Hurricane Season just began, but our preparations for it started back in March. We go through the same routine every year by checking our supplies, testing equipment we use during and after hurricanes, and purchasing replacements or extra stock to see us through. Everyone in the usual strike zones should be doing the same.
Maintaining the emergency pantry has really helped eliminate a lot of last-minute food shopping for the season. We now always keep six months of extra non-perishable food on hand, and I'm working toward beefing that up gradually to a year's worth.
One of the best investments I made last year was buying a Battery Daddy case to hold all our batteries. It's double sided, and now I know in a glance how many of each size battery we have on hand. It also keeps them organized so much better than just tossing them in a shoebox. I got mine on Amazon for $14.98 last September.
I wanted a better option than bottled water for our drinking water supply, so I began washing out and saving the gallon containers for the teas that my guy likes and buys every week. I've now got enough clean, heavy duty jugs that I can fill with our well water (which is so much better than store-bought bottled) when a storm approaches; they're enough to last us a month and some of them are freezable (not the Arizona Iced Tea variety; I discovered last season that they tend to shatter when frozen.)
If you're not sure of what to do, NOAA has a helpful guide to preparing for storm season that you can read here.
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Good luck this season!
I love using the Arizona Tea jugs, not just for water--which I use during freezes so I can water plants and chickens, but for granular things like feed, fertilizer, or rice or beans.
I've never had to freeze anything in them, so I didn't know they would burst. Good to know.