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Hi there. I've been reading a few articles on various forums/sites recently that mentioned surviving urban/suburban SHTF situations, and a couple of people had some great suggestions for items to buy for barter. I've compiled their suggestions and added a few of my own.
I thought I'd share to help others prepare.
A couple of notes:
1) I believe we should store up ammo not only for our guns, but have some for our neighbors,many of whom won't have .223 or .308 or AK battle rifles, but maybe have hunting rifles. They usually have 20 to 60 rounds at home. Many have 22s, or bb guns, or pellet guns, but may have limited ammo, and for the air guns, many are now CO2 powered, which is why I have CO2 cartridges listed with "AMMO"--you can't propel your pellets without CO2 unless you have a spring- or pump- powered air rifle.
2) Some items such as Baking Soda have multi-purposes: tooth paste, and shampoo. Vinegar makes a good rinse to Baking soda shampoo, and also disinfects vegetables to kill parasites such as amoebas.
3) Whistles: the cheapest emergency communication device around. Can be used by patrols guarding a neighborhood, or individuals being attacked, but who keeps any in their homes?
4) Rat Traps: not only kill rats, but combined with peanut butter, these are excellent for killing squirrels to eat, and no ammo is wasted, no noise generated.
5) Paper: for flyers. WHen the SHTF, you'll need to organize the neighborhood, and flyers will work, but you'll need to be able to take them around the area and hand them off to plan a meeting and get people to meet.
6) Not listed, but could be useful: an efficient wood-burning stove. I dont know of anyone in my neighborhood with a wood stove for cooking. So unless they plan to cook over an open fire, if you have a stove you can help others cook their food. I'm thinking of something like the Zoom Versa: http://www.ecozoomstove.com/store/products/Zoom-Versa.html
This would also give you the chance to possibly trade for the access to the stove.
Alcohol (small bottles, some large bottles)
Ammo 17 cal pellets
Ammo 22 cal pellets
Ammo 22 Long
Ammo 22 short
Ammo BBs
Ammo CO2 cartridges
Ammo Pellets .17
Ammo Pellets .22
Ammo Shotgun 12g
Ammo Shotgun 20g
Ammo Shotgun 410
anti-biotic creams etc
Beer making materials
Bike repair equipment
Bike: extra inner tubes
Bike: flat repair kits
Bike: Mountain bike tires (extras)
Boxes baking soda
Candles
Chap sticks
Coffee (instant bottles, packets)
Duct tape
first aid supplies
flints
Garbage bags
Gun cleaning solvents and supplies
Hand Sanitizer
hand soap
Hard candy
Hot sauce
Kool-Aide
Lantern Mantles
Lantern oil
Lanterns (extra, oil types)
Lighter fluid
Lighters
matches
Mouse/Rat traps
Nails, various sizes
Paper (for flyers)
Peanut Butter
Pocket knives
Rechargeable batteries
Spices, salt and pepper
Tea (black)
Tobacco in cans
Tobacco (cigars or cigarrettes)
Tobacco: chewing
Tobacco: roll your own in bags
Toothbrushes, floss, toothpaste,
Unscented bleach or Pool Shock
Vinegar
Whistles
I thought I'd share to help others prepare.
A couple of notes:
1) I believe we should store up ammo not only for our guns, but have some for our neighbors,many of whom won't have .223 or .308 or AK battle rifles, but maybe have hunting rifles. They usually have 20 to 60 rounds at home. Many have 22s, or bb guns, or pellet guns, but may have limited ammo, and for the air guns, many are now CO2 powered, which is why I have CO2 cartridges listed with "AMMO"--you can't propel your pellets without CO2 unless you have a spring- or pump- powered air rifle.
2) Some items such as Baking Soda have multi-purposes: tooth paste, and shampoo. Vinegar makes a good rinse to Baking soda shampoo, and also disinfects vegetables to kill parasites such as amoebas.
3) Whistles: the cheapest emergency communication device around. Can be used by patrols guarding a neighborhood, or individuals being attacked, but who keeps any in their homes?
4) Rat Traps: not only kill rats, but combined with peanut butter, these are excellent for killing squirrels to eat, and no ammo is wasted, no noise generated.
5) Paper: for flyers. WHen the SHTF, you'll need to organize the neighborhood, and flyers will work, but you'll need to be able to take them around the area and hand them off to plan a meeting and get people to meet.
6) Not listed, but could be useful: an efficient wood-burning stove. I dont know of anyone in my neighborhood with a wood stove for cooking. So unless they plan to cook over an open fire, if you have a stove you can help others cook their food. I'm thinking of something like the Zoom Versa: http://www.ecozoomstove.com/store/products/Zoom-Versa.html
This would also give you the chance to possibly trade for the access to the stove.
Alcohol (small bottles, some large bottles)
Ammo 17 cal pellets
Ammo 22 cal pellets
Ammo 22 Long
Ammo 22 short
Ammo BBs
Ammo CO2 cartridges
Ammo Pellets .17
Ammo Pellets .22
Ammo Shotgun 12g
Ammo Shotgun 20g
Ammo Shotgun 410
anti-biotic creams etc
Beer making materials
Bike repair equipment
Bike: extra inner tubes
Bike: flat repair kits
Bike: Mountain bike tires (extras)
Boxes baking soda
Candles
Chap sticks
Coffee (instant bottles, packets)
Duct tape
first aid supplies
flints
Garbage bags
Gun cleaning solvents and supplies
Hand Sanitizer
hand soap
Hard candy
Hot sauce
Kool-Aide
Lantern Mantles
Lantern oil
Lanterns (extra, oil types)
Lighter fluid
Lighters
matches
Mouse/Rat traps
Nails, various sizes
Paper (for flyers)
Peanut Butter
Pocket knives
Rechargeable batteries
Spices, salt and pepper
Tea (black)
Tobacco in cans
Tobacco (cigars or cigarrettes)
Tobacco: chewing
Tobacco: roll your own in bags
Toothbrushes, floss, toothpaste,
Unscented bleach or Pool Shock
Vinegar
Whistles
