When you think about disaster preparedness, keep in mind that a lot of cheap stuff we take for granted in today’s world will be extremely valuable and desirable after SHTF. This is the stuff you want to stock up on now. Not only will you need it for yourself and your family, you could also use it for bartering.
Here are just 40 examples of cheap items you’ll want to stock up on while they’re still available. I’m sure there are plenty more, so if you think of any, be sure to leave a comment below or on our Facebook page. Now on to the list…
1. Toilet Paper is pretty self-explanatory, unless you are fond of leaves and newspaper.
2. Hand Sanitizer will be very useful when water is in short supply and you need to keep your hands clean.
3. Soap is so cheap today that we tend to take it for granted. But when it’s gone, people will miss it badly. It is crucial to maintain cleanliness after the SHTF to keep diseases from spreading.
4. Lighters will be useful as well as an excellent barter item. Buy them in bulk and keep them on hand.
5. Duct Tape has all sorts of uses. Buy several rolls because you’ll need more than you might think.
6. Glow Sticks can serve as night lights, trail markers, or signals. They are very cheap, but very useful. (Bonus tip: These are really cheap right after Halloween.)
7. Kleenex or some tissues. You’ll continue to get colds or have allergy problems after the SHTF, and you don’t want snot everywhere or a raw nose.
8. Vitamins will help keep your immune system strong. Remember, most survival food isn’t very high in vitamins, and your body desperately needs vitamins to stay healthy. Especially Vitamin C.
9. Aluminum Foil has dozens of uses. Buy lots so you can use it for gardening, cooking, cleaning, etc.
10. Cigarettes may not be healthy, but after SHTF they are going to be in high demand. A single pack could be worth a great deal of supplies, and they actually have some survival uses.
11. Cheap Wine is easy to come by and will store forever. After fighting all day, a nice glass of wine will go a long way toward calming the nerves.
12. Bandages are only a few bucks for dozens of them. Buy lot so you can treat minor wounds without being stingy.
13. Ammunition is fairly inexpensive right now for certain kinds, so buy it while you still can. Folks who are looking for .22 will tell you the benefit of buying when it is plentiful and cheap.
( useful when rations run low to hunt for food)
14. Condiments like ketchup and mustard can sit on the shelves for a while and make an ordinary meal taste a lot better.
15. Spices like oregano, garlic powder, and the like will turn that bland soup or stew into a delicious meal.
16. Candy will be an excellent way to keep the kids happy and reward them for helping out during hard times. It’s fun for adults, too.
17. Lotion can help prevent cracked and chafed skin, which can become a serious problem if left untreated.
18. Chap Stick is more important than many people realize. When you are outside working in cold or windy weather, your lips will become chapped and it can be very painful. Plus, there are many other uses for chap stick.
19. Zip Lock Bags will be helpful to store leftover breads and other treats you make, or for keeping socks, tinder, small electronics, etc. dry.
20. OTC Medications like aspirin, ibuprofen, and acetaminophen do expire eventually, but the first few years of a post-apocalyptic world will be a little easier if you have them.
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Wow got to be written by an American given they mention ammo. So we should all get drink on the cheap wine, smoke ourselves to death on cigs, after shooting our way to victory over the illuminati, Yeah Right. May be mans way,but it sure aint Gods. Thought as christians, we are supposed to trust in our God, to get us through the end times , and also use his weapons of warfare and not mans. Sorry this is crap. It may be written in jest, .Well we would like to think what ever idiot did write this, that they did it for a joke. But its sure not something we personally would go around advocating to christians, or anyone for that matter joking or not. Because even if it is a joke, there will always be some who take it seriously and do just that. There are just too many sites on the comp full of utter crap to do with the end times, written by anarchists and not at all christian based. Sorry but wouldn’t give these sort of sites the time of day. That’s our opinion. Others can feel free to differ. But in all we have gone through in our life to get out of the illuminati , and we have lost everything we ever owned and had to run for our lives, God never once told us to indulge in cheap wine or cigs, or buy a gun to fight the illuminati. He saved us from them by his own weapons , and own warfare. We just had to trust and have faith in him to do it.
And only those with money can even begin stockpiling for such an event. The poor find it hard to put food on the table, etc now as it is,let alone finding money to buy stuff to stockpile for when disaster strikes. We live in poverty, like so many others. We certainly cant afford to go and buy extra for such calamities.It’s hard enough to buy stuff we need for today let alone the future. Guess us poor people will be the first ones to be killed then,cause we got no hope in being able to combat the illuminati , in the end times, like these sites are telling us too 🙂
Yes… Yes. But in context a complete collapse some items like these do make sense. This site isnt just for ‘christian’ readers. Hows the cat?
Then we guess churches that preach apostasy and all the crap they do, can say well we aint just preaching and talking to christian people, therefore we can say and do things that aint christian in order to reach those who have no sense of christianity. Because there is no diff to saying, well not everyone is christian who comes to this site, so bettter cater to them with stuff like this. Sorry but if this is supposed to be a christian site like churches are supposed to be christian churches, we thought we all had a moral duty to God and others to ,put stuff up that brings Glory to God above anything. Telling people to stock up on ammo, cigs, cheap wine etc does not bring Glory to God. And we cant come against the apostasy of the articles you put up about Hillsong etc,yet say articles like this are ok. That would make us a hypocrite.Lance we will put out trust in God when the collapse comes if we are still alive .And not sites like urban survival etc. He got us through escaping the cult ,he can get us through that too, if we are still here to deal with it.But we are not going to start listening to non christian sites to learn how to deal with the end times.Because any big disasters,or economic collapse to do with the end times, is to do with the spiritual battle between God and satan.Because it is all an illuminati plan that God has allowed to happen. So when God himself allows the illuminati plans to bring this world to rack and ruin to happen,then he will also provide us way out whether it be the rapture,death or he himself provides.After all he is God. If those who dont know the Lord want to read and listen to articles like this, and take it on board, then that is their choice. But sorry as a christian this does not sit well with us .It’s something that God is not telling us to do. espec stockpiling ammo,booze or cigs. We are frst and foremost answerable to God for the decisions we make,and what we take on board,to do with the end times or anything for that matter that is coming out of christianity,whether it be from a website or church.And for us who have done a whole lot of wrong in life, we dont want to keep doing it, cause someone else is sticking up info like this as advice.