Budget Prepping : Thrift Store Haul
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- Опубліковано 24 лип 2024
- Thrift Stores are an excellent Budget resource for Prepping Supplies. #Prepping #Thrift Store #budget
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Items to look for:
Rain Gear
Wool Blankets
Manual Can Openers
Large Cooking Pots
Water Bottles
Camouflage Clothing
Sturdy Boots/Shoes
Candles
Candle Holders
Sewing Items
Heavy Coats (Winter)
Backpacks
Camping Gear
Games/Deck of Cards
Flashlights
Lanterns
Hand Tools
Fishing Gear
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I have bought so many books from thrift stores to build survival libraries. Old cookbooks, survival books, medical books, reference material, DIY books, college text books, books on various types of engineering, history books, just anything that looks useful.
Thank you this is very good information. I will start my collection today. You have a great day 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏💚💗💚💗
Couple of things to Remember
One trick is to visit often - the good stuff doesn't sit around very long.
Remember with thrift stores you have to be willing to walk out with out buying anything.
Always check out the thrift stores near the high priced section of town. Those people will donate very high dollar high quality items. I've seen lots of camping gear, cookware and outdoor living items that were in mint condition.
Same thing for yard sales.
Target always gives their return items to Goodwill
Solar powered sidewalk lights can be charged by day and used inside at night.
Luv shopping thrift stores , it's like an adventure & treasure chest there - never know what great stuff you can find in them.
Good counsel. My favorite way to find what I need along with some surprises as you state.
I tell our folks to shop these places and garage sales with a prepper/survivalist mindset. Helps keep the impulse buying down which allows for funds to go the right way.
Thanks. Great job.
Thanks Brother! It's like searching for hidden treasure : )
Love going to thrift stores, found a miltary gortex jacket acu camo purchased it for $2.00
Last time I went to goodwill Th hey had the stuff priced way to high!!
Value village in Vancouver b.c Canada is expensive I usually go on Tuesday when it's 30% off for 55 and up seniors discount
On a recent trip to the Goodwill I found a near new big Berkey water filter with 4 of the black filters still in the boxes.
Did it look new?
Prepare For IT . No just hardly used or possibly not at all. The box all the docs and parts still had the plastic on them.
@@tacomaboy6 Sounds like it was new to me.
Our thrift stores put a lot of broken, badly used items out for almost brand new prices. Apparently a lot of locals think that just because it's at a thrift shop, it's a bargain. (Like those people who buy the stupidest expensive crap, just because it's expensive.)
Nice point about helping the community not to mention that a lot of useful stuff gets re used and doesn't end up as landfill or worse.
When my mother passed a while back we had to get rid of a houseful of stuff, all good quality and looked after. Had a heap of people tell me that we would have to chuck it out but went to a very large, well by our standards, thrift/op shop and a lovely lady said that they would take the whole lot of it. Nice to know that the stuff will be used again and probably by people who need to save some coin.
Reality is, imo, that our wasteful self absorbed lifestyles are going to kill us well before any of the proposed scenarios you commonly see being chucked around.
Wifey spends plenty of time in second hand shops and I will check them out for camping items, cooking implements or tools etc.
We don't need to as we can well afford whatever we want to buy but it is nice to not always crave the most expensive crap and help others at the same time.
Liked this video, thank you.
So great to hear from someone who feels the same way I do. I donate to the Salvation Army (not Goodwill as they are for profit). I have seen firsthand when for example, someone's home burns down, the Salvation Army gives them a voucher to get what they need in the store or if they just have no money, they will cut breaks to them. To me, that is what we are here for, to help each other out. I was executrix of Mom's estate and donated a lot to them then and since then too.
The can opener on the left is the best style.Grandparents had one. I have now. 40 plus years old has never failed.
Dmiller7239 I think the brand is called “swing away”
Long tapered candles can be killers. When I was a kid the power was out and we lit a tapered candle in the holder on top of the tv set. We were all asleep and the candle fell over onto the tv (they were a foot deep then) and the tv smoldered and all sorts of melted plastic was floating in the air.By shear luck my mother woke up and saved us from a near disaster. Cut the tapered candles sown and use an appropriate holder so it can't fall over and start a fire.
I see a wall.... Of Awesome....
Forget the wall, look at the guns!
Finding ways to stay warm and dry are the most important especially this time of year when the weather is so unpredictable.
