Is your
Family ready for a long winter storm? Winter storms can cause power outages
that can last from a couple hours to several days. Do you have plenty of food, fuel and light
and a way to cook without power? There
are many powerless cooking options but most cannot be used indoors. You should have more than one way to cook
without power. If you live in an
apartment, find something that can be used on a deck or balcony.
Update
your 72 hr kits: As part of the November Newsletter I
sent a suggested 72 hr kit list. This
list is a good place to START but most likely will not contain everything you
could need. Customize your kits for the
needs of your family and situation. Now
that the Holidays are over and there is no yard work, it is a great time to
take out your kits and update the food and clothing. If food is really old, throw it away. If it
will expire soon or has recently, go ahead and use it up. Add new food to your kits that family members
will eat. Now is also the perfect time
to check the clothing sizes for everyone in the house and to buy or add winter
clothing.
We recently
bought winter clothing that was on sale, and some was on clearance. Look in the Sporting Goods department for
great deals on outdoor and cold weather items. We bought ours at a Big Box store but Farmer’s
Supply stores and recreation supply stores such as Recreation Outlet can also
have great deals. Most stores will also
have all of their winter clothing on clearance starting as early as late
January. I will list some things that we
bought that were very affordable and practical, warm and comfortable. Keep these in your kits at all times.
At least 1
pair of sweat pants and a long sleeve sweat shirt. I would rather have them a little too big,
rather than tight. This way they are
comfortable and you can always layer other things under them. They can also be used as pajamas.
A warm
hat. Some even have earflaps. (Sorry this is not a fashion show!).
A pair of
warm gloves. The more water resistant
the better.
A pair of
snow pants, if possible. Navy blue and
black are unisex in color so you can get the most use out of them and pass them
down in the family.
A balaclava
or other face mask.
Wool or wool
blend socks. Hand or feet warmers. Emergency essentials sells re-usable ones
called ‘Hot Spot”. My outdoorsy kids
love these.
Food
Suggestions: Think of non-perishable, easy to
prepare, your kids will eat it and will give you protein and energy. Some of the things we include are, canned
meat soups, meats, chili, pastas, heat and eat meals, MREs, jerky, high protein
granola bars, nuts, and trail mix and dried fruits. The jerky, nuts, trail mix and bars should be
rotated at least once a year. They WILL
go bad!
Full
Disclosure on ANY of the items and businesses that I highlight: Please be aware that I do highlight preparedness items and
the occasional business and website for your information only. These are my PERSONAL recommendations of
people and things that I have used and had a good experience. I am sharing this with all of you so that you
can choose for yourself to help your family, or not. I am in no way compensated
for these little highlights and I am in nowise associated with these businesses
other than I have been a customer or I took a class from them or saw their
website and thought it might help others.
I do this to give you info and options.
Jim Phillips
lives right here in Northern Utah and is a world-known expert in cold weather
survival. He also specializes in his
Cold Weather clothing system called PALS and for his knowledge regarding
Sanitation. He has been a frequent guest
speaker at Preparedness Expos and he has a newsletter and weekly radio podcast.
Jim occasionally teaches FREE classes on his DIY cold weather clothing system. He has been in this business for well over 30
years. He also sells books and DVDs on
his website.
To listen to
any of Jim’s radio podcasts, go to his website and click on “education” and
then “radio show”. To listen to a LIVE broadcast, they air every Tuesday night
at 8pm MST. At the BOTTOM of the page,
click on the “archived shows” in blue.
They have archived ALL of his radio shows. Or try this link www.shbroadcast.com/radio-show.html
Jim will be
teaching a FREE class very soon on his cold weather clothing system. This class will be on Saturday Jan. 17th
10am-3pm. (There will be a lunch break).
Location: In the Executive Suites Bldg
at 2975 Executive Parkway, behind Thanksgiving Point in Lehi, Utah. At the end of his class he will be giving
away copies of his Pattern and DVD on his DIY cold weather PALS clothing. He will have some supplies for sale on site
that day for this PALS system.
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