Dollar Tree Prepping Shopping Tips Supplies Survival
hi it's AlaskaGranny Alaska Prepper maybe you're like me and you think you've been prepping preparing for emergencies Prepper
you're ready to face the future and then suddenly we hear that this coronavirus covid 19
is classified as a pandemic by CDC and WHO which absolutely astounds me because I'm
thinking a pandemic that's going to be like at least a million people in the
world and this is just over 100,000 people the
lock downs of countries and cities the closings of schools rallies universities
has just flabbergasted me so I think I'm having one of those moments of pandemic
preparedness anxiety and I know I have lots of supplies and maybe you do too
but I went to the Dollar Tree and I bought some more supplies they didn't
have everything that I wanted but it makes me feel better that I have a few
more things so I thought I'd share with you what my last minute trip shopping at
the Dollar Tree for pandemic emergency supplies looks like the first thing I
bought were a couple of more gallons of water I know I have lots of water but
some of my water has been stored away for a long time and I want to make sure
that I have a supply of absolute fresh drinking water if this situation gets
out of hand we may not have people who are able to go continue to keep our
services running if something is going to happen you have to take care of
yourself if the people at the water company or the electric company have all
been quarantined they can't go to work and make sure that your service is running
properly make sure you have basic life-sustaining emergency supplies for
several weeks in your home one gallon of water per person per day so this is nothing I
have lots more water but I felt better carrying a few more jugs out to the car
I also got a few more cans of food I looked at the canned food and most of it
I either have at home or I didn't care to buy but they did have Chef Boyardee
raviolis which I like and so I knew I would eat them anyway they can go in my
supply and I have an extra couple of servings of food just in case another
item that I bought at the Dollar Tree that I purchased before
are these Sunshine Blend Imperial Nuts they are fruit and nut mixes these have a
best by date of 2021 and 2022 so I don't need to eat these this week or next week
but I know that I like them because I've tried them and so I was happy to find
that they had some newer fresher stock in the store and so I bought a few more
these are a really nice selection of dried fruits nuts seeds things like that
that are nutritious and easy to eat tear open and eat it you can put this food in your
bug out bag you can keep it in your car you can keep it in your Pandemic
emergency supplies if you so need to add some packets to your pantry and then pay
attention that you rotate them before their expiration date because things foods
like nuts tend to get rancid and so don't count on things foods with nuts and oils
lasting past that best buy use by sell by date something I've seen before but
I've never bought are dried fruits they have mylar pouches of freeze-dried
fruits I picked up Apple strawberries and peaches the sell by use by best by date on these is 10/2021
is a nice long period of time to have extra fruits dried fruits on hand
they're very lightweight you can put them in your bug out bag your emergency
gear long term food storage prepper pantry and then they would be handy food to have on hand even if you're making say oatmeal throw in a
scoop of these in your oatmeal try eating them just as a snack right out of
the bag there's different ways to incorporate dried fruits into your meals that are
extremely convenient and easy especially if you don't have access to fresh
produce that you would prefer in an emergency situation like pandemic don't forget your pets I have a nice
supply of food for my Alaska Sammy dog but I also bought an extra package of
his favorite treat so that he would have something on
hand when the rest of us had a snack - I bought some extra packs of
over-the-counter medicines things for headaches muscle aches allergies
different kinds of medical conditions they're in small packages they're easy
to just toss in your bug out bag have one in the car put one by your bed it
just made me feel better to know that I have a few extra grab and go OTC medicines convenience
items that I might need in an emergency so after you have your water your food
and some medicines think about keeping things clean right now it's impossible
to find bleach cleaning wipes hand sanitizers anti bacterial disinfectants
those things are just gone I love it when you go to the store and there's a
sign and it says limit five and I'm thinking okay where is my five and I'm
allowed to buy you don't have any so you can make a limit of 1,000 if you want
the limit doesn't mean anything if none of these items are available and I
haven't seen any of them in the store since the news of this coronavirus began
but I did find was bleach tablets to drop into your toilet toilet
disinfectants work well they're made with bleach you drop them in the tank
every time you flush it helps clean the toilet make sure you get the white ones
never get ones that are blue I bought blue ones by mistake one time and had a
terrible time getting the blue dye out of my toilet
these don't last as long as say I think they're by Clorox but I couldn't
find those anywhere so I was happy to find these Dollar Tree drop in the tank bleach cleaners I also found some all-purpose
cleaner and it includes bleach so this is going to be a nice alternative when I
can't get other disinfectants that I like these are good products they'll disinfect
they'll help me keep things clean especially if someone should get sick
along with the disinfecting and cleaning hand washing is paramount and I was able
to find the pump bottles of hand soap put one of these at every sink in your
home and no one has an excuse for not using soap to wash their hands
and remember wash for twenty seconds all of this hand-washing is making my hands
chapped I don't know about you I bought some creamy baby oil this stuff is
really great plus in the summer this helps keep mosquitoes away so I picked
up some Dermasil hand lotion this stuff is nice I like it a lot petroleum jelly
is great to have on hand you can use it to soothe all kinds of parts on your
body it's also great as a fire starter should you be in an emergency or just
out camping petroleum jelly moisturizes and it also can lubricate a lot of things to help
your life run more smoothly of course hand sanitizer is completely
gone but I did find some aloe vera gel the good thing about finding aloe vera
gel is if you can find 91% alcohol you can make your own hand sanitizer you use
one part aloe vera gel to four parts 91% alcohol because your hand sanitizer
needs to be at least 60% alcohol if you start with 50% alcohol it's already
below what you need it to be if you start with 70% alcohol you can only use
just a little bit of this you don't want it to degrade below the 60% so look for
the aloe vera gel and hopefully you have some of the 90 or 91 percent alcohol in
your stash and stockpile because I haven't been able to find any in any
store but if you run out of hand Santitizer and you do have aloe vera gel and
alcohol you can mix it up yourself squirt it into your container one part
aloe vera gel and then add four parts alcohol on top of that screw on the top
shake it up and you'll have your own hand sanitizer now let's think about
sanitation what if there's a problem and your garbage isn't being picked up or
people just aren't keeping things clean and sanitation becomes a huge issue I
found some things at the Dollar Tree store to deal with that I found some sticky Roach
traps these are sticky on the inside they're not going to harm your children
or your pets you place them in out-of-the-way places and any critters
that are wandering around through your house or your garage or your shed will
get into this and get stuck and that will be the end of them I bought a four
pack of mousetraps I'll put a link to a video I made on how to set those easily
I found mosquito coils if this becomes prolonged protracted we may need to be
into the summertime mosquito coils were great I made a video on how to use these
I'll put a link to that if you've never used these before these help very much
to keep mosquitoes out of your patio areas use these in a ventilated area I
also found a can of bug spray it's flying insects but I suppose if you had
ants and things you could use this too you can always pick up a few extra
batteries to go with electronics that you may end up needing in an emergency
situation I spend about $35 at the Dollar Tree it helped reduce my anxiety pandemic preparedness emergency supplies
so that I know that I'm doing the best I can to prepare for whatever comes our
way remember we don't know it's the corner this could be over tomorrow
and all of these items are still useful don't stockpile food you won't eat
things you would never know what to do with get emergency prepping supplies things that you would use in all
kinds of situations those are the most important emergency prepping prepper pandemic supplies to have on hand then
you need to remember we've been through hard times before this is just another
blip in the road this too shall pass we can get through this if we remain calm
use our heads and be prepared not scared that something I've been reminding
myself lately
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