Hard candies, socks, plastic grocery bags and garbage bags are stuff I have also in a barter bag. I bought a cheap camo backpack at Goodwill for $1 and I stuff all of my redundant items in it. That way I can have 1 place to go and know I'm not shorting my personal preps
@@k1e1n1t1o communication is knowledge and knowledge is power. I love the comment section just as much as the videos. The wealth of knowledge is incredible
Activated charcoal is also an excellent filtering agent for both air and water. Its the primary filtering agent for NBC filters as well as water purification filters.
Activated charcoal is my favorite stomach solution and it doesn't degrade like other medications. It's in my EDC pouch. As a Celiac, it's come in handy several times.
Thanks for the video! I would add a few LifeStraws® to the barter inventory. Water is the most valuable thing in SHTF and a LifeStraw® will secure 4000 liters of water from a stream.
Unfortunately, when you have a kid(s) you gotta prepare to the very end. I will never let my daughter down. Side note, not too much soap, you don’t want to smell good and be sparkling clean with clean clothes when no one else is, they’re going to wonder else you have plenty of.
Almost every apocalypse/dystopian movie has a scene where someone has to risk their life to find an antibiotic. That’s my first go-to barter item. Antibiotics are very small, lifesaving, and people would give anything to help save the life of a loved one. I get them cheap from veterinary supplies and from Mexico. I never throw away leftover prescription pain meds for the same reason.
My daughter came up with a small washcloth, toothbrush, toothpaste, small soap, small shampoo in a slick bag. She will use for charity as opposed to food so refugees won't know the status of food availability. And so many don't think of hygiene. $1 store has all this for under $2/ziplock. The small shampoos and soaps are from her travels and staying at hotels! Would make a good barter item IMHO! 😁
You can barter your labor! I’m an old disabled vet- I have 2 acres, wife and I plant a garden. If we had help, we could grow a lot more! Then share the produce with the person who helped. For now we push ourselves to grow starter plants & get those in the ground. The rest is easy. But we could do more with help. Only buy Heirloom seeds. Also learn to save your seeds from your produce! Buy organic peppers- eat the pepper and save the seeds! It is very rewarding and a needed skill! Just make sure the seeds are dry prior to storing or they mold. Start now! Use plastic containers from lettuce at store to use to start your seeds! Get a shop light! Our seasons are getting shorter. All this info can we found on RU-vid. 💥✌🏻
The dollar tree sells seeds around spring time until they sell out and most of them are either heritage/heirloom seeds and you can use the seeds harvested from the plants to grow new plants (I have done it myself) and they are cheap (4 packs for a dollar). I hope this helps someone.
I love your channel, and I agree with a lot of what you say. You've helped a lot of people. My thing is that you should avoid contact with people after shtf. Don't let people follow you to your hidey hole. Don't let people know that you have anything. I don't have any food or ammo in public knowledge.
Tips for Seniors! Don't laugh, but denture cleaners and adhesives!! I stocked up on extras early on so Mom wouldn't run out. Blister packs of denture cleaner tabs are very light weight.
Condoms (can be used for other things), tissues (especially the pocket packs), sanitizing hand wipes and the plain, non-sanitizing ones for quick cleanups/and/or baby wipes, feminine hygiene products, diapers, diaper rash cream, baby formula, duct tape, cheap tarps, large, freezer-weight Zip-Lok bags (for storage, not really for food--water can be carried in them, too)m small sewing and first aid kits.
Caffeine pills will be invaluable. In an shtf situation. There will be no prescription speed for all these addicts , and while they may laugh at the idea of bartering for a caffeine pills now. I promise you when their body is forced to come off of amphetamines because there are none available. CAFFEINE pills will be looking mighty good. Not to mention just regular people who want a pick me up during those days. It will be a commodity.
@@MagicPrepper Also remember. The absolute best knife sharpener in the world ls the top of the glass window of your truck. Just roll down the window and Sharpen your knife on the top part. You cannot buy a better sharpener in the world. It wasn't meant for that but works out just the same.
