Do you have 72 Hour Kits? Follow the simple checklist and menu plan to put together everything you need for your Adult 72 Hour Kit today!
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How to assemble a bug-out-bag (72-Hour Kit) on a budget. Putting together 72-hour kits (bug-out-bags) can be a daunting task.
Do you have 72 Hour Kits? Follow the simple checklist and menu plan to put together everything you need for your Adult 72 Hour Kit today!
The ultimate 72 hour kit checklist! This includes detailed directions of what to include in a bug out bag and why! Plus, a free printable 72 hr kit checklist to help with emergency preparation!
If you are totally overwhelmed this simple 72-hour kit schedule will keep you focused so you can actually finish your family's emergency kits.
What to include in your 72-hour kit, with a printable packing checklist so you are prepared for an emergency if disaster strikes!
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This is such an awesome post for putting together 72-hour emergency kits for adults! What everyone should have and how to personalize your adult 72-hour kit
Are you ready for an Emergency? What would happen if you had to evacuate your home today? Would you be prepared? Those are many of the questions that were addressed during an Emergency Preparedness Fair that I participated in on Saturday. I put together a booth about 72 hour kits. During a crisis, these …
Make sure your family is prepared for disaster hits - here is a great 72 Hour Emergency Kit Checklist with a free printable!
A Grab List is an essential part of a 72-Hour Emergency Kit...things that aren't realistic to have packed and ready to go, but are extremely important.
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I mentioned last week about an activity that we had for Relief Society for our church. We made 72 hour food kits to put in a 72 hour emergency kit. These kits contain enough food for one person for 72 hours. They have non-perishable foods in them. The only thing that you have to add is … Continue reading 72 Hour Food Kits →
Learn how to build the best 72-hour kit list with this free printable checklist! A budget-friendly emergency food kit!
The 72 hour kit is simply a collection of important, basic things you need to survive for, well, at least 72 hours (or 3 days) in difficult conditions.
Mini 72 hour kit - Sometimes, it’s just not practical to carry around a fully loaded Bug Out Bag for a long period of time. Small 72 Hour Kit pictures.. .
Are you ready for an Emergency? What would happen if you had to evacuate your home today? Would you be prepared? Those are many of the questions that were addressed during an Emergency Preparedness Fair that I participated in on Saturday. I put together a booth about 72 hour kits. During a crisis, these …
A 72-hour emergency food kit offers plenty of sustenance for 3 days, and here's a look at the best supplies and checklist items to have in your inventory.
Trying to prepare a 72 Hour Kit Food List? Here's a 3 day Menu and Shopping List to easily prepare your family for an emergency!
If you are totally overwhelmed this simple 72-hour kit schedule will keep you focused so you can actually finish your family's emergency kits.
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It's time to rotate the food and update the contents of our 72-hour kits. There were a lot of changes I made this year regarding the bag contents that made it much more organized. For example, think about the food. Last year our packs were well-stocked with adequate food, but it was just packed into all the nooks and crannies of the container without any order. We didn't know what food items were meant for each day. The only way to know what you had to eat that day would be to unload ALL the food, take an inventory, and divide by three. That's simply too much work to do with 5 separate 72-hour kits. I saw an idea of packaging the food items for each day in a labeled gallon ziploc bag. Fantastic! It's so orderly now! I had an idea of how to do it in a way to engage the children more than last year. Last year I did all the packing by myself. This year we arranged all the food items on the side table and all the children packed their own bags for each day. Here is the table set up with the snacks and meal choices. We'd all start with our 'Day #1' bag, then we'd walk around the table with everyone packing hte same items at the same time. They'd all put in 2 granola bars, 2 oatmeal packets, etc... until the day's-worth of food was all packed. Then I'd ask them to check their bags and raise their hand if they could see 2 granola bars, then 2 oatmeal packets, etc until we covered everything they should have for the day. That ensured a fast quality-check to make sure no one missed an item. This was so fast the the kids loved being able to choose their own items. I had a few varieties of flavors for each time, so they could use their own discretion in selecting food. The activity was a hit, and we had everyone's food packed in less that an hour. Here is the finished table with 3 days of food for a family of 5. I was asked by some friends what exactly we pack into our meals, so I took pictures of the adult meals for each day. The kids meals were identical except they had the smaller bowls of spaghettios and pasta instead of a regular-sized can like we did. There are a few things to note- 1- I added bags of extra plain oats with each day, since A- the little prepared packets don't hold much food, B- there's always too much sugar, so the prepared oatmeal is too sweet, so this will dilute the proportion of sugar, and C- we like having 'real' oats that aren't the instant kind, the instant kind are too powdery and have no texture. 2- The granola bars and fruit snacks had a wide variety of choices, but these pictures show the same thing in all of them, since I let the kids pick theirs all first and I took the left-over choices. There is more variety of flavor in their bags. The same applies to the cans of fruit. I had a few kinds of fruit for them to choose. 3- The same applies to the dinners- they had canned Mac and cheese for one day, spagettios, ravioli, and tuna salad to pick from. 4- I packed the utensils for the day in each bag, and a few napkins as well. Everyone's bag should have everything they need, so they aren't clambering for me to help them find a utensil or something. 