iodized salt is good, but, you will want regular salt for canning and pickling Pool shock is good to have for the long term , do to the short usefulness of bleach (about six months) knitting needles and yarn, rings and bands for canning, string, glue, nuts and bolts, nails I have an adapter to refill 1 lb propane bottles from my 20 lb tanks (I have extra tanks)
You are 100% correct about the salt. And yes pool shock! I wasn't sure if it would get to complicated talking about pool shock and I wanted to put out a simple list, but indeed this is the best route to go when it comes to bleach. All of your suggestions from sewing supplies, to canning rings, to nails are all solid. They are all low cost, high impact items. And yes, the adapter is a must! Thank you for all the great advice and thanks for watching!
Thank you for watching! What items are you stockpiling for bartering after the collapse? Let me know in the comments below! Don’t forget to check the description for a complete list of bartering items and useful links. If you found this video helpful, be sure to hit the subscribe button to join the Texan Prepper community for more tips on emergency preparedness!
@@TexanPrepper the small bottles of alcohol, seeds, stationary supplies coloring books - can’t leave that out. I’m a retired teacher. Spices hygiene, socks, material & simple sewing supplies, cat & dog treats (vacuum sealed-), oral hygiene items, batteries for clocks, and daily devotional books. At the dollar tree you can get a box of snack bags and they hold exactly one cup. Every week I buy 2 pounds of rice for $1.25. Once a month I go to the Mexican market and buy 10 pounds of pinto beans. I try every month to fill all those one cup snack bags with either rice or beans. Every time I’m in a fast food joint if even if it’s just to use the bathroom, I score the tables for all the little packets of salt, sugar, etc. On the packets of rice or beans I tape one of these packets of spice or sugar. I’m stockpiling instant coffee. Every month I buy a jar of instant coffee, and a box of black tea. Neither of which I drink. For me, I buy herbal tea and every imaginable flavor of flavored water packets . I only buy one box of tea and one box. I realize the statement looks like I buy the store out. day I pack in vacuum seal bags everything that needs to be sealed . I also watched the sales today if you were a member of Albertsons. You could buy rice, Roni or pasta Roni for $.10 a box. I called all my friends who have an Albertsons account, and they all came and bought the limited amount of 10 boxes. Which they promptly give to me. I parcel out batches of bartering packets. That way, I don’t have to store so much and everybody has something. Many of these friends of mine do not believe in Prepping, but they believe in helping. I help turn around on them in the form of bartering which will help them. In fact every year for Christmas, I give each person who works with me throughout the year a box/plastic tote for one person for one month of food. I don’t know how the system will work when we actually have to barter. I just know that it feels right and makes me feel good that I am protecting myself, my friends and my community for when times are bad and we all are hungry.
Absolutely! When I watch RUclips I love when there are timestamps, so I always provide them in my videos! They make the viewing experience better and if you ever need to come back it is much easier to navigate to the correct section. Thanks for the feedback and for watching!
Oh, and yeast! It was hard to find during the Plandemic. I have 8 pounds of it in the deep freeze. It takes about a teaspoon and a half for two loaves of bread. I bought a bunch of small Mylar packets and intend to divvy it up an ounce at a time (enough for 8 loaves) and barter with it. I got the yeast for a dollar a pound from a liquidations store after a bakery went out of business and the little bags at the same location after a dispensary closed down. I think I got 100 of them for a dollar.
Yes, yeast is a must! And divvying it up into small portions in Mylar bags will make excellent barter items. Very smart idea! Yeast is such a high value items, and like you mentioned, it doesn't take much! Sounds like you got a great deal! Thanks for your awesome suggestion and for watching!
Hi from Oklahoma! Thanks for not playing music the whole time you’re talking! I have hearing loss. The intro and outro are fine with the music but it’s nice not to have to struggle to hear over the background music during the actual video content! Subscribed!
Hello! That is actually really good feedback for me! I'm always considering if I should have background music playing throughout the video or not. I have in a couple of videos but I had it really low. I am glad you are able to listen to my videos without any issue! Thank you so much for the support!
This is true, Paul! Post SHTF, we won't want to deal with too many people. As a prepper, the goal is the have everything you will ever need. I think it's never a bad idea to stock up on a few extra low cost, high impact items though, just in case! You never know when someone may have something you really need, such as medicine, and if you have something of value to them, it could work out for the both of y'all. Thanks for your input and for watching!
Running out of yeast. If you don’t know how to make sourdough starter or sourdough bread now is a good time to find out. If you don’t know how to make yeast from a potato to make potato bread right now is a good time to find out. We won’t always have yeast. My mother used to even make cakes out of yeast. Of course she didn’t use as much as you needed for a loaf of bread but you do need some agent to make your cookies rise.
