Walmart prepping must have emergency prepping supplies prices walmart Alaska hi
it's AlaskaGranny why am I a prepper and I think why most of us are preppers is to be self-reliant
to be able to take care of ourselves prepping is about making your life easier you have less
stress and less worries if you have thought about the challenges that are likely to come to all of
us at some time in our lives it's important for all of us to have prepping supplies can you find
the prepping supplies at Walmart what should you buy them there well if you think about all of the
different areas of prepping everything from food storage to having enough emergency water on hand
you need first aid supplies you also need to think about if you had to leave your home do you have
something to make a shelter maybe even a tent a way to sleep that you're warm and comfortable
everything from an emergency survival blanket to a sleeping bag you need to have a way to heat
your food provide light if there's a power outage you can look for a lot of these kinds of things
in Walmart and you can find most of the things you could want in the camping and outdoor department
not only do you need to be able to start a fire you also need to protect yourself from fire
make sure that you have working smoke alarms and fire extinguishers Walmart has a lot of
emergency type foods that are dehydrated and they can last for 25 to even 30 years you
can find the Augason Farms usually in the regular grocery department but in the camping and outdoor
gear you can find Mountain House meals you can also find some entrees from Backpackers Pantry
this is where you can buy a variety of freeze dried emergency meals that you like
and if you look at some of the food varieties some of the Backpackers Pantry meals are even vegan
and gluten free the Backpackers Pantry meals has some symbols right on the front that tell you this
you can also find freeze dried emergency meals in number 10 cans of dehydrated meals from Mountain
House and even multiple day buckets of their food as well these are all really delicious I've tried
lots of the Augason farms the Backpackers Pantry and the Mountain House meals these are all good
choose the flavors of foods that would be something that you would like that suits
your taste we need to store water for emergencies make sure you start with some grab and go water
bottles right out of the grocery department but then you can find different containers that you
can store more water they have some collapsible water storage containers that are great if you
want to go camping you fill it up before you go but for emergency uses you should keep these
stored full of water at all times so that you have additional water on hand they have narrow water
storage containers they're by Ozark Trails but they're marked Reliance I have bought some
of these before and they all leaked along the seam on the bottom so I do not recommend these
I like the Aquatainers they're great big heavy duty blue water storage containers
I use them out at my Granny Camp my Alaska off-grid cabin I drag these around they get
bounced around in the back of the truck and they hold up for years choose a water
storage container that's going to be sturdy and actually last and hold the water that you need
you need a way to purify water it can be as simple as a bottle of bleach you can add the drops that
are required you can buy the tablets that you drop in water you can also get a water filter
like this Life Straw water filter there are many ways to purify water lots of different kinds of
filters make sure you have a few of those items so that you'll have the fresh drinking water you need
there are many different emergency and camping stoves find one that fits your needs your price
point and then make sure you have the correct fuel for it I have not seen any butane fuel
here in Alaska for many months but they have lots of propane so if you buy say a butane stove make
sure you have lots of extra fuel and the same if you buy a propane stove have some kind of outdoor
cookware flashlights lanterns candles and a way to light things like stoves candles and fires
glow sticks can be an easy way to add extra light in an emergency situation
and they're safe to have around children because they can't set anything on fire
how are you going to stay warm in an emergency it might be as simple as having a few hand warmers
perhaps you want an emergency blanket or even an emergency bivy bag made out of the silver
survival type blankets look for Mr. Buddy propane portable heater it's safe to use even indoors
do you have something you can make a shelter out of if not perhaps you want to get an inexpensive
tent you can buy a small tent for one person four persons there are all kinds of sizes of tents
that you can buy then in a real emergency when you want to get a good night's sleep
having an actual sleeping bag can make all of the difference but you want to look carefully
sometimes they're rated to 50 degrees sometimes they're rated for 40 degrees sometimes they're
rated for 20 degrees and they can go all the way down below zero what you need to figure out is
what is the coldest temperature where you might be staying outside if you're somewhere below
freezing a 50 degree sleeping bag is not going to keep you warm you want to get the highest quality
sleeping bag that goes to the lowest temperature possible and you can always get a sleeping bag
liner that helps give you extra protection if you should have to be in a very cold area make your
sleeping bag work better with a sleeping bag liner every prepper needs a first aid kit you
can find them right in the outdoor gear area as well as in the pharmacy first aid area of Walmart
look for extra first aid supplies trauma kit and bleed stop because if you have a severe injury
you need to be able to take care of it so get a basic first aid kit but then add to it components
that you think you really could use plastic lids you ask yes toilet seat cover if you have lost
your running water you may need an emergency toilet you can buy just the toilet seat lid and
snap it onto a bucket that you already have and sometimes you can find portable toilet
already assembled like a Luggable Loo look for tools in the Walmart camping section
because in some survival situations you may need a shovel you may need a saw you may need an axe
maybe even an emergency sewing kit you can even find some sturdy knives for only one dollar
in the housewares you can find tarps and ratchets for building shelters or covering piles of things
and even a collapsible bucket every prepper needs a bucket and having one that can collapse and
take up less room in your supplies might be something to consider as a necessity Walmart
also has some already put together emergency kits you can see they come for four person
two person and one person and if you read on the supply list it may not include everything that you
need so buying emergency gear that's already in a pre-assembled emergency bug out bag 72 hour kit
may seem like a good idea but it may not fulfill all of your needs it can be a great place to start
because now you have a bug out bag you have some of the equipment with it and you can fill in with
other things that you need i think every family member should have their own bug out bag you
can spread out each person is responsible for their own supplies then if you get separated
you don't have all the food in one bug out bag kit all the emergency blankets in another 72 hour kit
you have all of the useful items you would need in each person's get home bag kit everyone needs
some emergency food water and first aid in their emergency kit a bug out bag doesn't have to be
a bag they had some really cool very sturdy tool boxes that are rolling on wheels that could hold
a lot of gear and because they're designed to hold tools they're extra sturdy if you're low on useful
tools you can even pick up a whole set of tools that can get you started prepping to having the
things that you need to handle the emergencies whether they're in your home or when you're away
from home walmart has all kinds of emergency survival prepping gear must have supplies look
around the store think creatively what can I do to meet the needs of all the different areas of
prepping from food water first aid hygiene shelter tools emergency cooking staying warm and lights
there are many different prepper gear categories many different emergency supplies and you can
probably find just about anything you want at walmart so yes are the walmart prepping supplies
worth it many of them are you don't have to buy very expensive gear to have the basics that you
need for any kind of an emergency situation there are so many small challenges that we're likely to
face on a day-to-day basis and probably some big ones that could be very uncomfortable but we can
get through it if you remind yourself of the small challenges you face it helps you realize you're
stronger and smarter and better prepared than you think you are the things you faced before have
given you creative ideas and strength that you can do even more when the next challenge comes along
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