72-Hour Checklist

This is a very basic checklist for a simple 72-Hour Kit (sometimes called a Bug Out Bag). It has supplies to last your for three days, which is the estimated time needed for relief organizations to arrive in your area and start handing out food and water after a major disaster.

 Protein/granola bars

 Can opener (not electric)

 Trail mix/dried fruit

 Dishes/utensils

 Crackers/cereals (for munching)

 Shovel

 Canned tuna, beans, meat, Vienna sausages, etc. (“pop-top” cans might leak/explode)

 Radio (with batteries)

 Pen and paper

 Axe

 Canned juice

 Pocket knife

 Candy/gum (jolly ranchers can melt and mint gum might “flavor” other items)

 Rope

 Duct tape

 Water (1 gallon per person/day)

 First Aid Supplies

 Change of clothing (short & long-sleeved shirts Toiletries

pants, socks, jacket, etc.)

 Roll of toilet paper

 Undergarments (water- proofed in a zip lock bag)

 Rain coat/poncho (lg black trash bags work well for this also)

 Feminine hygiene/deodorant

 Soaps – hand/dish

 Blankets & emergency heat blankets

 Shampoo/hand sanitizer

 Cloth sheet

 Immunization card

 Plastic sheet

 OTC medication (Tylenol,

Ibuprofen, TUMS)

 Prescription medications (enough for 3 days)

 Battery lighting (flashlight, lamp)

 Extra batteries (BE CAREFUL NOT TO MIX THESE ITEMS WITH FOOD ITEMS)

 Flares

 Candles

 Lighter

 Water-proof matches

 Infant needs (if applicable)

 Birth/marriage certificates

 Pet needs (if applicable)

 Insurance policies

 Comfort items (stuffed animals, pictures)

 Cash

 Credit card

(PLACE THESE ITEMS IN A WATER-PROOF CONTAINER!)

VITAL RECORDS – ID, proof that your children are yours, proof of medical insurance, vaccine records, marriage records, and insurance records for your house and car.

 

 

Treating Water with a 5-6 Percent Liquid Chlorine Bleach Solution
Volume of Water to be Treated	Treating Clear/Cloudy Water: Bleach Solution to Add	Treating Cloudy, Very Cold, or Surface Water: Bleach Solution to Add
1 quart/1 liter	3 drops	5 drops
1/2 gallon/2 quarts/2 liters	5 drops	10 drops
1 gallon	1/8 teaspoon	1/4 teaspoon
5 gallons	1/2 teaspoon	1 teaspoon
10 gallons	1 teaspoon	2 teaspoons

 

 

$7 72-hour kit menu:

DAY ONE

Breakfast – oatmeal, hot cocoa

Lunch – ramen noodles, granola bar, gum

Supper – granola bar, 1 jerky, hot cocoa

Snack – raisins, 10 tootsie rolls

 

DAY TWO

Breakfast – oatmeal, hot cocoa

Lunch – peanut butter crackers, raisins, juice

Supper – ramen noodles, granola bar, gum

Snack – 1 jerky, 10 tootsie rolls

 

DAY THREE

Breakfast – oatmeal, hot cocoa

Lunch – trail mix, fruit snack, juice

Supper – granola bar, 1 jerky, hot cocoa

Snack – 10 tootsie rolls, gum

 

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