How To Prepare For a Natural Disaster
Paycheck 15- Time To Check Your Preps
It’s Time To Check Your Preps!
Ok this is a great time to stop and review what you have and have not preped since you started this journey. Look back at your reason for prepping and the items you wanted to prepare for…How many of those items have you missed or only partially addressed? Have any of your concerns changed? Has your mindset changed? This is a great time to do a few inventories and see whats missing.
Inventory your pantry
Your Kids Preps
Basic Medical and Hygiene Preps
Clothing Preps?
Review the basics: Water, Fire, Shelter, Food, and Security
Prep Your Pantry
Remember when you prep your pantry to buy items your family already eats and enjoys. If you don't eat sardines don't buy sardines. A little variety in your pantry is a nice feature so you don't get sick of eating the same thing day in and day out. Oatmeal is one of my breakfast favorites, but by month two I think I might pass.Also when bringing in new preps to your pantry, make sure to rotate old products to the front so you use them first. The food industry refers to this process as first in first out.
Pantry Reminders:
Do a quick inventory of what you are running low on and make a shopping list. Review a few of the essentials below to see if there is anything on the list you should add to the shopping list.
Canned goods
Soups
Veggies
beans
Tuna
Chicken
Spam
Broth
Tomatoes diced and stewed
Pasta sauce
Tomato sauce
Cereal
Oats
Olive Oil
Salt
Sugar
Spices
Dry goods
Rice
Beans
Pasta
3 gallons of water per family member
Jars of peanut butter
Protein bars
Powdered milk
Protein/calorie drinks
Electrolyte drinks
Kid Preps Double Check & Double Down
Diapers and wipes
Infant formula
Infant cereal
Baby food
Do you have go bags packed?
Do you have food preps that are treats or surprises for them. In a scary situation a cup of hot coco or a stick of gum can go a long way!
Medical / Health Preps
Soap,
Hand sanitizer
Feminine hygiene supplies
Prescription medicine
First aid resupply items. Especially items folks use a lot of like band aids, gauze, bandages, etc.
Sunscreen
Aloe Vera
Jock itch and athletes foot
Basic razors and shaving cream
Tooth paste and mouth wash
Diarrhea or upset stomach meds
Anti-inflammatory
Toilet Paper and Paper Towels
Garbage Bags
Rubber Gloves
Bleach
Clothing Preps
Hiking boots
Sun glasses
Socks
Extra Underwear
The Basics:
Fire starter
Water purification / Water Filter
Strong Knife- (Full Tang prefered)
Shelter
Emergency Blankets
72 hour Food Kit for each Family Member
Mre’s
Fire Arm, Pepper Spray or your choice of defensive measure
Ways to cook food outside of your house. Solo stove, Camp Stove, Fire pit, BB
Prepper’s Project
Medical Inventory: Go through your medical supplies and see what you are short on. Do you have basic cold medicines? Do you have Ibuprofen? Allergy medicines? The point of this exercise is to see what basic over the counter drugs you can stock up on and make a list of your goals. This is part common sense and partiality a personal matter. This can include prescription drugs as well, if you are honest with your doctor and tell them what you are doing a lot of them will support you have an extra week or so of meds on hand.
Pantry Gut Check: What Items have you been using in your pantry and what Items are collecting dust? Be honest with yourself and adjust your buying. Develop a few recipies to try and burn through the items you don’t care for as much. It will further teach you to stay in line while purchasing for your pantry.