14-Day Emergency Food Supply And Bug-Out Kit

Suggested Items are for ONE person for 14 days

This material was prepared by Ted Conti From his book Long Term Food Storage and Emergency Management
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The following is a list of suggested and or proposed items that you might want to include in your 14-day emergency kit. The items in this suggested list are for one person for 14 days and are in the following areas:

Non-Food Preparation Items:

Personal protection Water Cooking Equipment & Utensils Heat & Light Equipment & Tools Communication Equipment Sanitation Supplies Documents & Money Other Supplies First Aid Kit First Aid Personal Items Personal Items

14-Day Food Preparation Items:

To conserve weight all of the food items are in a dry pack form, however more than half of them can be eaten without having to add water or be cooked.

Food:
Breakfasts Lunches Dinners Beverages Snacks Cooking Aids Other

Note:
Use this list of items to help you prepare for any emergency that may require you to be in or away from your home for an extended period of time. Having an adequate supply of food and equipment will make your stay in a shelter or at a friends home much more comfortable and will make you more welcome, because you are not coming empty handed for
your stay.
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14-Day Emergency Kit

Suggested Items for ONE person
Non-Food preparation Items Protection: (Not all items are needed, some may be duplicates) Water-resistant nylon duffel bag (1- 21x30) or Mountain backpacking to store your equipment Two-man tent 1-man Bivy Shelter 8 ft. tube tent (2-man fire retardant tent can be used as a ground cloth) Wool-blend blanket Rescue blanket Heavy duty PVC or Nylon poncho Heavy leather gloves Sleeping bag Ground pad ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Water: (Not all items are needed, some may be duplicates) Material and construction instructions for a solar water still. Water containers (2 one gallon jugs or 4 one quarts) Water purification tablets (enough for treating 50 quarts of water) Water purification pump (Ceramic filter type) 2 gallons of ready to go water (Keep all storage water in a dark cool place) ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Cooking Equipment & Utensils: (Not all items are needed, some may be duplicates) Collapsible backpacking or sterno stove (for cooking & warmth) Stove fuel (2 pints) Candle stove Cooking pot or teapot Eating utensils (knife, fork & spoon) Plate and Bowl for eating Large Insulated Cup with a lid ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Heat & Light: (Not all items are needed, some may be duplicates) 60 hour candles (2 min.) Windproof/Waterproof matches (95 mph ) Regular wood matches in waterproof case Fire Starter Kit or starter tabs Metal match and magnesium bar 18-Hour hand a & body warmers Battery less flashlight (hand crank generator) 12-hour emergency light stick (4-min.) LED flashlight with spare bulbs and two sets of batteries ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________
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Equipment & Tools: (Not all items are needed, some may be duplicates) 50-ft nylon cord (parachute cord) Tri-fold shovel Swiss army knife Folding hunting knife Sewing kit (Include items to darn socks) Multi tool pliers ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Communication Equipment: (Not all items are needed, some may be duplicates) AM/FM short-wave Radio with batteries or solar/hand crank radio Hand held 2-way radio and batteries Solar battery charger or solar panel to power radio Signal mirror Whistle with neck cord Phone card and coins for phone Cell Phone with solar battery charger ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Sanitation Supplies: (Not all items are needed, some may be duplicates) Sanitary napkins, tampax (Woman's Items) Toilet Paper (2-rolls, one Roll per week) Bucket toilet and toilet chemical disinfectant Bucket toilet liners (kitchen trash bags use 2-3 at a time) Bar soap or liquid multi purpose camp soap ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Documents: (Not all items are needed, some may be duplicates) Emergency documents and copies (in waterproof bag) Emergency money, paper and coins (in waterproof bag) ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Other Supplies: (Not all items are needed, some may be duplicates) ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________
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First Aid Kit: (Not all items are needed, some may be duplicates) Small nylon duffel bag or plastic fishing tackle box First aid book 3-4"x4 "sterile gauze pads 3-"Ouchless" telfa sterile pads 9-Antiseptic swabs 5-Butterfly closures with super-stick 2-3 in 1 antibacterial/antibiotic ointment 3-1 3/4"x2" fingertip bandages 3-Knuckle bandages 1-roll medical adhesive tape Scissors (round nosed) Tweezers Magnifying glass Safety pins 2-2" roll bandages 2-triangle bandages Antiseptic soap Hydrogen peroxide in small squeeze bottle (to wash and disinfect wounds) individually wrapped alcohol pads Plastic zip lock bags (6"x6"& 8"x10" bags) 1-Ace bandage Splitting materials (Wire Splint, tongue blades) Needle & thread or suture kit Writing materials (pen, pencil and paper) Lipstick (Used to write on victim's forehead if tourniquet is used) Sanitary napkins (must have with long tails, used to control bleeding) Mylar space blanket Pre-moistened towel lets ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ First Aid Kit Personal Items: (Not all items are needed, some may be duplicates) Prescription drugs Pain-Aid reliever - Aspirin (to reduce swelling) Non-aspiring tablets Ibuprofen Hay-fever, sinus, cold tablets Antacid Antibiotic ointment (for dressing the wound) Diarrhea medicine Laxatives Syrup of Ipecac (to induce vomiting) Vitamin supplements Eye drops Hearing protection (earplugs) Bar soap Insect repellent Sunscreen lotion
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Pocket knife Multi tool pliers ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________

