Category Emergency Kits

Dollar store items that can be put in emergency kits

Dollar Store Emergency Supplies

Let the kids help you shop at the dollar store for items to stock or restock your emergency kits. Give them a list and let them see what they can find. Here’s what I found at my local Dollar Tree:…

Shelf stable foods for an emergency food pack for a senior citizen

Emergency Food Packs for Seniors

Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston (IMGH) has a yearly project (Operation IMpact) that provides Emergency Food Packs to over 4000 home bound senior citizens in their Meals on Wheels program. The goal is to help these people survive a natural…

Emergency kit collage including cyclist's kit, fanny pack kit, car kit, and 72-hour kits in different containers

National Preparedness Month

September is National Preparedness Month. Become more prepared by updating your emergency kits and adding others. Ideas for different kinds of emergency kits can be found on the Emergency Kits page on www.simplyprepared.com. Kits include: Simplified 72-Hour Kit Emergency Survival…

back pack emergency kit

College Student Emergency Kits

College kids will start heading to school next month. Help them be prepared for power outages and other unexpected occurrences with their own emergency kits. Colleges and universities have emergency plans but not enough emergency supplies for all their students.…

Open cyclists emergency kit

Make a Cyclist’s Emergency Kit

The Texas MS 150 has been taking place for 40 years. The Texas MS 150 is a cycling event that benefits the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. It’s a 150+ mile 2-day trip from the Houston area to the Austin area…