OCT
07
100, no 200+ Items a Prepper Must Have for Survival and Barter
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This post was just updat­ed for clar­i­ty, accu­rate links, and fur­ther defined.  This list has NOT been bro­ken down into cat­e­gories, and is sim­ply expand­ed from it’s orig­i­nal for­mat from the 2014 update, almost 10 years ago.

  • Updat­ed Feb­ru­ary 24th, 2023
  • Updat­ed: 3/16/2014:  I am adding links to the prod­ucts so you do not have to go look­ing for them where they may apply…
  1. Gen­er­a­tors (Good ones cost dear­ly. Gas stor­age, risky. Noisy…target of thieves; main­te­nance etc.)
    1. Portable Gen­er­a­tor Exam­ple
    2. Semi-Portable Gen­er­a­tor Exam­ple
    3. Bat­tery (Qui­et) with Solar Pan­els for Charg­ing
  2. Sea­soned Fire­wood. Wood takes about 6 — 12 months to become dried, for home uses.
  3. Water Filters/Purifiers
    1. Berkey Water Fil­ter (Semi Portable/Portable)
    2. Sawyer Water Fil­ter
    3. Radi­a­tion Water Fil­ter
  4. Portable Camp­ing Toi­lets
    1. Option 1
    2. Option 2
    3. Option 3
  5. Cole­man Fuel . Impos­si­ble to stock­pile too much.
  6. Guns, Ammu­ni­tion, Pep­per Spray , Clubs, Bats & Sling­shots .
  7. Hand crank man­u­al kitchen tools:
    1. Can open­ers ,
    2. Hand egg­beat­ers,
    3. Whisks
    4. Cof­fee grinder
    5. Wheat/grain grinder
    6. Meat Grinder
    7. Pas­ta Mak­er
    8. Etc.
  8. Long Term Food Preps
    1. Hon­ey
    2. Syrups
    3. Sug­ar
    4. Rice
    5. Beans
      1. Pin­to
      2. White
      3. Black
    6. Wheat Berries
      1. Hard Red
      2. Hard White
  9. Veg­etable Oils (for cook­ing ) With­out it food burns/must be boiled etc.,)
    1. Canola Oil
    2. Veg­etable Oil
    3. Olive Oil
  10. BBQ Char­coal & Lighter Flu­id (Will become scarce sud­den­ly)
  11. Water Con­tain­ers
    1. Reliance Prod­ucts 7 Gal­lon Con­tain­er
    2. Water Bob
    3. Stack­able Water Con­tain­ers
    4. Col­lapsi­ble Water Con­tain­ers
    5. 55 Gal­lon Water Stor­age
  12. Mini Heater(s) like a Bud­dy Heater with Propane
    1. Big Bud­dy Heater
    2. Dyna-glo Kerosene Heater
  13. Propane Cylin­ders (Urgent: Def­i­nite short­ages will occur).
    1. 20LB
    2. 40 LB with Wheels
  14. Propane Cylin­der Han­dle-Hold­er (Urgent: Small can­is­ter use is dan­ger­ous with­out this item)
  15. Sur­vival Hand­books (Sur­vival Library)
  16. Lanterns
    1. Bat­tery Pow­ered
      1. Option A
      2. Option B
      3. Option C
    2. Propane Pow­ered
    3. Gas Pow­ered
    4. Lantern Hang­ers
  17. Man­tles for Lanterns
    1. Aladdin, Cole­man, etc. (With­out this item, longer-term light­ing is dif­fi­cult.)
  18. Baby Sup­plies: Diapers/formula. ointments/aspirin, etc.
  19. Cloth­ing Hygiene
    1. Wash­boards,
    2. Portable Wash Buck­et Plunger
    3. Mop Buck­et w/wringer (for Laun­dry)
  20. Cook­stoves
    1. Propane
      1. Option A
      2. Option B
      3. Option C
      4. Option D
    2. Cole­man Gas (White Gas)
    3. Duel Fuel Cole­man White Gas & Unlead­ed Gaso­line
    4. Kerosene
  21. Mul­ti-Vit­a­mins
    1. Men’s
    2. Women’s
    3. Kids
