By Daisy Luther
Civil unrest used to be something we read about online, happening in distant countries like Egypt or Brazil.
But more and more over the past few years, we’ve seen it erupt right here in the streets of America. The last thing you want to do is to be stuck in the middle of it, so the best thing you can do is to get prepared so you can ride out the storm from home.
We need to be ready for any unrest that comes our way.
The governments of Germany and the Czech Republic have told their citizens to stock up on food, water, and basic survival supplies in case of a national emergency. We need to be doing the same.
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Make sure everything is in order. While it’s unlikely that services like internet, electricity, and municipal water will be affected, it doesn’t hurt to be ready for that possibility. The key here is to make certain you don’t have to leave your home for the duration of the unrest, should it come your way.
Here’s a quick checklist:
- Check your pantry and fill any gaps in your food preps.
- Order emergency food buckets
- Get your water preps in order
- Get cash in small denominations out of the bank.
- Make sure you have enough garbage bags, pet supplies, and toiletries.
- Pick up a copy of a comprehensive preparedness guide like The Prepper’s Blueprint
- Check your supply of candles, matches, and lighters. (This article has more information)
- Flashlight and spare batteries and/or dynamo wind up flashlights.
- Make sure all electronics are fully charged and keep them charged during the lead-up to an event
- Make sure any cell phone battery packs are fully charged.
- Fill up your gas tank up to the max.
- If your vehicle isn’t in a garage park it trunk end in as close to a wall as you can. This makes it harder to get to the tank to either steal the fuel or set fire to it.
- Check your home security – walk around looking at your property as if you were a burglar and take appropriate action to improve security if required.
- Have something on hand for the kids to do in case of school closures.
- Make sure you have a fully stocked first aid kit and enough OTC medications to last the family for at least a month.
- Check and clean your firearms and be prepared to defend your family if trouble comes to you
- Pick up some extra ammo
- Plan to keep pets indoors
- Make sure you have enough of needed prescription medications to last a few weeks
As you can see, none of these preps is outrageous. They’re all things that you’ll use at some point if things remain peaceful. These preparations are reasonable and will stand you in good stead for any type of emergency.
I sincerely hope that America can pull together and that the divisiveness can end. But I don’t foresee that happening any time soon.
Daisy,
I think you should have proof read this article and updated it prior to posting. While the information is good, the pre-election time line is a bit of a distraction. Otherwise, stay warm up there in the Big Horn Basin, and have a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR.
BTW, Did you read this: http://www.kulr8.com/story/34094147/snowplow-drivers-get-stuck-in-65-below-zero-temperatures
Whoops – I thought that I found all mentions of the election when I rewrote this, but I missed a couple. Thanks for letting me know.
Ouch – that is some serious snow in that link!
Very relevant for today, unfortunately. Keeping your car filled with gas or keeping a gas can full in your garage is a great idea. Don’t want to be caught with a low tank if you need to get out of town or go get someone out of a hot spot. I particularly worry about the elderly who live alone, they are incredibly vulnerable. So be sure to check on them, I keep a survival kit ready to go if I need to hop in the truck to go grab grandma.