While emergencies don’t happen every day, it’s never a bad idea to consider what might happen in certain scenarios and be prepared to counteract them, even if the likeliness of such scenarios seems very unlikely. After all, when they do happen, harm could have an easier time reaching you, unless a backup plan of some sort is in place.
TikTok user Perkyprepper has dedicated herself to making videos about exactly that – getting ready for various emergency situations. Today’s post was inspired by one of her videos, in which she talks about preparing for an on-the-road emergency, whether it is your car breaking down in a remote area or getting trapped in a snowstorm. The video went viral, amassing 1.6M views, 231.9k likes and prompted over 1.5k comments. Scroll down for the whole story and let us know what you think about emergency preparedness in the comments!
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This TikTok user shares various urban survival advice that could help you prepare for the unexpected
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Perkyprepper is a TikTok user with quite a large following (130.5k), who shares her meticulous preparations for various potential urban emergencies. She describes herself as a “beginner prepper” so perhaps some of her advice should be taken with a grain of salt, however, according to nsc.org (America’s non-profit National Safety Council), her suggestions are mostly in line with theirs, that is, apart from optional items such as contact lenses.
The TikTok user begins listing all of the bag’s contents, showing clothing, heat, fire and light-related items first
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Image credits: perkyprepper
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The TikTok user begins taking out various items out of her bag and they already seem well thought through. A change of clothes is important in many ways, including if your current clothes get wet. Warming tools, a blanket and fire starting tools are obviously crucial for survival, especially if your car runs out of fuel or electric power and you cannot create heat anymore.
She then proceeds to show food, sanitation and medical supplies, as well as miscellaneous tools
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Image credits: perkyprepper
Image credits: perkyprepper
Image credits: perkyprepper
The TikTok user then pulls out water and food supplies. Water purification tablets are essential to expand available water supply, meanwhile 48 hours of food should be enough in a lot of situations until rescuers find you or until you manage to get out of the situation at hand somehow. A first aid kit is obviously a must-have, while Advil (an anti-pain medication) is also good to keep around. Having a phone charger is just as essential in case your phone runs out of battery and you have to call for help.
Check out the full video below
@perkyprepper Often overlooked prep What else is in your “get home” bag? #preppertok #urbanprepper #gethomebag #carprep #shtf #emergencypreparedness #preptokk ♬ Hell N Back – Bakar
Commentators were quick to add their own suggestions, while some cracked a joke or two
All in all, it is never a bad idea to be prepared for unlikely, yet dangerous scenarios. You never know when things can go wrong, so this TikTok user definitely has a point about being ready for various challenging or even dire scenarios.
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