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100 Items to Disappear First

 
911Bob
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100 Items to Disappear First
You may have seen this before. I think it is worth seeing again.

100 Items to Disappear First

1. Generators (Good ones cost dearly. Gas storage, risky. Noisy...target of thieves; maintenance etc.)
2. Water Filters/Purifiers
3. Portable Toilets
4. Seasoned Firewood. Wood takes about 6 - 12 months to become dried, for home uses.
5. Lamp Oil, Wicks, Lamps (First Choice: Buy CLEAR oil. If scarce, stockpile ANY!)
6. Coleman Fuel. Impossible to stockpile too much.
7. Guns, Ammunition, Pepper Spray, Knives, Clubs, Bats & Slingshots.
8. Hand-can openers, & hand egg beaters, whisks.
9. Honey/Syrups/white, brown sugar
10. Rice - Beans - Wheat
11. Vegetable Oil (for cooking) Without it food burns/must be boiled etc.,)
12. Charcoal, Lighter Fluid (Will become scarce suddenly)
13. Water Containers (Urgent Item to obtain.) Any size. Small: HARD CLEAR PLASTIC ONLY - note - food grade if for drinking.
14. Mini Heater head (Propane) (Without this item, propane won't heat a room.)
15. Grain Grinder (Non-electric)
16. Propane Cylinders (Urgent: Definite shortages will occur.
17. Survival Guide Book.
18. Mantles: Aladdin, Coleman, etc. (Without this item, longer-term lighting is difficult.)
19. Baby Supplies: Diapers/formula. ointments/aspirin, etc.
20. Washboards, Mop Bucket w/wringer (for Laundry)
21. Cookstoves (Propane, Coleman & Kerosene)
22. Vitamins
23. Propane Cylinder Handle-Holder (Urgent: Small canister use is dangerous without this item)
24. Feminine Hygiene/Haircare/Skin products.
25. Thermal underwear (Tops & Bottoms)
26. Bow saws, axes and hatchets, Wedges (also, honing oil)
27. Aluminum Foil Reg. & Heavy Duty (Great Cooking and Barter Item)
28. Gasoline Containers (Plastic & Metal)
29. Garbage Bags (Impossible To Have Too Many).
30. Toilet Paper, Kleenex, Paper Towels
31. Milk - Powdered & Condensed (Shake Liquid every 3 to 4 months)
32. Garden Seeds (Non-Hybrid) (A MUST)
33. Clothes pins/line/hangers (A MUST)
34. Coleman's Pump Repair Kit
35. Tuna Fish (in oil)
36. Fire Extinguishers (or..large box of Baking Soda in every room)
37. First aid kits
38. Batteries (all sizes...buy furthest-out for Expiration Dates)
39. Garlic, spices & vinegar, baking supplies
40. Big Dogs (and plenty of dog food)
41. Flour, yeast & salt
42. Matches. {"Strike Anywhere" preferred.) Boxed, wooden matches will go first
43. Writing paper/pads/pencils, solar calculators
44. Insulated ice chests (good for keeping items from freezing in Wintertime.)
45. Workboots, belts, Levis & durable shirts
46. Flashlights/LIGHTSTICKS & torches, "No. 76 Dietz" Lanterns
47. Journals, Diaries & Scrapbooks (jot down ideas, feelings, experience; Historic Times)
48. Garbage cans Plastic (great for storage, water, transporting - if with wheels)
49. Men's Hygiene: Shampoo, Toothbrush/paste, Mouthwash/floss, nail clippers, etc
50. Cast iron cookware (sturdy, efficient)
51. Fishing supplies/tools
52. Mosquito coils/repellent, sprays/creams
53. Duct Tape
54. Tarps/stakes/twine/nails/rope/spikes
55. Candles
56. Laundry Detergent (liquid)
57. Backpacks, Duffel Bags
58. Garden tools & supplies
59. Scissors, fabrics & sewing supplies
60. Canned Fruits, Veggies, Soups, stews, etc.
61. Bleach (plain, NOT scented: 4 to 6% sodium hypochlorite)
62. Canning supplies, (Jars/lids/wax)
63. Knives & Sharpening tools: files, stones, steel
64. Bicycles...Tires/tubes/pumps/chains, etc
65. Sleeping Bags & blankets/pillows/mats
66. Carbon Monoxide Alarm (battery powered)
67. Board Games, Cards, Dice
68. d-con Rat poison, MOUSE PRUFE II, Roach Killer
69. Mousetraps, Ant traps & cockroach magnets
70. Paper plates/cups/utensils (stock up, folks)
71. Baby wipes, oils, waterless & Antibacterial soap (saves a lot of water)
72. Rain gear, rubberized boots, etc.
73. Shaving supplies (razors & creams, talc, after shave)
74. Hand pumps & siphons (for water and for fuels)
75. Soysauce, vinegar, bullions/gravy/soupbase
76. Reading glasses
77. Chocolate/Cocoa/Tang/Punch (water enhancers)
78. "Survival-in-a-Can"
79. Woolen clothing, scarves/ear-muffs/mittens
80. Boy Scout Handbook, / also Leaders Catalog
81. Roll-on Window Insulation Kit (MANCO)
82. Graham crackers, saltines, pretzels, Trail mix/Jerky
83. Popcorn, Peanut Butter, Nuts
84. Socks, Underwear, T-shirts, etc. (extras)
85. Lumber (all types)
86. Wagons & carts (for transport to and from)
87. Cots & Inflatable mattress's
88. Gloves: Work/warming/gardening, etc.
89. Lantern Hangers
90. Screen Patches, glue, nails, screws,, nuts & bolts
91. Teas
92. Coffee
93. Cigarettes
94. Wine/Liquors (for bribes, medicinal, etc,)
95. Paraffin wax
96. Glue, nails, nuts, bolts, screws, etc.
97. Chewing gum/candies
98. Atomizers (for cooling/bathing)
99. Hats & cotton neckerchiefs
100. Goats/chickens

