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Things to Stockpile in Anticipation of a Natural Disaster.
Listed below are the twenty essential categories of items everyone should have set aside and ready to either take or use in an emergency. The standard always used for emergency planning like this is a “three-day supply;” if that sounds unreasonable in your particular location or circumstance it would be wise to expand the basic list to meet your needs. One other list, a supplemental list of 'travel items' is also provided here. The travel list is assuming that the disaster in question forces you to travel to safety in your car and is supplemental to the basic necessities list. Important Note: Check and replace (as necessary) all supplies every six to eight months. Essential Disaster Survival Items (for short-term use, at home, until help arrives) 1. A first aid kit (including a first-aid guide) that everyone knows how to use. 2. Prepared (ready to eat) foods (meat, jerky, dried fruit and vegetables) in cans or plastic bags and any food that stores well without refrigeration and can be warmed up on a sterno stove. Store enough food for a minimum of three days (don't forget to include a can opener if your cans are not the e-z open type). 3. Bottled water (one gallon per person per day - allow for a minimum of three days). Half of each gallon of water is intended for drinking and the other half for sanitary purposes. 4. Candles and matches (keep matches in a waterproof container). 5. Drinks: Fruit juices, vegetable juices, powdered milk, Ovaltine, instant coffee, tea bags. 6. A Sterno stove (for warming up water and foods) plus extra cans of Sterno. Cans of Sterno should be checked and possibly replaced every six to eight months (they evaporate) but one can can be used multiple times. Sterno is safe for indoor use but it does use some oxygen so make sure you have adequate ventilation. (A Propane camping stove is also an option and can also be used indoors with adequate ventilation.) 7. Paper plates, plastic utensils, plastic cups, Styrofoam cups, pots and pans appropriate for use on the Sterno stove. 8. Essential prescription medications and extra eye glasses. 9. Sanitary supplies such as hand soap, feminine napkins, toilet paper, tooth brushes, tooth paste, mouthwash, paper towels, spray disinfectant, Sleeping bags and thermal blankets. 10. Clothes: Protective outer clothing plus at least two complete changes of clothes for each person; also disposable diapers for infants if required. 11. Shoes, boots and gloves: Sturdy shoes are very important, after an earthquake there will be no safe place to walk without strong shoes. Boots may be required if you live in a flood zone or near water. Heavy-duty rubber gloves may be required for handling debris. 12. Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns (one for every member of the family). 13. A battery-powered radio. 14. Extra batteries for everything in your emergency supply cabinet and for anything a member of your family might consider essential, e.g., hearing aids, cell phones. Also, extra bulbs for the flashlights/lanterns. 15. A small set of essential tools including: a sharp pocket knife, razor-blade knife, axe, shovel, broom, adjustable-wrenches, hammer, assorted screwdrivers, adjustable pliers and channel-locks, rope, twine and bailing wire, duct tape and electrical tape. Wake Up Richer Every Morning... Instant Internet Business Makes Money Automatically... Thomas Hunter is an Internet marketer, author and publisher and has helped hundreds of people become successful Niche Marketers. Explore the highly profitable world of Niche Marketing at http://SixFigureNiches.com our popular website. Article Source: http://netsalesinc.com If you have a website or ezine you may freely post this article on your site as long as you include the full resource box above. All links must be active / clickable with no syntax changes.
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