13 Survival Items Every Prepper Needs Immediately

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Cover

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* Tarp: amzn.to/3xMrZam
* Mylar blanket: amzn.to/3xNWj4v
* Sol poncho
* Sol bivvy

Cutting

* Morakniv knife
* Ka-Bar: BKR7: amzn.to/3z0MDFj
* Ka-Bar Becker BK2: amzn.to/3xKSA7F
* Survival Lilly's knife: www.survivallilly.at/
* Silky saws: www.amazon.com/s?k=silky+saws&crid=32VSH5CPQGSYD&s…
* Leatherman Wave: amzn.to/2Xx5b25
* Leatherman Charge: amzn.to/37XolQF

Combustion

* Bic lighter: amzn.to/3xMifwP
* Lighter holder: amzn.to/3g3mRbK
* Firestarter: amzn.to/2VS4SOv
* Wetfire: amzn.to/3jPsMSW

Container

* Nalgene water bottle: amzn.to/3g5r66J
* Klean kanteen: amzn.to/2VWlQej
* Sillcock water key: amzn.to/3jTwgDR

Cordage

* Survivor cord: amzn.to/3xMcNKg

Candle

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* Multiple Olight flashlights: amzn.to/3CKHAee
* Headlamps: amzn.to/3yPB9Ea
* Streamlight: amzn.to/3yNhlSb
* Chemstick

Cotton Bandana

* Shemagh: amzn.to/37HIHgn

Compass

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Cargo tape

* Gorilla tape: amzn.to/3CMBBpe

Communication

* Baofeng UV-5R: amzn.to/3fZIGJi
* Garmin InReach Mini: amzn.to/3CYlp4u
* Walkie Talkies

Canvas needle

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12. Consumables (Food)

* Survival bars

13. Clean (Water)

* Water filter: lifestraw or sawyer mini

14. Cash

I just made up two backpacks for urbanite sons who think their Prepper mother is a bit on the edge of reality. It gives me immense peace of mind knowing this bag may someday extend or save their lives🙏🏻

One day my son decided to inpect my preps. Very melodramatic since I had garden produce stored dehydrated, canned, or frozen for his entire life, so he surprised me. All stern until he saw a case of Kraft Dinner he knows I do not eat. He realized I stored it for HIM. Looking around, he saw that I had food for his family of 4. He cried. He also started storing food... Kraft Dinner first, hahaha

Lived in NYC in a high rise condo building during nine eleven. We had bug out bags in the hall closet & ran our plan once a quarter. Our plan included what if we were both home? What if only one of us was home & the other was uptown? What if one of us was out of town/state & one home? What if both of us were in different parts of the city? We had dogs, so what our plan was to retrieve them, knowing they’re 20+ floors up. We made a laminated sign with a magnet on the back that we could leave at the building entrance that said “Got ‘em, come to meeting spot” so the other didn’t have to go upstairs to figure out whether the other had left. We practiced with our own bags & carrying both bags in case partner wasn’t home. Had snips of each other’s hair (dna), photos of each other & the dogs & both our ids in each pack in case we needed it. Running the plan quarterly made all the difference in being capable & we often updated the bags when doing the test run. It also made our animals aware of the drill with us.

Years later we were selling the condo & had a designer staging it for sale. She said, “why do you have these backpacks, there’s no camping nearby!” When we told her why, she rolled her eyes. Seriously? We were prepared when it happened, why on earth, having lived through that would anyone doubt it (or worse) could happen again & get prepared???

Obviously, we moved out of NYC but haven’t stopped having a plan & doing the test runs based on new living conditions.

1. Cover
2. Cutter
3. Fire starter
4. Container
5. Cords
6. Lighting
7. Cotton bandana
8. Compass
9. Tape
10. Comms
11. Needle
12. Food
13. Water
14. Cash

I would add some garbage/contractor bags (heavy-duty variety). useful for a variety of purposes like poncho, shelter (in combination with gorilla tape and cordage), transport things, water container, sleep surface (filled with grass or leaves)

AS A "BOOMER", I am shocked to see how LITTLE most younger folks carry in their vehicles for EMERGENCIES. We have always carried a tire plugging kit, a portable air compressor, a tool kit, electric tape, a first aid kit, maps, and 2 small blankets. We asked WHY our adult sons don't carry emergency items, and they reply that "AAA will help them". Shows how much they are UNprepared ! For Christmas, we went out & assembled little "emergency kits" for them - NOW, we can only HOPE they actually CARRY THEM !

One type of video I have not seen was how to conserve resources. I think many people think that if you prep you won't have to conserve. It would be a great video for you to think about. Energy, water, food, heat coldand more. Great video!

The one thing I’m surprised people never mention is crazy glue. For tears in tarps, cuts, holes in water filters and the thousand uses you can’t possibly think of. Crazy glue is my X factor item.

I also have a old 20 oz pop bottle with 30 lbs spider line tied to it and fishing gear stored in it for fishing. I tie Paracord to it and when a fish gets hooked i just pull it to shore.

#8 Compass. I’m an old soldier, and old habits die hard. I still have a good Silva compass and 1:50,000 topographical maps in my bag. More importantly, I know how to use it and practice regularly. If someone thinks they can just simply buy a compass and throw it in their bug out bag, expecting that they’ll read the instructions when they need it, they’re fooling themselves. Many communities have orienteering clubs where you can learn for free, and you might just have some fun in the process.

I never thought of tinfoil for fire starting on damp ground. Thank you.

Something I think we all have for starting fires is dryer lint.

Put a sandwich bag of your dryer lint in your bag or preps. Great fire starter and if you own a dryer very easy to acquire.

I am going to say that instead of the basic poncho i would spend a bit more for a military poncho. They are not only more robust but they also have grommets and make really good shelters.

I, as a female, started carrying an EDC knife years ago and though many people laugh in situations when I (and now my daughters) pull it out any time needed - I've seen more and more of my acquaintances starting to carry them. I carry a 'get home' bag and love how, when I pull something random out of it, I see folks start thinking. This Christmas, we bought our parents 72 hour food kits and I got my parents large First aid kits. They see my family buying me my wishlist of prepper items and realize how unprepared they are - it's neat to see how we live and prepare effects others' folks 'ignorance is bliss' mentally. I choose to prepare to bug IN rather than out. With a large family, a huge garden, a large stocked pond, much of our food on the hoof/foot - it just makes sense for us to prepare to lock down on our own property.

Gorilla Tape is absolutely the best tape I have ever bought. It truly is hands down number one above any tape out there

I would add a large ziplok style bag or 2. Useful for a multitude of things from carrying water and food, keeping things dry, or even making a solar lense for fire lighting. Can also be used for carrying the other items you have packed.
Potentially the Nalgene bottle, if large enough, could be used to store the other items when not in use.

A key thing I shared with my group in a get-home bag was gray or tan coveralls, in a larger size. That way, if they were out on the town, in a suit or dress, they didn't have to entirely change, they could just quickly pull on some coveralls and "go gray" as it were. Keeps them warmer and faster to transition than entirely changing clothes. And less to carry in the car every day.

Another trick you can do with that SOL Blanket:
Once you get a fire Going, Hold the reflective part behind your back. The heat from the fire will bounce off the material, and warm your backside at the same time.