72-HOUR
SURVIVAL KIT
Keep an
exact list of what you have in your 72-hour kit with expiration dates
and kids' clothes sizes, so you can update it easily.
*(This list was made to fit into 2 columns on a regular page, and will
easily fit onto 3 pages if you do so.)
Basic Kit
(listed roughly in
order of importance)
Wool blanket, real sleeping
bag, or some way of
really
keeping warm (minimally a space blanket)
Infant care needs
Water (1.5 gallons per
person)
Clothing, shoes, coat,
gloves, & hat
Food for 3 days:, MRE’s
(Meals Ready to Eat) or
survival
food, tuna, can of chili, dried fruit...
(include
Pet Food)
Toilet paper & Trowel (to
bury human waste)
Tarp or plastic sheeting to
put under your sleeping
bag and
over you if necessary, or under a tent
Medications for family
members (2+ week’s worth)
Flashlight and Batteries
Consecrated oil
First aid kit - and Handbook
Feminine hygiene needs
Sierra Cup and Utensil set
Matches (waterproof or
waterproof box) and/or
Lighter
Knife (swiss type preferably)
Soap (hand & dishwashing)
Work gloves
Regular Kit (Basic Kit + the
following)
Addresses and phone numbers
Baby Wipes
Candles
Can Opener
Carrier (roll-out garbage
can, back pack, wheelbarrow,
army
duffel bag, etc.)
Cash (include quarters &
dimes for the phone & small
bills)
Change of clothes: warm
hat, gloves, two pair of socks,
underwear,
thermals, sweatshirt, pants, shirt,
coat,
sturdy shoes, slippers for sleeping
Chapstick
Cheap, all-metal Coffee Pot
(for boiling water) and a
simple Pan
Check book and Credit Cards
Clorox (for water
purification--Clorox has a shelf-life
of 6
months)
Coloring books and crayons
for children, ball, small
games,
small musical instruments, stuffed animal,
doll, etc.
Comb and/or Brush
Dental Floss
Deodorant
Disinfectant (Lysol, etc.)
Fingernail file/clipper
Fishing line, hooks, and
sinkers
Glasses, Contacts, Cleaning
Solution
Hatchet
Insect repellant
Keys (extra set of all keys)
Kleenex
Notebook and pencils
Nylon Rope (100 ft.)
Paper Towels
Plastic Bags and ties (both
small and garbage bag size)
Poncho
Porta-potty (can be just a
plastic bucket with tear-tab
lid;
include tall-kitchen garbage bags for liners)
Radio (hand-crank, solar,
battery operated)
Razor and blades
Rubber bands
Safety pins
Salt and pepper
Scissors, needle and thread,
and buttons
Scriptures
Shampoo
Sterno burner and 6 cans of
sterno
Tetanus shot update
Toothbrush and Toothpaste
Toothpicks
Towel
Tube Tent (or some plastic
sheeting like Visquine)
Vaseline
Wash Cloth
Water (1 quart per person per
day - have some small
containers also)
Whistle
Enhancements to the Regular Kit
Air mattress
Aluminum foil
Book
Lotion
Mirror
Pictures of everyone
Pillow
Strong box with critical
documents
Sunblock
Sunglasses
Tarps (several)
Tent
Tools (pliers, hammer, small
shovel, crescent wrench)
Vitamins
Water Purifier
Strong Box for Important Documents
Your strong box should be in
a waterproof, fireproof box where it can be easily retrieved. It
should contain at least your will, trust, stocks & bonds, bank
account numbers, insurance policy numbers, credit card account numbers
and companies, birth and marriage certificates, social security cards,
deeds to homes, cars, etc., passports, vaccination records, household
inventory list and pictures of possessions, patriarchal blessings,
genealogy, and important family photos. It can't hurt to also
have an electronic version of all this stored there too, but don't rely
solely on that. EMP's could destroy it.
Emergency Needs for the Home
Bungie cords
Crescent wrench
Crowbar
Fire extinguisher
Gas turn-off tool
Gas generator and gas
(optional)
Hammer
Hard hat
Nails, screws, nuts and bolts
Pliers
Plywood
Saw
Screwdrivers (regular and
phillips)
Tape (electrical, duct,
masking)
Tarps
Twine
Visquine (plastic
polyethylene sheeting)
Water turn-off tool
Whisk broom
Wire
Car Kit
Blankets (space & real)
Books and games for kids
Candles
Chains
Electrical tape
Empty can for gas or water
Fan belts
Fire extinguisher - ABC type
First aid kit
Fix-A-Flat (a can of)
Flares
Flashlight and batteries
(stored separately)
Food or snacks
Fuses
Hose - spare radiator hoses
Ice scarper
Jack
Jumper cables
Lug wrench
Maps (road atlas)
Matches, lighter
Medium crescent wrench
Motor oil (2 qts.)
Plastic bags - garbage size
& 1 gal. size for feet & hands
Pliers
Pocket knife
Pump (check spare tire
frequently and keep inflated)
Reflectors
Rock Salt
Sand (small bag) or cat
litter (for getting unstuck)
Screw drivers (regular &
phillips)
Scriptures
Small shovel
Terminal cleaner device (for
battery terminals)
and some
soda for the same reason
Toilet paper
Tow rope or chain
Water - for drinking
Water - for overheated
radiator
White rag - if you need help
Wiper blades
Wire - for a broken exhaust
pipe, etc.
KEEP TOP HALF OF YOUR GAS
TANK FULL!!