More disaster prep stuff
Yes, now that hurricane season is upon us, I'm getting a tad paranoid again.
On the brighter side, I finally found the websites, once again, which show those mini emergency kids packed into handy Nalgene bottles. http://teamsugar.com/group/55105/blog/542030
http://www.notcot.com/archives/2007/08/nalgene_kits.php I just think they're really neat.
Now, if you're going to buy one, I suggest shopping around on the net to get the best value. The contents are the same, whichever price you go for.
Just be aware that any decent Wal-Mart sells the wide-mouth Nalgene bottles in Sporting Goods, and you can pack up your own kits to live in your car. Why not customize your own kit?
Personally, I'd suggest building your own anyway. I looked at the Emergency Preparedness one's contents, and the amount of stuff for your $25 didn't impress me. I bought a car kit at Wal-Mart in its own plastic pouch (Ozark Trail brand), and it was only about $8. There's just one thing in there that's truly a bad idea for keeping in the car: A candle. Hello? Hot car, melting wax on everything? I bought a Nalgene (okay, it's not THEIRS, but Ozark Trail again - who cares? Tough 34 oz) bottle too, figuring I could put food-type stuff in there. Not a lot will survive for long in the car pack as food, in the Tennessee heat - maybe some granola bars and Slim Jims might be okay for a year.
The Dog Kit is even worse... for your $25, you get :
Moss Green 32oz WM bottle*
Product description label* (How can they count this as part of the kit? A sticker???)
2pcs - dog Food* (those are small pouches of Pedigree)
1pc - water Pouch
I betcha I can stuff a whole lot more helpful goodies for Quincy into one of those, for less $.
I think I can trace all this fear of the end of civilization back to that werewolf dream I had in college. I only had a couple of minutes to make a run for it, and that wasn't long to go about collecting stuff to go in my car. It's like when I'm camping, and I'm afraid I'll forget something crucial.
I didn't ever get around to buying the tent that I'd intended to during the summer. I should - the setup I liked has 2 sleeping bags, 2 chairs, a large tent, and a few more useful things. I'm worried there's gonna be an earthquake or a tornado, and I won't be able to live in my house because the pecan tree will have crushed it. There, I've said it. *sigh*
I've probably over-prepared for myself for an emergency, because I know that I'm the ONLY member of my family who has any kind of preparation done. They don't have water, extra toilet paper, food, a way to cook it.... I guess I just know that should something happen, I'm going to have to take care of all of them too.
Hm. Time to rotate out the bottled water in my storage bin on the carport. Yep, I've got a big locked (clean) garbage can filled with bottled water. I know that's strange, but it's on wheels, so I can roll it around pretty easily.
On the brighter side, I finally found the websites, once again, which show those mini emergency kids packed into handy Nalgene bottles. http://teamsugar.com/group/55105/blog/542030
http://www.notcot.com/archives/2007/08/nalgene_kits.php I just think they're really neat.
Now, if you're going to buy one, I suggest shopping around on the net to get the best value. The contents are the same, whichever price you go for.
Just be aware that any decent Wal-Mart sells the wide-mouth Nalgene bottles in Sporting Goods, and you can pack up your own kits to live in your car. Why not customize your own kit?
Personally, I'd suggest building your own anyway. I looked at the Emergency Preparedness one's contents, and the amount of stuff for your $25 didn't impress me. I bought a car kit at Wal-Mart in its own plastic pouch (Ozark Trail brand), and it was only about $8. There's just one thing in there that's truly a bad idea for keeping in the car: A candle. Hello? Hot car, melting wax on everything? I bought a Nalgene (okay, it's not THEIRS, but Ozark Trail again - who cares? Tough 34 oz) bottle too, figuring I could put food-type stuff in there. Not a lot will survive for long in the car pack as food, in the Tennessee heat - maybe some granola bars and Slim Jims might be okay for a year.
The Dog Kit is even worse... for your $25, you get :
Moss Green 32oz WM bottle*
Product description label* (How can they count this as part of the kit? A sticker???)
2pcs - dog Food* (those are small pouches of Pedigree)
1pc - water Pouch
I betcha I can stuff a whole lot more helpful goodies for Quincy into one of those, for less $.
I think I can trace all this fear of the end of civilization back to that werewolf dream I had in college. I only had a couple of minutes to make a run for it, and that wasn't long to go about collecting stuff to go in my car. It's like when I'm camping, and I'm afraid I'll forget something crucial.
I didn't ever get around to buying the tent that I'd intended to during the summer. I should - the setup I liked has 2 sleeping bags, 2 chairs, a large tent, and a few more useful things. I'm worried there's gonna be an earthquake or a tornado, and I won't be able to live in my house because the pecan tree will have crushed it. There, I've said it. *sigh*
I've probably over-prepared for myself for an emergency, because I know that I'm the ONLY member of my family who has any kind of preparation done. They don't have water, extra toilet paper, food, a way to cook it.... I guess I just know that should something happen, I'm going to have to take care of all of them too.
Hm. Time to rotate out the bottled water in my storage bin on the carport. Yep, I've got a big locked (clean) garbage can filled with bottled water. I know that's strange, but it's on wheels, so I can roll it around pretty easily.
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