If you find yourself in the dire situation it helps to have a survivalsavior.com emergency survival kit.
HOW TO PREPARE AN EARTHQUAKE OR FIRE SURVIVAL KIT
If it is a massive fire or a relatively large earthquake, you will be happy to have prepared this kit, which should include food-related items like:
- at least (3) days’ worth of food (including fresh fruits and vegetables, canned meats, soup, canned vegetables, milk, etc
- a fair supply of “high energy” foods; to include things like granola bars, trail mix, and peanut butter
- vitamins and other important supplements
- at least (1) gallon of water per person per day for a minimum of (3) days
This also includes similar related items like:
- liquid bleach to be used for water sanitation and for cleaning of clothing, food, etc. For water sanitation mix 16 drops of bleach with 1 gallon of water and let sit at least 30 minutes
- manual can opener
- disposable dinnerware
As well as other emergency tools like:
- battery operated radio
- spare batteries
- cell phone
- fire extinguisher
- matches (stored in a waterproof container)
- pliers
- wrench
- tape
- cash reserves
- important legal documents
HOW TO PREPARE A FIRST AID KIT
Regardless of the emergency, you can’t really go wrong with an emergency first aid kit. In fact, you can always have one of these in your home or vehicle at any given time, as you never know when you will need to address an emergency injury or other health concern. As such, an emergency first aid kit should contain:
- sterile, adhesive bandages
- roller bandages
- triangular bandages
- assorted sterile gauze pads
- disinfectant
- cleansing agent (like soap, etc)
- at least (2) pairs of latex gloves
- moist towelettes
- antiseptic/antibiotics
- scissors
- tweezers
- syringes
- OTC drugs
- sunscreeen
- lubricant
- thermometer
- feminine hygiene products
HOW TO PREPARE A WILDERNESS SURVIVAL KIT
Whether you live in a large wilderness area or you really love to go camping/hiking, it is important that you always have a wilderness survival kit. Even if you are skilled with this kind of thing it can’t hurt to have access to emergency resources just in case you might need them. In addition to your standard pocket knife, sharpener, whistle, and flashlight, here is what you should keep in your emergency wilderness survival kit:
- signal mirror
- mini-compass
- firestarter tool
- wind/waterproof matches
- wire blade survival saaw
- fishing kit (hooks, swivels, weights, line, etc)
- sunblock
- antibiotic salve
- bandages
- iodine solution
- OTC painkillers
- nylon cord
- nylon dental floss
- electrical tape
- aluminum foil
- waterproof paper
- large sewing needle
- safety pins