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Emergency Outlet Camping Resources, Equipment and Supplies
Are you ready for a serious
emergency? Emergencies come in many forms and usually arrive with
little warning. From natural disasters to fire, gas leaks, toxic
accidents and other dangerous incidents, emergency situations can
make it necessary to leave your home for a day, or remain stranded
away from home, for a week or longer. With dependable camping gear
on hand, you'll be prepared to safely and comfortably weather most
emergencies.
A camping supply list is essential
for emergency preparation. If you must be away from your home for
a night or longer, you'll need food, water, protection from the
elements, cooking capabilities, and first aid.
These items can easily be prepared
to accommodate a single person or entire family. Emergency camping
supplies can be stored in a safe place in your own home as well
as in your car. The camping supply list makes it easy to collect
and prepare all the emergency camping essentials before you need
them.
Protection from the elements is important
in all seasons. Even warm summer nights can bring cold rain. Safe
shelter can range from a waterproof tarp to a rugged, lightweight
camping tent. For best protection, a tarp should be used with the
tent to keep protected from ground moisture.
Sleeping bags are also important. They
too should be lightweight for easy transport, yet warm enough to
withstand cold nights.
Water and food are essential even for
overnight emergencies. You should keep water stored in appropriate,
portable containers. Likewise, food should be stored in a dry, cool
place that can be quickly reached when an emergency does occur.
Experts recommend that you store enough food and water for at least
one week. A portable water purifier is also recommended.
In addition to food, water and shelter,
cooking supplies are necessary for extended emergencies. These include
utensils and fire-starting supplies of some kind. This can range
from waterproof matches and newspaper, to small, portable camp stoves.
A basic first aid kit should also be included.
All of the items on the camping supply
list should be stored in an easily accessible place and in a form
that can be easily transported.
Other products we offer add a new dimension
in protection for your pleasure camping trips.
Survival Guide from
Barnes and Noble
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A comprehensive guidebook to
outdoor survival in any terrain, in any climate, in any part
of the world.
The Encyclopedia of Survival
Techniques gives you everything you need to know about
staying alive in the wild. Learn where to find water in the
desert; how to build shelters from locally available materials
that will keep out the elements but will also be well ventilated;
which plants are safe to eat and which are deadly; and which
animals are dangerous in survival situations.
Organized by climate and terrain
(desert, sea, arctic climate, mountain, and jungle), The
Encyclopedia of Survival Techniques is packed with over
two hundred line drawings that provide step-by-step guidance
to mastering survival situations, from making tools and preserving
food in the wild to finding your way back to civilization.
Key topics include constructing shelters; building traps,
tools, and rafts; wilderness first aid (from mending broken
bones to emergency surgery); rope craft and knots; and how
to survive natural disasters.
Whether trying to build a fire
on a frozen mountainside or seeking drinking water in a barren
desert, you won't want to be without The Encyclopedia of
Survival Techniques to survive all of nature's obstacles.
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