonconformist69721]

I made it simple, buy things you know are a impossibility, Meds, sewing, tape, Tullamore dew, smokes, etc. But be very careful who you trade with, that same person could come back with friends, and.........ya know.

[@michaelzimmerman9221]

Rice and beans are inexpensive and would make great barter items!

[@johnbiernacki121]

Never trade anything that can be used against you. Ammo etc. They could use it to take everything you have

[@troopygino]

Love these fireside talks fairplay, fire cup of tea ideal 👌

[@nancyhjort5348]

I live in an Independent Living Community; people move on and clean out their apartment. I collect winter clothes, medications, jeans, leather shoes, blankets, sewing supplies,...whatever is left behind and open to the tenants. Also, as a retired RN, I have learned to suture wounds and treat wounds; during the Civil War, more people died of wound infections than bullets. Baking Soda is so useful; I use it to clean and brush my teeth. I cannot underestimate the use of salts; preserving meat, produce, and providing for animals, taste to our food, and it is an essential element in our diet. Especially when we are out in the heat and working hard. Good video. Thanks

[@Nono-pd4cn]

I know of some sick m/f in nam there thing was Raping children. Military men. . So what you do ???

[@johnjanuary2958]

Lone wolves will not last for long. Community is vital to long term survival.

[@twestgard2]

Not least because so many of them spent $10,000 on guns and $100 on everything else. Hard to aim when you’re faint from hunger.

[@johnjanuary2958]

@ Over the last 30 years I have spent every bit of $10,000 on a certain set of items. While spending at least $100,000 on everything else. If the catastrophe the preppers are expecting happens. Then I will either survive and thrive, or the animals who take me out will not go hungry very soon. At least with what little they are able to find. If I am able to join a community then we will have a far better chance to keep the animals at bay.

[@jaynesierakowska3120]

Thank you. Great video. Loved the sound of the fire crackling etc. All that was missing was Ozzy by your side.

[@roysandoval8230]

Thanks for these updates

[@4x4Fella]

Brilliant ideas nice video, the seeds I got from you last year brilliant.

[@rogerjensen5277]

Different types of cordage, candles, matches or ferro rods and 'survival' books like gardening, edible (and poisonous) natural foods, primitive skills (like soap making), alcohol distillery, etc. Some of these could just be used as 'loaners'! IMHO, the only precious metals worth stocking up on is copper-jacketed lead!

[@THirstyCamel1023]

Great video , my list would differ because of location but over all you hit all the points, being knowledgeable is the key

[@northerngirlhobbies]

Great chat! Consider it shared!

[@iamaslavetonoman911]

Good video..revisiting basics is always a good idea

[@fester73666]

Great video Leigh, informative as always, all the best 👍👍

[@reliableprepper]

great video. thanks for sharing! .

[@terryoliver1410]

Beware of the neighbor ….The over friendly neighbor who is stockpiling barbecue sauce.

[@mariesteenkamp5305]

😂😂😂

[@daz.j]

in that situation no ones gonna be bartering they gonna be taking your stuff

[@marciejensen4188]

Great list! I agree with every it6em. I would add only one thing. It would be chlorine bleach. It has multi[le functions--cleaning agent, sanitizer and water purification to nbam,e a few.

[@wango556]

Chlorine pool tabs/powder will make storing bleach smaller

[@duanebouchard8736]

a test tube of pool shock is stable longer, but is more involved to use if you do buy some, leave it unopened in its bag and store the bag in a mason jar

[@anthonyparkinson1056]

Another great one mate I got one off those seed packets for Xmas ready to use in the garden this year 💪

[@snakebite4891]

WHEN YOU BUILD IN SILENCE PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO ATTACK KEEP BEEN READY PEOPLE

[@HeWhoHath]

Good job! Getting toward the end, I was thinking you were going to forget skills. Of course, in skills, one of the most valuable bartering of all is poonani. As long as they have protection, they are going to garner quite a bit on the barter table. The whole thing seems very archaic. I guess we’ll see how far it plays out. Other than that, great job.

[@NewHampshireJack]

Fully agree on trading skills when possible. One of Beautiful Bride's four( 4) college degrees is nursing. We went full on stocking medical supplies. Why waste the experience my wife has in pediatric, geriatric, ER, and OR setting. Better for her to have supplies and not need them than to need supplies and not have them. What we stored could also assist some of her local friends who are doctors but did not store up any supplies. I moved offshore for retirement well over a decade ago. A person of European decent will always stand out from the crowd in Asian countries. I have pondered the question of what to barter and what not to barter over the years. I have decided it prudent to never trade anything that could be turned against my family. There might be exceptions, but those circumstances will be few and far between. The idea is to always have a bigger stick in my possession and then walk softly.

