As electricity may be out for several weeks after a disaster, you will need emergency lights to navigate through the dark and safely get out of your home in order to travel to a safe location. Each of our Home Survival Kits come with a variety of essential emergency lights. Many people store a regular flashlight and batteries in their emergency preparedness kit but don't realize that batteries have a shelf-life of 6 months. Our deluxe home survival kits come equipped with an am/fm solar and hand crank radio with lantern light which never needs batteries and 12 hour emergency lightsticks which have a 5-year shelf-life. All home kits also come with slow-burning emergency candles and waterproof matches for extra long-lasting light. We also recommend the inclusion of a fluorescent lantern for additional lighting capabilities. Don't forget batteries...save yourself money and trouble in replacing batteries by purchasing our Code Red Batteries that have an amazing 20-year shelf life.
In the event of an emergency while you are at home, you will need to know where to go in order to get to a safe location. That is why each of our emergency preparedness kits come with emergency radios for listening to emergency broadcasts following a disaster. Our deluxe home survival kits come equipped with an am/fm solar and hand crank powered radio with lantern light which never needs batteries. This emergency radio is highly recommended because regular battery operated emergency radios have many limitations such as the facts that batteries only last for hours and have an extremely limited shelf-life of around 6 months.
In the event of a disaster or just everyday accidents, emergency first aid kits are always a must. You probably already have a first aid kit in your home, but individual items likely get taken out of it for occasional injuries. That is why it is important to have a comprehensive first aid kits set aside for emergency preparedness. Each of our home emergency preparedness kits come with a comprehensive 52 piece first aid kit. In addition to the assortment of compresses, antiseptics, bandages, gauze pads and rolls, etc. in our the first aid kit, we also recommend the expansion of your first aid supplies with the inclusion of a CPR mask.
In your emergency preparedness planning, you must consider the fact that your home may be unsafe to occupy. Therefore, you may be forced stay outdoors for several days if not weeks. That is why you need emergency shelter supplies in your emergency preparedness kit. Each of our survival kits come with the proper shelter supplies including emergency thermal blankets for warmth, ponchos to protect you from the weather, and a tube tent for easy emergency shelter from the elements. Additional recommended emergency home shelter supplies include a canopy shelter and body warmer pads.
There will likely be broken glass and dangerous items that you will have to deal with when evacuating your home or helping others evacuate. Collapsed structures could trap families in their homes. That is why your home emergency preparedness kit must include the proper emergency search and rescue supplies for your home. One very important item, especially for earthquake preparedness, which can save your home and neighborhood is an emergency gas shut-off wrench. An emergency gas shut-off wrench is included in each of our home preparedness kits along with a swiss army style knife which serves as twelve valuable tools. For setting up camp or shelter, each kit also includes vinyl rope and duct tape. Each home preparedness kit also comes with leather-palmed work gloves, vinyl gloves, and dust masks for protection from dangerous debris.
It's not a pleasant thought, but plumbing will likely be unavailable after a major disaster. You also must remember that you may have to stay outdoors with several other people and neighbors in close proximity. For proper health and sanitation conditions, your emergency preparedness kit should include emergency sanitation supplies. The 5 gallon container of our home survival kits is designed to be used as a portable toilet. Each home survival kit comes with toilet bags, toilet chemicals, and tissue packs.
