If it’s a long term situation: Small sewing kits: needles - thread etc. Different lengths/types of Shoe laces Socks Women’s hygiene items Get several methods/Ways to purify water Gardening tools Bicycles and parts for same Wheeled Carts for carrying things Simple Bows and extra bow strings
Bleach goes bad after 1 year , so don't stock up too much of that , try to get a more "shelf stable" form of sodium hyperchlorite like "super pool shock"
I have a Water Bob that holds 100 gals. in the bathtub. In an apt., it's the first thing I do when lights go out. Also, kerosene lanterns, with lots of fuel and wicks. Kitchen matches, and flint lighters. Lots of others, but all the ideas presented here are great, and I have most all of them. If you live in a cold climate, don't forget warm socks, even socks with battery powered, or other type warmers. People really go for socks, let me tell ya.
I have several gallons. Helps that my grandpa used to raise bees :) Just make sure that it's raw honey, and not super processed. And local if you can help it. Local honey helps people with allergies because it's made from the same local plants, and sort of acts like a flu shot in the preventative sense.
+Todd W - This is definitely true! Here's a little known fact - In America, Commercial honey only has to contain 10% actual honey! No joke, the other stuff in there is often, High Fructose Corn Syrups and other 'fillers'. Take a look at European Honey Laws - they allow no such 'junk' in theirs. Raw, Local, Non-Pasteurized is what you want. As someone mentioned - local honey is great because it helps with allergies, ie; made from local plants. Look up medicinal uses for honey too!
out here in Oregon we have a store called WinCo that's rather prevalent and you can buy sugar flour and salt for about a quarter pound in bulk they also have all the other spices in bulk as well as beans rice soup mixes something to think about really cheap available in bulk you can stock up as much as you want
On the note about seeds, purchase plastic containers to store them in. It gives you a chance to store larger quantities in water/airtight containers that can be easily stored, moved, portioned out and hidden without risk of them germinating. If you store things like sugar and spice and everything nice for the purpose of bartering then invest in a scale. A simple non electrical will enable you to divide your product into smaller quantities for maximum profits.
tools. most people in cities dont have things like shovels, wrenches, hatchets and axes, but in a survival situation things like that would be invaluable (given you know how to use a hatchet or axe). any tool would be worth stockpiling in a number of 3 to 4, especially if its useful. they last for a long time, even if used (but not abused) and when things fall out of order, you can trade them with people who need em
Salt is also very good for infection in a tooth . sore throat you can gargle I’ve had a sore throat and gargled with warm water and it kills the bacteria’s and it is very helpful
In addition to all the items below, which are GREAT. Knot-tying. Sounds strange, but learning a good half dozen knots, and some rope, fishing line, dongles, etc. Good stuff. Also, plain steel wool and a 9v battery will start a nice fire. Just an FYI.
honest opinion if you barter you are putting a sign on your head that you have things to spare. You cannot barter in the same area more than once. Anyone to frequent that area will see that you return with things and they may follow you. Remember not everyone is one the up and up in and bad situation.
I do not like the idea of barter at all, make a list of the things you use every day or every week and how much of it you use, Then stock up on it. The biggest threat to you will always be other people, So stay away from them at all cost, I worked in a prison for 10 years, People are dangerous. Get out of the cities and keep away from people, If you are a timid person or the non violent type, then get yourself a dog that is not, a good security system is a big dog.
@@ordinarynonplayercharacter2142 In rough times neighbors and friends and family will turn into beasts. Just wait a week and you will see how they turn on you if they know that you have things that they want or need to survive. Folks will turn into animals and will kill each other. It is not a if...., it is just a matter of time/days.
@@rayberger2694 people will also be your biggest asset. If you plan to be a hermit on your own you'll likely be taken out while you are asleep. Completely agree with you on a big dog though. I have a rottweiler and given how soft she is it's hilarious the reaction people have to her
@@davidchester429 My house has motion censers on the outside that set off an alarm inside my house. My home has steel doors also. I live pretty far out up a very steep driveway. Why go after a hard target when there are so many easy ones, I live on a back road off of a back road. I know no one is bullet proof but I do not want to live in a bunker, I spent 5 years in the Army 82 Airborn Div, and was sergeant in the sheriff's department. when I retired, My hope now is that God will protect me and that my God knows me by name. But thanks for your concern David.
I like the idea of having lots of disposable lighters, I really like the ones that have that 5 inch extension on the end for lighting gas or wood stoves. I also like those 5 pack of emergency candles, The ones that burn for 5 hours I think. Candles are simple and always work when you light them.
(Mineral and vitamin supplements) you need them in regular normal conditions but in SHTF you may need to take more due to lack of food and Nutrition content and sweating more to find food.
On the subject of barter items. We have decided to avoid "high ticket items" for bartering. Items that are reasonably desirable are fine, but items in "high demand" are nothing you want people to know you have. It just won't work. You will either be robbed of the items on the way in ...or the equally valuable items (you bartered for) on the way out. The more something is "needed", the more justified they will be in stealing it or killing for it, without hesitation or guilt. Especially if they cannot afford it, ...and it cannot be easily reproduced, or ever produced again without a reasonable recovery of our civilization. Also, don't kid yourselves for a single moment. Precious metals will be absolutely worthless, save pure silver ...for its medicinal potential. Precious metals only have value (even today) because they are worth "money". Their values are measured in a given currency. And you are not likely to prove authenticity, purity, weight, or ever make "change" for a transaction. Not to mention, its rarity and scarcity will make precious metals a poor currency if everyone doesn't have it. And, sadly, they simply have no other value but to be currency. The economic velocity would be stagnate. That, combined with scarcity, would render them as hot potatoes or the "old maid". Again, until a recovery of civilization and a reestablished metals market. Items best traded or bartered much later on in the timeline will be raw materials (or partially refined materials) that only have value to those who have the skills and abilities to further refine them. Wool to the spinner, yarn to the weaver, material to the seamstress, ...etc. Sooner or later an economy emerges. Prior to that, nonrenewable consumables will dominate. The biggest problem is the principle of supply and demand. Renewable surpluses will have little value ...because they are "surpluses" and are "renewable". And the pre-collapse stockpiles of non-renewables will eventually run out. The transition will need to happen in short order to prevent a "second" collapse. To insure survival, bring skills with you into this future. Stockpiling antibiotics and gunpowder is great. The ability to produce it makes you a king. Would you rather have eggs or chickens?
@@wiseandfunfox Yeah, buy fish antibiotics. They're exactly the same and made in the same manufacturing facilities and on the same equipment as the ones the doctors prescribe us. They even come as human doses. Google it. There's a "fish" antibiotic for every prescription one so you can treat just about anything.
Square Foot Gardening! I was so excited to find that book at a Goodwill this year! Five years later and your advice still holds and hits harder than it may have 5 years ago.
Myomoto Musashi Only if it is not kept properly and even then only certain brands I have eaten PB&j with 10 year old peanut butter and it was just fine. I will say this right now I would be lucky to keep any past a year or two I have 3 kids and hey run trough it very fast.
Just a hint or two about fruit trees - you should plant 3 of the same, relatively close to each other, so they can pollinate. Also, when the trees are young, surround them with boiled, broken egg shells, to prevent caterpillars. The shells are harsh to climb over, will dissolve, and put calcium back into the ground.
Really great info. A great way to stock up on antibiotics is to purchase fish antibiotics from your local farming store. These antibiotics come in pill form and you can get amoxicillian or tetracycline. There are no additives and it is cheap. I have used them for years. Many nurses in my area use them as well. just read up on how to use them dosage wise.
Michelle, I have heard of people using fish antibiotics... I just hunted around, not finding any reference that seems credible or complete. Do you have a link you could provide describing how (and where) to obtain, store, calculate dose, calculate duration of dose... really critical concepts if one wishes to keep & self prescribe antibiotics.
I surely would not consider bartering an entire bottle of booze for just anything. My thoughts were to barter by the shot..small cheap containers to put a shot of booze...prolong the supply, same with tobacco, get pipe tobacco and papers to roll their own and barter in small portions. Along with this have book matches.
Not one person here has mentioned rope . I do believe that this would be a a very under-rated asset to have around . Also tools , hammers , screw driver , nails , etc .
Duhhh, my phone died during top food to store and when it turned back on it brought me here to your post so sorry about that technology when you're almost 70 what can I say give me a break
One small comment. When buying honey try to buy local. Because many of your honeys are in fact not honey at all or have been altered with other sweeteners to make it appear as honey but are substitutes mixed with honey. You need to read the labels well. You want pure honey/raw honey, pure/raw honey will literally last fore ever ( fact). One kinda simple test is the slow air bubble test, take two or three different honeys and turn them upside down and watch to see which one has the slowest rising bubble. That will most likely be your purist one. But with that being said , if you buy it in a store it’s probably Been processed, by way heat/ pasteurization and filtering. Get your pure honey. Take a drive to the country and go to the local farmers market and get your self some good old fashioned harvested honey mmmm mmmm good. Also as a reminder children under a year old should not be fed honey. Have a good day. Stay alert. Stay alive.
