Survival Kits.

Yes, yes I know this doesn't seem to be related to basic homemaking skills, but let me assure you it does. In your home you are the one who makes sure everyone and thing is ready for the day or anything. You and your spouse ( if you have one) are the ones who protect and assist the family and each-other. You, the homemaker is the writer of lists, the shopper, the organizer, the get it done homemaker and you are the one who is most likely going to get these kits done because you KIND OF have the time to do it, while your spouse works. Now, if you work a job you NEED to take a few minutes a day ( fifteen) and spend it on this kit project, if your job is to stay at home then take 30 or more minutes a day to do this kit, along with your other duties. Get it, got it, good lets go.

Have you ever been in your car and came upon an accident? Of course you have and sometimes it goes fairly fast and sometimes you are stick for 30 minutes or more in your car on the road. Well, these are the times when someone (kids, spouses, yourself) gets hungry, thirsty, has to go to the bathroom or is bored out of our gourd. Do you have a survival kit in your car? What is a survival kit? How do I put one together? Here and over the next few weeks we will answer all these questions. I will be writing my own thoughts on this and will be posting information from blogs, and web sites that I think are good sources all located on the bottom of this posting.

First: You need to decide what kind of survival kit do you want to make? Pick one to begin with.  I will be doing a car kit followed or piggy backed with my own style of 72 hour and first aid kit rolled into one. The car kit is the first priority on my end because my husbands work is 2 hours away from home and over a pass that has a multitude of accidents and weather closures (during the winter) at a moments notice and I need to restock his kit and exchange things out for the winter season in the next week or so.
         Car Kit - things you may need if you are stuck in the car.
           72 hour kit - things you need if you have to evacuate your home for under 72 hours.
           Emergency kit - stuff in your car ( cables, tire stuff etc)
           First Aid kit - stuff for you car in you need medical stuff, or get a BOOBOO :)

Second: You need to find a container you like for your kit. I have changed mine 3 times, the first time I used my daughters old diaper bag back pack, then I went to an Army surplus store and found a pack I liked.

The brown pack is an Alice bag with a dark green medical bag.           This is the back see how its adjustable. The brown pack has three outside bags and one inside bag.


Finally I was at the swap meet and got an army bag with back brace for ten dollars in perfect condition. My bags tend to be large with back pack straps or braces because I tend to carry a lot of stuff because I want to be really really prepared for anything that comes our way. I also take this bag hiking because I know I have everything I and my family may need. I am an overachiever here, so as I post what I put into my kits, you will need to take in account your family needs, budget, what you already have and how much you are willing to carry. So get your bag, and come back and see what is the next step. :)

 This pack is twice the size as the above bag. It has a center pouch with a divider and three outside bags.


http://www.preparedldsfamily.blogspot.com
 http://www.foodstoragemadeeasy.com
http://www.yourownhomestore.com/2011/09/survival-kit-series-week-one.html