Stupid shit you can't live without.

Other provisions not covered above that may make survival easier if your life is tossed out of the norm. This section is for discussing everything from arc welders to underwear.

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Re: Stupid shit you can't live without.

Postby Lynn LeFey » Mon May 14, 2012 10:20 pm

Devisis wrote:
SuperBanki wrote:Heinz Ketchup. I love me my ketchup...

This. My buddy asked me what I would do when the ketchup ran out, I said I would kill myself. I don't want to live in a world without ketchup.

And tattoos. I always look forward to my next tattoo.


You know you can make ketchup, right?

something along these lines...
http://www.instructables.com/id/Ketchup-Catsup-Recipe/

And if you have something like tomato powder...
http://beprepared.com/product.asp_Q_pn_E_FH%20T100_A_name_E_MyChoice%E2%84%A2%20Tomato%20Powder%20-%2017%20oz

And of course we all have a ton of white vinegar put back... right?

Throw in your favorite spices, and a little sugar... and there you have it. You might want to get your recipe down before SHTF, though.
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Re: Stupid shit you can't live without.

Postby Nickthezombiehunter » Tue May 15, 2012 1:05 am

I'm glad this thread exists, remains me of things to put in my INCH bag.

OT- coke cola and sprite, my recliner, and most of what's listed above.
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Re: Stupid shit you can't live without.

Postby Apollo-11 » Thu May 17, 2012 2:35 pm

Ginko Biloba. Everything else... I forget about, if I don't have it!

Diet Pepsi.

Breathe Right strips.

My memory foam pillow. I take it camping, I take it on business trips, I can't function without it.
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Re: Stupid shit you can't live without.

Postby ElevenBravo » Thu May 17, 2012 11:51 pm

Frank's hot sauce. Should make even possum taste desirable..
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Re: Stupid shit you can't live without.

Postby Lynn LeFey » Sat May 19, 2012 10:59 am

Just picked up my first bottle of Franks Original yesterday. I have so far settled on Crystal as my standard pizza improver, but Frank's comes highly recommended. I have about 4 or so other varieties of hot sauce for different occasions (Cholula regular, chili/garlic, and chipoltle, El Yukateca Chipoltle, Sriracha, and Crystal)
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Re: Stupid shit you can't live without.

Postby CarolinaPeach » Sat May 19, 2012 11:59 am

Pork rinds or pork cracklings
Low carb Atkins bars
Dental floss and my electric toothbrush
Coffee
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Re: Stupid shit you can't live without.

Postby Boris » Sat May 19, 2012 3:18 pm

I would really miss Mountain Dew Baja Blast.
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Re: Stupid shit you can't live without.

Postby Crimson Phoenix » Tue May 22, 2012 1:50 pm

Imperial Sugar or Heritage Edition Dr. Pepper. Also will miss the internet, having hundreds of books and DVDs at my disposal, and air conditioning. Just went half a week without AC that ended yesterday. :lol:
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Re: Stupid shit you can't live without.

Postby Grant » Tue May 29, 2012 7:08 pm

A towel. Seriously. All hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy jokes aside, every time I've NOT had one I've wished I had within two days and the little microfiber pill-towels just don't cut it. Even when I'm at the research station I keep one under my desk or in my backpack. Recently a co-worker spilled coffee which headed towards their laptop. I pulled my towel out of my bag and slapped it between the spill and the computer. They said "Why do you have a towel in your backpack?" to which I replied, given the circumstances, why didn't THEY? They told me "Touche".

I was honored to meet the last person on this planet who actually says "Touche".

In more outdoorsy uses, I always start with a large one, but I'm not above tearing it up as needed. My towel (several of them over the years) have been used for everything from rope-padding for hammocks to emergency floor mats for tents.
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Re: Stupid shit you can't live without.

Postby deMaccusweil » Wed May 30, 2012 8:37 am

Tea! TEATEATEATEATEATEATEATEATEATEATEA....

How can anyone function without a cup of sweet brown bliss first thing in the morning, at dawn, with the fog rolling over everything and the sun just starting to lighten the sky. Blessed breakfast tea. Amen.
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Stupid shit you can't live without.

Postby wee drop o' bush » Wed May 30, 2012 9:01 am

deMaccusweil wrote:Tea! TEATEATEATEATEATEATEATEATEATEATEA....

How can anyone function without a cup of sweet brown bliss first thing in the morning, at dawn, with the fog rolling over everything and the sun just starting to lighten the sky. Blessed breakfast tea. Amen.

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Re: Stupid shit you can't live without.

Postby Clout » Wed May 30, 2012 9:40 am

In a survival situation, I would have a different list than "every day" demands.

SHTF: caffeine (in any variety) and meat

Normal life: caffeine, a good beer and music
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Re: Stupid shit you can't live without.

Postby HuntingBow96 » Wed May 30, 2012 9:57 am

deMaccusweil wrote:Tea! TEATEATEATEATEATEATEATEATEATEATEA....

How can anyone function without a cup of sweet brown bliss first thing in the morning, at dawn, with the fog rolling over everything and the sun just starting to lighten the sky. Blessed breakfast tea. Amen.


In true Brit style...I agree!
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Re: Stupid shit you can't live without.

Postby Kayso » Wed May 30, 2012 6:37 pm

My morning cigarette and Mountain Dew. It has become a ritual damn near. Wake up handle my business, crack open a mountain dew and smoke a cigarette. Its how I start my day since I absolutely cannot stand coffee or energy drinks.
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Re: Stupid shit you can't live without.

Postby TacAir » Wed May 30, 2012 8:00 pm

Interesting lists.

In addition to Imodium, aspirin. Otherwise, have done without most of civilization for days to weeks...but when a headache hits....

I live in fear of a world without real, painless, dentists. Had an abscess under a molar, took a week to get into town to a dentist, another day to get in for treatment. I hate to go in, but when you're hurt'n, wow.
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Re: Stupid shit you can't live without.

Postby KSAFFirefighter » Sun Jun 17, 2012 2:36 pm

fourway wrote:nicotine


Surprisingly enough, when faced with A LOT of life or death problems coming at you really damn fast for multiple days in a row...you forget about nicotine really quick lol.
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Re: Stupid shit you can't live without.

Postby HuntingBow96 » Sun Jul 15, 2012 9:14 pm

I'm going to have to say Energy drinks haha. Any type...
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Re: Stupid shit you can't live without.

Postby Lynn LeFey » Tue Jul 17, 2012 7:39 pm

Cheez-its.

They're like cheese flavored heroine.
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Re: Stupid shit you can't live without.

Postby duodecima » Tue Jul 17, 2012 7:53 pm

Lynn LeFey wrote:Cheez-its.

They're like cheese flavored heroine.


Try eating freeze dried cheddar straight out of the can. It doesn't have the cracker part, but pure cheddar crunchiness om nom nom nom...
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Re: Stupid shit you can't live without.

Postby DarkPhoenix » Wed Jul 18, 2012 7:30 am

Breathe Right Strips - If I don't have those, the wife doesn't sleep. If she doesn't sleep, I don't sleep.
Black pepper
Yerba Mate or a good strong black tea.
Hot sauce - prefer the local Buried Alive variety made with ghost chilis
Toddler wipes - That has been in my pack as a necessity since my first bivouac in basic training.
Clean socks - Read Toddler wipes
Music - Insanity would ensue without it.
THC - I can live without it, but it would make the PAW so much easier to survive and I don't drink.

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Re: Stupid shit you can't live without.

Postby NGshooter17 » Wed Jul 18, 2012 10:50 am

Some Grizzly wintergreen
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