Dollar General has been out of BC powders a week..WM is hit or miss…I use the 50 pk of the Green type…Yesterday WM had 1 25 box of the blue…
That kinda action isnt gonna cut it, libg term…I caught some green at a large WM near my sons house and scored 4 pks….guess Im gonna have to panic buy/strip any shelf I see w BC’s till I get my stash built back up….No SHTF w/o BC’s…jmo

When I can't find something, I generally order it online.

Of course, whenever I go to the store, I usually follow the prepper's adage of "3 is 2, 2 is 1, 1 is none."

 

I keep a box of 25 on stand by if I can't fine any within a day or so, I live close enough to three different WM that normally one of them will have a box.

 

What is BC powder?

 

Not sure exactly, but something like aspirin and tylenol combined. Seems more of a Southern thing any more

 

I always have a stash of the foil 6 packs you get at gas stations...I stuffed all my go bags with those since they are waterproof..first aid bags also...too expensive to live off them every day though...Im used to going in most any store with a health and beauty aid section and finding any size I want

 

I guess i never think about shortages till I try and buy something besides food.
Just replaced the alternator in my truck. Come to find out, I couldn't find any half inch sockets or wrenches. Found sockets at the auto parts store taking back the old alternator for the core charge. They did not have any half inch wrenches though. Went to another auto parts store. They were out of the normal ones. Did have one with the ratcheting box end for $$$. Several sizes were out. At the beginning of the truck mess, I went to get a battery charger. I got the last one.
I have knives on preorder/backorder at 4 different places just so I can try to get the knives i want.
Canning lids are still a rare bird.
Wondering how I'll be disappointed next. It may well get worse

 

I guess i never think about shortages till I try and buy something besides food.
Just replaced the alternator in my truck. Come to find out, I couldn't find any half inch sockets or wrenches. Found sockets at the auto parts store taking back the old alternator for the core charge. They did not have any half inch wrenches though. Went to another auto parts store. They were out of the normal ones. Did have one with the ratcheting box end for $$$. Several sizes were out. At the beginning of the truck mess, I went to get a battery charger. I got the last one.
I have knives on preorder/backorder at 4 different places just so I can try to get the knives i want.
Canning lids are still a rare bird.
Wondering how I'll be disappointed next. It may well get worse

For my broken tool sets... 10mm ..1/2 .. etc I have found replacements in pawn shops they usually have a bin of miscellaneous tools. Not high end but good enough for the extra sets. For your named sets THAT HAVE TO MATCH you can get individual pieces online.

 

Give this a go Where to Buy BC Powder
The last batch I bought was from a Hispanic market - American packaging.

 

Wow......I am "guessing " most of you did not live through the rationing during and after WW-II.......there was not only rationing, but many things simply "NOT" available "PERIOD". Everything was for the war effort. I continue to be a believer that what is coming.........the single greatest cause of death, will be people simply "self-aborting". Because then can endure the suck. This is not aimed at anyone in this thread or even this forum. We are just a bunch of winey-ass crybabies.......me included. We need to harden the hell up. Especially hardening our hearts......"end of todays rant".

 

Wow......I am "guessing " most of you did not live through the rationing during and after WW-II.......there was not only rationing, but but simply "NOT" available "PERIOD". Everything was for the war effort. I continue to be a believer that what is coming.........the single greatest cause of death, will be people simply "self-aborting". Because then can endure the suck. This is not aimed at anyone in this thread or even this forum. We are just a bunch of winey-ass crybabies.......me included. We need to harden the hell up. Especially hardening our hearts......"end of todays rant".

My parents did.
They told me a great deal of the rationing and the stamps.

This is WHY were prepearing.

 

Thanks everyone. Just ordered a couple boxes.

 

The very few times I tried BC powders they didn't work for me. Maybe because I was young and indestructible at the time. Now that I'm less young and somewhat prone to breakage that may have changed.

 

My pain killer of choice is two Ibuprofen and one Acetaminophen. Its not as fast acting as a BC powder but by the time I finally decide to take them I have been hurting for a while. I don't like taking any more medicin than I have to. And the best headache killer I have found is to guzzle a couple of big glasses of Gatoraide. I had read a lot of headaches are caused by dehydration. It seems to work for me nearly every time. But I rarely ever have a headache anyway. And very few muscle pains.

 

Crush them. Works a lot faster then. I crush & mix with a little cola for migraines.

 

I went to load up on powdered milk today at walmart. There wasn't a sinlge packet, of any size. No indiviudals, no family packs, nothing.

 

Im 66…as a kid I remember visiting my moms aunt’s and uncle's on these old homeplaces out in the woods…these people were old during the Depression…the rooms were lit by one cord hanging from the ceiling w a bare bulb…that was in the early 60’s… They told horror stories of the Depression in the Mississippi Delta region…the homeplaces hadnt changed at all…its easy now to look at that and see whats coming at us..jmo

 

Richard Petty would tell you to get some Goody’s instead…who do you trust more?

 

That's what I do I just buy aspirin and Crush them. Though adding potassium sounds like a good idea

 

Used to work with a guy who poured it in his Mountain Dew. I saw him do 2 in a day and the vein on his forehead was looking like It was gonna pop.

 

All of western, first world society is soft. It’s not just the U.S.

