Five Things Every American Should Do, But Won’t.
Dennis Evers
We’ve all seen him on the news. The guy buying plywood, beer, chips and other survival essentials as the approaching hurricane can be seen over his shoulder in the distance.
Unfortunately, the majority of Americans aren’t much better when it comes to being prepared for emergencies. However, recent disasters have proven that the sheer magnitude of an event can overwhelm relief efforts, coupled with cutbacks in personnel, budgets and equipment, place the onus squarely on our shoulders.
Many citizens don’t see the need for preparedness, and that’s their prerogative, however a relatively small investment now for someone who is concerned about the possibility of a disruption due to a natural disaster, pandemic, terrorism, civil unrest or countless other possible scenarios, might mean the difference between a week or so of hungry terror or a week of edgy survival. Most people think of some wild eyed mountain man when the word “survival” is mentioned, but that’s no longer the case. When the Government strongly suggests preparing, there’s a reason behind it.
The ever increasing list of disasters and emergencies that can put you on your own is a long and often dangerous one. The violence and mayhem associated with black Friday will look like a minor scuffle when food shortages or any one of a hundred scenarios spark riots. Food flew off the shelf and stores were emptied in hours before the big snow hit the East coast this winter. With municipalities cutting essential services like law enforcement, the chances of having to “hunker down” increases exponentially.
Now the caveat. Being prepared doesn’t guarantee survivability, but it does greatly enhance your chances if the event is survivable. The following list is by no means inclusive as there are hundreds of variables, i.e., suburban vs. rural, gated community vs. projects, the type of disaster, number of persons being prepared for and on and on.
Given the countless variables, there are some basic necessities that are essential regardless of location or emergency. The following items are simply a starting point that will assist you in thinking about establishing some sort of basic preparedness. They will greatly improve not only your survivability, but your level of comfort in terribly uncertain times.
While FEMA recommends three days of emergency provisions, and it is a start, given the current climate, a week’s supply should be a good starting point, a one month stash would be better. Keep in mind that these items cannot be placed in order because of the countless variables.
You’ve made your decision, so now you need to get down to the business of survival.
1. Water. Absolutely essential for drinking, hygiene and cooking. Remember all of the people (who had ample warning) sitting on their roofs during Katrina? Imagine how much comfort a measly couple of bucks worth of bottled water would have done to reduce the misery factory. While one gallon per person per day is recommended, enough to drink would certainly be better than nothing at all. Even a few hours of thirst can cost you your edge. Several cases of bottled water would go a long way during an emergency and you can replace it as you use it.
2. Food. Another essential. You can go days or even weeks without food, but who wants to? Something you wouldn’t even consider eating under normal circumstances could look mighty good if you’re starved. Granola bars, canned food and crackers could mean the difference between a clear head or one thinking about a cheeseburger. Every time you go shopping, put in an extra few items that you normally eat. Check the expiration dates and get items with a long shelf life if possible. If something happens, you have food you’re used to and you can use it up as part of your regular food supply. Make sure you rotate it in and out to maintain freshness.
3. Shelter. You have to stay alive to ride out an event. For most of us, staying at home would be the ideal situation. However, any number of situations can require “bugging out” to a shelter or other safe location. Most of us have relatives within driving distance or know someone who might put up with us for awhile. If not, as a last resort the government or the Red Cross will usually provide emergency shelter. Have a plan nonetheless. If you have to stay and shelter in place at your home, business or apartment, or hit the road to get away from civil unrest, a chemical spill, fire or hurricane, you need to have a plan and be prepared to implement it.
4. Emergency Equipment. In addition to food, water and shelter, there are several essential items that will be required in the event you are on your own. Extra medicines are top of the list, particularly if they are required daily. A good first aid kit is another must have. An LED flashlight and lantern with extra batteries are essential. Warm clothes, sleeping gear, a camp stove and emergency sanitation gear are also essential. Last but certainly not least is some sort of self defense. You can easily find out what you need with a little online surfing of various websites, starting with ready.gov..
5. Time Killers. Even if the emergency is only a 48 or 72 hour event, you will want to have some playing cards, books, a Bible and board games on hand to help kill the time. You might even include some candies or other treats as well as coloring books and crayons for the younger ones.