From a Sarajevo War Survivor:
Experiencing horrible things that can happen in a war - death of parents and
friends, hunger and malnutrition, endless freezing cold, fear, sniper attacks.

1. Stockpiling helps. but you never no how long trouble will last, so locate
near renewable food sources.
2. Living near a well with a manual pump is like being in Eden.
3. After awhile, even gold can lose its luster. But there is no luxury in war
quite like toilet paper. Its surplus value is greater than gold's.
4. If you had to go without one utility, lose electricity - it's the easiest to
do without (unless you're in a very nice climate with no need for heat.)
5. Canned foods are awesome, especially if their contents are tasty without
heating. One of the best things to stockpile is canned gravy - it makes a lot of
the dry unappetizing things you find to eat in war somewhat edible. Only needs
enough heat to "warm", not to cook. It's cheap too, especially if you buy it in
bulk.
6. Bring some books - escapist ones like romance or mysteries become more
valuable as the war continues. Sure, it's great to have a lot of survival
guides, but you'll figure most of that out on your own anyway - trust me, you'll
have a lot of time on your hands.
7. The feeling that you're human can fade pretty fast. I can't tell you how many
people I knew who would have traded a much needed meal for just a little bit of
toothpaste, rouge, soap or cologne. Not much point in fighting if you have to
lose your humanity. These things are morale-builders like nothing else.
8. Slow burning candles and matches, matches, matches

[link to www.thepowerhour.com]
Anonymous Coward
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10/17/2010 12:07 PM
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Re: 100 Items to Disappear First
101. Common sense.
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10/17/2010 12:14 PM
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Re: 100 Items to Disappear First
1-53 should have been telephone poles
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10/17/2010 12:15 PM
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Re: 100 Items to Disappear First
If or when TSHTF, it might be surprising on what a silver dime would buy?

Since paper would be useless, only pricey metals would be accepted for payment.
911Bob  (OP)

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10/17/2010 12:17 PM
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Re: 100 Items to Disappear First
If or when TSHTF, it might be surprising on what a silver dime would buy?

Since paper would be useless, only pricey metals would be accepted for payment.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1048236

You may be right...barter for sure.
RustyOne
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10/17/2010 01:05 PM
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Re: 100 Items to Disappear First
I cannot say enough good things about a solar cooker.
You can make one easily, as simple as a piece of glass
and an old tire...but ones already made are also
very handy to keep you from using non-renewable fuel
or chopping down all the trees and bushes around you.
I used a Solar "HotPot". It has 5 1/2 quart capacity
and can cook a hot meal in good sunshine rather quickly.
It can also boil up water for sterilizing and drinking.