Thanks for a great vid, as always.
To clean used items: I first clean off any dirt, then I spray on the new PURELL Foodservice Surface Sanitizer; it's great stuff. Works on fabrics and hard surfaces - with no damage.
On cooking items, I run through a sanitizing cycle on the dishwasher - AFTER doing the above cleaning.
Best of luck to everyone!
@@icouldbewrongicouldberight
Bleach is a powerful disinfectant, but highly reactive - and will corrode many materials & harm fabrics. Test a small area first.
Inspect those water bottles carefully. Tobacco chewers..... 'nuff said. If you buy clothes, sheets, etc and don't wash them right away, tie up the bag until you're ready to do so. Think bedbugs, roaches. Same with electronics or items that have vents. Inspect carefully!
Source : been thrifting since the 70's
same here, my grandmother taught me that in the late 60's when I was still in grade school
My girlfriend and I thrift shop for fun. Flea markets, pawn shops, antique shops, etc. You can find some real treasures, if you know where to look. She has walked away with a mace, and I got an authentic civil war saber. As well as some bulk Federal 22 LR and a Damascus steel Bowie. All kinds of fun.
I bought a nice eastwest multicam pack with lifetime warranty at a flea market for a bargain.
I flat out refuse to donate or buy anything from goodwill after the way they treated a handicapped man ! My preferred store of this type is Restore,they always have better stuff and lower prices.
I will not shop at Goodwill either!
Sootch, thanks for the vids. I put your channel on my phone during a 10 hour road trip and you actually kept me entertained and awake while learning something in the process!
Man, you are sharing my secrets! Have picked up all my get home bags at thrift stores too. Very expensive backpacks, bags and even range bags can be had for pennies on the dollar at thrift stores.
Cool thing is items that should cost more are reasonable price, and the donated furniture cost an arm and a leg usually.
Bought a lot of items that corporate sets pricing, or clueless workers out of touch with quality, old school, or value. Most Americans think New is Better, and Old is Junk. Good it's their loss🤠
@@xdrowssap4456 I think you are referring to designer bags.
A prepper should have a good simple bicycle that is easy to repair and maintain.
We've spent over 4k in the last 2 months putting things away ;) 🇺🇸
These channels are so important!
@7:24 "We don't shop at Walmart anyway" AMEN TO THAT!!!!!
Dollar tree has 6pks of 6hr candles.
I was working for a week in a city that had an Air Force base nearby, and something I noticed is that all the thrift stores there had a large stock of used military camo clothing.
Also, you'd think that thrift stores would be a good place to find mason jars, but almost always it seems that the plain glass jars cost more per unit than you could buy new in a 2-pack (which have bands and lids included). They must be catering to the mason jar collector market.
Make sure to store candles inside your house if it gets hot where you live. They will fuze together. Same with those oil burning survival candles. They will freeze solid in a garage. I learned about both the hard way.
Thanks for the tip JM. Nothing worse than a melted mess! lol!
jmpriester1 could they be rolled in wax paper and stored to try to hold their shape as much as possible. Store taper candles flat
@@dees1378 I supposed. I just threw a bunch into a box. Some were tapered, some weren't. During the summer in Virginia it can get to high 90s. The candles weren't melted down completely, just melted enough that they had to be broken apart. Most I couldn't use as typical candles anymore. Those ones were later melted down to make fire starters using dryer lint, shredded paper and cardboard egg cartons.
Mine melted on window ledge
Love goodwill I find so many great things. It really amazes me how people disregard so many useful things.
One mans junk is another mans treasure
Been enjoying your instructions for a while now. What I would like to see more of is handicapped videos. How would people with serious problems prep/survive. Modify wheel chairs ,canes, crutches etc. Something to. Think about. Thanks
I found some candles at a yard sale. Got an old cheese grader, and melted them down. I had some old altoid tins and filled them up. It turned old, long candles into a great survival candle with a lid. I gave them out as gifts at Christmas, trying to turn loved ones into preppers. My family thinks I am crazy, but they appreciated them, and are now calling me about all kinds of things, now that shtf. Who’s crazy now! Hahahaha!
Corkscrews can be used to drill holes in trees to hang stuff etc
In a cork tree maybe
No, no they can’t.
I always forget about thrift stores. Thanks for the reminder.
