emergency kits... recent weather

i know that the question of "are you ready?" or "what do you have for an emergency?" have already been asked.

i thought i would do a follow-up, of sorts...

with all the recent weather and earthquake news, what have you purchased, planned, or changed?




for our household, i've started the following:

* sockpiled the following:
* water
* adult diapers for SO's mom
* paper products
* wood for cooking
* batteries

* things i'm putting together:
* getting MREs planned

* things we already had:
* all sorts of camping stuff - tents, sleeping bags, alternative ways to cook, generator

* things that are still on my to-do list:
* create a paper copy of important information: Rx, phone numbers, addresses
* first aid kit (the one i had was obliterated on our last camping trip)

emergency kits... recent weather

canned foods and a manual can opener
flashlight
duct tape - this is must, I even carry one around in my bag lol.
extra medicine if you have it
hand crank radio

Re: emergency kits... recent weather

We have
Water
First aid kits
Sleeping bags
Tents with rain tarps
Lantern
Wrist flashlights and flashlights
Batteries
Back up chargers for cell phones
Walkietalkies
Copies of important documents
Three months of daily medicine


We eat our snacks, and drink our water but they are replenished weekly.

I would make sure to take out cash and fill the car with gas.

To be honest, I would drive and find a hotel somewhere else, that is what we did during Sandy.

I only like manual can openers and we have duct tape

Also work gloves. I have a pair for each of us.

Message edited 9/18/2017 2:29:44 PM.

Re: emergency kits... recent weather

I've purchased/assembled a kit that should sustain my family of 4 for a couple of days. I bought a couple LifeStraws so we have several thousand gallons of drinkable water.
If we have to shelter in place, I have enough gear from my normal camping gear, and things that I normally have around, to last us for several weeks.

I'm making a list of phone numbers and keeping them in a waterproof bag. If our phones die, I have no way to call someone on someone else's phone or a landline, since I don't remember anyone's phone number anymore....