For the this month's situation, let's pretend that your family had to leave your home and be indoors in a common area (like a stake center) with other neighbors. Pretend that for two days you would be without cars, stores, or electricity—but you would have your portable emergency kits.
Think through the situation and determine what you would be lacking. What would you eat and drink, would you be warm, would you have light? Use this month to update, replace, or even create what you would need so your family would have the essentials to sustain them for a couple of days.
Click on the link to the right for some items to consider adding to your list. Put together what works for the ages and health of your family members.
If you don't have kits for your family, don't let this overwhelm you. Any step you take to getting prepared is better than taking no steps at all. Start with baby steps and you'll eventually get there if you take a step every week.
During the recent power outage I had to get into our emergency kits for some more flashlights and found the kit index I had made to be very helpful.
ReplyDeleteOur kits are in backpacks that have several pockets on them. I listed what was in each pocket and put the list in a front pocket. That way, we can find things quickly without having to dump the entire backpack.
What do you use in your kits for food that's hearty and light-weight?
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