Thank you for joining Gavin, myself, and everyone participating in this challenge. Here is the original post, outlining the challenge. Over 4 weeks, we hope to inspire you to find out more, and take on tasks to help you get more prepared, using the OARS method - Organise, Acquire, Restock, and Spread the Word. It’s about creating awareness, and finding motivation to do it!
Week Two - Acquire - Posts So Far
Acquire - Step One (Task 1 - Consider what you will need)
Acquire - Step Two (Task 2 - Set up your Storage area, Task 3 - Gather & Make an Inventory of What you Have)
OK, we have some space cleared & set up for all these things we want to acquire. But rather than working with a huge list of things you need, I have broken it all into these 'needs' lists:
Stay At Home (below)
Evacuate (grab bags & car kits, covered in it's own post)
Stockpiling (this needs it own posts too!)
You might already have these things listed below, may be able to make do with what you have. If you need to buy these items, try hardware stores, camping & outdoors stores, online stores, opshops, secondhand stores, on Ebay or similiar, or your local classifieds. (NB. I've provided some links, but have not necessarily bought from these myself, but to show you what I am talking about!) You DO NOT have to get everything listed below... in some sections, I have simply included several options for you to consider!
Acquire - Step Three (Task 4 - Gather items for Stay at Home Needs)
Remember, this challenge is based around short term emergencies, though many of these things are important for longer term situations too. Plus, as I am not an expert by any means, here are some links for you to check out:
Red Cross - Emergency Rediplan
Pantry List - Preparing for an emergency
FEMA - Basic disaster supplies
Food (food stockpiling will be covered in it's own post, later in the week)
- Enough 'no cook', or easy heat/ cook food for each person (this depends on what cooking/ heating equipment you have)
- Storage shelving, or containers
- Recipes & Ideas in a folder or book
- BBQ & gas bottle(s)
- BBQ which can take BBQ beads/ wood
- Camping BBQ/ Gas cooker, and fuel
- Wood fired stove or oven, and fuel
- Rocket stove, and fuel (or build your own)
- Cobb cooker, and fuel
- Solar cooker/ oven
- Old cookware/ Cast iron cookware/ Camp cookware & accessories
- Fire starters, ie. waterproof matches, lighter, or a flint stick
- You should store about 3 litres per person per day, to allow for drinking, hygiene and cooking
- Bulk bottled water
- Water containers with tap water & drops of bleach
- Rainwater tank (with solar powered pump, or access without pump)
- Household bleach, betadine, or water filter equipment
- Steripen (Water purifying pen)
- Water containers that can be filled in an emergency (think lidded plastic toy boxes, buckets, washed & rinsed juice containers etc.)
- More about water treatment & sources on FEMA
- Manual, or hand-powered, tools, such as hammer & nails, screwdrivers, pliers, wrench etc.
- Tape - like masking tape, or duct tape
- Tarps
- Ropes
- Generator & Fuel/ Off grid solar
- Bedding/ blankets/ doonas
- Battery powered fan
- Dynamo/ solar powered torches/ flashlights (we bought ours from Todae)
- Dynamo/ solar powered lanterns
- Fuel powered lanterns
- Candles, holders, drip trays, matches
- Heavy duty hoses & brass fittings for hoses & taps
- down-pipe plugs or tennis balls (to block gutter down pipes & then fill the gutters up)
- stainless steel mesh covers to prevent embers from entering house through vents/ air con or evap cooling units
- wool blankets, old towels or linen (to soak and place around doors,
- buckets and cotton mops (to put out embers)
- Heavy duty clothing made from cotton or wool, including long sleeve shirt, long pants, shoes, socks and large hankerchief or bandanas, and Googles.
- Metal Shovels & Rakes
- First aid kits
- Extra bandages and dressings
- Pain relief medications & other treatments, like hot water bottle/ 'snap' ice packs
- First aid book
- Your prescription medicines to last several weeks, if possible
- Specific treatments and medication for babies & kids
- List of 'home remedies' (here are my basic ideas) & some basic 'alternative' treatments, like cayenne pepper tea, clove oil for toothache, tea tree ointment (learn about them properly before a situation, so you can be safe)
- Buckets (for washing yourself, clothes & dishes in, and for collecting rainwater, or water from other sources)
- Wipes (face washers, or even a roll of disposable dishcloths)
- Wet wipes
- Antibacterial hand gel
- Extra supplies of Toothpaste/ Soap/ Shampoo/ Deodorant
- Nappies (even if you use cloth, what would you do if there wasn't enough water to wash them? Some back up disposables might be handy)
- Extra supplies of Tissues/ Toilet paper
- Feminine hygiene products (think about using a Diva cup, if you don't already)
- Camp washing tub (we have the Wanderer from BCF)
- Large pots (for boiling water)
- Extra supplies of detergent (clothes & dish)
- Heavy duty garbage bags
- Rubber gloves
- Camp potty, Emergency Toilet Bucket or bucket/ toilet seat & bags (more info here)
- Toilet seals (or some way to prevent backflow into your house)
- Dynamo/ solar radio (we bought ours from Todae), or battery powered radio with spare batteries
- Mobile phone chargers, such as solar powered (we bought ours from Todae)
- Solar powered battery recharger
- Signal mirror
- Whistles
- Gum boots, or 'work' boots
- Heavy duty rubber gloves
- Personal alarm
- Documents & Valuables safe
- Locks on sheds
- Books
- Board games, puzzles and jigsaws
- Crossword puzzles
- Art & Craft (for kids & adults)
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This week I will also be covering:- Emergency kit gear
- Stockpiling Food
- Refine your Needs lists & Make shopping check lists
- Work out your budget
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