Over the past week and a half, the northeast has been hit hard. Our prayers are surely with all of those without power and especially for those who have lost their homes altogether.
Disasters like these really underscore the need to be prepared for just about anything. We have posted before about emergency preparedness in more general terms, but this time we want to be a little more specific. Take a look at this Family Preparedness Survey. Even though most people believe that they have some of the skills necessary to make it through a disaster, did you know that over half of those surveyed do not own an emergency preparedness kit?
We have seen that any kind of disaster can strike anywhere at any time. Isn’t the cost of maintaining some basic emergency supplies worth the cost? Think of it as insurance. You spend a little bit now and over the course of a long period of time. You always kind of wonder why you spend money on something that you never use, but, boy, when you do need it, whatever you spent seems pretty piddling.
We have an emergency preparedness kit from the American Red Cross. It’s a backpack filled with most everything that you could need. It has a flashlight and a radio with batteries for both, a first aid kit, food and water pouches, duct tape, and even a rain poncho in case you are stuck out in the elements. You might also want to include a few other things in the bag or have them easily available. Some emergency cash, your contact list, a change of clothes, and any prescription medication should be ready to go right into the bag. If you do have to leave quickly, you can grab that bag and those other items and be ready to go at a moment’s notice. You might not be living the good life during a disaster, but you’ll be living.
We strongly encourage every one of our readers to be prepared this winter in the event that heavy snowstorms or downed limbs leave you stranded or without power. To do our part, we are happy to be able to offer one Basic Emergency Preparedness Kit to one of our readers.
We get severe winter weather here, and the power frequently goes out – I think the radio (and the flashlight) would leave me most prepared.
probably the 1st aid kit
flashlight
After being without power for 8 days after Sandy, I have to go with flashlight.
The first aid kit as we don’t have one now
the 1st AID kit
Food and water pouches
We (people in general) never think about being prepared until AFTER a disaster happens.
I would say the water bag.
The First Aid Kit
the emergency radio
Everything but I think the flashlight and first aid
Everyone needs a first aid kit but I think the Comfort Sub Kit would be wonderful to have available.
I think the radio would be perfect!! Always good to know what is going on!!
food and water pouches.
Radio and Flash Light
The first aid kit would leave us the most prepared
The water.
The radio with batteries would be good if we lost power for a long time!
we would get the most use from the first aid kit.
My choice is the Emergency Blanket.
Water is the most needed item but the emergency radio will help me feel prepared.
The duct tape – it’s so versatile, even fixes clothing in an emergency.
flashlight
The flashlight I cannever find one when I need it
I want the flashlight most
The flashlight. We went over 60 hours without heat or electric last week!
The first aid kit.
Thanks for the chance.
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The radio and flashlight would be most helpful when the power goes out.
The food and water! They seem to be the hardest to find in an emergency 🙂
The radio with batteries would definitely come in handy when we lose power.
The Duct tape! You can never have enough Duct Tape
the water bag
The Radio and Batteries.
the flashlight would be great
The first aid kit would be really nice to have.
The first aid kit! Definitely!
The first aid kit!
Radio and Flashlight are the most important. If you have those 2 items you can solve most of the problems someone will face when in an emergency.
The water for sure!
The radio with batteries!
first aid kit
The radio with batteries because the only radios I have aren’t battery operated!
We went through Hurricane Irene and water was the big issue for us.
Thats so hard to say just one thing! but the water bag comes to mind first
water bag
duct tape for sure – fixes most anything in an emergency
Probably the first aid kit.
The flashlight. I can never find one when I need it.
The food and water.
The first aid kit is always useful!
food and water pouches
1st aid kit for sure
The flashlight.
the flashlight
I think the first-aid kit is essential because it could potentially come in handy in several situations.
The food and water packets. I always forget about those!
The first aid kit!
I think the food & water pouches would help me be very prepared.
I’d like the First Aid Kit.
The first aid kit
The emergency radio! I keep meaning to buy one…
First Aid kit.
The flashlight
radio or flighlight
The first aid kit!
I think the radio and food and water pouches would be most useful.This is a wonderful giveaway.Something practical that can keep your family safe.Thanks!
The radio will be helpful.
The weather radio would help us prepare!
The radio so we could keep up to date with news.
First aid kits are always my first choice.
Such an important giveaway considering recent events! I believe in being prepared….plus with winter on its way there always the risk for power outages.
everything is needed thanks
Food, water and flashlight.
everything is needed
The weather here can get nasty, the weather radio would come in handy!
This would come in handy!
flashlight
Great giveaway!
Everyone could use this!
I have been wanting a kit, but did not know where to start!
i dont have any type of emergency kit
I live in hurricane country and this would be great. Thanks for the giveaway.
Thanks for the giveaway & Happy Thanksgiving!
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flash light would be most useful
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It would be the flashlight and radio. the back pack is a great idea.
I think the water pouches would be the most important.
Food and Water pouches 🙂
radio with batteries
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Water and first aide kit.
The Radio and Batteries.
The most important bag content would be the Datrex Food Packets.
probably the food packets… or duct tape.
flashlilght, radio with batteries and water pouches
I really would like the water pouches.
first aid kit
The first aid kit would be the most useful.
The water pouches and first aid kit!
The radio with batteries
The flash light and radio
the flashlight
I think the radio with batteries. If the power goes out you still need to hear important information!
The food packets
I think the flashlight would be most important to me.
the emergency radio cuz i need voices
Radio and food and water pouches.
the radio with batteries.
The first aid kit
The Flashlight and Radio with batteries
The first aid kit would be most useful for me.
The flashlight
The Battery Powered Water Resistant AM/FM Radio
Probably the flashlight. I don’t have one right now.
The flash light and radio.
radio
id most like the radio with batteries
first aid kit and flashlight
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Emergency Blanket.
The radio! Last time we lost electricity we had no idea what was going on and that would have helped alot.
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The most important item for me would be the Battery Powered Water Resistant AM/FM Radio.
The flashlight would be most important.
Probably the radio
The first aid kit because I don’t have one
First aid kit and flashlight.
the flashlight but this product is so good and very much needed
Thanks for the giveaway… the radio, for news & weather alerts.
the first aid kit – mine is incomplete