Great suggestions, Christena! We should definitely be stockpiling yeast! This is a very smart suggestion. And a little goes a long way! I like your comment about now being a good time to learn, learn now before it's too late! Thanks for your input and for watching!
I am really glad you found this video helpful! I try not to add fluff to my videos just to expand the length. I know your time is valuable. Thank you for watching!
This should be the goal for everyone! Great job! In an emergency scenario, the less you have to deal with others when it comes to your preps, the better. You never know when something may come up and you need something you never thought of though! It sounds like if that ever did happen, y'all will have plenty to trade if you really needed to! Thank you for watching!
When you stockpile items be sure and pay attention to expiration dates if items have them. Not everything has expiration dates but still expire, like gasoline and beach so learn these items. Items like Medicines will still function past the expiration date but won't be as effective. For storing your trade goods remember as little as 2-3 feet down the Earth will stabilize to a year-round temp of around 50 degrees making it a perfect place to store well protected items. For your comfort items freeze dried and vacuum packing items will prolong the life greatly. Instant freeze-dried coffee is better than beans, loose tea and roll-your-own tobacco in vacuum packed mylar will last decades. When getting meds also get supplements, basic prenatal vitamins to just basic A, B12, C, D or even just Imodium and caffeine pills.
This comment is wealth of knowledge! Well said! With gas I usually suggest fuel stabilizer, even if it doesn't last forever. And for bleach, pool shock is a great substitute. I wanted to keep the list simple, so I didn't get into those, but I definitely recommend! I appreciate all the solid advice here. I can tell you really know your stuff! Thank you for the great suggestions and for watching!
Absolutely, Scott! It's always a good idea to rotate any preps with an expiration. Storing cigarettes in Mylar bags with an oxygen absorber will definitely keep them fresh for years. Better yet, store loose tobacco in Mylar bags and roll them yourself! Thanks for you input and for watching!
@@TexanPrepper Living on Vancouver Island, I’m sure that we do prepare for some different emergencies, than you do. It’s a level of insurance, for something we hope is never needed. With the situation the world is in, it’s wise to prepare! Good luck to all. I’ll keep watching your channel! Play carefully, & keep your smiles on!
@@MikeH-sg2ue absolutely, it's a bit more chilly up there than down here in Texas! Indeed, we hope things never go wrong, but emergencies are inevitable in life. It's best to be ready, even if we never use some preps, they give us that peace of mind. I love your great attitude and I appreciate the support!
You're not wrong, David! LOL. Similar to alcohol and other vices, this will make a great barter item. If you're in an area that allows it, growing it will be like growing your own money! Thanks for the suggestion and for watching!
Fuel with ethanol loses its octane and can’t be reconstituted. Only store fuel that’s 100% fuel. This is the reason the government added it in the first place.
This is true. I do add fuel stabilizer to all my fuel I stockpile, but even with that I have heard mixed information. What we do is rotate our fuel about every six months. Unfortunately, when SHTF it will not last forever. Thanks for watching, John!
@@duanebouchard8736 this is solid advice. We have been building our propane stockpile over the years, much more stable than regular gas at the pump. Thanks for your input and for watching!
This is a really smart idea! Tobacco will always be a valuable item to trade. Like you said, this is basically growing your own money! Thanks for you suggestion and for watching!
Of course, can't forget about our fur babies! On a daily basis, we feed our animals dried food, but for long term storage we stockpile canned pet food. And absolutely, if it came down to it, their food is safe for us to eat as well. Thanks for the suggestion!
What i will NOT trade are guns, ammo and reloading supplies. I'd rather not be shot and killed by my own guns.
That is a smart decision! I may have some ammo for my family but I’m with you, not risking it with others. Thanks for watching!
@@TexanPrepper exactly
AMEN 👋🏼👋🏼
iodized salt is good, but, you will want regular salt for canning and pickling
Pool shock is good to have for the long term , do to the short usefulness of bleach (about six months)
knitting needles and yarn, rings and bands for canning, string, glue, nuts and bolts, nails
I have an adapter to refill 1 lb propane bottles from my 20 lb tanks (I have extra tanks)
You are 100% correct about the salt. And yes pool shock! I wasn't sure if it would get to complicated talking about pool shock and I wanted to put out a simple list, but indeed this is the best route to go when it comes to bleach. All of your suggestions from sewing supplies, to canning rings, to nails are all solid. They are all low cost, high impact items. And yes, the adapter is a must! Thank you for all the great advice and thanks for watching!
