tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777262461669776035.post2237453622273034247..comments2023-07-08T21:00:58.997-04:00Comments on Remembrances: Emergency planning - the evacuation bagNataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12447113571069402625noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777262461669776035.post-68478510290408920032012-11-13T10:46:12.250-05:002012-11-13T10:46:12.250-05:00Thanks for the tips Molly. A few of them are on m...Thanks for the tips Molly. A few of them are on my to-do list but I haven't gotten to them yet(the emergency blankets, family picture). The "Camping food" package sounds like a great idea. I'm going to look into that one as I am having a really hard time finding anything with even a one year expiry date. Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12447113571069402625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777262461669776035.post-50615771279972705542012-11-12T13:49:07.493-05:002012-11-12T13:49:07.493-05:00A tip for backpack food - think nutrient and calor...A tip for backpack food - think nutrient and calorie dense. If you're suddenly in a situation that requires you and your children to do a lot of walking or other physical activity (or if the weather is cold and your body has to work to stay warm) you need to get the most "bang for your buck".<br /><br />A few suggestions:<br />Granola Bars w/nuts and fruit<br />Trail Mix<br />Beef Jerky<br />Beans<br />Tuna<br />Chocolate - real chocolate not the fake waxy stuff<br /><br />I would recommend going to an outfitters and buying each member of the family a bag of "camping food". They are light weight and easy to carry with long expiration dates - we've got a few bags of "Mountain House" in our home. - Each bag costs about 5-6 dollars and I think it last around 5 years.<br /><br />I'd also recommend little restaurant sized packets of salt, pepper, ketchup, etc. in order to coax picky eaters.<br /><br />When you get the boys their "drinking cups" consider getting them a waterbottle with a built in filter (and give everyone a replacement filter too).<br /><br />I'm not a fan of antibacterial handwash either, but in an emergency situation, particularly one that might affect the sewer systems (back ups, overflows, floods affecting normally clean water) I tend to think better safe than sorry in the short term.<br /><br />Also an "emergency thermal blanket" in each kit would go a long way - one sheet increases the temperature rating on a normal sleeping bag by degrees!<br /><br />I also saw a recommendation somewhere to put a letter to each of your children in the bag so that they have something to read or be read to calm nerves. A picture of your whole family together would be good too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17904858990740505588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777262461669776035.post-57139142534989558542012-11-08T10:33:42.941-05:002012-11-08T10:33:42.941-05:00Great tip. I will look into that. Thanks so much...Great tip. I will look into that. Thanks so much.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12447113571069402625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777262461669776035.post-19246469299652918182012-11-08T10:32:33.427-05:002012-11-08T10:32:33.427-05:00I hear where you are coming from. When I first pa...I hear where you are coming from. When I first packed my kit, my youngest was not even one yet. I wondered how on earth I would carry it all, and him as well. You might want to consider putting together and evacuation kit for if you can get out by car, though, then you won't have to carry it all, and it can double as a "shelter in place" kit.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12447113571069402625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777262461669776035.post-87042954697580071142012-11-08T10:30:52.180-05:002012-11-08T10:30:52.180-05:00Thanks for this tip "anonymous". I will...Thanks for this tip "anonymous". I will be looking for that flashlight, and maybe the Rayovac on your feed. I don't know that I will be comfortable hacking it yet, but I do need to add some flashlights to the stash. Thanks for the tip. Maybe hacking it can be my son's project.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12447113571069402625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777262461669776035.post-33802483866427536572012-11-08T08:57:18.180-05:002012-11-08T08:57:18.180-05:00Interesting and thought-provoking posts!
an idea...Interesting and thought-provoking posts! <br /><br />an idea for storage (which I found somewhere on the internet) can you find a local deli or restaurant and ask if they can save large plastic jars (ie: pickle jars) for you? We got a bunch of pickle jars (about 1 gallon size) in plastic and glass from a local pizza/deli place. Best of all, they were free!<br /><br />good luck!<br />blessings<br />KarenKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116744968777228314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777262461669776035.post-21245669522203090752012-11-08T08:50:59.432-05:002012-11-08T08:50:59.432-05:00I am so glad that you posted this! I have been th...I am so glad that you posted this! I have been thinking a lot more about bug out bags, and I am kind of at a loss. My kids are 2 and 4, and I have a feeling we would be sticking them both in an ergo to carry them, and then trying to carry a bag on top of that...which means I need to start exercising more :-)Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12261179479821073705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777262461669776035.post-74091640546019023562012-11-07T22:54:06.089-05:002012-11-07T22:54:06.089-05:00 How about this:
Lowes has a 65 hour run time flas... How about this:<br />Lowes has a 65 hour run time flashlight for under $5.00 Here is how to turn it in to a 300 hour flashlight. It’s easy:<br />http://www.instructables.com/id/Easy-Flashlight-Mod-Increases-Run-Time-36X/?allstep<br />I got mine in store. I also got one at Target.<br />More:<br />http://armageddononline.org/forums/threads/34318-Cheap-long-run-time-flashlights<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com