I have found some great camping gear, at a thrift store. Bought a good used propane Coleman stove, for $20. Have used it camping for 10 years now! Sleeping bags, and air matress. All sorts of outdoor & survival gear!
I'm glad you mentioned to the viewers on several occasions throughout the video to make sure they clean these items.... that's the first thing I think of when I here thrift store.
This is a great time to shop thrifty. With Carona raging in china, we may not see stores stocked with their junk to much longer. So grab up what we can get now of the well made things if possible.Good video.
This past weekend, my local G.W. had 20 dozen canning jars, Q's and P's. But on the shelf across from those was a NEW water bath canner with the basket. My wife was glad I did not bring home more jars. I have three WB canners and two pressure canners. Be prepared - when the tomatoes and green beans come in.
Joey Hardin
Can often pick up pressure cookers (non-electric) for a decent price. Just bought one for $7 a few days ago. If needed, eBay usually has the replacement rubber seals/parts for low cost. Good for camping.
@@paemtff9412 Good to know about Ebay usually having parts. I have to find the dial thing, and I ordered one from the manufacturor using the model name and number . They sent me the wrong one so I cant use it. Now they have, they wont let me return it even tho there return policy says you have 30 days to return for full return, I have only had the part for a total of 9 days...
Great ideas and finds 👍 I found some really good brand sleeping bags a while back for $5 a piece at our local thrift store. I looked them up they we’re new around $80 a piece. I picked up 3 or 4. I wish I would have grabbed a couple more. 😊
P38 is the best compact simple can opener.
One of the best fighter planes in WWII as well.
I still have my P38 from Army basic training way back in 1977.
Remember when the Scare was going on when a Greyhound Bus driver was cut with a box cutter.
I traveled shortly thereafter on GH bus and security Confiscated my fancy can opener. (Glorified P-38) I could open 3 cans with my unit to 1 can of someone using P-38.
Point is they took my opener and not the canned goods. I don't think I'd want a full steel can smashed against my head or body. I'll take my chances with a blunt can opener any day.
Or the p51 can opener. It's longer and has a spoon built-in
@@gregoryk.9815 Thank you. Had one confiscated by Greyhound security after box cutter scare.
Sure miss it.
*Sootch* Well done, thank-you sir for taking the time. Amazing what you can find at these stores. God Bless, brother.
Thanks Kevin! I figured we'd find a few things but this was epic! lol!
God Bless you my friend.
The thrill of the hunt
Sadly thrift stores here are jacking their prices up almost to retail prices sometimes..sigh. Annoying
My Lady yup here in San Jose the prices are insane. Might as well buy it new
Same
Try the small thrift shops the ones that support hospitals or churches
@@ebonhawken574 Same here in Stockton
Some of the best stuff that I’ve found has come from second hand purchasing. Jockey lots, yard sales, etc. another great video. Keep up the good work brother.
You have given me a lot of ideals on prepare for what looks like some real hard times and things are going to get crazy bad thank u
Dude ive been waiting years for this video!!!
Good finds at thrift stores !!! Just remember to put clothes directly into the washing machine, so that you don't get any bed bugs in your home, ( like my sister did ) !!!
We always throw them into the dryer 1st, that way it kills more of the possible bugs.
"Reminds me of my safari in Africa. Somebody forgot the corkscrew and for several days we had to live on nothing but food and water.
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- W. C. Fields
Not exactly a thrift store, but my local outdoors adventure store (camping, biking, hiking, etc.) has a consignment basement, and after a certain period of time, they discount 25, 50, and then 75%. Those 75% things are amazing deals. I got an MSR ultra-light stove, with bag and gas, for $12. Everything they take in is similarly discounted if it sits around long enough, and most stuff does.
Canning jars. Quite often I see those for less than a dollar apiece at walmart. You have to buy ten or twelve at a time, but still... I noticed yours were 1.89 apiece.
Only if you buy in March oras soon as they start selling otherwise you too late looking in August, they sell out quickly
remember to be careful with candles in a grid down situation! Candles / open flames can easily be knocked over.
Don, excellent content. I enjoy looking for stuff at thrift stores. You just never know what you may find and it's at the right price. Thank you for sharing !!
Check out Habitat for Humanity's "Restore store". They take mostly Estate donations, but carry a lot of tools, furniture, construction items, etc.
ANTIQE STORES are great places to find tools as well.
Got a food processor for $5 from Goodwill. Took it home, filled it up with alphabet soup, now I have a word processor.
