Hurricane Earl is now a powerful category 4 Hurricane churning North Westwards to the
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You can die in as little as three minutes without air. Think.
You can die
in as little as three hours from loss of body heat. Shelter, starting with your clothes and working outward should be given
highest priority.
You can die in as little as three days without water. Carry it. Know how to find it. Know how to
make it as safe as possible to drink.
You can die in as little as three weeks without food. But most people in fact,
can live much longer without eating. Pack a little extra food, but keep the more critical factors foremost in mind.
Hint:
A sheet of light plastic approximately 10 feet square for shelter
An emergency space blanket
About
50 feet of light nylon cord for shelter construction
A roll of cold weather tape. Tape will hold the plastic and space
blanket (shiny side toward you) together and secure both to the cord to create a low lean-to. Face the lean-to away from wind.
(With a fire out front, a lean-to lined with space blankets becomes a toaster oven, and you are the toast.)
Waterproof/windproof
matches
Firestarter or if nothing else, carry a candle
A whistle or signal mirror or both
A small
emergency flashlight
A metal cup that can be used to heat water or melt snow
Some high-energy, long-lasting
food
Emergency communication mail/broadcast system operating soon..keep an eye out...!!
Link to Emergency Preparedness on the side menu index page for a complete rundown on Emergency Survival
planning. On-going updates daily.
BACKWOODS HOME MAGAZINE Practical Ideas for Self Reliant Living.
Click on the cover to enter the site....
This is an American based magazine and one that I have chosen for my
readers to scan as one of the most useful on the market. LOOK OUT SOON FOR A UK BASED MAGAZINE on similar lines
