9 Survival Items Everyone Needs But NO ONE Has

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A bunch of survival gear and prepping items you may not have considered. There are a lot of videos about the usual prepping items, but these are some things you may find off the beaten path.

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Gasmasks and Protective Equipment

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Water Filtration

Cooking Systems

Silky Saws

Flashlights & Navigation

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Fire Starting

Hygiene

[AlanTuringWannabe]

I think safety glasses are overlooked. An eye injury when the grid is down would be a disaster.

[littleloneprepper]

On my sign I would write “Hungry—Need Food Please!. That way they would think you didn’t have anything lol. Instead of a washboard I have 2 buckets with holes in the center of the lids and new plungers. Just add clothes, soap and water, put on the lid with plunger handle through the hole- works almost like a butter churn. The second bucket is for rinsing.

[patricksmith]

I rarely see anyone mentioning a good whetstone or some other means of sharpening tools. A sharp tool is a safe tool

[joosukas]

Watching this video from Europe, I am so amazed that you have listed clothes pins as if they were something rare. Throughout my whole life I have always dried my clothes on clothesline!

[r.a.dalton]

I am a 66 year old retired U.S. Army Master Sergeant (E8/1972-1993) and former Defense Contractor (2005-2010). From 1988-1993 I did substantial disaster management work in California for riots, floods, fire, earthquakes, etc, especially in the areas of logistics. I can tell you from firsthand knowledge and experience from many disasters that if you are counting on the government or military to take care of you and your family’s needs in a disaster or collapse you could not be more wrong. The truth is that the U.S. military and government is simply not equipped or manned to feed, house and take care of large numbers of civilians, especially in a major city. A small town yes, a large major city no. No better real-world example of this exists then the Katrina disaster which should have been a wakeup call for everyone out there on the limitations of the U.S. military and government to take care of effected civilians in the disaster area. While we can provide good levels of security patrols and rescue, that is pretty much it in many cases. The bottom line here is except for the military providing rescue and security or anti-looting patrols, you are pretty much on your own for most things. One sad fact is that most people in this country are not prepared to take care of themselves and only have enough food on hand to support their needs for about two weeks, and usually far less. Think about what that means! There are going to be a lot of very desperate people out there running around, especially in a prolonged disaster or collapse. My recommendation to all of you would be to have at least six months of non-perishable food and consumable supplies (ie; toilet paper, soap, etc) for you and your family and the ability to defend yourselves.

[gillianpershaw]

I have a sign in my driveway that says “If You Can Read This You’re In Range”. Works great!!

[shellieperreault]

I have a washboard, and let me tell you...gets everything faaar cleaner than the washing machine. I wouldn't want to have to use it for jeans or towels, but it is great for everything else. And yes, I use it several times a month... I find it meditative. I used it for diapers a long time ago.

[PMoneyK]

I’m 14, but I’ve gotten my whole family into prepping

[rjk]

A simple pencil sharpener: super easy to carry and it can turn dry woodsticks into pretty thin pieces as firestarters. Saves time searching and drilling 😉

[loulunetta]

I have always assumed that there will be no power and I also am a wood worker so I have the manual hand tools. If you get a bit brace a make sure the chuck is appropriate for your bits. You can eliminate the the auger by getting a set of auger bits for your brace. They come in configurations for both chucks. Chisels are good. A rudimentary set is OK. If you think you will be doing any timber framing, a slick and adze are in order. Woodcraft supply and Rockler have the draw knives. The folding saw is essential. A good crosscut or rip saw, bow or solid a nice upgrade. If you wedge, you sledge...if you get a 5lb hammer also get a masonry chisel and you can split rocks for the camp fire or rocket stove. BTW: we have uses a cookie rack for washing. Not elegant but it worked. Thanks for the video.