Hi. I am a French Canadian. I would say, 1- stock up on any non perishable supplies you normally use (buy more when, in sale), including some you occasionally use like, maybe, oil lamp, steel wool, plastic bags, candles, small propane tanks, disposable dishes... 2- products with an expiration date: don't buy too much or you will either change your healthy food habits, get bored, or loose money... Peace. ;)
Myriam Thibault never did like the province of Quebec, a lot of the people in my province dislike Quebec as well for all the shit we had to put up with from you're province.
Quebec is full of pussies who complain about everything. They refuse to allow another pipeline through their shitty province but are more than happy to continue accepting $11.7 billion CAD/year which Trudeau happily renewed until 2024 from the Western provinces. Quebec should just succeed. Lets hold a national referendum vote on Quebec's behalf.
Small containers to put your trade good in. Coffee and tea as well as other things are great to barter, but come in large sizes. If you're able to barter the entire package, great, but you'll be more likely to strike up a fair deal by opening the package and extracting smaller amounts to trade. Small hard plastic empty containers can be stored indefinitely and can be had for cheap at the dollar type stores.
knowledge and skills are an invaluable thing to stock up on. Everything else people can kill you for, but with knowledge and skills they need you alive for. I didn't finish my degree in chemistry, but I learned enough to do basic synthesis, kept all my books and even purchased some rudimentary equipment. It's enough for me to make bio-diesel, take vodka and increase the concentration to make it better antiseptic or fuel, even extract essential oils. The amount of service you can provide is easier to store than the number of items you can trade.
You can get generic antibiotics online from any online Canadian pharmacy. The antibiotics will be shipped from India. They get through US custom, no problem. They are effective, will be valuable as bargaining item.
One day I didn't know I needed to reset the breaker so I thought my automatic can opener was dead. And thinking about cans of food, yeah, I bought myself the hand kind.
But I know of several ways to open cans. I can show you how to open a regular can with just concrete pavement and it does not involve crushing the can. A strong knife being an obvious one. A military opener (I think it’s called a P-52?) A regular hand held can opener.
"They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will be treated as a thing unclean. Their silver and gold will not be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD's wrath. It will not satisfy their hunger or fill their stomachs, for it has caused them to stumble into sin." --- Ezekiel 7:19
Out of context... That verse is speaking of the judgement of God falling... The ONLY preparation for that would be: *II Chronicles 7:14*. The context of the video is about rough times before the judgement of God hits a land or nation because they have rejected God. No one wins against God. You can prepare to survive natural or man made disasters.
All precious metals do is buy you time. When a collapse happens cash will be king for a short time then gold and silver. Eventually a bucket of wheat will be worth more than a bucket of gold.
Silver and Copper can be used for disinfecting water. Using copper handles on the bathroom door makes it more sanitary. Takes time, sure, but if that's all you have... Also transparent foil is also useful. Nylon rolls can be used to make greenhouses, to be able to grow food (like grains and berries and potatoes) in the winter. Rice is also a cheap food to store in bulk, in food-safe long-time storage containers. And you can always use it to supplement your meals, or as the meals, until the seeds grow. I'd focus on foods and spices that are easy to grow, and preferably also have medicinal properties&uses, and maybe also other uses (like help to make paper and hempcrete). Oh, and books about the history of different industries will help a lot. Even more so if they come with guides. Especially medicinal books and survival books.
Drinking iodized water will also give you the runs. Any water that is given out by the national guard; out of a truck might treated like this. You could end up with the buffalo trots (runs). Imodium would be a must for me.
Dollar store eye glass repair kits for losing a screw, also glue, Elmer’s for everyday use! duct tape, Gorilla glue would be more valuable but that’s more of a long term situation!
Gorilla glue becomes a solid in a short time. Even if never opened. Get elmers glue. It will last years. Wood glue is a good choice too for wood working.
I haven't seen people mention reusable products such as the menstrual cup, menstrual panties, cloth diapers, a cloth toilet paper system with vinegar. Another important thing might be essential oil's which are very important if you're reusing things
Compressed tissues will be like GOLD in a SHTF. Get them while you can. Also, individual size bottles of liquor will be a HOT commodity as well. These will be GREAT for bartering.
There are endless items that could go on this list. For likely scenario like earthquakes hurricanes and floods, a generator fuel canned food and bottled water disappear days within hours or even before in the case of hurricanes. Thanks again. Great topic and content
Thank you l really appreciate your wisdom and suggestions. Gosh! This really causes me concern, but by watching your videos and listening to your advice really helps! So once again, many thanks. Moira From England.
My husband uses Kratom for pain (due to a bad car accident). It comes in thick plastic bag with a zip top and a little window. Wash when empty, hang upsde down to dry. Great for seeds.
Assuming that you can manage to grow and multiply them fast enough... and that you have off-grid ways to grow them. If you just mean the smaller versions of popular foods, then yes, it's easier to grow a tiny apple bush and get apples in a year, try to get an apple tree to grow in 7 years before you see an apple.
Microgreens and sprouts are great ... but!! you will need a LOT of seeds!. Remember, you are harvesting them BEFORE they go to seed, so you won't have new or renewable supply of seeds to grow more baby plants.
@@tygrr69 You do not actually harvest them what you are doing is pruning them back. Trim no more than a third of the crop at a time. Sort of like mowing the grass you do not replant after you mow.
@@mikeorjimmy2885 I am afraid that I have to disagree. Sprouts are totally "harvested" right after the first leaves show and stem has stretched up a bit; the few people that I know that grow baby or micro-greens harvest the whole plant after the 2nd or 3rd set of leaves come out. What you seem to be referring to is more like normal harvesting of plants before they bolt.
I go to the dollar store for a lot of my stuff not everything but a good amount the packages of small inexpensive and as long as they're sealed have greater value and shelf life
BASED ON OUR EXPERIENCE IN FLORIDA AFTER HURRICANE IRMA - I humbly suggest: (1) gasoline (2) propane gas cylinders (3) Duracell batteries (4) Bottled water
Interesting list. 2 comments though, most meds have a solid lifespan. Some you CAN NOT mess with and must discard. Also I notice on all these lists the one most important thing NO ONE ever mentions, a library in your home. The net will be down, comps could not work if there is an EMP, and so on. A solid library on medicines, health, gardening, medical and food herbs, baking, farming, survival skills, and even an enclyopedia set. As an add on old military books work also (map reading, outdoor survival, weapon repair, ect) Other cheap barter items Needles and thread decks of cards trash bags (many uses) Honing stones socks (new) Matches/Bic Lighters Multi vitamins (life span again) zip lock bags Tin Foil (Many uses) Most important barter item...a solid skill set, be it medical, brewing, farming, small engine repair, hunting, wood working, whatever. This is a barter item that will never run out and makes you a valuable person to have around. Just have the proper tool sets stored away just in case.
I strongly suggest talking to a medical professional for that answer as I am not one but I do know some like Tylonol can be downright dangerous when expired.
With the grid down how are you going to use your bathroom? Stock up on 5 gallon buckets and dry sawdust to make a composting toilet. You will also need to cook. Look at alternative stoves such as wood and alcohol along with propane camp stoves. The small propane bottles can be refilled from a 5 gallon tank. Water purification filters will be very valuable. You better start thinking of camping at home and hit the sporting goods stores.
Not long ago I had a tooth ache that lasted 2-3 days and it was so bad that if someone offered shooting me in the foot for a cure for it that would work I would have taken it! Making sure I have the stuff to deal with things like that is very high on my list.
If the grid is down for more than a day, people will become bored without smart phones, the internet and TV -- I have stocked up on paperback books, adult coloring books, coloring pencils, board games and packs of playing cards. If stores are closed, people will need to make their clothes last as long as possible -- hand-sewing/quilting needles, quilting thread and buttons will be in demand as will be bars of laundry soap (Zote and Fels-Naptha), clothes line cording and clothes pins. Rechargeable batteries in the common sizes will be highly prized as will be the opportunity to charge those batteries using a solar charging set-up. Anyone with an RV generator (or an RV with a built-in generator) to produce clean power for re-charging electronic devices will be in high demand and can rent out time connected to an RV power outlet. Of course it helps to have several 30 lb tanks of LP gas to fuel the generator. Ice cubes in summer will be highly prized and anyone with a counter top ice cube maker connected to generator power can easily sell glasses of iced tea, lemonade, or iced carbonated beverages when there is no air conditioning. Anyone with the skill to make sturdy sandals from old tires and old leather belts will find customers after all those expensive plastic and vinyl athletic shoes fall apart and there are no replacements for sale.
I saved up all the books we used as kids to play "Dungons and Dragons" and the dice and modules so if I couldn't fight Dragons online , I could go back to doing it with pencil and paper like when I was 10 yo
Making ice will not be on the list of ways to use precious energy resources. Now if you have a solar powered way of making it great, but not using propane.
If I run out of cold packs, I will want ice to use on an injured ankle or knee or on a scorpion sting. I will be very willing to use propane to get ice to help treat an injury. Granted, some people would rather save propane for cooking, but I would rather use it has part of a comprehensive package of medical preps.
People buy silly stuff all the time. During a prolonged grid down in summer when there is no air conditioning, would you be willing to buy a cold, iced drink? A lot of people out here in the Mojave desert where I live would be really willing to buy a tall glass of icy lemonade. I believe a summertime lemonade stand would be a real money-maker if there was no air conditioning. When the outside temperature gets over 100" F, I believe people would be willing to barter all sorts of stuff for an icy cold drink.
