Survival
Canyon Hills 92532
Disaster Planning– If you want to minimize the impact of a disaster it will require planning and preparation on your part. You can't prepare for a disaster after it's happened. You could be at three typical locations when the disaster strikes: home, work, in your vehicle. Therefore you might need three types of complementary kits, even though you might have access to only one or two of them.
You can survive 3 minutes without air.
You can survive 3 hours with exposure.
You can survive 3 days without water
You can survive 3 weeks without food
So, prepare accordingly.
| Medical |
| First Aid Kit, Rubber Gloves, Bandages, Scissors/Tweezers |
| Rubbing Alcohol, Hydrogen Peroxide |
| Medicine and Prescriptions, Vitamins, Pet-meds |
| Aspirin/Ibuprofin, Benadryl, Bee Sting Kit, Snake Bite Kit |
| Sunscreen, Hand Lotion, Chapstick |
| Pocket Knife, Nail Clippers |
| Food and Water |
| Bottled water, 7 days |
| Ice Chest |
| Canned meat and vegetables |
| Energy bars, Cereals, Powdered drinks |
| Documents |
| Cash and Coins |
| Account numbers and passwords |
| Passports, birth cirtificates, medical records |
| Photos on DVD's, Video tape of household goods |
| Presciptions for glasses and hearing aids |
| Important address and contact information including medical providers |
| Clothing |
| Coats and Blankets, Sleeping bag |
| Extra clothes, hat, socks, shoes, gloves, belt |
| Extra pockets on clothes are helpful. Zippered or velcro closures are best. |
| Sunglasses, prescription glasses, hearing devices/batteries |
| Tools |
| Duct Tape, Rope, Tent, Hatchet, Long Knife, Digging tools, pliers, rebar wire |
| Flashlights, batteries, candles, matches |
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Dust masks, pots and pans, plates, utensils, funnel for powdered drinks |
| Whistle, mirror |
| Backpack or napsacks |
| Umbrella, groundcloth |
| Garbage bags and bucket |
| Essentials |
| Paper towels, toilet paper, feminine products |
| Toothpaste/brush, soap |
| Pet food, bowls, bedding, leash and related products |
| Paper and Pens |
| Toys and games for kids |
| Emergency Radio with batteries |
| Vehicle fuel, keep those tanks at least half full. |
| Containers/Packs for home, vehicle, and work |
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Wheels are good, bigger is better on rough terrain |
| Back packs with shoulder straps are good |
| Belt packs for phone, wallets, and keys - with zippers. |
| Remember, the extra zippered pockets on clothing keep things on you, not flopping around. |
| Duffle bags and hand carry bags with shoulder straps |
| Plastic storage containers |
| Covered trash can with wheels, doesn't fit in all vehicles |
| Wheeled cart (Lowe's Task Force) with locking lid, great over rough terrain |
| Cardboard box - if you sit it down on wet surfaces, the bottom decays |
| Plastic Bags, not sturdy enough |
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Test them out. Go on a campout at some distance from your vehicle. Go on a half day hike. Go in wet weather. Go in hot weather. |
| Destination - Stay or Go? |
| Go where? Coast, San Diego, Local Mountains, Local Desert, Las Vegas, Phoenix |
| How much fuel do you have? Stations might not be pumping fuel. |
| How big is your vehicle? Your family and your things gotta fit. |
| When you run out of fuel, you can stay with vehicle and your supplies or carry what you can and start walking |
| Maybe a local friends house is intact and you could hike there, maybe even take several trips to bring your essentials. |
Give me some feedback or changes to this list at nw@dduck.com