It’s pretty well official – the universe is trying to get my attention. I need to start preparing my 72 Hour Emergency Kit

First clue is the nagging feeling I’ve had for the last week or two that we need to get our emergency food stores and emergency kits out of the storage unit where they’ve languished for the last year, waiting for us to find a permanent residence. We’re no closer to that dream now than when we waved goodbye to our little island home. If the storage unit were just down the block it might not be such an issue, but it’s a ferry ride away on a different island. Probably not too accessible in a disaster.

Next, my husband handed me an article stating that the major earthquake predicted for this area is likely to strike 50 years earlier than prophesied – in other words, RIGHT AWAY.

Lastly, I just got asked to write this blog on the importance of 72 hour kits. So guess who’s going out to purchase a new rolling garbage can this morning. That’ll make a better container for our kit than the backpacks we had previously, though we’ll still keep them for our car kits.

You don’t have to be living in a major disaster area to need to prepare for emergencies. And although a 72 hour kit won’t save you from all the ill-effects of a major emergency, it’ll help keep you alive to fight another day. Your 72-hour emergency kit needs to include everything your group will need to stay alive for at least 3 days, after which time, the hope is that official rescue will arrive.

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