Preparedness Nuggets - Storage Supply Lists
SEVERAL GUYS' SHOPPING LISTS
[I combined several lists here, so there's a lot of duplication. Never mind: it's still useful to scan through and make sure you didn't completely forget something important.]
Food:
Dried beans, peas, and lentils
6 cases Power Bars/Survival Bars
Rice, Pasta
Peanut Butter
Powdered Juices, Gatorade, Iced Tea, Milk, Cocoa
Powdered/condensed milk, cheese
Canned/Dehydrated Fruit, Vegetables, Meats, Tuna Flour
Vegetable Oil/Lard Spices, Salt, Pepper
Whole Grains (Corn, Barley, Millet)
Sugar
Multi-vitamin/minerals - you can buy now with expiration dates of 01
Seeds for Gardening:
Eggplant, Tomato, Green Pepper, Squash, Spinach, Lettuce, Green Beans, Radishes
Herbs to grow indoors in a sunny window:
Basil, Parsley, Oregano
Toiletries:
Soap, Shampoo, Toothbrushes, Toothpaste, Fluoride Rinse, Deodorant, Disposable
Razors, Combs, Hair Brush, Sanitary Pads (good as pressure bandages), OTC pain
relievers and medications you use now.
Warm, Waterproof, Windproof clothing. Think wool, Gore-Tex, Thinsulate, Polarfleece. Spare pairs of shoes/boots, gloves, hats, socks, underwear. Lots of that stuff is on sale now that it's summer time. If the power goes out in January lots of people will be cold.
Equipment: Some type of water
filtration/purification and storage system. I'm using a Katadyne(tm) water
filter/purifier.
Can Opener
Food-Grade Airtight Containers
Camp stove and Coleman Fuel (White Gas)
Meat Grinder
HD Aluminum Foil, Oven Roasting Bags, Dutch Oven
Solar Oven, Solar Water Still
Hammer, Roofing Nails, Wood Screws
Hacksaw, Blades, Wood Saw Hatchet, Chisel/Wedge
3' Crow Bar, 10" Wire Cutters
Good sledge hammer (short handle)
Tow Chain/Straps
24" or 30" Bolt Cutters
CO Detector, Smoke Detector, ABC Fire Extinguisher (2)
Duct/100 MPH Tape
Thick, clear plastic to repair/insulate windows
Sewing materials (needles, thread, patches, fabric)
Solar Lights
Paper, Pens, Pencils
Medical/First Aid Kit
Candles, Matches
AND..PAPER GOODS
Toilet Paper
Kleenex
Dinner Plates
Napkins
Plastic knives, forks, spoons
Reynolds Wrap Foil
Ziploc Bags - Sandwich Ziploc Bags - Storage
Rubber dish gloves
Latex disposable gloves
Paper cups
PERSONAL HYGIENE
Soap Bars
Liquid Hand Soap
Liquid Hair Shampoo (Adult)
Liquid Hair Shampoo (Child)
Toothbrushes - Adult - Child
Toothpaste
Dental Floss
Deodorant - Mens - Womens
Shaving Blades - Womens - Mens
Shaving Cream
Mouthwash
Astringent
MEDICINE
First Aid book
First Aid Kit
Cough Drops
Aspirin: Adult - Children's
Pepto Bismol
Cold & Allergy
Feminine supplies
Peroxide
Alcohol
Kaopectate
Prescription Drug supply
Vitamins
Coleman metal dinner plates (to hold cheap paper
plates)
Dutch Oven
Grain Mill (non electric)
Dish soap
Hot pad holders
Clothes soap
Various food spices
Scrub pads
Thermos (wide mouth type for cooking food)
Electrolytes
TOOLS/EQUIPMENT
Gas Cans
Rubber Mallet
Hammer
Nails
2 cycle oil (if you have a chainsaw)
Stabil gas treatment
Shovels
Wood saws
Work gloves
Wood Axes - Large - Small
Pry Bars - Large - Small
Rope
Heavy duty bolt cutters (just in case)
HEAT/LIGHT
Propane Tanks
Coleman lantern
Coleman stove or backyard BBQ
Coleman lantern mantles
Butane lighters
