Top 100 Items to Disappear First During a National Emergency

[attack-cat]

We've seen the list before but I printed it out and have been marking things off as we get them. It's a nice reminder!

Top 100 Items to Disappear First During a National Emergency

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.
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. Livestock
http://baconreport.blogspot.com/2007/07/to...rst-during.html

 

[attack-cat]

And a dear friend had this list:

An alphabetical listing of the 100+ Things That Will Disappear First In The Coming Collapse....... But not necessarily in this order

Item # Description
1 All kinds of pharmaceutical supplies
2 All types of fuel; Coleman, propane, gasoline, kerosene, diesel, lamp oil
3 Aluminum foil reg. & heavy duty
4 Atomizers (for cooling/bathing)
5 Baby supplies, diapers, formula, ointments, aspirin, etc
6 Baby wipes, oils, waterless & anti-bacterial soap
7 Backpacks & duffle bags
8 Batteries (all sizes, buy furthest-out for expiration dates) NiCad, Car batteries
9 Bicycles, tires, tubes, pumps, chains, etc.
10 BIG dogs (and plenty of dog food)
11 Bleach (plain, NOT scented: 4 to 6% sodium hypochlorite) (5-8 drops per gallon of water)
12 Board games, cards, dice
13 Body Armor
14 Books on "How To", also books on edible wild plants.
15 Bow saws, axes and hatchets & wedges
16 Buckets - lots of them
17 Candies of all kinds
18 Candles
19 Canned fruits, Veggies, Soups, stews, etc.
20 Canning supplies (Jars/lids/rings/wax)
21 Carbon monoxide alarm (battery powered)
22 Cast iron cookware (sturdy, efficient)
23 Charcoal & lighter fluid
24 Chewing gum
25 Chocolate, Cocoa, Tang, Punch (water enhancers)
26 Cigarettes
27 Clothes pins, line, hangers
28 Coffee
29 Coiled copper tubing (for a distillery)
30 Coleman's pump Repair Kit:
31 Colloidal silver generator and kit (solar, dc, or 9v)
32 Cook stoves (Propane, Coleman & Kerosene)
33 Cots & inflatable mattresses (for extra guests)
34 D-Con rat poison, roach killer
35 Desiccants and Mylar vacuum bags
36 Duct tape and WD40 (if it moves, and it is not supposed to, use the duct tape, if it doesnt move, and it is supposed to, use the WD40)
37 Feminine hygiene, hair care, skin products
38 Fire extinguishers (or. a large box of baking soda in every room...)
39 First aid kits
40 Fishing supplies, tools
41 Flashlights, light sticks & torches
42 Flour, yeast, & salt
43 Garbage bags (impossible to have too many.)
44 Garbage cans, plastic (great for storage, water, transporting - if with wheels
45 Garden seeds (non-hybrid A MUST)
46 Garden tools & supplies
47 Garlic, spices, & vinegar, baking supplies
48 Gasoline containers (plastic or metal)
49 Geiger Counters
50 Generators; good ones cost dearly; gas storage is risky; noisy; target of thieves; maintenance, etc.)
51 Gloves, work, warming, gardening and etc.
52 Goats, chickens, pigeons, ducks, rabbits, milk cows
53 Graham crackers, saltines, pretzels, trail mix, jerky
54 Grain grinder (non-electric)
55 Green coffee beans.
56 Guns, ammunition, pepper spray, knives, clubs, bats, & slingshots
57 Hand pumps & siphons (for water and for fuels)
58 Hand-can openers & hand egg beaters, whisks
59 Hard red winter wheat
60 Hats & cotton neckerchiefs
61 Honey, syrups, white, brown sugars
62 Hot glue sticks (may need practice using without the gun)
63 Insulated ice chests (good for keeping items from freezing in wintertime)
64 Journals, diaries, & scrapbooks (Jot down ideas, feelings, experiences - Historical Times!!
65 Knives & sharpening tools: files, stones, steel, oil
66 Lamps and lamp wicks
67 Lanterns, Coleman, kerosene
68 Laundry detergent (Liquid)
69 Lumber (all types)
70 Mantles: Aladdin, Coleman, etc.
71 Matches "Strike Anywhere" preferred. Boxed, wooden matches will go first.
72 Men's Hygiene: Shampoo, toothbrush/paste, mouthwash/floss, and nail
73 Milk -powdered & condensed (Shake liquid every 3 to 4 months.)
74 Mini heater head (Propane)
75 Mops, rags and other cleaning supplies
76 Mosquito coils, repellent sprays/creams
77 Mousetraps, ant traps, & cockroach magnets
78 Nails, string, twine, rope, spikes
79 Night vision goggles
80 Paper plates/cups/utensils
81 Popcorn, peanut butter, nuts
82 Portable toilets
83 Potassium Iodate
84 Rain gear, rubberized boots, etc.
85 Reading glasses
86 Rice, beans
87 Scissors, fabrics, & sewing supplies
88 Screen patches, glue
89 Screws, nuts, & bolts
90 Seasoned firewood
91 Shaving supplies (razors & creams, talc, after shave) also clippers and other personal grooming items
92 Sleeping bags & blankets, pillows, mats
93 Small propane cylinders, the adapter to refill them from the larger size, and the handle/holder for them
94 Small solar set to charge your Ni-Cad batteries
95 Socks, underwear, t-shirts, etc. (extras)
96 Solar Panels and all the things you need to set them up
97 Soy sauce, vinegar, bouillons, gravy, soup base
98 Tarps, stakes, line
99 Teas of all kinds
100 The age of the kerosene lamp is closing. Look for solar/LED lighting
101 Thermal underwear, tops and bottoms
102 Thermometers - rectal and oral
103 Toilet paper, Kleenex, paper towels
104 Traps and snares
105 Trees, vines, bushes that bear fruits, nuts & berries
106 Tuna fish (in oil is preferable over water)
107 Vegetable oil
108 VHF / FM Transceiver
109 Vitamins (Critical, due to forced daily canned food diets.)
110 Wagons & carts (for transport to & from open flea markets)
111 Washboards, mop Bucket w/wringer (for laundry)
112 Water filters, purifiers; ways to get or store water; includes dri-bags, truck-sized farm tanks, cisterns, and hand-pumps, along with silver filters,
113 Wine, liquors (for bribes, medicinal, etc.)
114 Wire of all types, bailing, fencing, (barbed and smooth), electrical
114 Woolen clothing, scarves earmuffs, mittens
115 Work boots, belts, Levis, & durable shirts
116 Writing paper, pads, pens, pencils, solar calculators