[christyrucker]

So as a lady who was without a washer for two weeks and didn’t want to pay the laundry mat… if you are prepping to wash and hang dry clothes, it is also VERY helpful to have something to wring them. Actual wringers are expensive, but the press-type ones on the commercial mop buckets will work. If you don’t get enough water out by hand, and hang them in the wrong weather, they don’t dry fast enough and will smell musty. (I added a wringer to my preps)

[ryanvasek]

Sewing kits. Or some type of clothing repair. You can buy cheap complete ones for a few bucks. They include buttons, thread, thimble, needles and in some cases a small sissors.

[Archangel]

Use a brand new toilet plunger and a five gallon bucket filled with soapy water to wash/agitate your clothes by agitating with a up and down motion. This works MUCH better than a wash board with less effort. Then rinse in another bucket of clean water. Next, use a mop wringer with a bucket to wring the clothes out, before hanging them to dry. As a bonus, you can conserve the rinse water in the bucket to use again.

[sisterabagail]

How NICE! I Love your Wood chisel set. I actually do have a Manual old fashioned drill, a small chisel set, wood carving tools and several hand saws. I also have an old fashioned Reel lawnmower, Coffee Grinder and French Style coffee pot you pour heated water into. No electricity! I've had these things for a few years now. Works great and SAVES Money Stretches Finances. A Big Plus, to me!

And for Firestarter, I Save, Recycle and Repurpose Candle Wax drippings, dryer lint, Tolit & paper towel rolls, pencil shavings, cardboard shred shavings that have NO Toxic ink, used Dryer sheets that I also use as Spider deterrents in clothes, AND have Cotton-Balls & Patroleum Jelly or Rubbing Isopropyl Alcohol.
FYI:. You can collect small wood sticks, and use a quality Large sized Pencil Sharpeners, to make small wood shavings for fire kindling firestarter. If you dry out those wood shavings on a pan, in the Sunlight of a window seal, it works better as fire starter.
Then store in an old coffee can with an oxygen absorbers to prevent moisture from ruining the wood shavings ability to be good firestarter.

Thus, for multi-purposed uses, it is A GOOD Idea to STOCK UP ON Pencil Sharpeners, Potato peelers, Can Openers and Egg Slicers. 🙂

Also to save on money, I have a bucket system I use for washing clothes by hand. To wring clothes out well, before putting them in a dryer, I use an old fashioned & modernized Mop Bucket on wheels, with a nice Wringer & Wringer Side-Handle. It Works Well. All it takes is a little arm muscle with grit or a little attitude...lol The Old fashion Country Way. 🙂



Oh, and I also have my own ancient apothecary Mortar & Pestle, for making my own medicine with.

[carrowcobb-cuyh]

My husband, boys, and I went 14 days without electricity during deer season at our deer camp just for fun and to see how we would do out there. Dont underestimate your need for entertainment. You will need plenty of board games, cards, dominoes, books, puzzles, art & craft supplies, sports balls/gloves, and a small portable DVD player/CD player that you can recharge with a solar generator to keep your wife & kids complaining down to a minimum. Mosquito netted hunting hat was a game changer. I even slept in it. Cut resistant gloves to use when processing animals. Heat resistant gloves for getting your food out of a fire. Bug zapping devices. Moth traps. Baby wipes. Dry shampoo.

[RedU]

Printed maps and a compass are a must have!

[sarge]

Multi hole mechanical pencil sharpener...Quick tender and sharp sticks for traps and snares..

[davidhammond]

There was a entrepreneur in the 90's who sold solar powered clothes dryer for $49.95. It was a bag of clothes pins and a black clothes line.

[maryelizabeth]

It’s hilarious to hear you explain clothes pins to the younger set!

[thatswhatshesaid]

Bandanas!! Can be used for Dust control/sun control(even stick an opened one on top of your head then put your hat on)/ extra layer to retain heat/provides a portable a.c. & cold temps/air filter, tied around your nose& mouth/ works like triangle bandage & other bandages, sling etc/ can be used as a hair tie, extra cleaning rag, ladies can use it for hygeine purposes, 100% cotten be used to char material or filter water debris from entering your water bottle, pack wounds as a last resort, and soo much more..