How to Stock Emergency Supplies at Home

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For centuries Christians have spoken of wars, famines, pestilences and earthquakes occurring in much greater extremes than ever before until it gets so bad that, without divine intervention, no one would live through it. And many believe that it is almost upon us now. If you search the Internet, you will discover that Christians are not the only ones that believe this.

Even statistics show that the world is less safe these days. Between 2000--2005 the world has averaged nine significant disasters every week: especially hurricanes, floods and earthquakes greater than 7 on the Richter Scale.

In March 2007, the head of the Russian Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring, stated that in Russia the number of damaging weather incidents now average more than one a day and are increasing about 6% each year.

With this many disasters, regularly increasing in number, do not you think it's about time to stock up?

Stocking water and food:
1) Stock a minimum of three days' supply, two weeks or more is preferable.
2) Be sure to stock one (1) gallon of clean water per day, per person, and also stock extra water for pets.
3) Stock foods that do not require refrigeration or cooking. Foods for special needs family members: infants, elderly, special diets, the ill.

Replace food as needed:
1. Every six months: Powdered milk, dried fruit, boxed potatoes, crisp crackers
2. Every twelve months: Canned foods, cereals (both ready-to-eat and uncooked)
3. Almost forever: Whole dried beans, grains, rice, corn; dry pasta; bouillon (except canned); coffee, tea, cocoa, soft drinks; salt, sugar. Be sure, however, that these are kept in air-tight containers such as screw-top jars.
4. It is best to have the food all in one place: a pantry, a spare room, or a root cellar --- any cool place. Then use the food at the front of the shelf and replace it with the foods at the back. This will insure a constant replacement. This will not work if you stock it with foods you do not normally use.

Other Items to Stock:
A. Necessities:
1. First Aid Kit
2. A good stock of batteries of various sizes, check them periodically to make sure they still work.
3. A prepaid cell phone with minutes and a battery operated charger, with extra batteries.
4. Lights, flashlights, and radios: Battery operated or crank style.
5. Entertainment: For the children favorite toys, games, and books. For the adults favorite games, and books.
6. The obvious: blankets or sleeping bags for each person, sanitation supplies (toilet paper, hand sanitizer, detergent, bleach, shampoo, feminine supplies, etc.), mending supplies, changes of clothing and shoes for everyone.
7. Matches in a waterproof container.
8. A compass.
9. Extra sets / copies of IDs (driver's license, Social Security card, passport, work ID badges)
10. Money
11. Credit Cards: Do not bother with stocking a credit card because more likely in an emergency situation, banks will be closed and ATMs will NOT work!

B. Desirable items to stock:
1. A whistle for each person.
2. A generator. You can make solar powered generators --- small ones for your electronics, and even one on your roof to power your whole house.
3. A tent.

Making these preparations is not a guarantee that you will be completely prepared for any disaster, but not making them is a guarantee that you will be totally vulnerable in these disastrous situations.

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Source by Tomira L. Rosser