survival kit
By jazel_juan
@jazel_juan (15745)
Philippines
September 23, 2012 8:23pm CST
at dawn this day.. i was awake not able to sleep because of the heavy rain, usually when we have weather like this.. it is not as bad as this one... since we are not always hit by the typhoon unlike in the northern part of the country..
except now, we are experiencing heavier rains than the usual, it made me think i should be keeping a survival kit. i was awake at 3am when the lights went off too.. good thing i always keep candles in stock and some matches too as the rechargeable lights, all four of them ran out of energy too! i guess out of gut feeling too i went and check my kid's medicines if i have those in stock as well..and yes i do not have the ones for asthma anymore.. so when hubby woke up i told him i will be buying stuff for the kit..like medicines, some betadine, band aids, can goods, more candles and an extra rechargeable light. we never know when calamity would strike again and from the look of the sky today, it is still going bad...
anyone here have a survival kit at home? what are the things inside it? i might learn something too as i will be going to buy some later.
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10 responses
@wilsongoddard (7291)
• United States
24 Sep 12
I view candles as being sort of risky. For one thing, I have three cats. Even more dangerous, though, is that there will be a gas leak due to damage from whatever disaster has struck. It really isn't good to go about lighting matches if there is any risk of that. Otherwise, one disaster leads to another bigger one.
I have flashlights and candelas, which I would turn to in lieu of candles. I have tested the rechargeable candelas out during a power outage, and they worked quite well.
Extra blankets, a weather radio and non-perishable food are good things to have on hand. You should also have a supply of bottled water, since natural disasters can often lead to the water supply being undrinkable for at least several days.
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@GardenGerty (169489)
• United States
24 Sep 12
There are both flashlights and radios that can be powered by hand cranking, so the use would be unlimited. I have oil lamps, but just as candles can be dangerous so can oil lamps and tiki torches.
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@jazel_juan (15745)
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
i guess it is risky as it might cause fire and risky if there will be gas leaks.. but gas leak here is quite uncommon i guess as we do not rely on it that much.. but still you are right, but i will have those still because i might not be able to recharge flash lights or led flashlights if there will be no electricity..as if there will be flood they really do cut all electricity.
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@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
Good thing that you have thinking to keep survival kit at home.
Well I we don't have one at home but based on what I watched in the news and what I know,those things that you have mentioned are part of it.
It is better to be prepare than to be sorry when the calamity strikes again.So keep it up and be safe.
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@jazel_juan (15745)
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
yup i guess everyone should keep a kit such as that.. it would be for emergency use too.. i was thinking of adding bleach for filtering of water and some bottled water too.
@ddaguno (3107)
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
Lucky you. I've been praying for rain all morning. in this part of the country we have no water if there is no rain. my dad is a board member of the water district and according to him supply is really low. pls tell the rain to leave your area and come visit us next.
oh, regarding the survival kit. buy an airtight box like lock & lock. it might be a bit expensive but if you are forced to evacuate and wade through a flood you would be thankful that you bought it. all your supplies will be spoiled if they get wet.
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@jazel_juan (15745)
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
hopefully it will leave our place and will visit yours. it is so hard with all the rain... and flood.
@jenny1015 (13359)
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
It is really necessary to have these important stuff in cases of emergency. I pretty much have the same. And of course, there should be water included with it.
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@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
WE have no survival kit at home, jazel. 
Though, we have some over the counter medicines and candles always. We also always have batteries for our radio, just in case there is no electricity. And we alwasy have some canned goods, for times that we are too lazy to cook.
It's also rainy here today. The sky is cast , so when i woke up today, i felt like absenting myself again. 
Though, we have some over the counter medicines and candles always. We also always have batteries for our radio, just in case there is no electricity. And we alwasy have some canned goods, for times that we are too lazy to cook.
It's also rainy here today. The sky is cast , so when i woke up today, i felt like absenting myself again.
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@jazel_juan (15745)
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
lol i was feeling that way too.. absenting myself but then i had to force myself to get up and go to work hahahaha
@jazel_juan (15745)
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
lol yes you are right, it is making me drowsy right now.. would love some macaroni soup or chicken soup!
@vidhyaprakash_2 (7116)
• India
24 Sep 12
Hi friend, First aid kit is essential and we must keep it in our house, we don't know when will we face some unwanted accidents, if we have this first aid kid, we will do the first aid activities easily. In the same ways we must keep the emergency light, candles and batteries in the safe place, it will help us whenever we lost the electric power
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@GardenGerty (169489)
• United States
24 Sep 12
I do not have a kit organized, but I should. Yes, you need both prescription and over the counter medicine and first aid items. I have two first aid kits. I have lots of candles, as well as a flashlight that you give power to by turning a hand crank. I bought some solar lights that recharge from the sun and I believe they are handy to have if the power goes out, but only if it is sunny, not in the rain. Here they recommend that you have a "stay bag" to stay in your home in an emergency and also a "go bag" that you could take with you if you evacuate. You should have on hand enough drinking water for three days for each person and food that you can eat without cooking it. Pet food as well if you have pets. It is funny how things like that worry us in the night.
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@jazel_juan (15745)
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
yes i have seen that on tv that the stock should be able to last for three days especially water..
@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
24 Sep 12
hi jazel__juan I should have as we in C alifornia should be prepared for the shake, rattle then roll, sickening feelin like the room is moving, lol it is of course and sometimes lasts only a few seconds sometimes a minute and that is scary. we need led flashlights, sturdy shoes, candles extra meds for those on meds,canned food and can opener, all the stuff in first aid kit, extra blankets and charger for cell phone also doctors numbers.downstairs here they do have earthquake kits for us but we should have so me things too really.
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@jazel_juan (15745)
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
oh yes especially for you guys too.. plus the ones looking out for you must be knowledgeable on different things like first aid and must know not to panic! yes extra batteries for phones too and i was thinking it should be stored in zip lock bags so it wont get wet as well
@asliah (11137)
• Philippines
16 Nov 12
hi,
this survival kit we usually need when there are typhoon or an earthquake,this is always included to the reminders of the government and medias,they said that this kit should have food maybe canned food,medicines,water,lights,and even rope if needed.
@Raine38 (12387)
• United States
24 Sep 12
I admit that we don't have a survival kit at home, but we do stock up on necessities. Every week, we always re-stock even though we still have some left. We never let our containers empty. Even the likes of canned good, noodles, fruit juices, dried meat and fish and even the basic meds and candles. Well, we actually have lots of candles in stock because we use them for the altar but of course they are also useful during power interruptions.
Having a survival kit though is a good idea, something that is already pre-packed and prepared; something that you can just easily grab on without groping your way in the dark.
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@jazel_juan (15745)
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
yup was thinking of putting it in a duffle bag or a backpack where we could easily grab it in times of emergency, yes like you we do stock those noodles, canned goods.. but the medicines i have to really restock as it was used last week..and the candles too.
