Master List for Emergency Preparedness Supplies.

[Dr Fate]

This thread is an appendage to Walt's thread- I felt it needed a more exact thread title to get the job done- here is the original thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4585731

I live in San Francisco, and now I know that if there is a quake, the govt. will not help me.

Let's make a master list of supplies here- I will edit/update this master list as suggestions come in:

10 days worth of water.

Batteries/Radio flash light

Can opener

Camp Stove/Canned goods

generator/fuel

extra Boots & clean clothes

An Axe

Water proof tarps/ portable tent

Extra meds & eye-glasses

Weapon of choice

Cash money

Lighters/Water proof matches

Red Cross approved first aid kit

water: large containers with chlorine tablets for longterm storage

Large plastic bags for human waste (feces and bodies)

Food

hardhats

coleman lantern

backpack

shovel

crowbar

walkie-talkies

A fan that runs on batteries is a nice luxury.

A solar shower can make life a lot better too. They make them for boaters. Basically a black rubber bag that you fill with water and hang in the sun.

If you can store it/afford it;

at least 50 lbs of dried beans, staple food when cans run out

Coffee, large cans best (can be used as trade goods)

Seed potatoes, 50 lbs min

Salt, as much as possible, can be used as both a preservitive and to treat wounds (painful I know but it does work)

as many packets of veggie seeds as you can get (these should be used and replaced on a yearly basis).

A copy of Dan Ing's book "Pulling Through"...has a very good section on survival goods and instructions on how to make a homemade radiation detector (easy) and how to set up a small generator to recharge batteries for radio, etc.

disinfectant like Lysol or bleach to clean out trash cans (for catching rain water, etc)

What else????????

[CatBoreal]

1. BOTTLED WATER!

Cam

[Dr Fate]

2. Have extra water for hygine, wound cleaning, cooking & neighbors too.

Lighters, water proof mathces.

[Betsy Ross]

3. miminum list

water: large containers with chlorine tablets for longterm storage

Large plastic bags for human waste (feces and bodies)

Food

hardhats

There are many websites with this info.

[Proud2BAmurkin]

4. generator n/t

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[Walt Starr]

5. 10 days of food and water

MREs or camp food.

[SlipperySlope]

6. You forgot:

Here are a quick few things to add:

1 gallon fresh water per person per day
1000-2000 rounds ammunition
coleman lantern
backpack
shovel
crowbar
walkie-talkies

[Dr Fate]

9. Thanks- I am editing all these into post #1- the "master list"

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[Contrary1]

7. Transistor radio

Keep all your important papers, ie: insurance policies, or at least the policy numbers, copies
of birth certificates, wills, power of attorneys, etc., together in a lock box if possible.

You need to have these close at hand, and not in a safety deposit box at the bank, where
you can't get to them.

[Purveyor]

8. Easily transportable tent... n/t

[spuddonna]

10. This is a great post! Thank you! And KICK! n/t

[Walt Starr]

11. If you can get some Cipro or any other medications

that would be good, too.

[DoYouEverWonder]

12. Fill your bathtub with water

and anything else that will hold water for that matter.

A fan that runs on batteries is a nice luxury.

A solar shower can make life a lot better too. They make them for boaters. Basically a black rubber bag that you fill with water and hang in the sun.

[maine_raptor]

13. Also add

If you can store it/afford it;

at least 50 lbs of dried beans, staple food when cans run out

Coffee, large cans best (can be used as trade goods)

Seed potatoes, 50 lbs min

Salt, as much as possible, can be used as both a preservitive and to treat wounds (painful I know but it does work)

as many packets of veggie seeds as you can get (these should be used and replaced on a yearly basis).

A copy of Dan Ing's book "Pulling Through"...has a very good section on survival goods and instructions on how to make a homemade radiation detector (easy) and how to set up a small generator to recharge batteries for radio, etc.


Most important: Before anything happens, make friends with folks in the countryside and get yourself out of the city ASAP.


I'll add to this as I think of it

[Coexist]

14. Having a disinfectant like Lysol or bleach to clean out trash cans

I used clean 30 gallon trash cans for weeks after a hurricane to catch rainwater for bathing, washing clothes and filling up the back of the toilet tank for flushing when it got too full.

It is important to disinfect them first. Also X-14 or something to help keep the mildew at bay until you can replace carpeting or whatever.

[Dr Fate]

15. Kick

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[librechik]

16. do it twice, once for the basement, once for the attic

yoiks

[Dr Fate]

17. yes- what if supply box #1 gets crushed or burnt? thank you!!

!!

[pop goes the weasel]

18. at least 2 plastic buckets with lids

They can hold emergency supplies until needed

When in use, one bucket can be line with a trash sack and used as a toilet, putting the lid back on to hold in the stink. I've done this while camping, and it works very well.

The other bucket can be used as part of a solar cooker. Instructions here:
http://solarcooking.org/windshield-cooker.htm

It takes at least a couple of hours to cook anything with a solar cooker, but it doesn't require fuel or tending. It would work great for cooking rice.


also, you may be where you could make a solar water distiller. The items you would need can be found here:

http://www.fabuloustravel.com/campers/camping/solarstill.html

[Dr Fate]

19. Thanx- I can no longer edit this into the master list.

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[maine_raptor]

20. Very Important Addition

Get copies of any of the Armed Services Survival books, along with any books on first aid, books identifying edible plants, books on farming and such.

Wrap each book individually in plastic and then wrap the whole stack in heavy plastic (keeping them free from insect and water damage).

Books will get you a lot further than almost anything else.

[Dr Fate]

24. Thank you. There are some good Boy Scout manuals too...

Wilderness Survival & Emergency Prepardeness manuals- folks can get them cheap at used book stores.

[maine_raptor]

28. Boy Scout/Explorer Manuals are good, but

the military's survival manuls are a lot more comprehensive, and you can find used copies at some book stores or on line....try www.edwardrhamilton.com

[Dr Fate]

29. Thanks.

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[Jawja]

21. I've already

started with that list and stocking up.

[Dr Fate]

25. Note the additions- I could not edit them all to the "Master list"...

...as my edit timed out...

[Lisa]

22. toilet paper or paper towels

If you can find one, a solar-powered or wind-up radio (e.g. the one made by Freeplay) that never needs batteries. There are cheapo knockoffs going for $15 or less. I'm saving up for one of the models that picks up shortwave.

There are also flashlights available now which are wind-up or recharged by shaking them, and don't have batteries that will deterioriate in storage (though admittedly with today's long-life varieties, this isn't as much of a problem as before).

A roll of duct tape (good for all kinds of things). Try to get the industrial type (which can even be used to patch boats, in an emergency).

I have a stainless steel bucket with a lid which I use to store a stash of matches, medication, water purification tablets, etc. -- it can also double as a water container and a cooking utensil.

The two latter items are available mail-order at Lee Valley Tools (www.leevalley.com) and are carried by many hardware and department stores.

[Dr Fate]

23. God bless- how could I forget those??? thank you.

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[Lisa]

27. or for an alternative ...

... go over to www.whitehouse.gov and print off some of Dubya's speeches! You can read them and scoff (entertainment value while you're waiting for rescue ... and waiting ...). Or you can just wad them up and use them for TP.

[Dr Fate]

26. Canned BABY FORMULA, spare diapers, canned pet food. n/t

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