Preptember Sales for National Preparedness Month
September (National Preparedness Month) is here, and it’s a great time to inventory your kits, review your plans, and brush up on some new survival skills. It’s also a good time to check out the sales and fill in any gaps you may have.
As awareness of National Preparedness Month grows, so do the survival retailers and prepper suppliers participating with month-long deals and sales. Here are our favorites, rounded up for you to check out.
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What is Preptember?
September is a big month for preparedness, including National Preparedness Month and Hurricane Preparedness Month.
All of this preparedness awareness in September is shortened to Preptember.
The moniker is used by all sorts of people and organizations, including the CDC, preparedness groups, and plenty of prepper creators. It’s also used by hackers ahead of ‘Hacktoberfest’, but it was first used by preppers, and the preparedness month usage is more common.
Some brands and suppliers have caught on and started running sales for the month of September, calling them Preptember sales. You can find some good deals, so now we’ll move along to our favorites.
Food Storage
Food storage companies live and die by preparedness, so of course, they are participating.
Here are the big ones:
- Valley Food Storage: 25% off using code PREPARED during September.
- Mountain House has its Red Cross sale running with up to 50% off kits, cans, and pouches.
- Augason Farms rebranded its buckets and has big sales on the older-style pails through its website and over on Amazon.
The last two companies took some top picks in our emergency food supplier review.
Stocking up on shelf-stable food is always a good idea when it’s on sale.
First Aid & Medical Preparedness
Nothing is more practical for preparedness than having crucial first aid and medicine supplies on hand for an emergency. Everyone gets sick or hurt occasionally, and having that overlap with a situation where you can’t reach medical assistance can compound problems quickly.
Amazon Promo
Amazon is running a promotion where you get a $5 credit when you spend $30 on select supplies, which include first aid kits, band aids, protein bars, hygiene supplies, and OTC medicine. I don’t think it’s for National Preparedness Month, but I’ll take it.
Browse the entire list to see what it applies to, or just pick up some of my favorite items to hit the $30 threshold: Amazon $5 Credit Eligible Items.
- Neosporin 5oz – $6 (was $8)
- Dramamine Travel Vial – $7 (was $9)
- Band-Aid 100-Count – $8 (was $12)
- Afrin Decongestant – $9 (was $10)
- J&J All-Purpose First Aid Kit – $18 (was $24)
There are over 1000 items eligible for the promo, so you’re bound to find something.
IFAKs
Our favorite IFAK supplier, MyMedic, is giving away their First Aid Training Course when you buy any kit this month. Training is an often-overlooked aspect of medical preparedness, so it’s nice to have some of the basics being offered.
Antibiotics Kits
Jase Medical is running $25 off, and then $50 off a future case with code JPM25.
After reviewing the best antibiotic kit suppliers, Jase came in at the top of the heap due to their service, antibiotics included, optional add-ons, and best-in-class online order process.
- Jase Case: $289
Many people overlook critical medicine for preparedness, but it’s something worth investing in.
Premade Bug Out Bags
Uncharted Supply Company is running its Preparedness Month sale between September 10 and 17th this year, and you can’t see the specific deals until that time frame hits. If you are checking this early, be sure to bookmark and come back when the sale is live.
They are rocking 35% off everything, with some discounts climbing up to 40%:
The Seventy2 is the standout here since it is one of the best pre-made bug out bags you can buy, as shown in our review.
Subscription Box
BattlBox always jumps into the fray and will give you 20% off your order and donate 20% of their sales to the Cajun Navy (US volunteer disaster relief) when you use the code CAJUN this month.
BattlBox is our top survival subscription box, and it earns its place by shipping solid value and placing unique gear in its boxes every month. It’s nice that for National Preparedness Month, they’ll let us save some money, support a good cause, and land some neat stuff on the porch.
Check out what BattlBox has to offer, and save some dough with that code.
The Final Word
We hope everyone had an awesome summer and was able to spend some time with family and friends. There are plenty of great Preptember Sales this year, and we hope that by making you aware of them, we can get you some prepping and survival gear at a good value, too.
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