organize my emergency items

Well I went to the dollar store and got all the things i pretty much needed, so know i need to organize then and get the change as well. Oh and the candles i need too!! Forgot about them. I also need to get some canned good, i am not planning to go nutty about it but i was thinking 3 or 4 cans,soup maybe? What desn’t expire that a vegetarian an eat.

So I saw this one and thught what a great idea this one would be, so what do i need in my home emergency kit?

Soap, band aids, radio, batteries, candles,lighter, money, flashlight, can opener, water, canned food, change for a payphone( I dn’t have a land line.

What else shpuld i get or do i need?

The big one?

I only have a backpack with a few items, but no food. I should really get serious about this because a calamity does not give us any warning at all. I need to be ready to live out doors in a tent at the least. Can’t really trust gov’t help after ‘Katrina’.

single burner portable stove with gas canister.
wind up all in one flash light radio combo.
matches
space blanket
more…

what would I be eating in a calamity?! I got canned tuna in olive oil! i better get some canned anchovies too. how do I go about the water for this one? I got my first aid kit somewhere… oh geez! put ‘em in a back pack.

oh wait… can opener!

I intend to be ready beyond 72 hours…

We need to keep our 72-Hour Emergency Kits ready so we can grab them when the need arises. Here are some useful resources.

72 Hour Kit for Your Home (PDF File)
http://www.ci.hillsboro.or.us/EmergencyInfo/pdf/05-72hourKit.pdf

BYU Broadcasting Living Essentials – 72-Hour Kit
http://byubroadcasting.org/livingessentials/shows/13.asp

Preparing a 72 hour “Go Pack”
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/readyguide/72hourkit.htm

Emergency Preparedness Insight Articles from Emergency Essentials
http://beprepared.com/article.asp_Q_ai_E_6

Organize my 72 Hour Kit for Emergency Preparedness on 43Things
http://www.43things.com/things/view/293597

American Red Cross – Make a Plan
Disaster can strike quickly and without warning: Make a plan
http://www.redcross.org/prepare/makeaplan.html

Federal Emergency Management Agency
See “Preparedness” and “Are You Ready?”
http://www.fema.gov/