Just as a matter of who we are, we always stay prepared for any emergency.....Here are some of those we just do all the time....just a partial list off the top....
Food
full month supply of fresh type foods, veg, meat, grains and such. 2 months dog food.
72 hours worth of emergency food that can be grabbed and taken in the car....ie the bug out bag...
9 months of long term self stable food, ie sugar, salt, rice, wheat, oats, beans, freezes dryer eggs, milk, a variety of canned items, tuna, chicken, salmon, spam....yes spam!
2 weeks of water at 1 gal per person per day....
Household:
Meds: multiple first aid kits. Advil & Tylenol (need both). Benadryl, large first aid kit stuff like 4 inch wraps and gauzes etc, tourniquet, alcohol, bleach, Alo, burn cream, neosporin, cold meds for different symptoms, ok get drift. Batteries, battery operated radio flash lights. A bug bag with portable stove and pots, water filter, high end space blankets, para cord, small first aid kit....the self protection Bug bag.....I should say TP and all other paper products as well. We also have a stock of all house hold cleaners and soaps.....basically we have extra of all items on hands....we have respirators on hand and face masks as well.
Other: always keep at least 1/2 tank fuel in all cars. Keep water, stable food, shovel, space blanket, tow rope, chains, para cord, first aid kit, tool box, flashlight, fire extinguisher, fire making kit in every car. Always have two full propane tanks at all time. Have 6, keep a stock pile of wood, charcoal tarps and gorilla tape to seal off rooms in the house or roof.....I could go on but have what we need to keep things running and patched up in the worst conditions....
There are many other things we do as well to be prepared....like keeping the trailer stocked with two weeks of stable food and 80 gal of water. But lets just say we stay prepared for the worst events at all times.......why because it may happen and if they do we don’t worry cause we are prepared.
So for those that think wow that’s extreme......let me just share some perspective.....just think if you were to loose your job tomorrow and only had limited funds.....being prepared to live for an extended period of time in a minimal way could make that situation much easier. Or like when we lived in AK the long shore man went on strike. It took 1.5 days before food store shelves where empty and I mean empty. They actually locked their doors. If you didn’t have it you could not get it. It took 10 days before we could buy food of any kind....but we didn’t have even the littlest worry cause we were prepared.....
Self preparedness is personal for every one but for me with a family and friends I do it for them. I NEVER for any reason want to see that look of fear or need in their eyes............
I could go on but you get the point and I will say since we just live this way it’s not a big deal nor do we even have a second thought in our minds what others think....because I know I can take care of my family and friends if I need to so I sleep pretty good and night......
