[NAGDU] emergency bags

Raven Tolliver ravend729 at gmail.com
Sat Dec 19 03:06:22 UTC 2015


Absolutely. I went to college in West Michigan where we would be stuck
underground for hours, waiting for a tornado to pass. Obviously,
people who live down south in Hurricane Lane, or in tornado alley
experience far worse, but this was enough for me to have a bag on
hand.

The contents?
Nylabone and a couple of stuffed toys.
roll of poop bags.
32-oz bottle of purified water.
K9 Natural freeze-dried dog food. (After 4 months, it's doggy treats.)
4-oz bottle of 50/50 apple cider vinegar and water.
2-oz bottle of witch hazel extract.
eye dropper and syringe.
gauze.
A couple homeopathic remedies for wounds/injury: Arnica 30C for trauma
and inflammation, and Hypericum 30C for pain and healing.
Rescue remedy for anxiety, nervousness, stress.
the Ruffware boots from GEB, and a set of Pawz boots.
$300 in cash.

Other things I would need are in my purse: water filter bottle,
collapsable  doggy dish, Halti, and doggy raincoat.

The contents of this bag changes seasonally. During spring and late
summer/fall, the bag is prepared for a power outage or tornado strike.
During the winter, it's prepared for a snowstorm in the event I get
stuck at work, since I work a half hour away from home. During winter,
I don't have all the supplies for injury on hand, though I travel
everywhere with 50/50 acv and water.
I also always keep a certain amount of money in the bank in case I
need or choose to relocate on short notice.

I used some stuff in this bag last year when I was at work at college,
and learned that my dog had bashed a big gash in his nose. The good
thing about this emergency kit is that it fits in my backpack purse or
cinch sack. I can take it to work, on trips, etc, and I can use many
of the things in the bag on myself. There is also supplies for me: 2
days of clothes, freeze-dried meals, 5ML bottles of orange, lavender,
and peppermint essential oils, 4-oz jar of coconut oil, and 4-oz
bottle of liquid castile soap.

I currently live in a basement with a full kitchen and bathroom, so I
don't need to prepare too far in advance for crap to hit the fan at
home. Having a generator ensures life can be lived pretty normally.


I used to think this emergency kit stuff was unnecessary, but after
tornado watches and a couple near car accidents, I keep one ready and
on hand.
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Raven
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> Original message:
>> I’m wondering if any of you have an emergency bag for your dog?  I
>> specifically mean something with supplies for a few days you could grab
>> on the way out the door or to the basement in the case of something
>> like a tornado, wild fire or hurricane.  If you do, what do you have in
>> it?
>
>> We are past tornado season here, but I’m really thinking about putting
>> one of these together for the dogs before spring.   I have my weekend
>> bag for myself.  It’s the bag I use when I go for weekend trips.  It
>> stays about half packed all the time.  I just swap out clothes and it’s
>> ready for a couple days at a hotel.
>
>> Thoughts?
>> Julie
>> Courage to Dare: A Blind Woman's Quest to Train her Own Guide Dog is
>> now available! Get the book here:
>> http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QXZSMOC




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