How to Build an Earthquake Survival Kit For the Big One
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- After an earthquake, having the right items organized in advance could mean the difference between life and death. In this video, we'll cover the things you should seriously considering organizing now. You can also get all the information here: www.cityprepping.com/earthquake
Checklist printed on paper. You can download it here: bit.ly/2RuUGtu
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Fire extinguisher next to the kit: amzn.to/2RCsDbp
Water next to the kit: amzn.to/2Sjp8Xd
BIC lighter (be careful not to light in the house): amzn.to/2RtjfXH
Cash (small denominations)
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Extra batteries for the flashlight. Put these in a ziplock bag and rubber band them to the flashlight.
Trauma Pak
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-- Israeli bandage: amzn.to/3oDgOxA
-- Put rubber bands around these and put them at the top.
Crescent wrench and pliers to shut off utilities.
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First aid kit
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-- Non-prescription medications such as pain relievers, anti-diarrhea medication, antacids, or laxatives.
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-- Prescription meds
Battery-powered or hand-crank radio and an NOAA Weather Radio with tone alert that has a built-in flashlight. These also have a USB charger that you can use to keep your cell phone charged. Be sure to have the cords for your phones with this kit: amzn.to/3faIMOp
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Matches (be careful not to light in the house)
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Plastic sheeting
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Moist towelettes, garbage bags, and plastic ties (for personal sanitation)
Manual can opener (for food): amzn.to/2RuUjiA
Old prescription eyeglasses for backups
Pet food
Feminine supplies and personal hygiene items
Mess kits, paper cups, plates, paper towels, and plastic utensils
Books, games, puzzles, or other activities for children
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Knife: amzn.to/3yuvR1h
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Food
-- Food that is easy to prepare without fuel or a need to cook
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-- Trail mix
-- Ready-to-eat canned meats, fruits, vegetables, and a can opener
-- Dry cereal or granola
-- Peanut butter
-- Canned fruit
-- Non-perishable pasteurized milk
-- Comfort/stress foods
All the information covered in the video can be found here: www.cityprepping.com/earthquake
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@Harvest Moon Homestead one day at a time get what u can while u can..... rule of 3's
Watching this from southern turkey after a 7.8 earthquake, i really wish i had this earlier, it would have been very helpful!
Thank you for the video. Maybe consider reflective tape on a couple of the container’s surfaces. I was a mile from the epicenter of the Northridge earthquake; things that weren’t tied down shifted everywhere. 50/50 chance the next large earthquake happens at night. Reflective tape would make it easier to locate the displaced container in the dark.
Thank you!
Excellent idea ..
The water stored in your garage is impressive/spectacular.... you are blessed.
The "earthquake kit", first piece of emergency preparedness I ever did, and the gateway to all things preparedness : ) Great video.
Every item on this list, as well as your paper "to-do" checklist, has applicability for what to do after a TORNADO, too. Thanks!
Good tips and info! I'm not personally in a earthquake area, but any knowledge is good knowledge. Stay safe and stay prepared out there!
Knowledge is power! And it weighs nothing!!!
not really
I have 10 5 GALLON BotTES FILLED WITH BEER AND READY TO DRINK IT.
@@huggar100 LOL. You are locked and loaded!
Greetings from sjc! Heads up for city apartment dwellers: work with your building owner to know where and how to turn off the gas and water in an emergency! Even with the 'special gas wrench', the gas meter valve wouldn't budge, stuck solid; same with the water valves. We had to have PG&E come out to bust the valves as they own the meters. I thought about this after seeing news of Texas freeze and water damaged apartments. Being proactive may just save your stuff and a roof over your heads. Great kit and ideas, thanks for sharing CP!
Im from California so this is perfect
I'm in an earthquake area. Have been all my life. Thanks for the video!
In 1980, I sustained an injury to my foot trying to escape from a house during an earthquake in KENTUCKY. Yep, not on the Ring of the Fire but in the Midwest. Look up the New Madrid fault line if you live here. A few years later, several people died in Cincinnati and there was a major power outage from the tail end of a gulf hurricane- huge amount of tree damage and many roads impassable also - that was another unexpected event. When hurricanes hit the Louisiana coast they curve around northward to the east and usually impact us as a lot of rain but this time there were very high destructive winds. As the Texas ice storm showed us, don't fall for " that never happens here".