Alcohol, first aid, rice & beans, batteries, water, soap, toothbrushes & toothpaste
All solid barter items! Low cost and high impact. Great list here! Thank you for watching!
Thank you for watching! What items are you stockpiling for bartering after the collapse? Let me know in the comments below! Don’t forget to check the description for a complete list of bartering items and useful links. If you found this video helpful, be sure to hit the subscribe button to join the Texan Prepper community for more tips on emergency preparedness!
@@TexanPrepper the small bottles of alcohol, seeds, stationary supplies coloring books - can’t leave that out. I’m a retired teacher. Spices hygiene, socks, material & simple sewing supplies, cat & dog treats (vacuum sealed-), oral hygiene items, batteries for clocks, and daily devotional books. At the dollar tree you can get a box of snack bags and they hold exactly one cup. Every week I buy 2 pounds of rice for $1.25. Once a month I go to the Mexican market and buy 10 pounds of pinto beans. I try every month to fill all those one cup snack bags with either rice or beans. Every time I’m in a fast food joint if even if it’s just to use the bathroom, I score the tables for all the little packets of salt, sugar, etc. On the packets of rice or beans I tape one of these packets of spice or sugar. I’m stockpiling instant coffee. Every month I buy a jar of instant coffee, and a box of black tea. Neither of which I drink. For me, I buy herbal tea and every imaginable flavor of flavored water packets . I only buy one box of tea and one box. I realize the statement looks like I buy the store out. day I pack in vacuum seal bags everything that needs to be sealed . I also watched the sales today if you were a member of Albertsons. You could buy rice, Roni or pasta Roni for $.10 a box. I called all my friends who have an Albertsons account, and they all came and bought the limited amount of 10 boxes. Which they promptly give to me. I parcel out batches of bartering packets. That way, I don’t have to store so much and everybody has something. Many of these friends of mine do not believe in Prepping, but they believe in helping. I help turn around on them in the form of bartering which will help them. In fact every year for Christmas, I give each person who works with me throughout the year a box/plastic tote for one person for one month of food. I don’t know how the system will work when we actually have to barter. I just know that it feels right and makes me feel good that I am protecting myself, my friends and my community for when times are bad and we all are hungry.
Thanks for providing chapter breaks in the video progress bar.
Absolutely! When I watch RUclips I love when there are timestamps, so I always provide them in my videos! They make the viewing experience better and if you ever need to come back it is much easier to navigate to the correct section. Thanks for the feedback and for watching!
Oh, and yeast! It was hard to find during the Plandemic. I have 8 pounds of it in the deep freeze. It takes about a teaspoon and a half for two loaves of bread. I bought a bunch of small Mylar packets and intend to divvy it up an ounce at a time (enough for 8 loaves) and barter with it. I got the yeast for a dollar a pound from a liquidations store after a bakery went out of business and the little bags at the same location after a dispensary closed down. I think I got 100 of them for a dollar.
Yes, yeast is a must! And divvying it up into small portions in Mylar bags will make excellent barter items. Very smart idea! Yeast is such a high value items, and like you mentioned, it doesn't take much! Sounds like you got a great deal! Thanks for your awesome suggestion and for watching!
Hi from Oklahoma! Thanks for not playing music the whole time you’re talking! I have hearing loss. The intro and outro are fine with the music but it’s nice not to have to struggle to hear over the background music during the actual video content! Subscribed!
Hello! That is actually really good feedback for me! I'm always considering if I should have background music playing throughout the video or not. I have in a couple of videos but I had it really low. I am glad you are able to listen to my videos without any issue! Thank you so much for the support!
thats if you can find anyone to trade with post SHTF, better to use that storage space for items you will want rather than what others "might" want.
This is true, Paul! Post SHTF, we won't want to deal with too many people. As a prepper, the goal is the have everything you will ever need. I think it's never a bad idea to stock up on a few extra low cost, high impact items though, just in case! You never know when someone may have something you really need, such as medicine, and if you have something of value to them, it could work out for the both of y'all. Thanks for your input and for watching!
You should add mason jars and especially lids for food preservation in a longer term situation.
This is solid advice, John! Mason jars and lids are low cost, high impact items. Thanks for watching!
Running out of yeast. If you don’t know how to make sourdough starter or sourdough bread now is a good time to find out. If you don’t know how to make yeast from a potato to make potato bread right now is a good time to find out. We won’t always have yeast. My mother used to even make cakes out of yeast. Of course she didn’t use as much as you needed for a loaf of bread but you do need some agent to make your cookies rise.