  22. Fem­i­nine Hygiene/Haircare/Skin prod­ucts.
  23. Ther­mal under­wear (Tops & Bot­toms)
  24. Extra Wool Socks
  25. Cut­ting
    1. Bow saws,
      1. Alter­na­tive (Silky Saw)
    2. Axes & Hatch­ets ,
      1. We like the Fiskars Brand
    3. Wedges
    4. Hon­ing Oil
    5. Sharp­en­ing Stones
  26. Alu­minum Foil Reg. & Heavy Duty (Great Cook­ing and Barter Item)
  27. Gaso­line Con­tain­ers (Plas­tic & Met­al )
  28. Garbage Bags (Impos­si­ble To Have Too Many).
  29. Toi­let Paper , Kleenex, Paper Tow­els
  30. Milk
    1. Pow­dered
    2. Con­densed (Shake Liq­uid every 3 to 4 months)
  31. Gar­den Seeds (Non-Hybrid) (A MUST)
  32. Clothes pins/line/hangers (A MUST)
  33. Cole­man’s Pump Repair Kit
  34. Canned Pro­teins
    1. Tuna Fish (in oil and water)
    2. Chick­en
    3. Beef
    4. Turkey
    5. Spam
    6. Pork
    7. Egg Pow­der
  35. Fire Extin­guish­ers (or a large box of Bak­ing Soda in every room)
  36. First aid kits (Build Your own or Buy them)
    1. Large
    2. Medi­um
    3. Small Fam­i­ly Kit
  37. Bat­ter­ies (all sizes…buy fur­thest-out for Expi­ra­tion Dates)
    1. Dis­pos­able
    2. Recharge­able
      1. AA & AA Charg­er
      2. AAA & AA Charg­er
      3. Phone Charg­ers
        1. Solar
        2. Not Solar
  38. Spices (Pow­dered & Ground)
    1. Gar­lic,
    2. Pep­pers
    3. Bak­ing sup­plies
    4. Ital­ian Sea­son­ings
    5. Soy sauce,
    6. Bul­lions , (Soup Base)
    7. Any oth­er sea­son­ings you like.
  39. Vine­gars
    1. White Vine­gar
    2. Apple Cider Vine­gar
  40. Big Dogs (and plen­ty of dog food)
  41. Bak­ing Ingre­di­ents
    1. Flour
    2. Yeast
    3. Salt
    4. Sug­ar
    5. Bak­ing Pow­der
    6. Bak­ing Soda
  42. Fire Start­ing
    1. Match­es {“Strike Any­where” pre­ferred.) Boxed, wood­en match­es will go first.
      1. Exo­tac Strike Kit
      2. Exo­tac con­tain­er
    2. Lighters
    3. Fer­ro Rods
    4. Etc.
  43. Writ­ing
    1. Paper
      1. Rite in Rain All Weath­er Paper
    2. Pads/Notebooks
    3. Jour­nals,
    4. Diaries & Scrap­books
    5. Solar Cal­cu­la­tors
  44. Insu­lat­ed ice chests (good for keep­ing items from freez­ing in Win­ter­time.)
  45. Heavy Duty Cloth­ing
    1. Work Boots ,
    2. Belts ,
    3. Durable Den­im Jeans
    4. Durable Shirts
  46. Per­son­al Light­ing
    1. Flash­lights
    2. Light Sticks
    3. Torch­es
    4. Can­dles
    5. Solar light­ing
    6. LED USB light­ing
      1. Bulb
      2. Inflat­able
  47. Garbage cans Plas­tic (great for stor­age, water, trans­port­ing — if with wheels)
  48. Hygiene:
    1. Sham­poo,
    2. Toothbrush’s & Tooth­paste
    3. Mouth­wash
    4. Floss
    5. Nail Clip­pers
    6. Tweez­ers
    7. Safe­ty Razor s
      1. Razor Blades
    8. Tow­els & Wash­cloths
  49. Cook­ware
    1. Steel Pots & Pans
    2. Cast Iron Cook­ware
    3. Mess Kits
    4. Flat­ware & Uten­sils
  50. Fish­ing Sup­plies and Tools
  51. Pest Repel­lants / Poi­sons
    1. Mos­qui­to coils/repellent,
    2. Mos­qui­to sprays/creams
    3. d‑con Rat poi­son,
    4. MOUSE PRUFE II,
    5. Roach Killer
  52. Duct Tape (Lots of duct tape)
    1. Stan­dard
