Top 10 Survival Items At The Dollar Store Worth Buying

Prepping for emergencies does not have to be expensive. In fact, you can buy many budget survival gear at your dollar store. Here are the top 10 survival items you can buy at your dollar store to include in your survival kits, bug-out bag or home emergency kits.

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[bugoutbrothers]

What other items can you purchase at the dollar stores?

[michaelkaer]

A mop head that is 100% cotton (40 strands) provides you with 40 long wicks or 80 candle wicks. Baby oil does not go bad. Tuna cans with oil can be turned into oil lamps after you eat the tuna. Get one of your wicks and soak it in the oil. Use the can lid to encase the wick and add baby oil to top up as it burns.

[cathylehmann]

Ramen noodles are good for stretching food. 2 packs of ramen, can of chicken, can of vegetables and can of stock with water. You can make a good size pot of soup to fill hungry bellies.

[Billboi]

He mentioned a warm meal being psychologically healthy When he was talking about the ramen noodles is absolutely true. When I was in the military there were times even during simple training operations where we were absolutely miserable trying to stay level headed in freezing rain after being awake for 30+ hours and eating nothing but cold MREs but sometimes we would have the opportunity for a hot meal when the situation allowed, even if it was just by warming up our MRE and it’s so nice when you’re stressed and cold and wet and miserable to just eat a hot meal. It was never particularly good food considering it was all just warmed but it felt so good to have one of the basics of civilization in those moments that it was almost necessary for survival.

[staceykelly]

Highly suggest folks get a Benadryl (dyphenhydramine) for allergic reactions and bug bites in tablet and also ointment form (depending on what type of reaction you're treating. Also, an antibiotic ointment for cuts and scratches. The first aid kit can be just about FILLED from the Dollar Tree. I'm a nurse and a freak about the first aid kit.

[pyronymph-]

Dollar tree also has cordage, paracord, duct tape, ponchos, shower curtains; good for shelter.

[michelealdworth]

Hi there. One other thing to include in the kit is a squeeze bottle like the ones you use for ketchup. You can take a quick shower and use two to four filled bottles to do the job. All you do is get a sponge and soap it up with two to three drops of liquid soap ( not too much or it will be hard to rinse) scrub starting with your face, then arms, torso, legs, leaving groin area last. Rinse each section as you go. It will make you feel decent and freshen up. Use the shower curtain from DT to have a privacy screen. Just hoping no one needs to do it this way. Stay safe out there. Take care and God bless.

[princesscreepytree]

I know this is a year late for adding comments, but this is the best emergency preparedness video I've ever seen. You don't talk down to anyone, you emphasize the importance of hygiene, and you explain everything in a calm way that is so pleasant. Thank you.

[johndennis]

Hand sanitizer, no one mentions hand sanitizer, it is great for washing your hands, cleaning wounds, and starting fires!

[earthling]

Cotton balls, petroleum jelly, toilet paper, cooking pan, knife, can of chili, rice, spoon, aspirin, emergency poncho. You will stay warm, means to starting a fire, chili to cook a hot meal in a container(pan also to boil water), spoon to eat with, knife to make kindling and open can, poncho to keep you warm, toilet paper for a little civility when releasing yourself, aspirin to relief the head ache from thinking about how miserable you are!

[paulajohnson]

My work gave all employees a emergency bucket. Now watching this I think making extras for family or people is good.

[Truth]

The sticky part of bandaids can be cut into strips and used as butterfly strips to keep a deep cut closed and reduce bleeding in extremis.

I used to work as an infection control nurse, the best body wipes have chlorhexidine in them. They kill not only the bacteria that can make you ill but the ones that cause BO! I have quite a stash of ‘Freshwipes’ which are huge and juicy. They got us through a period with no bathroom during renovations through the hottest weeks of the year a couple of years ago. They are more expensive than wet wipes but one wipe cleans the whole body thoroughly- seriously.

[jackieo]

A Jesus candle can remind you to pray while providing light!

[j.patrickmoore]

Always assume that "flushable" wipes are not flushable. Don't ever flush them. They will clog up your sewer pipes, or get into the sewer system and clog it up.

