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Do you have a survival kit in your home? What do you keep in it?

Asked by ChicagoLady (140

) December 25th, 2009
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Are you prepared in the event of an extreme weather or other emergency? What items do you keep on hand for your survival?

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I have a lantern with oil in it and some lighters….a couple cans of beans…Thank God my mom and dad just live around the corner”)

BanginBaxter (631

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We don’t have a survival kit at our house. I’m not quite sure how it will help when a raging cyclone or flood hits our house. My first instinct would be to pack up and leave. For small emergencies, like injuries, we have first aid kits but that’s about it. The chance of extreme weather is quite rare here as well.

HumourMe (1931

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1,000 rounds of ammunition, a case of spam, a case of toilet paper, 30 bottles of water, plastic knives, a weather radio, 40 batteries, a bottle of oxygen and a book on how to read spanish.

john65pennington (29258

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@john65pennington you are very prepared!!!!!

BanginBaxter (631

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Chocolate for sanity and bottled water for survival :)

Chikipi (1843

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I keep bottled water . In case they decide to infect our water supply.

philosopher (9065

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A cord of wood, kindling, newspaper for wood-burning stove; a gas stove for boiling water and heating cans of soup; a bathtub filled with water; the willingness to use the great outdoors as a toilet; extra food and litter for His Royal Holiness; a crank radio, lots of AA batteries, candles, flashlights and a miner’s lamp.

We had a 6-day power outage last Dec. during really cold weather. The fire department provided dry ice to keep refrigerated food from spoiling and huge plastic water bottles.
We all (friends and neighbors) have both a corded landline phone and a cell phone.

gailcalled (54644

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A bottle of Dogfish Head Wit Spiced Rhum.

proXXi (2906

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We live in hurricane country, so of course we keep a survival kit around, and we update it every year in May. It includes lots of bottled water, a bunch of five-gallon buckets to fill with tap water before the storm hits, a First Aid kit, flashlights and batteries, charcoal for the outdoor grill, a can opener, canned goods that can be eaten as is or that can be heated on the grill, a variety of crackers and similar noshes, animal chow, dog leashes, and a crank radio.

We keep it in the walk-in pantry.

Darwin (21867

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Lotsa ammo, just in case the zombies decide to come ‘round.

Laina (429

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Lipstick,and an M1 Garand ;)

lucillelucillelucille (34325

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Water glowsticks a buck knife a Swiss army knife and my trusty 1911

coolbeans (176

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I follow the advice printed on those disposable pens in that cup on my father’s office desk:

“Play it safe: Use small ICBM”

proXXi (2906

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Yes, Chocolate and Pop.

LTaylor (478

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first aid kit, lots of water jugs, lots of canned food with P-38, case of tp, batteries, candles, entrenching tool, crank radio,propane mushroom heater, big dog with food for, AK-47 with food for.

woodcutter (16377

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There should be more dance tunes about the AK-47

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkrs6SEMcUk

proXXi (2906

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