I heard the New Madrid fault line is worse than the one we have in CA.
No injuries, but I do remember this in southern ohio.
@@davidfoster5787 yeah, I was in a little town on the Ohio River across from southern Ohio - you can see Ohio from the house. I was at my parent's home on the second floor when it happened.
The house was built in the 1800s and the masonry walls were around a foot thick - they were moving- billowing and rippling like sheets in the wind - I was sure one of them would fall on me. So, I jumped a short flight of stairs onto a landing and hurt myself. By the time I got outside, it was all over. My husband, now ex, who had left me in the building when he ran out to save his own hide, decided to give me grief me because I had briefly considered jumping out a window as a shortcut. But it was s thirty foot fall and I quickly decided against it - while he skedaddled out. He then tried to act like it wasn't a big deal, he.knew nothing awful would happen. I should have known then....
Good info got me to thinking about Hurricanes. Thank you for keeping us on our toes and keeping us thinking. Be Blessed
Thanks for the very informative video.
You can never have too much information when it comes to emergency preparation.
Great video! Being in Kansas, this is a great idea for a tornado bucket. Thank you for the links, but saddened that you didn't have an Amazon link for "cash"! LOL
I have two earthquake buckets stored in my shed detached from the house. It also contains some duplicate equipment from the house.
It is just a normal metal large garden / storage shed type. That way I don't put all my eggs in one basket.
Because of heat in the summer and freezing in the winter I do have to rotate items more often.
Add a zip lock bag of dryer lent, which will be helpful, if you need to start a fire.
I stuff lint into empty tp rolls and store in a zip lock bag with a lighter.
Cotton balls slathered in patrolium jelly in a bag is my go to.
Pyro jelly and a piezo lighter for me!
Good ideas. One thing I'd include: a bag (dry pouch?) to put everything in as you unpack your bucket to look for something.
Excellent!
They sell something called a dry bag at most sporting goods stores. A less expensive and more compact solution would be a large plastic trash (sold at grocery stores) or contractor waste (sold at hardware and home improvement stores) bag.
Walmart sells a set of three dry pouches, 3 dif sizes. $9.
@@bjmoody9026 I love that! Even Walmart knows we need some!
This woulda been nice a few years ago. I was caught with my pants down (literally, had Mexican the night before) when that big earthquake hit Anchorage a few years ago, followed by a Tsunami warning. Fun times, seems like a decent kit. I just hate how fast earthquakes hit, ya hardly have time to grab anything.
I was asleep when that earthquake hit Anchorage. Just about shot me out of bed. The aftershock right afterward scared me even more. Since I couldn’t smell gas, a friend of mine came right over to check for any leaks. My landlord at the time gave me a gas detector right after that. Great tips though.
Great video and information. My only add, I’d recommend when getting the bucket lid consider one with a pour spout. Having a spout is helpful to keep water clean, accessible, and manage its use. So many benefits of a pour spout on the removable lid.
My issue is not having enough preps, it's having them everywhere! My wife says if SHTF it's going to be hard to take the whole house as a go bag. My response is that we are on the rural route so we just won't "go".. I guess I am the product of 15 yrs of Fire service, EMS and Law Enforcement....
Same here. I'm nearing 70 and would be doing good to get myself out, much less a 5 gallon bucket of stuff.
Besides, if people are panicked in the aftermath, how long do you think you could hold on to an orange bucket full of goodies before somebody knocks your lights out to take it. I'm basically going to have to bug in and hope for the best. 😐
Bugging in is usually best if possible. If you have a lot of preps, you need to spend some time organizing your preps. You need to know what is where anyway. In an emergency, time may be limited and your preps might get shaken around (especially in an earthquake). Create a limited subset of preps and group them into an easy to carry bag, such as a backpack. That should be your primary set, having bare bones preps for bare bones survival. If things are so bad you have to escape on foot, grab that bag. Next, box up some preps that will fit in your vehicle(s). If you can get your vehicles out, you will also take these items. If you can, plan to bug in with all of your preps.
