How to Survive - Emergency Kit ( Short Term )

Emergency Kit (short term)

Basics

• Water
• Food
• Battery-powered or hand crank radio (extra batteries for both)
• Flashlight (extra batteries)
• First aid kit
• Whistle to signal for help
• Dust mask (to help filter contaminated air) 
  
• Plastic sheeting and duct tape to shelter-in-place
• Moist towelettes, garbage bags and plastic ties for personal sanitation
• Wrench or pliers to turn off utilities
• Can opener for food (if kit contains canned food)
• Local maps
• Prescription medications and glasses
• Infant formula and diapers
• Pet food and extra water for your pet
• Important family documents such as copies of insurance policies, identification and bank account records in a waterproof, portable container
• Cash or traveler's checks and change
• Emergency reference material such as a first aid book or information from www.ready.gov
• Sleeping bag or warm blanket for each person. Consider additional bedding if you live in a cold-weather climate.
• Complete change of clothing including a long sleeved shirt, long pants and sturdy shoes. Consider additional clothing if you live in a cold-weather climate.( BDU's will be prefered)
• Household chlorine bleach and medicine dropper – When diluted nine parts water to one part bleach, bleach can be used as a disinfectant. Or in an emergency, you can use it to treat water by using 16 drops of regular household liquid bleach per gallon of water. Do not use scented, color safe or bleaches with added cleaners.
• Fire Extinguisher
• Matches in a waterproof container
• Feminine supplies and personal hygiene items
• Mess kits, paper cups, plates and plastic utensils, paper towels
• Paper and pencil
• Books, games, puzzles or other activities for children
• Every weapons for protection ( Pistols, Rifles, shotguns and extra ammo)
• Rope
• Utilities Knife
• Gas Mask
• chemical protection suit

Specifics=

Actual emergency supplies often depends on a specific predicted events. Assuming Nostradamus to be correct, he predicted a sudden flooding as a most likely cause as well as solar flares. Therefore a specific emergencies, the most important ones are, which also cover tsunami events, and pole shifts:

• life preserver
• inflatable rubber rafts
• rope
• radio communication
• clothing to protect extreme heat and cold
• canned food
• portable water filter
• iodine or chlorine to kill water bacteria
• hiding in caves protect against gamma radiation

A supervolcano event, uses very different emergency supplies:

• oxygen breathing apparatus
• gas mask or masks
• shovel
• plenty of water
• radio communication

Water

You should have at least a three-day supply of water and you should store at least one gallon of water per person per day. A normally active person needs at least one-half gallon of water daily just for drinking.

Food

• Store at least a three-day supply of non-perishable food.
• Select foods that require no refrigeration, preparation or cooking and little or no water.
• Pack a manual can opener and eating utensils.
• Avoid salty foods, as they will make you thirsty.
• Ready-to-eat canned meats, fruits and vegetables
• Protein or fruit bars
• Dry cereal or granola
• Peanut butter
• Dried fruit
• Nuts
• Crackers
• Canned juices
• Non-perishable pasteurized milk
• High energy foods
• Vitamins
• Food for infants
• Comfort/stress foods

There's pdf's to download also: FEMA - http://www.fema.gov/plan/prepare/basickit.shtm Homeland Security - http://www.ready.gov/america/getakit/index.html
Fun Survival Fact: If you choose to use your own storage containers, choose two-liter plastic soft drink bottles – not plastic jugs or cardboard containers that have had milk or fruit juice in them. Milk protein and fruit sugars cannot be adequately removed from these containers and provide an environment for bacterial growth when water is stored in them. Cardboard containers also leak easily and are not designed for long-term storage of liquids. Also, do not use glass containers, because they can break and are heavy.

 

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