What emergency supplies do you have?

**Joan.of.the.Arch** · 03-22-2014, 11:14 AM

This list could become endlessly long, but I would like to suggest a fire extinguisher (or 2? 3?) should be considered.

**Retired To Win** · 03-22-2014, 11:48 AM

There's emergency supplies if you can stay at home or are at home when the emergency hits. But what if you are NOT at home?!

My wife has a backpack she always carries in her car. She calls it her "Get out of Dodge" pack. It's supposed to enable her to survive long enough to GET home -- if there's a home to get back to.

**dawnwes** · 03-23-2014, 04:12 PM

My boys are boy scouts and have done a lot of survival type events.

Backpack
small backpacking stove/JetBoil type
extra oil
freeze dried food
wind up flashlights
wind up radios
sleeping bags
tents
Large containers of fresh water
parachord
extra tarp
camp stove
mess kits
fold up shovel
clothing/quick dry

The above can be used in cases like earthquakes when you don't feel safe going back into the house.

**Like2Plan** · 03-23-2014, 04:33 PM

We have lots of camping gear and tailgating gear (propane portable grill, camp stove and oven and battery powered blender, cold chests) et'c
We also have a bunch of MREs and solar/battery powered radio. Flashlights, First Aid kits and so on. Bottled water
If we had to stay in place, we could. But, I think we would more likely evacuate (if that was an option).

**KTP** · 03-24-2014, 06:17 AM

I have a list of 5 nearby Mormon houses.

**ua_guy** · 03-24-2014, 06:50 AM

Each of us have a deployment bag for the back of our car in case we have to shelter in place for a little bit or try to get home. It starts with really simple stuff, like having an extra pair of shoes or boots for walking, ponchos, a flashlight, some snacks and water, pen/paper. In the scenario we assume we'll be leaving the car, so the emphasis is getting home safely on foot, if possible.

At home the lists are much more extensive and it's kind of evolved into a lifestyle. It's an iterative process as well...start thinking about what you'd need/want if you had no utilities coming into your home.

I think there's a program out there that encourages being prepared for 3 days, 3 ways. It's a great place to start and will get the creative juices flowing as you amass stuff for the next great zombie apocalypse (or just a snowstorm, or power outage).

**debtfreeme** · 03-29-2014, 06:57 PM

Emergency Supplies

I am an emergency planner for a state and I'd like to thank you for pulling together your emergency supplies. On my blog (Kiki's Financial Blabbing as debtfreeme) I have posted several lists in the past few months on emergency preparedness. I'd suggest taking a look at them.

One of the blogs is for those who are limited financially and want to prepare. It is a calendar of sorts on what to include over 22 weeks or regular shopping or spending a few dollars each week or each pay check to be better prepared.

I would suggest first putting together your go kit: supplies, food and water needed for at least 72 hours per person in your family if you had to leave your home. Include clothing, layers for seasons, extra socks and undies, a game or two if you have children, and cash.

Then I would put together my shelter in place materials to be self sufficient for a minimum of 10 days: food, water, clothes, cash, ways to cook and supplies, sleeping bags or blankets, a way to shower in my yard, a portable toilet. Lots more listed on the blog entries.

I just learned a neat way to make a closed off shower/toilet area: buy an umbrella and a shower curtain. Hook the shower curtain rings around each spoke of the umbrella. Hang It. makes a protected place for bathing by bucket or to place a bucket/travel toilet.

There are lots more ideas on the blog posts I made. Drop me a note if you would like more personal information.

What emergency supplies do you have?