[jamesbowen]

You have some good ideas, except for two things I disagree with. Those little generic batteries including Panasonic which is a name brand generic you say to keep for backup batteries. The whole purpose of having backup batteries is so something will work. Those little Dollar Store batteries often times will not work and when they do they don't last very long they are of the lowest quality. If you're in a situation where you need something to work you should Pony up and buy duracells. They are known to last for years on the Shelf. And they last a lot longer when used. They are even better than energizers. They are the only kind I buy. In fact when I buy something that comes with batteries I throw the generic batteries away because all they will do is go bad and corrode possibly ruining whatever device you have them in with the exception of the television remote. I will use them until they go bad and then I throw them away as soon as the warning light comes on. If you have a bug out bag that means everything in that bag could be keeping you alive. You can buy a bunch of cheap things but don't scrimp on something like batteries. A cheap flashlight will work, but only if it has good batteries. A radio will work as long as it has good batteries and the same is true with anything else. The golden rule is don't screw around with cheap batteries. I don't know who you're going to barter a pack of dollar batteries that everyone knows are unreliable but, if you want to buy a bunch to give away I'm sure they're better than no battery at all but they sure are not something I would want to stock up on to depend upon. They will cost you more money in the long run even in a non-emergency situation.
My next disagreement is when you said put your dirty wet socks in a ziplock baggie. Maybe you don't realize this but that's exactly how they mold, the best thing to do with your dirty wet socks is hang them on the outside of your pack to dry. You can even tie them on to the outside if you're afraid of losing them. But they really need to dry that way if you need to you can wear them again. Now if you just want to wash a pair of socks a little baggie would be a perfect place to wash them. Put several drops of bleach in the water and then put your socks in there close the bag and shake it around. Maybe leave them in there 30 minutes and then remove them and rinse them out. The bleach would kill any bacteria on the socks and wash the Dirt away. Having clean socks is very important. You go screwing around with dirty socks and you'll wind up with some foot problems and find yourself unable to walk. In fact you might want to consider buying a dollar container of foot powder to put in your shoes to help keep them dry. Two things you absolutely want to keep clean are your socks and your underwear. Even if you just rinse them out in river water and set them to dry in the Sun. You want to get that bacteria and dead skin cells off of it.
I would not want to eat ramen noodles everyday either but they are high in calories. It depends on what you have to do to survive but they do throw a lot of calories at you. Also you can add things to them to make them a lot better. You can cut up beef jerky, or a roll of summer sausage. Have a little bag of chips you could crush and put in there. They even have dehydrated refried beans, so you can make some pretty interesting meals that are high in calories pretty cheaply without carrying a lot of stuff. And still have some nutritional value. They sell small cans of corn or peas. You can mix that with ramen noodles. You can also mix them with a can of soup which is typically pretty low in calories but can have a lot of nutritional value. It's not a sexy meal if you're making a survival video. But it will keep you alive and keep you going. And I would rather have too many of them than not enough because those things you really will be able to barter for other things. Another item that is overlooked but also available there is corned beef hash, roast beef hash and sausage hash. And let's not forget spam. For a dollar you're probably only going to get a single serving instead of an entire can. But you can cook them and throw them in a ramen noodle and it tastes amazing. You can buy a little bottle of barbecue sauce and pour on it and that is pretty excellent too. A tiny bottle of barbecue sauce could be mixed with close to a dozen meals if you don't overdo it.
Another good thing to have you can get there is Vaseline and cotton balls. Which you can store in one of your Ziploc baggies. You roll the cotton ball in your Vaseline and stick it in the baggie. They make excellent fire starters. They help with chapped lips or chapped skin, and you can put it over a wound to keep dirt and bacteria from actually getting inside of the wound. They're also good for removing ticks, by using the Vaseline to cover the tick it will cover up his breathing tube and they will let go trying to get air. It also helps with dry skin, or any chafing you might have. You can also use them to oil your knife or ax if it gets wet. Just take thin layer of the Vaseline would protect it from rusting. And you still have the cotton ball with plenty more on it to start a fire.
