Following on from Pietka's post about possibly storing clothes for use for bartering what else would be good to store ?
The ideal things (i think) would be small, cheap to buy at present but potentialy high value in the future. It might be good if we could end up with a list that we could pick and choose items from
Here's a couple to start
Puritabs
Cheap Lighters
Best items to store for Bartering
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Cigarettes, tobacco, rolling papers and/or Nicorette products
Condoms
Alcohol - doesnt' have to be expensive; Netto do a great bottle of gin for £7.50
Soap
Shampoo
Nail files
Toothbrushes/toothpaste
Baby lotion/cheap moisturiser (it would drive me insane if my skin was all dry and awful )
Vaseline (ditto chapped lips - enough to send you round the twist)
Cheap razors
Condoms
Alcohol - doesnt' have to be expensive; Netto do a great bottle of gin for £7.50
Soap
Shampoo
Nail files
Toothbrushes/toothpaste
Baby lotion/cheap moisturiser (it would drive me insane if my skin was all dry and awful )
Vaseline (ditto chapped lips - enough to send you round the twist)
Cheap razors
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Tin openers!
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Toothpaste/Brush
Drugs (no, the legal kind ) painkillers and the like
tin openers
Drugs (no, the legal kind ) painkillers and the like
tin openers
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Refined metal products that would be hard to manufacture post TEOTWAWKI:
razor blades
decent sharp knives, penknives, lock knives etc
needles of different sizes, including canvas/leather needles
fish hooks
knife/fork/spoon
tools - axe & saw blades etc.
Some might be a bit heavy to carry but razor blades, needles and fish hooks could even go in BOB for battering on the move...
razor blades
decent sharp knives, penknives, lock knives etc
needles of different sizes, including canvas/leather needles
fish hooks
knife/fork/spoon
tools - axe & saw blades etc.
Some might be a bit heavy to carry but razor blades, needles and fish hooks could even go in BOB for battering on the move...
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soap
antibiotics
cups
TEA !
antibiotics
cups
TEA !
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DIY Books
On pdf, and a good stock of ink and paper to print them off
On pdf, and a good stock of ink and paper to print them off