Part 1 Emergency Kit (Shelter in place)

What I consider some unique get that I rarely see in other emergency prep kits.

[kan-zee]

Fantastic...wow..you really put in good time, get this emergency Gear sorted out.
We couldn't get the 55 gallon bucket..so we settled for 5 x 5 gallon buckets.
Love the idea of using a Trailmarker Tape for writing a note on..never thought of that lol ;-)

[NothingToNoOneInParticular]

Great vid! MY RA got worse don't use buckets at all anymore. I use Arizona ice tea 1 gallon jugs. Heavy duty. East to haul and manage. I do have 2 Aquatainers and water Bob, if needed. I just stick to the gallon containers. I found I use them more in summer when people break down on the hiway. Still a great vid. Hope you made it past the plandemic.

I have a problem lifting the larger buckets of water too. I use 3 1/2 gallon icing buckets from my local grocery store. They give them away free in 2 sizes. Also they have a 2 gallon icing bucket, I use for dry storage. Anyway, the buckets are food safe and once sanitized, store water perfectly. In a standard 2 door sliding closet I have 16 buckets on 2x4's, to keep them off the floor and to keep any chemicals leeching into them from the concrete floor. I have them covered with a nice (cheap) fleece throw. The smaller 2 gallon buckets I store dry things in. Like beans, salt, dried milk, etc. Each has 2 Mylar bags and an oxygen absorber in them, sealed with a food saver sealer. I bought the roll of Mylar 11" X 50' on eBay for 18.00 shipping included and it came with the oxygen absorbers too! On C. Westfall's channel is "Sensible Food Storage" by Wendy Dewitt. The best, easiest, cheapest way to store food ever! Thanks for the video!

[oldtimerlee]

Good advice on those blue shop towels. If stashing any type disposable towel for emergency purposes, IMO, these are the best by far. Initially more expensive per roll, over the long haul believe them to actually be less expensive than the 1 use kitchen type. Use, abuse & re-use them in my shop. They've become permanent items on my Christmas stocking stuffer family hint list each year. :-)

Hadn't thought about flagging tape as message tape, as well. Good idea! Stash a Sharpie in the bag with the tape for justin case.