Smart things to stock up on now before you cant !!!! Post your ideas small ,large .... reasonable items and some survival foraging tips

Someone mentioned on trinity thread about holiday spending about buying smart and made me think of buying smart



Small 4 person tents can be used in the house if the heat goes out to stay warm

Sleeping bag

blankets

jackest

gloves

hats


ONE OF MY FAVE DOLLAR TREE ITEMS IS PICTRUE HANGING WIRE COILs FOR SNARES



warm clothes like merino wool and base layers

Camo.

canned food

knives

cast iron skillet

nonstick skillet cooking on open fire

CONTRUCTION GRADE GARBAGE BAG ( make a poncho , seal windows, water proof shelter) same with dollar tree shower curtains

dollar tree plastic drop cloths: seal windows, create a zone in house to trap heat when hung from ceiling 4 people at 98.6 add up

salt

pasta

flash lights

batteries

air rifle 100.00 w several tins of pellets hunt small games rabbit squirrel bird .22 or high cal ones some will drop a deer but need a tank to fill ( lookup pellet dieseling with 3 n 1 oil)

Seed for garden

potting soil or take food scraps make compost

sling shot with bb or marbles

fishing hooks can be used as snare for small game

GAME TRAPS, the spring type

fishing pole

fishing line sinkers and lures or flies(small will catch smaller fish)

solar light from the 1.25 store

socks

underwear

t shirts, consider kids growing

i bought several pair of zip off shorts/pants use in summer and winter

parts for cars, brakes, lights fuses spark plugs

candles

matches lighters

flint and steel

rechargable batteries

screws

nails

a tool set

sockets drill bits

screw drives

a solar recharging panel for bat powered tools

hand powered drill

games cards puzzles books


I know a park in town that has Birch tree for easy fire starting with the bark , chest nuts, an persimmons in the fall great place to forage most dont even know what they are seeing . another spot i fish has walnuts

Walnut husks placed in a pillow case and placed in a creek paralyze fish and float to surface, only use in an emergency against the law almost everywhere



I track where i see fruit and berries growing, apple trees,nut trees know where to forage paw paws in fall and morels in the spring

acorns are edible after soaking all the tannins out w water and dumping the water many times and can grind to make flour

maple seed hellicopters are edible in the spring when they drop or off the tree

SPILES TO get water from trees like maple or birch


feel free to explain why.list a price , drop a tip



just a drp in the bucket !!!


please dont list crazy like bunker , 10k mile range yacht .

Last Edited by Coastie Patriot on 12/15/2022 10:23 PM