I live in a rural area and we just grow stuff and eat it - if you want potato's lol - you put 10 eyelets or cuttings in the ground and after a while at worst you have 300-500 potato's down here it just works that way
Your videos are definitely the benchmark, thank you for your suggestions and ideas. Might I offer you one - replace the adjustable wrench with a 4 in 1 emergency tool (given to us by the city upon completion of our CERT training)- it won't spark when shutting off gas, can be used on frozen water shut off valves, and a pry bar.
I live in a place that earthquakes, hurricanes or flooding doesn't really happen. I also live in middle of the city. Majority of my prepping is focusing on bugging in coz the most common disaster for us is a blizzard as we have very long and very harsh winters. BUT this is really helpful for in case of a fire- I really need to prep for a better evacuation bag. This video is really helpful on what i should put inside. Thank you!
I was stationed in Japan during their last big quake. Luckily we had all of our issued kit, and after we ensured our area was good my marines and I got to work in the local area helping out. All of those items are things we definitely used. I would add a hard hat, and eye protection nearby just as some add ons
That must have been very frightening, the damn thing just wouldn't stop..I follow a guy that was on the floor of the stockmarket at the time..He said that in Japan every office, by law,had to have bug out bags under every office chair and can't say enough about their building designs..Impressive..
@@suehowie152 they have some really great safety standards and each home is issued kits for the families from the government. I was really impressed with how they handled the situation and in general how people got to work afterwards.
I was disappointed with the withholding of the nuclear plant and the leaking of contaminated water without letting us know
Hello, and thank you for this very informative video! We live in Christchurch, New Zealand and so never know when “the big one” will strike, as has happened in the past. Keeping everything in a bucket is a great plan, and love the gloves and pry bar, I wouldn’t thought of those, yet obviously essential in an emergency! Thank you again!
Comfort is key! Less stress is best.
Thanks CP! Great information!💜
We had an itty-bitty quake a couple years ago. The rest I think were tunnels.
One thing to note is that you only need to turn off the natural/propane if there is a leak, smell, hear or see the meter spinning faster than normal. You should turn off the water at the house not the water meter, as it will be questionable due to a possible breakage of water mains somewhere in the city/county. This protects your water system/pipes in you home from contamination. If you have a water heater, then you have 40 to 60 gallons of water for drinking. Remember to turn off the water heater, to pilot only, so that it will not burn it up due to low water levels.
All these things are useful in the wild outdoors or just survival situations
It maybe an earthquake will strike in the middle of the night and a light in the top of the bucket would be nice. Another great overview of necessities one might need.
Yep.
Great video! I’m in the Pacific Northwest so I’m getting ready for the big one.
Love this! I have a go bag, but a bucket is great! I am passing this on to a friend who is just really getting started. Keep up the good work. thank you
That bucket looks great 👍 and surely will be handy and simple to keep ready for emergencies! Useful ideas and great information TY Chris 👍🍀🌴🙌🙏
Outstanding. I would add more power systems such as rechargeable batteries. That Cali SUN!
Great video this bucket would be great for tornadoes also!
Great for quite a few types of disasters.
This is great to see how it contrasts to your bug-out kit.
thank you for the video city prepping!!!! keep up the great work you do!!
Well hello Old Friend wow you are grown up just saw your Parents Monday they told me about this incredible you are amazing you are helping saving lives by doing this oh what memories I am 49 now !
Thanks for this great video list! The kit-in-a-bucket concept is great for a grab & go situation. Just a suggestion here: the gas shutoff wrench should be non-ferrous to avoid sparking. Many specialized shutoff wrenches are aluminum, for example. There are some good multipurpose (gas & water) shutoff wrenches out there, and would fit nicely in a bucket.
I keep my gas shutoff tool on the meter with a cheap zip tie.
So many well thought out tips, thank you!
Could you do a “on the road” evac escape plan for fire, earthquake, tsunami, etc? I know you live in CA & so do I, it this would be helpful for anyone who needs to get out of town due to natural disaster. Almost like a live action video to show folks realistically what an evac looks like, pets, kids, and all. You could also do a preview of how much time it takes to evac when you aren’t prepared as to when you are prepared. It might be a little longer video but it would be helpful I think, especially with fire season n CA upon us & the recent earthquake in Lake Tahoe.
Don’t forget to immediately fill up a bathtub with water, 75 gallons just in case.
I have a special bag that goes in the bathtub that you fill up from the faucet and cap off so you don't have to stop and sanitize the tub.
