Is It Really Possible To Be OVER-Prepared? (nope!)

Being prepared can mean the difference of perishing or surviving, BB, thanks for sharing that comprehensive list. We are well equipped for emergencies and are always adding to the list. Next spring, we may add a few chickens to mix at the Silo!

Hi Candice,

As you basically stated.  You can never be too prepared! When it looked like we were having supply chain problems, my husband ordered 3 month supply of food and water that can be stored for 25 years if necessary.  The water can only be stored for 2 years.

This is a very comprehensive list to digest for one's needs.  Pick and choose what works best for you.  I am going to bookmark this for future reference. 

Thank you so much! 

As I learned in the Girl Scouts six plus decades ago "be prepared." This is an amazing list... one of the best I've ever seen. Thanks for sharing it. Most people would be way ahead of the game if they followed 50% of it.

I am glad that I live in an area where we don't seem to need to be prepared for natural disasters but I do realize that anything can happen.

We have the ability to get by for some time in our home (and keep feeding our cats and dogs for quite some time too).
For our next place, being self-sufficient as possible is high on our list, but if we get to the point of an EMP burst, things are going to go downhill quickly.  My understanding is that would wipe out our solar panels and battery storage, and that outdoor wood burning furnace needs some electricity to run the circ pumps and blower motor. 
Sometimes I have to wonder when is enough, enough?  A back up for the back up for the back up?  Short of hitting the lottery, there's a limit to how much any of us can expend on preparing for various scenarios.

That's quite a list!  It's hard to be completely prepared, but even enough supplies for a few weeks is a great start.  It's awful how dependent we all are on the internet.

Great advice, Candice. It seems we are being reminded more and more often about the value of being prepared with the disasters that have been happening, and the disadvantages of not being so.

Jeff

One cannot be overprepared for emergencies, but also need to keep some semblance of balance. 

A few years back, we lost power for a week in winter.  It took creativity to be able to get through it, and allowed for careful thought as to what should be on hand in case it happens again.

Congratulations on your featured post!  A GREAT idea of anyone, no matter where you live.  Having been through a few tornadoes in Kansas, this hits home at a time when neighbors would gather in our basement! 

Hey, being married to a quadriplegic, 'Preparedness' is my middle name but, good GOSH what an extreme list!! LOL

Seriously, thank you so much for sharing this list, Candice. I can't believe you have a 20-minute drive to safety - that is SCARY. I am sure you are prepared!

Hi Candice- Having lived in FL and back here in TX, we always stay prepared. I do have a bug-out bag as well. Even though I always keep staples in stock, since 2020, I have a larger inventory. After the 2021 freeze we had, we now have a generator. I remember after one of the hurricanes in FL, even after everyone was reminded to have at least 3 days worth of supplies, there were still people the day after the hurricane complaining they had no water. We are responsible for being prepared. 

This is a list to bookmark and prepare - thanks for highlighting it I missed it when it was featured so I am glad that Kathy Schowe brought it back.

Thank you for the sage advice and the thorough list.  I hope none of us have to ever use it, but I do believe it is better to be safe than sorry.

Love your list Candice A. Donofrio I will add a few more:

if you stay home, fill your bathtub with water for flushing the toilet. 

Give each person in the household a face cloth in a zip lock bag for the steamy FL humidity if the power goes out to refresh themselves and use less water.  

Have several coolers. One for drinks, the other for the frozen items you took out of the freezer.  Buy dry ice and use it for these coolers.  

When using your coleman grill boil water for coffee/tea. Then use it to boil water for pasta, reuse the past water to cook something else like boiled potatoes to make a salad and use up the condiments that need refrigeration.

Yes, I was also a girl scout and have been prepared in most instances.😎

Top off your gas tank and check your tires before you hit the road.  By all means check the oil and get it changed on time.

Me, I would evacuate and load the car with my supplies.

I too subscribe to survivalists prepareness and have stocked my pantry appropriately with food items, water, propane tanks for the grill and BBQ charcoal as well.    

Thank You for posting this great list!  I saw it on Kathy Streib roundup post...Thank You Both.  God Bless Your Week...I saved it. 😉

you cannot be Too Prepared!  in a day and age of so many Unknowns and Challenges (weather, acts of God and the political theatre) it's best to be prepped and ready.  I have been preparing for a few years now.  I am printing this list and checking off the items I already have!  Thank you for this comprehensive list Candice A. Donofrio 

Truth is...we are never fully prepared for the devastation that a major earthquake, flood, tornado, hurricane, fire or bomb can bring. Yet, we can't just throw up our hands. We have to take steps to have some level of basic preparedness.

Thanks for your exhaustive list.

Candice Denofrio,

Being over prepared is best than being SORRY!