Factors preventing many people from preparing are the “it can’t happen here” mentality, and plain old fear or a sense of being overwhelmed. People with the former attitude won’t see a need to prepare, and that’s their choice. (Until something happens and they expect the government to take care of all of their needs.) As for the latter, there is nothing wrong with fear, particularly the “where does one start” quandary, if it is turned into positive action. Instead of worrying about the future, prepare for it and get on with life. We’re talking about simple and subtle changes in your lifestyle, mostly relating to shopping and food storage habits. No one is advocating that you become a mountain man and live off roots and bark. Simply realize the need for a minimal amount of preparation, formulate a plan and get started working toward your goal, and pray that you never need to use it.
Dennis Evers is a former police chief and best selling author. His newest book, “How to Handle a Crisis” will be available shortly.
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Emergency preparedness is a fundamental principle of the Mormon religion.
if i may, I’d like to add a few other items to your preparedness list..
LED flashlights are great but candles are still cheap and the wax can be reused to make more candles if you run out… where as batteries are hard to charge without power.
Sterno. A few cans of sterno can go a long way when it comes to simple heating of things like coffee and frying and egg. Charcoal and lighter fluid are also good…
And yes, time killers. The simplest and best (in my opinion) is a deck of cards, some paper and pens/pencils.
Thanks for the informative post!
Forgive me but a “bible” would be the last thing I would take unless I needed something to start a fire with. Not that I object to much of what it has to say – it is probably one of the reasons the emergency I am affected by happened in the first place.
“Many citizens don’t see the need for preparedness” WRONG WRONG WRONG NO ONE CAN AFFORD IT!!!I’m getting so sick of these rich people telling us to “get ready” WITH WHAT EXACTLY? yeah ill just go buy a months worth of food even though I’m just about starving right now….sure ill go buy some land or “shelter” even though i can’t pay my rent like give your head a shake
Don’t forget a gun to protect yourself and your family…if there is an emergency then there won’t be enough police around to come and protect you let alone a way to call them out if the electrical grid fails and don’t forget your pets…make sure you stock up on extra food, litter, etc. for them.
Trash bags are important in case plumbing goes out and you don’t have a sewer to send your waste to ergo paper products for waste such as toilet paper and paper towels or towellettes, etc.
Board games are good to stock up on besides playing cards.
Hey keep thinking of more stuff – how about a generator.
Could go on and on…but I got to stop somewhere…tomorrow I will put my money where my mouth is and go buy supplies.
For people who object to keeping a gun in the house, it’s pretty reasonable to simply own one that’s kept off-site (safety deposit box, etc.) but which you can get to with a few hours’ notice under most circumstances.
I bought extra food the last 3 times I shopped; and have gallons of bottled water. I don’t have a gun in the house because I almost shot my own daughter (away at college). She came home unexpectedly one night — opened my bedroom door in the middle of the night. Had I not seen the lamp light from outside shining on her blond hair — I would have shot her. Ever since, I have owned Rottie(s)–the larger breed. Everyone in the neighborhood KNOWS I have a large dog with big teeth in my home. I will make sure that I stock up on the other things that have been mentioned. One person told me I needed to invest in a ham radio.
Man Snowflake70 is soooooooooooooooooooooo hardcore and enlightened!
To Upaces, how about just investing in a privacy latch on your bedroom door and getting another gun? That way someone would have to kick the door in and break the jamb, reason enough to grab your gun.
I purchased land in Ecuador for less than $300 an acre. At my elevation (2100 meters) there are no heating or cooling needs, no tropical insect-borne diseases, no venomous snakes or scorpions, and there’s a year-round growing season with plenty of rainfall. At present it’s a distant survival retreat but I plan to live there permanently. Ecuador is one of the countries expected to be least affected in event of global economic meltdown. It’s an oil producer and gasoline costs about half as much there as in the US.
No mention about gold and silver. Absolutely useless when there is nothing on the shelves to buy. Cant eat it like a chocalate bar and doesnt wipe between the cheeks that well. Rather have food and toilet paper on hand while there is time to get some.
I just read an article regarding warren buffet’s tongue lashing toward all those who are fear mongers….. He said it sickens him how fear mongers propagate fear and distrust in the SO CALLED PERFECT SYSTEM of the U.S. This old Fu$k sickens me!!!! He is no different than the lloyd blankfeins and jami dimons…. They don’t want us to know what lies ahead for us… They want us to believe that all is fine… Just another day at the beach…. Well warren, if I had the money you have ( HOW you actually got all this money, legitimate or the way others like you have got it) I wouldn’t worry either…. I’m sure the last thing on your mind is making sure you have water/food… Go straight to fuc&%ng hell!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@snowflake……dont worry honey where you are going you wont need a fire starter…HELL is already on fire and waiting on ya. You will be praying for a SNOWFLAKE to cool ya off! GOD BLESS YOU IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST!
