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Saturday, January 12, 2013

Did you ever think of storing these things?

We are quite fixated on storing food, but did you ever think about all the other supplies you might need if we end up in the worst-case scenario?

What if we are in a huge widespread disaster, where there are no stores open and no power for an extended period of time?  Do you have enough of these in your storage? 
  • Batteries
Tools
  • Hand Saw
  • Bow Saw
  • Hand Drill
  • Basic Portable Tool Box
  • Glue and Tape
Miscellaneous
  • Black Trash Bags (all sizes)
  • Work Gloves
  • Roll of Window Screen
  • Thermometers
  • Cleaning Products, Disinfectants
  • Aluminum Foil (all sizes)
  • Ziploc Bags (all sizes)
  • Safety Pins
  • W/D 40
  • Small stash of coins and some cash
Vehicle
  • Case of oil
  • Vehicle Emergency Kit
  • Gasoline
  • Filters
  • Anti-freeze
  • Transmission Fluid
  • Brake Fluid
Survival Books / Instruction Manuals
  • Recipes printed out, not online
  • BSA Fieldbook
  • Dutch Oven Cooking
For Barter
  • Salt
  • 2,000 paper matches (50 booklets per box)
  • Extra quart-bottles of Clorox (for water purification)
  • Several boxes (2,000 each) of sugar packets for trade
  • Extra Duct tape
  • Needles and thread
  • Finger-nail clippers
  • Tweezers
  • More Work Gloves
  • Fly/Bug Killer
  • Cloth Diapers, plastic pants
  • Feminine Hygiene Products

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