Personal Items: (Not all items are needed, some may be duplicates) Backpack or nylon duffel bag for storage Heavy coat and gloves Wool sweater, scarf and hat Hiking boots Camp booties Light duty shoes Wool socks (2 pair) Long underwear (top and bottom) Underwear (3 pair min) Bra (3 pair min) Woman Wool pants (1 pair min) Wind pants (1 pair min) General heavy-duty work pants and shirt (multi-pocketed) Waterproof boots or covers for hiking boots Personnel care items Sewing kit Compass Evacuation area map of areas you plan to escape to ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Notes: Important personal papers such as: Deeds, insurance policy, wills, passports, birth certificates, family pictures, and anything that cannot be easily replace. As an extra precaution it might be a good idea, if you have the facilities, to scan these documents and put them on a CD. Packing your equipment: Divide your clothing into two packages. One package is to go into your backpack and the other goes into your bug-out bag. The bug-out clothing package contains the clothes that you will want to change into during or just prior to starting out. Also, divide your food supply into two packages one is the 3-day
emergency food supply and cooking utensil packed and ready to go into a stuff sack to go into your pack. The remaining 11 days of food goes into the food storage duffel bag.
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14 days-three meals per day food supply

Food Items: (14 days-three meals per day, all items can be packed into a 19"x 20" nylon food bag. If you add items to the suggested list you may need to resize the storage bag) Breakfast: Instant oatmeal (14 packs) Instant powder milk pack (3 cups) Nature Valley bars (14-bars) Lunch: Rye Krisp or a dry hard flat bread (pack, 14 crackers) Dry beef jerky (2-pack) Cheese (1-pack, 1 pound block, pasteurized) Dinner: Pasta noodle meals (7-packs, 2 meals per pack) Stovetop stuffing (2-pack /seasoning) Dry onions soup (4-pack) TVP (1-pack, 2 cups) Dry onions (1-pack, 2 cups) Bisquick mix (1-pack, 2 cups) Dry lintels (1-pack, 1 cup) Dry bacon bits (1-pack, 1 cup) Dry carrots (1-pack, 1 cup) Dry peas (1-pack, 1 cup)

Beverages: Instant coffee (1 cup) Tea (14-packs) Hot chocolate mix (14-packs) Hot cider mix (6-packs) Lemon & Cherry drink mix to flavor water (2-packs) Chicken bullion (10 cubs) Beef bullion (10 cubs) Snacks: Rice Crispy bars (14-bars) Trail mix (4 cups) Honey (14-packs)

Cooking Aids: Sugar (14-packs) Honey (14-packs) Salt (14-packs) Pepper (14-packs) Mrs. Dash (1-bottle) Lemon (8-packs)

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Other Supplies: (Some of these may not fit in your 19"x 20" nylon food bag) Matches (3-books) Matches in watertight case or waterproof matches Fire starter fuel and magnesium fire starter bar Scrub pad Paper towel Camping Candle Lantern and spear candles Cook stove (Backpacking type) Stove fuel in fuel bottle Cup, eating bowl and cooking or tea pot Eating utensils (Knife, fork & spoon) Heavy leather gloves ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Notes: Training & Preparation 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Take an American Red Cross First Aid & CPR Course Lean to read a USGS contour map and how to use it Practice using and setting up your emergency equipment Make an emergency escape plan and practice carrying it out with your family or friends Establish a primary and secondary meeting place and contact so that you can contact your family members or meet them in the event that you all are separated when the emergency begins. 6. Emergency money (small bills and coins) and a phone card. 7. Keep your car in good repair and always have the gas tank half full.

