by St. Funogas, Survival Blog:
9. CLOTHES AND A WAY TO WASH THEM
It’s hard to believe how many top-10 lists mention ferro rods, manual can openers, plant-identification books, and the ever-present multi-tool without ever mentioning clothes or washing equipment. Clothes last for quite a while if we’re sitting in an office all day but they won’t lost long when manual labor becomes a daily routine.
Since we’ll be wearing them at some future point anyway, it’s a good idea to be stocking up on clothes for all of the inflation-fighting reasons already mentioned. At the same time, we’ll be prepping for TEOTWAWKI if it ever materializes. Like many other prepping acquisitions, a slower approach over time may work best for clothes.
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Shoes and work boots, even the most expensive ones, have a limited lifetime. It’s one thing to be walking around the post-SHTF homestead in thread-bare clothes covered with patches, but a whole different situation walking around in worn-out shoes and boots. On my homestead working without adequate footwear to protect against stepping on nails and sharp objects, and steel toes to protect against foot injuries while making firewood, would be difficult and dangerous. Since I’ll be wearing them at some future point anyway, I’ve started stocking up on boots when they go on the annual post-Christmas 20% off sale at my local farm store. Footwear will last longer if we have two or more pairs we can alternate every day, allowing them to dry out more fully between wearings.
Aside from boots, shoes, and jeans, all the other basic clothes are good to stock up right now since we’ll be wearing them anyway in the not-too-distant future. T-shirts, socks, underwear, etc. Wool and flannel shirts are good to get on sale in late winter when stores are discounting them to get ready for spring. People sometimes get wool shirts as a gift and after wearing them one time, discover they don’t like wool and don’t wear them again. I bought three like-new wool shirts for $5 each at a thrift store. I couldn’t grab them off the rack quickly enough and it was probably a misdemeanor to pay so little.
Winter coats and hoodies are also discounted at stores at the end of winter. Look through your wardrobe and see what you can possibly stock up on that you’ll be wearing in the next few years. To conserve firewood we’ll also need to dress more warmly in our homes than we do now so extra hoodies and sweaters are also good to have on hand. In case I haven’t mentioned it, we’ll be wearing them at some point in the future anyway so stock up! Inflation will only continue to get worse so we can also save money by “investing” in these tangibles. Interestingly, the word “invest” comes from the Latin “vestire” which means, “to dress, clothe.”
