Showing posts with label utility box. Show all posts
Showing posts with label utility box. Show all posts

Saturday, July 6, 2013

52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 26

52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #26

Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage  5 quarts cooking oil
 
Extra Item    2 quarts peanut butter

Utility Box    Cooking supplies: a single burner propane stove with one or two bottles of gas, a spoon and spatula, a multi-use pan, a pot holder and a hot glove.

Family Prep    Vacuum out smoke detectors, change their batteries (if you haven't already in the last few weeks).  Time to test the batteries: Do the test when everyone is home so all can be reminded of the sound and then talk about what to do when the sound is real.  Review your plan.




Saturday, June 29, 2013

52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 25

52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #25

Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage  28 cans of tomato sauce
 
Extra Item    8 rolls of toilet paper

Utility Box     This is a box, action, packer, cooler, etc. that is used for larger, heavier, more specialized items that will make life nicer in an emergency and when the urgency of grab and go fast is NOT present.  This is more suited for a mandatory evacuation that would last for a longer time, so it is a bigger sized box.  This week get the box.

Family Prep    Buy extra batteries and store them in a cool, dry place.  Make sure the smoke detector batteries have been changed if you didn't do that last week.