Now is a good time to shop for emergency supplies at a discount.
Back to School Sales
While shopping for school supplies, stock up on glue, duct tape, binders for your grab and go binder and informational binder, notebooks and paper for emergency lists.
Late summer sales at discount stores and sporting goods stores
A lot of camping supplies are on sale, since stores are clearing out stock before the summer ends. We went shopping at Academy Sporting Goods, and found they were also having a good sale on backpacks. Their selection of backpacks was better than the ones I found at Target or Wal-Mart. A lot of tents and sleeping bags were marked down, along with various camping items such as compass, camp shovels, camp stoves, etc. These items can supplement the bug out bag nicely.
Supermarkets
Grocery stores are also having clearance sales at 50% off or more. These items are not advertised and do not appear on the shelves. They are usually found at an out-of-the-way shelf in the corner of the store. I checked the clearance shelves and found a lot of good first aid supplies:
-antibiotic cream
-bandages
-band-aids
-burn cream
-antacids
-vitamins
In addition, I found great discounts on cooking oil, salad dressings and other condiments. When buying clearance items:
- Examine items closely-make sure they have nothing wrong with them, such as lids that have been tampered or opened boxes
- Check expiration dates
- Consider whether item is something you would normally use or is needed for emergency supplies
- Watch the price scanner at the check-out to make sure the items are priced correctly
This week we got red binders dirt cheap at Wal-Mart. We’ll be using them for our Grab and Go books. We also picked up a few extra outfits and shoes for the kids at the big end-of-summer sale at our favorite consignment store and put some of them in their BOBs. I also got some medical supplies at a BOGO sale at the grocery store. August is a great month for bargains!
Great post….my buddy and I went to Wally World ostensibly for ammo…..I pointed out a couple of things that he might consider for his BOB and VEHBAG. He pointed me to a polymer framed backpack….not your kids book backpack, a real, hardframe stealth backpack that weighed less than 3 pounds for under $70.00.
These are GREAT times for stocking up and making sure that you are prepared!!!
Mark
http://www.everydaysurvivalguy.com