How about toilet paper and toothpaste? Also babywipes are good cleaners without having to use water. Soap and even a hand crank washing machine for light loads. If your water’s cut off, a large bucket and cheap gallon water containers for sponge baths and flushing the toilet. And plenty of newspapers for starting fireplace fires, and whatever else you can think to use them for.
I see the comment about candles over LED flashlights and yet candles need to be lit and you need wick material that won’t burn up in a hurry if you are to make new candles. Little solar battery chargers are available that can recharge your batteries and LEDs use way less power that conventional flashlights. Most Dollar stores have the LED flashlights and even LED tap lights for lighting up a room or tent. Light weight too. Dollar general has the best buy on 10lb bags of rice for about $6. Also a good pocket guide to edible plants is a good idea too. And if you need to travel light, instead of a camp stove which requires fuel, some newspaper, flint bar with striker, and a water tight container packed tight with cotton balls and you can build a warming/cooking fire where ever there is wood. Fuel is bulky, heavy and expensive. One person mentioned the Mormons as being ready and that is their policy. Yes and also Messianic Hebrews are for the most part the same way. We keep enough on storage for at least 1 yr. And with hidden cache we can leave and come round to our hidden treasures and pull what we need. Get to know your terrain and what is available to you already. For instance, I have identified at least a half dozen wild plants that we can live off of. Also, fishing gear and a good bow and arrows. No guns excepting for self defense. but when you are out hunting for your family you DO NOT want to attract attention and lets face it, a gun attracts!!
“Saving” a Bible would be as intelligent as saving a Playboy. At least the Playboy has some TRUTH in it! And I’m sorry, by “snowflake” is right. Fire is the only “right thing to do” with THAT book.
Buy a kero cooker. A 25 litre drum of kero will go a long way. A buried water tank will help with a small hand pump to pump it out. 2 buried 20ft sea containers with space between them to cover with lightweight factory beams & then covered with iron & then a foot of earth.The walls of the door opening area of the containers could be made into a u shape with concrete walls.The space between the containers you can store fuel, use it to go to the loo in a bag, store rubbish in a wheelie bin (rubbish bins we have here)& have your water tank.Then you have a ladder & manhole to get out as well as a horizontal entry. Store dry beans & brown rice. That takes longer to break down & you will feel less hungry. Yes as mentioned books & things to do. A solar panel will help with lighting.Perhaps a motorbike & small tent& cooker so you can go mobile for single ppl is a go as well.
GUNS! Get several pistols and a few rifles w/lots of ammo. What ever you need you can get if you are well armed and trained in armed self defense. The more well armed people you have with you on your side the better. Form your own Army, then start collecting women, they always come in handy for all sorts of duty! Make the best out of a bad situation. Enjoy the chaos!
Which one of you Yahoo’s said to collect women for ….
I can shoot better than most men I know. I was raised hunting!
I certainly shoot better than washing dishes. What a hateful thing to say!
