Once you get into prepping, you’ll find yourself stocking up on non-perishable foods, drinking water, medicines, and other stuff you know will be useful when the time comes. But some doomsday preppers are hoarding stuff that others think is pretty weird. But these survivalists know what they’re doing. To get an idea of what odd things doomsday preppers are stockpiling, below are a few of them.
Baking Soda
Do you have baking soda in your pantry? Doomsday preppers have lots of them and so should you. Baking soda can be used for medicinal purposes. Paste made from baking soda and a little water is great for providing relief from bug bites and rashes, especially the ones caused by poison ivy. Dissolve half a teaspoon of baking soda in a half glass of water and drink the solution every couple of hours for 24 hours to relieve stomach acidity. Apply baking soda paste on a splinter to get that darn thing out of your finger.
Use baking soda for cleaning your hands, especially if there is a bacterial outbreak of some kind. You can also use it to keep your body odor in check. In an apocalyptic scenario, you would rather save the water for drinking. Taking long baths or showers will be a thing of the past. Use baking soda paste to keep your body from offending others. Though, everyone will probably smell the same.
It’s quite known that baking soda is great for cleaning teeth. If you run out of toothpaste, use baking soda instead. It has components that battle bad breath and tooth decay so it is actually better than toothpaste.
Other baking soda uses that only doomsday preppers seem to know include sunburn relief, soothing tired feet, soaking dentures, hair wash, and cleaning your bug out vehicle.
Non-Lubricated Condoms
It’s not what you think. Doomsday preppers are not hoarding condoms because they don’t want to repopulate the Earth. Non-lubricated condoms actually have a lot of uses aside from making sure there are less bad parents in this world.
Condoms will help keep you from getting pregnant or impregnating someone. Having a baby may not be the wisest idea during the zombie apocalypse. Plus, an ETW scenario means you’ll have minimal access to medicines and medical care so you better practice safe sex. In that regard, you should definitely stock up on condoms.
However, there are other surprising uses for the rubber. Condoms can carry as much as 2 liters of water. Prevent the condom from popping by placing it in a piece of sock before filling it with water. Purify the water before drinking.
Condoms can also be used as waterproof containers. Place your matches, lighter, tinder, notebook, documents, and valuable stuff inside a condom to keep them from getting wet.
They can be used to start a fire. Latex condoms ignite instantly and burn for a number of minutes making them excellent tinder. You can also supposedly fill a condom with water and use it as a magnifying glass so you can start a fire.
Condoms can also be used as a slingshot (great for hunting food and self-defense), as a rubber glove (perfect for applying first aid), and as muzzle protector (it keeps sand and dirt from entering your gun).
Alcohol
Doomsday preppers love hoarding alcohol, the beverage. Not because they like getting trashed but because booze will be pretty useful once the word ends. Even if you have zero tolerance for booze, you should start stocking up on different kinds. You see, alcoholic beverages will fetch a good price when money no longer has value. In an EOTW scenario, the ones who will lord it over the others are those who have control of the water supply and access to food and those who have a stockpile of drugs, ammunition, and booze.
Speaking of drugs, alcoholic drinks are also useful in medical emergencies. Those who are in pain or will undergo an anesthesia-less medical procedure would love to numb up by drinking some booze. The alcohol is also a good enough way to sterilize a surgical knife. Its antiseptic property also makes it useful in cleaning wounds and preventing infection.
Contrary to popular belief, alcohol doesn’t help keep your body warm. This means you shouldn’t rely on it if you’re trapped in the middle of a blizzard. It does give you the feeling of being warm so if it gives a little bit of mental edge then just be thankful. Better yet, use the highly flammable liquid to start a fire to keep you from freezing to death.
Cigarettes
It is true that cigarettes are dangerous to your health. However, it may actually prolong your life if you’re dealing with a life-and-death situation. Cigarettes, like booze, will be valuable during the apocalypse and doomsday preppers know this. You can trade it for medicine or other stuff that you may really need.
Cigarettes can also be used as tinder to help start a fire easier and quicker. You can also put a little of its ash on a minor wound to stop the bleeding. If you have a toothache, rub some of the tobacco to soothe the pain. You can also eat cigarettes to get rid of parasites in your intestines. However, medical experts warn of possible nicotine poisoning if cigarettes are used in this manner.
Chopsticks
Remember all those times you ordered Chinese and ate to your heart’s content while watching TV and slumped on your couch? You should have kept all those chopsticks.
Doomsday preppers know chopsticks can be of use for different purposes. Aside from using chopsticks for eating you can also use them for cooking, whisking, stirring, and other tasks related to food.
Chopsticks are made of wood so once you’ve used it you can use it to start a fire and to keep it burning. You can also sharpen one end and tie it to a stick so you can use it to catch fish or other small animals.
These are just 5 of the weirdest things that doomsday preppers are hoarding. Visit The Gentleman Pirate regularly to know more about such odd preps. If you’re a doomsday prepper yourself, please feel free to provide us with your knowledge and show us what other weird things you are hoarding in your shelter.
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