construct a family emergency kit and put it where I'll find it when I need it

My son’s rucksack from his Kenya holiday …

It already has mosquito net and some other stuff so I’m gonna build on that now … its a start eh !

Move fast and fit in an emergency ; )

I was in a gas station and observed that they sell calor gas and charcol for barbies I think I should keep some at home incase of gas cuts.

Chitosan – heals wounds and forms a skin

Turmeric – Natural antiseptic and heals wounds

Sprulina incase no food and easy to carry too

Cordyceps to build and strengthen body and immune system

Bandages – Latex Gloves

I wasn’t doing this goal because I truly believe God would guide me in times of uncertainty…

Last night I saw a movie Firestorm 72 hours… and reality struck me when men were being asked to volunteer and some wanting to take their own cars and leaving the women to go off with the children … although my son is overprotective and wouldn’t do that.

He is a man amongst men and would protect the women and children of the house by taking us in his car but what would we be good at ???

In times of crisis I turn into warrior woman … I know that for a fact but I’m not fit physically… mentally I would be solution orientated and know instinctively what to do where to go…

BUT… I’ve never been in a hazardous situation … taking lesson from Katrina no one was for no one… no medicines, no water, no food every man, woman and child for themselves – this is not my nature so what would I do ? How would I cope ? What do I do if my son is away from the area or at work ?

I really need to deal with this because God helps in many ways … and I need to make myself help able not a burden upon anyone – I need to be an asset at a time like that God forbid.

As of today I’m going to prepare myself properly for this goal its here for a reason… I read what people are preparing… in UK we don’t get any guidence yet we’ve had our share of floods and all sorts thank God I’ve never been involved but when the oil depo burned at night about 8 miles away and the bang happened …

We woke up and thought a bomb had gone off our windows had shaken and I went into a sort of shock … the brain was in action I turned on the tv to check quickly for news… and was shaking but we didn’t think to leave home or have any emergency bag or anything we live near the airport anything can happen I may need an emergency bag to help some one …

Last night I thought of keeping about 4 bottles of Chitosan in the bag … my company manufactures it and I read that its used by the army to form a skin on a wound in disaster zones and of course turmeric too so I’m gonna start with this and a wind up radio which I already have 2 of.

ABOVE ALL GET FIT !!! – STARTING TODAY !!!

NOT BE COMPLACENT AND NOT DILLY DALLY – KEEP THE CAR FULLY TOPPED UP WITH FUEL OIL AND WATER… WHO KNOWS WHEN ONE NEEDS TO GET GOING !

I’m beginning to wonder if having a well-stocked house is good enough. In the past 3 weeks I’ve been snowed in, had a power outage and had a minor flood indoors. So far I’ve survived just fine. It was nice to know where that flashlight was, but other than that, why do I need to have a special stash of food in the garage when I can keep pleanty of food in the cupboards?

I’ve put this off for so long I feel like if I just do the bare basics I’ll be good enough to call this done, so I’m going to re-define this for myself a bit.

I have a 5-gallon bucket with waterproof lid, and inside I have a first-aid kit, a couple plastic garbage bags, some bottled water, paper napkins, extra toiletries and medications (5 days worth), extra set of clothes including undergarments, energy bars, fire sticks, lighters, winding-powered Red Cross radio, flashlight, emergency tent, extra batteries. I got the bucket idea from some commercial kits which use a bucket as a toilet.

In my car I have an emergency roadside kit which has flares, towels, jumper cables, some tools, Fix-A-Flat, the usual roadside stuff. (On long road trips the bucket comes along, as does some extra water for the engine.) I also have a pet-emergency kit which has 5 days of food, meds (where applicable) and treats for all six animals, 5 days of cat litter, hot pads (in case of cold weather these can warm up a carrier), toys, leashes and harnesses, foil baking pans (to use as litter boxes), litter scoop, bottled water, animal first aid kit, and extra garbage bags. This I keep in an old wheeled suitcase that I no longer use regularly. The animals’ towels and blankets are in the bottoms of the carriers, which I have assembled and ready to go. I keep it all together in a large overhead space in my closet.

Now, here’s the kicker: none of it came from commercial kits! Most of it I already had and what I did have to buy, came from discount stores.

So far, I’ve only ever had to use any emergency kit when running low on suplies, which is okay because the contents have to be rotated out routinely so they don’t spoil. :)

buying some items recently

I still need to un-bury my battery operated radio from somewhere in the guest room, but otherwise I think I’m pretty much prepared for anything but Armageddon. In our neck of the woods, the worst I’m expecting is a tornado.
I have a flashlight, batteries, candles, matches, snacks, water, a lightweight jacket, a first aid kit with basic first aid info, and playing cards.
I thought it interesting that my first aid kit came with a metallic “survival wrap”; you never know when you might need one of those!
Everything is packed in a bag for ease of access and carrying.
I have another one in the truck of my car, minus survival wrap.
Now I’ll just need to check the food and medicine expiration dates every 6 months.

in Woman’s Day mag. Gonna get it all together in a backpack ASAP. Need to do a car one as well. I hope to get these finished before I ever need them.
Or better yet, like insurance, as long as I have it, I’ll never need it!