Bandages, files, screwdrivers and other simple tools, tea candles, all kinds of tape and glue, soap, detergent, fertilizer, tarps, rolls of plastic sheets and bags, needle and thread, simple alcohol stoves, rubber gloves. Anything like that I just buy a few extra, doesn't take up a lot of room.
Someone said Candles as a barter item. I would add Wooden Matches, Flint and Steel strikers, Cotton Balls soaked in vaseline. You could also make little fire starter barter kits. Butane lighters are also a good barter item as they have MANY uses! Gasoline or Diesel. Good barter item, but I would be even MORE careful with this than I would with ammunition-ONLY with people you know & trust. If I were personally going to barter away fuel, I would have to get something REALLY valuable in return!
Good video. Go to a pharmacy and have them order you a case of 2 or 3 ounce liquid bottles to divid up your liquor. That way you can stretch it a bit more. Might take a look at edible vs palatable FYI.
Water!... All of these are absolutely good ideas but water is absolutely critical... Most places that sell camping or military surplus supplies also sell "food grade" 55 gallon plastic drums for 20 to 75 dollars a piece. These places also sell long term water stabilizing chemicals for a couple bucks. The last plastic drum I bought was used to make soy sauce... Just rinse them very well and fill them with the hose over night. Empty them the next day and fill them again with the hose and add the chemical while it's filling... Once it's full simply seal and date your drum. The additive I use guarantees if left sealed, the water is potoble for at least 15 years... Next to ammunition, water is absolutely the most important thing to have. Remember you'll die of thirst before you die of hunger. You'll need water to fight infections and keep you healthy. I have 15 sealed barrels of water in my garage currently with plans for more... Just grab one whenever you can afford to and start collecting.
I believe it is important for a person to "tune in" to their surroundings. I lived in the northeast of the USA most of my life. Today, I am half way around the world and 15 degrees above the equator. Barter items here will be vastly different than at home in my native culture. One example is TP (toilet paper.) Few homes have any out, even for guests. A dipper is provided to wash up after your business is finished. In a "high class" home there will be a bidet but not what a westener will expect. In the Philippines, a bidet is simply the hose setup from the kitchen sink and a wall bracket to hold the nozzle end. Where I live now, rice, dried fish, cheap booze and cigabuts will, for sure be the hot items to trade.
I know this cuts across the grain of prepper ideology, but gmo seeds have a short term place in a shtf scenario. Most gmo vegetation have drought/disease/pest resistance qualities designed into them, so they might come in handy during an extreme natural apocalyptic event. All seeds are a good thing, some just better than others.
Great video. I would recommend various sizes of the different items. Spices, alcohol, honey, etc. can be bartered in both small and large containers depending on what you're wanting in trade. I think seeds and cheap fishing poles & lures are great barter items. If you give someone a fish, they'll be back the next day for another. If you teach them to fish, they can take care of themselves, hopefully!
I agree with you on the ammunition. Can never have too much. Some people found that the more popular calibers such as .22LR, cartridge, and .410 Shotgun Shells were almost impossible to find. For over an 8 year period, if you could find them, the price had tripled. I don't think many with weapons now, will ever run low again. or at least, I hope not.
Yeah, I'll be the first one to say logs of dip are just about the BEST thing to trade with a lot of the people who would survive SHTF. As a prepper, try to shake any habits of the sort but definitely keep a few in storage. I'd also definitely recommend the medication, specifically pain meds and anything to lower fever. I've never traded pain meds but I have seen people suddenly placing high value on strong pain meds for physical tasks that would be basic in a survival situation.
If you have a garden, which is outside, and your neighbors don't have one, won't they steal your crops? There's a date stamp on seeds, so how long would they really last? Thank you all for putting up with all my questions. .
From personal experience, having precious metals handy can be a life saver. High value items can and have been used to buy services and favors needed that can't otherwise be purchased - i.e. Bribes to cross borders, acquiring medical services, And trading for all the items on your list. I knew people who even traded a couple of oz of gold for some one's life. I would defiantly add some metal to that fine list of yours.
Cloth diapers, shampoo, trial sizes, hot chocolate, small children's pants,sweatshirts coats like 5T- 10 ,these are very popular sizes as the kids grow so fast . Maybe kids shoes especially for colder seasons. Blankets,kid sizes, or Twin sizes. Anyone can wrap up in a Twin size. Cheap tarps.
I also have purchased a Santevia water purification system. It's counter top - gravity fed (needs no electricity ) filters are not very expensive and I have purchased 3 years worth. I would melt snow - run it through the filters and feel confident drinking that water.
Personally I don't think I'll barter food; I might barter for food if I deplete my stock. So for bartering here are some of the things I'm accumulating: BIC lighters and matches, manual can openers, combs, toothbrushes, soaps, detergents, hand sanitizers, hydrogen peroxide, rubbing alcohol, lip balm and a lot of other stuff. Most of these items I pick up at the dollar store. I don't think I would barter toilet paper either; it goes fast and who knows how long the situation of when the SHTF will last. Also, you can barter skills. I have my grandmother's sewing machine with the treadle so it works with your feet, not electricity. I have a solar powered rechargeable battery charger; so I'll start getting some rechargeable batteries for barter. And I'll barter for recharging them. Ammo, never barter; in fact, I'm picking up another air rifle because when ammo goes and there are no more firing caps it won't matter how many guns you have even if you have gun powder. Air guns use pellets that are cheap and easily bought now. My solar generator will be for my family only. I hope to keep the freezer full of ice to keep other items cool in the refrigerator when there is no electricity.
Hello Canadian prepper and thank you for your video. I did find a few things very much helpful. I'd like to add just a couple of things myself and that would be some good warm socks. Also a good lotion 4 feet hands what not. A good shampoo and little small bottles. I think even reading glasses from the dollar store would be a good bartering item. Also I would like to think of 40 to 55 gallon heavy mil plastic barrel liners trash cans rather would also be a good commodity. Also some of the Murrah knockoff knives that one I can think of is the Wahoo killer and several others or about a dollar and a quarter apiece. This being a wonderful thing to have on hand it's very useful strong doesn't keep an edge very long but can have an edge put on rather quickly and it's sufficient. Bandanas I prefer the polyester mix one because it dries out a lot faster and is just as exorbitant as the cotton one. You have somebody who does not tolerate having sweat run down in his eyes very long he's going to appreciate that. Me being one of those. Batteries. Fingernail clippers. Ear plugs. Panchos. Even face clothes. Bottled water flavor additives 4 the extra Joy. That's all for now and again I thank you brother God bless and keep looking up +
I would recommend looking at the silver fire rocket stove bought one a while ago very impressive I also purchased the dragon pot that goes on it would just to have small handful of sticks you can boil a 1.5 L of water very quickly and easily cook a pound box of noodles
GRACIE'S COUNTRY LIFE Hi GRACIE'S COUNTRY LIFE, I used mine a couple times then cleaned it up and put it back in the box, Im keeping it as new as possible just in case of SHTF. Thanks for the response, I hope all is well for you and yours!
Not sure if anyone else mentioned it, because there are so many posts and I didn't have time to look through all of them. Cane sugar and honey also have medicinal purposes. Both have antibacterial properties. I would encourage anyone to research their uses.
Lighters; cheap LED flashlights (Harbor Fright gives them away as promotions and I've never paid more than $4 for one, batteries included); and caffeine. My crew isn't into alcohol much, so I haven't focused on that as much as I probably should, but Caffeine is a goddess around here. I also stock scads of needles and pins for sewing, along with thread and buttons. I figure those will likely be more tools for a service, but I have enough to share to some extent.
If you garden use a propagator. Starting things off a month earlier in modules with a heat source is invaluable. You can make a heated one with the plastic from bottles, a wooden frame and an old electric blanket will cost you pennies
i think that, skills like handcrafting furniture, sewing, DIY solar panels, architecture, agriculture (planting), fighting, cattle raising, weapon crafting like bows, or simply literacy that kind of knowledge and skills should be enough if you want to trade you teach something, the pay you
Good bows are made from PVC PIPE 3/4". 1 " YOU CANT DRAW PARACORD OR MANY LAYERS OF FISHING LINE FOR BOW STRING . ARROWS FROM WOOD DOWELS PLASTIC OR HOLLOW TENT POLES .or STRAIGHT STICKS ..WITH DUCT TAPE FLETCHING and HAMMERED FLAT and SHARPENED SPOONS WORK FINE FOR POINTS, FOR SELF DEFENSE TOO..BETTER THEN A PRAYER.IMO
Hi City Prepping If you like I will leave a gardening tip when it seems I have something to contribute. This video seed comes into play. I love seed, can't get enough of it. It always makes every top ten list thats out there. The tip is. Have lots of seed and store it well. I have found the best way to store seed is in a ammo box. Air tight , water proof and dark. I store mine in the bottom of the refrigerator ( not the freezer unless its for long , long term. in and out can cause condensation and start seed germinating ) They say corn lasts two years and I just had 100 % germination of ten year old seed. Buy quality seed and store it well.That my tip for this video. Great items to have on hand. I'm loving your videos. They are reminding me of things I have let slide.