[@lansdorf]

If the shtf i wouldn't want to be in britain.

[@celiacresswell6909]

Idk - not many guns and most people are so stupid you would have the place to yourself in a few months!

[@coryjay2791]

Thank you.

[@lewissilverman7697]

Hey Leigh, can you do a video on the parachute setup? I like the layout and how cool it is. Can you explain how you've done it? Does the opening at the top create enough of a draw for the fire and so on. Thanks

[@bennyhill4228]

Magnifying lens one of those credit card sized ones, so if you lose your glasses or need to make fire.

[@rogerjensen5277]

These are marginal fire starters and can be broken too easily or scratched!

[@duanebouchard8736]

I have a fresnel lens in my wallet for the past 20 years, it's a little cloudy, works just fine@@rogerjensen5277

[@davidsanstad9846]

Many don't know that silver has water purification properties.

[@george217]

That's not "regular " silver such as coins, jewelry,etc. That is colloidal or ionic silvers.

[@ghanna7787]

Wouldn't like an addict to know I have their vice.

[@wiccanways]

Great tips again Leigh. Im happy to say i got most of these. No precious metals though and need to sharpen up on skills. 😊😊😊😊

[@wiccanways]

Oh and no spam dont eat meat 😁😁😁😁😁

[@billyandrew]

Buy second-hand metals, chains, in particular, so you can break off the appropriate amount of links, per transaction!

[@christophermitchell7925]

@@wiccanwaysYou’ll eat meat before you starve to death, trust me.

[@MENSA.lady2]

How many rounds of .22LR will buy a loaf of bread.?

[@christophermitchell7925]

1 if you’re a good shot lol. Seriously though, bake your own bread (even if it’s just unleavened flatbread), and NEVER trade ammo with someone you aren’t close friends with and know well.

[@soldiernomore3843]

It all depends on how badly you need the ammo and they need the bread?

[@bigshady7875]

Why the world would you tote a .22 after SHTF? Gonna need a bigger caliber than that!

[@MENSA.lady2]

In the USA The 22LR is responsible for more killings per year than all other calibres added together. You seriously under rate the .22LR.

[@Vandrock]

A still takes care of 3 of them, liquor to trade or use, refine the rest to fuel, and for purifying water...

[@adventureseeker9800]

Interesting content. _Subbed.._

[@michaelkaer]

Silver can be made into colloidal silver if you can generate between 9 to 36 volts.

[@tarlcabbot2551]

Another awesome video.

[@allanparkins8142]

Great list 👍

[@larx4074]

Good on ya Leigh...........👍

[@allthingspropheticministry]

Think of an extended camp trip. all the things you wished you brought with you or what you wished you had brought more of!

[@Sean-p4b1h]

There are many ways to verify the authenticity of PMs. Weight, size, sound and even reaction to other substances. Best way is to have a known sample.

[@munch762]

Skills. These are your best assets 💲💲💲

[@Ken-o2w]

If you live near the Canadian border a large amount of reliable guns and ammo mainly for hunting. Since most don't have guns. Not semis because too many moving parts and harder to maintain. You can trade for deer and other foods.

[@nancygreen8186]

I have a pool that I can inflate and collect rainwater. Not so much for drinking but for washing clothes and cleaning. I have a rope and can make a clothesline and have clothes pins.

[@colinfalcon-original]

Another cracking video Leigh. A couple that you've missed off in Medication are Antacids (currently getting ridiculously expensive) and Broad Spectrum Antibiotics such as Amoxycillin, which can be obtained if you know where to look (so I've been reliably informed).

[@billyandrew]

What works on dogs also works on humans, antibiotics, for instance, being one such. 😉 I recall a report from _Medicin Sans Frontiers,_ about 2018. They'd had a huge drive, asking folk to give them their out of date and unused medicines for use in Africa. Naturally, they had everything clinically analysed. Turns out Big Pharma was being over-cautious with regards to both efficacy and toxicity of out-of-date items. Penicillin, for example, had only lost 17% efficacy *five* years after it's use-by date! 🤔

[@mel41138]

Any hints ?! Thanks

[@robertstanton1668]

If you're storing rice in plastic bags, put it in the freezer for a few days. It will kill any insect eggs or larvae that might show up in the bag a year or two down the road.

[@TheBugOutShop]

Great tip

[@Nellyontheland]

Along with the community aspects, one could "charge" or barter for the use of one's own solar array! Charging points for labour or the like. Folk will need power, and if I have it... they can too for a price. Cheers 🇬🇧

[@Paulie705]

Absolutely brilliant

[@TheScotsman1977]

It is better to have oil or kerosene lamps than batteries for flashlight , which will not last very long. Krisco six pounds can be made into a lamp for seventy two days.

