Surviving In Troubled Waters

I am at last finding the time to post to this blog site again! Here is a Disaster Supply List

EMERGENCY KITS– Have a 72 hr. Kit or an emergency bag that you can grab if you need to (bug out bag or go bag)

WATER– At least 14 gallons of water per person ( seems excessive but in truth we do need more than 1 gallon per person per day, which is what most lists have, remember we are talking about washing, toileting ,cooking, everything)

You can also fill up bathtubs or use a WaterBob. Also you can fill up plastic containers and even better, a 50 gal. plastic drum with spigot. WaterBobs are expensive and single use.

Don’t forget that your water heater has 50-60 gallons of drinkable water too! Make sure that you keep the tools needed by the water heater- tape them to the water heater with instructions on how to use them.

Have water purification tablets, a good water filter pitcher and spare filters on hand

Have Two Weeks of food – dehydrated, canned , pre- packaged or frozen if you are sheltering in and have electricity, DO NOT FORGET THE CAN OPENER!

Two Weeks of Supplies- 

Hygiene supplies– toilet paper, tissues, wet wipes, hand sanitizer, paper towels , also if there is no sewer functioning, have a big five gal. painters bucket with big trash bags and 2 weeks worth of kitty litter to use in your “luggable Loo”. A Snap On toilet seat is available at camping stores, and Wal Mart

FIRE STARTERS, AND ENERGY SOURCES -matches, cigarette lighters, batteries of various sizes- a solar charger is a great idea to have

Camp Stove with fuel for two weeks, an outdoor grill may be good also and charcoal or a fire ring and wood- in a pinch, an old tire may work for this

Solar/battery/hand cranked radio and lantern. Make sure it gets weather alert stations , which is the main reason to have a radio.  Head Lamps are good, too and small but powerful LED flashlights are easy to use. Oil or Kerosene Lamps are good too but require constant monitoring, as does a candle. Make sure any candles are in fire-proof containers

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS and other over the counter meds as needed , enough for two weeks

GENERATOR- if you are sheltering in place , this is worth its weight in gold. Make sure to have enough fuel for two weeks if possible.

GASOLINE- fill up cars if a storm is in the offing.

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS- Have one for the car, and one for your kitchen or food prep area

CASH, PERSONAL PAPERS , PASSPORT, ETC. IN PAGE PROTECTORS- Medical information ,allergies, medical conditions such as epilepsy, diabetes etc.- these can be on a flash drive and worn around your neck

FIRST AID KIT-  a real one, folks, not a box of bandaids!

CUT DOWN TREES THAT ARE LIKELY TO FALL ON YOUR HOME IN STRONG WINDS!

GUNS AND AMMO, or other form of self-protection in case of looters

MAPS in case of Bugging out!

KNOW LOCATION OF SHELTERS IN YOUR AREA

HAMMER, NAILS, SCREWS, SCREW DRIVERS, TIN OR WIRE SNIPS, PLIERS, RUBBER GLOVES AND COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF DUCT TAPE!

PLASTIC TARPS – TWO OR THREE IN CASE OF BLOWN OUT OR BROKEN WINDOWS POST STORM