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[dreamwalker]

So lets say you are prepped to stay at home under a worse case scenario. With go bags ready to go (can't take the crap from MUN for leaving that out). You may have what you think are all the basics covered; food, water, medication, fuel, ammo. batteries, communication equipment.. What are the items you are likely to forget? How important are they in a transitional period if not long term? Please name three. Yes just three, and why they would be important in the transitional/ long term. Things that people take for granted are a good start. I'll start.

Toilet paper:

Have that one stocked? Or hate yourself later for having to quickly deal with the alternatives?

Nails:

A hammer does little good without them, building or repairing comes in handy. For those that say screws instead, go for it! once that power drill with the phillips head dies and you no longer have the means to recharge it, you and that phillips head screwdriver are going to get extremely intimate. Don't lose it!

Insecticide:

being knocked down a few hundred tiers in technology will give other species of animal a far greater advantage, expect a massive increase in the insect population. Protect your food.

What three do you got?

-Dreamwalker

Edited by dreamwalker, 02 June 2012 - 04:03 AM.

[Harte]

1) Condoms
Aside from the usual and obvious use, condoms are sterile (so is urine, BTW) and can be used for many purposes.

2) Sunblock
Ouch.

3) Paperclips or wire hangers
These can both be fashioned by hand into a plethora of useful items.

Harte

[baudmiksen]

Sunblock. LOL!

[Harte]

I patiently await the moment when someone puts my number one (condoms) together with the urine information to suggest "water" balloons.

Harte

[baudmiksen]

I wear eyeglasses for distance. I have a feeling that handicap will be the death of me in a SHTF scenario.

[dreamwalker]

Yeah, I'm planning multiple stash locations to hide multiple spare pairs of glasses.

Condoms are only sterile once. The whole drug testing industry revolves around dirty piss.

[Harte]

What a perve you are.

Harte

[dreamwalker]

Whatever one can do well.

[Mudpuppy]

1) Water
2) Water Purifier
3) A year's supply of Kit Kats

1) Condoms
Aside from the usual and obvious use, condoms are sterile (so is urine, BTW) and can be used for many purposes.

2) Sunblock
Ouch.

3) Paperclips or wire hangers
These can both be fashioned by hand into a plethora of useful items.

Harte

Funny as it sounds, you're right. I have a book by Cody Lund-something called How to Save Your Ass in the Woods and condoms are in the mini survival kit because they are small, travel well, are really strong and hold an amazing amount of water. If you couple that with a bandana, you can place one inside the other and use the bandana as a carrying handle type thing.

[dreamwalker]

I've got water taken care of. Kit Kats are a damn good idea. Why not sterile latex gloves instead of condoms? probably far less expensive. I will be thoroughly pissed when I run out of lighters and then run out of matches.