Earthquake Emergency Kits
It’s been a little scary lately with all of these large earthquakes happening all over the world. It’s times like these that I think about what it will be like if the “big one” strikes here. It also helps me to realize that I need to look at earthquake emergency kits and either buy one or make one for our family.
There are two reasons why I don’t already have an earthquake emergency kit ready to go. One, I am a procrastinator. I am one of those people who think “oh it won’t happen to me” and then get slapped with reality, when things do indeed happen to me. I feel like they’ve been predicting the “big one” forever and if it hasn’t hit by now, it probably won’t happen in my lifetime. How ridiculous is that?!
Secondly, the cost of putting a kit together can be a little high. You need about 3 days worth of food and water and for my family, that’s quite a bit of emergency supplies. We do have some water stored away, but I really don’t think it’s enough. And considering that water is probably the most important part of a kit like this, I should probably fix that really soon.
If a pre-made earthquake kit is not in your budget, you can actually put together your own supplies. At minimum, you’re going to need non-perishable food, water, and a first aid kit. Some extra things to consider are a flashlight, thermal blankets, ponchos and other items to protect you and your family from the elements.
And remember, just because you don’t live in an earthquake area doesn’t mean you are safe. Earthquakes have been striking some strange places that haven’t had any seismic activity in the past. And a kit like this can also work for those who are in areas prone to hurricanes, tornadoes and floods as well.
So, although I’ve procrastinated long enough, I think it’s time to take action. I’m going to make sure my family has the supplies they will need in the event of an emergency and that will be one less thing I have to fret over.
This kind of kit is important specially in a earthquake prone area. It’s not actually expensive especially when you think about the lives of your family. By then it’s better to prepare it now than regret it forever.
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Agree. An earthquake kit is important especially if you live in an earthquake-prone area. You forgot to mention though where you should put the kit in the house. What would be a good place? This should be somewhere that is not hard to reach and where it can’t be burried easily by rubble, right?
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Earthquake kits are really important — really, just having any kind of natural-disaster survival kit is essential. It might seem a little silly when things are fine, but if the lights go out in a big storm, having that kit will seem like the smartest idea you’ve had for a while
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Rachel
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It is always good that we are always ready for everything like earthquake. And having earthquake kit prepared at all times, somehow give us a big help. If your house built on a earthquake prone area make sure that the device is reachable for you during the incidents.
Earthquake kits are really not so expensive when you think of lives of your family especially when you live in an earthquake prone area.
Earthquake emergency kits are always important, you never know what it could happen. Earthquakes may show up when you don’t expect, but it’s important to have a eq kit.
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