Food & Water

For most people, preparations are not the norm. Rather, we wait until the last minute to stock pantries with emergency food or consider long-term water storage options. If you are reading this now, you are well ahead of most people, so congratulations!

As you prepare, keep in mind grocery stores carry only 48-72 hours worth of food in their stores and clean water is in increasingly high demand.

A survival food supply with drinking water is one of the most vital necessities in the event of an emergency. Try to imagine what it would be like to live for a week without access to food or water supplies. Could a situation of that magnitude really take place? What about September 11, 2001, Hurricane Katrina in 1995, Northridge earthquake in 1994, or Hurricane Andrew in 1992? All of these situations posed a serious threat to food and water supplies by severing normal supply lines.

Where Do I Start?

Take an inventory of all the food items that you have on hand at present. With a marker, date your canned food such as fruits and vegetables, and pastas so that you can use the oldest ones first. This is the way to start assembling a complete survival food storage program. Forecast the needs of your household based on what your family eats and begin adding them to your pantry. Consider our food storage units with enough food for your family for specific time periods from days to years.

The Importance of Water

Water and ways to purify it is the most important piece to the survival puzzle. Most people cannot go more than a couple of days without drinking water. Not only do you need water for drinking, but for bathing, cleaning, reconstitution (for your dehydrated foods) and cooking, as well. It is vital to have high quality water storage available.

Discover our portable water purifiers and drinking water filters as a way to protect your family:

• Water purification
• Water barrels, pumps, spigots, and bung wrenches
• Prepackaged storable water for the car
• “Sweetwater” water purifier
• Berkey Light Water Purifier & fluoride and arsenic reduction filters

If you have any questions about preparedness, please do not hesitate to contact All-In-One Preparedness at aio@allinonepreparedness.com.