10 emergency items to stockpile must have prepping supplies hi it's AlaskaGranny Alaska Prepper FEMA
can do great things but in times of emergencies and natural disasters none of us want to be
dependent on the government or FEMA for our basic needs we can look at the suggestions
that FEMA asks us to have for our basic emergency kits prepping supplies that we should all have in
our home i'm going to go over those items with you today and tell you what kind of prepping
supply things i think you should also add to your emergency kit FEMA gives you the absolute bare
bones basics they tell you to have enough prepping supplies for three days if you look at actual
real emergencies that may have happened to you or you've seen on the news three days is nowhere near
enough time to recover from a big disaster the first thing on your emergency supply list is water
we know that we need one gallon of water per day per person and you should have it for a minimum
of three days each person should actually have a 14-day supply if you really want to be prepared
for an emergency you should store a minimum of 14 gallons of water per person for your family
you aren't going to need water just for drinking you're also going to need water for hygiene
sanitation needs cooking and cleaning so make sure that you are storing as much water as you can
we know that we have to have water to survive and so what happens when that water runs out
you may still have running water in your home but it may not be safe to drink so you should go
beyond just having a few gallons of water stored have a way to purify more water if you need to
one easy way to purify water is adding bleach but if you want to add bleach you need to have
some eye droppers so that you can drop a few drops into each quart bleach is not an easy
item to store for long term because the bleach in it evaporates and you're left with just
water so a next option would be to store something like pool shock but pool shock is a chemical you
need to make sure that you store it in an airtight container and you store it outside of your house
in somewhere like your garage or a shed because it is a chemical add some of the powdered pool
shock to some water and then you have made your own bleach and you can use drops of that pool
shock water into the water that you want to drink or use for other purposes a pack of pool shock is
a great way to have a nice stockpile of bleach but you need to make sure that you store it carefully
and know that that doesn't last forever either but you can store pool shock for many years
another simple way to have fresh water especially if you want to put something in your Bug Out Bag
or your hiking bag is to get aqua tabs each strip of aqua tabs has 10 tablets stir for 10
minutes and then allow it to sit for 30 minutes and you would have water that's safe to drink
the aqua tabs are really nice they don't make a terrible weird taste that some water purification
additives give water a nasty taste but the aqua tabs work very well they're lightweight they go
easily into any little tiny emergency kit your bug out bag your hiking bag your camping gear the
aqua tabs are a great item to have so that you can purify water in many kinds of situations you can
also get potable aqua which are germicidal tablets that come in a little bottle and you can drop
these into water and purify it also whenever you get something like an aqua tab or something like
this make sure you read the directions carefully so you understand how to use it because it varies
from item to item of how you make your water safe to drink another item you might want to consider
is some kind of a water filter purification whether you want water purification filter in home
like a berkey water filter that you can pour in gallons of water at a time and it gravity
feeds down to fresh water or a personal water purification filter such as Life Straw you can
carry with you no matter where you go and you can drink safely sipping through the Life Straw to
purify the water within the filter itself there's many different kinds of water filters
it's a great idea to make sure you get at least one for your emergency needs
the next category of supplies is food you need a minimum of three days worth of open and each shelf
stable food that you can eat with absolutely no preparation if you have no running water no
electricity no way to cook or prepare anything you want foods you can just open and eat and you
have something to sustain you no matter what so think about things like crackers with tuna
peanut butter open and eat cans of food that are like full meals entrees like chili ravioli tamales
soups look at the packets you can find all kinds of different packets of foods that come in shelf
stable packages they're designed to be heated in the microwave for 60 seconds but they're fully
cooked you don't have to heat them up you can just tear them open and eat them they're already
prepared you can find healthy options as well as just your family's favorites everything from
rice and grains pastas meats all kinds of there's just a whole variety of foods that you can find
in shelf stable meals that could be heated up but they're already fully cooked so all you need to do
is open and eat them and these are great options what you need to remember if you have cans and
they do not have a pull top make sure you add a can opener to your emergency supplies
and if you're looking at putting some food options in your Bug Out Bag
make sure you put in one of the little p38 or p51 can openers the military can openers that are very
handy they take up no room and they're extremely useful in an emergency if you needed to open a can
you can find all kinds of granola bars they can be from fruit to nuts to chocolates to oatmeal
get the ones that your family likes and enjoys look for packets of dried fruits and nuts look
for dehydrated foods look for fruit pouches look for juices anything you could tear open and eat
look for things like boxes of cereal and shelf stable milk milk that doesn't need to be
refrigerated if cereal is something you like you can find food for several days it doesn't require
any cooking start with foods that need water added to them or need to be cooked then you could end up
with a bigger problem on your hands than just being able to make a meal and deal and figure
out what to do next have a three-day supply minimum of foods that are just open and eat
then you can go ahead and add foods that you just add water or just need to cook
a little bit and those are great foods to have to shore up your pantry and fill
in your long-term food supply so that you have plenty going forward don't stop at the minimum
start with the minimum and build your food storage a little at a time every time you go to the store
or you have an opportunity to shop stock up on something else keep putting things aside until you
have a nice supply there are all kinds of reasons why we might have emergencies and shortages
and you don't want to find that you didn't supply enough food to feed your family in any situation
once you have a nice supply of food have the items you need to help provide safe meals for yourself
get a simple camping stove a butane stove is only like twenty dollars then make sure you have some