 

Takes a bit to get use to sourcing things during shortages for most until they’ve been through it a time or two!

Amazon.com: BC Powder Fast Pain Relief Arthritis Aspirin (NSAID) & Caffeine 50 Count

Amazon.com: BC Powder Fast Pain Relief Arthritis Aspirin (NSAID) & Caffeine 50 Count

www.amazon.com

Or Walmart online should have it available much of the time!
Just keep a running list of things you want and grab them as you see them!

SD

 

Many, if not all psychoactive drugs, are potentiated by both or either Caffeine and/or Benadryl.

 

IMHO if you haven't bolstered your stores and checked your pantry you are already behind the power curve.

At the Peak of "Covid Round 1" Not a soul in this Nation (the US, I'm sure similar was going on elsewhere) did not SEE the result of Single Point of Failure in the Supply Chains, be it One of just two or three manufacturers being shutdown for the Plandemic, Transportation Issues, Hoarding or Trickle Down (aka This can't be produced because some ingredient or sub assembly can't be had) everyone saw it and anyone paying attention should know that things have only marginally recovered. And IMO we have much worse to come and it's just starting to show.

Today I went shopping at my local Wally Chi-Com Mart and for the first time EVER they were out of Duke's Mayonnaise! (if you're not from or a long time resident of the South You Just Don't know how bid a Deal that is!) ... and as I have been Noticing already right now most products are available, but not all the usually stocked brands, and the Stores are spreading the Inventory out to make the shelves look better stocked that they are.

So if your thinking "maybe I should get an extra can of...." Extend that thought out and pretend that you're at a Base Camp and winter's close with the next resupply months' out. Now I'm not saying buy things beyond what you can consume before they are no good (which is usually well beyond the "best by" date), but go by the rule "If you Fail to Plan, You Plan to Fail".

And look for ways to be able to get around, or alternate methods for taking care of essentials. When everyone started going haywire over Toilet Paper I ordered a Bidet that Tees into the Toilet water line... It was like $20 and just a couple of minutes to install. I didn't run out of TP, but if I did the problem was already solved.

Have a Camp Stove? ... Buy an adapter to use a standard grill gas bottle and maybe a spare tank. Ditto for having a supply of Rechargeable Batteries and a Charger or Two. Think outside the box Now, because when things become an issue Odds are that the work arounds will disappear fast in short order (or you will be Gouged to get them).

Basic Handy Repair Supplies and the knowledge to use them are another outside the consumer box item to keep on hand. Just today I when I checked my game cameras to my dismay I found that the battery holder on one of them had cracked and a piece fell off rendering it unusable. My first thought was "Dang! Now I need another one and it's the start of Deer Season so they are in short supply and prices are Jacked way up." When I went to the store I checked just to confirm and both were true. So when I got home I cleaned up the parts and Epoxy to the Rescue (which I already have for just such things). An hour later and I'm back in business for less than $5 that I already spent. It doesn't have to look pretty, it just has to work.

Anyway... Sorry for the bit of a Rant, But it Chaps my Arse that for all the years spent Supporting this Nation it's a bitter pill to swallow watching Crooked Commie Politicrats Burning this Nation Down!

 

I did a lot of prepping during Covid round one. I probably spent more money on ammo than anything though. This time around I'm increasing my food stores. I already have a ton of canned food and ramen noodles. But I'm looking to now increase my stores of freeze dried food. Placed a big order of #10 cans last weekend. Will be doing the same this weekend. My freezer is full so I can't hold anymore in there without buying another freezer (which I might). All that to say, my prepping efforts are in full swing now. I'm definitely expecting some serious shortages soon.

 

We've had intermittent shortages here since March 2020, so we are pretty accustomed to improvising or doing without by now. The only problem is when it's a prescription medication where every time you miss a treatment you do a little more damage. The thing that really convinces me we're in for it this winter is the increase in food stamp money. Think about it. Reduced price internet, reduced price food. Keep 'em fed and entertained for as long as possible while the 1% gets their ducks in a row.

Now is a good time to do inventory, as other posters mentioned. Figure out what are your needs versus your wants, then make sure you have what you need. Chances are you're not going to be the only one needing it, and if you aren't the richest it won't be there. I would seriously miss our Friday night bean nachos, but I suspect I'd do better to invest in insulin, syringes and soup mix.

 

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the commercials that used to run for BC powders. Y'all surely remember the jingle about "you take a BC Powder and you come back strong". That will probably play in my head all day. LOL

 

“Snap Back With Stanback”

 

I usually just suck on Bayer aspirin until it dissolves in my mouth, then wash it down with whatever. The taste isn't bad at all, a little sour. Cant do this with any other pain reliever though, not as friendly taste wise. None of it is good for tooth enamel.

Especially good for toothaches.

 

Aspirin is none too good for the gut either.

 

Okay, this is a true emergency...

Went to WM this morning, and they were nearly out of BACON! WTF!

Of course they had plenty of Lettuce, Carrots, Broccoli, Cucumbers, and so on and so forth. You know, girl food.

 

Commiefornia has declared war on bacon

 

I did the panic buy thing with Excedrin Migraine last year. I got down to literally a handful of pills before it started showing up again semi-regularly ... And even then they limited you to one bottle. My husband and I would each buy a bottle. I now have enough for a couple years ... At least ...