Survival Gear You Need To Consider

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If a weather emergency or terror attack ever arose, would you be prepared? Due to the host of man-made and natural disasters the world has recently experienced, it would appear to be a good idea for everyone to have an emergency survival plan.

In fact, you should probably have survival gear in three separate places: in your home, in your vehicle, and at work. These are the places you will most likely be if a disaster or a weather emergency should strike. Having said this, precisely what kind of survival gear should you have at these three locations?

In your home there is a plethora of supplies that should be set aside in a relatively medium to large size container that is easily accessible and that will keep your supplies protected from water, rodents, or insects in case you have to leave your home in a hurry or hunker down at home in an emergency or disaster situation.

Survival Gear in the Home

Regarding your survival gear at home, you should set aside water, canned or dried food, a manual can opener, a portable radio, spare house and car keys, flashlights (with extra batteries), a first aid kit, toiletry items, sweaters, extra shoes, a tent, a heavy blanket, duct tape, trash bags, and rain ponchos just to name a few of the most important items.

If you have small children or elderly people who live with you, you will have to have items to accommodate them such as toys, books, and any medications that can be kept in your survival container if necessary. It is important for you to remember to change out your stored water every six months and keep track of the expiration dates of foods. Replace your food and water when necessary.

Survival Gear in your Vehicle

In your vehicle you should keep survival gear made up of flares, a flashlight, blankets, water, granola bars or other energy bars, extra clothes, gloves, small shovel, canned foods, maps of your local area, a manual can opener, a first aid kit, an air compressor, toiletry items, paper towels, rain ponchos, and trash bags. Make sure you have a cell phone and charger in your car that can charge off of the car battery.

Survival Gear at Work

At work, you should have the same type of survival gear as you have in your car. Put the survival gear in an out-of-the-way place, but in a location that is easy for you to get to it and get out of the building, if necessary.

You can purchase survival kits that are already packaged, thus easy to keep in the above three locations. Wherever you store them, you need to make sure that your family members or co-workers know the location in case they need to retrieve the gear for you or use the gear themselves.

Survival Gear: Conclusion

Having survival gear and learning how to use it is something that many people plan to do, but rarely follow through. It is certainly worth the time and effort, however, to know what survival gear you have and how to use it--just in case. And with good fortune, you will never have to use this gear.

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