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When It’s Time to Leave

The emergency kits stored in your car may not be needed solely at the start of a crisis, and if this is the case, you will want to transfer your items from your car to your home or getaway location, behind closed doors for safekeeping. The first reaction to a crisis may freeze people into inactivity, but if the emergency is prolonged, and people begin to run out of food and water, looting will follow. It may be that your location is safe at first, but as time goes on, and looting increases, it may become necessary to get away from your present location and flee to a safer place. In most cases, this is likely to be to a wooded area.

Take a few practice runs to the area of your choice and camp overnight. If camping isn’t allowed at your “safe place”, then use an alternate for practice. Test your skills with building a campfire, putting up a tent, and cooking meals over an open fire or a camp stove. If you’ve never been camping, now is the time to learn! But remember: bring comfortable, layered clothing and hiking boots or high-topped tennis shoes. A reference guide like the Boy Scout Manual will see you through. It has solid information on camping, building a campfire and camp-style cooking.