Since nobody is visiting, I can pretty much say whatever I want. So here it goes. I think that in order to be prepared, we should all buy three thousand ketchup and mustard packets. That is all that we will need. Nothing else.
Let's see who the first person to get on here and comment is.
Friday, April 25, 2008
Friday, April 18, 2008
More Useful Items and Future Purchases
I forgot to mention some other items that we have that will come in handy if needs be.
Camp Stove ($20) with two cans of propane ($5 for both)
Plastic eating utensils ($5 at Walmart)
Warmers (open the package and shake and they warm up) ($1 for a large one)
Emergency Blanket (it is in the First Aid Kit) ($1.50 or so)
Respirator masks (better than the normal dust masks) ($2 for 2)
Also I have a list of future purchases:
Lantern ($10-25)
Better Walkie Talkies (to use certain frequencies you are supposed to have a FCC license but in an emergency I think that it would be okay) (between $20-80)
More Food (of course, we have more food than what is pictured below but we want to continue adding to these items)
Energy bars that last longer than the breakfast/granola bars that we currently have
Shovel
Sunscreen
Sorry, this is a boring post. I am just trying to keep things going on here until other people decide to post.
Camp Stove ($20) with two cans of propane ($5 for both)
Plastic eating utensils ($5 at Walmart)
Warmers (open the package and shake and they warm up) ($1 for a large one)
Emergency Blanket (it is in the First Aid Kit) ($1.50 or so)
Respirator masks (better than the normal dust masks) ($2 for 2)
Also I have a list of future purchases:
Lantern ($10-25)
Better Walkie Talkies (to use certain frequencies you are supposed to have a FCC license but in an emergency I think that it would be okay) (between $20-80)
More Food (of course, we have more food than what is pictured below but we want to continue adding to these items)
Energy bars that last longer than the breakfast/granola bars that we currently have
Shovel
Sunscreen
Sorry, this is a boring post. I am just trying to keep things going on here until other people decide to post.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
72-Hour Kit
Our 72-Hour Kit is larger than our individual emergency kits. I think of the emergency kits as part of the larger whole. Here is what we have:
The whole kit together
The food items:
12 packets of food including oatmeal, pudding, canned meat, cheese and peanut butter crackers, canned fruit cups, ramen, granola bars, trail mix, breakfast bars and more water. We have another two cases of water but they, of course, are not going in the backpack.
Non-food items:
Larger First Aid kit (including water purification tablets) ($10 at Walmart), mess kit, toilet paper, duct tape, cough drops, wind-up flashlight, socks, more flashlights, lighters, camp axe ($6.50 at Walmart), medicine, batteries, hand sanitizer, compass, camp saw (a few dollars at Walmart) and a rope. Many of these things double as my Scout stuff.
The backpack:
Am I missing anything important between the emergency kits and the larger 72-hour kit?
The whole kit together
The food items:
12 packets of food including oatmeal, pudding, canned meat, cheese and peanut butter crackers, canned fruit cups, ramen, granola bars, trail mix, breakfast bars and more water. We have another two cases of water but they, of course, are not going in the backpack.
Non-food items:
Larger First Aid kit (including water purification tablets) ($10 at Walmart), mess kit, toilet paper, duct tape, cough drops, wind-up flashlight, socks, more flashlights, lighters, camp axe ($6.50 at Walmart), medicine, batteries, hand sanitizer, compass, camp saw (a few dollars at Walmart) and a rope. Many of these things double as my Scout stuff.
The backpack:
Am I missing anything important between the emergency kits and the larger 72-hour kit?
My Emergency Kits
Just to get things started, I will post what I have in my kits.
Karey and I both carry emergency kits in our cars. They are not as extensively stocked as our 72-hour kits but they have many useful things to help in a real pinch. Here is mine:
This is what is inside of my emergency bag
Here are the food items:
Two Granola bars, two breakfast bars, two peanut cracker packs, pack of dried fruit, two water bottles and some Werther's candy.
Here are the non-food items:
Pocket knife (I got a nice Swiss Army Knife at Walmart for $20), rope, latex gloves (for medical emergencies or for use during a pandemic), toilet paper, bandaids, stomach medicine, wind up radio, fork (this was accidently left in the bag but I decided to keep it) , flashlight, batteries, lighter, another knife ($.97 at Walmart), dust mask and walkie-talkie.
This is what I keep it in:
A bag that I got for free from Cricket.
In addition to these items, I have some quick reference guides on what to do during a tornado, after a nucleur blast and how to deal with a flu pandemic, etc. In addition, we have maps to various points and the family emergency plan. We also both have sleeping bags in our cars and I have a tent.
I also went last Saturday to the local American Red Cross and got CPR and First Aid certified. I had never had formal CPR training, so it was good. It cost $45 for both courses and it lasted from 8:30 am to about 2:45 pm. I am trying to be better prepared as it pertains to training (of course, being the Scoutmaster gives me extra incentive).
Our 72-hour is a little bigger and in depth and will be covered in the next post.
Karey and I both carry emergency kits in our cars. They are not as extensively stocked as our 72-hour kits but they have many useful things to help in a real pinch. Here is mine:
This is what is inside of my emergency bag
Here are the food items:
Two Granola bars, two breakfast bars, two peanut cracker packs, pack of dried fruit, two water bottles and some Werther's candy.
Here are the non-food items:
Pocket knife (I got a nice Swiss Army Knife at Walmart for $20), rope, latex gloves (for medical emergencies or for use during a pandemic), toilet paper, bandaids, stomach medicine, wind up radio, fork (this was accidently left in the bag but I decided to keep it) , flashlight, batteries, lighter, another knife ($.97 at Walmart), dust mask and walkie-talkie.
This is what I keep it in:
A bag that I got for free from Cricket.
In addition to these items, I have some quick reference guides on what to do during a tornado, after a nucleur blast and how to deal with a flu pandemic, etc. In addition, we have maps to various points and the family emergency plan. We also both have sleeping bags in our cars and I have a tent.
I also went last Saturday to the local American Red Cross and got CPR and First Aid certified. I had never had formal CPR training, so it was good. It cost $45 for both courses and it lasted from 8:30 am to about 2:45 pm. I am trying to be better prepared as it pertains to training (of course, being the Scoutmaster gives me extra incentive).
Our 72-hour is a little bigger and in depth and will be covered in the next post.
Welcome to the Family Preparedness Blog
Karey suggested that I start a preparedness blog for the family, so that we can all share ideas on how to be prepared. Kristina also suggested that we might share when one of us finds outstanding deals on preparedness items. Anyway welcome to the blog.
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