I don't do coffee so its diet cola for me, and caffeine pills! They are a must. Caffeine withdrawal is bad enough, but opiate users could also be helped with Advil and some of the roll-on or patch over the counter pain relief stuff to east the joint pain associated with it. Many seniors are on synthetic opioids for spinal/pain conditions/degenerative disc disease. This will help them reduce dependency and adjust. Full on Heroin Junkies will be in trouble, because their supply will run out and the withdrawal will make them unable to steal/seek anything in a day or two. In the interim they can be violent, so immobilizing them till they can be treated compassionately is a must for the safety of your family.
Stock up on Ziplock bags and small containers from the dollar tree. That way you don’t have to barter the whole 10lbs. Ziplocks are at a special price right now because of back to school. This is the best time to buy them!
The only kinds of barter items I would store are those my own family might use if the need for trading with others never arises. Some barter items to store in Zip Lock bags: individually wrapped hard candies (especially peppermints) and little packets of real honey (not honey-flavored "sauce"; find boxes of honey packets at restaurant supply stores). Other trade goods: cans of Yoder's bacon, cans of Spam, rechargeable batteries, disposable razors, little bottles of Tabasco sauce, factory-sealed jars of jams, jellies and marmalade; small jars of instant coffee from the dollar stores, plastic hair combs, solid stick deodorant, cough drops, new wool blend hiking socks, assortment of small building materials (nails, screws, bolts, nuts, washers), basic hand tools for carpentry and for gardening, sewing kits, dressmaker's shears, quilting needles, spools of quilting thread (designed for hand-sewing), iron-on patches for repairing jeans and jackets, lamp oil, candles, used children's clothing and shoes and toys. From my medical supplies: quart bottles of Everclear grain alcohol (cheap but too nasty to drink unless desperate, but good to clean skin prior to removing embedded objects and good to stave off the DTs for an alcoholic in withdrawal). I also have veterinary supply antibiotic tablets and potassium iodine tablets but would only sell these to medical or dental professionals. Food from your homestead to sell: freshly harvested garden produce, freshly gathered chicken eggs, home brewed beer or ale and homemade fruit wines. Homemade products: knitted or crocheted real wool caps, woven paracord belts and slings, made-to-order quilted winter vests, leather vests and leather moccasins. Services and other things to barter at a community market place: knife sharpening/gardening tool sharpening, use of charging station for communication devices and rechargeable batteries, laundering and repairing clothing, shoe and boot repair, hot baths, barbering and hair dressing, home-cooked foods (cookies, brownies, slices of fruit pies, freshly baked rolls and small loaves of bread), to go cups of freshly brewed coffee or tea, assorted street food cooked in front of the customer (chili, chowder, stew, chunky soups, Ramen soup, fried rice, stir-fry meat and veg dishes, fried noodle dishes, street tacos, omelets, vegetable kabobs....) and drinking bottle refills from a Berkey filter using water from your well.
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All great ideas! Tuna pouches you can get for less than $2. They are flat and lightweight. Also you can get peanut butter, almond butter packages at grocery store. Star Bucks has honey packs in their condiments and sugar packs. I collected a few honey packs every time i went and took them on a trip overseas. My daughter likes honey and lemon in her tea when she doesn’t feel good. You can also buy honey packages. Hope this helps!
Maybe not lightweight but liquor and cigs are going to be gold in SHTF. Couple cheap bottles of vodka from COSTCO are in my preps. And in a pinch it can be used as a cleaner/disinfectant.
Learn to grow tobacco and brewing alcohol is fairly easily. I smoke but have not bought cigarettes in months. I buy tobacco by the pound and tubes by the box. I have a couple Top-O-Matic machines that I roll a pack for $0.82. Bar soap at the Dollar stores is dirt cheap right now.
How about antacids, EmergenC packets, electrolyte packets, Anbesol for toothache, diaper rash cream (cheap and good for all kinds of skin problems, chaffing, etc.).
@@desmahebiton4534 I have noticed that the generic brands of antacids are out, in low supply, or have purchasing limits. This is in CT. So when I see them I grab a bottle, mostly for my elderly mother. I shop for her.
