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* This is a list that I picked up off of usenet
I have just been taught how to post. Here is the information that I
have put together from a number or sources on the preparation of 72
hour kits. It is very long. Hope the information is useful to anyone
who needs it.
Breakfast Day 1
Lunch Day 1
Dinner Day 1
etc...
This prevents any loss of food for any one person in your party
and allows you to keep order in your kits.
You will find that it is very important that you place foods in
this kit that your family will eat regardless. You might plan to
place foods in your kits that your family particularly enjoys,
but that you don't always serve.
04. Place food in your kits that are easy to prepare or ready to eat.
When you need to use this kit, remember you will have in most
cases been evacuated from your home either by car or on foot. It
will be a stressful time for your family. You may be in a Red
Cross Shelter, in a campground or on the road or on the way to
relatives homes. You will not have all the luxuries of home.
Cooking at best will be difficult. Please keep this in mind as
you choose your foods for this 72 emergency survival kit.
EMERGENCY FUEL
BUDDY BURNER - Select a shallow can (tuna, cat food, etc.) and
insert coil of corrugated cardboard the height of the can.
VAGABOND STOVE - Use a number 10 can. Cut opening around the top
of the can with a can opener punch. This is to provide a draft
for your fire. Then cut an opening at the bottom of the can
large enough to fit the Buddy Burner or a small fire. Cook on top.
Lighting Equipment
CAUTION: DO NOT STORE WHITE GAS, KEROSENE, & SIMILAR FUELS IN THE
HOUSE OR WITHIN THE REACH OF CHILDREN. Consult distributors of
fuel, or government agencies that would have information on the
proper storage of fuels.
Once you have established and gathered together what you feel are
necessary requirements for both an Emergency Preparedness Kit and
a substantial First Aid Kit; you will need a container that these
items will go in.
The items listed above are ideas for storing your large First Aid
Kit.
The items listed above are ideas for storing your 72 hour emer-
gency kit.
WATER STORAGE
Purification Tablets -
You will place the bags 4 to 6 thick (one inside the other).
Spray Disinfectant
Insecticide
Pointed Shovel
After use pour 1/4 cup bleach into bag or douse with lysol then
tie the bag shut with a piece of twine and spray the bag with
insecticide. If you are moving on, dig a hose 30 to 36 six
inches deep and bury the bag. Make sure that you cover it well
with dirt and then stomp on the dirt to make sure that there isn't
any air-gaps in the hole.
If you have made camp and will be staying you can place all the
soil bags in a large plastic bag with a tie on it and place it in
a large trash can that is not being used for garbage. Then at
the end of the day, all the paper bags can be buried at one time.
WHAT DO I NEED?
PLASTIC BAGS AND TIES - These items can serve as garbage contain-
ers, ground cloths, tents, wash basins, broken window cover, and
substitute rain coat.
PAPER TOWELS
SOAP - Liquid soap (soft soap or pump ivory) works best when
water supplies are limited.
DISPOSABLE DIAPERS
MEDICATIONS FOR THREE DAYS (72 HOURS) FOR EACH MEMBER OF THE FAMILY
SLEEPING BAGS and BEDROLLS - Wool blankets resist fire, they warm
even when wet and they are less bulky than sleeping bags. There
must be adequate and appropriate sleeping cover for every member
of the family.
FIRE EXTINGUISHER
CAN OPENER - A manual type must be packed with any canned goods.
Water trapped in the hot water tank and indoor plumbing will stay
clean once the main water valve is turned off.
SOS
Suggested Items:
01. Scriptures
02. Books & Magazines
03. Paper, Coloring Books, and Activity Books
04. Felt Tip Markers, Colored Pencils, Scissors
05. Games
06. Small toys
07. Any Hard Candy
08. Children's Vitamins, Pain-Reliever, Cold Remedies, Band
Aids, and First-Aid Cream
09. Creative Game List
10. String
11. Clothespins
12. Feather
13. Straws
14. Wooden Blocks
15. Marbles
16. Metal Washers
Clothespins -
01. Drop in a bottle
02. Pitch at a target
03. Clothesline relay
Wooden Blocks -
01. Print letters on cubes. Roll cubes to spell words.
First one to complete 10 words wins.
Marbles -
01. Roll them at a target
02. Toss them in a box
03. Old Fashioned Marble Game
Metal Washers -
01. Toss them into numbered cups.
Paper Cups -
01. Tossing Games
02. Blowing Relay
03. Telephone
Paper Plates -
01. Toss through a wire coat hanger
Straws -
01. Marble Blow Relay
02. Bean Relay
Spoons -
01. Carry Ball
02. Flip Beans at target
03. Carry Cotton Balls
Feathers -
01. Feather Volleyball: blow feather over string or net
02. Toss them at a target
03. Blow them over the line relay
All of my children have been assigned jobs - one thing that they need
to do in case of emergency or evacuation. We routinely practice these
items. Then they pick up their kits and meet at the assigned meeting
point.
We have only had to leave once - it was during a fire when we lived in
Southern California. We were gone overnight. It was good to have
things that the children felt comfortable with. We returned home with
no incident.
Karen.
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