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Hurricane Supplies - List of Supplies Every Home Owner Should Have |
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Having proper hurricane supplies, and preparing them for use later, is perhaps the most important thing a home or business owner can do that live in coastal states or cities.
We have all heard "Those who fail to prepare, prepare to fail", and the same thing applies to hurricanes and storms.
You must be prepared because you never know when or how fast you are going to need the supplies, and as we all know hurricanes are pretty unpredictable.
Below we have made a list of supplies that you should set aside in an emergency survival pack of some sort, and keep it in a safe place that you will be able to access quickly.
Most Important Hurricane Supplies
- Drinking Water in clean containers
- Other water for flushing a toilet, etc.
- Water purification tablets
- Thermos for keeping beverages hot
- Coleman-type cooler to keep food cool
- A battery operated fan
- Lamp oil
- Matches
- BIC lighter
- AA size batteries
- AAA size batteries
- C size batteries
- D size batteries
- 9 volt batteries
- Candles
- Full propane tanks for gas grill
- Lighter fluid
- Full tank of gas
- Solar shower
- Baby supplies
- Tampax
- Extra cash
- Fully charged cellular phone
- First aid kit
- 55 gallon garbage can
- Clorox
- Film for still and video cameras
- Paper towels
- Toilet paper
- Pre-moistened towelettes
- Waterless hand cleaner
- Manual can opener (no electricity needed!)
- Paper plates
- Aluminum foil
- Ziploc bags
- Box of 30 gallon or larger garbage bags.
- Zip Lock bags for keeping things dry
- Mops and buckets for clean-up
- Duct tape
- Bags of ice for daily use
- Coleman-type cooler to keep ice
- Dry ice
- Sleeping bags
- Pillows
- Blankets
- Hiking shoes
- Extra eye glasses
Tools
- Fire extinguishers
- Regular flashlights
- Fluorescent flashlights for reading
- Battery operated black & white TV
- Battery operated AM-FM radio
- Tree saw for cutting fallen limbs
- Charcoal
- Charcoal fluid
- Duct tape
- Fix-a-Flat aerosol
- Gloves
Food
- Instant coffee
- Instant tea
- Powdered milk
- Pancake mix (water only for mix)
- Buttermilk
- Cans of evaporated milk
- Soft drinks
- Red wine
- Eggs
- Bread
- Rice
- Saltine Crackers
- Wheat Thins
- Tortillas
- Peanut butter
- Jelly
- Sardines
- Apples
- Oranges
- Bananas
- Other fresh fruit
- Raisins
- Dried fruit
- Canned fruit
- Applesauce
- Canned juice
- Cereal
- Jiffy Pop
- Peanuts, cashews, almonds, etc.
- Cheeses
- Honey
- Vitamins
- PowerBars or other similar bars
- Cookies
- Hard candy
- Marshmallows
- Spaghetti
- Spaghetti sauce
- Packaged sliced meats (turkey, ham, etc.)
- Pinto beans
- Pork and Beans
- Canned soups
Medicine
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