Great suggestions, Christena! We should definitely be stockpiling yeast! This is a very smart suggestion. And a little goes a long way! I like your comment about now being a good time to learn, learn now before it's too late! Thanks for your input and for watching!
Good info.
Straight and to the point.
I am really glad you found this video helpful! I try not to add fluff to my videos just to expand the length. I know your time is valuable. Thank you for watching!
Good info, well presented. Thanks
I'm really glad you found the video helpful! Thanks for watching!
Thanks!
I'm glad you found the video helpful, Jim. And thank you for watching!
Nothing more valuable than water and water silkeys. Instant coffee with sugar, vitamins, Tylenol all in tiny ziplocks from the dollar store.
If you have water and coffee to trade me, I'll give you just about anything! LOL. Thanks for your input and for watching!
After decades of preparing, our plans no longer include bartering.
This should be the goal for everyone! Great job! In an emergency scenario, the less you have to deal with others when it comes to your preps, the better. You never know when something may come up and you need something you never thought of though! It sounds like if that ever did happen, y'all will have plenty to trade if you really needed to! Thank you for watching!
When you stockpile items be sure and pay attention to expiration dates if items have them. Not everything has expiration dates but still expire, like gasoline and beach so learn these items. Items like Medicines will still function past the expiration date but won't be as effective. For storing your trade goods remember as little as 2-3 feet down the Earth will stabilize to a year-round temp of around 50 degrees making it a perfect place to store well protected items. For your comfort items freeze dried and vacuum packing items will prolong the life greatly. Instant freeze-dried coffee is better than beans, loose tea and roll-your-own tobacco in vacuum packed mylar will last decades. When getting meds also get supplements, basic prenatal vitamins to just basic A, B12, C, D or even just Imodium and caffeine pills.
This comment is wealth of knowledge! Well said! With gas I usually suggest fuel stabilizer, even if it doesn't last forever. And for bleach, pool shock is a great substitute. I wanted to keep the list simple, so I didn't get into those, but I definitely recommend! I appreciate all the solid advice here. I can tell you really know your stuff! Thank you for the great suggestions and for watching!
Cigarettes get stale over time and are awful, don't know how long it takes, might help to refrigerate but I would rotate.
Absolutely, Scott! It's always a good idea to rotate any preps with an expiration. Storing cigarettes in Mylar bags with an oxygen absorber will definitely keep them fresh for years. Better yet, store loose tobacco in Mylar bags and roll them yourself! Thanks for you input and for watching!
I definitely would not call Lipton Tea a luxury!
That is because I’m a tea drinker!
Other than that you make some great suggestions!
I don't blame you, I'm a big tea drinker myself! Glad to hear you found the video helpful, Mike! Thanks for watching!
@@TexanPrepper
Living on Vancouver Island, I’m sure that we do prepare for some different emergencies, than you do.
It’s a level of insurance, for something we hope is never needed.
With the situation the world is in, it’s wise to prepare!
Good luck to all.
I’ll keep watching your channel!
Play carefully, & keep your smiles on!
@@MikeH-sg2ue absolutely, it's a bit more chilly up there than down here in Texas! Indeed, we hope things never go wrong, but emergencies are inevitable in life. It's best to be ready, even if we never use some preps, they give us that peace of mind. I love your great attitude and I appreciate the support!
Weed ,stock up on weed
You're not wrong, David! LOL. Similar to alcohol and other vices, this will make a great barter item. If you're in an area that allows it, growing it will be like growing your own money! Thanks for the suggestion and for watching!
Fuel with ethanol loses its octane and can’t be reconstituted. Only store fuel that’s 100% fuel. This is the reason the government added it in the first place.
camping fuel in cans (could) be used to run a generator, and IF unopened last years in storage
Might be a good thing to find out now!!!
This is true. I do add fuel stabilizer to all my fuel I stockpile, but even with that I have heard mixed information. What we do is rotate our fuel about every six months. Unfortunately, when SHTF it will not last forever. Thanks for watching, John!
@@duanebouchard8736 this is solid advice. We have been building our propane stockpile over the years, much more stable than regular gas at the pump. Thanks for your input and for watching!
Get a good supply of tobacco seed, and you can grow your own money.
This is a really smart idea! Tobacco will always be a valuable item to trade. Like you said, this is basically growing your own money! Thanks for you suggestion and for watching!
True! We already do this. Because we don't know what to do with it after it's grown, my plan is to trade it one leaf at a time.
Pet food , you could always eat it yourself
Of course, can't forget about our fur babies! On a daily basis, we feed our animals dried food, but for long term storage we stockpile canned pet food. And absolutely, if it came down to it, their food is safe for us to eat as well. Thanks for the suggestion!