[@TUKByV1]

I spent some time in the past reading whatever I could find and asking some who might know about long-term storage of tobacco products. From what I read, snuff has the longest shelf life, cigarettes the shortest. Nicotine gum is apparently good for a year after expiration, but after that, the potency declines steadily. I have found no information on vape products yet. I came to these conclusions- 1). I'm sure glad I don't use it. 2). Tobacco must be stored with care and rotated frequently (which is not in my budget). 3). If one thinks tobacco is worth storing for trade, one should also consider growing and processing it if prepping for long-term crises is the goal. Just my own thoughts.

[@TheBugOutShop]

I'm not a smoker and tobacco is one thing i don't store but i know plenty of people who do. Thanks for watching

[@realitycheck3361]

You can grow up to 3 tobacco plants for personal consumption under current UK law. However it's not easy to grow and dry in our climate. Cigars need to be stored in a precise environment to last, hence humidors.

[@billyandrew]

If worst came to worst, it can be dehydrated, then re-vacuum sealed. As an ex smoker, on finding my tobacco had dried out, I'd put some potato peelings in the tin, close the lid, then return to dry-ish or moist tobacco, depending on what I preferred

[@TUKByV1]

@@billyandrew I always appreciate a voice of experience. Thanks!

[@paularaegram9965]

My sis grows a plant most years to use in a strong tea to spray on bugged garden plants. She says it works.@@billyandrew

[@jelkel25]

While we are on the subject of booze, the last 2 times things looked like going down the plug hole, the booze Isle at the supermarkets got stripped 2/3 days before the bog roll wars started. Those folks are on the ball when it comes to their supply running out. No bad idea to take a look down the booze Isle even if you don't drink if you think things might be getting shakey, if all that's left is the alcohol free lager you have maybe 48 hours before the hoards descend with that give me bog roll or give me death look in their eyes.

[@billyandrew]

Being on the ball is straighforward. Just a matter of keeping your eyes and ears open...and a bit of savvy. In the UK we lost the last of the EU benefits, namely tax cuts for imported goods, on 1st Feb which meant prices went up. It's a simple step to figure out what we import on google. Also some suppliers here will go to the wall, because they can't afford the increases on duty, so there will be a scarcity of some things. The more businesses that collapse the more pressure on the supply chains. Similarly, if a country trading with us has a financial meltdown, erupts in civil war or has an international war. A google of the sites covering industries, such as groceries, catering, etc, will give indications, such as buying habits changing, ie, no longer popular, so less being ordered, or recipes changing to cover expected shortages. The commodities market is another good indicator; metals precious or otherwise, particularly the end products. Gold is not the only metal used in computer chips, for example. There's a rarer metal and China appears to have cornered the market, so fewer computers are being manufactured in the West. Obviously, when SHTF they won't be of much use, as I imagine there'll be no leccy, never mind internet, but you get what I'm driving at with end products? Aluminium, lead and copper are in short supply, so their prices are going up. Think wiring, shielding, even pots and pans. Me, I power a few things with dynamo and solar, such as my invaluable rechargable battery charger. My torches, lanterns, radios and walkie-talkies (plus spares for barter) are all battery or dynamo powered. Hand-crankers are fairly cheap, but they won't always be. Bottom line, it's about putting jigsaws together. The more you practice the better you get. Some aren't as smart as you think, but they go out and buy on the advice of the sort of person _you'll_ become! 😉

[@henryknox1186]

#1 is knowledge. To know how to make soap, biodiesel, charcoal, and how to make clean water.

[@vickidittemore9003]

Sewing items, needles and thread. You’re not going to be able to shop for new clothes. It’s going to be all about repairing what you have.

[@twestgard2]

Thanks for the reminder. This is one of the things that gets forgotten.

[@fredflintstone6163]

Never sell a gun snd bullets at the same time

[@1akmason]

Coffee is going to be key with so many people addicted to it, and just the fact of what it can do for us instant coffee, disposable cup, small bottles of water, pack of sugar in a small pack. Now, with joking aside, I believe bartering is going to create other problems, so simply stockpile what you need and things to create what you need, so you never have to barter to begin with. I hear a lot of people saying bartering ammo great you just gave them ammo they load their weapon and take everything you have.

[@Handles_AreStupid]

Before even watching this video, the main five I'd say would be food, water, alcohol, cigs and batteries/power.

[@stephen4600]

Great video Leigh , bartering is a great way I do it now cutting wood in exchange for vegetables , that axe you had do you sell them mate if so let me know .all the best mate .Ste

[@TheBugOutShop]

New at the shop. Not online at the moment 👍

[@davidjacobs828]

​@@TheBugOutShop Great video once again mate ... I definitely think your skills and knowledge are at least equal to and probably superior to Prepared pathfinder . I hope he appreciates you helping him out . Well done .