    2. All Weath­er
  53. Tarps – Can­vas / Plas­tic (Dif­fer­ent Sizes)
    1. Tent Stakes
    2. Twine
    3. Para­cord
    4. Nails
    5. Ropes
    6. Spikes
  54. Emer­gency Can­dles (dif­fer­ent sizes)
  55. Laun­dry Deter­gent (liq­uid)
  56. Back­packs , Duf­fel Bags
  57. Gar­den tools & sup­plies (Man­u­al Tools & Bat­tery Pow­ered Tools)
  58. Scis­sors, Fab­rics & Sewing Sup­plies
  59. Canned Foods
    1. Canned Fruits ,
    2. Veg­gies ,
    3. Soups,
    4. Stews,
    5. Etc.
  60. Bleach (plain, NOT Scent­ed: 4 to 6% sodi­um hypochlo­rite)
    1. Pool Shock to Make Your Own Bleach
  61. Can­ning sup­plies, (Jars/lids/wax)
  62. Knives (Lots of Knives)
    1. Chef’s Knife
    2. Skin­ning Knife
    3. Oth­er Kitchen Knives
    4. Cleaver(s)
    5. Bushcraft
    6. Tac­ti­cal
    7. Fight­ing
    8. Pock­et
    9. Fold­ing Knife
    10. Assist­ed Open Fold­ers
    11. Sharp­en­ing Tools: Files, Stones, Steel(s)
  63. Bicy­cles …  Tires/Tubes/Pumps/Chains, Etc.
  64. Sleep­ing Bags & Wool Blan­kets , Pil­lows , Sleep­ing Mats / Floor Mat­tress
  65. Car­bon Monox­ide Alarm (bat­tery pow­ered)
  66. Board Games, Cards, Dice
    1. Trav­el Board Games that do not take up much space .
  67. Mouse­traps, Rat Traps , Ant traps & Cock­roach Mag­nets
  68. Paper Plates/Cups/Utensils (stock up, folks)
  69. Baby Wipes (Invalu­able), Essen­tial Oils , Water­less & Antibac­te­r­i­al Soaps (saves a lot of water)
  70. Rain Gear , Rub­ber­ized Boots, Head Gear, etc.
  71. Hand Pumps & Siphons (For water and fuel trans­port)
  72. Read­ing Glass­es (Dif­fer­ent Strengths)
  73. Choco­late, Can­dy & Chew­ing Gum
  74. Woolen Cloth­ing, Scarves, Win­ter Hats, Ear­muffs, Mit­tens, Win­ter Gloves
  75. Boy Scout Hand­book , (Var­i­ous Years)
    1. Boy Scout Mer­it Badge Book­lets (for quick learn­ing of crit­i­cal skills at a high lev­el)
  76. Roll-on Win­dow Insu­la­tion Kit s
  77. Flat­breads
    1. Gra­ham Crack­ers,
    2. Saltines,
    3. Pret­zels,
  78. Portable Pro­teins
    1. Trail Mix
    2. Jerky
    3. Peanut But­ter
    4. Nuts
  79. Win­ter Cloth­ing
    1. Socks,
    2. Under­wear,
    3. T‑shirts,
    4. Etc. (extras)
  80. Lum­ber (all types)
  81. Wag­ons & Carts (for trans­port to and from)
  82. Cots & Inflat­able Mat­tress’s
  83. Gloves:
    1. Work
    2. Warm­ing
    3. Gar­den­ing,
    4. Tac­ti­cal,
    5. Etc.
  84. Screen Patch­es, Glue, Nails, Screws, Nuts & Bolts
  85. Bev­er­ages
    1. Teas
    2. Cof­fees
    3. Cocoa ,
    4. Tang / Punch (water enhancers)
  86. Cig­a­rettes (Bribes & Barter)
  87. Wine/Liquors (Bribes, barter, Med­i­c­i­nal Pur­pos­es,)
  88. Paraf­fin Wax & Can­dle Wicks
  89. Atom­iz­ers (for cooling/bathing)
  90. Hats & Cot­ton Neck­er­chiefs
  91. Live­stock
    1. Chick­ens
    2. Roost­er (if you are going to insem­i­nate & hatch chicks)
    3. Goats
    4. Rab­bits
    5. Ducks
  92. Fic­tion­al Books for Enter­tain­ment
  93. Crayons & Col­ored Pen­cils for kids enter­tain­ment
  94. Col­or­ing books and activ­i­ty books for kids 
  95. “Sur­vival-in-a-Can” Kit(s) you build your­self for 1 st , sec­ond, & 3 rd Line require­ments

