ITT we keep a Running List of Survival Items:

[TJHall1]

Vegetable oil plus some other stuff

https://www.ehow.com/way_5453105_homemade-lamp-oil.html

I really don't think you want to inject that into your body, but that's just me.

 

[GarnetPild]

Vegetable oil plus some other stuff

https://www.ehow.com/way_5453105_homemade-lamp-oil.html

That is the easiest homemade thing ever. You don't actually make anything...they tell you to just use any household cooking oil, just took them about 500 words to say it.

 

[sanction]

Honey is fairly cheap, won’t spoil and can be used on wounds.

Has a lot of calories.

 

[GarnetPild]

Honey is fairly cheap, won’t spoil and can be used on wounds.

Has a lot of calories.

As a bonus, it is also delicious!

 

[imprimis]

Not exactly. I think they are made to put in the water/fish tank to control infections in fish… except they come in a capsule/pill format. My MIL (registered nurse) told us about them and now we always keep some on hand. I’ve taken them a half dozen times over the years and never had a problem. In fact I just finished a “Z Pack” to knock out my covid pneumonia. Worked perfectly.

Coming Soon

Antibiotics for fish are purer than those for humans. Fish cannot tolerate the "fillers" put into many human tablets and capsules. I have a stockpile of these I get from feed stores. Amoxicillin, Ampicillin, Cephalexin (Keflex) and others are available.

I have most of those things OP mentioned.

I also have:

Coffee filters and activated charcoal for filtration.
Cotton balls and petroleum jelly - burns a long time and can be used to start fires.
200-300 matchbooks my Dad had collected.
Several flint/steel fire starters.
One plastic container of clothing lint - see cotton balls and petroleum jelly.
Several containers for collecting water in the event I have to go to the creek or get runoff from rain. Use filters and charcoal for that too.
A couple of gas masks to protect from teargas.
Lots of coat hanger cardboard tubes. They make incredible "firecrackers". Have string for wicks.
Several razor sharp machetes and other knives - Marine KA-Bar, Croc Dundee knife, etc.
Lots of first aid stuff.
200 foot coil of 1/4" plastic tubing to siphon with or anything else.
Parachute cord - several bundles - and other ropes etc.

I found out during Texas' Icemageddon that candles are of little use and eventually burn away. Now, I have 5 oil lamps (extra lamp oil) which burn forever and put out more heat and light than candles. Plus, if needed, they can be used as Molotov cocktails whereas candles can't.

 

[TopHook]

Love that movie

Just found out that my buddie is in that movie.

 

[AmericanViking]

Really? What part?

 

[TopHook]

Really? What part?

The very end where they are interviewing all the citizens they interviewed about the saints. He told me this when after ive seen it multiple times and never noticed. Nothing major or interesting

 

[CurtOFD78]

My personal stash looks like this:
medical supplies
old medications- still will work a little in the zombie apocalypse
disinfecting supplies- medical and cleaning
lighters and matches- you have to have ways to make fire
candles
Hand tools- axe, saw, all the other stuff you have in your garage
dry foods (rice) and pasta
canned goods
rope
small propane stoves
hygiene supplies
soap
means to collect water
Lots of fvcking alcohol
solar panels- gotta think these will be valuable if the grid goes down
drinking water filters
plenty of sharp objects if you gotta clean fish or skin critters
tarps
nails/screws
various "things" that I can neutralize hostile forces with
I also have various US military field manuals that can be useful for sanitation and other things.
a shit ton of batteries and a few small radios

 

[Chris Farley]

Antibiotics for fish are purer than those for humans. Fish cannot tolerate the "fillers" put into many human tablets and capsules. I have a stockpile of these I get from feed stores. Amoxicillin, Ampicillin, Cephalexin (Keflex) and others are available.

I have most of those things OP mentioned.

I also have:

Coffee filters and activated charcoal for filtration.
Cotton balls and petroleum jelly - burns a long time and can be used to start fires.
200-300 matchbooks my Dad had collected.
Several flint/steel fire starters.
One plastic container of clothing lint - see cotton balls and petroleum jelly.
Several containers for collecting water in the event I have to go to the creek or get runoff from rain. Use filters and charcoal for that too.
A couple of gas masks to protect from teargas.
Lots of coat hanger cardboard tubes. They make incredible "firecrackers". Have string for wicks.
Several razor sharp machetes and other knives - Marine KA-Bar, Croc Dundee knife, etc.
Lots of first aid stuff.
200 foot coil of 1/4" plastic tubing to siphon with or anything else.
Parachute cord - several bundles - and other ropes etc.

I found out during Texas' Icemageddon that candles are of little use and eventually burn away. Now, I have 5 oil lamps (extra lamp oil) which burn forever and put out more heat and light than candles. Plus, if needed, they can be used as Molotov cocktails whereas candles can't.