I got it a few years ago from Emergency Essentials.
@@nrob450 I also have that bathtub bag nobody ever mentions them! I also have a water bag that fits into a wheelbarrow, same design as the bathtub bag. So if you need to walk away from your house you have the option of taking a large amount of water with you
@@lisajustvisiting9953 Lisa when you stated you could put your water bag in a wheelbarrow - what most think of is the type they use to move soil with on construction sights in this country - they have two handles with a single wheel in the front so they can be early manuvered in tight spaces - you stated that you were just visiting here - water is heavy and it would weigh a lot , it would be difficult to move or push a wheelbarrow very far with that kind of weight - then I got to thinking in other country's they use what we call two wheel carts with the axil closer to the center of the cart bed or 4 wheel carts that are refered to as wagons in this country I'm figuring that's what you stated was one of those two types of carts - let me know if I am wrong - also what country are you from if you don't mind me asking
Good touching the basics I’m still here bro 😎 stay safe 👌
Love the earthquake bucket i will have to make one as well thanks for the idea.
You should add some diagonal bracing on your 55 gallon water storage rack.
Thank you
I have one of those eTon scorpion 2 radios in my BoB.
That's a sweet little emergency radio.
I like what you did here.
MY kit lives in my Truck. A Maxpedition Gyrfalcon Backpack with shelter, food, lights, Medical & Comms. I have TWO Water filters. A Sawyer Mini and Katadyn Be Free. My Radio is a Yaesu FT-4 with the MARS Mods, so in a life threatening situation I can talk DIRECTLY to First Responders-Yes, I DO hold an Army Mars License.
Love this idea. Many thanks.
Great kit. Hopefully never need one but you never know. We had a 2.2 in Tennessee that was close enough it got enough people asking what if?
I believe part of Tennessee is on the New Madrid fault line. Arkansas had over 300 earthquakes last year or 2019, can't remember. most go unnoticed because they are under 3.0
Nice kit! My mom always had a shed full of items and our cars packed with stuff along with bags for earthquakes when we were kids. I never viewed prepping as bizarre as it was just normal to do for us. It's sad so many dont prepare. On a side note do you recommend 55 gallon drums or the larger 275 gallon tanks for water storage? I am wanting to store more water in our basement but not sure which route I want to go. Thanks for the vid and it reminded me of things I'm missing and stuff I didnt think about 👍
Thanks
Great info. Thank you
Wow great organisation and tips thank you!
This is re: the first flashlight, Many of those have solar cells, which in my experience, do work. CP mentioned an emergency radio he has, which has solar cells. He thought that they would be of little use. My emergency radio gets used fairly regularly, and the only way I maintain the charge, usually, is via the solar cells. So they do work.
As for those who live in the south central buy battery's for your survival radio - better yet get a small camping inverter generator like a 1000 watt one - solar panels at best will put out 20% of there rated power at around here on a full sun day - the humidity defuses the UV Ray's so solar panel perform very poorly - just turn the radio on for for a short while or long enough to here what's going on & turn it off to save the batterys - for many the hand crank brakes off on there survival radios when there positively needed lol or the solar battery won't hold any charge lol - a ten watt solar panel for charging a phone will charge a phone in 1-2 hrs in New Mexico but over here it will take 5:days with good sun some times 2,weeks it's true lol - down here get a generator and some gas it's the only thing that. works
Thank you! Lots of great info.
Great ideas. Appreciate the video.
I keep an emergency evacuation kit especially in case of a house fire. Dave Canterbury's house caught fire. If it can happen to him it can happen to anyone. I also keep a construction helmet with a princeton tec with 4xAA Lithium battery headlamp for earthquakes with all leather gloves, dollar store knee pads and a 3M full face respirator with multigas filters in case of gas leaks etc.
My family does not prep for an earthquake. We live in northern Minnesota. However we do have 4 ten pound fire extinguishers in our house.
although I live far from earthquake zones, this is still better more worth my time than watching moronic tik tok dances
Lol.
I haven't the slightest idea of what a moronic tik tok dance is lol
Good emergency preparedness for other emergency kits too though.
Great info, thank you. Do you have info on where I can pick up those water barrels locally, I live in your area thanks again
Perfect timing, I’m making my daughter a emergency kit, she is 50 miles away in Los Angeles , since water purification tans are so small might include some of those.
