What should we buy now - looking 18 months in the future?

Beer and flour don't last 18 months. You probably would buy whole canned wheat berries, then grind them into flour.

Prescriptions? Try and get off all your meds first. Buy a second pair of eye glasses. Good boots is a must.

Remember, unless your underground, and high up on a mountain, you may as well kiss your ass goodbye during the event. If the grid goes down first, which it will, then plan what you would need if POWER goes out. The solar generator should be buried underground in a Faraday cage is my choice, then water filters and flour, to start.

I have my ammo and storage food preps, but the power item is next on my list.

I need to build a good fence around my property. I should probably buy the materials quickly.

How deeply buried would electronics need to be to survive an CME?

A virtual reality system that has applications that teach you about all the guns and put you in combat situations with others so you get some kind of exposure to conflicts. How to work as a team. How to duck. Hand signals etc.

a gun

and one bullet

Looked through the thread and did not see anyone mention having your own way to reload bullets. You can get kits for this and purchase everything you need to load your own ammo? That seems to me to be a huge need.

hey! stop it

Chia Seeds or Flax Seeds = egg replacements or helps with constipation.
Chewable Vitamins with Iron due meat shortages/inflation
Vanilla Extract
Protein Bars
All kinds of nuts
Peanut Butter
Flour
Baking Soda
Sugar/Brown Sugar
Crisco
Spices

I think this may be the last calm summer for a long time, so i suggest to use it to enjoy yourselves, visit a place you always wanted to see, or test a potential bugout destination -or a stop on the road to it- (offroad maps, places to camp, test your camping equipment etc).

COFFIN

get it now while it's still low price. soon they'll be in high demand and low supply, so the price will go WAY the fuck up.

extra can openers

Fuck that, don’t embalm me and don’t put me in some superstitious mid evil bs like a coffin. Stick me in the ground and plant some fruit trees around me!

Buy a new car. Something solid and practical, not flashy. 4x4. Install tow hitch for the trailer.
For your car: set of tires, filters, oil, windshield wipers.
Buy a good bicycle with a cargo attachment. If you have money buy some more bikes, you can sell them later.
Tea, coffee, chocolate. As much as you can, unless it is grown and produced in your country.

Ammunition
Canned goods on sale

Guns, ammo and food. A Bible if you don’t have one. Stuff you can CLING to, right Barry ol’ boy? That’s why the big push for gun bans; shit’s about to get ugly, folks about to be broke and hungry. They don’t want you raisin’ Hell.

You could always buy a shitload of them now and sell them for a huge profit later when TSHTF

For things that will see the highest inflation, I would think in terms of canned meat (prices are already skyrocketing but you can still find deals, i.e., RiteAid has canned Dak brand ham one pound on sale for $3.00...it's closer to $10.00 at Walmart)

You can easily freeze eggs to last through the year. Find a sale, buy ten dozen, crack six at time, scramble and pour into ziplock freezer bags, freeze flat)

Wheat prices are going through the roof. Buy flour and store properly, and also buy wheat berries to grind for flour next year.

Bulk 25 pound bags of beans and white rice. Lots of inexpensive calories as a base to your diet.

Dehydrated milk powder.

Coffee in vacuum sealed metal cans (Kirkland brand is good).

Couple of bottles of vodka.



For general bug-out or bug-in end times, if you have a large budget, buy a Ford F150 with largest size onboard generator. It has enough wattage to power your entire house. Also makes a great bug out vehicle. Or just get a duel fuel gas/propane generator for intermittent use during emergency event.

For the rest of us on normal budget, here are a few random ideas:

Car stuff:
Windshield wipers
Tires
Car oil and oil filter
Transmission fluid
Anti-freeze
Car battery

Medical/hygiene:
Tagamet brand antacid which cures shingles in a couple of days
Colloidal silver for general infection/illness
Oil of oregano for systemic infection (learn how to use it first)
Immodium AD nobody needs to have the turistas while bugging out
Pepto Bismol tablets for any kind of stomach upset
Antihistamine
Sunscreen
Aloe vera for burns
Pedialyte
DenTek Temparin One Step Lost Filling Repair

Last Edited by Windsage on 06/02/2022 01:34 PM

Thanks, that is a good summary.

HAHAHHAAAAA!!!! yup.

Thanks

Ensure....Cases and Cases of Ensure.

a freezer

Basic survival stuff that you should always have. One EMP and you will be camping out for a few months no matter where you live.

Shelter, water, food in that order.

Shelter - in case you have to move. Light tent, a good one that will keep you dry, sleeping bag and a pad. Appropriate clothing and rain gear. A tent even helps indoors if you have no heat.

Water - boil it, or buy a good filter.

Food - a ton of dry staples and something to cook it in and on in case the electricity goes out, or you cant buy natural gas or propane. Most basic, a fire.

Good knife and a spool of 550 cord and a lot of plastic bags, from 1qt ziplocs to large garbage bags. Maybe a few contractor bags.

I have a concrete board insert that replaces a kitchen window and is used to vent my Tractor Supply wood stove with cook top. My kitchen is centrally located and it heats the whole house. No permanent mods necessary.

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Fantastic info.

Thank you!

Cigarettes. A lot of them.

Tobacco/nicotine takes away the feeling of hunger.


So seeing how theres a food crisis coming, and people will be starving. Get cigarettes. That way when you do run out of food, start smoking and you wont feel hunger.

1) Food (canned and dry)
2) Water, gatorade, dried milk
3) Medicines ( tylenol, band aids, etc)
4) Protection and hunting: you can use your imagination on this.....
5) Communication: walkie talkies, wind up radio for info
6) Power: Generator & gas or Solar array with batteries
7) Currency: silver, gold, believe it or not...alcohol
8) Bug out: trailer with truck, back packs, sleeping bags, etc

You can make liquor with any starchy veg... potatoes work