Survival supplies:

Long life food

The best source for Meals Ready to Eat (MREs). Every kind of food your could imagine is here.

How to preserve foods

Excellent advice on how to store and preserve foods.

Emergency supplies

This site had ebooks, emergency clothing, advice and other great information. A must visit!

Homeland Security preparing for a disaster.

1. Get informed. 

Contact your local emergency management office or Red Cross for information to use in a disaster.

2. MAKE A PLAN!

-Explain emergencies to your children.
-Choose an out of town contact as an information conduit.
-Decide where to meet during a disaster.

3. Assemble a disaster kit. Some contents are:

-Food & water.
-Battery powered radio.
-Clothing and blankets.
-First Aid kit.

4. MAINTAIN YOUR PLAN AND PRACTICE IT!

Some emergency/disaster supplies to consider:

Nitrile gloves, $1

Potassium Iodate, $25

Silver shield boot covers, $20

NBC special forces survival suit, $30

Water purification tablets, $5

USCG, Red cross, Olympic certified water purifier, $23

NASA survival blanket, $3

Emergency sleeping bag, thermal, NASA survival, $7

55 gallon water drum, water preserver (EPA/Homeland Security approved), hand siphon pump, $80

Military / Homeland security grade lightsticks, $2.50

Pandemic Bird Flu kit, $55

Source: Emergency supplies

MREs were originally developed for the Apollo program and are used in space, by FEMA, the Red Cross and the Defense Department. There are water activated heaters to heat the food available or you can use the engine in your vehicle, boiling water or a microwave oven.

Some of the meals available as MREs:

Smoked Salmon Fillet
Beef Patty
Beef Ravioli - Pouch
Beef Pot Roast
Beef Stew
Chili with Beans
Cajun Rice w/Beans & Beef Sausage
Sloppy Joe Filling
Spaghetti with Meat in Sauce
Marinara Sauce with Meatballs
Chicken w/Black Beans & Rice
Chicken Breast, Grilled
Chicken & Dumplings
Chicken with Pasta Shells
Chicken with Salsa
Chicken Tetrazzini
Chicken, Vegetables & Noodles
Chicken Fajita Filling
Pork Rib, Boneless
Ham & Shrimp Jambalaya
Cheese Tortellini
Cheese Omelet w/Vegetables
Pasta & Vegs in Tomato Sauce
Penne Pasta w/Vegetable Sausage
Vegetable Manicotti
Veggie Burger in BBQ Sauce