Mar 16 2008
“82% of Americans Would Get Prepared if it Was Easier to Do”
This statement, in an American Red Cross press press release from August 2007 (below), tells you that there is a need to make things easier.
Otherwise, if it is not made easy as another statistic in the same press release indicates, 93% will continue to not be prepared.
You can order online an 72 hour emergency kit, with all the supplies the Red Cross recommends, in minutes.
You can order kits and long shelf life survival food from trusted online stores that existed for decades as real brick and mortar stores, not some fly-by-night “eBay store”.
The two main survival foods (after food bars in 72 hour kits) are MRE (meals ready to eat) and Freeze dried food. You can order various food reserves that will be enough food for one week, one month, or even one year. It can be delivered to your house and then stored in less than an hour.
How easy is that?
MRE can last up to 5-7 years if stored in a cool place. Freeze dried food will last up to 30 years. You won’t need to replace these items every 6 months or every year. This is a key point if you want your food reserve to be ready when you need it, without having to replace parts of it often.
The challenge with completing the 72-hour kits will be the things that are custom to you and your family; maps, medications, etc that can’t be included in a general 72 hour kit. Other than these custom items, everything else is only few mouse clicks to your door.
Where can I buy kits and survival food?
American Family Safety - Great Selection of 72 hour kits
Nitro-Pak - 72-hour kits MRE Freeze Dried Food
Below is the August 30, 2007 press release from the American Red Cross
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Media Advisory:
September is National Preparedness Month: Only 7% of Americans Have Taken the Necessary Steps to Prepare for Disasters
Red Cross Survey Indicates 82% of Americans Would Get Prepared if it Was Easier to Do
WASHINGTON, Thursday, August 30, 2007
VIDEO FEEDS: Thursday, August 30, from 2:30 – 2:45 PM ET
September is National Preparedness Month yet only 7% of Americans have taken the steps necessary to get prepared, according to the American Red Cross 1 . Why? Many people just don’t have the time. In fact, an American Red Cross survey indicates that 82% of Americans say they would get prepared if it were easier to do 2. Additionally, among Americans who had not put together a disaster kit, 65% agreed that they would be more likely to have a kit if one were available for sale and contained basic items to get them started 3.
The Red Cross is using National Preparedness Month to urge every family to “Be Red Cross Ready”: to get a kit, make a plan and be informed. One way the American Red Cross has made it easier for families to get prepared is by offering a variety of first aid, health, safety, and emergency preparedness items.
“We’ve tried to make it as simple as possible for everyone to get prepared,” said Laura Howe, spokes-person for the Red Cross. “In purchasing these items, the public can feel good about not only preparing their families but also supporting the humanitarian mission of the Red Cross.”
Red Cross items available to the public include first aid kits, disposable and heavy-duty work gloves, hand sanitizer, emergency preparedness kits, hand-crank radios, auto safety kits, and a variety of essential education guides. Additionally, the Red Cross has a line of infant health and wellness products that help par-ents get prepared, encouraging them to take Red Cross courses in infant first aid and CPR. These items are available online, at many Red Cross chapters, and at a variety of retail locations nationwide.
Proceeds from the sale of these items go directly back into supporting the mission of the organization. Over the last few months, the Red Cross has responded to meet the needs of thousands of disaster victims affected by severe summer floods in nine different states; every dollar helps.
The public is also invited to take a free online education module available at www.redcross.org/BeRedCrossReady, which walks visitors through the three simple preparedness actions: to get a kit, make a plan and be informed.
This story is provided by the American Red Cross.
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