How to Make Emergency Preparedness Kits
Do you have your emergency preparedness kit ready to go in case of a natural disaster?
Whether it be a hurricane, tornado, earthquake, global warming, or an act of God, you better be prepared for when the time comes.
Here are essential items when making emergency preparedness kits.
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Essential Emergency Preparedness Kit Items:
Food and Water: You should have enough food and water to last you 3-5 days. You should have approximately 1 gallon of water per person per day for drinking and sanitation purposes. The food needs to be non-perishable. Stock up on canned foods and other items that will keep for extended periods of time.
Don't forget a can-opener.
Plastic Bags: You will need garbage bags for food and sanitation waste. Also have Ziploc bags available for waterproof storage.
Battery-Powered or Hand Crank Radio and Flashlight: Don't forget the batteries.
First Aid Kit: You can pick these up at your neighborhood drug store. Make sure that it has all the essentials including disinfectants.
First Aid Book
Matches in a Ziploc bag to keep out water.
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Suggested Emergency Preparedness Kit Items:
Prescription Medications: Any necessary prescriptions should be essential but don't forget non-essential items like ibuprofen and other types of pain killers.
Documents: Important records like your ID, insurance and bank account information.
Cash: Make sure to have some cash stored away or even possibly traveler's checks.
Sleeping Bags and Blankets: If you live in a cold climate make sure to have enough blankets and sleeping bags for everyone.
Clothes: If you are going to be stuck for an extended period of time make sure to have extra clothes, shoes, and jackets available.
Iodine Disinfection Tablets: You should have these types of tablets or something similar to disinfect water in case for some reason you run out of water. Another option is to use bleach. Use a dropper and add 16 drops per gallon of water. It must be regular bleach only.
Fire Extinguisher
Utensils, Cups, and Plates
Activities to keep you busy like books and games.
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The one thing to remember is get together all the items that are essential to you for your emergency preparedness kit. These are just some of the basic items that you will need to survive.
To save you some time, take a look at the resources area below for a link to kits for sale on Amazon. Don't forget to check out the other great how to articles on eHow while you're here.
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