Rotate items in your food preparation pack every 3-4 months

Check all equipment for proper operation Batteries Water (Keep water out of the sun when in storage) Medications Personal items And any other item which may have a short shelf life

Rotate the complete food supply once a year

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Auto Emergency Supply Kit

(Shell Oil Co. Foul Weather Driving handbook) http://www.shell.com/static/us-en/downloads/shell_for_motorists/carcare/english_booklet.pdf Suggested articles you should have in your vehicle at all times. When You are putting together your kit, consider the area of the country in which you live and drive and add items accordingly. First-aid kit with sterile pads, aspirin, sting relief pad and instructions One to two gallons of drinking water (replace every year or when the shelf date expires. Keep all storage water in a dark cool place.) Spotlight/flashlight and extra batteries Road flares or reflective triangles Empty, approved gas container Strong rope or tow chain Waterproof poncho Swiss Army-style knife Fire extinguisher Tool kit Jumper cables Solar blanket Wool blanket Gloves and emergency warm clothing Cell phone Tire repair canister Bag of kitty litter (for wheel traction) ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________
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Packing your emergency food and equipment

Pack loose or multiple items in plastic zip lock bags Pack items according to similarity or according to use; Breakfasts Lunches Dinners, Beverages, Snacks or Cooking Aids.

Some Packing Suggestions Emergency Bug-out Food Pack

14 days-three meals per day food supply packs into a 19"x 20" nylon food bag

Picture 1

Picture 1 shows a typical one person 14 day-three meals per day food supply, and the basic cooking utensils for the food preparation items. Keep in mind that the 14 day food supply and the cooking utensils will not all fit into the back pack, therefore, a duffel bag will be necessary to carry your food in. One thing that must be kept in mind is that all the food in the 14 days emergency kit is all from the local grocery store. Most of the food is freeze dried and will require water to hydrate and some of the food may need to be cooked, if desired. To ensure that you always have a food supply you may want to split the 14-day of food into two units. One unit containing 11 days of food, this goes in the duffel bag, and the other unit contains a 3 days supply of food and goes in your backpack. This is your emergency bug out supply. By splitting the food into two units you ensure that if the duffel bag is lost you will at least have the emergency 3-day supply. Also, as time moves on you need to keep replenishing your food supply in your back pack from the food in the duffel bag.
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Split Emergency Bug-out Food Pack

3 days-three meals per day food supply packs to be carried in back pack

Picture 2

Picture 3

Picture 2 shows the 3-day emergency food supply and cooking utensil packed and ready to go into a stuff sack

Picture 3 shows the 3-day emergency food supply and cooking utensil unpacked
3-days of food Cook pot Spoon, cup and bowl Stove, fuel and stove storage bag Stuff sack

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Other clothing Items:

Picture 4 shows the clothing and personal items that might be necessary for the quick getaway.
Nylon pants with removal legs to convert to shorts Cotton tee shirt Cotton pants Cotton long sleeve shirt Cotton socks Heavy socks Handkerchief Camp candle and extra candles Sewing kit and bag Stuff sack to organize the equipment

Picture 4

Bug out clothing:

All of your clothing should be kept in your bug out duffel bag, ready to change into when the time comes. The clothing in this bag should be rotated according to the season. This picture shows the typical winter clothing that might be necessary for that quick winter getaway.
Jacket liner Jacket outer cover Wool sweater Wool pants and suspenders Turtleneck Gloves or mittens Scarf or neck warmer and wool hat Wool socks and boots Long underwear

Picture 5
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Keep this clothing in a separate duffel bag right alongside the rest of your emergency bug out gear
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Picture 5

Picture 5 shows the unpacked items, which you would want to pack in your backpack. Back pack Down sleeping bag Ground pad Bivy tent or sack 1 gallon water bottle 1 liter carry water bottle Water filter devise Stuff bag for extra clothing Stuff sack for 3 day food supply Stove and fuel Personal documents in a water proof case (Not Shown) First aid kit Rain poncho Toilet paper Camp booties

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Picture 6

Picture 6 shows your bug out gear ready to be used 1. Back pack (Back pack also contains 3 days of food) Ground pad Bivy tent or sack 2. 1-gallon water bottle 3. 1- liter carry water bottle 4. Duffel bag with 11 day food supply 5. Bug out clothing bag 6. (Not shown) is the packet that contains your area maps, description of primary and secondary meeting place and contacts, and personal documents and your emergency money supply.

NOTE: Establish a Family Emergency Plan this plan helps to setup primary and secondary meeting place
and contact persons so that you can contact your family members or meet them in the event that you all are separated when the emergency begins

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Resources:
The following resource sites are provided as an aid in finding the necessary gear or food supplies that you will need to complete your 14-day bug-our kit. None of the sites or resources is indorsed nor are they the only site that you should be checking out. Also keep in mind that many of the items in this bug-our kit can be found in your local area grocery, hardware, camping or hunting stores.

