Reddit reviews AquaPodKit- PlusOne - Emergency Drinking Water Storage (130 Gallons - Two 65 Gallon Reservoirs) - Made in USA!
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Aqua pod kit manufactures their liners here in the USA! trust your waterAqua pod kit liners are constructed of food grade (lldpe) plastic. This material follows and stays within usda and FDA guidelines and BPA freeFits almost any tub and holds 65 Gallons of water - standard tub holds 70 Gallons of waterAqua pod kit is disposable and recyclable - also offers replacement linersAqua pod kit will keep water fresh for up to 8 weeks, depending on humidity and temperature conditions
Not OP but I'll chime in.
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Overall, it's definitely better than nothing and better than what most people have.
When you're building an emergency kit, you have to decide a couple of things.
What is this for? Are you trying to survive in your own home? On the road? Something to make your stay in a hotel/shelter more comfortable?
What you're preparing to do will inform what you pack and how. If you're preparing to hunker down in your own home, you can have more supplies and focus less on keeping things light and portable.
Who is this for? Are you trying to keep yourself safe? Family? Friends? Supplies for one twenty-something are going to be different than supplies for a family with two kids under ten. Consider the needs of everybody you expect to be with you. That means talking to the other people and asking what they might need and listening to them.
Where are you? Consider the terrain and climate that you're going to have to be in. Is it cold? Wet? Hot? Dry? A good way to measure this is ask yourself what you'd need to be outside at an all-day event. Pack with that in mind. Because this is /r/LosAngeles, heat is going to be a big factor so think rehydration salts, sunscreen, and burn gel.
How far away is help? Most people either radically over or under prepare for problems. My general rule of thumb is to assume that help is either one hour away, one week away, or never coming.
If it's bad, EMS and some form of help is probably going to be accessible within the hour, either by you going out and seeking out help or help coming to you. If it's really terrible, meaningful help is probably going to take about a week to reach you. If it's truly massive in scale, help won't be coming.
The majority of the time, help is going to be about an hour away. Planning for a week or two away is usually the most prudent balance between spending tens of thousands of dollars on preparing (which some people do) and doing nothing.
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It's prudent to have several "caches" of supplies; one for "I'm staying in my home (bugging in, more on this in a minute)" and one for "I am leaving my home (bugging out)." You can (and maybe should) have extra supplies in your car such that if you get caught out somewhere, you're not completely stripped of everything helpful.
There is an entire community built up around working out kits and supplies for "bugging in/out" (search these terms and you'll get a pile of results) and there are large lists of guides and supplies for every occasion and type of event.
A word of caution, it's really easy to go down the fear/paranoia rabbit hole of "I might need this, so I may as well buy it" and end up spending thousands of dollars. Don't do this. A basic kit is not radically expensive and the money you invest in your "I am ready for fucking anything!" kit is better spent on something else. There is a huge market out there for "prepper/survival" products and 80% of it is fucking garbage. Read reviews, ask questions, and test stuff out yourself.
A good education is indispensable. There are many, many disaster survival guides out there, some of better quality than others. Best thing to do is to skim as many as you can and get a good sense for the range. Some stuff will immediately jump out as BS (you don't need to learn how to make improvised explosives and booby traps).
If you're really fucking lazy, watch something like Survivorman; Les Stroud is a great teacher without the sensationalist bullshit and he has several episodes devoted specifically to surviving in your home during/after a natural disaster. Avoid Bear Grylls. I don't question the guy's toughness but he probably one of the more over-the-top "survival show" hosts out there, most of his stuff is for entertainment.
Take CPR/First Aid training courses and repeat them regularly. The Red Cross gives classes regularly and while the actual certification costs money, instructors are usually happy to let you "audit" for free. Local fire departments also usually provide similar classes.
Oh and buy a can opener. Like a real can opener. You will thank yourself.
Special Note: If your first question is "What kind of gun do I need!?" you're doing it wrong. This has been argued ad nauseum on infinite message boards but it usually boils down to "What if someone tries to take your stuff?" Without wanting to get into the argument again, a firearm is generally impractical if you're leaving your home. If you just have to have the boom boom, get one for your "I'm staying home" supplies and practice with it. Don't just shove it in a box and leave it, you'll probably blow your own stupid face off if the time to use it ever comes.
I think I bought mine on amazon as a 2 pack a long time ago.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004R7KDYU/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/AquaPodKit-PlusOne-Emergency-Drinking-Reservoirs/dp/B00W2BQT4G/ref=dp_ob_title_home
this is the new version but it seems to be unavailable :(
This is a bag that goes in your tub to store drinking water in case of emergency
AquaPodKit- PlusOne - Emergency Drinking Water Storage (130 Gallons - Two 65 Gallon Reservoirs) - Made in USA! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00W2BQT4G/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_vCZLBb21EVY85