[Pollster1]

My prepper purchase of the day: 20 boxes of 250 wooden matches each, for $20. That struck me as a nice price for an item that will have significant value in trade or as gifts to neighbors if things get unpleasant. I have many ways of starting fires, but this is one of the easiest, so it’s a good one to share in hard times.

[TexasTransplant]

I have flint and steel on my key chain and a years worth of dryer lint mixed with 1 bottle of Vaseline = 30+ chip dip containers of excellent fire starter ...

Then for fun I bought 500 strike anywhere matches and dipped them in wax (only had 6 empty pill bottles so the balance is in a shoe box) then took the left over wax and made those tuna can and cardboard candle stoves

Teaching the neighbor kids how to sharpen knives and tie knots

Prepping can be a fun hobby

TT

[concerned about politics]

My prepper purchase of the day: 20 boxes of 250 wooden matches each, for $20.

Ever torch an ant with a magnifying glass when you were a kid? Remember, a glass bottle or eye glasses can start a fire ( and a thief wouldn't think of stealing a broken glass bottle.)