If you are one of the lucky ones who have never experienced a natural disaster, count your blessings!I 've had two hurricanes (Ike and Rita) and tropical storm Alyssa along the Gulf Coast of Texas.When I was a child, we unfortunately lived on the road of two tornadoes.If these natural disasters teach me one thing, it is that something will be in short supply or will run out later.plan.As far as my life is concerned, I don't know why people don't store as many necessities as possible.Many people don't think it will happen to them.Alternatively, they will have plenty of time to go to the grocery store or hardware store to stock up before the hurricane hits.Here's what I learned from the difficult roads that were short or exhausted after natural disasters.During a tornado or hurricane, you may lose power during a storm.In the case of Hurricane Ike, we did not restore power for two weeks.I don't know if you live in South Texas in the summer, but the weather is getting really hot!In the first few days after the storm, no generator was found anywhere.I called all the big box stores and hardware stores hundreds of miles away and they were all gone.A few people who arrived at stores such as Los and Home Depot had huge teams waiting for them.Buy a good generator early and make sure you have fuel on hand for at least a few weeks.Store and rotate it safely to prevent it from going bad.I can have a special supply if I am you.We walked into a Wal-Mart.Wal-Mart Super center after Hurricane Ike hit.I have never seen such empty shelves in such a large store.I can't believe there is almost nothing on the shelves of a big store like this, which is really eye-opening.Fortunately, we store a lot of food, otherwise we will be hungry soon.You should store two weeks of food for everyone in your home.I prefer a month because you never know how long you will be out and how long the store will not have food!Canned and dehydrated food is best preserved and easy to fix without cooking.Always rotate your food first, eat the oldest food, and then replace it with fresh food.Next to the food, the water ran out quickly.Two days after the storm, our local water plant was out of power until we resumed power supply.Luckily, we have a lot of water, but our neighbors don't.We drink with stored water.We saved water in the bathtub.We used to wash dishes and flush the toilet.You can buy a 5 gallon plastic kettle at WalmartA supermarket used to store water.About one gallon per person per day.Try to have at least two weeks on hand, the more the better!Fill your bathtub, pool and other things with water before the storm comes.The water will come in handy later.In the case of a tornado or earthquake, it is better to store more water than you think.People don't stop and think about how much water we use and don't store enough water!Even before the storm hit, gas stations in our area began to run out of fuel.Later, a few people who did have fuel didn't have electricity to cheer it up!People drive for two hours to buy gas for their generators and personal vehicles.As I said earlier, your generator and vehicle should have two weeks of fuel.Make sure you only store it in an approved container.It is very dangerous not to do so.It would be sad to survive a natural disaster but lose life in an explosion or fire!Here, many people wait until the day before the storm is scheduled to land to get the battery.Many people wait too late because they are all sold out.After the storm, a handful of shops with generators and open doors sold out quickly if they had batteries to sell.You should have enough battery reserves.Quality brands like Duracell.It's also a good idea to buy some rechargeable batteries and solar chargers.You need a lot of batteries to run your flashlight, camp lights and emergency radio.You can use a lot of batteries.I'm sure, in some parts of the United StatesS.The climate is mild and there is no need for ice.However, in parts of the South and Central West, we love our ice!After Ike, the price of ice is very high.In fact, ice and water are the first things that come out of the center.If you have a way to keep ice or ice after a hurricane or tornado, you will have a lot of friends!Of course, if you have a refrigerator or freezer for gas operation, this will require you to have electricity to operate the refrigerator or propane.Before the storm hit, the Coleman lanterns and the stove ran out of fuel, and people frantically ran to get whatever they could get.1lb's propane bottle and white gas are missing and will not be available for nearly a week or more.It's a good idea to store any type of fuel your lantern or stove uses.Buy plenty!If you have a propane lantern or stove, you may want to buy an adapter so that you can use a 20 pound propane bottle.Oh, yes, these were taken before the storm.They also have stock because many people with gas grills have no way to heat up the food.Those who were planning to heat their food with a charcoal grill were very disappointed when they went to get a bag of charcoal but did not find it.People took these away very early.Luckily I have 10 big bags of charcoal with no problem.I shared a few bags with my neighbors and they didn't have them but I never told them how many I had.It's not my fault that they didn't stock up!By the way, quality charcoal like Kingsford.Don't forget the lighter liquid.This is as fast as charcoal.Fortunately, we don't need baby formula, but every day we hear on the radio that some families don't have the rest of the formula.In desperation, they called the station and asked anyone to share something they had.This is only a serious negligence!If you don't have the motivation to save your ass, think about your baby at least!This includes preparing diapers, baby wipes, and everything else you need for a baby.If your neighbors are as responsible as you are and your neighbors have families with children, you may want to prepare some for them.Yeah...I know...In fact, I think common sense may have disappeared before the storm landed.People quickly began to accuse the government of not having food.This happened not only in Hurricane Katrina, Rita and Ike, but also after every natural disaster.For some reason, people think that the United StatesS.After natural disasters, the government should take care of them.This is not true.You and you are only responsible for your benefits.In some areas, FEMA has spent at least 3 days opening the center.It is much longer in other areas.In fact, religious groups such as the Southern Baptist Church and Mormons were the first to arrive and open the center to provide food, water, ice and hot food.They were on site long before FEMA.I see people get into a fierce fight almost because of bottled water and a bag of ice.People line up and then try to take more than they get.As the traffic lights went off, almost everyone regarded them as Station 4.But not everyone.When the driver passed the intersection without slowing down, countless accidents occurred.Just because there are no lights there, they think they don't have to stop.Others died of carbon monoxide poisoning by running a generator indoors.Never develop a motor at home.This is also suitable for propane heaters that are not suitable for indoor use, most of which are not suitable for indoor use.In short, you should have an emergency preparedness plan for at least two weeks, including food, water and fuel.Even the U.S.The government says there should be emergency food for every family.Although they say 72 hours, I tell you that it will take you at least two weeks or more.No matter how hard the government works, they can't keep saving you from yourself!.