Top 8 Checklist For a Power Outage + Top 3 Tips To Reduce Stress – Are You Prepared?

August 10, 2018 - By Curtis Ray

The only way you’ll handle a blackout – especially one that might last a while – is to have a number of essential items ready.

Here’s the list:

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Have survival food with a long shelf life on hand – a minimum of 72 hours per person.
Immediately following a blackout, eat and drink what you can from your refrigerator and freezer before eating your survival food.
Have clean drinking water stockpiled, a water purifier on hand, and at least one portable water filter for each family member.
Have a generator powered up and ready to go.
Have flashlights, extra batteries, and matches stored where you can find them in the dark.
Have a battery-operated or hand-crank radio.
(If you can afford it) try to have a few hundred dollars pulled out and set aside for when ATMs or online banking are down.
Have basic barter items available. Gasoline, food and water are going to be extremely valuable.

Reduce Your Stress During a Blackout

A power outage can be stressful. But you can handle it better if you’ve prepared.

Here’s a list of to-do’s that will help you deal with a blackout without breaking a sweat.

Always keep electronic devices fully powered up.
Keep your vehicles’ gas tanks at least half full or as close to full as possible.
After the power goes out, unplug sensitive electronic equipment like your TV or computer to avoid power spikes when it returns.

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