What's on your survival list?

[purpleyams4ever]

Obviously, the tsunami in Japan has gotten everyone thinking a whole lot of stuff.

It's gotten me thinking about what I need to stay alive. (Canned goods? Bottled water? First Aid kit?)

*edit: mylar blankets from amazon.com just added to the list!: http://www.amazon.com/Emergency-Ther...9989606&sr=8-1

Jamie Lee Curtis wrote a good, basic blog entry on the Huff Post on survival stuff:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jamie-....html?ir=World

Read and stay safe, everyone!

[Nimbus]

I happen to have interest in outdoor survival / emergency preparedness. Let me share the list by National Geographic's Complete Survival Manual:
- Three day supply of water (one gallon / four liters per person per day)
- Three day supply of nonperishable food, can opener, and utensils
- Vitamins and other nutritional supplements
- Hand-crank or battery-powered radio and flashlight; extra batteries
- First aid kit and manual
- Whistle to signal for help
- Sanitation and hygiene items
- Matches and/or a fire starter
- Unopened bottle of unscented liquid bleach for purifying water, if necessary
- Wrench or pliers to turn off utilities
- Special needs items such as prescription medications and eyeglasses
- Battery operated cell phone charger and a copy of your manual
- Items for infants and pets
- Photocopies of IDs and essential prescriptions for all household members
- Cash and coins

Understandably this is a list geared toward North America. For Indonesia I would modify it as such:
- 7 day supply of water and a portable water filter
- 7 day supply of nonperishable ready-to-eat food (avoid instant noodles and uncooked rice because it needs water to prepare), can opener, and utensils
- Basic medicines like pain reliever (panadol), anti diarrhea (imodium), and antacid (mylanta)
- Hand-crank or battery-powered radio and flashlight; extra batteries
- First aid kit and manual
- Whistle
- Sanitation and hygiene items like kleenex/tissue and female sanitary pads
- Matches and/or a fire starter
- Unopened bottle of unscented liquid bleach (clorox)
- Metal container to boil water
- Special needs items such us prescription medications and eyeglasses
- Battery operated cell phone charger and a copy of your manual
- Items for infants and pets
- Photocopies of IDs
- Cash and coins
- A golok or parang to make firewood (and keep looters at bay)
- A rain poncho for each person, important to keep you dry and can be used as makeshift shelter
- An extra set of clothes per person

In Aceh some disaster areas received little supplies even 11 days after the Tsunami. Three day supply is not gonna cut it even in Java.

Usage instruction for the bleach per National Geographic:
- Make sure the bleach contains at least 5.25 to 6.0 percent sodium hypochlorite
- Add 1/8 teaspoon bleach to every gallon (4 liter) of water, stir, and let it stand for 30 minutes
- If the water doesn't smell like bleach, add another 1/8 teaspoon and let it stand 15 more minutes
- If you still can't smell the bleach, throw the water out and find a different source

Basically you start with the clean water, then filtered and boiled water, then use the bleach when you run out of ways to make fire.

[sergei]

I just came accross a great site on preparing for disaster. Emergency planning, survival kit, etc. http://72hours.org/

[Matt D]

Wow, makes me feel a bit under prepared.
All I have is a toothbrush and a book of half finished soduku...

[sergei]

I think one important thing is missing from many of these guides - a large towel [42]

[Matt D]

I think one important thing is missing from many of these guides - a large towel [42]

That's a frood who really knows where his towell is.

[atlantis]

I just came accross a great site on preparing for disaster. Emergency planning, survival kit, etc. http://72hours.org/

Indeed. Thanks for sharing.

[inipunyahanee]

I happen to have interest in outdoor survival / emergency preparedness. Let me share the list by National Geographic's Complete Survival Manual:
- Three day supply of water (one gallon / four liters per person per day)
- Three day supply of nonperishable food, can opener, and utensils
- Vitamins and other nutritional supplements
- Hand-crank or battery-powered radio and flashlight; extra batteries
- First aid kit and manual
- Whistle to signal for help
- Sanitation and hygiene items
- Matches and/or a fire starter
- Unopened bottle of unscented liquid bleach for purifying water, if necessary
- Wrench or pliers to turn off utilities
- Special needs items such as prescription medications and eyeglasses
- Battery operated cell phone charger and a copy of your manual
- Items for infants and pets
- Photocopies of IDs and essential prescriptions for all household members
- Cash and coins

Understandably this is a list geared toward North America. For Indonesia I would modify it as such:
- 7 day supply of water and a portable water filter
- 7 day supply of nonperishable ready-to-eat food (avoid instant noodles and uncooked rice because it needs water to prepare), can opener, and utensils
- Basic medicines like pain reliever (panadol), anti diarrhea (imodium), and antacid (mylanta)
- Hand-crank or battery-powered radio and flashlight; extra batteries
- First aid kit and manual
- Whistle
- Sanitation and hygiene items like kleenex/tissue and female sanitary pads
- Matches and/or a fire starter
- Unopened bottle of unscented liquid bleach (clorox)
- Metal container to boil water
- Special needs items such us prescription medications and eyeglasses
- Battery operated cell phone charger and a copy of your manual
- Items for infants and pets
- Photocopies of IDs
- Cash and coins
- A golok or parang to make firewood (and keep looters at bay)
- A rain poncho for each person, important to keep you dry and can be used as makeshift shelter
- An extra set of clothes per person

In Aceh some disaster areas received little supplies even 11 days after the Tsunami. Three day supply is not gonna cut it even in Java.

Usage instruction for the bleach per National Geographic:
- Make sure the bleach contains at least 5.25 to 6.0 percent sodium hypochlorite
- Add 1/8 teaspoon bleach to every gallon (4 liter) of water, stir, and let it stand for 30 minutes
- If the water doesn't smell like bleach, add another 1/8 teaspoon and let it stand 15 more minutes
- If you still can't smell the bleach, throw the water out and find a different source

Basically you start with the clean water, then filtered and boiled water, then use the bleach when you run out of ways to make fire.

well...looks like you got everything so i think im gonna.....mmm....save you first Injun...

[lantern]

Where do you store all this survival stuff?

[bad_azz]

Wow, makes me feel a bit under prepared.
All I have is a toothbrush and a book of half finished soduku...

I'm in your league here Matt, I guess my half eaten bar of Galaxy, a mac with a full battery and a half cup of cold coffee would be as good as I get. I ain't in Injun's league that's for sure.
- I guess if I had all his stuff I would want a craft knife and some gaffer tape & glue. I could cut the water bottles open and make a yacht...using the waterproofs as sails.... I have watched my share of 'Blue Peter' tv programmes... then I could sail off to safety.