There are certain items that can be incredibly useful in a survival scenario, yet they don’t usually make it onto people’s survival shopping lists. A great example is aluminum foil. It can be used to grow plants, catch fish, start a fire, cook food, collect rainwater, signal for help, and many other things.
It makes you wonder: What are some other useful prepping items I’ve overlooked? No matter how long you’ve been a prepper, there are bound to be at least a couple of them. That is the topic of this video by Rogue Preparedness. In it, she talks about 12 items she believes are very underrated in the prepper community.
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Here is her list:
- Silcock Key
- Sewing Kit
- Cooking Oil
- Socks and Shoes
- Security Items
- Freezer Bags
- Knowledge
- Notepad and Pen
- Hygiene Items
- Entertainment Items
- Extra Glasses
- Sunscreen & Bug Spray
Watch the video below to hear her discuss these items and why she thinks they’re so important.
Stupid post on her 12 items. State the obvious much?
A silcock key generally requires water pressure in the water lines to get water from them. Not going to happen after SHTF and the utilities quit operating.
You do need a good multi tool, which would eliminate the need for this item in the first place.
If you are smart, you would bug out of a city and this “tool” would be useless.
Knowledge is midway down this list it should be first, and foremost. Not knowing the worst case scenario or expecting to survive in a city (for very long post SHTF), shows that your knowledge is lacking.
Most of these things are not important to survival, these are “comfort items”.
Many are of limited usefulness. but a note pad and pen are in my bug out bag, as well as a change of socks and a deck of cards.
As far as items not listed, animal snares are of higher value, if you want to have food and survive.
A few commercially made ones are good if you do not have the skills (yet) to make your own.
Because sooner or later your supplies will run out.
In the city you could snare feral animals or some wild ones. In the woods small wild game is a good food choice. Snares are quiet, (unlike guns) and do not require your undivided attention, just occasional checking. So you are free to attend to other activities, while they work for you.