Top 100 Items to Disappear First in a SHTF

Well, this is an old list I just came across, and thought I would post it.  I don’t agree with the order in which the list was cre­at­ed, but I am not sure that it was cre­at­ed in any spe­cial order either.  Not to men­tion, I have no clue who cre­at­ed this list, just that it gets float­ed around from time to time.

Any­way, here are the top 100 items to dis­ap­pear first in a SHTF sit­u­a­tion:

1. Gen­er­a­tors (Good ones cost dear­ly. Gas stor­age, risky. Noisy…target of thieves; main­te­nance etc.)

2. Water Filters/Purifiers

3. Portable Toi­lets

4. Sea­soned Fire­wood. Wood takes about 6 — 12 months to become dried, for home uses.

5. Lamp Oil, Wicks, Lamps (First Choice: Buy CLEAR oil. If scarce, stock­pile ANY!)

6. Cole­man Fuel. Impos­si­ble to stock­pile too much.

7. Guns, Ammu­ni­tion, Pep­per Spray, Knives, Clubs, Bats & Sling­shots.

8. Hand-can open­ers, & hand egg beat­ers, whisks.

9. Honey/Syrups/white, brown sug­ar

10. Rice — Beans — Wheat

11. Veg­etable Oil (for cook­ing) With­out it food burns/must be boiled etc.,)

12. Char­coal, Lighter Flu­id (Will become scarce sud­den­ly)

13. Water Con­tain­ers (Urgent Item to obtain.) Any size. Small: HARD CLEAR

PLASTIC ONLY — note — food grade if for drink­ing.

16. Propane Cylin­ders (Urgent: Def­i­nite short­ages will occur.

17. Sur­vival Guide Book.

18. Man­tles: Aladdin, Cole­man, etc. (With­out this item, longer-term light­ing is dif­fi­cult.)

19. Baby Sup­plies: Diapers/formula. ointments/aspirin, etc.

20. Wash­boards, Mop Buck­et w/wringer (for Laun­dry)

21. Cook­stoves (Propane, Cole­man & Kerosene)

22. Vit­a­mins

23. Propane Cylin­der Han­dle-Hold­er (Urgent: Small can­is­ter use is dan­ger­ous with­out this item)

24. Fem­i­nine Hygiene/Haircare/Skin prod­ucts.

25. Ther­mal under­wear (Tops & Bot­toms)

26. Bow saws, axes and hatch­ets, Wedges (also, hon­ing oil)

27. Alu­minum Foil Reg. & Heavy Duty (Great Cook­ing and Barter Item)

28. Gaso­line Con­tain­ers (Plas­tic & Met­al)

29. Garbage Bags (Impos­si­ble To Have Too Many).

30. Toi­let Paper, Kleenex, Paper Tow­els

31. Milk — Pow­dered & Con­densed (Shake Liq­uid every 3 to 4 months)

32. Gar­den Seeds (Non-Hybrid) (A MUST)

33. Clothes pins/line/hangers (A MUST)

34. Cole­man’s Pump Repair Kit

35. Tuna Fish (in oil)

36. Fire Extin­guish­ers (or..large box of Bak­ing Soda in every room)

37. First aid kits

38. Bat­ter­ies (all sizes…buy fur­thest-out for Expi­ra­tion Dates)

39. Gar­lic, spices & vine­gar, bak­ing sup­plies

40. Big Dogs (and plen­ty of dog food)

41. Flour, yeast & salt

42. Match­es. {“Strike Any­where” pre­ferred.) Boxed, wood­en match­es will go first

43. Writ­ing paper/pads/pencils, solar cal­cu­la­tors

44. Insu­lat­ed ice chests (good for keep­ing items from freez­ing in Win­ter­time.)

45. Work­boots, belts, Levis & durable shirts

46. Flashlights/LIGHTSTICKS & torch­es, “No. 76 Dietz” Lanterns

47. Jour­nals, Diaries & Scrap­books (jot down ideas, feel­ings, expe­ri­ence; His­toric Times)

48. Garbage cans Plas­tic (great for stor­age, water, trans­port­ing — if with wheels)

49. Men’s Hygiene: Sham­poo, Toothbrush/paste, Mouthwash/floss, nail clip­pers, etc

50. Cast iron cook­ware (stur­dy, effi­cient)

51. Fish­ing supplies/tools

52. Mos­qui­to coils/repellent, sprays/creams

53. Duct Tape

54. Tarps/stakes/twine/nails/rope/spikes

55. Can­dles

56. Laun­dry Deter­gent (liq­uid)

57. Back­packs, Duf­fel Bags

58. Gar­den tools & sup­plies

59. Scis­sors, fab­rics & sewing sup­plies

60. Canned Fruits, Veg­gies, Soups, stews, etc.

61. Bleach (plain, NOT scent­ed: 4 to 6% sodi­um hypochlo­rite)

62. Can­ning sup­plies, (Jars/lids/wax)

63. Knives & Sharp­en­ing tools: files, stones, steel

64. Bicycles…Tires/tubes/pumps/chains, etc

65. Sleep­ing Bags & blankets/pillows/mats

66. Car­bon Monox­ide Alarm (bat­tery pow­ered)

67. Board Games, Cards, Dice

68. d‑con Rat poi­son, MOUSE PRUFE II, Roach Killer

69. Mouse­traps, Ant traps & cock­roach mag­nets

70. Paper plates/cups/utensils (stock up, folks)

71. Baby wipes, oils, water­less & Antibac­te­r­i­al soap (saves a lot of water)

72. Rain gear, rub­ber­ized boots, etc.

73. Shav­ing sup­plies (razors & creams, talc, after shave)

74. Hand pumps & siphons (for water and for fuels)

75. Soysauce, vine­gar, bullions/gravy/soupbase

76. Read­ing glass­es

77. Chocolate/Cocoa/Tang/Punch (water enhancers)

78. “Sur­vival-in-a-Can”

79. Woolen cloth­ing, scarves/ear-muff­s/mit­tens

80. Boy Scout Hand­book, / also Lead­ers Cat­a­log

81. Roll-on Win­dow Insu­la­tion Kit (MANCO)

82. Gra­ham crack­ers, saltines, pret­zels, Trail mix/Jerky

83. Pop­corn, Peanut But­ter, Nuts

84. Socks, Under­wear, T‑shirts, etc. (extras)

85. Lum­ber (all types)

86. Wag­ons & carts (for trans­port to and from)

87. Cots & Inflat­able mat­tress’s

88. Gloves: Work/warming/gardening, etc.

89. Lantern Hang­ers

90. Screen Patch­es, glue, nails, screws„ nuts & bolts

91. Teas

92. Cof­fee

93. Cig­a­rettes

94. Wine/Liquors (for bribes, med­i­c­i­nal, etc,)

95. Paraf­fin wax

96. Glue, nails, nuts, bolts, screws, etc.

97. Chew­ing gum/candies

98. Atom­iz­ers (for cooling/bathing)

99. Hats & cot­ton neck­er­chiefs

100. Goats/chickens