Are you prepared?

With the recent catastrophic earthquakes that have occurred so frequently in various parts of the world, you have to ask yourself the question..........how prepared are you personally for the next big disaster? I started to think about this myself because truly you never know where you are going to be or who will be with you when it happens. For that very reason, my husband and I have put together a couple of survival kits to make sure that we are prepared. I currently have a kit at my house and in my car. Both kits are pretty basic but contain all of the essentials necessary to keep us safe and help us survive during a natural disaster.

Our store carries a variety of these type of survival/first aid kits and I think it is extremely important that every family/household have something like this just in case. You can even put together your own little kit custom made to fit your own needs. I am going to highlight a couple of the ones I find to be especially useful that we sell at our store. Some of these are simply just first aid kits and some are survival (the ones that contain MRE's, water, emergency blankets, etc.) Both type of kits are important to have accessible to you, and it is easy to combine a couple of them.

G.I. STYLE FIRST AID KIT- SOLDIER: This small kit is contains first aid supplies (band-aids, bandages, things of this nature) and is sufficient enough for an individual first aid kit. You can attach it on to your belt loop or backpack. Great to have in your bigger or survival kit, purse, car or bathroom.

LARGE POST OFFICE FIRST AID KIT: This kit is a little more practical for a larger office or school. Orginially desgined specifically for the US post office, this kit comes with a comprehensive manual and 9 First Aid modules...bones, breathing, stings eyes, etc. Each module is clearly labeled for the covered emergency and contains a list of all contents contained in the package.

M.R.E. - MEALS READY TO EAT: We sell these in bulk or on an individual basis. It is extremely important to have some kind of food source around your house in case of an emergency. Many people have canned goods around there house that are not perishable or have a long shelf life. MRE's are also a good option to have in your kits in case you can't get to items in your house.

EMERGENCY PURIFIED DRINKING WATER: Pure Emergency Drinking Water-Individually packaged pouches of survival water, filtered for purity and has a five year shelf life spcifically for emergency preparedness and food storage. Water is a must have for survival!

FIRST AID TACTICAL TRAMA KIT 3: The Tactical Trauma Kit #3 comes in the ever so popular VooDoo Tactical Level 3 Assault pack. This pack is perfect for this type of first aid kit because it has a variety of compartments for easy access to the contents. This backpack is designed and used by professionals, and is very comfortable to wear, durable, compact and easy to transfer.
This pack is the ultimate survival kit and carries a plethora of survival items.

NEW PLATOON FIRST AID KIT: This first aid kit is compact and can easily slip inside a travel or sports bag. A great first aid kit for the car or garage. The New Platoon First Aid Kit comes in a new pouch, available in Black, ACU, OD Green and Coyote. The pouch has M.O.L.L.E. straps on the back so is easily attachable to any other bag or is compatible with other M.O.L.L.E. systems. The kit comes shrink wrapped with a list of contents. The New Platoon First Aid Kit measures: 9.5''x7''x3'' and weighs 1.5 lbs.

EMERGENCY SURVIVAL SPACE BLANKET: Emergency Survival Space Blanket. Made of polyester material. Retains 90% of body heat. Emergency protection in all weather conditions. Waterproof, windproof, will not crack, mildew or shrink. The dimensions of the blanket are 84"X52".

So as you can see there are a number of survival/first aid kits out there available. These are some of the ones we sell at The Mountain View in Campbell, CA and at our on-line store www.thearmynavysurplus.com. I highly suggest that if you do not have something like this accessible to you, you get one because as I mentioned before you never know when you may need one.