Raised country and putting up with all the hick jokes all my life this is home for me, build up slowly on food, buy what you eat but a few cans extra, If a food warehouse is around or a restaurant supply they are cheaper to buy from, seek out deals on food in bulk, don’t be afraid to buy a years worth of say hard winter wheat at one time and store it. use out of it and replace next harvest, we put up food for the year, Mom gardened and canned, we raised beef and one each year was killed but WE Raised Our Own, much you can too, canning is work but not that much and not that expensive! find things now while there available and cheep, store water and learn to store is so it don’t go bad, buying the right containers is a big deal, I’m in the city now, economics would not let us keep the farm, so I am in much the same boat you all are, solar chargers and Led are good, still buy candles, and wicks or better bars of paraffin and wicks and make your own. Guns, surprising just what a 22 will bring down, cheep and ammo is there, higher calibers I own too. and I reload, cant reload 22s but there cheep enough several thousand can be had for under $100, meat freeze it and the electricity goes off you got one hell of a barbeque before it rots, dry it, smoke it or can it and you have something that will be there a year later. or buy it that way. knives and other tools are needed and some fuel, those that can a mountain stream or any water drop, a old old fashion water wheel and a generator hooked to it. you have your own power, now try to keep something like that in a true year long tragedy, realize you are going to have others that survive come in on you. they survived by taking what others had, and you can bet the others did not fair well, this comes to this point shoot to kill and shoot on sight. Only one thing is important your family’s survival, then yours, hell breaks lose you will see this in the first year. Let no one including government take your guns, Hitler is the prime example and I believe they will be looking to thin the people they have there own agenda and are working it in place now. blue helmets head shoot we will lose a bunch, thing is they have to come here to protect and guard there masters, sooner or later they will run out of them, those of us left, remember the masters. My main point you can put a years worth of food up and so it is preserved, things that are not preserved, meat buy canned or dried or buy it and make jerky your self,chickens are good in that they make a meal each. they can free range if they are safe. funny idea buy a beef at 2 years old, have it killed and butchered, then freeze the meat, now cut into thin strips and make jerky out of it a home dryer can do the job and it will surprise you how fast, vacuum sealing is great for all dried goods. fruit vegetables many can be dried, so can canned, or keep meat on the hoof. Me If I can get out of the finical mess I am in I want a mountain valley and dig in, underground. Hand pumps were a thing 100 years ago, you can still buy them, some one got a place and want some one who was raised doing it, might consider, I have lived the life. many settlers coming here did, water, clean water is the big thing, solar distillery, plastic sheet angling into a container, over a tub of water helps, they got straws you can suck fowl water up with and live. It can be a easy thing, if you prepare and start living it now, 50 pounds of beans or rice are not all that expensive. dried potatoes will last in there store bought box or wrap in plastic for longer life. and remember, as time goes by those surviving will become more vicious, keeping what you have and those around you safe are the big things, night vision would be nice, good dog, Indians ate dog when things got hard. I have a trailer and its part loaded all the time. boxes put up to be loaded close, containers for fuel and water. camp stove fuel, ya know a Coleman lantern and stove can be ran on unleaded gas. or a charcoal barbecue and just wood used in it makes a handy cooking stove. Implement. Never trust any one past a certain time, call your representatives FEMA needs to be dissolved now and a emergency agency put in place with less power, if FEMA has camps then they are an enemy, if not they still have way to much power, Martial Law for 6 month before congress can intervene is beyond reason, man something hits we done been sold out as America, the socialist bastards will use it to destroy this country and coming out of a disaster you will be a serf or worse a slave, there setting it up on you now. stop them, make it where they answer to our Congress and Senate and our state Governors. Red Cross worked fine who the hell decided to replace them, this new FEMA is a disposal point, they brought in mercenary’s on New Orleans after the hurricane. Mercenary’s, professional killers for hire. onto innocent people hit by a disaster and needing help, you want them helping you? Hell no.
couple more things on food storage, keep the bugs and rodents out of it, this is included with the storage, so prepare for that now, Restaurant supply houses sell in bigger quantity and usually for less per pound, bigger boxes, you will find if you spend a set amount in them that slowly things build up, same money, Start all this now and it can be done, you learn now. not later when it could cost you your life. Learn to dry meat, can vegetables, go to the farmers market or the farmer and buy and can, cut out the middle man and it gets cheeper, Red Winter wheat sold for $8.00 a bushel from the farmers, you pay $1.00+ a pound in Safeway in the bulk ben for this, a bushel weighs 60 pounds, same stuff Mr farmer has in his grainery. now if you got a 55 gallen food grade plastic barrel with a clamp on lid. you might get alfull tired of wheat but you will have food, and who says your next stop isnt to fill another barrel with pinto beans or rice or. you get the point. Now you can buy canning supplies and learn to can, you screw up well not so bad as taht being the food to keep you over for a year with none to be bought. look at the old things from 100 years ago, how they did it and what tools and equipment they used, and who knocked the Bible, suppriseing how much use one can be to sanity, you got your trusted nabors blood on your hands and his food in your pantry watching your malnurished kid eat you may want to do some sole pleading! be supprised what good it has in it. Remember the old things they worked back then, Hand warshing maching was a good idea, beats a polloted stream and a rock to warsh your undies with. make a list of all you buy all, and then plan to put a years worth in storage, a safe accesable storage, dont plan on haveing electricity, forget plumbing and sewers, if you can and have to outhouses worked for centurys, know what mr farmer saved that corn cob for, butt wipe. Improvise! your going to have one shot at taking what you need with you. Start now and live off what you buy then replace it. I had little money and I built up, I trusted people, I lost a lot of what I had becouse I tried to help people, leson learned, you take care of your famley onley, the other guy is on his own, he has a famley too, if it gets hard enough would you kill to feed your starving kid, and who would you kill, read some were humans have the protective systems in place for eating other humans, in our dna, figgure that one out, Rammlia, not sure of the spelling now, Tibeton monk wrote after WW2 in England about Tibet falling to China and it being there Armageddon, stateed ours would soon follow. He stated man has crawled from the caves 7 times in our past, we only remember the last the flood, each time technology was lost never to be rediscoved and new technology was found and built up, each ahd there evils. The Bible dont say the earth will be totaly distroyed, it says a new heaven and a new earth will emerge. I take it there will be survivers, evey culture has there Noa from the flood. Every continute knew of Atlantas each has its legonds of it. people go on people survive. But what we are and what we have done to survive is the thing!