Another item you can get at the dollar store is dental floss. Which is good for oral hygiene, but you can also use it to tie stuff together. Such as making a shelter. The more weight involved the more times you want to wrap it usually a double pass would be more than enough and they usually come with 100 to 150 ft of dental floss in a pack. I don't see anyone doing that on the videos but when I was a kid in the Cub Scouts they taught us to do that. With either dental floss or kite string. Kite string is good but the weather will destroy it quicker than a wax covered dental floss string. You can even fish with dental floss if you need to. And you can sit alarms around wherever you are camping by tying them between two points with used pop cans with rocks in them attached so that they will rattle if anyone trips over the trip line. I'm sure there's dozens of other uses for it as well. I know it will cut PVC pipe. I always keep a container of dental floss taped onto my knife sheath.
They also sell safety pins. They are great for everything from patching up holes to picking out splinters, or even fishing if you didn't have any hooks. You can also use them to attach other items to the outside of your bag, and they are easy to carry as you can just attach them to your bag.
And let's not forget duct tape. If your shoes fall apart it will tape up your shoe. It will cover holes in your clothing. You can even make a little bucket out of it to carry water. Or anything else. You don't get that much for a dollar but you can get some. They're great for patching damage to your tarp until you can fix it better. Which you should carry some needles and thread anyway and if you don't want to carry thread you can use your dental floss to sew with. The dental floss is sterile so you could even sew up a wound if you needed to.
Foil is another thing you should get. Not only can you put food into the foil and cook it over the fire including soup if necessary. It can also be used as a signaling device or as a Windbreak around your fire. You can even make a small stove out of it to cook bread.
A little bag of flour is also great to have as all you have to do is add water and you can make bread in several different ways. You can even put the right amount in several Ziploc bags like serving amounts and add anything extra you want to to the bread from salt to sugar yeast, raisins, whatever you fancy. And when you need it just Add Water work it in the bag until it becomes dough and then you could even wrap it around to stick to cook it or cook it on a grill, in a pan or like a biscuit.
Sometimes they sell a seasonal item which is a little wire mesh for cooking things on. It would make an excellent Grill without spending the money to buy a fancy one. And they also have handkerchiefs, which are good for multiple reasons anywhere from making a bandage, wiping your face or keeping sweat out of your eyes. Or kind to a limb of a tree to find your way back to the trail during a bathroom break. They're also good for helping you wash dishes.
And last, 50 gallon trash bags. You can cut them apart and make a tarp, or help you with your shelter. You can fill them up with grass or leaves and make a mattress to sleep on, you can put your stuff in it and protected it against rain, or water crossings, or you can cut holes in either side and one in the top and wear it as a raincoat. But having several of them is always a good thing.
In conclusion there are a lot of things at Dollar General or the dollar store that you could use if you have the skills and knowledge to know how to use it.

[davescheer]

Note; Asian grocery stores carry a lot of rice noodles and dehydrated stuff that can be used fish, mushrooms, spices, check it out .

[toml.]

Remember that everything at the DollarTree costs $1.25 now, not $1!

[hrhtreeoflife]

$10 emergency food prep ideas from
DOLLAR TREE 🌳
#1 bag of rice 🍚
#2 bag of beans
#3 bag of 1 min instant Oats (oatmeal)
#4 pasta
#5 pasta sauce
#6 pack of 5 Top Ramen
#7 dried coffee
#8 tea
#9 sugar
#10 box of cookies 🍪

[we_be_nerds]

Bandaid won't help you heal, but the $1 thing of neosporin from the same shelf under the bandaid will!

[JCole]

I worked in the swimming pool industry for 5 years, and now Wastewater treatment for the last 20. The thing that’s important to remember about bleach is that it loses its strength over time due to the Chlorine gassing off. The general rule of thumb is it loses about 50% of its strength about every 30 days. My experience is that it’s not nearly that much if stored in an air tight container in a cool dark place. My advice is to replace it about every 3 months since it’s for emergency use.