Week 9 72 hour kits

Warmth / Heat

So, now you have some protection from the elements and something to sleep in or under, but what if it is really cold and you actually need a way to generate heat? Often, even it it doesn’t get below freezing, it can get chilly: especially if it is rainy. 
Suggestions:
Your number one goal here is to make sure you have a way to start a fire under any conditions: remember, you could be dealing with extreme weather. Once you’ve done that then, consider other options for warmth

Options for Starting a fire:

Small Budget:

• DIY Firestarters (free if you’ve got dryer lint and candle wax!)
• Water proof or even storm proof matches.
• Lighter

Medium Budget:

• Emergency Tinder Kit
• FireSteel
• Sparkie Fire Starter
• Blastmatch Fire Starter

Larger Budget:

• Quickfire (start a fire in almost any conditions with this!)

Other Warmth:

Small Budget:

• Heat Packs (put inside a sleeping bag, jacket, or under a blanket)

Medium Budget:

• Heat Cell ( They are safe to be used indoors, small, light, will burn hot enough to boil water for 4 hour or warm a tent for 8-9 hours)

Hope this helps you in knowing what to get!

*Remember to add your $1 to everyone's pack in case debit/credit cards don't work!*

Week 12 Food Storage Challenge

Get 10 pounds of Rice for every two adults in the family! This is so easy to do! The cannery has them already canned and on their shelf for you to grab easily and go. Otherwise you can buy it at your next trip to the store.

Week 8 72 hour kits

 Sleeping Needs

You should now have some protection from the elements, but even if you have a nice tent, you need something to sleep in / under!

Suggestions:

Keep things as lightweight as you can! While you can use blankets from home if funds are limited, they will add a lot of bulk and weight to your kit. You may not have room for much else! If you have any sort of budget, I would consider purchasing a blanket / sleeping bag that is made to be lightweight and used in such a kit.
Small Budget:

• Emergency Blanket
• Emergency Thermal Sleeping Bag

Medium Budget:

• Fleece Sleeping Bag
• “Blizzard” Survival Sleeping Bag(VERY compact, but as warm as a regular, medium weight sleeping bag)
• Deluxe Fleece Sleeping Bag
• Ultra-Compactable Sleeping Bag (this has a 30 degree rating and gets VERY small)

Larger Budget:

• Sleeping Bag rated as low as zero to -30 degrees:

• Sleeping Bag rated as low as 15-20 degrees:

• Sleeping Bags rated as low as 30 degrees:

I keep all of our sleeping bags in my garage in one particular spot so that they are easy to grab, if we had to up and leave really fast then I know exactly where to grab them and throw them in my car. If we don't have that option to be able to grab them then I have emergency blankets in each pack.

 

*Don't forget to add $1 to each pack each week ( or more if you can)  so that you have money in your packs in case of an emergency where your debit/credit card doesn't work!!*

Week 11 Food Storage Challenge

Get 8 cans of tomato soup!! This one is so easy to get at your next trip to the grocery store! Remember this is for every 2 adults in the family so add what you need to accomadate your family.