By Leonard Jadrich
I know we can't plan for our survival in every possible disaster or emergency imaginable, but that shouldn't keep us from planning for what might be a more expected disaster in terms of where we live or what is around us. In other words; it would be very difficult on us to plan for a meteor falling from the sky and randomly hitting our house as in comparison to emergency planning for a tornado because we live in Oklahoma. And in most cases our emergency survival preparations will overlap in a number of possible scenarios. Our planning for the tornado will also spill over into our planning for earthquakes and hurricanes.
You may be separated from your family when disaster strikes so it is important to plan in advance, how you will get to a save place, how you will contact one another, how you will get back together, and what to do if none of your planned methods above can be worked out? Remember at school when the fire department taught you and your kids if the house is on fire "Get Out" and go to your safe meeting place? There is nothing worse in a disaster than not knowing where your family is and are they OK!
In your personal survival planning you must take into account all your basic needs of water, food, emergency tools, shelter, etc. Then look at any special needs your family may require such as oxygen, asthma relievers, and medicines. And you must be ready for a length of time to be on your own. No electricity, no gas, no water and maybe even no medical help. Collect these
items in advance and package them in a small backpack or box so that they can be grabbed and taken in a moments notice. There are a number of companies already manufacturing back packs with all the survival needs of food, water, tools, even stoves to cook on. The advantage to purchasing a kit is that generally the shelf life of all the products will be much longer. In most cases a 5 year shelf life and 25 years for a long-term food storage solution.
From my personal experience I believe in having enough packed in my survival kit for at least three days of self-sufficiency. Inside my kit besides, the food and water, I like to have pliers, wrench, screw driver, flash light, fire starter, emergency blankets or sleeping bags, other tools like a small shovel or ax, batteries, whistle, tent, rope, ponchos, work gloves, radio, knife, duct tape, safety glasses, maybe even some personal protection, toiletries, first aid kit, and if you have children you may want to include some crayons and paper or a deck of cards.
As you can see the list can get quit extensive, but remember you can't take the farm with you. Chose each item smartly and pack it into something you can quickly grab and run with. Having 6-55 gallon drums of food is not going to be easy to carry in an emergency if you are forced to leave your house.
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