Excellent video... I agree with all of your items, seeds however like you mentioned take skill to grow, but not only that, water... Water will be in high demand to area's like high deserts, cities and more. Without water, seeds are pretty useless, but then again if you live in an area with good rain fall, good option. Ammo, agree, I wouldn't trade that to anyone unless I knew the group really well. I also believe you are spot on with precious metals, I can't eat, drink or fix myself with them... Great video
I am a hobby gardener for 15 years. Skill, water and time. I think time is understated. The main point I want to make about seeds is gardening will make you a huge target, unless you're in the countryside. Hungry people will be jumping your fence well before harvest time; and you'll be outside holding tools (not your firearm) for 6-8 weeks minimum until harvest. In my honest opinion, I think it's best to skip the season or two after SHTF and just live off your preps until the herd thins thins out quite a bit. My other advice is start learning by doing now; and invest in canning. I can grow a glut of corn in 8 weeks but then what. Canning is the answer.
Excellent!! You are 100% correct and I agree with you... I have several people that think they are just going to grow there food, set water tanks and the whole deal, but you are right... They are targets of opportunity. But there are ways to counter these measures, but that will be in my series I am going to do on my channel.... Excellent comment!!
InvisiblePinkUnic0rn canning and a good old fashioned root cellar. buy a few bags of potatoes and carrots and learn how to store them for months on end right now. can you keep them from rotting and safe from mice? your great grandparents could.
Yep. I have to watch my garden constantly. The advantage I have right now is that most who live here don't know what crops in the ground look like. They do recognize the onions though...
You might want to build a brick/stone/cement/geopolymer tower before SHTF, and grow food on top of it. If you can have a well in the tower, all the better! If you can cover the lower part with bushes of things that cause injuries, also better. Poison ivy is also safe to eat (some are), so planting them will get people rashes, they'll think they're weeds, and you can still eat them, or make them into shampoo.
When I was a child my friends grandfather had three Italian plum trees in his backyard. My friend and I would each sit in a tree and eat the plums till full.
So I know nothing about survival skills, but I stocked up on high value items to either give to others or barter when needed that seemed to go first at the grocery store when supply chain was disrupted- organic/shade grown whole coffee, really nice wine, grass fed/organic meat, cold/pain meds, nice cooling oils like walnut, avocado and organic olive oils. Organic hand harvested whole teas, spices, etc. People really wanted the nicer items, especially when they are unavailable or very high priced.
Lucky for me I already am growing a garden and doing well with it at a very young age and I hope to make it a career, I'll probably be better off than most people. I think you may have forgotten a few things, things like Rice, Flour, Yeast, Ect are going to be in very high demand just so that people can EAT. I don't think a lot of people have a lot of extra very very basic food items so I'd think that they want them over a lot of these items.
I do not know if I would barter with salt. Salt would have to much value. besides as ''spice'' It can be used to dehydrate or preserve food, can aid to make flammable gases, or to make and/or preserve fur.....just a few to mention.
Silver is a commodity that can be used. Silver was used in the olden days for our soldiers. You can make some silver collidium with the silver. There is a website on You Tube that teaches you how to make it and use it. Silver collidium will disinfect sores, but if you drink it, it needs to be very lightly because eventually your skin will turn blue and it can not be undone. If I can find the info I'll share it with you. There's also a site that you can buy the stuff.
With recent events and looking at what may be our future I've watched a few of your uploads. One thing I found useful in Iraq was womans tampons and sanitary pads, OK might sound strange to most but fantastic for helping with a deep wound for short term remedy. I've also been buying clotting pads and powder, some large plasters could also be of use in case of infection risk. On that note I have a basic surgical pack, needles, some of these needles are from a pack for a sofa as they are curved and thicker than the normal surgical type. I also added camouflage tarps, many of the thermal emergency sleeping bag for keeping in body warmth and thermal ground sheets. I do like the idea of seeds, looking at longer term survival. Wind up lights and a radio as we could be hard pushed for batteries. Fatwood and waterproof matches along with potassium permanganate is a must for any kit, can't go wrong with some glycerine for the last item will add for instant ignition. The potassium will also do for cleaning wounds when diluted. As for food, a few fishing rods, definitely dried noodles and pastas. The list is endless
Tampons arent put in bullet hole..tampons dont stop bleeding.the door is closed on a women thats what the string is for Gomer. in a wound the blood flows out thru it like a lantern wick..+
Regarding alcohol, I have the equipment and knowledge to make my own wine and beer for barter. I figure if I have a stockpile of alcohol some warlord's thugs will just kill me and take it. But if I know how to make it I might be able to work out a deal where they'll let me live and even pay me (in food, protection, etc.) to keep making it.
A peri bottle for yourself and separate wash cloths for yourself and possibly to trade are an option when there's no toilet paper and Fels naptha laundry bars. Also consider cloth diapers, wipes and menstrual products with laundry bars for both your household or for trade. Diapers and wipes will run out eventually.
Great vid. This isn't a barter item, but I've been meaning to take a foraging course. There is heaps of medicines and foods out there that we think of as pesky weeds. Knowledge of those things would come in handy.
Tampons. I got a bed case of toilet paper, then sever boxes of tampons. Put them in the holes of the toilet paper and between the rolls, saves space
If it’s a long term situation:
Small sewing kits: needles - thread etc.
Different lengths/types of Shoe laces
Socks
Women’s hygiene items
Get several methods/Ways to purify water
Gardening tools
Bicycles and parts for same
Wheeled Carts for carrying things
Simple Bows and extra bow strings
don't forget water purification... bleach iodine or charcoal.. can't go long without potable water!!
+Ja Ke I thought about adding that one to my list as well. good one for sure.
City Prepping no problem it's the simple things in life that we'll miss the most..
Bleach goes bad after 1 year , so don't stock up too much of that , try to get a more "shelf stable" form of sodium hyperchlorite like "super pool shock"
I have a Water Bob that holds 100 gals. in the bathtub. In an apt., it's the first thing I do when lights go out. Also, kerosene lanterns, with lots of fuel and wicks. Kitchen matches, and flint lighters. Lots of others, but all the ideas presented here are great, and I have most all of them. If you live in a cold climate, don't forget warm socks, even socks with battery powered, or other type warmers. People really go for socks, let me tell ya.
shashakeeleh just remember every thing is ran on electric pumps for that water to come out..
don't forget about your toilet..
I will agree with all of these suggestions but also add honey, lasts forever, multipurpose. Great vid!
+Canadian Prepper yup, got honey in there...i tend to stock up on a lot of that stuff.
I have several gallons. Helps that my grandpa used to raise bees :) Just make sure that it's raw honey, and not super processed. And local if you can help it. Local honey helps people with allergies because it's made from the same local plants, and sort of acts like a flu shot in the preventative sense.
He did say honey!
+Todd W - This is definitely true! Here's a little known fact - In America, Commercial honey only has to contain 10% actual honey! No joke, the other stuff in there is often, High Fructose Corn Syrups and other 'fillers'. Take a look at European Honey Laws - they allow no such 'junk' in theirs. Raw, Local, Non-Pasteurized is what you want. As someone mentioned - local honey is great because it helps with allergies, ie; made from local plants. Look up medicinal uses for honey too!
Canadian Prepper expecily if you have diabetes to raise the blood sugar
out here in Oregon we have a store called WinCo that's rather prevalent and you can buy sugar flour and salt for about a quarter pound in bulk they also have all the other spices in bulk as well as beans rice soup mixes something to think about really cheap available in bulk you can stock up as much as you want
On the note about seeds, purchase plastic containers to store them in. It gives you a chance to store larger quantities in water/airtight containers that can be easily stored, moved, portioned out and hidden without risk of them germinating.
If you store things like sugar and spice and everything nice for the purpose of bartering then invest in a scale. A simple non electrical will enable you to divide your product into smaller quantities for maximum profits.
I do it by the cup or 2. Then vacu seal them.
Seeds i use weekly pill dispensers airtight then put them into Tupperware containers then totes
tools. most people in cities dont have things like shovels, wrenches, hatchets and axes, but in a survival situation things like that would be invaluable (given you know how to use a hatchet or axe). any tool would be worth stockpiling in a number of 3 to 4, especially if its useful. they last for a long time, even if used (but not abused) and when things fall out of order, you can trade them with people who need em
Salt is also very good for infection in a tooth . sore throat you can gargle I’ve had a sore throat and gargled with warm water and it kills the bacteria’s and it is very helpful
In addition to all the items below, which are GREAT. Knot-tying. Sounds strange, but learning a good half dozen knots, and some rope, fishing line, dongles, etc. Good stuff. Also, plain steel wool and a 9v battery will start a nice fire. Just an FYI.
honest opinion if you barter you are putting a sign on your head that you have things to spare. You cannot barter in the same area more than once. Anyone to frequent that area will see that you return with things and they may follow you. Remember not everyone is one the up and up in and bad situation.
I think people are talking about bartering with friends neighbors and family not enemies and such
I do not like the idea of barter at all, make a list of the things you use every day or every week and how much of it you use, Then stock up on it.
