Vinegar! It is an excellent disinfectant for surfaces, is great for rinsing clothes and hair. I also keep Starsan and steramine for that purpose. Several years ago I bought a reusable enema bag/hot water bottle. 'nuf said. I also have a small "surgery kit" - scalples, needles, etc. I am very fortunate in that my granddaughter is the head nurse in the wound care unit of a local teachings hospital. I get her advice on everything! Don't forget first aide for animals. I have cats, dogs, and chickens so I keep basics for all of them. Same g'daughter was a vet tech for several years before going to nursing school. Yes, I am that old!
@@peter5.056 Vinegar, in lab tests, has been shown to kill many forms of bacteria, including e. coli, but not all varieties. If you don't have alcohol or peroxide or bleach, you can use vinegar. It's effective enough that the CDC has a recommended cleaning method for fruits and vegetables with vinegar.
A quart of ever clear is always stashed, too. It can be diluted and also makes good mouthwash. Remember to dilute or it could give you a hairy chest quickly.
i saw a video a lady shared of how she deals with kids that need to potty on the go. She had a child toilet, puts a plastic grocery bag down in the bowl. Then opened a diaper and laid it down in the bowl. Kid poops and pees. She closed the diaper up and then picks it up in the plastic bag and ties that and disposes. Would work for adults with a camp toilet.
Overlooked items are rags…used socks (washed of course), cut-up old tees and towels are all good in emergencies. Sure folks use them in garages etc. but, they are perfect for emergencies, pets, food prep and are reusable. Once soiled, simply discard. Socks are perfect for spraying and cleaning, then throw them out! Keep doing what your doing (new subscriber)!
My favorite non perishable purchase was garden solar lights. We had a lot of power outages last year during the summer. Stuck them in the window during the day and had light all night. Easy to do one per person and bring them around the house with you.
A little tiki torch oil. Make sure it has Lemongrass in it. Half a cap in push mowers, 1 cap in riding mowers. The fumes help keep fleas & ticks away from your people areas.
I stockpile hydrogen peroxide. I have about 500 liters of it, and some of it is 12 years old, and still works. (It takes me about 7 years to rotate through all that.) If kept cool and dark, it degrades at a rate of about 1% per year, so even after 10 years, 3% peroxide will still be about 2.7% active peroxide. I have asthma, and cannot use chlorine based bleaches. Peroxide is especially great, because if you have a dirty surface, you can spray it with 3% peroxide, let it sit for a minute, and just wipe. It leaves no trace and doesn't need rinsing. You can deodorize and sanitize clothes with ease, simply by spraying until wet with peroxide and allowing to dry, rinsing optional. It is, I think, the single most versatile disinfectant there is. It's entirely food-safe too!
I thought it turns to water after one year after opening? Also I thought you only use it once on a wound then not again or it keeps open and from healing?
I bought those silicone menstrual cups for every female in the family and a couple extra for bartering. Also have cloth and old cotton blankets to make reusable pads (just haven't had time to make them) Stocked up on tampons too but the cups will last much longer and being reusable, they are a win-win! Thought about grabbing a couple diaphrams or cervical caps for birth control because I wasn't sure what the shelf life of condoms was...decided to just mention it to my girls and let them decide if they want to have them on hand or not...
Yes, Irish Spring bar soap is great for washing your body or hands. But great in your garden. Thick shaved slivers around your garden will help with bunnies & possums.
Battery operated shower in case the water goes out. They are sold on Amazon as camp showers. We used one during 2021 in TX. They are also great for bathing dogs that don't like a big shower noise. The camp showers are very quiet but they do put out a good shower stream.There's probably other uses as well, but these are some that I have done. Always have extra water on hand for washing and drinking/cooking. If it's warm out and it rains, grab a bar of soap. If it's cold with snow on the ground, scoop it and melt it. Boil for the recommended time for drinking or just melt for washing. Keep extra fuel for whatever emergency stove you have and follow safety guidelines. We've cooked in our fireplace and on a butane stove. Mr Buddy can also be used safely inside but we still kept a monitor close by. Makeshift potty and heavy duty trash bags, cause. Tarps and tents for inside to section off rooms and create smaller spaces that are easier to keep warm. Solar lights and extra battery packs for phones, in case cell towers come back online. Amatuer radios if you are close to repeaters. They do try to keep them going but also you can use an antenna that you throw up in a tree. License is required, as well as some training and study but during emergencies you can radio for help.
