Are You Prepared to Survive a Food Emergency?

What day is today? Monday? Friday? What is thethought. Being able to survive a food emergency
world's disaster today? Tsunamis. Earthquakes.is no different. Just properly prepare for the
Tornadoes. Hurricanes. Volcanic eruptions. Blizzards.future. As a minimum investment to your well
Economic Crisis. Any one of these events couldbeing, consider setting aside enough clean drinking
be the news story of the day, and a news storywater, freeze dried food, meals ready to
is all they are, unless you happen to live whereeat(MREs, and I saw all you Service Vets grin just
they happen. Then they become a life threateningnow) and other miscellaneous supplies for an
event to you and your family. We've all watchedOption A, short term disaster. That alone could
on the news as people struggle to cope and /orhave you living safely, while others are struggling
survive, while barely thinking about how that couldto find supplies and necessities. Don't allow
easily be me and my family.yourself to be a part of the confused and dazed
If one of these disasters were to happen in yourcrowd, just because pride and doubt tries to
neighborhood, would you be one of the few whoconvince you that it's silly invest in something like
is actually prepared or would you need to befood storage survival kits.
rescued by someone else, if they are willing toWith that said, now you may be asking, why
help? You can rest more peacefully knowing youshould anyone invest in food storage survival kits
greatly increased your chance for survival byand supplies? Sure seems unlikely that any
preparing you and your family to be able todisaster would affect my life. Want to use cost
survive a food emergency with food storageas an excuse? Think again. A large segment
survival kits.disaster supplies are very affordable--particularly
Now ask yourself, just how big of a disaster do Ithose for the short term plan. A couple hundred
want to prepare for? Option A is you can havebucks can save your family from being needlessly
short term disasters like earthquakes orhungry, from infections, and other undesirable
tornadoes, etc. Option B, you can think in termsthings that become apparent during disasters.
of long term disasters like ice storms, blizzards orStorage space not available? Again, no need to
floods. How about something non-natural but justworry because freeze dried foods and/or kits
as devastating like a serious economic depression.used to survive a food emergency are smaller
Option A short term disasters are easily arrangedthan most regular foods, and most kits compare
to help survive a food emergency, such as with ain space usage to that of a small lunch bag--but
food storage survival kit or two to get yourtruly can help save your lives.
family through a few days. Throw in a book ofSo, solid reasoning in these days of extreme
matches and a radio, and you're pretty much set.natural events and in these trouble economic
However, preparing for an Option B, larger andtimes and in these sometimes unstable days of
longer disaster should lead you to prepare withworld events, there is really no good reason why
much larger supplies of food and water, so toyou should not invest in a survival kit of some
survive a food emergency for these caseskind. Couple that with the peace of mind that you
requires some food storage long term planning,would have, now that you know you can and will
and thinking through all of the other necessitiessurvive a food emergency with food storage
you and your family will need to survive.survival kits, and you will be all set to make it
Proper and adequate preparation is the logicalthrough even the worst of disasters, and be able
solution to providing any of the basics needs ofto proclaim your confidence in being prepared and
yours and your family's. Whether it's clothing,in knowing you have done what it takes to keep
shelter, life insurance, health insurance oryou and your family safe.
whatever the need, it all takes planning and fore