One thing all forget, take salt lots of salt!!! sorry about the spelling above, never got all threw it with spell check when I hit post comment by accident. if you cant read it don’t worry, if you cant figure that out, make some jokes about farmers and go to the supper market after. it will be ok. Probably save me a bullet. On that coming out of something like this, if there is one group you protect at all cost it has to be the farmer, I kid you not, they grow the food, and they know how, think any one can do it, they are the survivors of thousands who tried and went to the city’s, there skills are needed, Protect them or you may go hungry for a whole lot longer!!! Laugh then at the farmer! Now you can for your belles full! Dam that use to piss me off. Still Does.
Bill -
What are the large reserves of salt for? Curing?
For the one who said get guns and collect women, I noticed what a coward you are in that you do not even post a name. While you are out roaming around as a criminal mentality with your guns, there will be me protecting those whom you prey upon, hidden in the brush or a tree or a abandoned building and quietly sniping on you and your little army with a cross bow and you will not hear a pop or a bang and not know from where it came. To the gal who says she can probably shoot better than she can wash dishes, fear not there will not be much need for dishes and a mess kit is easy cleaning. One nice thing about a cross bow is that arrows are easy to make and require no mixing of powders or a reloading kit for bullets. A small squad of cross bow hunters can easily take out a small army of criminals. Now, to something that another brought up and I am glad that person did and ashamed that I forgot to mention,,,salt!! Not only to preserve but if you do not have enough salt in your diet your body will not retain water well and also you will get sick very easily. And yes, lets hear it for us farmers!! We grow crops, we hunt, and we have communities that rely on us so we do have a first line of defense against the yahoos running around with guns thinking they can just take what they want.
Oh,,and @ killuminati420, rich folks? I have a small in town farm that we are buying making payments of 270/mo and our main income is from a disability check that amounts to $8100/year and I make maybe (we just got this little farm so have yet to get a first crops in) $5000/year doing odd jobs and recycling. Yet, through not investing in addictions and spending wisely we have a years supply of food. I have solar panels that I got on sale at Harbor Freight. So, if you can ot even pay your rent, but you can be online, there is something wrong with your life and the way you are living it.
BTW, not a bad idea to have a small dingy & outboard too. Never know what may pull the oceans to one side of the planet hey. I was the 1 who mentioned sea containers etc. I live in Perth, Western Australia. I read alot of bad stuff re fema. They will become like police one day soon. You ppl will gather in collective groups if necessary but dont shoot anyone unless absolutely necessary. Be kind to ppl seeking help. Be firm with scum.Have a read of our Nexus Magazine published in our state of Queensland.It is quite good & has been running for 20 years. Also when Qld had the floods, everyone helped each other. Thats what you guys need to do in an emergency.
I had a crooked esoteric fraternal sherriff’s department attack and imprison an innocent member of my family, and I’m broke from helping out with that. But I’m still preparing even though my house, land and car are all gone. Other family members still have their property, so I’m helping THEM keep theirs. I’m building rodent-proof mobile home skirting to stop critters from chewing wires and burning the place down. The same relative is amenable to installing gutters and a rain barrel, so I’m going to make sure it happens. I also fixed her fence, though I didn’t tell her why I thought that might be especially important in the near future. If she needs to get a dog for protection, these are not going to be afterthoughts.
