Wonder if any bright spark has come up with any home made ideas utilizing other products for our needs in a dire emergency?

Also, they do send out pouches, etc. to many in a disaster areas.. All the hurricane areas last year were serviced.  Red cross.  I called Red Cross.. They wanted money only. Nope-- Not paying nurses 3-4 x their pay.. 

Does anyone know of a reliable ( and easy) place to donate supplies when we get ahead in our supplies? Prepaid mailing labels would be great. I would rather make a donation to some collection place that do the whole mailing thing. 

I think all of us have way too  many of some things and also types of things that didn't work out but are new and would be of use to others. 

Anyone?

Robert...what do you receive every month when your order is all there?  Do you use sprays also for adhesive and barrier. If your home was knocked down in a quake, where would you have wished you had stored your extra items to be easily accessible after a quake. I have no clue why this is such a concern to me all of a sudden but I think it lays with the fact that I like to be prepared and have yet to figure out what I may need.  I have questions that no one in the medical field is answering. How would we get our supplies if the roads are out?  My pharmacist would have his own family to be concerned about. Same with my GP. Tho I know they are dedicated people, how far would they go for our bags?  When does the world open up again? What if the manufacturers were out of business till rebuilding? Part of me thinks that a 6 month supply may be reasonable, but I just do not know. I appreciate so much talking about this and for those that have replied and said what they are doing or have thought. We live on a fault line and have had several small quakes in the past 8 years, the last was 3 years back at 6. something. They always say one day we will get the big one! I have been looking after shelter...by way of a tent and supplies, but never really knew what to have set aside for my pouching system. All ideas and knowledge are welcome here!

One thing that might bring some comfort is that when disaster does strike, the ostomy community does a lot of work to bring extra supplies out to those in need. 

I would still highly recommend keeping extra supplies and anything else you'd need for an appliance change on hand and make sure they are in a waterproof container or bag (preferably one that will float if there's a flood). 

Fortunately, most natural disasters don't just happen without warning, so you'll have time to get your stash.

Stella