My personal stash looks like this:
medical supplies
old medications- still will work a little in the zombie apocalypse
disinfecting supplies- medical and cleaning
lighters and matches- you have to have ways to make fire
candles
Hand tools- axe, saw, all the other stuff you have in your garage
dry foods (rice) and pasta
canned goods
rope
small propane stoves
hygiene supplies
soap
means to collect water
Lots of fvcking alcohol
solar panels- gotta think these will be valuable if the grid goes down
drinking water filters
plenty of sharp objects if you gotta clean fish or skin critters
tarps
nails/screws
various "things" that I can neutralize hostile forces with
I also have various US military field manuals that can be useful for sanitation and other things.
a shit ton of batteries and a few small radios

This is what I’m talking about fellas. Good shit here. @imprimus can you explain the firecracker thing to me? Thanks man. All in all, really good lists men!

 

[GarnetPild]

Antibiotics for fish are purer than those for humans. Fish cannot tolerate the "fillers" put into many human tablets and capsules. I have a stockpile of these I get from feed stores. Amoxicillin, Ampicillin, Cephalexin (Keflex) and others are available.

I have most of those things OP mentioned.

I also have:

Coffee filters and activated charcoal for filtration.
Cotton balls and petroleum jelly - burns a long time and can be used to start fires.
200-300 matchbooks my Dad had collected.
Several flint/steel fire starters.
One plastic container of clothing lint - see cotton balls and petroleum jelly.
Several containers for collecting water in the event I have to go to the creek or get runoff from rain. Use filters and charcoal for that too.
A couple of gas masks to protect from teargas.
Lots of coat hanger cardboard tubes. They make incredible "firecrackers". Have string for wicks.
Several razor sharp machetes and other knives - Marine KA-Bar, Croc Dundee knife, etc.
Lots of first aid stuff.
200 foot coil of 1/4" plastic tubing to siphon with or anything else.
Parachute cord - several bundles - and other ropes etc.

I found out during Texas' Icemageddon that candles are of little use and eventually burn away. Now, I have 5 oil lamps (extra lamp oil) which burn forever and put out more heat and light than candles. Plus, if needed, they can be used as Molotov cocktails whereas candles can't.

This is what I’m talking about fellas. Good shit here. @imprimus can you explain the firecracker thing to me? Thanks man. All in all, really good lists men!

Yes, go on about the firecracker cardboard tube. Also, good call on the oil lamp vs candle!

 

[imprimis]

Yes, go on about the firecracker cardboard tube. Also, good call on the oil lamp vs candle!

When I was a teenager 55 years ago, a friend made gun powder (the formula was taught in chemistry class) in his chem lab in his backyard shed. We took these tubes and put the powder inside them (closed off the bottom and taped first). We pulled fuses from several firecrackers and taped them together and put inside the tubes. We now had a 15" long "firecracker". Of course, back then M-80s and other similar stuff no longer available were sold at fireworks stands but we had no car and were "poor".

These were very loud and powerful. We put one underneath a turned over metal trash can (remember them). We lit it and ran away. The force sent the trash can 20-25 feet in the air and it came down flattened with its sides blown out.

 

[ShaolinNole]

I always have a case of pork n beans and a case of tuna in the house. Also two large containers of Dymatize protein drink powder. That’s always a good combo if shtf. Also have a waterBob that can hold fresh a bathtub full of water.

Not proud of it but I broke down last week and ordered a 3 month emergency food supply from 4Patriots. My family lives in Manhattan and there is 3 days worth of food on this island at any given time and dark winter is coming. So don’t judge me!

 

[Jtrain80]

I always have a case of pork n beans and a case of tuna in the house. Also two large containers of Dymatize protein drink powder. That’s always a good combo if shtf. Also have a waterBob that can hold fresh a bathtub full of water.

Not proud of it but I broke down last week and ordered a 3 month emergency food supply from 4Patriots. My family lives in Manhattan and there is 3 days worth of food on this island at any given time and dark winter is coming. So don’t judge me!

I hope you have a boat. That place could turn to shit so fast.

 

[ShaolinNole]

I hope you have a boat. That place could turn to shit so fast.

Yeah, unfortunately no boat. But could hunker down pretty easily for a few months. Starting to tell my family elsewhere to stock up a bit and buy Christmas gifts now.

Cargo ships anchored off US face 4-WEEK wait amid supply chain crisis

Dozens of cargo ships anchored off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the US face unprecedented wait times while railyards and trucking routes are hopelessly clogged due to a lack of manpower.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Jtrain80]

Yeah, unfortunately no boat. But could hunker down pretty easily for a few months. Starting to tell my family elsewhere to stock up a bit and buy Christmas gifts now.

