Get Ready for Hurricane Season with ReStockIt.com's Disaster Preparedness Checklist
ReStockIt.com's hurricane readiness fact sheet advises what to include in disaster preparedness kit/supplies
Hollywood, FL (PRWEB) June 2, 2009 -- With hurricane season officially here, ReStockIt.com, one of the leading online retailers of Energizer batteries, flashlights and emergency supplies, offers a hurricane readiness fact sheet and disaster preparedness checklist to help prepare before a storm strikes.
According to the American Red Cross, people living in hurricane prone areas should start preparing now for an emergency rather than waiting until there is a storm approaching. A portable kit stored in a sturdy, easy to carry, water resistant container should have enough supplies for at least three days. The Red Cross' hurricane fact sheet also recommends having at a smaller kit in the trunk of your car.
Hurricane disaster preparedness kits/supplies should include:
| | - A three-day supply of water. One gallon per person per day
- Ready-to-eat non-perishable foods such as canned meats, tuna, fruits and vegetables canned juices, condensed milk, soup and paper plates, cups and cutlery
- First aid kit
- Flashlight and extra batteries
- Hand cranked weather radio
- Cash or traveler's checks, change
- Non-electric can opener, utility knife
- Prescription and non-prescription medication items
- Copies of important documents, including deeds, stocks, bonds, birth certificates, insurance policies and social security cards
- Fully charged cell phone and extra batteries
- Sanitation items such as toilet paper, towelettes, soap, liquid detergent, feminine supplies, personal hygiene items, plastic garbage bags, disinfectant and household chlorine bleach
- Special items for infant, elderly or disabled family members
- A change of clothes for everyone, including long-sleeved shirts, long pants, sturdy footwear and rain gear
- One blanket or sleeping bag per person
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ReStockIt.com offers many of the supplies listed in the Red Cross' hurricane readiness fact sheet and disaster preparedness checklist, including Energizer batteries/rechargeable batteries and flashlights, disposable paper plates, cups, cutlery, toilet paper and supplies, first aid kits, bottled water, NOAA public alert radios, butane stoves and more at wholesale prices.
About ReStockIt.com
ReStockIt.com, founded in 2004 by entrepreneurs David Redlich and Matt Kuttler, has fast become one of the leading online retailers of Energizer batteries and flashlights, emergency tools and supplies and more for the small business and consumer markets. Through its website, ReStockIt.com offers more 200,000 products from 1,500 leading manufacturers such as Energizer, Hewlett Packard, and Purell/Gojo. ReStockIt also offers tips and guides including a hurricane readiness fact sheet and disaster preparedness checklist, as well as disaster preparedness kit/supplies. ReStockIt.com has been honored with many prestigious awards including South Florida Business Journal Business of the Year, Finalists for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, and one of the 500 fastest growing companies by industry leading Internet Retailer Magazine.
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