| These life saving items are handy for your household. We have compiled the following information for your benefit. If there's only one thing you can do now, at the very least, stock up on drinking water! |
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| •Introduction to Prepardeness book |   |
This is our favorite book to learning survival skills and urban emergency preparedness. It's great content, illustrated, essential, and funny too. (more) |
| •3 Days Survival Kit for 2 people |
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During the 2-3 days of a disaster, we need to
be able to take care of ourselves until
help arrives. (more) |
| •Emergency Water Pouches |   |
Drinkable water is more important than food. You can survive about 40 days without food but without water,
you can last only about 3 or 4 days. (more) |
| •Emergency Food Rations |   |
They are non-thirst provoking and approved
by the US Coast Guards. (more) |
| •Meals Ready to Eat |   |
No cook emergency food. No
heating required. (more) |
| •Emergency Radio |   |
This is a crank up self powered radio. It also charges Cel Phones. (more) |
| •Manual Water Filter |   |
This filter purifies the water. There's great information at REI on water filters and purifiers. (more) |
| •Camping stove |   |
If you have a stove, fuel, and dehydrated food, you can
boil water and cook food anytime and anywhere. (more) |
| •Water Storage system: Container + Water Stabilizer |
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Most important. It is critical to keep drinkable water on food grade container and to use water stabilizer for
long term storage. (more on container)and (more on preserver). |
| •Safer solutions that purify water: |
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Purifies murky water (more) |
| •Freeze Dried #10 Cans |   |
Freeze Dried Food has a long shelf life and stores well. A regular can in the grocerey stores has a suggested shelf life of only about 2 years. (more) |
| •Emergency Candles |   |
For lighting the dark and for heat when electricity is out. (more) |
| •Solar lanterns |   |
These are can be charged by the sun or by electricity and even has a radio. (more) |
| •Solar Battery Charger |   |
Make sure to have some rechargeable aa or aaa batteries too. The best type are the eneloop batteries. (more) |
| •Sturdy water bottle with Prefilter | ||
| •Chemical Toilet (very important) |     |
This is one item we often forget, yet crucial every day of our lives. You will also want to have trash bags as liners and shovels to bury them. (more on toilet) (more on chemical deodorant) |
| •Waterproof & Windproof Matches: | Aside from Food, Water, & Shelter, you also need Fire. | |
| •Fire Extinguisher and Smoke Detectors. | When we invited firemen to visit our home for a mini presentation, these were 2 items they highly recommended. | |
