Daniel Coburn

Today I had lunch with several people and we spoke about many things. We got to talking about some of the tragedies of the recent Hurricanes in the U.S. and the devistation it brought to families. My Church recommends having a food storage that could last you for 1 year. At minimum you should have a 72 hour kit that you can grab and go. Why? They say on average it takes about 3 days for help to arrive. Some of the issues faced by people in Katrina was that they might have had a year supply, but now it was underwater, so a lot of good that did you. Also some were able to pack some of their storage and evacuate early, but many had 50 gallon water drums. Now how are you supposed to move that? So my plan is to have water storage, but also make sure I have an ample supply of bottled water, or a means to distill water.

Also in my Church we don’t believe in drinking or smoking, but I told some people I plan on having a drum of liquor and cigarettes, why? Because people will always trade for their habits. Agree or disagree *shrug*

Also what other things do you put in for a 1 year supply? I have an 16month old, do I put diapers in it? If so how many? How often do I upgrade, “cause she aint gettin’ smaller”! Dog Food? (Or do you just eat the dog? [sorry Darwin]). How much laundry detergent do you need? Can you use it to really clean anything? Dried goods… MRE’s… canned foods… SPAM (lots of that). I just moved into my house so I have to think about these things. Once I start my storage I’m sure I’ll put a list of some of the items.