What is not included in my FEMA Family Unit?
A. There are a few things you will want on hand in addition to the basic Family Unit if you are in a sustained disaster. You will need a supply of clean drinking water. Youll need a heat source (charcoal, pellets or wood) and cooking utensils, such as one of the Complete Volcano Stove packages. Youll want to make sure you have such things as cooking oil, baking supplies, and spices, and you may want powdered drinks, canned meats, TVP (textured vegetable protein flavored like ham, sausage, bacon, taco, sloppy joe, barbeque, beef or chicken) fruits & vegetables for variety. Dehydrated fruits and vegetables have a shelf life of 7-15 years compared to water or oil packed foods lasting only 1-2 years. Dehydrated Mixes such as Corn Bread, Pancake mix, powdered eggs, honey bread and roll mix and powdered milk should be rotated after 3 years. Although, FEMA says that powdered milk can be stored indefinitely in a Nitrogen environment if kept in a cool place. You may want a Non-Hybrid Seed Garde
