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37 Thing to Hoard that aren't food:

Aspirin or pain reliever. Aspirin is a pain reliever that's also useful when directly
applied to relieve a bee sting. Aspirin can protect your heart by keeping your blood
flowing freely, so for heart attack mitigation it's highly effective! Aspirin is not
appropriate for everyone, so be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin
regimen. Some say aspirin can even help plants fight infection! Another interesting post
apocalyptic use for aspirin is to help you squeeze some extra juice from a car battery.

Baking soda. Technically this is a food, but find out the preppers uses for baking soda
beyond baking. Here are some unusual uses for baking soda.

Bleach. The bleach a prepper stores is not just for washing clothes. It's for helping you
to purify your water. Have many different ways to secure clean drinking water. Happy
Preppers take a few precautions to sanitize food containers with bleach,.

Borax. Sure Borax deodorizes and freshens, but it's also quite a handy thing to have in
post apocalyptic times. Learn the many prepper uses of Borax.

Bounce laundry sheets. Don't waste bounce sheets in the dryer, save them to repel
insects, which will be important when you butcher your game or eat or prepare foods
outside! The other brands simply don't work.

Buckets. You'll need a food-grade bucket to collect water and another bucket to collect
grey water for your other uses.

Can openers + Lid Openers (extras). You'll have a difficult time opening buckets
and cans without the proper tools. They break, so have backups!

Cat litter. Mind you, the suggestion of cat litter is not for your cat. This certainly will
come in handy to deal with human waste.

Charcoal + lighter fluid. You'll need a variety of ways to cook your food and charcoal
is quite handy, though it's not a long term solution. Even if you don't have a fire pit or
charcoal grill, you'll want charcoal as you can dig a fire pit.

Commercial Firewood. Wood needs time to age, your stash might get wet. Adding a
few logs of commercial firewood to your prepping list will ease your mind a bit about
warmth in the coldest months.

Cotton balls. For application of ointments and creams, cotton balls are essential first
aid supply. Do not use cotton swab sticks in the ear canal as it could cause injury. To
remove ear wax, apply hydrogen peroxide drops into the ear to flush the wax. Create a
fire starter with cotton balls coated in petroleum jelly.

Dishpans. Ideally you'll need three dishpans for your off the grid kitchen: one to scrap
off the food particles, the next to wash the dishes clean, and finally a chlorine bleach
and water rinse. Two is fine. See the collapsible dish washing basin for camping, right.

Duct tape + Super Glue. A prepper will find infinite uses for duct tape in crisis from
hemming clothing or patching up gear to medical uses and

Dish washing soap (liquid) + dish washing gloves. Prepare for an off the grid
cooking scenario by stocking up on dish washing soap for cutting boards, dishes (when
you run out of the paper ones), utensils and pots and pans. Just, don't scrub your cast
iron pans with liquid soap or you'll provide an unsavory soapy seasoning to your food.
Dawn contains a biodegradable surfactants, and contains no phosphate, making it an
ideal choice. It's not for vanity's sake that you will need dish washing gloves. In doing
the dishes you may cut yourself! Minimize the risk, so you won't get an infection.

Facial tissues. You won't want to rough it out on your nose during a cold or flu. Facial
tissues will provide comfort in uncertain times.

Fever reducer. Ask your doctor what fever reducer is appropriate for you. Children's
Advil suspension is a fever reducer and pain reliever contains ibuprofen to temporarily
reduce fevers, relieve minor aches and pains due to the common cold, flu, sore throat
or headaches and toothaches; however ibuprofen may cause a sever allergic reaction,
especially in people allergic to aspirin.

Freezer bags. Not that you'll be freezing in an off the grid scenario, but freezer bags
will help you preserve what food you have and collect food and water.

Funnel. You'll need a funnel for a myriad of uses.

Garbage bags. You'll be using garbage bags more often in uncertain times, including
sanitation of human wastes and even for use in burying the dead in addition to collecting
waste. Costco and Home Depot carry large garbage bags in bulk by the rolls and at
very reasonable prices.

