Emergency Preparedness--72 hour Survival Kit

Here is the list of the items you will need for a 72-hour emergency survival kit. This list of need is set up to be done for every survival kit made per person:

All of these are essential items necessary for every survival backpack.

ALL PHOTOS ARE FROM MY SURVIVAL KIT

Copies of important documents needed for each bag:

PERSONAL

-Living will

-Healthcare living will & Power of attorney papers

-Car titles

-Social Security cards & birth certificate

-Marriage or divorce papers

INSURANCES

-Life insurance policies

-House mortgage & home insurance papers

-Health care insurance policies

-Car title, homeowners, Apt. or house rental insurance policies

CEMETERY Papers

-All cemetery papers & plot deeds

with identifying plot registration numbers  

FUNERAL PAPERS

-Funeral Home “planning” papers 

-Funeral programs

HEALTH

-Health insurance cards

-A list of doctors names, address & phone no.

-Personal health lists with recent surgeries, allergies, and illnesses you suffer from.

-Lists of medicines you take & any important medical results papers with diagnosis should be included

BANK

-Name of banks & account numbers with other names in authority to write checks, withdraw and deposit in your name with passwords with 6 withdraw & 6 deposit slips

Credit Cards

-A list of all your credit cards names, addresses, phone & account numbers with passwords

and included in this list is some cash and 2 credit cards to use when needed 

Items to store in your 2-hour kits:

(1) backpack, a travel bag, duffel bag or carry on bag…either one is fine. 

(1) rubber yoga mat or sleeping bag liner can be used to prevent moister from settling under your sleeping bag.

(1) all season duo temperature resistance sleeping bag 

(1) flat sheet & 1 warm blanket

(4) bungee cords (2 small & 2 large)

(1) 25ft. heavy duty rope

(2) small light tying cords and 2 thin ropes

(3) large trash bags and 3 small ones

(10) twisty ties

(3) small & 3 large Ziploc baggies

(1) package of moist baby wipes

(1) bottle of purifying water drops or tablets

(1) small carrying case with 4 cough drops, 4 hard candy & 4 gum sticks or mints

(1) sharp slicing knife & (1) small sharp cutting knife

(1) carrying lantern

(1) large sharp scissors & 1 small sharp scissors 

(1) large flashlight and 1 small one with 2 extra packs of batteries for each

(4) rescue flares

(1) small portable transistor radio with extra batteries or crank radio with cell phone adapter included.

***Do not forget to add extra batteries for all your devices

Personal needs

(1) pair of hair cutting scissors

(1) large & 1 small hair comb

(1) hair brush and several hair accessories

(4) small packs of facial tissues

(6 to 8) women’s feminine napkins

(1) small bottle of shampoo & conditioner

(1 or 2 ) chap-stick or lip balm

(1) small bottle of body lotion

 (1) small bottle of petroleum jelly 

 (1) small bottle of moisturizing face cream

(1) pair of tweezers

(1) nail & toe clipper

(1) small body powder

 (1) small deodorant

(1 or 2) small cans of shaving cream

(1) pack of 3 razors

(10) Q-tips

(1) toothbrush & 1 small toothpaste

(1) small dental floss

(10) toothpicks

(3) small travel bath soaps or 1 large one with carrying case 

(1) handheld fan

(1) small sewing kit with all sewing accessories & 4 buttons

(2) change of underclothes

(1) change of clothes

(2) toilet paper rolls

(1) small fold able umbrella

(1 or 2) rain ponchos

(1) baseball cap

(1 or 2 ) small sanitizing gel

(1) small bottle of eye drops

 (1) small bottle of allergy relief nose spray

(1) entertainment musical instrument

(example: a small harmonica)

(1) set of extra reading glasses

(1) a small set of the standard works

(1) reading book 

(1) pen, (1) pencil & sharpener, (1) black sharpie pen

(1) small diary or notebook

(1) small notepad

1. Make sure the food you put in your emergency kits are lightweight…example, instead of tuna cans, buy tuna in a pouch and do the same for dried fruit, meats, pasta, rice and any heavier foods. Pouches or bags are lighter to carry than cans.