LOL Thanks I needed a laugh today...
Thank you for all the information! and thank you very much for your support😊😊😊😊😊😊🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
Nice haul! My area doesn't have much like this because the population are mostly elderly, working poor, homeless and the gated communities of elites who don't donate, they try to sell, usually for crazy asking prices that reflect their lack of touch with conditions around them.
Honestly, I was surprised we found so much usable stuff. So you never know what you'll find. Thanks Karin
You should never buy used plastic food containers at thrift stores. So many germs/fungus/molds can imbed into the plastic and cannot be completely removed. Unless using for non-food purposes, leave them alone.
Your absolutely right! Never use plastic for food storage. The plastic can't be completely cleaned. Even if you soak them in bleach, and antibacterial dish soap.
@smokin joe & Debbie Kerr I agree about leaving the plastic stuff alone. Never know what may have been stored in them.
When I use plastic containers and they get "lost" in the refrigerator; end up looking like a science experiment they end up in the trash.
Dollar Tree carries decent plastic containers including the Betty Crocker brand for a $1.00.
I work at a second hand shop, all my camping gear came from there
A few years ago I was collecting camping supplies to camp on a friend's property. Amazing what I found, top brand tents and cots like brand new for very low prices! Yippee! LOL
Candles, kitchen stuff, boots, clothes, gloves, gadgets, etc.
Find a Thrift Store near an upscale neighborhood. Goodwill and Salvation Army (depending on the manager) will have stuff for a nickel on a dollar. And it's fun.
Yes I've gotten a lot of good prepping items from thrift stores
You can soak that UCP camo in a green dye and it'll actually become pretty effective in a woodland environment
Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge. I have found great buys at several thrift stores locally. I have also found a lot of books at reasonable prices too. You just need to go frequently and walk through slowly each time. Some of the best items I have found are sometimes pushed to the back of the shelf or in bins you have to dig through. Keep up the outstanding job you are doing.
Great video! Wonderful tips and info. I always enjoy ur videos. Thank you for taking the time to inform us and teach us.
God bless you and yours!
Excellent video!!! Thanks Family Porter!!! Thanks Sara Mc!!! VERY SMART vídeo!!!
I love the backdrop of all the weapons in the background! It really made the video look super cool!
Argh! Thanks for telling everyone about my favorite supply source. 😉 I buy water bottles, backpacks, etc for my SHTF neighbor aid kits and for potential trade goods from thrift stores.
That is a wall of freedom, Long live the republic!
I got my large Alice pack in perfect condition at the thrift store for 20 bucks.
Yep the hole setup.
Yeah loaded down they can be pretty uncomfortable. But they will last forever if you take care of it.
A few years ago I found an alice pack, frame and all, for $5 at the local salvation army. A steal I couldn't pass up!
Sootch gonna pop some tags. only got $75 for prep budget. run tell the UA-cam, prep here if you broke too. Survival dispatch for ya 🎶
thank you so much for your time
My Recommedations:
1. Avoid non-stainless Pots & pans: Enameled & teflon coated pots can leach toxic chemicals into your food. A lot of stuff originates from China (or the coatings\enamels do).
2. Avoid cast iron pots unless they are pre-1990s. A lot of steel is recycled and can be contaiminated with heavy metals that can leach into your food. Stainless is inert and will not leach metals out even if the food is acidic.
3. Avoid Aluminum pots & Pans because Alumium is slightly toxic and acidic foods can absorb aluminium. Its not as bad as heavy metals, but I would recommend avoiding using them. OK if you using it for accassional meals as the alum. does leave your body over time and small amounts its fine. Also OK for canning as the food is glass jars and not in direct contact with Alum.
4.Avoid using open candles since they are so easy to knock over and start a fire. Get some type of enclosure that will protect you from a fire if it gets knocked over.
I have started going to thrift shores when I go out of town. I got the best heavy winter coats when I went to New York that I would not find in Florida. Some wool items. Awesome place to find books on gardening & herbs too. People in other areas donate stuff that I don't see in my area stores.
Cheap candles, uncoloured, can be mixed with Vaseline and solvent to make good oilskin waterproofer
Love love love thrift stores, especially local ones, but sorry, I wont buy used shoes.
I love your content!! I myself love the outdoors with an emphasis on preparedness and survival. I have started a channel on those subjects. I love doing it.