How about investing in securing the house to the foundation and/or seismic isolation foundation. A wood stove for cooking & heat and rainwater collection and filtration. The only things not covered is food & medical.
Very well done!
Man I love your channel, but take it from Balkan guy who has seen SHTF:
- Add socks. Add more socks. Top it with some socks. Add some t-shirts.
- Add toilet paper and wet wipes. More wet wipes. And more.
- Throw away those emergency blankets and get good lightweight wool blanket, or hammock from parachute fabric. You can use it to sleep in it, use it as shelter or most importantly two people can carry another small person in it. It needed me and three strong man to transport heavy person to the ambulance and the hammock did the trick.
- Deodorant is much bigger morale booster than playing cards.
Lmao I feel you guys would die of excitement when it happens. The one thing you didn't prepare for
Keep blanket on your car or truck seats , mylar blankets under you seats and condtractor bags in ever out buildings and cars and trucks , coffee cans with energy bars and snacks change out often have 2 or three ready siting garage
C. P. BASIC SURVIVAL BUCKET, this is ripe for a marketing situation!
I found food-grade buckets at Walmart for 2.96 in the paint section.
How can I recognize if buckets are "food grade"?
@@JugglesGrenades I am not a bucket identification expert so I would refer you to do some research online. Food grade means that it is o.k. for food to be in direct contact with the bucket for long-term food storage. I do not recommend filling a 5-gallon buck with food throwing in an oxygen absorber and calling it good. You can and people do, but that bucket better never need to be moved to a new location without a vehicle. I do recommend putting food in say half-gallon mylar bags, Now if you have to bug out or barter it is easier to do so. There are many good sites out there that will show you how to use mylar bags. I even have one on my channel. good luck, hope this helps.
@@howtodave1725 *I'll just stick to cans of sardines and Beenie Weenie's. It's a food combination discovered when driving tractor trailers over the road. It also assured that police officers wouldn't spend too much time inspecting our trucks. The flatulence it produces will kill children and small pets.
This good timing to remind us to get ready for hurricane season which starts next week. I have some of these but need to replace things. This gives me some ideas for things I am missing. Great video.
Nice kit
I love the idea but I'm going to adjust a few things and turn it into a hurricane bucket since I'm less than a hour away from Texas coast. Example: off spray and sunscreen plus a few others. Another great video, thanks!
At 1:55; Regarding storing bills, if you already have received this suggestion, proceed: pocketed sleeves usued to store trading cards serve as helpful for storing bills. Receipts also, to help log expenses. Particularly, fifteen (15) pocket sleeves.
As a mom of five when I started 20 years ago prepping I was on a budget. I think some things that should be considered should be tampons for deep wounds, hygiene or barter. Sanitary pads for the same reason. If you are starting out with kids roaring waters drink pouches which is just flavored water is a cheap and easy choice along with gallons of water every time you go to the store. Instead of just cards you could get a 5 pack of dice and a game sheet. Crayons or sidewalk chalk for fun and marking your way. I have three grand kids now and send them age appropriate field guides with coloring pages to learn local plants and animals. The sad thing is now I am having to send my youngest to school with a survival school kit. Lock down or school attacker needs to be addressed at some point. What if they are blocked off from us? Do they have the tools and knowledge to make it to our point of reunion? Little things that can keep them and their class calm or at least safe. Short list and I do add a lot more but have you thought about doing a segment on this type of concern? Thanks for listening
I guess, you never survived an earthquake? When you suddenly see the lights in your home shake, the water in your glass vibrates and makes little waves and the books fall from the shelves, you just have no time at all to grab a bucket. You grab your child, scream "earthquake" to your relatives grab your keys and run out of your house to the center of an open place, or street far away from trees. You may survive. If you live in a high building, and you cant leave the building, go under a door frame or in between bed and wardrobe or under a table. You may have a little chance to survive. You have 1,maybe 2 seconds to decide or you may die. This is the cruel truth about earthquakes. Ask an italian or japanese resident. They may be very experienced in these matters. My mother survived a minor earthquake running out of a house with her mother when she was a child. When they came back the house was damaged and had big cracks in the walls you can look through to outside. My other relatives survived a big earthquake in China. Often there is not only one earthquake. Maybe it starts with a little one, minutes later a second big one and even hours later more earthquakes can follow. So it may be wise to stay as long as possible outside the home and wait. In summertime this is possible. In wintertime its more hard, because you just wear your sleeping clothes or sports clothes or a shirt ... So it may be good to store a tent, sleeping bags and winter clothes in a garden house or garage, outside the house. There you can also store your bucket. You also may put a little fire resistant safe into your house. There you should store important papers insurance, exam papers, bank and money related things. After the remains of your house are removed, your safe maybe can be found, survives and gives you a new opportunity to start again.