There’s all kinds of things you can do.
Be careful that the food you store up is not just the acidizing, MSG-laden, inflammatory crap that is causing the current epidemic of health problems.
6 things…
6. Question authority. Dont trust government.
Azriel—when you lose a few of those crossbow bolts, how are you going to replace them?
There’s a reason no one uses crossbows for anything serious anymore.
Fantasies about being the mightiest crossbow-toting warrior of all the wasteland sure are fun, but the reality is that some guy with a .22 will p0wn your ass.
killuminati420 — Lay off the weed. The money you’re throwing into your bong will more than pay for some canned foods and bottled water to cover a short-term emergency.
And having your mind clear will make it possible to connect a few thoughts together, something that’s pretty handy even when the world isn’t coming to an end.
Or stay high and stay stupid. You’ll die, and you won’t be missed.
Ok, asked what I would do after shooting off a few bolts from my cross bow. Hmmmm,,, go out and find tubing, straight tubing, copper, aluminum, steel, stainless steel, brass, even glass (pyrex would be awesome). Cut them on one end at an angel and the other end straight across and there you have it, cross bow amo that also needs no tail. And if all else fails,,, go back a few hundred years and find straight wood and make arrows. With knowledge like that I can produce amo most anywhere in this world. A little knowledge and imagination, son, and one can do most anything if they put their mind to it. Also too,,,the newer working replicas of black powder rifles, like the breech loading Gallagher 50cal that is made of modern gun steel and can with stand mag load charges or any oxidant mixed with home made black powder and I could with an elevated scope pick a person off up to a 1/4mi away. Stainless steel pins inserted into the bullet and one has not only vest piercing amo but even up to light armor piercing. That means I can do my own reloads as powerful as I want,,mix n match and the milled brass cartridges will last a VERY long time and packing boxes of light weight primers is a no problemo.
Wow,
Okay first. As a woman; who hunts (bow and guns), owns my own property, is an active gardener and a serious prep-er I take offence. But I’m sure that was your intent as a spineless troller. You troller are nothing but a mere annoyance.
Next, salt. As was mentioned above it is indeed used as a curer. But we must have salt to survive. Salt gets a bad wrap from a lot of the health industry. But personally I just think that’s so the pharma corporations can sell you various pills.
I’m not touching the bible comment with a ten foot pole. People’s personal preferences for religion is just that, personal.
As for the cross bow thing. I’m with Azriel. Personally I prefer my long bow. But really no mater the type of bow the ammo is similar. You can scav shafts from scrap or in the woods. I can find long, straightish shafts in the brush on my property. In a pinch a simple sharpened wooden shaft will work. Nearly unlimited ammo. I can make shafts out of scrap and duct-tape; let me see you make a bullet out of that. Where you would have to trade/make/scav for gun ammo. That doesn’t mean I don’t have extra ammo for my guns. It just means that much like my investments, I like to diversify. I find it covers more bases that way.
Well, I guess the good doctor will take care of any who make unwanted house calls!! Prefer a long bow eh? So do I but when out on patrol I would prefer a crossbow as it shoots harder and is still easy to cock back. The long bow I would use for hunting and also for sending a “message” at a distance. A “troller” eh?? Funny!! Yeah,,,that guy is fishing alright,,trying to get folks all stired up in fear and all he does is make me laugh. but hey,,gotta have a fool out there eh?? Gives us something to target practice on.
The gallon and two gallon sizes Water bottles you buy only figure on a year and they start to leak and could spoil other things. The other thing I see missing hear is bleach it has lots of uses and is cheap. If you get hurt and get an infection a diluted mixture of bleach and clean water can clean out the infection.
Feminine pads or napkins new ones can be used for bandages also .
Have plenty of knives around you’ll probably lose or break on so have plenty. If you have a septic system Know where the clean out hole is open the hole and build your out house over it use your imagination here.the new septic tanks have thoe plastic clean out holes where the cover is at ground level take the lid off and put a chair over it with a hole in it for the goods. Potassium iodide and potassium iodate pill get them now they probably wont last long.First aid kits have several small one and a big one around. Be careful with candles they can start fires. matches if possible get strick anywhere farmer matches they have lots of uses
How do the solar panels from harbour frieght work for you Azriel???
I love hot blondes with crossbows and riding on fuel tankers!!!
But series, there is a time and place for cross bows and bows and sometimes, one must do a little throat cutting!