Goodwill and Savers always puts the good stuff on eBay!
Good inexpensive gear for stocking a hidden cache or for a bugout location.
Thrift stores are great, but I have scored tons of awesome tools, and shtf stuff at garage sales. ,
My collection of Coleman lanterns and stoves all came from different garage sales.
I've heard that some of the older Coleman lanterns can emit radiation. You might want to look into it.
This is my 3rd video of your. You've earned your subscribe! Just now getting into prepping and you videos are amazing!
Thrift stores are the best place to get stuff.
and yard sells.
That big lantern can be easily modified to take the six volt rechargeable Lithium Batteries. I WOULD BE DELIGHTED TO TEACH FOLKS HOW TO DO IT!
You should start a channel...Sounds like you know some good stuff.
Great video as always. Beautiful wall to. I can't say what type of wall it is or UA-cam might not like it but you know what I mean.
Bleach goes a long way to sterilize, yes even all of the kitchen items ( just have to have boiling water also; makes items air dry quicker). Just my .02 cents worth. Thanks for the info and upload. * edit again : buttons, hook n eyes etc... baggies of em can go for as little as .50 cents n up.
Thanks for the comment Janice. I appreciate you watching.
@@SensiblePrepper Thanks man for acknowledging me! I subbed, liked n saved too!
Made an old woman feel useful again!
@ Janice B: Skills & knowledge will always be worth their weight in gold, especially in bad situations. You are a rockstar!
@@timm1139 Wow! I like that! Brought tears to my eyes. Thank you so much.
My parents were young ( @ 20,s ) during the depression era, so I learned a lot from them. I may not be able to shot , kill, dress, out my own game any more; but I think I could give directions on how to. I could maybe stand long enough to help preserve some and cook some of the meat.
Wooo hoo rock on... thanks again sweetie!
You can use pool shock just like bleach. You don't have to carry around the weight of the water in the bleach or you and you can mix rain water with it to make chlorine bleach.
I enjoy finding fishing lures for pennies on the dollar
Our goodwill is so expensive so I check yard sales. Great advice!
I GO TO PAWN SHOPS FOR TOOLS,ALOT OF TIME I FIND CRAFTMAN TOOLS ON THE CHEAP😎
Here where I live the winters are really rainy- it's a great time to get yard tools, especially power, at the pawn shops.
Definitely a good source for prepping items. Thanks Mike
@@SensiblePrepper Question, are all guns& rifles yours?
I have bought a ton of prepping stuff from thrift stores over the years
enjoyed your video. noticed your two shoes are different...at first i thought they were for the same foot but then i realized that one looks unworn, the other "broken in." interesting.
thank you for all your videos!
I love your videos..great info. I love to prep... ❤
Thanks!
Whenever I go to the thrift store I find those orange survival tip bandannas and I pick those up when ever I find them. I also found I set of rain gear and pants for a dollar and I used them camping when it rained on and off for a whole weekend but they were ozark trail but they obviously worked lol
Great idea and helps out local businesses I shop thrift stores alot thanks for a great video
I wouldn't put those old manual can openers in the dishwasher as they can rust. I have two like the one on the left. They were rusted and dirty. Very hard to turn the handle. Wire brushed them and poured boiling water over the metal workings. Then worked some mineral oil into them. They work like a dream now.
Here's a little Hack for your subscribers:
You can take an Esbit folding stove, open it up, and put 3 Tea Lights in it and boil a pot of water for your Mountain House Entree'.
I just got 3 really nice sleeping bags, an oil lamp and some garden tools at a thrift store last week.
Thanks for the knowledge about budger prepping , Sootch00 !!!!!! As always long live the Republic my friend !!!!!!!! Also Props to Sarah Mac !!!!!!!!
My last good thrift store find was a 3/4 length men's heavy winter men's canvas coat with a hood. $15. It has a Sears label in it. It looks brand new. It has to be at least 30 years old. I cannot remember when Sears last put their labels on clothing.
I buy those big old lady purses with shoulder straps.
They make great fishing bags.
Worth it's weight in gold is the "swing-away" can opener. It is larger than others but it is well worth the weight when you feel the effortless opening of a can.
Yard sales have a lot of these things too.
The outtakes at the end are the best.
On my old channel I did 3 or 4 thrift store prep kits until I lost my Google mail account still have a few of my their store bug out bags as well as some of my yard sale survival bags