It’s not just for “Doomsday Preppers”, Disaster preparedness is critical for anyone. We’ve all seen stable cities turned upside down overnight from earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, riots, terrorism & financial instability. If you’re not prepared for events like this odds are: your family will suffer for it.
Even countries like Spain and Greece have experienced chaos caused by financial issues and rioting. Natural disasters can strike anywhere at any time. Yet few people actually take the simple steps to prepare. It doesn’t have to be expensive, time consuming or complicated. Basic disaster preparedness can be the difference between life and death for you and your family.
Here are 3 must know survival tactics everyone needs to know:
First Aid Supplies: The Red Cross suggests 21 simple items for a first aid kit. You can assemble them yourself from any local drug store or pharmacy. These items should be maintained in a separate case & not be part of your everyday supplies in your medicine cabinet. You can also find complete first aid kits for sale. Here are a few examples of must have first aid kit items:
- Adhesive bandages
- Adhesive cloth tape
- Absorbent compress dressings
- 1 blanket
- Antibiotic ointment
- Scissors
- Hydrocortisone ointment
- Oral thermometer
- Tweezers
Emergency Kits: Emergency kits are for basic practical items you’ll need during various types of emergencies. The US Government recommends 11 basic items that should be in any emergency kit:
- Water, one gallon of water per person per day, for drinking and sanitation
- Food, at least a three-day supply of non-perishable food
- Battery-powered radio and a NOAA Weather Radio with tone alert, and extra batteries for both
- Flashlight and extra batteries
- First Aid kit
- Whistle to signal for help
- Infant formula and diapers, if you have an infant
- Moist towelettes, garbage bags and plastic ties for personal sanitation
- Dust mask or cotton t-shirt, to help filter the air
- Plastic sheeting and duct tape to shelter-in-place
- Wrench or pliers to turn off utilities
- Can opener for food (if kit contains canned food)
Emergency Food Storage: There’s a lot more to storing food than having a bunch of canned goods in your pantry. Many options exist including freeze dried foods, meals ready to eat, canned goods, Stores like Costco even have complete emergency food storage kits you can buy. Some examples of items you should be storing are:
- Whole rice (white or brown)
- Pinto beans
- Canned Fruits
- Canned Vegatables
- Canned Meat
- Peanut butter
- 1 Gallon of purified water minimum per person
- Freeze dried food
Of course it wouldn’t hurt to be familiar with at least basic survival skills and to own a defensive weapon in disaster situations, but that’s a post for another day.
These emergency kits are all very well and probably a great idea but I would suggest there is a better than even chance you will be miles from your emergency kit when the sh*t hits the fan and you may not be able to get home anyway!
True, but those kits will be there for someone else who needs it to possibly find!
You may be hoping for the same thing to occur to you when you’re in need of supplies.
Pretty sure these kits are designed for more natural disaster or localized disturbances. Most of these items should be kept in your daily driver as well. Just for that emergency that your not at base camp for
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good to know info..
1. First go back to the Cold War.
People laugh at those who do have some type of prepping until something does happen and then they are the first to show up at those home that have prepared something. If they had done some of their own then they wouldn’t be endangering themselves and family trying to get to some help or those who did some prepping.
Those who are prepared shall survive and thrive while others kill themselves over candy bar wrappers to lick.
you people are wierd. RGO
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They do so much for our country. Thank you so much.
I been stocking food and water for 3 yrs now