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RE: Whats your approach to assembling an "emergency supply" package ...just in case

Number 1 on the list is bottled water. Most people don't realize that dehydration is far more dangerous and sets-in far more rapidly than starvation.

For food--canned goods. They keep forever (well, not forever, but a very long time) and don't have to be heated/prepared to be eaten. Make sure you get the ones with the pull-tab tops, or keep a P-38 on your key-ring (link below if you don't know what a P-38 can opener is). Get stuff like canned ravioli, stew, chili, meats, and fruits/vegetables. I've kept a P-38 on my key-ring as long as I've been old enough to be carrying keys.

Mylar warming blanket--they're like a thin piece of plastic with one side that looks like foil. They are lightweight, take-up virtually no space, and don't get wet like a normal cloth blanket. In fact, they are water-resistant and can be used to protect you from rain. It can be used two ways The shiny side facing inward reflects your body heat inward to keep you warm. Shiny side facing outward reflects heat away from you to keep you cooler. All EMS units carry them with their gear, and they're only a few bucks each.

Electronics--flashlight with fresh batteries, and a portable battery-operated AM/FM radio. If you want communications, a charger-pack to to charge your cell-phone--just make sure to keep it charged regularly.

A basic first aid kit--bandages/tape, antibiotic ointment, burn cream/spray, alcohol wipes, saline, pain-relief (aspirin, ibuprofen, acetaminophen etc.).

All of this stuff (so far) is cheap and readily available pretty-much anywhere.

If you want to spring for a few bucks (and these can be a bit pricey)--a portable (battery-operated) police/EMS scanner to track what's up--status of rescue operations.

I believe you stated that you have a generator? Test fire it regularly--like once every few months. Make sure you have fuel for it, and that the fuel in the gas-can(s) and in the tank are treated with Sta-Bil (or an equivalent). Stored fuel accumulates water and does go "bad"--this prevents that.

If you have any camping gear, just make sure you know where it is, and that it is accessibly/functional--stoves/lanterns, etc.

I'm no "survivalist", but I've done a lot of primitive camping/hiking. At my home, I have a whole-facility diesel generator and solar panels, so I can go "off-grid" for weeks. Being an old farm homestead, I have wells and a springhouse as safe/potable water sources, so I'm pretty well set.

All of the stuff I have listed above (except the scanner) are relatively cheap, and can be stored in a couple plastic totes about the size of laundry baskets.

Everyone worries about TP. I don't know why. In a pinch/emergency, you'll figure something out...


"And today is for sale and it's all you can afford. Buy your own admission. The whole things got you bored. Well the Lord chooses the good ones, and the bad ones use the Lord"--a very dear friend for decades Michael Stanley (Gee)--RIP


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