prepping for bug out emergency bug out bag weather emergencies tornado hurricane winter storm wild
fire hi it's AlaskaGranny Alaska Prepper we know we have weather cycles emergencies and things
repeat themselves we have tornadoes hurricane season wildfire season winter storm season
why are there people who just won't prepare for the basic necessities that we know that we need
many people never make the choice to stock up prepping supplies prepare for shortages at the
beginning of the season when you know you're going to need some food water gasoline fresh batteries
we know we're going to need those things during weather storm seasons just as we do through any
season of the year many people don't make an effort to keep their car full of gas and have
emergency cash on hand maybe that doesn't make any sense to you either because being a prepper
means that that's just a lifestyle being prepared those are things that we need to have on hand
the unprepared people are heading out right when the emergency is beginning they're grabbing up the
toilet paper bottled water eggs milk bread snack foods canned soup ramen frozen meals those are the
things that the stores say run out immediately when people come and they're panic buying
all of those foods are things that you could have purchased ahead of time so that you don't need to
be in that big conglomerate mess we see shouting matches and physical fights over the last few
things in the store if you're a prepper prepared you don't need to go to the store you don't have
to be in the chaos panic buying you can be at home hunkered down with your family with the
appropriate prepping supplies food water because you prepared planned ahead wouldn't you rather be
safe at home with your prepping supplies or if you need to evacuate for say a hurricane or a forest
fire you can put your Bug Out plan into place grab the supplies you need Bug Out Bag and get going
what are the emergency prepping supplies that you should have on hand for these weather cycle
emergencies of tornadoes hurricanes forest fires and winter storms you need to have
several weeks worth of food in your pantry shelf stable food if the power goes out food
will still be good to eat you can have canned and packaged foods that are easy to open and eat
some of them may require a little bit of cooking and so then you'll need to make sure that you have
some kind of an emergency stove and the fuel and a way to light stove should your power go out make
sure you eat the food in your refrigerator first then the food in your freezer then
go to the foods in your pantry so that you don't waste the foods that needed to be cold
make sure you have a can opener some paper plates and napkins easy utensils and lots of trash bags
it isn't enough to have paper plates make sure you also have some kind of plastic cup so that you can
continue to stay hydrated and have the drinks that you need you need bottled water a minimum
of one gallon per person and try to have at least two weeks worth of water you're going
to need water for drinking water for cooking water for sanitation and so we really use so
much water on a daily basis having extra water is a prudent and smart idea have a well-stocked
first aid kit and over-the-counter medications that your family enjoys using then if you have
pets make sure that you have the supplies they need if you have a baby make sure that you have
the things that you need for your baby the special food the diapers if you have people in your family
that take prescription medication make sure that you have not only several days worth of the pills
but that you also have a copy of the prescription so that in an emergency you'll be able to go to
any pharmacist and have them help you try to straighten it out so that you can get some more
you should also have a wind-up or battery operated radio so that you can find out what's going on if
the power goes out you aren't going to have access to all of the electronics like your television
cell phones internet but you can use a wind-up radio and you'll still be able to find out what's
going on think about sanitation needs do you have an emergency toilet do you have toilet paper do
you have some plastic bags do you have some baby wipes and ways to keep clean I've made a few
videos on different kinds of portable toilets so you might want to check some of those out if you
don't have a sanitation device if you don't have some kind of a portable toilet check out some
of the ones that i've reviewed collapsible toilet Luggable Loo 5 Gallon bucket toilet
portable flushing toilet critical to have if something happens and your toilet isn't working
you should likely include some feminine hygiene supplies feminine hygiene products seem to be
needed at the worst time possible then get a waterproof container and make a copy of all of
your most important documents your driver's license your birth certificate your social
security card your adoption papers your passport the medical record the insurance information for
not only your house but for your help and your automobile insurance have all of those
documents because if you have a catastrophe it can certainly help make things go smoother much faster
than if you don't have any idea how to contact the most important people
and have the most important information have an extra set of keys to your house and your car
if you are used to going in through your electric garage door opener and the power goes out do you
even have a key so that you can get into your own home what if you drop your keys in some snowy bank
do you have an extra set of keys so that you can get your car going again have a list of all your
most important phone numbers and contacts not only your family members but your friends and neighbors
your place of employment the babysitter daycare the school anyone that you would need to contact
then you need to have their number written down don't count on your cell phones working or that
something could happen you could lose them or break them in a storm or an emergency but if
you have a written down list of those numbers you will still be able to contact those people make
sure that you have the cord so that you can charge any of your electronics and even get some of those
external battery packs so that if you don't have electricity working you can still charge them
up with your portable battery pack then keep an up-to-date photograph of everyone in your family
including your pets and even take a picture of you together so that you can show yes we belong
together some of the worst things that could happen having a picture can really be important
have a change of dry clothes with a Bug Out Bag that's ready to go and rain wear sturdy shoes
anything that you would not want to live without have that with your emergency supplies Bug Out Bag
we know that weather cycles happen and many of the storms we can know ahead of time but if it's
something like an earthquake we may not know it just starts happening and so it's important to be
prepared for whatever comes your way by having your emergency supplies organized in your home
have some in your car so that you have a Get Home Bag Bug Out Bag should you have to leave your home
never say I'm not going anywhere because i have all my stuff here because things can happen
where you must leave your home and if you're not prepared for whatever comes your way you may not
have the the ability to have the best outcome possible nobody likes emergencies disasters
and hardships but everybody has to go through things so if you prepare ahead of time and you
stay mentally strong and you figure out a plan of what you could do if some of these things happen
you're not going to panic and you're going to have the best outcome it may not be what you
want or what you would prefer but it's probably going to be making the best of any situation
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