The top of my list for things people forget is physical fitness and strength training.
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I would also recommend any sort of antidepressants you can get.
If something happens for which preps are needed people are going to be freaking out. Being able to calm them down and get them to sleep is going to be a gift beyond price.
If you’re on special meds, re-order the first chance you get, and keep doing that each time. You’ll start building up a supply of them, in case the source is disrupted at some point in future. Even though most meds in pill form have a one year shelf life. They’ll last longer, just may not be as effective. You can do the same thing with those as with foods; first in, first out.
One thing I seldom see is glasses.
If you need corrective lenses, you’d do well to order a couple extra pair through an inexpensive online source. Dito with contacts, although if you’re using the throwaway ones, you’ll need a bunch.
But also consider that your eyes (and those of anyone in your household who need lenses) are likely to change over time. It would be prudent to order a couple of pre-emptive prescriptions that might get you closer to your vision several years out, if you can find an optometrist to work with you.
Another thing to consider is fixing on one set of frames so you can order multiple pair of bare frames so you can move the lenses or cannibalize them for parts down the road.
It would be great if some optometrist out there could help establish some sort of SHTF vision kit. Like a standardized set of frames and standardized lenses (probably round) to help get the price down so people could order in bulk and stash them away just in case.
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I added a couple of cases of Hydrogen-peroxide
it is less than a buck a bottle, and is good for cleaning and disinfecting things too
>> “I myself added two 500 count bottles of acetaminophen and two 500 count bottles of ibuprofen to my preps just this week.” <<
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Trying to assure that you have a quick way to commit suicide?
Just buy aspirin. It works without endangering your life. (and its cheaper)
You’ve added two liver solubles. You need to get some kidney solubles.
I recommend aspirin and naproxen. That way you won’t over load anyone’s liver.
Antimicrobials of a simple kind can be gotten in the verterinary section of your local TSC. They are effective and pure. I bought sulfa powder and gentian violet. I also have a colloidal silver generator, which makes a super-effective anti-microbial that can be taken internally as well as used topically for wounds, plus depending on how it is made, can be used to disinfect surfaces. Distilled water+pure (.999 at least) silver. (This means you need a source of electricity, whether it is from batteries or generated from a wall source.
Candy and other comfort foods/rewards. Games, playing cards, books for boring times. Hard candies can be dissolved and used for sugar if necessary. Honey can be purchased in powder form.
Vinegar with the "mother," (Bragg is best) so you can make your own. Make sure to save the brown stuff in the bottom of the bottle, and all you add later is cider. Acidophilus caps to make your own yogurt from powdered milk.
Here’s something you almost never see on prep lists: baby diapers and adult diapers.
Babies have a habit of being born at higher rates when there is no electricity. Even if you don’t have a baby now... might you need a supply of cloth diapers later?
Also adult diapers: Will you have an elderly adult with you during the crisis? Maybe they don’t need adult diapers now, but in a few years? Or if someone is seriously injured requiring near-hospitalization bed care? A supply of adult-sized cloth diapers, pants, and cleanup supplies may be nice to add to your Medical list.
That’s the hard thing about prepping — you’ve got to think of *everything*.
For folks that have to have pain medications, the ‘Poppy’ flower grows about as good over here as it does in Afghanistan. They have a certain ‘medicinal’ value if pharmacies were to become unavailable. Seeds can be bought for them (legally) virtually anywhere that sells flowers, ect. Just make sure you get the ‘right’ kinds.
“I myself added two 500 count bottles of acetaminophen and two 500 count bottles of ibuprofen...”
Acetaminophen (Tylenol is acetaminophen) is one of the leading causes of liver failure leading to transplants. Other causes are poison mushrooms, exposure to some solvents and Hepatitis C.
You might want to consider replacing the acetaminophen with aspirin...it is generally safer.
antibiotics, high blood pressure meds, etc.
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If TSHTF many spices will be virtually impossible to obtain and they will be worth their weight in gold or ammo.
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