Ideas for "Kits"

Summary

• 72 Second Kit

• Communications Kit

• Cooking Kit

• Fire Kit

• First Aid Kit

• Light Kit

• Power Kit

• Safety Kit

• Sanitation Kit

• Shelter Kit

• Warmth Kit

• Water Purification Kit

Kits are a good way to organize and compartmentalize gear. Here are some ideas for categories and a couple of items for each kit. Tailor the kits to the age and size of your family.

Identical size clear plastic bins with easy to remove lids make storage and stacking simple. Make sure an inventory of the exact contents of each container is clearly visible when the containers are stored.

Must Have ... 72 Second Kit - Kept Under Every Bed in the House ... Purpose: Escape (regular discussion and training on how to escape from a burning home is essential)

• Bottle of Water

• Energy Bar

• Flashlight

• Hard Sole Shoes

• Jeans

• Leather Work Gloves

• Prybar (to break window for escape)

• Sweatshirt

• Towel (to stuff under door to deter smoke)

• Warm Socks

• Whistle

Communications Kit

• AM/FM/NOAA Battery Powered Radio (listen only)

• GMRS Radio (listen and talk)

• PoC Radio (Click or Touch HERE to learn more.)

Cooking Kit

• Can Opener (P-38 or P51)

• Pot

• Something to boil water quickly and heat canned foods.

• Spare Fuel

Fire Kit

Fire requires three things:

1. fuel

2. oxygen

3. heat

You can't control the first two in most emergency situations. Everything in a serious fire kit is about reliably delivering the third — under cold, wet, shaking, or exhausted conditions, with whatever fuel happens to be available. The principle that separates a fire kit from a lighter in your pocket is redundancy across ignition types. Butane fails below freezing. Friction sparks fail in wet conditions. Matches fail when wet. A magnifier fails at night or in clouds. No single method is reliable in all conditions — which is why every serious kit carries at least three, from at least two different ignition families.

The three ignition families:

1. combustion (lighters, matches — high reliability in normal conditions, fails in extreme cold or wet)

2. friction spark (flint, ferro rod — works wet, works cold, works indefinitely, requires good tinder)

3. solar (magnifier — zero consumables, zero mechanical failure points, fails at night and in overcast)

Layer all three and you've covered almost every scenario. Tinder is the overlooked variable. The best ignition source in the world fails against wet wood. Mil-spec tinder — wax-infused, resealable, tested for sustained burn in adverse conditions — removes that variable entirely. You're not relying on finding dry material in a wet environment. You carry the dry material with you.

First Aid Kit

• "Stop the Bleed" - The main cause of death after an accident is bleeding out. Learn how to control and stop bleeding.

Light Kit

• Many Flashlights, Headlamps, and Lanterns

• Many Spare Batteries

Power Kit

• Battery/Solar Generator

• Heavy-duty Extension Cord (at least 25' long)

Safety Kit

• Good, High Quality Multi-tool (like a Leatherman)

• Leather Work Gloves

• Sturdy Work Type Shoes

• Whistle

Sanitation Kit

• 5-gallon Bucket with Lid

• Garbage Bags that Fit the Bucket

• Liquid Soap

• Nitrile Gloves

Shelter Kit

• Heavy-duty Tarp

• Plastic Sheeting

• Rope (at least 100' long)

Warmth Kit

• Blankets

• Sweat Shirts, Sweaters, and Jackets

Water Purification Kit

• Gallon of Clorox

• LifeStraw(s)

• Water Purification Tablets (see Amazon)

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