extra fuel canisters you can get something as simple as a few cans of sterno you can even go
to Dollar Tree and look for cans of Fancy Heat it's like Sterno fuel you remove the lid there's
a wick you light Fancy Heat it's like an alcohol stove and you can use Fancy Heat Sterno to heat
food for about two hours look for Fancy Heat Dollar Tree where they have party supplies
you're also going to need emergency prepping supplies like paper plates plastic utensils
cups and i'll put a link to a video i made on how to wash dishes when there's little to no
running water that might give you some ideas on how you can continue to serve meals when there's
little or no water in emergency situations or even if you're just camping when there's food
going in there's food going out make sure you have toilet paper paper towels and trash bags
look for the white drawstring tall kitchen bags because they're great for mealtime cleanup they're
also wonderful to use in a portable toilet if you needed to 5 gallon bucket toilet in an emergency
i'll put a link to a video i made about how to use a portable toilet which would be called a luggable
loo honey bucket honeypot in case you need to have portable toilet in an emergency situation
and giant big black garbage bags the sturdiest trash bags you can find are always great there are
so many things you can do with a big black plastic trash garbage bag for any kind of an emergency
besides just taking out the trash the next item that FEMA recommends you have emergencies is a
radio for an emergency radio i like the Eton Scorpion emergency radio it's lightweight
multifunctional not only does Eton Scorpion crank up as a radio it has am fm it has a long antenna
it has a built-in flashlight a bottle can opener it has a carabiner clip on it you could hook it to
your backpack to your purse to your belt loop and you can have it handy wherever you decide to go
and have a USB port so you could charge up your cell phone if you needed it
the next item you need is a flashlight do not just have one flashlight you need to have a flashlight
for every person in your family you should have flashlight by everybody's bed you should have
flashlights scattered around in your car in your Bug Out Bag in your get home bag and every place
that you would want to see if the lights went out it's very important that you not only have
a variety of flashlights but that you also have the batteries that go with them you can get big
heavy duty flashlights which you could also use as personal protection if you needed to
my favorite flashlight is this usb rechargeable it has a zoom in
focus usb rechargeable and you can plug in flashlight any place you can plug in a usb
you can recharge this flashlight headlamps are also a great kind of a flashlight to have
you put them on your head turn them on your hands are free for any task that you need to do
beyond flashlights maybe you want to get some lanterns you can get them even at Dollar Tree
and you can get usb rechargeable little battery operated lanterns i also like to have an oil lamp
with extra oil some extra wicks glow sticks are a great light to have around children because
they're not going to set anything on fire and they can go all night long if they need some comfort
if the power goes out and they need to try to go to sleep also pick up cotton mop i'll put a link
to a video i made on how to make an endless supply of oil lamps with the strings of a cotton mop
FEMA also recommends that you have a whistle plastic sheeting duct tape to make an emergency
shelter here's an idea instead of just getting a whistle and some plastic sheeting look at
something like a Life Bivy from Go Time Gear it's an emergency bivy bag or sleeping bag
that is very large it's very sturdy and it comes with a drawstring pouch that includes paracord
and a whistle the whistle is very loud
you can also look at the Life Tent also from Go Time Gear it sets up like a tube tent it's made
out of extremely sturdy material that's reflective on the inside that comes with the cordage for you
to set it up you can shelter several people in your family together in it Life Tent also
includes paracord and an emergency whistle the combination of Life Bivy Life Tent make sure that
you have great emergency shelters whether you need to use them in your house or with your Bug Out Bag
and use them should you be stranded away from your home in place of plastic sheeting you can also use
several of your heavy duty black plastic garbage bags paracord and duct tape you need a first aid
kit make sure you include over-the-counter medications or thermometer feminine hygiene
supplies and any prescription drugs that you take have some moist towelettes or make your own
you need several tools including things like pliers screwdrivers wrenches multi-tools if
you use natural gas for your utilities make sure you also have a utility shutoff tool so you can
turn your gas off if there should be a leak after something like an earthquake if you have to leave
your home in any kind of an emergency have a route planned you know where you would go how you would
get there and that you have a supply of paper maps so that you can find your way if the electronics
or your phone stops working have some charger so that you can charge up your electronics that you
rely on you can have some backup batteries extra cords have a plug that fits the wall and an outlet
say in your car maybe you want to have the solar battery charger then plan for emergency situations
that could have the greatest impact on you do you have a baby make sure you have an adequate supply
of diapers wipes and food do you have pets make sure you have enough food extra water for them
and a carrier or a leash so that you have those supplies in a to-go bag should you be forced to
evacuate and go somewhere else you need to have a bug out bag so that if you had to leave your home
you could have a change of clothes in there have a little bit of all of these different
categories of emergencies and write down a list of the emergency contacts that you would most
need to get in touch with the people that mean the most to you write down their phone numbers
their addresses their contact information have a written copy of your bank accounts
your doctor your hospital your all your most important information have an extra copy of those
documents in your bug out bag know who you could call if you needed help with emergency child care
have a backup plan so that you're ready for all the different things that can happen to us
there's so many different emergencies that can crop up and if we just try to think a little
bit ahead make a plan of how to deal with those we aren't going to just panic and not know what to do
we'll be able to take a deep breath refer to our plan we may not like it but we'll have something
that we can think to do that'll help smooth the way to get us through whatever the situation is
the longer we live the more emergency situations and hardships we will encounter
but the more we go through the more we know we can go through it we can do it and we're going
to be okay going forward so get together the things that you need that you count on having
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