That is why i also keep supplies in my car and my garage, it is detached from my house. Earthquakes you never know what is going to come down and if a gas line ruptures..it will all go up in flames. I do keep 2 bug out bags right by the front door just in case..but if I can't get thru there and have to use the back door they are useless to me. Never park my car in the garage and never by my chimney. It is really hard to plan for an earthquake as you never know what it is going to destroy. All you can do is prepare as much as possible and hope you survive.
We survived the Loma Prieta earthquake in the SF Bay area in 1989, fortunately with no injuries or major (irreparable) damage to our house. We have since prepared to some degree, but it's always a good idea to review and upgrade your preps.
This is a superb essay about the reality of an earth quake and grabbing a bucket - I haven't been thru earth quakes per say but I have been thru blow outs on oil drilling rigs also I've been thru many hurricanes - after a hurricane blows by when you walk out side when the wind is gently still blowing - you will hear large trees cracking and falling - it sounds like there right next to you and your mind is saying run for your life it's a terrifying feeling - the problem is were to, also u cant tell were the sound is coming from - you never forget it, I would think a bad quake would bring on terror like that & you won't care about a survival bucket lol- you just want to run for your life in that case lol
I like the comment u must have never survived a earth quake,and the last thing u worry about is a survival bucket - the instructions were scream earth quake and grab your child lol - I like that - my home is in a rural area, we deal with hurricanes - I've been thru so many in my life that after I prepare for them when there hitting my area when they get here I'm really tired and sleep thru most hurricanes - hurricane Katrina snapped 120 trees 70-90 ft tall around my house when the Gust of 200 miles an hour winds would hit I would wake up for a second because of the loud snaps of trees braking and go back to sleep ( my dogs didn't sleep that day ) - my place is safe - but I guess you could say at the end of the storm my neighbors had the look of going thru a bad earth quake lol - one gal was from Washington state her nerves were shot for two weeks she said it was equal to a 8 hr mega earth quake lol it was funny when she said that
@@able880 Yes, you run for your life instinctively. When you are waiting on the street together with the other persons, waiting if the earth quake comes back you look if all your relatives and neighbours came out of their houses also. And than everybody starts to talk and is helpful ... you are not hungry at all nor thirsty even not next day ... some people you have to remind even drink something you just start to think and worry about many things ... Some neighbours missing? Talk to sad and desperate people. Where is my cat, my dog? How to go on? When the help organisations will come (often needs several hours!)? Where can I go? How to contact my relatives in another city to go there ... how I go there ... and so on.
Was expecting a small car lifting jack because not everyone may be free to move
Great idea...
The Whittier narrows earthquake in 87 was when I started my serious prepping life
very good info quite a few things I don't have all together..i do have my wrench hanging by the front that is my biggest fear, the gas and if it is a big one...I may not be able to get to a bucket if it is in the wrong place. What do you suggest?
Things to consider while prepping:
1. information
2. food
3. fire
4. water
5. defense
6. first aid
7. medicines
8. clothing
9. shelter
10. bedding
11. communication
12. transportation
13. hygiene
14. tools
15. supplies
I also think keeping a foldable shovel nearby would be useful, especially with brick buildings, using crowbars would be impractical for rescue operations, also I'd suggest splints and stitches, learn how to use them, you don't need a large amount of training to use them and you could save someone's life. The most common injuries in an earthquake are broken bones and head injuries. If you or you're family isn't injured then you should immediately begin rescue operations, time is of the essence when it comes to earthquakes. While violence is unlikely, rescue workers may still be overwhelmed especially in the first few hours to days, they have likely lost a good amount of their equipment and are extremely busy. Also if you are near a shoreline immediately check if the quake was offshore or not. Likely sirens will go off if there is a tsunami risk but that isn't guaranteed. That's one reason I think everyone should own a star link, even if the local internet is down starlink won't be. Please check if there is a tsunami risk, being caught in a tsunami is far worse than even the worst land earthquake.
