What to Include in Your Emergency Survival Kit
Depending on what area of the country (or world) you live in will have a lot to do with what goes inside your emergency survival kit. Below are a some items to include in your home/office or vehicle emergency kit:
Since a storm/earthquake or other emergency can often render you without power for several days, you should ensure to store several flashlights with long lives and some extra batteries in your kit. A good rule of thumb is one flashlight per family member. Flashlights or flashlight lanterns are more secure than candles to protect against fire danger. Ensure you have flashlights and extra batteries stored in any areas of the home/office that are easy to access.
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Make sure you have enough food, water, and medicine to last for several days. The food you store should be canned food that can be eaten without cooking or that you have an outdoor barbecue grill to cook it on. **Remember, never bring a grill indoors to cook on during a storm.
A well stocked first aid kit. You never know if someone is going to be injured and you may need to perform some minor first aid on them. For this reason you should have a well stocked first aid kit. This kit should include several band aids (different sizes), peroxide and rubbing alcohol, gauze bandages and an elastic ACE bandage, splints, ointment for burns and insect bites. You should also have some Aspirin and Motrin for pain. Also, in this first aid kit should be any imperative medications (inhalers, heart medications, diabetic insulin and syringes, etc.)
A few tools for small jobs. You never know when a wrench, screwdriver (standard and Phillips) or hammer may come in handy when in an emergency. You may need to get out of a tight spot–or build a makeshift shelter.
Any important papers should also be in a container that is fire and waterproof. Also, any family photographs that you do not want to have destroyed should also be in this kit.
The whole idea behind having an emergency survival kit is to ensure you and your loved one survive a disaster. It is not meant to become a way of life, just a means of survival. Therefore, good planning is essential.
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