Always Prepared Mom’s Ultimate 72
Hour Survival Kit:
·
Water (Enough for 3 days)
- Food
- Ready-to-eat canned meats, fruits
and vegetables
- Canned juices, milk, soup (if
powdered, store extra water)
- Staples--sugar, salt, pepper
- High energy foods--peanut butter,
jelly, crackers, granola bars, trail mix
- Vitamins
- Foods for infants, elderly
persons or persons with special dietary needs
- Comfort/stress foods--cookies, hard candy, sweetened cereals, lollipops, instant coffee, tea bags
- First aid supplies
- Sterile adhesive bandages in
assorted sizes
- 2-inch sterile gauze pads (4-6)
- 4-inch sterile gauze pads (4-6)
- Hypoallergenic adhesive tape
- Triangular bandages (3)
- 2-inch sterile roller bandages (3
rolls)
- 3-inch sterile roller bandages (3
rolls)
- Scissors
- Tweezers
- Needle
- Moistened towelettes
- Antiseptic
- Thermometer (preferably not
digital)
- Tongue blades (2) – tongue depressor?
- Tube of petroleum jelly or other
lubricant
- Assorted sizes of safety pins
- Cleansing agent/soap
- Latex gloves (2 pair)
- Sunscreen
- Multi Vitamins (for kids and for
adults)
- Burn cream & dressing
- Aloe Vera
- Bite and sting kit???
- Non-prescription drugs {Adult bags}
- Aspirin and non-aspirin pain
reliever
- Anti-diarrhea medication
- Antacid (for stomach upset)
- Syrup of Ipecac (use to induce
vomiting if advised by the Poison Control Center)
- Laxative
- Activated charcoal (use if
advised by the Poison Control Center)
- Clothing, bedding and sanitation
supplies (If you live in a cold climate, you must think about warmth.
It is possible that you will not have heat.) *Include at least one
complete change of clothing and footwear per person.
- Jacket or coat
- Long pants
- Long sleeve shirt
- Socks – 4 pairs for each person
- Sturdy shoes or work boots
- Hat, gloves and scarf for cold
weather
- Hat with visor
- Work gloves
- Thermal underwear
- Emergency sleeping bag
- Emergency blanket
- Poncho and umbrella
- Hot hands (hand warmers)
- Sunglasses
- Full size sleeping bag for cold
???
- Diapers ???
- Sanitation
- Toilet paper (remove roll, so it
is more flexible to make thinner)
- Soap, liquid detergent
- Feminine supplies
- Plastic garbage bags, ties or
Handy Sacks (for personal sanitation uses)
- Plastic bucket with tight lid
- Disinfectant
- Household chlorine bleach
- Chap stick
- Deodorant
- Toothpaste
- Shampoo and Conditioner
- Hair brush/combs
- Sunscreen
- Washcloth
- Toothbrush
- Q Tips
- Tissues
- Tweezers
- Finger nail clippers
- Compact mirror
- Mosquito spray
- Camp towel
- Tools
- Mess kits (paper cups, plates
and plastic utensils)
- Emergency Preparedness Manual
- Portable, battery-operated radio
or television and extra batteries or crank radio
- Flashlight and extra batteries
(tape batteries together so ends don’t touch in bag) or crank flashlight
- Cash or traveler's checks, change
- Nonelectric can opener
- Utility knife or multipurpose
knife (Leatherman)
- Ammunition
- Fire extinguisher: small
canister, ABC type
- Tube tent
- Pliers
- Duct tape
- Compass
- Matches in a waterproof container
- Magnesium fire starter
- Emergency candles
- Head light (flashlight on
forehead band)
- Light sticks
- Aluminum foil
- Plastic storage containers
- Signal flare
- Paper, pencil
- Needles, thread (sewing kit)
- Medicine dropper
- Shut-off wrench, to turn off
household gas and water
- Whistle with compass
- Plastic sheeting
- Map of the area (for locating
shelters)
- Rope
- Heavy duty scissors
- Camp Ax
- Camp shovel
- Corded phone (can plug in to telephone
interface box on the outside of any house)
- Small folding stove or portable
stove or canister stove ????
- Folding potty
- Special items
- For Baby
- Formula
- Diapers
- Bottles
- Pacifiers
- Powdered milk
- Medications
- For Adults
- Heart and high blood pressure
medication
- Insulin
- Prescription drugs
- Denture needs
- Contact lenses and supplies
- Extra eye glasses
- Hearing aid batteries
- Inhalers
- Important Family Documents (Keep
these records in a waterproof, portable container.)
- Will, insurance policies,
contracts, deeds, stocks and bonds
- Photo IDs, passports, social
security cards, immunization records
- Bank account numbers
- Credit card account numbers and
companies
- Inventory of valuable household
goods, important telephone numbers
- Family records (birth, marriage,
death certificates)
- Photocopies of credit and
identification cards
- Small photo album
- USB drive with photo backup
- Bible
- Family Emergency Plan
- Emergency Contacts
- Cash and coins.
- Entertainment--games and books.
- Small notebook
- Pen, pencil, crayons
- Deck of cards
- Coloring book
- Crossword puzzle book
- Puzzle (take out of box and
store in a pencil bag with cut out of picture from the box)
- Bible
- Large Items – these won’t fit in
your 72 hour kit, but are handy to have close to your kit
- Family size tent
- Porta Privy
- Full size sleeping bags
- Camp stove
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