The biggest threat to you will always be other people, So stay away from them at all cost, I worked in a prison for 10 years, People are dangerous. Get out of the cities and keep away from people, If you are a timid person or the non violent type, then get yourself a dog that is not, a good security system is a big dog.
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In rough times neighbors and friends and family will turn into beasts.
Just wait a week and you will see how they turn on you if they know that you have things that they want or need to survive. Folks will turn into animals and will kill each other.
It is not a if...., it is just a matter of time/days.
@@rayberger2694 people will also be your biggest asset. If you plan to be a hermit on your own you'll likely be taken out while you are asleep. Completely agree with you on a big dog though. I have a rottweiler and given how soft she is it's hilarious the reaction people have to her
@@davidchester429 My house has motion censers on the outside that set off an alarm inside my house. My home has steel doors also. I live pretty far out up a very steep driveway. Why go after a hard target when there are so many easy ones, I live on a back road off of a back road. I know no one is bullet proof but I do not want to live in a bunker, I spent 5 years in the Army 82 Airborn Div, and was sergeant in the sheriff's department. when I retired, My hope now is that God will protect me and that my God knows me by name. But thanks for your concern David.
LIGHTERS! You can get a 100 pack for $15 on amazon, but I guarantee they will be worth MUCH more when people no longer have gas or electricity.
+pufthedragonCCS great tip...thanks!
I like the idea of having lots of disposable lighters, I really like the ones that have that 5 inch extension on the end for lighting gas or wood stoves. I also like those 5 pack of emergency candles, The ones that burn for 5 hours I think. Candles are simple and always work when you light them.
(Mineral and vitamin supplements) you need them in regular normal conditions but in SHTF you may need to take more due to lack of food and Nutrition content and sweating more to find food.
On the subject of barter items. We have decided to avoid "high ticket items" for bartering. Items that are reasonably desirable are fine, but items in "high demand" are nothing you want people to know you have. It just won't work. You will either be robbed of the items on the way in ...or the equally valuable items (you bartered for) on the way out. The more something is "needed", the more justified they will be in stealing it or killing for it, without hesitation or guilt. Especially if they cannot afford it, ...and it cannot be easily reproduced, or ever produced again without a reasonable recovery of our civilization.
Also, don't kid yourselves for a single moment. Precious metals will be absolutely worthless, save pure silver ...for its medicinal potential. Precious metals only have value (even today) because they are worth "money". Their values are measured in a given currency. And you are not likely to prove authenticity, purity, weight, or ever make "change" for a transaction. Not to mention, its rarity and scarcity will make precious metals a poor currency if everyone doesn't have it. And, sadly, they simply have no other value but to be currency. The economic velocity would be stagnate. That, combined with scarcity, would render them as hot potatoes or the "old maid". Again, until a recovery of civilization and a reestablished metals market.
Items best traded or bartered much later on in the timeline will be raw materials (or partially refined materials) that only have value to those who have the skills and abilities to further refine them. Wool to the spinner, yarn to the weaver, material to the seamstress, ...etc. Sooner or later an economy emerges. Prior to that, nonrenewable consumables will dominate. The biggest problem is the principle of supply and demand. Renewable surpluses will have little value ...because they are "surpluses" and are "renewable". And the pre-collapse stockpiles of non-renewables will eventually run out. The transition will need to happen in short order to prevent a "second" collapse.
To insure survival, bring skills with you into this future. Stockpiling antibiotics and gunpowder is great. The ability to produce it makes you a king. Would you rather have eggs or chickens?
+Jamie Hitt yup, all excellent points...wish i had thought of some of these points before making the video :)
A "high ticket item" is relative. Anything could be a "high ticket time" to the right person.
@@adamaj74 antibiotics I think will be one of the first Things to run out and be in the most demand.
@@wiseandfunfox Yeah, buy fish antibiotics. They're exactly the same and made in the same manufacturing facilities and on the same equipment as the ones the doctors prescribe us. They even come as human doses. Google it. There's a "fish" antibiotic for every prescription one so you can treat just about anything.
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Square Foot Gardening! I was so excited to find that book at a Goodwill this year!
Five years later and your advice still holds and hits harder than it may have 5 years ago.
Peanut butter is MY trade item I have cases of the stuff and it is one of the best foods for calorie to protein to size ratios and it travels well.
Cheap (no brand) black chocolate bars too ! You can keep them for a very long time...
Didier deNice Good idea !! That would give m default status as the guy with two great things that taste good together lol!!!
The oil in peanut butter turns rancid after a couple of years , and while you can still eat it , its gonna taste like shit.
Myomoto Musashi Only if it is not kept properly and even then only certain brands I have eaten PB&j with 10 year old peanut butter and it was just fine. I will say this right now I would be lucky to keep any past a year or two I have 3 kids and hey run trough it very fast.
peanut butter does not last long without going rancid then it is awful
Just a hint or two about fruit trees - you should plant 3 of the same, relatively close to each other, so they can pollinate. Also, when the trees are young, surround them with boiled, broken egg shells, to prevent caterpillars. The shells are harsh to climb over, will dissolve, and put calcium back into the ground.
Really great info. A great way to stock up on antibiotics is to purchase fish antibiotics from your local farming store. These antibiotics come in pill form and you can get amoxicillian or tetracycline. There are no additives and it is cheap. I have used them for years. Many nurses in my area use them as well. just read up on how to use them dosage wise.
Michelle, I have heard of people using fish antibiotics... I just hunted around, not finding any reference that seems credible or complete. Do you have a link you could provide describing how (and where) to obtain, store, calculate dose, calculate duration of dose... really critical concepts if one wishes to keep & self prescribe antibiotics.
@@billderinbaja3883 Tractor supply sells them
I surely would not consider bartering an entire bottle of booze for just anything. My thoughts were to barter by the shot..small cheap containers to put a shot of booze...prolong the supply, same with tobacco, get pipe tobacco and papers to roll their own and barter in small portions. Along with this have book matches.
I love Capitalists!
You can open a bar and coffee shop!
Resuply from the profits.
matches, lighters, magnifying glasses, dollar store glasses, cheap water filters
Not one person here has mentioned rope . I do believe that this would be a a very under-rated asset to have around . Also tools , hammers , screw driver , nails , etc .
It was mentioned, but for use as a laundry line. lol
Rope can be made, if there's a forest even remotely close.
Also, knowing how to make paper will also be very useful.
This is just about food he has other videos and you are right of course
Duhhh, my phone died during top food to store and when it turned back on it brought me here to your post so sorry about that technology when you're almost 70 what can I say give me a break
all the rope will be used up very soon at Gitmo........
One small comment. When buying honey try to buy local. Because many of your honeys are in fact not honey at all or have been altered with other sweeteners to make it appear as honey but are substitutes mixed with honey. You need to read the labels well. You want pure honey/raw honey, pure/raw honey will literally last fore ever ( fact). One kinda simple test is the slow air bubble test, take two or three different honeys and turn them upside down and watch to see which one has the slowest rising bubble. That will most likely be your purist one. But with that being said , if you buy it in a store it’s probably Been processed, by way heat/ pasteurization and filtering. Get your pure honey. Take a drive to the country and go to the local farmers market and get your self some good old fashioned harvested honey mmmm mmmm good. Also as a reminder children under a year old should not be fed honey. Have a good day. Stay alert. Stay alive.
Candles...100 packs at Walmart
+JesusismyKing777 definitely...that's a good one.
Yes...a must if the lights/power go out. Thx
Learn how to make candles: therefor you'll always have some to sell.
ssjcomix
What do you need to make candles?
JesusismyKing777
What size candles in that 100 pack, and how much? There are fast burning candles, and slow burning (more expensive).
SKILL BARTERING. Im a nurse whose great gramma was a mid wife and medicine woman. I know both types of medicine.
Be careful though, if things got very bad you could get held hostage/kidnapped for those skills.
PoxyBear We will rescue her!
Mel mic The more knowledge you had, the better off you will be.
@@lisabaltzer3163 Ah The Hand Madien TV show!
Hi. I am a French Canadian. I would say, 1- stock up on any non perishable supplies you normally use (buy more when, in sale), including some you occasionally use like, maybe, oil lamp, steel wool, plastic bags, candles, small propane tanks, disposable dishes... 2- products with an expiration date: don't buy too much or you will either change your healthy food habits, get bored, or loose money... Peace. ;)
Myriam Thibault never did like the province of Quebec, a lot of the people in my province dislike Quebec as well for all the shit we had to put up with from you're province.
Quebec is full of pussies who complain about everything. They refuse to allow another pipeline through their shitty province but are more than happy to continue accepting $11.7 billion CAD/year which Trudeau happily renewed until 2024 from the Western provinces. Quebec should just succeed. Lets hold a national referendum vote on Quebec's behalf.
Small containers to put your trade good in. Coffee and tea as well as other things are great to barter, but come in large sizes. If you're able to barter the entire package, great, but you'll be more likely to strike up a fair deal by opening the package and extracting smaller amounts to trade.
Small hard plastic empty containers can be stored indefinitely and can be had for cheap at the dollar type stores.
knowledge and skills are an invaluable thing to stock up on. Everything else people can kill you for, but with knowledge and skills they need you alive for. I didn't finish my degree in chemistry, but I learned enough to do basic synthesis, kept all my books and even purchased some rudimentary equipment. It's enough for me to make bio-diesel, take vodka and increase the concentration to make it better antiseptic or fuel, even extract essential oils.
