List Of Useful Surviving Equipment Before The Next Emergency

By: Joe Goertz

Nowadays, we are all in survival mode. We just want to make it one more hour, one more day, one more week. Just one more. We use our survival skills in everything we do. From corporate meetings to feeding our families. Some of us have even become obsessed with the issue of survival. We have begun to horde all types of food and water and supplies for the next (fill in the blank).

With all the information available to weather forecasters today, the weather is still an unknown force unto itself. It has been known to change direction and style in the blink of an eye. So, it’s good to be ready for anything. Just maybe not so overboard that it interferes with your daily life. You shouldn’t have to walk around boxes of water or canned food to get to the bathroom.

Sometimes, we need a little reminder to help us along the way. This list will help you get what you need before the next emergency:

Store enough food for at least 3 days. If you have the space, store enough for a week. Make sure you store food that requires no cooking, as you may not have the resources available for such. Make sure you store enough for everyone in your family plus a little extra for a neighbor that may be in need. Be sure to store the manual can opener with the canned food. If you pack snacks, be sure to pack them in air and watertight containers. This will keep them safe from rodents and water damage.

Store enough water for at least 3 days – a week if you have the room. Make sure you have at least one gallon of water per person per day set aside for drinking only. Store other water supplies for any cooking that can be done, for sterilization, and for bathing and brushing your teeth.

Purchase a well-stocked first aid kit. Along with this, make sure you have replacement eyeglasses and contact lenses in your kit. Pack an extra prescription in your kit to cover you for at least a week. Make sure you have the basics: OTC medicine for headaches, fever, nausea, stomachache, diarrhea, earache, etc. Whatever medicines you normally take, be sure they are packed in your kit.

Be sure to pack toiletries and hygiene necessities such as tooth brushes, tooth paste, soap, toilet paper, paper towels, a few blankets, paper and pens, books, batteries, batter-operated radio, two or more flashlights with batteries. Also, be sure to put a gallon of bleach in your emergency kit. Bleach will help disinfect whatever you are using to drink from or whatever. Keep a small took kit in the pack as well.