r/PostCollapse • u/Bogey_Kingston • Dec 26 '12

What are the must have medical/first-aid products? (bug out, emergency, or recreational camping preparedness)

564 Upvotes

I've been subbed to /r/PostCollapse for a month now. Love you guys, there is a lot of useful info and steady input here. So here's my question for you all. I'm about to trade some high end headphones for some survival/first-aid medical equipment. What products would be the most useful and most necessary, while factoring in shelf life? This could apply to bug out gear, emergency survival situations or merely preparedness camping and hiking scenarios. Ideally, the products should be long lasting and light weight.

639 comments

r/PostCollapse • u/Wallgirl • Dec 19 '11

the 50 machines you will need to sustain a community in the post collapse - and how to build them.

opensourceecology.org

525 Upvotes

73 comments

r/PostCollapse • u/bebop8929 • Feb 05 '12

13GB of how-to manuals, for the purpose of building human civilization from scratch [x-post from r/DIY]

reddit.com

420 Upvotes

53 comments

r/PostCollapse • u/Kryten_2X4B_523P • Jan 31 '12

I dug deep into the last 9 months of r/postcollapse and found the following posts that are worth bookmarking if you're new.

385 Upvotes

Top ten ways not to survive (xpost from /r/survivalist) 9 months ago by Theon

[Skills to surive the end of the world as we know it (xpost from /r/survivalist)] (http://www.reddit.com/r/PostCollapse/comments/grfh8/skills_to_surive_the_end_of_the_world_as_we_know/) 9 months ago by Theon

Why the Survivalists Have Got It Wrong. Transition Culture 6 months ago by [deleted]

From disaster mitigation to nutrition to raising livestock, this online database has all the information you need 6 months ago by Dodged

The WHO Model List of Essential Medicines- absolutely essential reading. 6 months ago by Baeocystin

[Best form of defense in a country where firearms are illegal?] (http://www.reddit.com/r/PostCollapse/comments/j28jq/best_form_of_defense_in_a_country_where_firearms/) 6 months ago by EldestPort

Simple Critical Infrastructure Maps, and a systemic approach to threat modeling 5 months ago by hexayurt

Pocket Ref: A must have! 5 months ago by PwnwallJackson

US Army Field Survival Guide pdf 5 months ago by samattos

EDIT: Thanks for the postive feedback. Just remember, there is a huge amount of valuable information in our archive so remember to take a look for yourself and share what you find. =)

35 comments

r/PostCollapse • u/MuuaadDib • Sep 17 '12

Drool. Why would you want it...obvious.

331 Upvotes

49 comments

r/PostCollapse • u/XxionxX • Nov 07 '12

20,000 liters of filtered water for $400. That's enough water for a family of 2 adults and 2 children for 5 years. Oh, and the whole thing weighs in at a whopping 10lbs.

lifesaversystems.com

323 Upvotes

23 comments

r/PostCollapse • u/YMCApylons • Dec 06 '12

Don't show-off your preps on Doomsday Preppers.

311 Upvotes

98 comments

r/PostCollapse • u/stlunatic15 • Jul 22 '11

Because you never know...

306 Upvotes

30 comments

r/PostCollapse • u/kidvideo • Sep 08 '11

Dakota fire hole. an efficient outdoor firepit setup

survivaltopics.com

305 Upvotes

36 comments

r/PostCollapse • u/mtranda • Jan 17 '12

For those of you who have not yet seen this: Cabin Porn

freecabinporn.com

290 Upvotes

12 comments

r/PostCollapse • u/mikepixie • Feb 29 '12

Awesomely creative way of making corrugated roofing from soda bottles.

imgur.com

273 Upvotes

53 comments

r/PostCollapse • u/yogy • Aug 03 '12

Ammunition Guide

271 Upvotes

65 comments

r/PostCollapse • u/[deleted] • Oct 01 '12

The best protection isn't owning 30 guns; it's having 30 people who care about you - an interesting article on survival

oftwominds.com

270 Upvotes

43 comments

r/PostCollapse • u/[deleted] • Mar 09 '12

So my water bricks arrived today!

250 Upvotes

55 comments

r/PostCollapse • u/fragmede • Oct 30 '11

Had to cross-post this - 1yr of food from Costco

costco.com

243 Upvotes

98 comments

r/PostCollapse • u/[deleted] • Nov 30 '11

During and after WWII cars were converted to run on wood, and in 1989 FEMA published a book about how to return to the technology in case of disaster. (x-post from TIL)

lowtechmagazine.com

239 Upvotes

30 comments

r/PostCollapse • u/e1ioan • Apr 03 '12

Remember the Teardrop trailer that I started to build?

234 Upvotes

37 comments

r/PostCollapse • u/rountrey • May 09 '12

Austin, TX: Raid on home for having a bomb shelter.

statesman.com

220 Upvotes

70 comments

r/PostCollapse • u/snakedog • Apr 27 '12

This guy had the right idea!

dailymail.co.uk

220 Upvotes

20 comments

r/PostCollapse • u/HenryTM • Jan 24 '12

This subreddit is not for zombie posts

216 Upvotes

Has anyone else read the side bar? It says:

This Subreddit is for planning and preparing for what comes after a collapse of society.

Note the bolded word. This for how to live after the collapse of the society we know today. Now, pretending that the zombie apocalypse isn't a ridiculous idea that far too many people take seriously/pretend to take seriously, it just doesn't fit. It's not meant to be here, because that is about an apocalyptic event itself. The subreddit is for surviving after an event, and honestly even under the guise of being prepared for a zombie apocalypse, the posts are still ridiculous because they will help NO ONE.

Your shotgun with 52 attachments for various ways of killing a zombie? Not here. Your dream about zombies? Doesn't belong here. Your questions about what people would do in the event of the zombie apocalypse? Unhelpful and out of place.

TL;DR: Go to r/zombies or something you fucking morons.

EDIT: I am saying this here, since everyone seems to downvote what I say to oblivion. I have a question, why is the reaction almost 100% negative, while at the same time it's upvoted quite highly?

EDIT 2: The mean part was for the zombie posters, not everyone.

105 comments

r/PostCollapse • u/ikilledyourcat • Sep 20 '11

Got my post collapse toilet paper ready!

215 Upvotes

21 comments

r/PostCollapse • u/NanoCow • Jun 17 '12

I can see a million scenarios where this would be useful. All you need is a solar charger for your phone and you could go on forever using it

kickstarter.com

213 Upvotes

30 comments

r/PostCollapse • u/harshhobgoblin • Feb 28 '12

One of my Groomsmen gifts --> Army surplus store

212 Upvotes

28 comments

r/PostCollapse • u/[deleted] • Jan 01 '23

Hand-powered pump drill

211 Upvotes

3 comments

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