Flashlights w/batteries
Flashlight bulbs
Candles - 7 day type
Matches - Stick type
Sterno cooking fuel cans
Bags of charcoal Charcoal
Starter tube
Lamps - Aladdin kerosene type
Kerosene Gasoline Generator (if you want to use this)
Newspapers for starting fire
MISCELLANEOUS
Wind up or solar type radio
Water buckets
Clothes washing buckets - 15 gallon galvanized type
Metal bucket - for charcoals/ashes
Clothesline
Washboard - for clothes
Clothes Wringer (hand crank)
Clothespins
Bicycle tube repair kit
Bicycle tube (spare)
Bicycle tube hand air pump
Bike rack for carrying supplies
Tire pressure gauge
Disinfectant/Cleaner Sponges
Watering can - (for do-it-yourself shower)
5 gallon paint bucket w/lid - emergency toilet
Trash bags - 33 gallon size
Trash bags - 13 gallon size (for toilet bucket)
Toilet seat
Ant spray concentrate
Sprayer/Pumper - 2 gallon size
Portable push vacuum
Fire extinguishers
WATER
Bleach - 1 gallon (5.25%) - to purify water (4
drops/qt. - 2 teaspoons/10 gal - =BC cup/55) Children's pool - rigid wall type -
6 ft. diameter =3D 200 gallons (for washing)
Pool water testing kit
Water chlorinating granules (for pool)
Pool tarp - 11 x 16 ft.
Water can - 5 gallon size
Water bag (collapsible) - 5 gallon size
Water/gas funnels
Water Filter
55 gallon water drums (for drinking)
Water pump for drums (hand type)
AND MORE LISTS!
SPIRITUAL PREPARTION & ITEMS
Pray in all manner of ways constantly
Prayer with every preparation performed
Prayer for continuous discernment
Rosaries, Scapulars, Medals, Prayer cards
Devotions, Novenas
PRIMARY FOODS
Wheat
Oats
Other grains
Corn meal
Canned foods
Bulk dehydrated fruits/vegetables
Powdered milk
Pastas
Kool aid
Cocoa
Top Rommen
FOOD ENHANCEMENTS
Honey
Peanut butter
Vitamins
Herbs/spices (fight blandness)
Dried tomato powder
Dried cheese powder
Staple cooking items: sugar, salt, pepper, flower, corn meal, brown rice,
various beans, white rice
Chili powder
COOKING/FOOD PREPARATION SUPPLIES
Cooking oil
Shortening
Baking soda
Yeast
CLEANERS
Dish/pot/pan cleaners
Laundry soap
Scour powder
COOKING HARDWARE
Charcoal top Dutch oven/regular Dutch oven
Frying pan
Cast iron cook set - all items including coffee pot
Utensils
DISHES/EATING THINGS
Paper plates
Cups
Silverware
FOOD STORAGE HARDWARE & RELATED
Food storage bags
Variety of Tupperware's
ENERGY ITEMS
Alternative power
Generator, batteries
Candles
Extra car battery for 12V power; rotate them
Solar battery re-charger/NiCad-cads
Variety of alkaline cells/NiCad-cad cells
Calculator batteries
LIGHTING PLAN
Candles
Oil lamps
Kerosene lamps
Flashlights
HEAT PLAN
Blankets
Warm clothing
Wood stoves/pellets
SURVIVAL ITEMS
Make list from Family Survival handbook
Military quality survival knife
Campus/instructions
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
Pencils
Paper
Markers
Plastic bags
Paper bags
FUEL ITEMS
Gasoline
Propane, gas cans for cars
5 gallon propane bottles
Gas cans
White gas
Motor oil
WATER STRATEGY ITEMS
Pool kit for water
Cover of some type
Water filtration system plan (Jason)
Silver tablets
Iodine tablets
Water jugs
MEDICAL/FIRST AID ITEMS
Medicine
Complete first aid kit
Various shelf medicines
Prescription drugs just to have them (ampicillin, etc.)
