45 Items Every Prepper Should Stockpile

25 Best Items to Stockpile

1. Non-perishable and freeze-dried food
2. Common and specialized batteries
3. Lighters and matches
4. Toilet paper, tissues, wipes, and paper towels
5. Electricity, power stations, and generators
6. Duct tape, electrical tape, and glue
7. Firestarters, natural and store-bought
8. Ropes and cordage
9. Candles, lanterns, and lamp oils
10. Heirloom seeds
11. Bug spray and sun protection
12. Fuel, propane, butane, hexamine, paraffin oil cubs
13. Tarps
14. Salt
15. Bags, trash bags, freezer bags, contractor can liners
16. Antibacterial soap and hand sanitizer
17. Socks and underwear
18. Flashlights and headlamps
19. Bleach and water purification tablets
20. Nails and screws
21. Raw and unfiltered honey
22. Liquor
23. Fishing lines, trotlines, nets, traps
24. Maintenance and repair tools
25. Knives, axes, arrows, bolts, broadheads, bullets, guns
Bonus Round: Diapers, zip ties, first aid supplies, oral hygiene products, feminine hygiene products.
That list covers all the basic supplies, but you need more than that in a post-collapse world.

If hyperinflation makes our money worthless, or if the grid goes down and debit cards no longer work,
you’ll need barter items in order to buy anything you might need.

And that brings us to the next list…

Top 20 Barter Items You Can Get At Walmart
1. Salt and seasoning
2. Sugar
3. Coffee
4. Feminine hygiene
5. Diapers, wipes, infant supplies
6. Toilet paper, paper towels
7. Emergency food rations and freeze-dried food
8. Batteries
9. Matches, lighters, and fire starters
10. Over the counter medications
11. Water
12. Dry drink mixes
13. Propane, gasoline, solid fuel
14. Condoms
15. Honey
16. First aid
17. Nails and screws
18. Trash bags, contractor bags
19. Candles
 20. Bungee cords, tie-down straps, ropes, cordage

Also these 9 bonus items:

1. Tobacco
2. Liquor
3. Ammo
4. Heirloom seeds
5. Chapstick
6. Firewood
7. Books and instruction manuals
8. Dish soap and bar soap
9. Precious metals