P.C. wrote:
I've had an earthquake kit for years. We would have enough of everything we need for 3 weeks. I don't think people can really visualize what it could be like if an earthquake were to hit.
You may have a great survival kit, but if your house collapses, will you have access to it ? You may have car keys....but will there be roads? Is it possible that if you have money, that even if you could get yourself to a store....would there BE a store ?
I think about it sometimes, and what it may be like. What if it's December as opposed to August?..........................
Mornin.
Yeah, we actually have an advantage as we have tons of camping stuff around se were are set like that. Just leave your tent and other camping stuff easily accessable, your set then.
We have canned food thats ten years old, who cares? If its sealed it should be ok at worst case scenario. Lots of them are rusty in areas, as long as its not through its only surface rust, just like 30% of the cars on teh road right? They arent thrown away cause of a little brown colouring. We have four rubbermaids with canned food and left over camping instant stuff for camping use and accessible in case of an emergency.
We also have two large containers full of water.. We also have one of those hand pumps for when you go overnight hiking for water, another thing that everyone could get are those purification tablets. Put them in any water as well as boiling and you are set.
As for a stove, lol, find someone like me thats getting rid of some of the older ones that are white gas. Go to a flea market or garage sale or craigslist, people get rid of two burner coleman stoves for like 10 bucks. As long as it works who cares? Get a container of white gas and store it with the stove, the container of white gas is 11 bucks.
Biggest suggestion I can give is get stuff that doesnt require lots of water to make, you may need the water for other things.
Go to a survival store like an army surplus or MEC and buy those MRE's that the military uses, they last for ever and although expensive, have all you need to get by.
Just spend a few hours and think about what you and your family need and plan accordingly, yeah it will probably never happen, but what happens if it does? Better to be prepared as just look at how Katrina was handled and that will give you an idea at that level or worse for us.
