APN | Family Preparedness - Weekly Newsletter: Power Outages

American Preppers Network

Helping Other Help Themselves

July 25, 2012

Greetings!

in this week's Newsletter we discuss getting ready for a Power Outage and send along a reminder about the $500 Mountain House Giveaway!

We also share some great articles you have have missed out on.

Enjoy!

India & Preparing for a Power Outage:

620 Million Indians without power!

For the last two days, up to 620 Million people in India were without power in what is considered the world's largest blackout in history.

That's almost twice the population of the United States!

Preparing for a Power Outage

Have you Strategized and Prepared for a Power Outage?

With the Indian Power Outage and the outages this June in The US, it's just really on our minds! Let's discuss a few things to consider for Bugging In during a sustained blackout.

There are at least two primary scenarios you have to take into consideration: 1)Winter/Cold 2)Summer/Hot

Cold

One of your biggest issues will be keeping warm! Identify a room in your house that is well insulated to use as a sleeping/living room for the family.
Be sure you have a way of generating heat! Here are several ideas/methods.

Heat

It is possible that it will be cooler outside than inside. Consider the possibilities and safety of sleeping arrangements for the family in the backyard.
You will need to consume substantially more water than normal, consider your water supply compromised or unavailable. Do you have access to enough water at home? Do you have a way to make it safe (if it isn't already)
Be sure you know how to recognize the signs and symptoms of Heat Exhaustion!

Other issues to consider with Power Outages:

Lighting will be a major issue. Consider your flashlights and lanters - and their power supplies!
Consider a gas or solar generator for your home
This assumes that you are a Prepper and you already have a well thought out supply of food/water/ and every needful thing
In a sustained blackout scenario you will need to manage your food properly. If the food in your fridge/freezer gets higher that 40 degrees you may need to throw it out.
Consider having a Carbon Monoxide Detector in your home and locate it where you're sheltering. It will provide you safety and security knowing that your air is still good.
Have a radio of some sort so you're able to stay up on what's going on.
You'll lose the internet and being able to run a desktop, but with a tether able cell phone you'll be able to provide your own internet - just make sure you can charge up your phones!

When this happens, you will probably want to have your Bug Out Bag, Vehicle Kits (for 12 volt charging options) and your medical and other kits with you.

This isn't meant to be comprehensive, just to get you thinking and reviewing. Hopefully we got your brain churning!

Here are some other resources for Power Outage Preps:

2 days without Power

Surviving a Harsh Winter

Keeping the House Cool

Recently On The APN:

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