The hurricane season will be here before you know it, and you had better be prepared when it gets here. Prepping for a hurricane is something you need to take quite seriously. If you are without power and cannot get to a store, you need to have supplies laid in to get you through the trouble. To make sure you are ready, here are the essential items you need to be prepared for hurricane season.
Water
It is a good idea to get at least enough water to last your household for a week in case the hurricane is serious. You will need one gallon of water per person per day. This will be enough for your drinking and sanitary needs each day.
Food
As well as a week’s worth of water, you will also need enough food to last for a week. You don’t want to have perishable food items since the electricity will likely be off. It is a good idea to always have a week’s worth of canned food stored in your pantry to get you through a hurricane or any other emergency. Don’t forget that you need a can opener, and don’t forget that an electric can opener will be useless if you lose power. When you are putting together your hurricane food cache, don’t forget about your pets.
Flashlights, Glow Sticks and Battery-Powered Lights
You will need a light source at night when the hurricane knocks out the power. Don’t be tempted to use candles. The romantic glow is not worth the risk of fire. The fire department will have plenty of work during a hurricane without you starting a fire with a wayward candle.
First-Aid Kits
You should have a few first aid kits scattered around your home in case of a hurricane. Try to put one on every level of your house so that you can respond to any first-aid emergency as quickly as possible. It is also a good idea to put a first-aid kit in each one your vehicles in case you need to flee the wrath of the hurricane in a hurry.
Battery-Operated Radio
If the power goes out, your only means of finding out the news may become the old-fashioned radio. Make sure that you have a battery-operated radio stashed in with the rest of your hurricane supplies.
Batteries
When the power goes out for days at a time, you need to be sure that you have plenty of batteries in every size you need. A battery that can provide USB devices several charges will be invaluable if you want to keep your cellphone charged.
Hurricane season is coming. You had best be prepared. Along with making sure you have the six items above, you also will want to get any other things that you will find useful if the power goes out for several days. Books, board games and other forms of non-technological entertainment are a good idea. When you prepare properly, the aftermath of the hurricane will be much easier to endure.
Water
It is a good idea to get at least enough water to last your household for a week in case the hurricane is serious. You will need one gallon of water per person per day. This will be enough for your drinking and sanitary needs each day.
Food
As well as a week’s worth of water, you will also need enough food to last for a week. You don’t want to have perishable food items since the electricity will likely be off. It is a good idea to always have a week’s worth of canned food stored in your pantry to get you through a hurricane or any other emergency. Don’t forget that you need a can opener, and don’t forget that an electric can opener will be useless if you lose power. When you are putting together your hurricane food cache, don’t forget about your pets.
Flashlights, Glow Sticks and Battery-Powered Lights
You will need a light source at night when the hurricane knocks out the power. Don’t be tempted to use candles. The romantic glow is not worth the risk of fire. The fire department will have plenty of work during a hurricane without you starting a fire with a wayward candle.
First-Aid Kits
You should have a few first aid kits scattered around your home in case of a hurricane. Try to put one on every level of your house so that you can respond to any first-aid emergency as quickly as possible. It is also a good idea to put a first-aid kit in each one your vehicles in case you need to flee the wrath of the hurricane in a hurry.
Battery-Operated Radio
If the power goes out, your only means of finding out the news may become the old-fashioned radio. Make sure that you have a battery-operated radio stashed in with the rest of your hurricane supplies.
Batteries
When the power goes out for days at a time, you need to be sure that you have plenty of batteries in every size you need. A battery that can provide USB devices several charges will be invaluable if you want to keep your cellphone charged.
Hurricane season is coming. You had best be prepared. Along with making sure you have the six items above, you also will want to get any other things that you will find useful if the power goes out for several days. Books, board games and other forms of non-technological entertainment are a good idea. When you prepare properly, the aftermath of the hurricane will be much easier to endure.
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