The amount of service you can provide is easier to store than the number of items you can trade.
+Paul agreed...I plan on doing a video regarding prepper skillsets in the not so distant future.
Well said
I dont know if anyone mentioned this but stocking up on fish antibiotics. Fish antibiotics are the samee as human antibiotics.
Quick question. Hubby is allergic to penicillin what would be a good alternative that is non prescription
You can get generic antibiotics online from any online Canadian pharmacy. The antibiotics will be shipped from India. They get through US custom, no problem. They are effective, will be valuable as bargaining item.
@@waimuncheah9863 I would love to try it, I have disabled people in my family--- 2020 can you try and see with covid if you can still do all this ????
@@paulabrunner2280 garlic; green tea.
I've bought a book on how to manufacture black powder like in the 1800s. I'm trying to learn so I have that valuable skill
Yes please?!
other items for bartering are bic lighters and matches, batteries, tools(hammers & nails, axe's)
I stock up on those little dollar sewing kits and needles yarn also small knifes. The inexpensive ones. Like the tv sales 100 knives for 100 dollars.
cans of tuna would probably also be very handy.
+Damnatio Memoriae yeh meat is always going to be in demand.
Damnatio Memoriae I love tuna.
I lived next door to a Morman they believe in having a year of food on hand at all times. My friend had a closet of tuna.
Liquid soap! Gotta stay clean and sanitizes. Liquid soap requires less water. Chap Stick
Can openers.
Some Asian stores sell old school bottle/can openers
One day I didn't know I needed to reset the breaker so I thought my automatic can opener was dead. And thinking about cans of food, yeah, I bought myself the hand kind.
But I know of several ways to open cans.
I can show you how to open a regular can with just concrete pavement and it does not involve crushing the can.
A strong knife being an obvious one.
A military opener (I think it’s called a P-52?)
A regular hand held can opener.
P38
Will many people have cans to open?
"They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will be treated as a thing unclean. Their silver and gold will not be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD's wrath. It will not satisfy their hunger or fill their stomachs, for it has caused them to stumble into sin." --- Ezekiel 7:19
"IN THE DAY OF THE LORDS WRATH",...........THAT IS ONLY THAT DAY 🍷
Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.
- Han Solo
Amen...
I will collect that silver because the element has anti microbial properties.
Out of context... That verse is speaking of the judgement of God falling... The ONLY preparation for that would be:
*II Chronicles 7:14*. The context of the video is about rough times before the judgement of God hits a land or nation because they have rejected God. No one wins against God.
You can prepare to survive natural or man made disasters.
All precious metals do is buy you time. When a collapse happens cash will be king for a short time then gold and silver. Eventually a bucket of wheat will be worth more than a bucket of gold.
Soap and detergents
+IncomingFBomb definitely
Silver and Copper can be used for disinfecting water. Using copper handles on the bathroom door makes it more sanitary. Takes time, sure, but if that's all you have...
Also transparent foil is also useful. Nylon rolls can be used to make greenhouses, to be able to grow food (like grains and berries and potatoes) in the winter. Rice is also a cheap food to store in bulk, in food-safe long-time storage containers. And you can always use it to supplement your meals, or as the meals, until the seeds grow. I'd focus on foods and spices that are easy to grow, and preferably also have medicinal properties&uses, and maybe also other uses (like help to make paper and hempcrete). Oh, and books about the history of different industries will help a lot. Even more so if they come with guides. Especially medicinal books and survival books.
Drinking iodized water will also give you the runs. Any water that is given out by the national guard; out of a truck might treated like this. You could end up with the buffalo trots (runs). Imodium would be a must for me.
Dollar store eye glass repair kits for losing a screw, also glue, Elmer’s for everyday use! duct tape, Gorilla glue would be more valuable but that’s more of a long term situation!
Gorilla glue becomes a solid in a short time.
Even if never opened.
Get elmers glue. It will last years.
Wood glue is a good choice too for wood working.
I haven't seen people mention reusable products such as the menstrual cup, menstrual panties, cloth diapers, a cloth toilet paper system with vinegar. Another important thing might be essential oil's which are very important if you're reusing things
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Compressed tissues will be like GOLD in a SHTF. Get them while you can. Also, individual size bottles of liquor will be a HOT commodity as well. These will be GREAT for bartering.
There are endless items that could go on this list. For likely scenario like earthquakes hurricanes and floods, a generator fuel canned food and bottled water disappear days within hours or even before in the case of hurricanes. Thanks again. Great topic and content
Thank you l really appreciate your wisdom and suggestions.
Gosh!
This really causes me concern, but by watching your videos and listening to your advice really helps!
So once again, many thanks.
Moira
From England.
My husband uses Kratom for pain (due to a bad car accident).
It comes in thick plastic bag with a zip top and a little window. Wash when empty, hang upsde down to dry. Great for seeds.
microgreens for plant food, can grow in 3-4 days, its small but grows fast and can feed.
MMANiNjA microgreens? Please share more w me
Assuming that you can manage to grow and multiply them fast enough... and that you have off-grid ways to grow them.
If you just mean the smaller versions of popular foods, then yes, it's easier to grow a tiny apple bush and get apples in a year, try to get an apple tree to grow in 7 years before you see an apple.
Microgreens and sprouts are great ... but!! you will need a LOT of seeds!. Remember, you are harvesting them BEFORE they go to seed, so you won't have new or renewable supply of seeds to grow more baby plants.
@@tygrr69 You do not actually harvest them what you are doing is pruning them back. Trim no more than a third of the crop at a time. Sort of like mowing the grass you do not replant after you mow.
@@mikeorjimmy2885 I am afraid that I have to disagree. Sprouts are totally "harvested" right after the first leaves show and stem has stretched up a bit; the few people that I know that grow baby or micro-greens harvest the whole plant after the 2nd or 3rd set of leaves come out. What you seem to be referring to is more like normal harvesting of plants before they bolt.
I go to the dollar store for a lot of my stuff not everything but a good amount the packages of small inexpensive and as long as they're sealed have greater value and shelf life
BASED ON OUR EXPERIENCE IN FLORIDA AFTER HURRICANE IRMA - I humbly suggest:
(1) gasoline
(2) propane gas cylinders
(3) Duracell batteries
(4) Bottled water
Interesting list.
2 comments though, most meds have a solid lifespan. Some you CAN NOT mess with and must discard.
Also I notice on all these lists the one most important thing NO ONE ever mentions, a library in your home. The net will be down, comps could not work if there is an EMP, and so on. A solid library on medicines, health, gardening, medical and food herbs, baking, farming, survival skills, and even an enclyopedia set. As an add on old military books work also (map reading, outdoor survival, weapon repair, ect)
Other cheap barter items
Needles and thread
decks of cards
trash bags (many uses)
Honing stones
socks (new)
Matches/Bic Lighters
Multi vitamins (life span again)
zip lock bags
Tin Foil (Many uses)
Most important barter item...a solid skill set, be it medical, brewing, farming, small engine repair, hunting, wood working, whatever. This is a barter item that will never run out and makes you a valuable person to have around. Just have the proper tool sets stored away just in case.
I strongly suggest talking to a medical professional for that answer as I am not one but I do know some like Tylonol can be downright dangerous when expired.
feminine hygene items. pads+tampons are good for first aid as well as the obvious uses.
@Nunya Johnson oh shut it, they are for multiple uses. Pads make great bandages, your cup isn't going to cut it.
With the grid down how are you going to use your bathroom? Stock up on 5 gallon buckets and dry sawdust to make a composting toilet. You will also need to cook. Look at alternative stoves such as wood and alcohol along with propane camp stoves. The small propane bottles can be refilled from a 5 gallon tank. Water purification filters will be very valuable. You better start thinking of camping at home and hit the sporting goods stores.
Rocket stoves that run on dry twigs are better !
if you need to cook indoors wood wont work and outdoors lets everyone know your cooking food for a mile around you
Don't forget the garbage bags to line that bucket. Otherwise, lots of unpleasant odors, and possibly disease and contamination
Tampons, yeast infection remedy, allergy medicine, diapers, fine tooth combs and lice medication
+Julia Bradley yup....those are definitely some solid options as well.
And for those that are too shy to go buy a ton of lice medication , flea and tick shampoo for cats and dogs is just about the same exact thing.
Lard or peanut butter smothered on the scalp will kill the cooties, just get the eggs out 😁
Not long ago I had a tooth ache that lasted 2-3 days and it was so bad that if someone offered shooting me in the foot for a cure for it that would work I would have taken it!
Making sure I have the stuff to deal with things like that is very high on my list.
In a pinch, you can put cayenne pepper or cloves powder/oil on an aching tooth. It's much better than nothing.
One I didn't think would work is peanut butter mixed with minced garlic. But it is pretty effective but you have to keep applying it
Clove essential oil would be goid for tooth aches along with yarrow.
