Anyone get the survival kits from Walmart?

[ChiciB1]

22. I Live In Florida... Kind Of A Hurricane Prone Area...

Many of us have some sort of "plan" for them. For the most part I buy extra canned goods and other foods that don't need a refrigerator or freezer. Plus, buy bottled water (not a fan of bottled water) by the gallon for any event. I do have to admit that we have an extra refrigerator out in my husband's big workshop barn and I freeze blocks of ice & store it there. And, we have a freezer that I'm able to store food.

THEN, of course we do have generators that have helped in the past that keep the refrigerators and freezers working. Even TV's. I do live on the west coast and have seen many, many hurricanes come and go. When we had the 5 hit one after the other some years back, we did lose power for about 3 days, but that was the first time it ever happened. I've lived in this house for almost 30 years and will say we've been lucky that more damage hasn't been done.

I suppose I'm a local, and there are many reasons given as to WHY we have dodged bullets for so long, but you NEVER say NEVER! Especially now, given climate change. My neighbors & I "are" superstitious and try not to talk out loud about the fact that nothing has happened in some time. We do worry and know to stay vigilant! Hated to add that comment!

I must add, none of these measures will be of ANY help should we get a hard hit and find we have no house to even have access to "being prepared!"

I realize that many people are unable to afford generators, etc., but what we have we've bought over a long period of time.