Top 50 Preparedness Items (and why)

Survive the Coming Collase ^ | 100/11/12 | David Morris

[Kartographer]

1. Water Purifier 2. Water Containers 3. Wood Matches 4. Buckets 5. Bleach 6. Flashlights 7. Toilet Paper 8. Alternative Cooking Source 9. Dutch Oven 10. Solar Oven 11. Manual Wheat Grinder 12. Heavy-Duty Pull Cart 13. Hatchet, Ax, and Maul 14. Tree-Felling Ax 15. Rope 16. Tarps 17. Manual Can Opener(s 18. Heirloom Garden Seed 19. Garden Tools 20. Wheelbarrow 21. Canning Supplies 22. Wash Tub, Clothes Pens, Hand Agitator & Wringer Mop Bucket 23. Emergency Candles 24. Oil Lamps 25. ABC Fire Extinguisher26. Board Games & Cards 27. Children’s Crafts & Activities 28. Camp Toilet 29. Alternative Heat Source 30. Fuel 31. Heavy-Mil Plastic Sheeting 32. Basic Tools & Misc 33. Basic Auto-Repair Tools 34. Wood sheeting & 2 X 4’s 35. Snake Bite Kit 36. Wind-Up or Solar Powered Radio 37. Two-Way Radios 38. Batteries 39. Swiss Army Knife 40. Hunting Knife 41. Binoculars 42. Weapons 43. Ammo 44. Fishing Gear 45. Topographical Maps 46. Compass 47. Backpack 48. Camp Gear 49. Reference Books 50. Alternative Transportation

[Marcella]

“Make ammo #1 and you have all the tools you need to acquire the rest of the stuff later.”

Another nut case who can’t wait to commit suicide. Don’t bother answering as we get at least one nut case per thread.

[JRandomFreeper]

What is the best price you have seen on one of those?

/johnny

[Starstruck]

We have a lot of those solar powered landscape lights for decoration. In a SHTF situation they will be charging AA batteries for LED flashlights and lanterns.

[EternalHope]

Make ammo #1 and you have all the tools you need to acquire the rest of the stuff later.

I have stuff.

If you want it, come and get it.

Molon Labe.

[Marcella]

About a year ago, I realized I had no decent cordage when I saw paracord used in a survival situation and I didn't know about paracord until then. I now have 3 packages, each 50 ft. long, G. I. Plus, Nylon Paracord 550 lb. Test, 7 strand core, 50 ft. Made in USA.

I am about to buy a solar recharger to charge my Kindle and cell phone. I have a number of books I haven't read and they are on my Kindle so I don't want to lose that capability during a long power outage.

I researched these and the majority are cheap, fairly useless rechargers. It takes a fairly heavy duty one to charge four AA batteries in four hours, so the Kindle (or phone) can be plugged into the USB port on the battery pack and get a decent charge. This one is Goal Zero 19010 Guide 10 Plus Black/Silver Small Adventure Kit $119.95.

I have three solar chargers just to charge rechargeable batteries but those are cheap ones that take a long time and there is no way to charge electronic devices off those solar chargers. It's okay for these chargers to take a long time since they can be in several stages of recharging.

The books I depend on for survival are real books.

For moving "stuff", I have a heavy duty child's wagon with heavy duty tires.

[JRandomFreeper]

I bought a 500' spool of paracord way back when, I use it a lot for rigging long-wire antennas. It's great stuff.

Of course, as long as there are politicians, I'll have regular rope. ;)

I've got several large solar panels and batteries that I use now for power outages. Seems like a thunderstorm appears on radar and our power is likely to drop out.

Lots of the charger kind of stuff I can build as required. I have a lot of books on my Sony reader, including reference books, but keeping a charge on it is no big deal.

/johnny

[Marcella]

“I have a lot of books on my Sony reader, including reference books, but keeping a charge on it is no big deal.”

How do you charge it when power is out?

[JRandomFreeper]

I gutted a cheap car cigarette lighter USB charger and have those electronics connected to the 12V side of my solar power system. The electronics experience helps with that kind of project. ;)

The reader holds a charge for well over a month, though, with normal reading (couple of hours a day).

/johnny

[Marcella]

To charge without regular power, does your set-up of solar panels and batteries have household type plugs attached some way the batteries - how does that work? That sounds like a dumb question, and it is, but I don’t know the answer.

[Marcella]

Okay, got it, ignore my other post asking that question.

[outofsalt]

a good kit but needs splints. rolls of fiberglass cast tape are a must have.

[Marcella]

“Seems like a thunderstorm appears on radar and our power is likely to drop out.”

Same here, it rains and power goes out. That why I keep a battery small lantern on a table next to my chair. I do not trust power here to stay on.

[Mortrey]

Not a “tool”, but my better half suggests a tetanus shot.

Any overdue dental work should get done, as well.

[JRandomFreeper]

Nope, good question. I can also run a small inverter from my batteries and produce 120v, so I could plug a charger into that, assuming I wasn't too cheap to buy a commercial charger.

/johnny

[RavenATB]

It might be a good idea to include something to use with that ammo...

just sayin’

[JRandomFreeper]

BTW, my small inverter is sized just big enough so that it WILL run my KitchenAid(tm) mixer. I don't knead bread dough by hand. Ever.

/johnny

[Donnafrflorida]

Gun cleaning kit
Stone tool sharpener
bug spray
medicine antibiotics
colanders strainers
flint fire starter
compost barrell
Pepper or wasp spray

[Donnafrflorida]

Looking into yeti 1250. my next big ticket item

[bicyclerepair]

Making/assembling my own mega first-aid kit.

Starting with Plano’s “Guide”. Got it for free.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Plano-Guide-Series-Drawer-Box/13283387

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Work gloves. Lots of them. I recomend the Ironclad brand.

Ironclad Gloves

Also, if you are sheltering in place, items you need for basic repairs on your dwelling. Bags of Cement, roofing tiles, bricks and so fourth.