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Winter Storms are Beautiful BUT
The Northern Hemisphere is going through it's winter season. Being caught in a sudden snow storm or bitter cold can cause an emergency situation for most of us.
The best way to keep the situation under control is to be as
prepared for the winter season as you can. These are some
wonderful ideas on how to keep you and your family safe during
those times.
Flashlights with extra batteries, at least one per person
Canned foods, enough for your family size to last 3 days or more. Canned Tuna, Salmon, Chicken, Soups, a few basis vegetables. fruits and milk are ideal to keep on hand. An assortment of crackers to go with peanut butter and jelly should satify your sweet tooth for a short time span. You may want to use anything in your refrigerator that could go bad before moving on to your canned items. If you have a freezer, it would be best to leave it unopened for as long as possible to keep the temperature from rising and spoiling the food items you have on hand. Remember as long as frozen food items have ice crystals on them, they can be refrozen safely.
Water, 1 gallon per day for each adult and 1/2 gallon a day for each child under 10. It might also be handy to have some flavor packets [with sweetner] on hand to make tea, koolaid and other drinks.
A heat source. This can range from a small kerosene heater, fire place, or wood burning stove to a generator and enough fuel to produce electricity to warm, if not all, at least part of your home.
Candles: Only use these with adult supervision and always with safety in mind.
Don't forget your pets, they will need food, water and a warm place, too.
Winter items for your car beyond the ice scraper and chains.
A Blanket or two: The type for outdoor camping are excellant for this, lightweight
but warm.
Candles, waterproof matches, and glass containers. Burning 3-4 votive candles
can keep the temperature in your vehicle above freezing if you are stranded. Be sure to leave a small
crack [less then 1/2 inch] in a window.
Bottled Water and Candy Bars: These two items will keep you going long enough for help to arrive.
Fuel: Do not allow your fuel tank to get below 1/2 full, you do not want to be in a snow bank and have no fuel to run the car and it's heater.
Hot Hands: These are those little packets of instant heat you can buy in the sporting good department of most department stores. Most sports fans and hunters use them during the winter but they are ideal to keep on hand when traveling in bad weather.
When traveling, keep this winter package inside your vehicle. If you are caught in the snow, you may not be in a place where you can access your trunk.
