Assemble an Emergency Survival Kit

I would not recommend the "off the shelf" trashcan, unless the
contents will only be used for hygiene and miscellaneous clean up.
The plastics used may vary and no one but the manufacturer can
vouch for the materials. There are several suppliers out there that
carry barrels that are rated food safe - I am one of
them.http://www.cacheoutfitters.comWe also carry a few things that
Barbara mentioned in her article. Our hand crank radios and lights
are high quality, disaster ready items.

Another handy item I have in my emergency kit is a power
invereter. i simply start my car and hook up the cables of the
inverter to the car battery, and I can run my whole entertainment
center, And a 75 watt lamp. My inverter is only rated at 500 watts,
but it is a good $60 investment. They can be found at most
truckstops. Inverters for higher wattages can be found there
also.

RMCDANIEL do you have any info on where to buy HAM radios or how
to build a homemade ANTENNA, thanks for your tips.

Could we use a 50 gal. rubbermaid trash can (new)to collect and
store water? Are there any chemicals that I need to be aware of, or
can this be a viable option of storing water during an
emergency?

AS FAR AS COMMUNICATIONS ARE CONCERNED........YOU SHOULD ALSO
HAVE AT YOUR DISPOSAL,1)A BITIZENS BAND RADIO (CB),WITH
SINGLE-SIDEBAND (SSB) CAPABILITIES,OR, IF YOUR BUDGET CAN ALLOW
IT,TRY TO FIND A CB WITH AM;SSB;FM-THATS:AMPLITUDE MODULATION
(AM);SINGLE-SIDEBAND (SSB);AND FREQUENCY MODULATION (FM).SOME
"RADIOS",(RADIO = A GENERIC SLANG TERM FOR CB.),ALSO HAVE
CONTINUOUS WAVE (CW/MORSE CODE) CAPABILITIES,WHICH CAN HELP ATTRACT
ATTENTION FOR AN UNLICENSED RADIO OPERATOR.BUT CAN ALSO IMPROVE
COMMUNICATION FOR ANYONE WHO KNOWS THEMORSE-CODE.i.e.- SOME
BOY-SCOUTS : EX-MILITARYRTO'S : ETC.ALSO,YOU WILL NEED A SUITABLE
ANTENNAOF 1/4 WAVE-LENGTH LONG OR LONGER,FOR BETTER PERFORMANCE AND
GREATER DISTANCE.COAX-CABLE,A GOOD,STRONG,HEALTHY AUTOMOBILE
BATTERY;FULLYCHARGED,ARE ALSO REQUIRED.A GOOD IDEA IS TO FREQUENTLY
CHECK AND CHARGE THIS AND ALL BATTERIES AT REGULAR INTERVALS
THROUGH-OUTTHE YEAR,(IF APPROPRIATE TIME MANAGEMENT IS
FOLLOWED,THIS S.O.P. CAN AND WILL IMPROVEYOUR SELF-ESTEEM AND
OUTLOOK YOU TAKE TOWARDS YOUR LIVING ENVIRONMENT AND
FAMILY-COMFORT-ZONE BEFORE - DURING - AND AFTER ANY
BIGCATTASTROPHY).BUT THIS IS ONLY A TIP TO INSUREAGAINST A MAJOR
COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN.THIS ACTION WORKS BEST IF YOU HAVE ONE OR
MORENEIGHBORS TO FORM A NEIGHBORHOOD TYPE OF NEYWORK.TAKE THE SAME
TYPE OF APPROACH TO EVERYTHING IN YOUR KIT AS I HAVE EXPLAINED HERE
ABOUT RADIOS.ALSO - TRY TO FIND A LOCAL AMETURE RADIO
OPERATOR(OFTEN CALLED A HAM OPERATOR),IN YOUR
AREA/NEIGHBORHOOD,LICENSED;OR UNLICENSED,THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO
HELP YOU WITH PREPARINGA COMMUNICATION NETWORK,AND MAY EVEN BE ABLE
TOMAKE CONTACTS OUTSIDE YOUR AREA IN THE EVENT OF A
STORM.ACTUALLY,A LICENSED HAM CAN MAKE
ACTUALPHONE-CALLS,(PHONE-PATCHES),FROM THEIR HAM-RADIO,OFTEN CALLED
A HAM-RIG.SO CHECK AROUND,AND GOOD LUCK !

ABOUT MY TIP ON CB RADIOS ---------- ADD THIS ONE TOO !YOU
SHOULD ALSO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR ANTENNA CAN BE EASILY ERECTED -
TAKEN DOWN - AND TRANSPORTED.IF NOT,THATS OK.....AS LONG AS IT
WORKS TO KEEP YOU IN-TOUCH WITH NEWS,WEATHER,MANDATORY
INFOR-MATION,FRIENDS AND FAMILY.TAKE EVERY OPPORTUNITYTO LEARN HOW
TO MAKE HOME-MADE ANTENNAS ---IT'S CHEAPER THAT-A-WAY.

ONE MORE THING ABOUT RADIOS .............IF YOU DO HET A RADIO
WITH SSB AND FM AND AM,TAKE THE TIME TO LEARN HOW TO USE THE SSB
ANDLEARN HOW MUCH TO SQUELCH OUT YOUR RADIO ON FMSO YOU DON'T OVER
SQUELCH THE PERSON YOU ARE TRYING TO CANTACT.AND SSB IS AN AQUIRRED
SKILL,PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT.DON'T HET DISCOURRAGED,KEEP
PRACTICEING.SSB CAN TRAVEL MUCHFARTHER THAN AM,WITH THE SAME AMOUNT
OR SOMETIMES EVEN LESS POWER-CONSUMPTION.BUT YOU SHOULD PRACTICE
WITH IT SO AS TO GET YOUR EARS TUNEF TO THAT TYPE OF
LISTENING.

every one should develop an emergency plan and survival kit.
Most state an fedral agencies will take at least 48 to seventy two
hours to be able to provide aid to those in need. think of your
enviorment that you will be in and do not skimp on equipmentor
items on the kit. If you have extra stuff you can possibly bartter
or assit others.

This tells it all:Get you Ham license for your survival
kit.http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/emergency/

know how to use the equipment such as lanterns and stoves,
before you need to use them. also rotate food in your stash so it
is fresh.

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The new LED flaslights use much less power. A hand crank can
opener or the Army style P-38 can opener is a must.m. Anderson 7
April 06