Comments on: Emergency preparedness: Food, water and more

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:29:10 +0000

Consider a “wind up” flash light. My son got one for Christmas–they’re great! There are also radios like that I believe.In the car you could add a real blanket or two and “an emergency blanket”–it looks kind of like foil. They’re cheap and available at Bass Pro and other outdoor stores–probably in the camping section at WalMart.

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By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:57:01 +0000

Great thoughts…we all need to evaluate where we are right now. I found a great website that has some fantastic food storage items….

http://www.shelfreliance.com

By: Promises Fulfilled

Promises Fulfilled — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:23:50 +0000

you are amazing with all that you think of doing! We are not totally prepped with the water aspect of things - but you got me thinking about it now!Promises Fulfilled's last blog post..Making It Through

By: Marie

Marie — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:08:35 +0000

My kids love the apple juice. When the bottled juice goes on sale I stock up – when they empty a bottle I rinse it out and fill it up with water. This is great other uses water – like washing dishes cooking or flushing your toilet/shower water. Also if you needed to drink it mix the water between the bottle its in and an empty one. 4-5 times and the water should reconstitute itself as drinkable although the flavor might be a little appleish. I’ve also done this with soda bottles but we don’t drink soda anymore. I have 4 cases of bottled water in the house for our drinking water.

By: KayleighJeanne

KayleighJeanne — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:24:49 +0000

There are water filters that make the water safe to drink. They won't help you if you have no water pressure, but they give you high quality drinking water. The two most common I know of are the Berkey and the Aqua Rain. They have a higher initial outlay, but their filtration is good almost forever with normal household use. Over the long run, this is a much cheaper option than Brita or Pur filters.I also refill all of my empty soda or juice bottles and put them in the freezer. This will keep your food cold longer too assuming you have empty space there.KayleighJeanne's last blog post..Wachovia Is Gone.