Is a pre-packaged hurricane survival kit right for you?

I recently did a search on eBay and the Internet for hurricane survival kits. My intention was to see if there was anything out there that could help folks prepare for a hurricane in an easier, faster and more economical manner. To put it mildly, I was appalled at what I found!

Almost every kit I looked at was made up of sub-standard products and were totally lacking the items necessary to survive during and after a hurricane. As a matter of fact, most of them were re-purposed cold weather survival kits. Take it from me folks, you don’t need a wool blanket and chemically-activated hand warmers in Houston during the summer. And after three days of drinking canned water and eating the power bars, you’ll probably wish you’d died in the storm!

In my opinion, most of these kits are just a lazy man’s way of getting around what he should be doing himself: putting together his own emergency supplies. After all, no one who assembles these kits will have any idea of what your specific needs are and what to include for your unique situation.

Instead of blowing a big wad of money on one of these survival kits, I recommend that you download my spreadsheet of hurricane supplies—which can be found on the home page of my Hide From The Wind web site—and build your own. By taking this course of action, you can purchase quality products at a reasonable price that may actually save your life in an emergency!