Hand sanitizers. You won't want to use water to wash hands in times of drought.
Stocking up on hand sanitizers will help you through pandemics, and for cleaning hands
after meat handling. Handy indeed.

Hydrogen peroxide. You likely have hydrogen peroxide in your first aid kit to help
you fight infections, but hydrogen Peroxide has so many applications from water
purification to cleaning kitchen tools. See the many prepper uses for hydrogen peroxide.

Lip balm, lotions and creams. Skin hydration will be key, particularly when water is
at a premium. Don't overlook these inexpensive finds at the dollar stores, including
Blistex and Chapstick lip balms, cocoa butter creams.

Lysol. You'll appreciate keeping cold and virus flus at bay with Lysol. It's also effective
in combating lice, which may spread rapidly in uncertain times.

Matches. Matches are easy enough to procure at the market. Stash them in a mason
jar with a sandpaper striking lid to keep them dry and ready for use. You should also
invest in a magnesium fire starter.

Nail polish. Nail polish is another unusual prepper item, and not for vanity's sake! Sure
you can fix a cracked finger nail, but you'll find loads clever uses for nail polish. Clear
nail polish will help you smudge-proof your canning labels or the labels of your garden
plants: just layer a coat on top of the important words. Thread a needle by coating the
end of the thread with polish before going through the eye. Stop a window crack from
getting worse by applying a dab of nail polish (we suggest using clear, but any nail
polish will do)! Colored nail polish can help you color code keys or help you identify
uses for buckets, mark levels for how much water you need, or mark funnels for use in
food or gasoline. You'll find an endless amount of uses, including keeping shoe laces
from unravelling, tightening screws (coat the thread groves), plugging a cooler, or
mending holes in window screens. It's just another clever item for your fix-it box! Never
mind what others may say.

Paper cups, paper plates and paper bowls. For your hot beverages (coffee, tea,
cocoa), using paper cups will save on the precious resource of water and is far more
healthy than drinking from Styrofoam. You'll likely need more paper bowls than you
think as they are ideal for soups, cereals and chili, as well as freeze dried pasta and rice
dishes. Get a few sizes of paper plates to accommodate your meal size.

Paper towels. If you're short on space, consider Shop towels. These strong, absorbent
towels are great for wiping hands and cleaning up grease, oil, grime, and fluids. You'll
need fewer than ordinary paper towels, so it will take up less space.

Plastic cups. Plastic cups will hold up better than paper cups. Mark plastic cups with a
Sharpie to ensure water glasses are used to their full potential.

Plastic utensils. Save your water in using disposable utensils.

Paracord. An essential for your bugout bag, paracord will also provide entertainment.
What will you craft from paracord?

Petroleum jelly. Vasoline or the generic equivalent is an ideal fuel when combined
with cotton balls as a fire starter. Petroleum jelly helps protect minor cuts, scrapes, and
burns, and also protects skin from wind burn and chapping. Use petroleum jelly as a lip
balm! To help heal chapped hands, load a generous portion on hands, then cover hands
in plastic bags to keep them moistened for 20-minutes.

Shampoo and soap. In an off the grid scenario, there won't be much bathing, but
you'll be glad you stocked up on shampoo and soaps for an economic collapse where
your money is better spent acquiring fresh meats, produce or other essentials.

Steel Wool. Did you know that steel wool is an excellent fire starter? All you need is a
9-volt battery. Here's the Doomsday Preppers tutorial how to make fire from steel wool.

Toilet paper. Just for fun, read what people did before toilet paper.

Toothbrushes. Buy one toothbrush per month for each member of your family. Stock
up on toothbrushes at dollar stores.

Toothpaste. You may want to reconsider your toothpaste if it has fluoride in it. Learn
why you should buy fluoride-free toothpaste.

Writing instruments. Pens, pencils and paper will be a luxury item for a world that's
off the grid. Remember also to get a manual pencil sharpener. If you home school, you
may also consider getting chalk and a chalk board.

TIP: A Sharpie pen will help you label food expiration dates on cans and shelf
stable items. Additionally, it will help identify assigned cups and plates.