Everyday more people are coming to the conclusion that prepping for an emergency is vital to their family’s survival. While a lot of folks focus their survival training on wilderness situations, it is also just as important to become knowledgeable in urban survival. One of the key parts to urban prepping is being prepared to handle a power outage and the effect it will have on your food supply.
The following are five basic steps you can employ in the event there is a power outage.
1 – Dig into the foods that are at risk of perishing without refrigeration. Fruits and veggies are great to start with because they will give you plenty of healthy nutrients.
2 – Meat you may have stored in the freezer is your next priority. You can extend the life of the meat by leaving the freezer door closed. Do not open it and rummage around until you absolutely need to. You can buy almost 24 hours by doing this.
3 – If you cannot eat all the meat or other perishable items, preserve it via salting, jerking, smoking or drying. In fact, if you have the means, a stove that does not use electricity, or a generator connected to your stove, you could also can all of your previously frozen foods so they would not go to waste.
4 – Next is processed foods. These items are packed with enough preservatives to keep it edible for a bit longer than the aforementioned.
5 – Last is the canned foods. You probably already know canned goods are good for long periods of time. If you have any foods meant for long term storage, these are the things you will want to save for last.
While this list probably seems like common sense, you would be surprised by how willing you are to go for what you are craving in the moment. That luxury is not available to you during an emergency. You will need to think about the hours and days to come and will want to choose your meals wisely in order to make your food supply last as long as possible.
Craig Caudill is a contributor to Dan’s Depot. Click here to see the 72 hour kit that he tested and recommends. He is also an outdoor instructor at the Nature Reliance School.