 

[the simple life]

Thank you for posting that!
My new checklitst.

 

[chiknmama]

wow, never seen the list - that is cool, and handy, thanks <g>.

Peace -
Meriah

 

[enjoy the ride]

I don't find these lists very practical- for example, if you intend to stay at home, why have cots. If you intend to move out, how are you possible going to haul all this stuff around.
I can just seen now a person with his body armor, weapons, ammunition, night vision gogles, etc sinking into the first mud patch he comes across. Probably would not make it to the first patch, have a heart attack within a mile.
By far most of the things on this list are never going to be needed at all.
Just think of the people in wagon trains -they brought all sorts of useful stuff to help them when they arrived only to have to throw most of it out along the way when it proved impractical to move.
If you stay in place, you could look to how people survived 150 years ago- no duct tape, lighter fluid (never needed at any time,) etc Femine hygine products- people survived quite well without tampons for millenia.
I know collecting stuff makes some people feel secure but in the end a little judgement, knowledge and being physically fit is worth a whole lot more.
I suppose there are good things to cache but not everything that can be thought of as nice to have.
Having a pure water source, good waste disposal will save more lives than anything else.

 

[poppycat]

Heaven forbid I get caught in a national emergency without my rectal thermometer!!!!!

In all seriousness though those lists kind of bug me. Anyone who's been backpacking for over a week knows how little you really need to make it by. I agree with enjoy the ride, being physically fit and resourceful are the best preparing you can do.

 

[chiknmama]

Heaven forbid I get caught in a national emergency without my rectal thermometer!!!!!

In all seriousness though those lists kind of bug me. Anyone who's been backpacking for over a week knows how little you really need to make it by. I agree with enjoy the ride, being physically fit and resourceful are the best preparing you can do.

I didn't read over the lists, yet, just copied them to read later - did they include a towel? You NEVER want to go anywhere without your trusty towel, don'tchaknow.

I can see how the lists would include a lot of stuff that is not necesary, but it will at least get folks thinking (like me) what I might have forgotten on my own list.

Peace -
Meriah

 

[FarmerChick]

number 113---wine and liquor for medicinal and bribes.

oh yes, that is what I need, drunk neighbors with guns wanting my stuff...LOL-LOL

 

[poppycat]

number 113---wine and liquor for medicinal and bribes.

oh yes, that is what I need, drunk neighbors with guns wanting my stuff...LOL-LOL

Well you never know. They might be after your Geiger counter (#49)

 

[FarmerChick]

LOL-LOL-LOL
you have me laughing hard!!! LOL


anyway, I can't afford to buy a Geiger counter right now....I am saving for my night vision goggles (#79)
LOL