Stock deodorant!! OTC meds, and this isn't really something to stock up on,but as you empty those laundry jugs,fill with water &set aside. They are great for flushing toilet and it helps with smells . Just a thought. Found that out during the ice Strom this year...
Shaving cream - old Army trick: use cold cream. Very long shelf life. Requires very little (a week's supply fits into a 1 oz container). Requires very little water
I make all of my home-cleaning, hand soap, hand sanitizers so I stock up on witch hazel, med strength peroxide and alcohol for these purposes. This is a great list. It reminded me I need to break down, re-organize and restock my med bags. I was a certified first responder and emt so I already have the training but every few years I purchase the newer books for EMT training from a friend who teaches the recertification classes just so I can keep up and train my children on basic skills.
Sewing kit with extra needles. 30% white distilled vinegar, not for food, great for cleaning. Food grade quality hydrogen peroxide (when super diluted it can be used in a nebulizer, cured my rsv very quickly). Sodium Percarbonate, great for laundry, it is the active ingredient in oxyclean. Matches or flint, batteries, flashlight replacement bulbs, charcoal.
@beverlycrawley6100 you just brown flour in a frying pan, let it cool, and put it on the rash. My youngest was allergic to baby powder and my mom said this was how the old timers did it. Always cleared him up in a day or two. Magic
@@ol-lurkeryes, this absolutely works. I had to do this for my 6 month old when all other ointments failed. My mother showed me how using a cast iron skillet. Then I stored it in an old clean parmesean cheeses container for easy dispensing.
Specimen collector pans and 4 gallon trash bags. If you're unable to use and flush your toilet for 'solid waste', you can line the pan with the trash bag and place it in it's correct place. That way you can do your business in your usual place and just take the trash bag off and throw it away. Vet wrap and Medipore tape (in various widths) are another good thing to keep around.
I'm not one for sports metaphors but that hook knocked it out of the park, LOL. Nice. 🙂 Dish soap, specifically the original Dawn dish soap, is used during oil spill cleanup to save the lives of contaminated birds and wildlife. Good call! A few years ago, a co-worker suggested Dawn for something I spilled on my shirt. I'd never thought of using it that way before, but it worked like a charm and I haven't bought laundry stain remover since. Dr. Bronner's soap is good for so many things. Use it in a spray bottle with a washcloth to clean your body in between showers (we shower WAY too much in modern times, leading to skin irritation, dry skin, etc.). This also reduces your water usage significantly. I recently discovered that you can make washing soda from baking soda and it only requires heat and a little time. Washing soda is great for laundry, especially grease and really dirty laundry. Search RU-vid for videos on both oven and stove top creation, depending on your situation. Baking soda and vinegar are also good for so many different things. You can also make your own vinegar and use food scraps to do so. Search RU-vid for videos on this as well. I refilled my Arm & Hammer body powder bottle with a combination of cornstarch and baking soda, once I realized that those were the only two ingredients from it I needed. I use about 2:1, but you could go higher on the baking soda if you want. The baking soda is the deodorant part of the equation, but don't go too high or the alkalinity can cause a skin burn. I found that out when I first started making my own deodorant. Deodorant - coconut oil, baking soda, and cornstarch. You can add some essential oils if you like. Search Google for more specific recipes, just don't use too much baking soda, as mentioned above. Remember to keep any old T-shirts or other cotton shirts you have when they get too stained or torn to use. They make excellent rags and can also be used to pre-filter water you're going to purify for drinking when collecting from sources outdoors. This keeps filters from dying when people just pour pond (or other nasty source) water into their filter.
