Power outage survival kit

When it's black out, it's definitely black out. I often think, why is it that if I lose power, it comes on the darkest nights happen without moonlight, what-so-ever? So all that shows is the need for a well-equipped power outage survival kit.

As usual, your power outage kit must be prepared to want to use with you should the need arise, so I thought it was the best my equipment in a backpack of some kind to collect. Your kit hanging on a doorHook behind the door to the kitchen or near the bedroom door is an ingenious method and warrants that it is light in the darkness, it should be necessary.

Items that I always check to keep in the kit would include:

1. A battery operated or hand cranked radio with spare batteries.

2. A clock that is running on battery power. I have both combined hand cranked radio and a clock in one device but I have sometimes bought the clock loses time when theBattery is weak, so I highly advise keeping a battery Clock practice.

3. Now, this agenda is very important. Keep a cordless phone is not right in your pocket power to the telephone line. Portable phones will not work if you do not have the power to provide. I also maintain a cell phone, but needless to say, the numbers are different to try, I keep both on hand for emergencies.

4. One can never have enough lanterns or flashlights withthe additional related batteries. This is also a function of my crank clock radio, but we try to get a flashlight or lantern in every room of our house. This will prevent accidental falls in the dark

5. Several 6 to 12 hours of light sticks are also useful for keeping in your blackout kit. They are a lot of fun for the kids.

6. A fast response digital food thermometer is a useful addition to your kit. Perishable foods should not reach temperatures above 40 degrees for morethen a 2-hour period. Use this thermometer periodically check the internal temperature of the food for harmful bacteria conditions.

7. We keep several candles in the kit but we use them strictly in a dire emergency because of the fire hazard associated with them. In general, we prefer to use battery flashlights and lanterns. Provide a little advice on fire safety that will have all your smoke and fire detectors, a battery backup.

8. If you or a family member is atensure all types of medical equipment, to provide an alternate means of power to do so. I have to always small portable units that can be easily performed. Should this require refrigeration to keep a small cooler with ice packs in it. The fragile ice packs are great for this. I also maintain a DC operated cooler for this purpose if necessary. Keep extra medications in the event that pharmacies do not work and might not return.

9.Generators can be useful, but the appropriate precautions with regard to proper ventilation. I think the preferred method to be with your generator outside and connecting it to an indoor outlet specifically for the generator.

10. Store paper products available and a manual can opener.

11. Store up to one liter of water per person, together with a supply of paper cups. A neat little trick is to store several containers of clean water in the freezer. InIf you lose power to help to keep your food cold, when it melts and you can use it as drinking water.

12. You should also consider an alternative source of cooking like a barbeque grill or a small camping stove propane. I think both are available.

13. If necessary heat will always receive an additional allocation of heat such as blankets, a fireplace or heat source. We generally keep extra blankets readily available, and a kerosene heater for use when the main heating system is not operated bythe lack of electricity.

The handles on them. You can close your package with several personal items that you keep and your family members is essential. Remember, if you have a bug out vehicle with people, products for the emergency, you could move easily, so you have temporarily endowed it. Campers and RVs are particularly useful in emergency power outages.

Copyright @ 2008 Joseph Parish