Ready Set Go: Building Your 72-Hour Emergency Kit

Last week we talked about being roadside ready by building a vehicle emergency kit. Today, we are going to talk about a kit for your home. Ready dot gov recommends we be self sufficient for three days. One govt official said, after a hurricane a few years ago, "The first 72 are on you." In the early '60s, a Civil Defense program called, Grandma's Pantry asked everyone to be prepared for at least seven days. Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee showed us th...