Plastic disposable medical cups , oral syringe's with the little stopper you can add to bottles for easy measuring of small amounts of liquid medication (also makes it easy to administer awful tasting stuff to patients in need).
I accidentally found - didn't buy - "cleaning vinegar" at Dollar Tree a number of years ago. Vinegar was far from the only ingredient and I wouldn't recommend that anyone buy that product. Stick with regular vinegar - or make you own so you know.
Epsom salt good for soaking a puncture wound, a soak in the tub for sore muscles, and great in your garden, especially with coffee grounds on your strawberry beds then cover with straw for the berry to nestle on.
Go "no 'poo" instead. Use baking soda diluted with water to wash your hair, rinse, then use vinegar diluted with water for your hair rinse. It will not suds, but it will get your hair clean. Also, after a month or however long it takes to get the buildup of chemicals out of your hair from commercial products, you will only need to wash it about once a week after that. I dip a comb in vinegar and comb it through my hair on non-washing days to help maintain cleanliness. I've been doing this for years without any problems.
Cloth diapers for the wee ones, and cloth feminine pads! Hannah Brand (I'm not affiliated, just a customer) is one option out there - variety of sizes/thicknesses and fun moisture-resistant fabric covers, and "wet bags" for carrying if you're away from home. Cloth feminine pads work for bladder issues, too...
Most of that chemical stuff? I dont use it anytime. I do like baby wipes. Bar soap is my norm. The homemade vinegar citrus cleaner, works for hands also. (Would assist with bugs too! Ticks hate grapefruit!) Peroxide. Baking Soda. Course Saltfor scrubbing. Silver and Silver Water kills bacteria. (You can use coins aso, to drop into water or mlk, for unrefridgerated milk. This is why Silver pitchers were used in old days!
They haven't used silver in coins for a very long time now so unless you're using your collectible coins, I wouldn't try that. Also, make sure that coin is clean first because you never know where it's been. Trust me on this; you really don't know.
Ive always heard that bleach and rubbing alcohol does degrade/expire. Guess I need to research this because I don’t normally stock up much of that stuff.
That's true, they both degrade. I didn't look up bleach this time but I have before. Isopropyl alcohol degrades in 2-3 years, so it's not horrible, but it is something to be aware of. Buy Pool Shock instead of bleach and make your own. Pool Shock is shelf stable and doesn't expire and will make more bleach than you could ever use.
The really big deal with Pool Shock is that it's shelf stable and will not expire, unlike your bleach. And a little goes a long way so a one pound bottle will probably last your lifetime.
As aways great advice! I know I have always stocked up when things go on sale but have been known to miss the important things such as you mentioned. Thanks for reminder.
Hi Leisa, I'm so glad that you're doing this video today. This is the one area that I really need to improve. As a matter of fact, I will start on this tomorrow. The dollar stores are my friend. Also, no chicken at the grocery store today so I got a rain check. ( I mentioned yesterday that one of my local grocery stores is having a sale on boneless skinless chicken breast. Friday when I went they didn't have any and said that they were expecting a shipment today.)
@@SuttonsDaze thank you. It's been 2 days going to town and back and no meat so far. Hopefully soon though. I have an upcoming biopsy and wanted to get this chicken breast canned before April 18th. Plus it's giving me something positive to do and accomplish something.
We need to remember there are short term issues and long term issues. In a prolonged power outage garbage collection may not be available when water is unavailable so think before using garbage bags for solid waste.
Also compost anything you possibly can so you have less to get rid of. Even if you don't have a garden, someone you know does and will be happy to take it.
NEVER HEARD OF BUTT POWDER. WE USE BUTT PASTE FOR RASHES. NOT JUST FOR BABIES EITHER. WORKS FOR CHAFING AREAS TOO. DENTAL FLOSS IS NEEDED. AND IF YOU HAVE DENTURES DON’T FORGET THE GLUE STUFF IF YOU USE IT.
Off topic… I have been trying to use canned goods past best by date. I have some Keystone meats with 5 years best by date. Do you think pressure canned meats are good 5 years?
