Why Have a 72 Hour Kit?
Why Have a 72 Hour Kit?
Do you ever worry about the health and safety of your family? Of course you do, because you want what's best for them. Having a 72 hour kit for each member of your family will remove some of that worry and bring the peace of mind that you are prepared for any unforeseen emergency.
72 Hour kits come in a variety of sizes and types either pre-assembled with the basics or made to order based on individual needs. We suggest that you start by having an emergency kit in your home for each member of the family with all the items listed below and then preparing for all of the time you are away from home by having one in your cars, your office and even in a backpack at school. These other emergency kits may not need to be packed full of everything but at least some food and water will help in an emergency. Having a 72 hour kit can give you the peace of mind knowing that you are prepared to take care of your family anytime and anywhere.
Emergency kits can help you and your family in your time of need. You won't always be able to rely on the government or your religious affiliations to take care of us the moment that an emergency hits. You need to take the action now to be prepared for the beginning of an emergency. Getting your family through at least the initial period of time before emergency crews are mobilized should be your goal.
What should be in a 72 hour kit?
Ask yourself what does my family need to stay alive for 3 days? Although every family has some individual needs at some level we all have the same needs of food, water and shelter. These are our basic needs. To make sure these basics are covered you will need 1 gallon of water per day per person and enough ready to eat food to keep each person sustained. For shelter you need to have items that will keep you dry and warm.
Once the basics needs of food water and shelter are covered you should consider including things like a flashlight, a hand crank radio, a whistle, and a simple first aid kit in each emergency survival kit. These items would help you to know what is going on, and provide a way to communicate or get the attention of emergency workers.
Other items to consider putting in your emergency kit are extra clothes, dust mask, multi tool, manual can opener, local maps, extra batteries, personal products, entertainment such as crayons and a coloring book or a deck of cards. These items will help you feel more at ease with the problems that you are facing.
The last items you should consider putting in your emergency kit are: doctor's phone numbers, insurance policy numbers, inventory of your personal belongings, finger prints on each family member and prescriptions.
All these items should be gathered and put in either a backpack or a bucket with a lid. Your 72 hour kits need to be close at hand at all times, not tucked away and out of sight.
Do you ever worry about the health and safety of your family? Of course you do, because you want what's best for them. Having a 72 hour kit for each member of your family will remove some of that worry and bring the peace of mind that you are prepared for any unforeseen emergency.
72 Hour kits come in a variety of sizes and types either pre-assembled with the basics or made to order based on individual needs. We suggest that you start by having an emergency kit in your home for each member of the family with all the items listed below and then preparing for all of the time you are away from home by having one in your cars, your office and even in a backpack at school. These other emergency kits may not need to be packed full of everything but at least some food and water will help in an emergency. Having a 72 hour kit can give you the peace of mind knowing that you are prepared to take care of your family anytime and anywhere.
Emergency kits can help you and your family in your time of need. You won't always be able to rely on the government or your religious affiliations to take care of us the moment that an emergency hits. You need to take the action now to be prepared for the beginning of an emergency. Getting your family through at least the initial period of time before emergency crews are mobilized should be your goal.
What should be in a 72 hour kit?
Ask yourself what does my family need to stay alive for 3 days? Although every family has some individual needs at some level we all have the same needs of food, water and shelter. These are our basic needs. To make sure these basics are covered you will need 1 gallon of water per day per person and enough ready to eat food to keep each person sustained. For shelter you need to have items that will keep you dry and warm.
Once the basics needs of food water and shelter are covered you should consider including things like a flashlight, a hand crank radio, a whistle, and a simple first aid kit in each emergency survival kit. These items would help you to know what is going on, and provide a way to communicate or get the attention of emergency workers.
Other items to consider putting in your emergency kit are extra clothes, dust mask, multi tool, manual can opener, local maps, extra batteries, personal products, entertainment such as crayons and a coloring book or a deck of cards. These items will help you feel more at ease with the problems that you are facing.
The last items you should consider putting in your emergency kit are: doctor's phone numbers, insurance policy numbers, inventory of your personal belongings, finger prints on each family member and prescriptions.
All these items should be gathered and put in either a backpack or a bucket with a lid. Your 72 hour kits need to be close at hand at all times, not tucked away and out of sight.