Cargo ships anchored off US face 4-WEEK wait amid supply chain crisis

Dozens of cargo ships anchored off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the US face unprecedented wait times while railyards and trucking routes are hopelessly clogged due to a lack of manpower.

www.dailymail.co.uk

I am more concerned about food stuffs than Christmas gifts.

 

[Jtrain80]

Yeah, unfortunately no boat. But could hunker down pretty easily for a few months. Starting to tell my family elsewhere to stock up a bit and buy Christmas gifts now.

Cargo ships anchored off US face 4-WEEK wait amid supply chain crisis

Dozens of cargo ships anchored off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the US face unprecedented wait times while railyards and trucking routes are hopelessly clogged due to a lack of manpower.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Forgot to add, does anyone have a screen shot before all the stupidity started for reference? I have become so skeptical lately of everything.

 

[Cletusnow]

If you don't have a wood stove you are going to regret it going forward. Propane and nat gas going up... electric will follow. Blackout in winter is gonna be way worse with puddin in office.

Don’t have a wood stove but got a shitload of trees.

 

[imprimis]

Don’t have a wood stove but got a shitload of trees.

And a non-electric chain saw with plenty of gas.

 

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[hmt5000]

Don’t have a wood stove but got a shitload of trees.

they sale small wood stoves at Tractor supply and similar stores. These aren't going to heat a whole house but will keep a room or 2 warm and keep your house from freezing and busting lines in a prolonged outage.

 

[hmt5000]

https://www.calvetsupply.com/

This site sells fish antibiotics.

 

[GarnetPild]

Damn. That is cool as shit!

 

[imprimis]

https://www.calvetsupply.com/

This site sells fish antibiotics.

The ones I get are called FishBiotics and are sold at Feed Stores.

Thanks for the link. That's a larger inventory and comparable pricing. BTW, Clindomycin will tear you a new asshole. Might request it before my next colonoscopy.

 

[HumasButthole]

Not exactly. I think they are made to put in the water/fish tank to control infections in fish… except they come in a capsule/pill format. My MIL (registered nurse) told us about them and now we always keep some on hand. I’ve taken them a half dozen times over the years and never had a problem. In fact I just finished a “Z Pack” to knock out my covid pneumonia. Worked perfectly.

Coming Soon

I’ve currently got C19, which one is the Z-Pack equivalent?

 

[thenick_ttu]

I’ve currently got C19, which one is the Z-Pack equivalent?

azithromycin although I am not sure the correct mg

 

[imprimis]

Resurrecting this thread because it will be needed.

 

[hmt5000]

DEFENSE/SECURITY:

Weapons and Ammo - not going to say what all I have on here but every family should own at least one of each of the following: a tactical rifle, long rifle, shotgun, probably 2 handguns. I think the minimum amount of ammo should be 2K rounds per weapon


That’s a good list but I would add a scoped air rifle/pellet gun in .22 cal. The rifle as well as the ammo is cheap and plentiful. Most use a piston system now so they last and probably the most important reason is the sound emitted is dampened enough you don’t send a beacon to whoever is in the area. Most children can be taught to operate with relative ease. In an urban setting this would be more useful than a large calibered long gun if you are depending on hunting small game for survival.

I am a fan of having multiple calibers so that you can use what ever you find. But I am also a fan of buying multiple of the same brand and caliber. If you like glock then dont get a springfield and S&W... just get 3 glocks. If 2 break you can use parts to possibly fix 1 or all the mags are interchangeable.

I bought 2 parts kits for my pistols. They should be good for decades.

 

[hmt5000]

I always have a case of pork n beans and a case of tuna in the house. Also two large containers of Dymatize protein drink powder. That’s always a good combo if shtf. Also have a waterBob that can hold fresh a bathtub full of water.

Not proud of it but I broke down last week and ordered a 3 month emergency food supply from 4Patriots. My family lives in Manhattan and there is 3 days worth of food on this island at any given time and dark winter is coming. So don’t judge me!

I'd have some sort of inflatable boat too. If worse case happens and bridges and tunnels are too dangerous it would be nice to be able to row across to safety (NJ LOL).

 

[thenick_ttu]

What Foods Can I Store In a 5 Gallon Bucket? – Ready Squirrel

readysquirrel.com

I recently ran across this great guide on long term food storage in 5 gallon buckets. Tells you how much of each food type fits in a bucket. How much food you need per person for a year. Proper storing process. Etc, etc. Lots of great info IMO. I’m currently using this to store 1 year’s worth of food for my 4 person family.

 

[imprimis]

Bought a bucket by ReadyWise at Costco yesterday. I'm all set except for the dried eggs, cornmeal and dried fruit. Just need to read the recipes for raccoon, armadillo and others I may trap. No skunks!

Went to a fireworks display last Sunday. Got out of the car and the smell of "skunk" was everywhere and the TCU basketball coach was nowhere to be seen.