2. Pack only food items you like and enough food and water that will sustain you for 3 days (carbohydrates, a protein, vegetables & a fruit in every meal). Also, try to make sure most of these meals are ready to eat.

Recommended foods to pack:

4 small peanut butter cups

3 pouches of tuna fish, sardines or any type of fish & 3 pouches of meat your of choice. 

6 packages of dried fruit or in cups

4 packages of fruit roll-ups

4 small boxes of raisins

2 small pouches of pre-cooked rice

3 pouches of pre-cooked pasta & 3 small boxes of instant soups

6 small plastic bottled water 

1 water purifying tablets or liquid drops

3 to 6 small kids boxed juices

3 small (6 or 8-oz.containers of shelf life milk

**several small packages of condiments

 (salt & pepper, ketchup & mustard) like the small packages you get from McDonald’s

6 small pouches or small 4oz. cans of vegetables of your choice

3 small packages of cheese and crackers

4 protein bars

infant food, milk and treats

pet food & treats

It is important to also have cooking utensils, something to warm up food in. 

1 camping cooking pots 

1 camping metal dish, 1 cup for drinking 

10 forks, 10 spoons & 10 knives per person, try to use plastic silverware for less weight-carrying.

 8 small tea candles or 8 small camping fire candles and 12 mini fire logs (to put under your cooking plate)

1 small camping stove

4 Chaffin candles for cooking food on stove or makeshift stoves

 1 large box of matches or 1 butane firelighter for your stove as needed

1 small bottle of dish soap and a small bottle of cleanser with scrubbing pad & sponge

1 small kitchen towel

Medical needs:

1 each small bottles of a sinus, & headache cold medications

1 small Vick’s vapor rub ointment

1- a headache & sinus sprays

2 Pain patches

Allergy medications

1 small eye & nose drops

1 small bottle of Alka Seltzer

1 small Pepto Bismol

Diarrhea medication

Constipation medication

& your own personal health medications for 3 to 4 days

More Medical needs:

(10) adhesive bandages (various sizes)

(4) 5x9 inch sterile dressings

(2) conforming roll gauze

(4) triangular bandages

(4) 3x3 sterile gauze

(4) 4x4 sterile gauze

(1) roll cohesive bandage

(6) small germicidal hand wipes or alcohol-based hand sanitizer

(10) antiseptic wipes 

(4 or 6) medical grade latex gloves

(6) tongue depressors

(2) medical adhesive tape

(2 or 3) small bottles of antibacterial ointment or 

(12) small (square) antibacterial wipes

(2) instant shake cold packs

(2) instant shake hot packs

(1) a small pair of scissors

(1) tweezers

(12) assorted size safety pins

1 eye drops

1 poison ivy cream

1 diaper rash

(1) oral thermometer

(1) a small tube of petroleum jelly

-(1) sunscreen lotion

(1) Deet mosquito repellent lotion or Avon Skin so Soft bath oil spray…This Avon bath oil is a great mosquito repellent.

(1 or 2) CPR breathing barrier, such as a face shield

(1) first aid manual

(1) bottle of aspirins and (1) non-aspirin pain reliever

(1) small bottle of liquid antacid or Tums tablets

 several assorted vitamins (for 3 days)

(1) package of laxatives

Personal needs:

2 sets of gloves

 2 sets of socks

 1 winter hat

 1 baseball cap 

and 2 scarfs (for you, your child or pet)

4 small instant hand & foot emergency self-warming packs

2 small candle, 1 large candle & 3 small boxes of matches

1 large Flashlight w/ 2 packs of extra batteries

1 small flashlight w/ 2 pack of extra batteries

1 crank or transistor radio with built-in cell phone charger/ with extra batteries

A small jar of Vaseline for the lips & hands

2 chap-stick or lip balm

A small notebook and pen

A small shovel (for digging or to dig out snow from your tires)

A couple stacks of newspaper or kitty litter (to grip the ground with for when your tires are stuck in the snow)

You also need to have 2 baggies full of dryer lint, this will start a fire immediately. So save a bunch of lint from your dryer and put it on your cooking and fire starter items.