If the grid is down for more than a day, people will become bored without smart phones, the internet and TV -- I have stocked up on paperback books, adult coloring books, coloring pencils, board games and packs of playing cards. If stores are closed, people will need to make their clothes last as long as possible -- hand-sewing/quilting needles, quilting thread and buttons will be in demand as will be bars of laundry soap (Zote and Fels-Naptha), clothes line cording and clothes pins. Rechargeable batteries in the common sizes will be highly prized as will be the opportunity to charge those batteries using a solar charging set-up. Anyone with an RV generator (or an RV with a built-in generator) to produce clean power for re-charging electronic devices will be in high demand and can rent out time connected to an RV power outlet. Of course it helps to have several 30 lb tanks of LP gas to fuel the generator. Ice cubes in summer will be highly prized and anyone with a counter top ice cube maker connected to generator power can easily sell glasses of iced tea, lemonade, or iced carbonated beverages when there is no air conditioning. Anyone with the skill to make sturdy sandals from old tires and old leather belts will find customers after all those expensive plastic and vinyl athletic shoes fall apart and there are no replacements for sale.
I saved up all the books we used as kids to play "Dungons and Dragons" and the dice and modules so if I couldn't fight Dragons online , I could go back to doing it with pencil and paper like when I was 10 yo
Making ice will not be on the list of ways to use precious energy resources. Now if you have a solar powered way of making it great, but not using propane.
If I run out of cold packs, I will want ice to use on an injured ankle or knee or on a scorpion sting. I will be very willing to use propane to get ice to help treat an injury. Granted, some people would rather save propane for cooking, but I would rather use it has part of a comprehensive package of medical preps.
Valid point for the medical/first-aid use, but making ice for lemon-aid would be silly in most situations where the grid is down and supplies are low.
People buy silly stuff all the time. During a prolonged grid down in summer when there is no air conditioning, would you be willing to buy a cold, iced drink? A lot of people out here in the Mojave desert where I live would be really willing to buy a tall glass of icy lemonade. I believe a summertime lemonade stand would be a real money-maker if there was no air conditioning. When the outside temperature gets over 100" F, I believe people would be willing to barter all sorts of stuff for an icy cold drink.
Bandages, files, screwdrivers and other simple tools, tea candles, all kinds of tape and glue, soap, detergent, fertilizer, tarps, rolls of plastic sheets and bags, needle and thread, simple alcohol stoves, rubber gloves.
Anything like that I just buy a few extra, doesn't take up a lot of room.
Someone said Candles as a barter item.
I would add Wooden Matches, Flint and Steel strikers, Cotton Balls soaked in vaseline. You could also make little fire starter barter kits. Butane lighters are also a good barter item as they have MANY uses!
Gasoline or Diesel. Good barter item, but I would be even MORE careful with this than I would with ammunition-ONLY with people you know & trust. If I were personally going to barter away fuel, I would have to get something REALLY valuable in return!
Good comment about gold. I would rather have a pound of food than a pound gold in a survival situation
Skills can also be used for bartering!! I can sew clothing and pretty much anything, and kids grow fast
+Just Call me Pearl true!
Bullets should be #1 in SHTF. Will be as easy to use as currency ... plus can hunt food and remove competition for food.
Good video. Go to a pharmacy and have them order you a case of 2 or 3 ounce liquid bottles to divid up your liquor. That way you can stretch it a bit more. Might take a look at edible vs palatable FYI.
nopales, the nopales have a lot of protein and they don't need a lot of water, you just cut the thorns, clean it and cook it!!!!
Water!... All of these are absolutely good ideas but water is absolutely critical... Most places that sell camping or military surplus supplies also sell "food grade" 55 gallon plastic drums for 20 to 75 dollars a piece. These places also sell long term water stabilizing chemicals for a couple bucks. The last plastic drum I bought was used to make soy sauce... Just rinse them very well and fill them with the hose over night. Empty them the next day and fill them again with the hose and add the chemical while it's filling... Once it's full simply seal and date your drum. The additive I use guarantees if left sealed, the water is potoble for at least 15 years... Next to ammunition, water is absolutely the most important thing to have. Remember you'll die of thirst before you die of hunger. You'll need water to fight infections and keep you healthy. I have 15 sealed barrels of water in my garage currently with plans for more... Just grab one whenever you can afford to and start collecting.
I believe it is important for a person to "tune in" to their surroundings. I lived in the northeast of the USA most of my life. Today, I am half way around the world and 15 degrees above the equator. Barter items here will be vastly different than at home in my native culture. One example is TP (toilet paper.) Few homes have any out, even for guests. A dipper is provided to wash up after your business is finished. In a "high class" home there will be a bidet but not what a westener will expect. In the Philippines, a bidet is simply the hose setup from the kitchen sink and a wall bracket to hold the nozzle end. Where I live now, rice, dried fish, cheap booze and cigabuts will, for sure be the hot items to trade.
I know this cuts across the grain of prepper ideology, but gmo seeds have a short term place in a shtf scenario. Most gmo vegetation have drought/disease/pest resistance qualities designed into them, so they might come in handy during an extreme natural apocalyptic event. All seeds are a good thing, some just better than others.
Great video. I would recommend various sizes of the different items. Spices, alcohol, honey, etc. can be bartered in both small and large containers depending on what you're wanting in trade. I think seeds and cheap fishing poles & lures are great barter items. If you give someone a fish, they'll be back the next day for another. If you teach them to fish, they can take care of themselves, hopefully!
I agree with you on the ammunition. Can never have too much. Some people found that the more popular calibers such as .22LR, cartridge, and .410 Shotgun Shells were almost impossible to find. For over an 8 year period, if you could find them, the price had tripled. I don't think many with weapons now, will ever run low again. or at least, I hope not.
Yeah, I'll be the first one to say logs of dip are just about the BEST thing to trade with a lot of the people who would survive SHTF.
As a prepper, try to shake any habits of the sort but definitely keep a few in storage.
I'd also definitely recommend the medication, specifically pain meds and anything to lower fever. I've never traded pain meds but I have seen people suddenly placing high value on strong pain meds for physical tasks that would be basic in a survival situation.
Bar soap, dial , Fels-Naptha. It can be used for bathing, you can grade it and add water for dish soap or laundry detergent
If you have a garden, which is outside, and your neighbors don't have one, won't they steal your crops?
There's a date stamp on seeds, so how long would they really last? Thank you all for putting up with all my questions. .
got nail clippers and tweezers ???
From personal experience, having precious metals handy can be a life saver. High value items can and have been used to buy services and favors needed that can't otherwise be purchased - i.e. Bribes to cross borders, acquiring medical services, And trading for all the items on your list. I knew people who even traded a couple of oz of gold for some one's life. I would defiantly add some metal to that fine list of yours.
Cloth diapers, shampoo, trial sizes, hot chocolate, small children's pants,sweatshirts coats like 5T- 10 ,these are very popular sizes as the kids grow so fast . Maybe kids shoes especially for colder seasons. Blankets,kid sizes, or Twin sizes. Anyone can wrap up in a Twin size. Cheap tarps.
I also have purchased a Santevia water purification system. It's counter top - gravity fed (needs no electricity ) filters are not very expensive and I have purchased 3 years worth. I would melt snow - run it through the filters and feel confident drinking that water.
Personally I don't think I'll barter food; I might barter for food if I deplete my stock. So for bartering here are some of the things I'm accumulating: BIC lighters and matches, manual can openers, combs, toothbrushes, soaps, detergents, hand sanitizers, hydrogen peroxide, rubbing alcohol, lip balm and a lot of other stuff. Most of these items I pick up at the dollar store. I don't think I would barter toilet paper either; it goes fast and who knows how long the situation of when the SHTF will last. Also, you can barter skills. I have my grandmother's sewing machine with the treadle so it works with your feet, not electricity. I have a solar powered rechargeable battery charger; so I'll start getting some rechargeable batteries for barter. And I'll barter for recharging them. Ammo, never barter; in fact, I'm picking up another air rifle because when ammo goes and there are no more firing caps it won't matter how many guns you have even if you have gun powder. Air guns use pellets that are cheap and easily bought now. My solar generator will be for my family only. I hope to keep the freezer full of ice to keep other items cool in the refrigerator when there is no electricity.
freezer full of ice is a bartering item as well. many ppl would do or trade anything for a nice glass of ice cold water
Hello Canadian prepper and thank you for your video. I did find a few things very much helpful. I'd like to add just a couple of things myself and that would be some good warm socks. Also a good lotion 4 feet hands what not. A good shampoo and little small bottles. I think even reading glasses from the dollar store would be a good bartering item. Also I would like to think of 40 to 55 gallon heavy mil plastic barrel liners trash cans rather would also be a good commodity. Also some of the Murrah knockoff knives that one I can think of is the Wahoo killer and several others or about a dollar and a quarter apiece. This being a wonderful thing to have on hand it's very useful strong doesn't keep an edge very long but can have an edge put on rather quickly and it's sufficient. Bandanas I prefer the polyester mix one because it dries out a lot faster and is just as exorbitant as the cotton one. You have somebody who does not tolerate having sweat run down in his eyes very long he's going to appreciate that. Me being one of those. Batteries. Fingernail clippers. Ear plugs. Panchos. Even face clothes. Bottled water flavor additives 4 the extra Joy. That's all for now and again I thank you brother God bless and keep looking up +
I would recommend looking at the silver fire rocket stove bought one a while ago very impressive I also purchased the dragon pot that goes on it would just to have small handful of sticks you can boil a 1.5 L of water very quickly and easily cook a pound box of noodles
+brosrcool yeh I've got my eye on the solo stove.
