Have you ever been through a disaster? Well, here is a simple checklist of a few items that we use. It is not all-inclusive, but these items do make your situation more comfortable.
- Food and Water
- Medications
- Flashlights and Batteries
- Emergency Radio
- Power Source such as Solar or Generator
- Pet Food
I believe I had mentioned that we consider ourselves “preppers”. We believe in being prepared. No, we don’t go to the extreme but knowing that we can survive a disaster gives us a peace of mind. The mindset probably started with my emergency management background and being a paramedic for so many years, but it is important to know what to do and when.
For those who aren’t knowledgeable, the best place to start is with the basics. Food and water for three to five days per person. If you have pets, then the same would be relevant to them. With pets, make sure you have all applicable paperwork and photographs and registration papers if available for verification. Basic first aid kits are needed along with any prescription medications for each person.
This is one of the reasons we decided to use draft horses for part of our farming. Yes, I said partly. HaHa. One day the intention is to rely solely on them but for now it is only certain jobs that we can use them for. Farming with horses is a dying art and one that would be needed in the event of a meltdown of the country. Yeah, most likely will not happen, but it gave me an excuse to buy a team of horses. Rusty and Duke, our first two horses, are able to plow, cultivate, plant, harvest, and if necessary move us with wagons to where ever we need to go. Simple and old fashioned horse power.
Lastly, I want to mention one more thing. Solar power. It is quite necessary to have some type of alternate power source. We have not gone solar yet but