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Posted: April 24 2006 at 8:53am |
prprd1
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Thank you for posting the link. hehe I have to sniker though! At least it is a starting point for those who are getting their stuff together.
Here is another link for those starting out... http://www.citizencorps.gov/ |
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bullets and water!
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Penham
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This list is a good start, but I think they should change the recommedned 2 week suppy of food and water to a higher amount. It's a good list to get people started to thinking about this though.
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RICHARD-FL
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I just reviewed your checklist from the US Government and it is wrong.
Even the US Government has stated "... you need to have on hand a 6 weeks supply of food and water." This check list gives you a very general starting point.
There are better and more complete listing of what you need to have on hand made up by people who are involved with this movement. They have taken the time and their experiences to help you get the best bang for your time, effort, and money.
LOOK at other Bird FLu blogs and forums.
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SusanT
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Planforflu suggested emergency supply list:
*Gas in cars, always. (Ask the people trying to escape hurricane Rita. Can you imagine being trapped on the road for days, in a huge traffic jam, no food and no water. Some had babies and the elderly with them.) *Non-electric can opener (Not having this would be really bad) *Clorox, plain kind *Dishwashing detergent *Small scrubbie *Paper Towels *Toilet paper, a very important item *Tissues *Matches *Long-snout type lighters *Candles *Portable heater *Emergency lighting *Camp stove & fuel *Games, playing cards, craft supplies, hobby supplies, free word games and other games off the net *Containers, including at least one 5 gallon or similar bucket (emergency potty and many other uses) *Plastic bags, different sizes, including large ones, many uses *Duct tape and sheet plastic *Scissors *Disposable plates, forks, spoons, hot and cold cups *Knives *Hand beater, non-electric, like in the old days (many uses including mixing dry milk) *Ziplock bags *Aluminum foil *Extra set of car keys *Sleeping bags or plenty of blankets *Sturdy shoes *Glasses, sunglasses *Clothes pins *Clothes line rope and other rope (multiple uses) *Surgical type gloves *Work gloves *A little shovel (what if the potty doesn't work.. and other uses) *A small saw, tools or toolkit *Non-electric clock or watch *Batteries *Mylar type emergency blankets, roll mylar insulation from a home center (good over windows, too) *Sunscreen *Purell or generic alcohol gel hand cleaner (very important). GermX @ many stores, Members Mark Brand @Sams *Nail brush *Wipes or baby wipes, refills are usually cheaper (get several kinds, brands smell differently) *Bug repellent, skin type *Insect killers, flying insect type also *Shaving supplies *Nail clippers *Toothpaste, mouthwash, dental floss *Tampons or other sanitary needs *Shampoo *Soap *No-rinse face wash, like Cetaphil (generic OK) *Mop bucket with wringer to use as a washing machine (Dollar Stores, Home Depot, home stores, discount store) and a cheap plunger to use as a clothes agitator. Works great! *Maps, atlas *Compass *Metal garbage can to burn trash. If you can find an old one with holes in it, even better. Home Depot, Lowes, hardware stores. If you need it to draft better, you can knock a few holes around the sides. *Paper and pen *Magnifier *A Sharpie type waterproof marker *Note paper *Photocopies of important documents such as birth certificates, drivers' licenses and so on for the entire family. Put in a waterproof bag. *A cell phone charger, if you have a phone. Even when phone service was available, many Katrina survivors could not call out because their phones were dead and there was no power. When phone service is bad, small text messages can sometimes get through. *A corded phone, they don't need electricity like a cordless phone *Camping toilet, or perhaps your family has a bedside potty stored. *Generator (nice to have, but remember, there may be limited or no gasoline) *Solar panels and battery system (expensive) *Oil lamps and pure lamp oil *Firewood *Charcoal *Coleman lanterns with fuel & mantels *Coleman