Skilled Survival’s Comprehensive 78-Item Preppers Checklist
This prepper’s checklist not only tells you what to stock for future emergencies but also why.
We’ll deep dive into all the core prepper essentials.
You know, the stuff everyone needs to survive (like food and water).
And also covers some lesser-known items as well.
We’ll also go over a few of the best solutions for each item.
By the end of this preppers list – you’ll have your own stockpiling game plan for a variety of emergencies.
We plan for the worst and hope for the best at Skilled Survival.
That means this preppers list is extensive and is written with a worst-case scenario in mind.
With that said, here are the topics we’ll be covering today:
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Also, if you’re interested to hear about MY TOP 10 Prepper Supplies, check out the 2 videos below:
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Water Tools & Supplies (1-4)
Food Tools & Supplies (5-8)
Clothes And Warmth Tools (9-15)
Heat And Warmth Supplies (16-18)
Small Energy Devices (19-20)
Fire-Starting Tools (21-25)
First Aid Supplies (26-42)
Personal Hygiene Items (43-48)
Essential Hand Tools (49-56)
Illumination Devices (57-60)
Communication Devices (61-63)
Self-Defense Tools (64-68)
Misc Tools And Supplies (69-78)
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Water Tools & Supplies
“When the well is dry, we learn the worth of water.” – Benjamin Franklin
For an SHTF event, you’ll want a large, abundant source of fresh drinking water at your disposal.
Maybe you live near a river, pond, lake, or stream or have your own well.
These are all great options if they don’t become contaminated or dry up.
But what’s your backup plan should your main water source become compromised?
Or what if you don’t have a reliable source of drinking water, should the taps run dry?
Drinking contaminated water will make you sick and can even kill you in some circumstances. But worst yet, having no water will kill you even faster.
We all know the body needs continuous hydration to function properly. It only takes a few days without water to die.
So, you must stock up on water – no exceptions.
You get to decide how much to stock, and here are the tools to help you do it right.
1. Plastic Water Storage Containers
30 Gallons (6 Jug) Bundle
The 5 Gallon Legacy Premium Water Storage System is the most convenient and simplest way to store a lot of water without taking up much space.
These containers are strong, and stackable and make hauling water easier with a built-in handle. They also take up very little space.
Each brick holds up to 5 gallons. So, six containers will provide 30 gallons of fresh potable water.
Now, why not just use a 50-gallon food-grade drum? Well, those are fine options and absolutely better than nothing.
Yet, The 5 Gallon Legacy Premium Water Storage System has significant advantages over the 50-gallon drum.
1. Have you ever tried to move a 50-gallon drum?
Fifty gallons of water weighs 415.8 lbs, and the container surely adds a few more pounds.
I don’t know about you, but there’s zero chance that I will successfully move a 415+ pound drum of water if/when I ever had to change locations due to unforeseen circumstances.
Each of these 5-gallon storage containers carries about 41 lbs of water.
So if/when I ever needed to change locations quickly (a.k.a. bugging out), I can grab one in each hand with its convenient handle and move them to my new location.
2. Contamination of your stockpiled water is a very real threat to your survival.
Especially when the water stops running, you’re forced into a situation where personal hygiene and the cleanliness of your surroundings are sure to degrade.
This is even more risky if you have kids or grandkids since they get their hands on everything!
The last thing any of us would want is a 50-gallon drum of contaminated water.
I’d rather the little ones (or myself by accident) ruin just 5 gallon supply from one plastic container, leaving the other ones intact and ready to drink.
So, invest in some Legacy Premium Water Containers, and you can always add more later as your plans and needs grow.
Plus, if you get the 30-gallon package (6 containers), you will also get the following bonus features:
- A handy cap wrench (to ensure you completely lock and seal these containers)
- Two spigots (this allows you to tap into two of the jugs at the same time). This is a nice option if you’d prefer to separate sanitation and consumption jugs.
- Water Purification Drop Treatment Solution (the perfect amount for 30 gallons).
NOTE: These are the containers I choose for my own emergency water stockpile – click here to read a detailed review and short “How To” for these containers.
2. Rainwater Collection System
We store water to ensure we have what we need in a prolonged emergency to keep ourselves and our families hydrated.
But in a worst-case scenario, we also need to replenish our fresh-water stockpile, or eventually, you’ll run out.
If you have a river, lake, stream, or backyard pool, you may be all set and can forgo a rainwater collection system.
But for everyone else, you should collect as much of the free H2O from the sky as possible.
At a minimum, you’ll need a large, sturdy rain barrel with a spigot at the bottom.
You can install the barrel under a gutter’s downspout to collect rainwater from your roof.
However, this is just a quick and easy solution.
These systems can become much larger and more complex to handle longer-term scenarios.
Here’s an article you should read to get information on this important topic and these complex rainwater collection systems.
Note: if the emergency is nuclear, rainwater may be contaminated with fall out. For these disasters, you need a find a nuclear shelter near your home.
3. Water Filtration System
The AlexaPure Pro Water Filtration System
You should stockpile fresh, clean drinkable water in water bricks or whatever water storage system you choose.
But you must always filter and purify all new sources of water you collect, especially after a worst-case disaster.
You should never consume untreated water unless you’re 100 percent certain it’s free of harmful contaminants.
After a major disaster, you may not be able to trust those rivers, lakes, streams, or ponds the way we do today.
The AlexaPure Pro Water Filtration System is the ULTIMATE easy gravity-feed water filtration solution for families.
No, it’s not extremely small, so it’s not very portable.
But we’re talking about stocking up and staying put, not bugging out, so this is the survival water filter system you want.
4. Bottles of Bleach
Many people already know this, but for those who don’t, it’s true that a small amount of bleach added to water will purify and kill most of the harmful bacteria or viruses.
3 Pack Of Bleach (121 oz.)
Bleach is easy to stockpile; you can buy it in bulk and at a reasonable price, but the one downside is it doesn’t have the longest shelf life.
The best way to combat this is by replacing your bleach at least every year to be on the safe side.
Now you might wonder, why bother stockpiling bleach if you have to replace it?
Because it’s so cheap and readily available, you only need a very small amount of bleach in comparison to the total volume of water.
It can also be used as a cleaning agent as well. So, it’s one of those “multi-use – multi-purpose” items we all cherish and embrace.
Note: Bleach cannot remove water contaminated with chemicals, oils, poisonous substances, sewage, or any physical item contamination.
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Food Tools & Prepper Supplies
Like water, you must replace the calories you burn to remain a healthy (happy) human being.
The process of NOT replacing the calories you burn is called starvation.
I won’t go into the gruesome details today, but trust me, starvation is a horrible way to die.
So, while severe dehydration kills much faster, the agony period is also much shorter.
Even in a situation of zero-calorie intake, you’re still looking at nearly a month (or sometimes longer) for the body to perish due to starvation.
So, it’s a slow, painful way to go.
That’s why you want to stock up and avoid this fate at all costs.
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