**Disclaimer before you even read/look at this post. I hate trying to mess with pictures so they are what they are...i'm not even going to try to mess with it.**
This is the first in a series of post's on whats in our 72 hour kits and why. I'm starting with Rora's. This is her first year getting her own kit and please note that she is not carrying everything that we have for her. Only as much as she can do.
The carrying case is important. We use backpacks that have wheels. My thought on this is you can easily carry them on your back if the terrain is hard. (Of course, this would be after you have traveled as far as possible by vehicle.) The wheels/rolling capabilities can give your back a rest if you are able to be on smoother ground.
In Rora's 72 hour kit she has her snack foods. Mini oreos, chips ahoy, nutter butters, 2 ritz bits crackers, nilla wafers, breadsticks and cheese, two packages of peanuts, 2 squeezable applesauce, 2 granola bars, 2 fruit snacks and her treat, a juicy drop pop. She also has one 16.9oz water bottle.
She has her toothbrush and toothpaste. Her chapstick, emergency whistle, hand sanitizer, spoon, flashlight and batteries, tissues, emergency blanket and wet wipes.
She also has her clothes (don't forget the socks and underwear!). Sized large so she can still fit in them for the next year. We only put in long sleeved clothes. If something happened in the summer it's much easier to cut the sleeves and legs off clothes than carry an extra outfit.
Lastly pictured she has her toys. The items that aren't pictured are a family picture (I am waiting to update it when Ella is born.) her immunization records, a contact sheet with family information - Daddy and Mommy's cell phone number, Daddy's call sign for his ham radio and contact information for family in 3 states. Grandpa in UT, Grandparents in AZ and Great Aunt and Uncle in MN. The idea behind this is that if something happens to Josh and I and a major disaster happened here, something just as easily could have happened elsewhere so we have information for family in multiple places, just in case.
You can never be to prepared and hopefully we are prepared and never have a chance to see if we are prepared enough. Up next, What's in Kira's kit?
This is the first in a series of post's on whats in our 72 hour kits and why. I'm starting with Rora's. This is her first year getting her own kit and please note that she is not carrying everything that we have for her. Only as much as she can do.
The carrying case is important. We use backpacks that have wheels. My thought on this is you can easily carry them on your back if the terrain is hard. (Of course, this would be after you have traveled as far as possible by vehicle.) The wheels/rolling capabilities can give your back a rest if you are able to be on smoother ground.
In Rora's 72 hour kit she has her snack foods. Mini oreos, chips ahoy, nutter butters, 2 ritz bits crackers, nilla wafers, breadsticks and cheese, two packages of peanuts, 2 squeezable applesauce, 2 granola bars, 2 fruit snacks and her treat, a juicy drop pop. She also has one 16.9oz water bottle.
She has her toothbrush and toothpaste. Her chapstick, emergency whistle, hand sanitizer, spoon, flashlight and batteries, tissues, emergency blanket and wet wipes.
She also has her clothes (don't forget the socks and underwear!). Sized large so she can still fit in them for the next year. We only put in long sleeved clothes. If something happened in the summer it's much easier to cut the sleeves and legs off clothes than carry an extra outfit.
Lastly pictured she has her toys. The items that aren't pictured are a family picture (I am waiting to update it when Ella is born.) her immunization records, a contact sheet with family information - Daddy and Mommy's cell phone number, Daddy's call sign for his ham radio and contact information for family in 3 states. Grandpa in UT, Grandparents in AZ and Great Aunt and Uncle in MN. The idea behind this is that if something happens to Josh and I and a major disaster happened here, something just as easily could have happened elsewhere so we have information for family in multiple places, just in case.
You can never be to prepared and hopefully we are prepared and never have a chance to see if we are prepared enough. Up next, What's in Kira's kit?
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