Aspirin
Excedrin
Antacid
Alcohol
Hydrogen Peroxide
Ointment
HUNTING EQUIPMENT (we live in deer country)
Rifle
Ammunition
Cleaning/care items
Certification/training to use them
Butcher knives
Hide tanning supplies
SHARING POLICY
We will share
We will rely on the Lord to multiply supplies as they run down via sharing
EXIT SCENARIO
Keep cars gassed up
Make contingency plan to get out (cars, trailer, gas plan for that, etc.)
All camp gear rigged and ready
Need small utility trailer, loaded
Need large gas tank trailer (150 to 300 gallons)
Have emergency bags packed and ready to go
Have quick exit scenario - primary and secondary routes planned
Maps
Atlas
VEHICLE ASSETS
Get trailer and connection
PERSONAL HYGIENE ITEMS
Feminine pads
Toothpaste
Soap
Shampoo
Deodorant
Razors
Shaving Cream
After Shaves/Cologne/Perfume
Personal packs
Junk wood, pallets (to burn and build with)
COMMUNICATIONS
Power 895XLT from car and other equipment too
Cobra's, ATS 803A, SSB, mobile antennae, 895XLT
Tape recorder to tape monitoring
Baygen radio/solar cell/light
Frequency lists/books
Power plan for 895XLT, replace XLT100 battery
Replacement cobra antenna
Roof antenna for SSB/cables
Mobile antenna for 895XLT/cables
Order 895XLT mobile mounting kit
Save box for scantenna
Take down dipole
SW antenna
Get new SW coax/connectors
Handheld AM/FM from work
LAUNDRY STRATEGY
Wash boards
Wringer
Tubs
GARBAGE STRATEGY
Garbage bags
Burning
TOILET STRATEGY
Toilet paper
Lime
Picks
Shovels
GAMES
Dice
Cards
Chess, Checkers, Cards, Scrabble, 5 in a row, Chips, Puzzles
Hoyle game rule book
PERSONAL RECORDS/PAPERWORK
Taxes and major financial events boxes
Family member/Assets/Warranties/Insurance file box
Social security cards
Birth certificates
Vaccination records
Medical records
LIBRARY
Bibles
Spiritual books
Spiritual booklet/pamphlet box
Survival handbook
Medical
Gardening
Water storage
Food storage
Family preparedness handbook
BARTER STRATEGY
Make rosaries
Make sacrifice beads
Supplies for above
TOOL ITEMS
Have tool kit packed
NEIGHBOR STRATEGY
Who can we partner with
UTILITY STRATEGY
Get utility deposits back
EFT/BANKING DISCONNECT STRATEGY
Withdraw money timely
Disconnect from use of Quicken timely
Cut off EFT of paycheck timely, or would it work better than US mail for checks?
Have supply of checks on hand
GARDEN PLAN
Watering plan
Fertilizer
Non hybrid seeds
Garden sticks
CAMPING EQUIPMENT & RELATED ITEMS
Rope
Bungies
Tarps
Tents
Sleeping bags
Stoves
Lanterns
Mantles
White gas
Complete tent stake bag fully loaded up
Ax
Hatchet
CONTINGENCY PLANS
Stop pay EFT paycheck to checking account and payment EFT's
Get inoculations ahead of time
Bankruptcy
Plans for extended family???
All cash out of bank and in hand
THINGS THAT COULD GO WRONG
Car chip problems
Job loss
Continuing income loss
No mail service for paychecks
How do I pay bills?
No electricity, gas lights, running water
No phone, PC net, scanner out, no lights
No heat, no hot water, no laundry, no TV, no wall power only radios
No refrigerator/freezer
Chaos in neighborhood, entire city, state, country, the world = get out?
Unable to leave as planned
Problems on the road
Government/military goes wacky on us
PDD's/EO's implemented