Monday 7 September 2015

Assembling A Disaster Survival Kit

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By Ruthie Livingston


Disaster preparedness and survival are becoming a lot more important nowadays. It is therefore surprising to find that many people do not put this into consideration. According to research, many people do not have emergency plans and even if present, the supplies are not up to standards. The pre-made disaster survival kit is the worst of all.

Cheap emergency kits lull people to believe they are prepared. Most of the times they do not care about the quality of supplies because they do not imagine disaster can strike them or if not this, they do think it can be that bad. However, until it happens is when one realizes how frustrating it is to have things breaking down when you really need to use them.

A lot of the kits much of population have are lacking in the essential stuff. This includes water and food. It is advisable to stock high calorie protein bars instead of many which have less calories. Besides stocking only water, you can get a life straw so that you will be able to drink water from the river or lake in case the bottled one runs out during the disaster situations.

Cheaply made kit contents should be avoided like plague. Consider the quality of the supplies, the availability of all the supplies, the state the contents are in and how the kit has been assemble together. If the above mentioned aspects are wanting, then you have no business purchasing such a kit. You will be throwing your money to an unworthy cause and you also will not be helping yourself.

The kits made at home many a time do not live up to the recommended standards. They have the wrong supplies or worse still lack them completely. There have been cases of people buying these kits only to realize that even the most basic things like water and food are not present. Other times, the supplies it comes with a totally different from what was ordered. It is therefore good to check if the kit has all that was advertised before buying them.

A good alternative is getting the supplies for the emergency kit on your own. You should include the necessary gear starting with the most important ones. One good thing about building your own kit is the fact that you will be well conversant with the materials. Make sure you add something to the kit on a weekly basis. Before long, you will be set to face any disaster which can possibly occur.

The supplies to be included in the kit are not that hard to get to. It is just that many people are lazy to go looking for them or are just plain ignorant. The local stores are very good places to get this materials and at a cheaper price. You may find that by building your own kit you end up spending less than if you had bought it already packed. Also, you are assured of the quality of the products and how to use them.

Getting through a disaster can be much better if you have prepared adequately for the situation. Many a times, it is difficult for help to get to you given the high degree of destruction caused. Being prepared can save your friends life too.




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