[@boonedog1457]

What knife is it you showed? Some type of Bushcraft Knife?

[@armadillotoe]

For barter: Bars of soap, Bic lighters in bulk, good but inexpensive knives, salt in bulk, sugar in bulk, TP, trash bags, spices, whiskey in small bottles, inexpensive flashlights, candles, strike-anywhere matches, sandwich bags to package salt and sugar, and all other items, sanitary napkins (also function as sterile bandages) any and all types of disinfectants, lots, and lots of condoms (you don't want pregnancy in SHTF) books (no TV or internet) rolls of Visqueen, bungee cords, and several decks of cards..

[@jabreck1934]

I plan on bartering with what is naturally available here. Seaweed-excellent for food, fertilizer and animal feed. Salt-obvious value. Green clay/Bentonite- A very strong natural antiseptic that helps regenerate tissue growth. Can be used externally or internally. Humans and animals. Been in use for over 300 years and is still on the market today. I use it to barter with the local veterinarian already

[@tomtroy3792]

I try to store up on sweet candy it's a great barter and when you've been living on rations you acquire a sweet tooth and something sweet is a real treat! I know I've been living in survival mode 3 weeks out of every month waiting for my social security check that's not near enough to keep a roof over my head and have some kind of quality life inflation is overwhelming to say the least

[@sharonbice7490]

Water is the main survival item, we can go months without eating, only 3 days without water!

[@Conn458]

Alcohol also good for being flammable

[@geraldbock1012]

We have goldbacks in the US. A growing number of states have been commissioning them. 21st Century way to carry gold in a bill format.

[@george217]

Band-aid is a particular brand of "plasters" as you call them...

[@bettycloudsdale9802]

First aidkit is a must

[@Greyghost477]

I always buy bottles of cheap alcohol and loose leaf 🚬 peffect for bartering or workers

[@jackdundon2261]

You have the same list almost every other prepper has. It's not a bad list but it's not great. Power goes out, number one prep is warmth instead of having bullion of gold which is probably fake. Somebody sold you from Alibaba or wish... How about a old 55 gallon oil drum, and a conversion kit to make a wood stove out of it. Some stove pipe and a roof Jack. Or some way to VENT the stove. (This is way more valuable than your gold, especially fake gold. I have no interest in fake gold) The other big prep would be luxury tools like a power drill or an impact driver. If you had one of those and electric charger a solar charger, the ability to make it work would be invaluable. You can loan it out or loan yourself out to use it. And lastly night vision or thermal vision gear and rifle scopes when bad guys show up at 2:00 in the morning to kill you to take your food, you have an ability to fight back. There are more but this is getting too long.

[@sofamob748]

I heard that powdered milk was the number one barter item in Venezuela after everything went to hell.

[@gonefishing3644]

Here is a short list of things I have stockpiled should I ever need to barter for medical care, dental care, prescription medications or the burial of a deceased loved one: granulated cane sugar, instant coffee, whiskey, rum, vodka, bars of bath soap, bars of laundry soap, cocoa powder, freeze-dried beef, candles, pure silver rounds and butane lighters. Bartering with strangers can be very dangerous. I would not try to barter with anyone other than licensed health care professionals or established funeral directors because I would not want anyone other than a very select few to know I may have valuable items worth stealing. I would take great care to not let anyone with whom I traded know where I live or give them the opportunity to follow me home. And this means I would not do a trade with a healthcare professional who already had records on me from before the catastrophe occurred because those records have my home address. If doing a trade, I would have another armed adult with me to serve as lookout and to provide security and safe escort. Under no circumstances would I trade any of my ammunition for anything whatsoever. I would not trade any of my cylinders of butane or propane either. I would be willing to trade a gold wedding band or some other item of gold or silver jewelry only if absolutely necessary.

[@paularaegram9965]

smart, and cautious

[@InimitaPaul]

The most important is clean drinking water.

[@BrianM-44041]

Trade skills, youll never run out! If you can manage to fish, hunt, trap, forage, garden, brew and distill, press bullets, blacksmith, do carpentry, work wiod and metal, have medical skills, etc you will be invaluable.

[@cammie656]

I have bulk salt, vinegar, yeast, and hair color(it's as valuable as tobacco and alcohol).

[@paulshaddick8325]

forget barter, post SHTF it wont be safe to barter.

[@user-anc123]

Well then be better prepared to barter.

[@paulshaddick8325]

@@user-anc123 most people will have nothing to barter with and it wont be safe, not for a long time. batten down the hatches and keep away from others, after TSHTF they will go nuts.

[@user-anc123]

@@paulshaddick8325 ok