Really useful thing to add is a good antiseptic such as TCP. Normally, if you get a scratch, cut or graze, it's easy to keep the wound clean with soap and water, but when there are no medical centres and no clean water, wounds can very quickly turn septic and be very dangerous...Think sepsis. But treating with a good antiseptic to clean the wound and kill bacteria (it's good to let it bleed for a short while to evacuate dirt and debris) this could be a life saver.
I traveled cross country. I traveled with my own soap, shampoo and conditioner. I saved all those hotel little toiletries. They are in my prepper Shtf pantry.
all greT items. we also carry small amounts gold/silver Valcambi bars. you can get sheets of 1 gram gold bars about $40 each in value. 10 gram silver about $10 value. light and don’t take much room. also candy condoms tampons plastic pocket combs oh the wheeling and dealing that could occurring.
This is the kind of prepper info I like! Guns are fun and all but it gets a bit monotonous. Also, Zote soap smells way better than fells-naptha. Fun fact. There is only one factory left that makes washboards!
@@HeatherRHall old fashioned fels naptha could be used for poison ivy. They have changed the formula and its no longer recommended to use directly on skin anymore :(
Good stuff. Always nice to see multiple opinions on bartering. Also, having a trade after modernization fails like being able to sow and make clothes, crafting and weapons Smith.
Efchlor tablets are great, most used purifier around the world by disaster response organizations - very long shelf life (only starts to slowly lose potency after 5 years), cheap, come in small tradable blister packs for anything from 1-50L water treatments. Saves lives.
Also remember. The absolute best knife sharpener in the world ls the top of the glass window of your truck. Just roll down the window and Sharpen your knife on the top part. You cannot buy a better sharpener in the world. It wasn't meant for that but works out just the same.
I obtained a "handful" of Mickey D's straws. I cut them in half, fill them with salt then seal them shut with a lighter and dip the ends in hot candle wax, sealing them from moisture. Be surprised at how much salt, any spice really, I have several seasoning salt packs, that can fit in a backpack pocket.
On the small bottles of alcohol. I've found over the long term, especially the plastic ones, there is a problem with evaporation or slow leaks. Waxing the tops I've found prevents this.
@Magic Prepper... while I do have some of the items you list, I have added packets of KoolAide, Neo-Sporin ointment, many bottles of food seasonings, and lots of OTC meds... You've got a good group of trade items listed...!!!
I see people arguing frequently over "best" barter item to have. What I have never seen is - what is it that you will want in exchange for your"barter" item? Why aren't you getting that now instead of "barter" items to get it post SHTF?
LeRoy Engle services. Having someone able to provide you some firewood delivered or someone who’s trained to teach or look after children, or has had a better yield of crop than you’ve had. There are strokes of good luck that can be shared if you’ve helped prepare for others needs, too.
Having bartering items is to use for something you might need that you didnt know or might not know what you will need post shtf. If I knew everything that I’m going to need in a shtf situation, then that would make me a wizard.
Randall's here in Houston close several stores last January. When I went to the stories when they went to 75% and 90% my sister and I bought all the water filters and feminine hygiene products along with throat lozenges and miscellaneous can food. And the tall white candles
@Rick V The Veteran in "The Road" was the real survivor. He protected women and children ... and a dog. Papa was the caregiver, but only for a time given, to hand our kid over to a good wiser stranger. Like the Veteran said: "Stay off the road!" The Papa didn't know that.
Eye glass kit, very light weight and extremely necessary. I just bought a heavy weight thread much much longer and can be used to sew of wounds and use in your teeth!
Oh yeah!! I live in Tijuana and when covid hit they basically stopped the sale of alcohol in Mexico... some people did stress it was over a month maybe two for sure, I made a few bucks from my neighbors for bringing some across the border 🤷🏼♂️😀👍
As far as currency in SHTF scenario, IMHO, initially gold, silver won't be worth much but eventually a common currency will be needed to transact land, auto, building supplies, food sales etc. And it will need to be backed by something like precious metals as has always happened throughout history. Nothing else fits the bill better than gold, silver.
