Reflect back across the last 20 years and about disasters that caused interruption of the delicate food supply system that gets all our food to the grocery stores. What if you were in the Gulf Coast region when Hurricane Katrina rumbled through? What about within a couple of hundred miles of Mount Saint Helens and the ash fall region? Then ask yourself if you are a location that could be struck by a natural disaster like an earthquake, hurricane, flooding or anything else that can disrupt the food provisioning system.
Do you have people in your family that are dependent on you to take care of them? How would you feel if you are unable to provide for your family and children? Imagine what it would be like day after day looking at your hungry and thirsty children and not being able to do anything about it. The time to prevent something like that from happening is right now.
Here are three tips to help you get started on putting together a plan.
Make sure you have a safe location that everyone knows to come to. For some people this will be their house, but it also could be a cabin up in the woods, or a relative's house. It is best to have a location that is easy to get to and won't have hordes of people that will attempt to take your supplies.
Have a source of water, a way to keep it, and a way to get potable water. A great way to do this is to have a well dug on your property. Another is to find a river or lake at hand and ensure you have water filtration equipment available.
Have a reserve of food on hand. You can start by picking up some cases of soup and spaghetti locally, but to do this properly you should plan out the correct amount that you would need based on the number of people that are dependent on you and how long you think food will be unavailable. Furthermore, make sure that food does not spoil by rotating it periodically or getting food designed for long-term storage.
The time to prepare for a disaster so you can plan for the survival of your family is before the disaster takes place. Make a plan and take action now.
Do you have people in your family that are dependent on you to take care of them? How would you feel if you are unable to provide for your family and children? Imagine what it would be like day after day looking at your hungry and thirsty children and not being able to do anything about it. The time to prevent something like that from happening is right now.
Here are three tips to help you get started on putting together a plan.
Make sure you have a safe location that everyone knows to come to. For some people this will be their house, but it also could be a cabin up in the woods, or a relative's house. It is best to have a location that is easy to get to and won't have hordes of people that will attempt to take your supplies.
Have a source of water, a way to keep it, and a way to get potable water. A great way to do this is to have a well dug on your property. Another is to find a river or lake at hand and ensure you have water filtration equipment available.
Have a reserve of food on hand. You can start by picking up some cases of soup and spaghetti locally, but to do this properly you should plan out the correct amount that you would need based on the number of people that are dependent on you and how long you think food will be unavailable. Furthermore, make sure that food does not spoil by rotating it periodically or getting food designed for long-term storage.
The time to prepare for a disaster so you can plan for the survival of your family is before the disaster takes place. Make a plan and take action now.
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