[link to solarcooking.wikia.com]
[link to www.realgoods.com]

I use mine often just to try new things and to get used
to the idea of cooking in the sun. Where I live, the
saying, "hot enough to fry an eye", is true. I consider
it as important as my outdoor clothes dryer and basket
of clothespins...
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10/17/2010 01:12 PM
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Re: 100 Items to Disappear First
That list is BS .. todays sheep won´t even know what to do with all that items.

So here is the corrected list of things to disappear (plundered) first:

1: PlasmaTV
2: PS3
3:Xbox 360
4:Purses
5...
911Bob  (OP)

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10/17/2010 01:18 PM
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Re: 100 Items to Disappear First
That list is BS .. todays sheep won´t even know what to do with all that items.

So here is the corrected list of things to disappear (plundered) first:

1: PlasmaTV
2: PS3
3:Xbox 360
4:Purses
5...
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 331367

bushfing
I doubt you will find any "Sheep" on this board. There are many though...very sad indeed.
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10/17/2010 01:21 PM
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Re: 100 Items to Disappear First
I have most of that and don't even plan on a catastrophe
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10/17/2010 01:27 PM
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Re: 100 Items to Disappear First
After years of working retail, most items on this list are always in short supply. Lead times for reorder are long and many items, lamp oil and firewood in particular, are sold out as soon as they're put on the sales floor.
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10/17/2010 02:34 PM
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Re: 100 Items to Disappear First
Recently, I bought more salt, kerosene, and 9mm ammo, found a few more good used lanterns here and there, and finally picked up a washboard.

I’m a bit disappointed with the ten foot underground concrete and block 8 x 8 storage/storm/root cellar I built by hand under my shed last summer. It is cold enough, just, to store all my emergency food in, staying between 42 in the winter to no higher than 68 in the summer. But it isn’t as dry as I had hoped, and stays around 75 – 80% humidity unless I run a humidifier. That means I have to keep my seed and grain in tight containers down there, and that’s an inconvenience. When the power goes, I will have to try to keep it as dry as possible with salt. Until then, the dehumidifier will just have to stay down in the hole.

I have three full 20 lb. propane tanks, and am trying to decide if I should get more, or just break down and buy an 80 lb. tank. Price will probably force me to just get more of the twenty pounders.

Over the last few years, I got a kerosene stove, a nice canner and canning supplies, a rowboat, rainsuit, waders, large ice tongs, grain grinder, multiple 55 gallon barrels, multiple crosscut saws, a CB radio, well over a ton of salt, multiple firearms and ammo, numerous oil lamps, all sorts of seeds, many shovels, dozens of animal traps and snaring wire, gallons and gallons of booze, 25 lbs. of pool shock, an adaptor to let me use my gas grill’s propane tank on my camp stove, a steel security door on my house, rechargeable walkie-talkies, thousands of pounds of canned and dry food, and I forget what all else.

It haunts me that I still don’t have any gas masks, nor any sort of a Geiger counter, nor even a stovepipe for the emergency woodstove still in its box in my garage. I don’t know why I’m dragging my feet on these items. Oh, and I would like to install a nice high antennae for my crank-up shortwave radio. And a solar battery charger. And some antibiotics. And I’d like to build a nice setup that would allow me to distill water using wood for fuel. I could use my pressure canner, but I’d really like something that would be able to process larger quantities of water at a time.

…I think if I bring home another used kerosene heater to store away in my garage, my wife just might leave me. Likely not, but she’d probably at least consider mentioning it. I only have 40 gallons of kerosene now; eventually I think I’d be happy with 110 gallons, two 55 gallon barrels full.

I want to build an outdoor stone and concrete wood-fired oven/grill/rocketstove combo in my backyard soon. Just haven’t decided exactly where yet
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10/17/2010 02:37 PM
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Re: 100 Items to Disappear First
101. Common sense.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1132263


Brilliant.

Sad but true.
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10/17/2010 02:46 PM
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101. Common sense.


Brilliant.

Sad but true.
 Quoting: Madigan

If common sense prevailed, there would be no doom.
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10/17/2010 03:51 PM
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Re: 100 Items to Disappear First
Alcohol should be in the top 10.





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