By the way magic prepper I've been to about eight different CVS Pharmacies this week and I've noticed that they haven't stocked up on their canned goods for months now. Just a heads up to everybody out here to understand that the food crisis will eventually explode
One thing with the chewing tobacco.... It may be worth it to buy a can.... Some of them come pre-dosed in pouches. Also the roll-your-own cigarette tobacco is like $20 for a giant several pound bag... A box of (2400) top rolling papers is around $20.
Good ideas, thx. I love the idea of small portions of coffee!! .. Some further ideas: crayons for kids, dices or cards, tooth brushes, chewing gum and/or hard candy, small sewing sets and soap you'll get at any hotel (small and enough for limited use), zip ties, condoms and porn mags, fishing cords and hooks (I don't like fish) and maybe tea bags, but they need to be vacced and I don't really think it's worth the work. It all works good for me/has multiple use, but it wouldn't mind me to trade them as well. .. I somehow envy you US for getting antibiotics without prescription. Danger of misuse by eating them like smarties, but good to have. Greetz from Germany
New Skin is good item to trade. Q-tips and dental floss toothpicks. As far as alcohol for trade clear alcohol is more useful. Ross stores are also a good place to find miscellaneous prepping items. Found pink Himalayan salt very inexpensive. Found a power innovator that's normally 60 bucks for 19.99 a name brand. You'll find tools that are last year's model that have been discontinued. And the best line from Book of Eli. With no soap you can smell hijackers a mile away.
If you are in one of the states where pot is legal, some of the edibles might be something to trade with. Also individual wet wipes, nice for a first aid kit so you can clean your hands before dealing with a wound. Zip ties for hand cuffs, repairs, attaching a splint.
I don't have any teeth but I still store dental floss. Not only will they make a good barter item, it can be used for sewing, fish line, tieing things together, etc.
Fels Naptha is good stuff. It will wash clothes. Kirk's Castile is good also. Ivory soap will wash up clothes if you cannot locate the Fels Naptha...In a survival situation, a piece of meat stuck in your teeth could cause an infection. So yes dental floss is important. You could take the tiny roll of floss out of the dental floss plastic dispenser.
Another item that I would seriously consider is Kratom. It’s a leaf ground into powder and taken as a tea or in a capsule. It stops withdrawal symptoms and is safe (as long as nobody puts other substances into it). It also is amazing for pain relief and anxiety. This will be a godsend to many people if they can find it.
It’s also good because it can give some people a high which is very addictive, so it’s cheap and addictive, probably one of the best things to stock pile
I have a small plastic ammo can that I store individual packs of salt and pepper, honey, olive oil, sugars and sweeteners and things like that for this very reason. It is so much easier to trade these smaller packs
Diapers - lightweight, any parent would want them, could be trimmed and used for feminine hygiene products, they could make a super absorbent bandage, & the powder inside can be used as 'potty powder' Tatmpons - lightweight, feminine hygiene, wound care .... depending on your local laws, not suggesting anyone do anything outside of what's legal... maybe weed - same reasons as tobacco, coffee, & alcohol people like their vice. Also pain killer and other medical properties. If it's not legal in your area then I dont suggest it though. Yes in SHTF who cares but right now you're still accountable for your actions.
Your old school laundry soap, Fels-Naptha, cuts the oils in poison Ivy, poison oak. When I was a kid I would get poison ivy from head to toe and that soap was what the doctor had me bath in to cut the oils.
@@rlrl2768 oh there's more...you ever seen the white shoe polish that comes in a bottle with the sponge applicator? We were told to put that on the poison ivy blisters to help dry it up. Non toxic. You haven't lived until your 10-11 years old walking down the street with bright white all over your face and arms. Worked well enough. plus I doubt it expires, just maybe dries up eventually.
another thing you can do is buy petroleum jelly and put it in the old pill bottles and now work to for a lubrication if you can find something that's water tighten but like 3 in one oil in it and keep with you and that works too I'm working on trying something and I'll let you know if it works in a as soon as I can get it together