I apologise for posting this here if it is the wrong space. It seemed like you all would definitely be able to help.

As I am sure most of you know, Texas experienced some hiccups recently. My parents live there and while they usually have a generator, they had just sent it for repair & were stuck without any power or water for days. This made me realize how unprepared they actually were.

Is there anything any of you can recommend for things like this? Something you might use to heat food, a blanket that might hold heat in a little better, ways to clean water, etc? Perhaps even an alternative toilet? I am getting them a generator but I would love to get them stocked up in case of another emergency, with or without any power sources.

Thank you so much.

I’m not sure if this is the right place to post this question, but I’ve been looking for a good quality combat jacket for under $75. I’m a petite female, so most jackets should be cheaper for my XS/S size, but any womens ones are all for fashion and the mens ones dont come in the sizes I need. Any ideas of where I can find one that follows the guidelines I have set, or would I just have to spend more money to get a good one?

So I'm currently in Darwin Australia and I was looking around for a first aid kit to use. But the kits sold here are expensive and in their "72 item kits" there is like 50 plasters. So I decided to take matters in my own hand and created my own as I maybe heading into the bush/ for some basic first aid.

What's inside the kit

As this is the top end of Australia and snakebites are my concern, I gotten 2 medium crepe bandage for pressure immobilisation technique (PIT) and a triangular bandage.

As for wound care, I gotten 5 5x5 absorbent dressing, 3 10x10 absorbent dressing, 12 plasters and 20 alcohol cleaning pad. I was thinking about antiseptic cream and just place the cheapest I could find in it (though I was still wondering if it's really necessary).

I will be getting some gloves from my work place to throw into it for protection and I have some Pocari sweat packets which I can throw in for oral rehydration. As for the bag, I went to Kmart and gotten a 2l drysack for like 4AUD.

Here is the bag with everything in it (except glove and Pocari sweat.) Link And the whole bag once closed link

All in all I'm quite happy with what I have though I would like some comments and suggestions on what I have missed. Total damage 38AUD all in.

Please forgive me if the formatting is wrong as I'm doing this on my phone and it's my first time doing this.

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In any emergency, every second counts and that is why it’s very important to have a game plan in advance. September was the National Preparedness month that provides an opportunity to remind us that we all must prepare ourselves and our families now and throughout the year. Below is a mapped 13 things each household should have that Ready.gov suggests to have in a basic preparedness kit. Have a look and create your own kit as disasters can strike at any time. There is a well-known saying that goes: "Better be prepared than sorry"🙌 

13 things you need in a basic preparedness kit

I mean why the porn part?