3
Month Supply List
(Water and
weapons are always first priority in any emergency situation – without water
you die in 3 days. Without weapons you
are defenseless and cannot keep what you have.
In an extreme situation, survival is about planning, supplies and luck/good
fortune).
Water – backpacking water filter, tabletop
water filter, straw filter, water bottle filter, UV light filter, water
purification tablets, bleach & droppers (and instructions on how to use it)
Security – neighborhood watch, paying
attention, weapons, guns, dogs (and dog food), landscaping
Light - candles/matches/lighters, emergency
candles, Catholic/Israeli votive long burning candles, fire extinguisher, flashlights/batteries/head
lamps, oil lamps, solar lights, solar path lights and extra batteries, camping
lanterns
Heat - warm fleece/wool/silk clothing
(not cotton!), appropriate outerwear and footwear for your climate, 0 degree
rated sleeping bags, hats of all sorts including sleeping hats, lap blankets,
Lil' Buddy Propane heaters and fuel, wood stove and firewood (PS your fireplace
will NOT keep you warm in an emergency)
Cooling – hats with brims, battery powered
fans, bandanas with cooling beads, first aid supply ice packs
Food - at least a months’ supply of
non-perishable food for whomever is in your household plus 3 for safety *
(preferably 3 – 12 months worth), local sources of fresh food, gardens,
orchards/micro-orchards
Shelter - tents/ground cloths/extra stakes,
tarps, rope (what happens if your friends who planned for nothing showed up on your doorstep? A tent could house them).
Cooking - small camp stove with extra fuel,
BBQ/grill with extra charcoal, small diameter firewood, firewood and a rocket
stove made of bricks, matches/lighters, wood stove and firewood
Sanitation - extra toilet paper, hand
sanitizer, diaper wipes, solar camping showers, clean gallon water
containers/matte black paint (to set in the sun and warm up full of water),
garden watering cans, dry shampoo, hand soap, bar soap/shampoo/laundry
soap/line/clothes pins, wash boards – glass is best, quality buckets (look at a
livestock-feed store), extra dish soap, feminine supplies & cloth pads, at
least three days worth of cloth diapers and covers if you have infants plus a
separate bucket to wash them in
Health - first aid kits, OTC medications,
pain medications (Tylenol, Advil etc), extra prescription medications and
glasses, bee sting kits, epi pens for allergies, asthma medications, CPR &
First Aid Certification, toothbrushes and toothpaste
Entertainment – board games, card games, puzzles,
books of all sorts, musical instruments, homeschooling workbooks, CD players,
DVD players that plug into a vehicle battery and adapter, toys
Transportation - a bicycle in good working
order/extra parts/tools, car gassed up at least half full at all times and in
proper working order, a Bug Out Bag, maps, exit routes and back up plans, pet
transportation cages & vaccination records
Communications - radio with extra batteries, car battery
charger for cell phones, written out lists of important telephone numbers
Miscellaneous - extra diapers/formula/baby food
for infants if you have one or neighbors/friends who do, Pedialyte or oral
rehydration fluids, extra supplies if you have elders, extra supplies if you
have special needs in your household; work gloves, basic tools (hammer/nails,
screwdrivers, wrenches, utility shut off tools, copies of important documents
and identification, cash on hand, memory sticks with important data and
documentations, extra pet foods and medications
I will post a list of non-perishable food in a moment.
The problem with a chocolate stash is that mine is always gone within days! lol
ReplyDeleteI could have missed it, but one item that is a must are large plastic trash bags. 55 gallon I believe is the size. I just did a brief training with a survival guru and he reminded me about the uses of the bags. Cut a hole just large enough for your face and it provides instant coverage from the elements as well as traps your body heat.
ReplyDeleteTrue, Autumn!
ReplyDeleteMWS - you are right, that's a great addition. Especially for a car kit. We used some once on a field trip where a family was not prepared for inclement weather - we were joking about handing plastic bags out to kids and telling them to put them on their heads :) Everyone survived and only got a little bit wet! Plus, if you are using them for trash can-composting toilet liners, they are less likely to break - which you would NOT want - than other types of bags!