fuel Also can be used as emergency gasoline. About $4.50 per gallon in a sealed container. *Items for self protection *Good locks on doors and windows *Water containers *Gasoline containers *Hatchet or Axe *Wound closure strips *Gauze and tape *Band aids *Betadine or Hibiclens to wash injuries *Anesthetic, like Lanacaine or Solarcaine *Vitamins *Imodium (generic is fine and cheaper) *Tylenol or Ibuprofen *Theraflu *Vitamin C, Ester-C, or Emergen-C (food supplement when citrus is in short supply, good for immune system) *Extra bottles or packages of all of your regular prescriptions, B.C. pills *Contact lens solution *Antibiotic ointment *Thermometer *Supplies for babies, toddlers, and older folks *Pet food and supplies (Pet birds, kept indoors, are NO risk to you) You may need to think about a back-up heating source. Most folks in cold areas have a plan for this already, since they can easily find themselves in a dangerous situation during winter storms |
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SusanT
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Planforflu suggestions for Emergency Foods:
Baking mixes (Pie crust mix plus canned pie filling =cobbler) Baking powder Baking soda Barley Bay leaves (delicious in beans, and insects avoid foods like flour with a bay leaf stored inside the bag) Beans-dry Bottled drinks and juices (not refrigerated type) Brown Sugar Bullion, concentrated broth or dry Butter flavoring, like Molly McButter. Freeze for storage if you can. Candy Canned beans Canned broth Canned chicken breast Canned meats Canned chili Canned diced tomatoes, other tomato products, and sauces Canned French fried onions for green bean casserole Canned fruit Canned milk, evaporated milk Canned pie filling (don't overlook, great item) Canned pumpkin Canned Salmon Canned soups Canned stew Canned sweet potatoes Canned Tuna Canned veggies Cans of lemonade mix, other canned dry drink mixes Cheese dips in jars Cheese soups, like cheddar, broccoli cheese, and jack cheese Chinese food ingredients Chocolate bars Chocolate chips Chocolate syrup, strawberry syrup squeeze bottles (about that dry milk, again) Coffee filters (also for straining silt out of water) Corn Masa de Harina or corn tortilla mix Corn meal Corn starch for thickening Cream of Wheat Cream soups (good for flavoring rice & pasta, too) Crisco or generic (longer shelf life than oils) Dried eggs Dried fruit Dried minced onion (big containers at warehouse stores) Dried soups Dry cocoa Dry coffee creamer (big sealed cans, many uses including making dry milk taste better) Dry milk powder Dry Mustard Flour, self rising flour. Flour tortilla mix for flour tortillas, wraps, and flatbread Garlic powder Granola bars (not great shelf life) Hard candy Honey (also reputed to reduce viral load in throat and esophagus) Hot chocolate mix Instant coffee if you drink it, or coffee and a manual drip cone or similar Instant mashed potatoes Jarred or canned spaghetti sauce Jarred peppers Jellies and Jams Jerky Ketchup Kool Aid Lard, Manteca (good in beans, substitute for bacon or salt pork, tortilla making, many other uses) Large packages dry pasta, thinner type saves fuel Marshmallow cream Marshmallows Mayo packets from warehouse store, if you must, not really a good value. Mexican food ingredients Mustard Nestle Table Cream (Fantastic substitute for sour cream, cream, or half-and-half, in ethnic, hispanic sections of stores) Nestle "Nido" canned dry regular fat milk. Also in ethnic sections Nuts (freeze if you have room, only a moderate shelf life) Oatmeal Oil (Shelf life not great, freeze if you have room. Solid lasts much longer) Olive oil Olives, green and black Onion powder Packaged bread crumbs Pancake mix, one step, and other mixes that already have the eggs in them Parmesan Peanut butter, nut butters Pepper Pet food Pickles, relish (not refrigerator case type) Powdered sugar Power bars Raisins Ramen Ravioli or any canned pasta you can stand Real butter or favorite margarine-keep frozen until disaster if you can. Butter keeps a long time in cool temps) Rice (cheap and filling) Salsa (not refrigerated type) and hot sauces (Franks Hot Sauce!) Salt Spam or Treet :) Spices and herbs your family likes Stovetop Dressing mix Sugar Summer sausage, keeps at room temp Sweetened condensed milk Syrups Tea Trail mix Ultra pasteurized milk (expensive) Vanilla (improves dry milk, too) Velveeta (watch carton date, freeze for storage if possible) Vienna sausage Yeast, if you think you would use it. May be frozen. Baby food Pet food |
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