Excellent list. We have most of those items stored already. I take a lot of ribbing about what I have in the basement, but should the day come, we’ll be OK for a while.
From a Sarajevo War Survivor:
Experiencing horrible things that can happen in a war - death of parents and
friends, hunger and malnutrition, endless freezing cold, fear, sniper attacks.
1. Stockpiling helps. but you never no how long trouble will last, so locate
near renewable food sources.
2. Living near a well with a manual pump is like being in Eden.
3. After awhile, even gold can lose its luster. But there is no luxury in war
quite like toilet paper. Its surplus value is greater than gold’s.
4. If you had to go without one utility, lose electricity - it’s the easiest to
do without (unless you’re in a very nice climate with no need for heat.)
5. Canned foods are awesome, especially if their contents are tasty without
heating. One of the best things to stockpile is canned gravy - it makes a lot of
the dry unappetizing things you find to eat in war somewhat edible. Only needs
enough heat to “warm”, not to cook. It’s cheap too, especially if you buy it in
bulk.
6. Bring some books - escapist ones like romance or mysteries become more
valuable as the war continues. Sure, it’s great to have a lot of survival
guides, but you’ll figure most of that out on your own anyway - trust me, you’ll
have a lot of time on your hands.
7. The feeling that you’re human can fade pretty fast. I can’t tell you how many
people I knew who would have traded a much needed meal for just a little bit of
toothpaste, rouge, soap or cologne. Not much point in fighting if you have to
lose your humanity. These things are morale-builders like nothing else.
8. Slow burning candles and matches, matches, matches
From your:
100 Items to Disappear First
http://www.thepowerhour.com/news/items_disappearfirst.htm
An excellent and accurate list of what will disappear first, from the stores.
Thank you for posting it.
Many do not allow for simple games, coloring pages for the kids and anything to keep the kids quiet and busy, as they learn to live without tv and computers.
Few remember, how often keeping a child quiet, has saved a group of people from being discovered by the searchers.
Not just in time of war, it could be as simple as a nut with a gun, out to kill as many as they can, or a war zone.
The American Indians trained their babies to stay quiet and not make a noise, so have many others over the years.
I have posted several times coloring pages that can be printed and saved for the kids, they work, for I used them in my office, to keep clients children busy, while we discussed real estate.