This survival kit should be ready in the event that it is needed. Place it in a safe spot away from the house in a shed and have a 72 hour kit in the trunk of a vehicle. It contains the essential things that you will need to live for 5 days. You can design it to fit your needs but it should contain the following as a minimum:
- • Bottled water (5 gallons per person)
- • Water filter and purification tablets
- • Food (non-perishable) little or no cooking required
- • Camping plates and utensils
- • Vitamins and energy food bars, salt, honey
- • Backpacker’s cooking stove and fuel
- • Flashlight, spare batteries and spare bulb
- • Candles and matches
- • First aid kit, drugs, extra eyeglasses
- • Emergency medical book
- • Seasonal clothing (rain gear, jacket, boots, etc.)
- • Tool box, pry bar, pliers, screwdriver, hatchet, etc.
- • Folding camp shovel (for latrine and garbage)
- • Pocket knife/leather man (multipurpose, sharp)
- • ABC fire extinguisher
- • Road flares
- • Local area maps
- • Tissues, toilet paper, sanitary napkins
- • Soap, toothbrushes, personal care kit
- • Plastic, foil, emergency space/wool blanket
- • Sleeping bag
- • Battery or solar powered radio
- • Cash
- • Plastic tubing for siphoning gasoline
- • Keep all in a plastic container with a tight lid
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