"Karen AKA Kajikit" > wrote in message

> I know it's a bit early, but better sooner than in a last minute
> rush
> with everyone else! I don't think it will hurt the tinned food to
> sit
> in our cupboard for an extra month or so! John never bothered with
> any
> of this, but I believe in better safe than sorry - he never expected
> four hurricanes in a season either!
>
> I bought a BIG plastic tub on the weekend to store everything. I
> plan
> to fill it with a week's supply of food for two adults, and whatever
> else we need for an emergency situation.
>
> My thoughts on this a
> BIG bags of dry catfood and litter (obviously not IN the box but we
> need it... have to look after the furbabies)
> Water bottles (how many gallons?)
> candles and waterproof matches (how many is enough?)
> couple of torches
> Batteries (how many packs is reasonable?)
> battery-powered radio

Water
A generator capable of powering your refrigerator and freezer (I
bought one after Charlie visited last year) and computer and
associated internet connection hardware.
A supply of gas to power the generator
That freezer should be full
A (or several) charcoal BBQ grills (one of mine was used constantly
for 36 hours by the whole neighborhood)
Water.
your cell phone
Money (ATM machines are the first to lose electrical power)

BOB
this list is the direct result of 3 major hurricanes and one of
tropical storm force in *my* back yard last year