5- The only thing I wanted to pack and didn't was Travel size wet wipes for their hands. I couldn't find any in the store. If you were making this, I would put 2-3 in each bag, so they can clean up after the meal. 6- Don't pack nuts or tail mix (goes rancid in a few months), jerky (makes you too thirsty, not fun to eat for kids), chocolate-coated anything (melts). 7- The water bottles aren't packed in the daily bag, they are separate in the family packs. We have several cases of bottled water that get loaded separately in an evacuation. Don't forget that clean water is THE most important commodity in an emergency! Okay, here's the food pictures- Day One Breakfast- oatmeal, fruit, trail mix bar. Snack- raisins, gum, fruit snacks Lunch- Meal replacement bar, fruit. drink power (add to water bottle) Dinner- Tuna salad, Meal replacement shake, raisins, granola bar Day Two Breakfast- oatmeal, fruit Snack- fruit snacks, gum, granola bar Lunch- Protein bar, raisins, meal replacement shake Dinner- Canned pasta, fruit, drink powder, granola bar Day Three Breakfast- oatmeal, fruit, granola bar Snack- fruit snacks, raisins, gum Lunch- meal replacement bar, Ramen (eat dry or cook), drink poweder Dinner- Canned soup, fruit, granola bar I had been worried that the food wouldn't pack as tightly into the backpacks if they were compartmentalized like this, but they packed just a well as they did before. Just be sure to squeeze excess air out of the bag. I also found a great list of what to pack in your personal 72-hour kits. The list is from a fantastic website that I link to on the sidebar of my blog. It's called the 'Prepared LDS Family". I highly recommend you visit her site for any emergency preparedness, food storage (Why store food? See the answer here), and smart shopping tips. I love her site! It's really changed the way I do food storage and emergency preparedness. It's helped me get much more organized! Here's a copy of her list for PERSONAL supplies: 72-Hour Kit Personal SuppliesBackpack, tote or small suitcase List of items in kit (put near top) Important numbers (update every 6 months) A recent family photo Map of city and vicinity Small flashlight like a Maglite Batteries for flashlight (put in separate baggie with the flashlight near top) Emergency rain poncho (put near top) 3-N95 Medical mask (put at top) (Can help during a fire) Mini First Aid Kit (update every 6 months) (put near top) Light stick on a neck cord Whistle on a neck cord Hand warmers Thermal reflective (space) blanket 3 day supply of food (2000 calories per day per adult) 3 gallons of water (*will be more than you can carry. Only pack what you can carry) Pencil and small notebook Cards, crossword puzzles, sudoku, etc. Paperback book (I put mine in a gallon ziploc bag in case of water leakage) Scriptures (Military size is good) Small comb or brush Small mirror Antibacterial hand wipes Pocket tissues Lip balm Wash cloth for sponge bath Travel-sized toothpaste, toothbrush Travel-sized liquid body soap Travel-sized shampoo/conditioner Travel-sized deodorant Travel-sized lotion Travel-sized hand sanitizer Razor (males) Personal sanitary items 3 large trash bags Toilet paper roll Copies of personal papers & documents for this person (put in hidden but accessible location) Money - $50 per pack, small bills & coins, waterproof bag (put in hidden but accessible location. This is not all the emergency cash you should have. Just an amount that is always stashed away in your 72-hour kit.) Waterproof matches (not for young children) Sunglasses Extra Kit Items for KidsGames, cross-word puzzles, coloring book and crayons, stuffed animal, small toys, infant pacifier Comfort foods Clothing Ideas Complete set clothing: pants, 2 socks, underwear, long-sleeved shirt (can roll up if hot), hat, mittens Sturdy shoes (Not in pack) Coat (Not in pack) However, if you can squish a windbreaker in, do it. Bedding Sleeping bag or lightweight wool blanket (Not in pack) (in lawn bag or sturdy bag) Sleeping pad (grab if you have time) There are different items to store in a communal family bucket, like a large first aid kit, tarp, rope, leather gloves, etc. If anyone wants the info, you can find it on her site, or ask me and I'll send you a copy.
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You never know when some sort of disaster might happen, but you can be ready. Please note that this is only a 72 hour food supply kit, so I like to put in some comfort foods, this is in no way simi…
A 72-hour emergency food kit offers plenty of sustenance for 3 days, and here's a look at the best supplies and checklist items to have in your inventory.
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Do you have 72 Hour Kits? Follow the simple checklist and menu plan to put together everything you need for your Adult 72 Hour Kit today!
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Dad recently sent out a heartbreaking e-mail regarding the floods that hit Santa Clara. Family members were affected, one of our extended family lost everything. When emergency workers told her to evacuate, she didn't even have time to pack a bag, she was told to leave, "NOW!" As I read that, I wondered how many of us would be prepared to leave everything behind. How prepared are you? If you had time to grab a bag, not pack a bag, but grab and go, do you have one ready? Which brings me to the subject of this post: Emergency 72 Hour Kits. This has become a huge topic on many blogs and on the Internet. There are so many lists out there, so many fun activities to involve your kids. It doesn't have to be a daunting task. Doesn't have to have gloom and doom written all over it. Make it fun. Make it a family thing. Just make it happen. Here are some great links to help: Six Sisters' Stuff How Does She: Sister Stuff Food Storage Made Easy has a scavenger hunt! How fun! http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/getting-started/disasters-kit/ I'm A Cub Master . . . Now What? Endless Crafting Homestead Revival She has three days worth of meal to prepare if you're off the grid. Awesome! So I double dog dare you all to get prepared. Be prepared. Send me your pictures, ideas and suggestions. I'll be happy to post them. Because I love you man! And women. And chillin's.
Gathering essential supplies for you and your family takes more time and consideration than you think. My sister only had a few minutes to run out the door before her home burnt down. There are accounts of tornado warning times of 13 minutes, 15 minutes for wildfires, and 20 minutes for tsunamis. This is barely enough time to gather your family in a vehicle and try to drive away from an oncoming disaster.
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