The Putting Together Of Your Emergency Supplies In The Right Manner And Order
Emergency preparedness is noble endeavor one that every individual should be engaged in. But in order to make it an efficient quest it shouldn’t be done unsystematically. Many people begin with respectable intentions but are ill-advised in their preparedness & food storage activities. They have a terrific goal in mind i.e. being ready for the worst should a disaster or emergency occur but there is no method to their madness. After they have arbitrarily accumulated some of the requirements for any potential perceived threats they are not then sure if they have all they need & if they have allocated their funds properly. It is always better to have done at least something to prepare but you should start at the beginning & progress through to the end in a methodical way- from short-term planning to a longer-term scenario. Of course you won’t be able to think of everything but it undoubtedly better to be over than under-prepared & the best approach is to make a rock-solid emergency preparedness foundation & increase it in the proper sequence.
This is how it should be done the first thing that one & all should store in case of emergency is 72 hour emergency kit. A 72 hour emergency kit is an easy-to-carry & easily accessible package that contains items such as three days of water principal & non-perishable food items preferably ready-to-eat goods personal toiletry/hygiene items first aid kit & medications flashlight & batteries blankets & sleeping bag a radio pocket knife etc. 72 hours is the designated period in which it most likely that after a disaster occurs regular services can resume. You should plan on being independent for at least these three days.
The next degree up in the readiness pyramid is three-month supply of food storage that would include things that you usually eat & can be rotated easily eliminating any waste. These are such things as canned goods that fit without difficulty into your food pantry or an extra closet as well as frozen foods meat preserves & vegetables .
MRE’s meals ready-to-eat freeze-dried foods & dehydrated foods are the next move up in prioritization. These food storage items store for protracted periods of time in a climate-controlled environment usually between 10 to 30 plus years.
Dry-pack storage items such as wheat white rice & beans progress us even further up the readiness pyramid. These items are very nutrient dense & take more work to prepare meals with but are tremendously versatile & can be included in too many recipes to count. They can be eaten as a regular part of most meals. Other dry-pack items include powdered milk powdered eggs & powdered butter bullion chicken & beef flour pasta noodles etc.
After having considered food preparation adequately it time to move up the readiness pyramid to the level containing extra clothing & footwear. Remember you must bear in mind the climate in which you live & the change or not in seasons. If you dwell in a territory that has harsh winters be certain to have plenty coats sweaters thermal underwear warm clothing gloves boots & blankets.
The next plane up the pyramid is firearms & ammunition. First & foremost these serve as tools for killing game animals for meat should this become needed. Secondly these may serve as protection in the event of a disorderly societal breakdown rioting looting etc. where you may need to shield your family from harm.
Camping equipment basics such as tents sleeping bags backpacks camping stoves/Dutch ovens fishing pole & tackle a Leatherman matches a lantern & porta-potties will all make you much more confident in your abilities to survive in the outdoors if you need to move even further up the readiness pyramid & have to evacuate your home for whatever reason for a period of time.
Showering isn’t an absolute do-or-die . That is why this category of personal hygiene items is nearer the pinnacle of the readiness pyramid but still very much a defensible & useful part of it. The individual items you should include here are soap shampoo toothbrush & toothpaste a razor & shaving cream deodorant feminine napkins & diapers.
Finally once you have completed your collection of each of the preceding layers & levels and not before finalize the readiness pyramid with an emergency fund. This should cover as much as three to six months of living expenses & then be supplemented with gold & especially silver poor man’s gold bullion.