If there is a tsunami LEAVE, even if there are people that are trapped in rubble, I know it may seem cruel but again don't underestimate a tsunami, everything up to a mile inland has the possibility to be completely wiped out and you may only have a few minutes, get inland.
I been seeing your water barrels for several weeks but notice no valves or plumbing, as someone that has horizontal water barrels myself it's not viable without valves or plumbing.
Keep a few of this in different parts of your house. In case one side of the house is compromised, you still have the backups.
Yeah that is my biggest concern what part of my house will still be there afterward? i have water in every room in my house and a cple of bins with stuff in them in different rooms and i have stuff in my car.
@@bc24roxy4 Just so many different scenarios to consider..I tend to keep everything in one place for the most part..I feel if my home is damaged then it's easier to get to just one spot..Who knows...
@@suehowie152 That's a good point.
Do what campers do repack it in a bag and hoist it up in a tree. When you run out of the house you go get it hope the tree doesn't fall on you. 🤔
That's the reason I don't keep a lot of preps in the basement. There is only one way in and out of the basement and if the stairs collapses, I can't reach the preps.
THKS
I would recommend dropping your cash at least half way toward the bottom of the bucket. It will be harder to find for burglars and it should not be in your way at the top layer.
i HAVE 5 Dollars in the Bank and 1 Dollar at home for emergency
@@huggar100 I hope you have a paycheck coming soon. You can expect that any burglary at your house was either random, or they are after something other than money. LOL
Really A mini sawer filter when a Katadyn pocket filter for 300.00 dollars will filter 13k gallons of water. The Red cross depends on this filter in third world countries to not only filter water but radio active water. Purchase the best the one filter to bet your life on which is the Katadyn pocket filter or there expedition filter.
I’m lucky that my son had a lot of practice using blood clot and the Israeli tourniquet in Afghanistan.
Where is the best place to get MRE's?
I think you should add a tarp to your bucket.
There is currently a volcanic eruption 🌋 in the City of Goma. What are the pro tips in preparing for such?
From watching the coverage on France24 I would say the key is to evacuate fast, while everyone is still hesitating.
How to build a survival kit for the Great Reset should be your next video please.😀
Thats great i will pack my backpack
during hurricane Andrew in Florida one of the worst problems was...BUGs, mosquitoes ate people alive because all the windows were broken out even if the rest of the building still stood, so, don't forget bug spray!
good video. I live and grew up in San Diego commifornia, so I am very acquainted with earthquake prepping. that is one if the first things I can rem my parents teaching me as a child, what to do when a quake hits. but thxs for the refresher video. it is good to always refresh
Downtown SD here. Great to hear your parents prepared you.
2 vids in 2 days! YAAAAS! My favorite TH-camr!
Wow there was alot of stuff in that bucket.
I WOULD ADD SOME GLOW IN THE DARK STICKERS TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUCKET, SO YOU CAN FIND IT IN COMPLETE DARKNESS.....ALSO A SMALL BOLT CUTTER TOOL, AS WELL AS A LEATHERMAN MULTI -TOOL.....
South central Alabama is not in a predominantly known earthquake zone. But a little prepping never hurts for any disaster that rears its ugly head. After all we have good memories of Katrina and the government may or may not be there to help in that time of need
Choctaw county?
@@CGoffgrid Covington county. But we have some tremors in atmore at the prisons the water in the toilets rippled..this was about 30 years ago lol since the all was quiet . Last summer there were some light tremors around century fl and flomton Alabama but no damage .
@@williambeasley2582 Ah. Nice. I haven't been over there since the 80s. I'm down in Foley.
Finally. A video actually teaching. Not another fear mongering video.
That's the difference of Canadian Prepper and City Prepper.
Canadian always trying hard to monger fear and trying to Sell you stuff as hard...
How much cash do people usually set aside?
Heard the drones are roaming, any thoughts to defending against that?
unrelated but if you live somewhere where you stored water regularly freezes (Sweden) how full can you make the barrels but still allowing for the expansion when it freezes?