Internet links: (Use these sites as possible reference sources or as key search words in
your web search engine)

Desert survival still: http://www.desertusa.com/mag98/dec/stories/water.html http://www.wilderness-survival.net/water-2.php

Make your own backpacking gear http://www.backpacking.net/makegear.html http://www.seattlefabrics.com/bivy_sack.html Use your search engine to find hacking clubs or backpacking equipment.

How to choose gear: Sources of gear:

Alternatives and low cost equipment items

(To find a source for the Magic Heat, Heating & Cooking Stove Kit use your search engine to find a seller.)

Magic Heat and Magic Stove are great products to have for almost any application. From basic camping and cooking to an EMERGENCY heat source due to power shortages, first aid kits, 72 hour kits, or for whenever disaster strikes. Designed for light cooking, Magic Heat when used with Magic Stove will boil 2-3 cups of water in 1520 minutes or warm a can of beans in less than five minutes. Magic Heat is safe to store, transport and handle. Magic Heat is classified as non-hazardous and non-regulated, therefore not subject to transportation restrictions. Safe - No flash backs when lighting (Flashpoint 305 degrees F) Burns at a consistent temperature and height Will not evaporate, 100% consumable screw on metal cap for reuse. Indefinite shelf life smokeless and odorless, easy to extinguish NO alcohol, safe to store and transport

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Paul Sheehans ultimate Wood / Esbit stove http://www.backpacking.net/makegear/sheehanstove/index.html

Paul Sheehan developed this stove as an alternative to the larger wood stoves that weigh more and take up more space in my pack. This stove is as small as you can get for an effective wood stove. It cannot boil huge pots of water like the bigger ones but it can bring 2 to 2.1/2 cups to a boil with just one load of wood. You can feed it more wood and stoke the fire, but it takes work. You can also throw half an Esbit tab in as the fire is dying down and after it ignites you can add a bit more wood for a reliable fire. With one charge of wood and a good fire you can get 4 cups of water to boil. This set up is also designed to burn Esbit, Trioxen or other Hex Tabs when there is no wood or it is too wet to burn well.

Other equipment or carrying devices

http://www.sherpacart.com/

As we grow older we are looking for tools that allow us to keep enjoying outdoor life passions. With the Sherpa Cart is one person can transport most of the gear for two people depending on terrain and ones physical abilities. The cart can be used to carry backpacks to a base camp where day trips allow hikers to go deeper into rough, rocky, or steep terrain. Inexperienced, less-active campers, and parents with small children can now have the means to participate in outings with relative ease. Also, many people are able to get out only a few times a year and are not always in the kind of shape it takes to carry a backpack. Snow Camping Sled
http://www.krabach.info/snow_sled/snow_sled.htm

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Carts-Convert a golf cart or jogging stroller into a carrier

http://www.rbarkerphoto.com/PhotoCart-color.html

Thinking about adapting a golf bag pull cart (cart 1), the Model TS4060 Stow-A-Cart is made by Tartan Sports. The unit is well-constructed, and sufficient to carry 50-75 pounds of gear, weighs about 7 pounds, and folds to a compact size. By placing the shoulder straps of backpack over the upper golf-bag support on the cart, the backpack straps can be used to lash the backpack securely to the cart. Adding a small bag or pack between the wheels of the cart, a tent can be supported on the underside of the cart, with the tent being strapped to the upper part of the cart's handle, just below the extension. In this configuration, the weight of the packs thus requiring only minimal downward pressure on the handle to raise the foot of the cart for travel. The extended wheels provide a wide stance (27" across) for the cart, and the wide surface of the wheels should provide better support in soft dirt and sand than a cart with bicycle-style wheels. The wheel bearings are sealed, and the wheels release quickly from the cart frame for storage.

Cart 1 Golf cart

Cart 2 Jogger Stroller

The added weight of the second bag below the pivot point, however, makes the configuration less comfortable to pull, but is certainly better than carrying the bags yourself. Possible additional modifications include adding some form of light-weight lateral support beneath the bags to provide additional resistance to the bag twisting on the narrow center bar of the cart. Although cross-lashing the bag at the upper golf-bag support seems to prevent twisting, the additional lateral support might prove convenient in the field. The trick would be to design it in such a way as not to diminish the compactness of the folded cart.

Cart 3 Garden Wagon

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Big Game Carts

Home built Game Cart: http://www.wwmag.net/fibrsndl.html

Game Cart: RedHead Big Game Carts http://www.basspro.com/homepage.html

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