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samedi 22 août 2015

On Making A Disaster Survival Kit

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.

Another common problem with the kits many people have is the lack of the basic supplies. Foodstuffs and water are very essential for survival following a disaster. It is thus vexing that many of the kits come with a deficiency of water and food supply. A remedy to these would be adding your own proteins bars which are high in calories. Life straw should be included to enable you to take water from any water body in case bottled water runs short during the disaster.

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.

Home-made kits are notorious for being not up to the standards required. You may be surprised to encounter a kit which does not even have the necessary supplies or if present they are wrong. Immediately you receive a shipment of survival kits, confirm that all you ordered is inside and of quality. Otherwise, you should return it and ask for a replacement with something worth what you paid for or refund.

Building your own kit is not much of a hassle and you will be assured of functionality of all that is present. Another thing is that you will know exactly where every item is and how you can possibly use. It is vexing to fumble around looking for supplies when an emergency is at hand. You can build on it slowly by slowly by adding an item each week until you have all that you need.

Getting the needed supplies is not that hard. The local stores are very great places to shop for the materials. Some are even cheaper here than ordering them; you will be able to save a few bucks this way. The biggest challenge is that many people do not take building their own kit seriously. This has been linked to decreased level of self-vulnerability.

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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