Making a Survival Shelter & Shelter Plan

[ReadyMom]

Good to Read & Discuss:

Why (And How) EVERYONE Should Make a Survival Shelter Plan (+ Printable Checklist)
https://www.theorganicprepper.com/missile-scare-hawaii-make-survival-shelter-plan/

 

[Sentry18]

Some good things in that article to consider.

From the link:

Answer the following questions:

• Where would you take shelter for 14-21 days?
• Do you have the necessary supplies to fortify your shelter? (Duct tape, heavy plastic, boards)
• Is the shelter stocked with enough food for you to wait for the radiation to dissipate?
• Do you have a way to safely cook it? Alternatively, do you have foods that don’t require cooking?
• Do you have blankets and comfort items?
• Do you have enough water for everyone?
• Do you have potassium iodide and do you know how to take it? (Learn here)
• How would you use the bathroom in your shelter? (Learn to make a kitty litter toilet)
• How would your pets do their business? (Puppy pads? Newspaper? Litter box?)
• Do you have enough pet food?
• Do you have supplies for special needs like diapers, formula, medications, comfort items?
• Do you have something for people to do while you shelter in place? (Games, crafts, books?)

 

[hiwall]

Most places a special shelter is NOT needed for radiation protection. It all depends on where you live and IF there is a relatively close nuke explosion (and wind speed/direction). The USA is a big place and fallout does not go everywhere even if there ever is a full exchange of nukes.
A more likely scenario is a very limited exchange and then few places will receive deadly fallout. If a nuke goes off several hundred miles from your place it is still possible to get a small amount of fallout/radiation but not very likely a lethal dose. Just stay inside your normal home and wait it out. Radiation dissipates pretty quickly.
Besides who wants to live forever?

 

[tiffanysgallery]

Really good article. A lot to think about and plans to make.

If running errands in town, and an emergency alert signal gets sent out, there's probably not a fall out shelter near-by,
where would you go, especially when everyone else is going there too... even more to think about...