GRACIE'S COUNTRY LIFE Hi GRACIE'S COUNTRY LIFE, I used mine a couple times then cleaned it up and put it back in the box, Im keeping it as new as possible just in case of SHTF. Thanks for the response, I hope all is well for you and yours!
chocolate bars or candy. people these days are addicted to sugar and it would boost moral if someone had a couple of chocolate bars
+CptBeer97 chocolate bars was originally on my list...definitely a good one to have stored up as well.
Excellent. Most of the various army rations kits contain chocolate for a pleasant boost.
Not sure if anyone else mentioned it, because there are so many posts and I didn't have time to look through all of them. Cane sugar and honey also have medicinal purposes. Both have antibacterial properties. I would encourage anyone to research their uses.
+Rimadal yup...thanks for sharing.
Lighters; cheap LED flashlights (Harbor Fright gives them away as promotions and I've never paid more than $4 for one, batteries included); and caffeine. My crew isn't into alcohol much, so I haven't focused on that as much as I probably should, but Caffeine is a goddess around here. I also stock scads of needles and pins for sewing, along with thread and buttons. I figure those will likely be more tools for a service, but I have enough to share to some extent.
If you garden use a propagator. Starting things off a month earlier in modules with a heat source is invaluable. You can make a heated one with the plastic from bottles, a wooden frame and an old electric blanket will cost you pennies
Portable solar generators with solar panels, solar flashlights, MRE, emergency broadcast radio crack or solar is good, trash bags etc.
i think that, skills like handcrafting furniture, sewing, DIY solar panels, architecture, agriculture (planting), fighting, cattle raising, weapon crafting like bows, or simply literacy
that kind of knowledge and skills should be enough if you want to trade
you teach something, the pay you
Good bows are made from PVC PIPE 3/4". 1 " YOU CANT DRAW
PARACORD OR MANY LAYERS OF FISHING LINE FOR BOW STRING . ARROWS FROM WOOD DOWELS PLASTIC OR HOLLOW TENT POLES .or STRAIGHT STICKS ..WITH DUCT TAPE FLETCHING and HAMMERED FLAT and SHARPENED SPOONS WORK FINE FOR POINTS, FOR SELF DEFENSE TOO..BETTER THEN A PRAYER.IMO
Hi City Prepping If you like I will leave a gardening tip when it seems I have something to contribute. This video seed comes into play. I love seed, can't get enough of it. It always makes every top ten list thats out there. The tip is. Have lots of seed and store it well. I have found the best way to store seed is in a ammo box. Air tight , water proof and dark. I store mine in the bottom of the refrigerator ( not the freezer unless its for long , long term. in and out can cause condensation and start seed germinating ) They say corn lasts two years and I just had 100 % germination of ten year old seed. Buy quality seed and store it well.That my tip for this video. Great items to have on hand. I'm loving your videos. They are reminding me of things I have let slide.
+Pat Sanzone awesome tip...thank you. I still learning so much and the community's insights makes all the difference. Thank you for sharing.
Excellent video... I agree with all of your items, seeds however like you mentioned take skill to grow, but not only that, water... Water will be in high demand to area's like high deserts, cities and more. Without water, seeds are pretty useless, but then again if you live in an area with good rain fall, good option. Ammo, agree, I wouldn't trade that to anyone unless I knew the group really well. I also believe you are spot on with precious metals, I can't eat, drink or fix myself with them... Great video
I am a hobby gardener for 15 years. Skill, water and time. I think time is understated. The main point I want to make about seeds is gardening will make you a huge target, unless you're in the countryside. Hungry people will be jumping your fence well before harvest time; and you'll be outside holding tools (not your firearm) for 6-8 weeks minimum until harvest. In my honest opinion, I think it's best to skip the season or two after SHTF and just live off your preps until the herd thins thins out quite a bit.
My other advice is start learning by doing now; and invest in canning. I can grow a glut of corn in 8 weeks but then what. Canning is the answer.
Excellent!! You are 100% correct and I agree with you... I have several people that think they are just going to grow there food, set water tanks and the whole deal, but you are right... They are targets of opportunity. But there are ways to counter these measures, but that will be in my series I am going to do on my channel.... Excellent comment!!
InvisiblePinkUnic0rn canning and a good old fashioned root cellar. buy a few bags of potatoes and carrots and learn how to store them for months on end right now. can you keep them from rotting and safe from mice? your great grandparents could.
Yep. I have to watch my garden constantly. The advantage I have right now is that most who live here don't know what crops in the ground look like. They do recognize the onions though...
You might want to build a brick/stone/cement/geopolymer tower before SHTF, and grow food on top of it. If you can have a well in the tower, all the better! If you can cover the lower part with bushes of things that cause injuries, also better. Poison ivy is also safe to eat (some are), so planting them will get people rashes, they'll think they're weeds, and you can still eat them, or make them into shampoo.
When I was a child my friends grandfather had three Italian plum trees in his backyard. My friend and I would each sit in a tree and eat the plums till full.
So I know nothing about survival skills, but I stocked up on high value items to either give to others or barter when needed that seemed to go first at the grocery store when supply chain was disrupted- organic/shade grown whole coffee, really nice wine, grass fed/organic meat, cold/pain meds, nice cooling oils like walnut, avocado and organic olive oils. Organic hand harvested whole teas, spices, etc. People really wanted the nicer items, especially when they are unavailable or very high priced.
Lucky for me I already am growing a garden and doing well with it at a very young age and I hope to make it a career, I'll probably be better off than most people.
I think you may have forgotten a few things, things like Rice, Flour, Yeast, Ect are going to be in very high demand just so that people can EAT. I don't think a lot of people have a lot of extra very very basic food items so I'd think that they want them over a lot of these items.
Editable?
+Jack lol...man, I caught that mistake after going live with the video :)
Editable. Stuff you can edit. Edit a roll of TP by using some, edit a bag of sugar by using a cup. It's all good. Give the man a break.
City Prepping I was cracking up when I just heard this. So funny! I LOVE BLOOPERS....🤣😂
I do not know if I would barter with salt.
Salt would have to much value. besides as ''spice''
It can be used to dehydrate or preserve food, can aid to make flammable gases, or to make and/or preserve fur.....just a few to mention.
Silver is a commodity that can be used. Silver was used in the olden days for our soldiers. You can make some silver collidium with the silver. There is a website on You Tube that teaches you how to make it and use it. Silver collidium will disinfect sores, but if you drink it, it needs to be very lightly because eventually your skin will turn blue and it can not be undone. If I can find the info I'll share it with you. There's also a site that you can buy the stuff.
Batteries are a huge need. Lamp oil is also very valuable once the electricity is gone.
With recent events and looking at what may be our future I've watched a few of your uploads. One thing I found useful in Iraq was womans tampons and sanitary pads, OK might sound strange to most but fantastic for helping with a deep wound for short term remedy. I've also been buying clotting pads and powder, some large plasters could also be of use in case of infection risk. On that note I have a basic surgical pack, needles, some of these needles are from a pack for a sofa as they are curved and thicker than the normal surgical type. I also added camouflage tarps, many of the thermal emergency sleeping bag for keeping in body warmth and thermal ground sheets. I do like the idea of seeds, looking at longer term survival. Wind up lights and a radio as we could be hard pushed for batteries. Fatwood and waterproof matches along with potassium permanganate is a must for any kit, can't go wrong with some glycerine for the last item will add for instant ignition. The potassium will also do for cleaning wounds when diluted. As for food, a few fishing rods, definitely dried noodles and pastas. The list is endless
Tampons arent put in bullet hole..tampons dont stop bleeding.the door is closed on a women thats what the string is for Gomer. in a wound the blood flows out thru it like a lantern wick..+
Regarding alcohol, I have the equipment and knowledge to make my own wine and beer for barter. I figure if I have a stockpile of alcohol some warlord's thugs will just kill me and take it. But if I know how to make it I might be able to work out a deal where they'll let me live and even pay me (in food, protection, etc.) to keep making it.
Hell Dave, you will be Team MVP!
Did you learn that plan in Slaveology 101? You better make sure that the first batch is lethal.
@@justsayin3647 That's what the brake fluid is for.
I would invest in a good Gardening Book. For those that don't do gardening, this would give them some good info to start with.
Loved the 2500 feet per second about the ammo and you are so right
A peri bottle for yourself and separate wash cloths for yourself and possibly to trade are an option when there's no toilet paper and Fels naptha laundry bars.
Also consider cloth diapers, wipes and menstrual products with laundry bars for both your household or for trade. Diapers and wipes will run out eventually.
I cut up all my old flannel sheets to use as hankies. But they get used for dish cloths, hand wipes and general grotty cleaning rags.
Great vid. This isn't a barter item, but I've been meaning to take a foraging course. There is heaps of medicines and foods out there that we think of as pesky weeds.
Knowledge of those things would come in handy.
Matches, home made tinder squares, iodine tablets, or water purifier,
No one will be able to protect a garden 24/7 to yield.
@@JaneEva They do not allow us to grow pot outside. I think it is because of the Feds.