The following are suggested supplies for when your home is livable but does not have utilities. Build your supplies for a minimum of 2 weeks or longer.
Note! Make & maintain a complete list of all items and quantities in your kit so that over time, you will know what you have on hand.
Kitchen
- Manual can opener
- Water (1 gallon per person per day) (6) 20 oz. bottled water = 1 gallon.
- Camping stove to cook dehydrated food. 1 qt. propane style suggested. Keep additional propane bottles on hand.
- Food that does not require refrigeration. Combination of canned, dehydrated, and MRE’s suggested.
- Baby formula
- Instant coffee
- Personal water filter
- Liquid bleach & eyedropper (for measuring)
- Weather/wind proof matches and or butane lighters
- Garbage Bags
Bedroom
- Clothing/footwear
- Sleeping bags (1 per person)
- By the Bed mini-kit (sturdy shoes, flashlight & extra pair of glasses (if you wear them), in a bag attached to the head or footboard of your bed
Bathroom
- First aid kit (see suggested list on this website)
- Toothpaste & toothbrushes
- Bar soap & liquid detergent
- Shampoo
- Bottle of multi vitamins
- Anti bacterial moist towelettes
- Toilet paper
- 5-gallon bucket, garbage bags & plastic ties for personal sanitation
- Feminine hygiene products
- Medications (2-week minimum supply)
- Diapers
Office/Other
- Copy of home emergency plan
- Map of area (neighborhood & regional)
- Important contact, emergency phone contact lists 7 other important documents
- Pictures of family members
- Write-in-rain notepad & pen
- Home flagging packet (included in SPM-EP packet)
- Important documents (see suggested list on this website)
- Spare eye wear & care products
- Battery powered or hand crank radio & spare batteries
- 2-way radio & spare batteries
- Hearing aid batteries
- Spare battery supply
- Cell phone charger
- Cash (in $1, $5 & $10 bills)
- Spare keys for all vehicles
- Comfort items such as toys, games, family photos, etc.
Shop
- 100′ of 550 para cord
- 50′ of 1/2″ nylon rope
- Axe
- Folding saw
- Chainsaw with spare bar, chains, bar oil, & fuel
- LED flashlight, headlamp & spare batteries
- Propane heater
- Camp stove
- Spare fuel for propane camp stove and heater (consider bulk tanks)
- Generator with fuel and appropriate power cords
- Solar charger
- Work gloves
- Medical gloves
- Dust masks
- Glow sticks (green 12 hour)
- Knife
- Muli-tool
- Staple gun
- Wrench or pliers to turn off utilities
- Screwdrivers
- Whistle
- Duct tape
- Shovel
- Hammer
- Pry bar
- Plastic sheeting (100’x10′ 6 mil black. Can be used as temporary shelter or to patch roofs, doors, etc.)
- Tent & tarps
- Garden hose with nozzle for fighting fire
Domestic Pet Supplies
- Pet food & dishes
- Medications
- Cat litter & doggie bags
- Collars, leashes & toys
- Kennels, cages, crates, etc.
- Documents (copies of current medical records, and current photos in case you’re separated)
Vehicle
- First aid kit & reference guide
- Booster cables
- Tool kit
- Blanket(s)
- Bottled water
- Canned fruits/nuts
- Manual can opener
- Prescriptions
- Emergency flares & distress flag/sign
- Cell phone charger
Store your supplies together in a convent place known to all family members. Refresh annually.
Click this link for a printable Home Emergency Supply Kit check off sheet.
Click this link for a printable Vehicle Emergency Supply Kit check off sheet.
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