 

 

 

 

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COMMENTS
By: suburban
aug
3

In reply to Susan M Myers .

Susan, I think HVAC Filters are a great idea… I’ve likely let that prep slip through the cracks since I seem to only ever have three of them on hand. As for lightbulbs, I am increasingly getting away from standard light bulbs and going LED with almost everything in the house. Many of the replacement bulbs, etc are rated for 10 — 20+ years… So likely I’ll be able to make some space in a closet soon by getting rid of many extra bulbs just hanging around.

Great suggestions, though!!! Thanks.

By: Susan M Myers
jul
28

As a house wife I have yet to see Light bulbs or A.C. filters on the lists anywhere. There are other daily use items I don’t see either but since many peppers will have an energy source, I just mentioned these.

By: shirley
jun
3

Thank you for the infro.

By: Jennifer Caskie

Thank you for this extensive list.

By: suburban
jan
22

In reply to Prepography .

@Prepography I agree.  I have a friend who is growing his own tobacco in the Northeast and drying it to use for barter and prepping…

By: Prepography
jan
19

One of the few items I’m considering just for barter is storing tobacco seeds.  Seeds are to grow…tobacco is to barter.

By: MiGonz12
apr
13

In reply to Tami .

Liquid, probably, because it is easier to use and clean up. Growing up we washed our clothes by hand with liquid detergent (I’m 21, when I tell people this online they instantly assume I’m 60). Now, I find powdered to have more uses if you have a washing machine. I think liquid also comes in handy when it comes to washing other things especially if you run out of certain items — ie. dish detergent, soap, cleaning products. Also, there are people who have allergies or get rashes (my bf cannot touch powdered or he gets a rash).Survival-in-a-can in tiny version of what people call a bug out bag. Medical supplies (aspirins,bandaids, alcohol), food (soup, sugar, tea), and survival items (matches, duct tape, compass) usually found within. Instead of 72 hours with a bug out bag, it is geared toward the first (or last) crucial hours (up to 24 hours).

By: suburban
oct
11

In reply to bob122 .

@bob122 Ah, you are probably right. Those guys are awesome… Have never spoken to them, but their posts are usually fantastic. Thanks for clarifying.

By: bob122
oct
10

This list is from survivalcache.com

They have several good lists including 100 more things to stock.

By: suburban
oct
9

In reply to JohnQ .

I think they meant an altoid kit. Not sure though…

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