Survival Prepping on a Budget: Buying in Bulk to Cut Costs

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Buying supplies for survival prepping works better when you buy them in bulk.

Retail stores and online stores will always offer a better deal on supplies when you purchase more of them. You can easily pay around $15 for a month’s supply of emergency survival food bars – but if you buy them in bulk, you can often get a deal where you only pay $60 for a six-month supply, so you end up saving $30.

Buying Your Basics

The best areas to look for savings on bulk items are going to be in all your basics. You can save money by buying your water in bulk. You’ll save if you do the same for your food or seed supply, too.

It’s cheaper to buy seeds for a year than it is for a few months. Since you’ll need these items anyway, it makes sense to buy them in bigger quantities. If you know you want to buy a bulk item, set aside a little money at a time for a larger purchase.

Look for Sales

Also, watch for sales where you can buy items in bulk. Many stores will offer double coupons or bulk purchase deals on items you’ll need. Follow the lead of couponers who operate strictly to save money.

Stay Organized

You’ll need a checklist when you’re buying in bulk so that you don’t forget how much of each item you have.

Staples are where you’ll begin.

Get Your Staples

Start by buying bulk packages of rice. You’ll often find these in 50-pound bags. Make sure that you buy your sugar in bulk, too. You can find these in 25-pound bags and often, they’ll be plastic wrapped together, enabling you to buy them in twin packs or more.

Get your flour in bulk as well, but make sure before you buy that you have proper storage containers in place to prevent pests from getting into your food items.

Buying coffee and tea in bulk will also cut your costs. Create a store of powdered milk as well.

Stock up on different types of beans, too. Buy your canned goods by the case. You can find these in 12 to 24-can packs. Any food that you normally eat that comes in a can you’ll want to stock up on. These canned foods are often good for many years from the date when you purchase them.

Keep an eye on the expiration date and rotate them into your normal meal planning if you have to. Then just replace your stock with a new batch that has a later expiration date.

Personal Hygiene Items

Besides making sure that you buy water and food in bulk, you’ll want to get your hygiene items in bulk. Stock up on supplies like shampoo and soap, razors, toilet paper, feminine products, diapers, deodorant, toothpaste, and lotion for dry skin.

Household Products

Stock up on detergent and bleach – especially bleach – because it can be used to disinfect. Getting your medical supplies in bulk will save you money, too. You’ll need to create a store of bandages, gauze, medical tape, disposable gloves, compress, thermometer, antibiotic ointments, a first aid kit, wraps, medication to treat sickness or injuries, tweezers, eye drops, sunburn cream, insect bite and poison ivy treatments.