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Post by SA Hunter on Sept 3, 2019 12:27:06 GMT 10
Having a chat with the young fella, and we started a list of non-food preps to buy for our bol.
I've added a only a few here.
What else can you come up with? How much would you need, say for 3 months?
Toilet paper - 6 x 24 rolls ( just to be safe ).
Bars of soap - 24.
Liquid soap - 2l.
Toothbrushes - 2 each.
Toothpaste - 6 tubes.
Boxes of tissues - 6.
Clothes - jocks, socks, nickers, jumpers, jackets, t shirts, boots, sneakers, tracky dacks, windcheaters, raincoats, gum boots, hankys.
Feel free to add.
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Post by milspec on Sept 3, 2019 13:47:43 GMT 10
medical supplies Sanitary pads seeds/fertiliser/pest control chemicals / rat poison
water treatment tablets gas lighters/matches fuel/LPG aeroguard if you're going to be outdoors at night a lot solar panels, USB powerbanks preserving supplies and equipment and wine, lots of wine.  |
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Post by spinifex on Sept 3, 2019 13:53:50 GMT 10
First aid supplies and tools are out of scope of this question?
I think stocking things that will be useful/essential for growing/procuring food and water is a good way to go. And some sanitation supplies.
A large quantity of salt and some saltpetre for curing meat, line fishing supplies (hooks, swivels, line, sinkers), buckets with lids, pallet wrap, a roll of plain fencing wire. Disposable face masks and gloves. spare sunglasses and reading glasses. Lots of light rope. tubes of silicone and various plastics glues. Batteries. Pool chlorine. Shampoo/conditioner. Mouse traps.
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Post by WolfDen on Sept 3, 2019 14:22:17 GMT 10
Extras for barter.
Yes, lots of wine.
Alcohol and cigarettes for use and barter.
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Post by frostbite on Sept 3, 2019 15:07:28 GMT 10
Shampoo, dental floss, paper towel, disinfectant, razor blades, deodorant. Most of these are comfort items, but I stock them because if we bugout I want to maintain as much a sense of normality as possible. There will be enough stresses without the added annoyance of missing the comfort items we all take for granted.
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Post by spinifex on Sept 3, 2019 16:01:41 GMT 10
Of course entertainment will be scant so ... some of the following: decent board games and puzzles, a few decks of cards, a guitar, some art supplies and a few types of sporting balls. A tub of lego for little kids.
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Post by SA Hunter on Sept 3, 2019 16:41:59 GMT 10
Books, lots of books.
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Post by bce1 on Sept 3, 2019 18:35:14 GMT 10
Chap stick / Lip balm
Sun Screen
I bought my self both a straight razor and razor which takes reusable blades and a couple of hundred blades- still mostly use my disposable but every month or so I practice with the straight razor !!
You mentioned underwear in OP but when spirts are down and you feel like shit, clean / new underwear and fresh socks makes you feel human again
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Post by Joey on Sept 3, 2019 18:43:56 GMT 10
Pots/pans and other cooking related items
BBQ plate
stocks of spare batteries
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Post by dadbod on Sept 4, 2019 8:51:03 GMT 10
an old ipod with lots of music, an old smart phone with wikipedia downloaded, chargers, power boards, bleach, pens and paper, towels, garbage bags, linen, winch, tow rope... where do you stop.
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Post by Peter on Sept 4, 2019 22:37:00 GMT 10
A bloody big gun.
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Post by milspec on Sept 5, 2019 6:20:26 GMT 10
an old smart phone with wikipedia downloaded,
I didn't ever consider this. Great idea though, thanks.
Edit ... at 79GB its going to hurt my download allowance this month, gf won't be happy with no Netflix, oh well, I'll take the hurt |
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Post by SA Hunter on Sept 11, 2019 19:00:29 GMT 10
Candles.
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Post by ml8300 on Sept 11, 2019 23:34:11 GMT 10
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Post by SA Hunter on Sept 12, 2019 9:22:18 GMT 10
After eating baked beans, they need to be. |
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Post by ml8300 on Sept 13, 2019 0:58:46 GMT 10
After eating baked beans, they need to be. I wonder if the oxygen absorbers can help as well. |
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Post by Peter on Sept 13, 2019 21:59:22 GMT 10
Baked beans coupled with a naked flame?
Just asking...
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Post by SA Hunter on Sept 15, 2019 15:09:11 GMT 10
kerosene, citronella oil, cooking oil.
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Post by spatial on Sept 15, 2019 16:09:34 GMT 10
It is always the threes-actually 4's of survival For shelter mosquito nets and head nets often forgotten the flies will drive you mad after 3 days. Desalination and water catch, barrels and buckets, I keep a few packets of cheap disposable lunch boxes to keep food in - it is feast and famine in the wild. Food procurement (trapping wire, mouse traps, fishing, hunting etc) heirloom veg seed, small paint brushes to fertilise the veg if there are no bees Moral as stated cards, note books, books etc..... A key item mostly ignored in the bushcraft is a barometer for weather forecasting. I read accounts of people who went into the wild and lives there for years and what they took with. Link below to a short account of a person who lived for 6 years on an deserted pacific island. He was there there for about a year then left and returned - read what he took on his second trip. www.thisisaprivatesale.com/an_island_to_oneself.pdf |
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Post by spinifex on Sept 15, 2019 16:19:39 GMT 10
Totally agree with the insect factor. They can crush morale AND pose significant health problems.
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