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3 day kit for no power or water

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namastayinbed · 04/08/2018 12:07

Can I get some help with this list, too! Am a complete newbie to this, but want to get at least organised in case of a power or water outage.
Thanks!

So far:
candles
matches
water
wind up torch (to buy)
wind up radio (to buy)
food supplies

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Permaexhaustion · 04/08/2018 12:33

Standard practice in hurricane prone places.

Medication - anything currently being used,+ anything not uncommonly needed,eg antihistamines, painkillers, sore throat stuff, D&V stuff, eye stuff for conjunctivitis, etc etc.

Decent first aid kit, including for things you might normally take to minor care, but currently can't- so steristrips to close wounds, enough open wound/burn type dressings to deal with biggish wounds, amounts of swabs and strong bandages and disinfectant.

Power packs.
Radio, with spare batteries.Info on which channel will give out local emergency info.
List of numbers- on paper.Not just on your dead phone.

Min. 2 litres water per person per day.More is better.

No water= no loo. Plan your improvised loo now. Bucket , possibly with seat. Where you going to store contents? (I had tank for temporary storage). Better still 2 "loos"- one for each- cause if you got land, it's fine to tip wees only into the ground. Poos must be stored , such that there's no leakage.

Obviously, loo roll.

Wipes. Antibacterial hand stuff.

Torches are good, but very directional. Trying to do much by their light can be tricky. Although head torch is invaluable in practical situation, they tend to shine into other people's eyes.
A battery lantern, which gives out light all around, is way better in a room.

Wind up is great, but sadly not cheap ones- they never last .

Permaexhaustion · 04/08/2018 12:38

If in UK, how you gonna keep warm?
I don't have a woodstove or fireplace, so I guess we'd be hunkering down with hot water bottles, water heater on camp gas stove. So need more water, new hot water bottles- not moment to risk a burn- and multiple spare gas canisters.

Permaexhaustion · 04/08/2018 12:41

Never have 'open' candles- always in a jam jar.
Consider how you will quickly extinguish a fire without help.

TooManyPaws · 04/08/2018 23:23

Don't forget that you can still get the good old Calor gas heaters. I have one for winter heat to back up the wood burner. They're much smarter these days - mine is a living flame one.

Dyrne · 05/08/2018 09:58

Have an old style corded phone that you can plug into the phone socket. If you call 105 during a power emergency you get updates (I believe this is a national number).

Check to see who your electricity wholesale supplier is - in the SE, you are with SSE even if you pay your bills to NPower/Green Energy etc.

If you qualify, make sure you are registered as a vulnerable/priority customer with all of your utility companies. I believe SSE will register you if you have DC under 5, for example.

Consider adding your utility companies on Social media - often updates get tweeted out on repairs/bottled water stations etc long before the websites get updated. If you have some sort of local Facebook group or local newspaper fb group add yourself to those as well so you can get updates that was as well. Ditto your council’s social media page, also police/Fire. If it’s a short term issue, hopefully you may still have 3G and with power packs be able to keep your phone charged to check these things.

Check your local council website to see if they have an emergency plan/advice - mine is part of a Local Resilience Forum made up of all the utilities/emergency services, and they have produced a booklet with advice and all useful numbers/radio stations to get updates etc.

Make sure you have some sort of varied entertainment for you/DC - books, board games, puzzle/colouring books etc.

Second the advice to get lanterns instead of relying on candles - if you do have lots of candles, consider investing in a carbon monoxide detector. I have small torches tactically spread out across the house - bedside table, handbag, front door, kitchen, fuse box. I saw someone on here recommend battery powered fairy lights as a soft light source that lasts ages and may amuse the DCs, and I thought that was brilliant! I bought a few to go in the car and the house. Also glow sticks are a good thing to amuse DCs and be a long lasting emergency backup.

namastayinbed · 05/08/2018 17:58

thanks

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IAmInsignificunt · 05/08/2018 18:21

We have motion activated lights on our stairs which are battery powdered.

We have these www.ebay.co.uk/i/252802310971?chn=ps&ul_ref=https%253A%252F%252Frover.ebay.com%252Frover%252F1%252F710-134428-41853-0%252F2%253Fmpre%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.ebay.co.uk%25252Fi%25252F252802310971%25253Fchn%25253Dps%2526itemid%253D252802310971%2526targetid%253D474905956300%2526device%253Dm%2526adtype%253Dpla%2526googleloc%253D9046436%2526poi%253D%2526campaignid%253D1486654701%2526adgroupid%253D58571237238%2526rlsatarget%253Dpla-474905956300%2526abcId%253D1139346%2526merchantid%253D114948329%2526gclid%253DEAIaIQobChMImaCRjLXW3AIVqr_tCh3XegPiEAQYAyABEgKzvPD_BwE%2526srcrot%253D710-134428-41853-0%2526rvr_id%253D1621687392270%2526rvr_ts%253D0b173d971650ab1d6070f25cfffbf60a on windowsills. Theory being we can get probably use natural light to find our way to the window to push one of these. They are also battery powered and we’ve picked them up for 2 for £2 in Wilko and similar shops. We also have them under our bed where we can immediately push them.

Get some fleece blankets/sleeping bags to put around the freezer.

If the loo doesn’t flush out cling film over the seat and tape it down. Get some kitty litter for creating your own loo of sorts.

Get yourself first aid trainer.

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