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Things you may want to bring from home
- Any and all food/beverages: Including half-empty cans of coffee, open boxes of crackers and the stray apple in the bottom of your fridge. ANYTHING edible should be salvaged. Don’t forget your supply of spices and herbs.
- Booze/alcoholic beverages: This can be used for trade/barter, disinfecting wounds, or simply drinking.
- Pots/pans: Particularly cast iron, large stew/soup pots, and frying pans. We’ll be cooking for more people now, and often over an open fire.
- Food containers: Plastic or glass, especially those with lids. Look for anything that can be used to store dehydrated foods.
- Bundles of old newspapers: Newspaper has multiple uses, including twisted tightly to make logs for burning and crumpled for toilet paper.
- Matches, lighters, other fire starting implements: We will need these for the woodstove (to keep us warm) and for cooking fires.
- Charcoal: If you have a charcoal grill, bring that along, too. We may have to use this for cooking if electricity ceases to be available.
- Any camping equipment: Including camp stoves, propane tanks, tents, sleeping bags, cook sets, etc. Consider that we are basically “roughing it” right now, so bring anything you have to make the experience more pleasant.
- Candles: Bring your fancy scented candles, as well as any other candles you may have (tea lights, birthday candles, etc.). These can provide light, warmth and a small cooking surface if necessary.
- Flashlights and lanterns: If the power goes out, these will be our primary light source.
- Batteries: Pilfer all working batteries from electronics. We’ll need them for flashlights and lanterns.
- Medical supplies: Including band-aids, bandages, antibiotic ointments, Pepto, cough syrup, pain relievers, thermometers, hot water bottles, cold packs. Anything that can be used for either minor or major injuries should be acquired.
- Sewing supplies: Such as needles, threads, extra fabric, scissors, yarn, crochet hooks, etc. We may very well have to repair our clothing or make our own at some point in the future.
- Plastic bins/tubs: These can be used to catch rainwater if necessary. They can also be used for storage.
- Plastic bags: Including plastic grocery bags, plastic garbage bags, etc. If you have tarps, bring those, too. These can be used for everything from trash to personal waste disposal.
- Wagons: Even kid’s wagons are welcome. These can be used for hauling water, wood, soil, rocks, etc.
- Hand tools: Don’t forget things like an axe, nails/screws/etc. and work gloves. Anything that can be used to repair buildings around the house, shore up home security, or build fences will be useful.
- Gardening supplies: Such as gardening tools, gloves, seed packets, pots, extra bags of soil, etc. We will be gardening to replenish food supplies.
- Paper products: Bring your supply of toilet paper, tissues, paper towels, paper plates, paper cups. The more paper products we have, the less water is wasted doing dishes.
- Hygiene/Cleaning products: Including soap, shampoo, hand sanitizer, dish detergent, laundry detergent, bleach and other cleaning products. Bleach can be used to purify water, and proper cleaning of items will help reduce illnesses in the household.
- Clothing: Bring clothing for yourself, but make sure to bring extra socks, shoes made for work, and clothing that can be layered for cold weather. We don’t know how long this crisis will last, and during this time you will be working hard.
- Blankets and pillows: We simply do not have enough bedding for everyone.
- Rope: Including all types of string, rope and line. Anything that can be used to bundle or tie is useful.
- Firearms/Ammo: Don’t forget about your hunting rifle or your shotgun. Any type of firearm would be welcomed. Bring it even if you don’t have ammo. Someone else may have ammo for your gun, or we may be able to obtain it through trade/barter.
- Entertainment: Board games, card games, books, puzzles and such. You may find the nights get long without television to entertain you.
Excerpted from:
http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/checklist-for-refugees-post-shtf/
