Scrap that you collect or keep for yourself?

Nuts, bolts, screws, hose clamps (NO clue why those I'll never use them all!). Heck, half the time I end up scrapping some of the stuff I save when I accumulate too much and then I start over again lol.



Light bulbs, misc doodads that look like they might be good for *something* in the garage and any good shaped yard art I come across - my moms yard and gardens are full of that stuff - ceramic and stone stuff, bird feeders both metal and wood, planters, angels, frogs, all that stuff.

Any hand tools in good shape. Cripes, I probably have enough sockets and screw drivers to outfit my whole neighborhood.

I stack many things for SHTF scenarios, now that i'm a scrapper doing e-waste & hard rubbish times I'm finding lots of things
that could come in handy one day so yeah, I stack things instead of scrapping too.

heat sinks for instance, global warming might mean one day i'll need to stick 'em on my roof to cool the shed, pc fans incase
I need to build a bunker, for ventilation aswell as vacuum hoses to connect it.
hard drive platters for communication, use 'em as signal mirrors, magnets to line the walls to conceal radio waves so aliens can't find me, oh the list is endless, that reminds me, I really should start using up all them cans of baked beans, was strange when I bought them, the use by date was 12/12/12 they must of figured the mayans are right so there's no need for a longer use by?

Originally Posted by scrapperben

I stack many things for SHTF scenarios, now that i'm a scrapper doing e-waste & hard rubbish times I'm finding lots of things
that could come in handy one day so yeah, I stack things instead of scrapping too.

heat sinks for instance, global warming might mean one day i'll need to stick 'em on my roof to cool the shed, pc fans incase
I need to build a bunker, for ventilation aswell as vacuum hoses to connect it.
hard drive platters for communication, use 'em as signal mirrors, magnets to line the walls to conceal radio waves so aliens can't find me, oh the list is endless, that reminds me, I really should start using up all them cans of baked beans, was strange when I bought them, the use by date was 12/12/12 they must of figured the mayans are right so there's no need for a longer use by?

tsssk tssssk Ben! The first rule of prepping is to never let anyone know about your stores and supplies. Hope you are hoarding brass and lead also to protect what's yours.