If 2020 has proven anything, it’s that societal collapse is very possible. This pandemic is relatively mild compared to what could have happened, and yet it pushed our country into another Great Depression.
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If things become even worse, your window for buying essential items will have evaporated. That’s why you need to stockpile the essentials while you still can. The idea is that you will have everything on hand so you don’t need to barter for anything, at least not for a long time.
As explained in this video by Canadian Prepper, there are thirteen essential items to get before society collapses. Here’s a summary…
1. Insect Repellant
Insect repellant is actually something that could save your life because mosquitos and other flying insects can carry deadly diseases that could become widespread.
2. Electricity
Buy renewable power supplies to generate your own electricity. You can even generate income by allowing other people to plug into your own solar grid so they can generate their own electricity as well.
3. Fire Starting Materials
Matches and lighters are going to run out very fast once the grid collapses. Buy magnesium flint strikers, lighters, lighter fluids, and matches now while you still can.
4. Soap
Soap and other general hygiene products will be of the utmost importance to keep up immunity and avoid contracting diseases. Soap bars with limited additives are a cheap option to stockpile in bulk.
5. Candles
Candles provide a cheap and easy way to get a small fire going to bring light and heat into a room. You could even cook food over a small series of candles if you had to.
6. Toilet Paper
You probably expected to see this on the list. Toilet paper will go quickly as it did before, so buy it now while you are able to.
7. Nails, Screws, Tape, and Glue
In other words, anything that can bind other things together. These are essential for making repairs or for construction purposes.
8. Sugar, Salt, and Honey
While not critical to survival, sugar, salt, and honey can be used to add flavor to food. This will help boost morale, and it will likely be something you can barter with as well.
9. Sandbags
Sandbags are an imperative defensive fortification because they offer you cover and a way to absorb incoming bullets. For the most efficient storage, store the bags and the sand separately, then fill and set them up once things get rough.
10. Fishing Line
Fishing line, hooks, bait, rods, lures, and so on will be very valuable to have. Fish are an excellent source of protein and can be easy to catch as well.
11. Socks and Underwear
Socks and underwear are unique among clothing in that they wear out fast. Socks, for instance, can barely last a month. Buy these in bulk now.
12. Freeze-Dried Food
Freeze-dried food is stored in smaller sealed packages that can last for years at normal room temperature. Quality freeze-dried foods will be better than normal MRE’s because they are cheaper too.
13. Alcohol
Alcohol lasts forever, everyone wants it (making it a valuable bartering item), and it can serve as a morale booster as well.
As I said, this post is just a brief summary of the video. Watch the video by Canadian Prepper below for more info on these items.
You can thank the N.R.A. for the need of having sand bags to protect you from gunfire. They have increased the sale of weapons like the Ar-15 and the Ak-47. I’ve never understood why anyone would need to own one of them. An M-1 is an effective deer hunting rifle.
The prepper who wants to own an AR-15 might believe that N.Korea is capable of nuking St.Louis. Or that the U.N. will someday invade the U.S.
Your comment smacks of the flawed thought that everyone only needs one bullet to stop a bad guy. Never mind some people have training and experience with one and would not want to loose that valuable skill. You can keep your rifle and be happy and I’ll keep mine.
To you sir, 100 upvotes.
You’re not the brightest bulb on the marquee are you? Good Luck.
The 2nd amendment was put in place so we could defend ourselves not go deer hunting.
Bring your WWII technology to a 21st century skirmish. You won’t be around for your Antifa leadership signing your declaration of unconditional surrender come this December.
No, you can thank former President Obama and VP Biden for the increased sales in ALL types of firearms during their administration!
I’d add thread/string/rope/cables/chain. I’ve homesteaded for 15 years and it’s hard to replicate these binding items from nature. Unlike glue, won’t dry out. Chains for towing, rope for a thousand uses, string or twine for agricultural uses, thread for mending clothes. Save your twist ties and rubber bands that come with purchases.
One potential cause for a societal collapse is the way the White House’s response to GLOBAL WARMING and the VIRUS EPIDEMIC.
Elbert Jones: Don’t forget tonight’s meeting of the Flat Earth Society
and tomorrow’s meeting of Citizens Against Chem Trails.
Elbert… I’m beginning to see a trend here… would you like a recommendation for professional assistance for your Trump Derangement Syndrome?
Do you really believe that it’s up to the United States of America to do it all for Global Warming? We’re the top country for preserving natural resources while hundreds of other countries do nothing at all about global warming. China does little to even worry about global warming! Wearing a face mask doesn’t bother them because they’ve worn masks for years because of the air pollution being so terrible!
I agree!
If you are going to stock up on booze. Fifths are great for you and your’s. But to barter try stocking up on the airplane size bottles and/or pints. You can always pack the smaller sizes in your bug out bags and not feel weighted down. And with the smaller bottles you can stock a variety of taste/
Hardly anyone mentions canning and preserving supplies either in these list, but having the ability and gear to put up food you grow or hunt is essential in a short or long term survival setting. You can grow pounds of tomatoes in buckets but if you don’t have a means of preserving the ones you can’t immediately use, you have unnecessary waste.
It’s like having a box of band aids, and not thinking what you are going to do when that dozen or so run out??? Survival thinking and planning must extend beyond the 60-90 day plans we normally associate with our daily purchasing and usage planning. It is a mind set many cannot seem to grasp, and get caught short in a reality based event.
So what does every one really think? Do we really stand a chance at seviving all that the BIg WORD OF GOD SAYS IS GOING TO TAKE PLACE? Do ya think he’s full of hog wash too?
Got news for everyone of ya… We’ll either make it by the grace of God or we’ll be taken in the blind of an eye and there is nothing no one can do about it. So live each day as though it’s your last and pray every night for another tomarrow and everything will come together as it is suppose to when it’s suppose to.