Survival Kit week #12: Sanitation
If you are just joining us, I recommend starting with week #1. You can find it here:
Once you've completed that, just jump in on this week's focus. I will cycle through each week again once we are done. You can do the earlier weeks last instead of first! You can also read the intro to this series here: Survival Kit Ideas: a week by week approach.I hope all of you were able to add some bandages to your kit last week.
This week's focus:
Suggestions:
Like last week, many of these things may come in a pre-made first aid kit. If you haven't yet, I would suggest clicking on the above link and purchasing a pre-made kit. Many readers have also mentioned finding some discounted kits at Walmart. I have looked into purchasing things separately or in a pre-made kit many times, and it is always less expensive to order the pre-made kit.I would suggest considering having the following in your 72 hr kit. If you pre-made first aid kit doesn't include them, you could add them separately.
- Clorox Wipes
- Hand Sanitizer
- Antiseptic Towelettes
- Small box of distilled water
- Soap
- Alcohol pads
- Latex Gloves
Basically exactly what is listed above. I'm using the antiseptic towelettes and alcohol pads that came with my first aid kit. I've separated them out into the 4 packs we have. I have Clorox wipes, hand sanitizer, and soap that I found in the travel section at Target in each kit. I purchased boxes of distilled water and latex gloves separately. We have gloves in each adult kit and water in all four kits.
This week's focus:
SanitationAdd $1 per person to your survival kit this week again. Make sure you use $1 bills and / or quarters.
This week's winner:
I'm so thrilled (as always) to announce the winner of week #11's drawing: I had 9 entries (only 1 entry per person). According to Random.org comment #4 was the winner. Karlie said:
We have one well stocked first aid kit and other small ones for the jeep/truck. It is hard to know where to keep the major kit. House, jeep, truck, 5th wheel? Right now it is the truck, which is the vehicle we use the most. Oh, we also have one in the race trailer.
Congrats Karlie!
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- A Katadyn Hiker Pro Microfilter, or
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- A $70 credit to purchase any emergency supplies you want from Shelf Reliance
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Labels: 72 Hr Kits
posted by Anonymous @ 12/14/2011
16 Comments
16 Comments:
We have lots of bleach, bleach never goes bad right? I also have hand sanitizer...tons! I have a stockpile of clorox and lysol wipes. I pretty much have a really large shelf full of things that can sanitize. Oh and I have an awesome box packed full of concentrate that you can use alone or mix with water and it is earth friendly! :)
Something is wrong with the tweet button otherwise I'd use it :(
this weeks assignment seems easy enough. but then, perhaps that's because i already have most of all this stuff. do i really need to buy distilled water. we will be carrying drinking water in the bags. what exactly is the purpose of the distilled water?
@ Heidi, Just make sure you have some an actual kit you can grab and go if needed!
@Rachel: Glad you get a week "off!" And no, you don't HAVE to have distilled water! Everything here is just a suggestion! I wanted a bit of water that was dedicated just to cleansing wounds in addition to my drinking water. But that is just me! Do what works for you / your family!
LOL Def not getting the week off. I jumped in here late so have sooooo much to get caught up on from previous weeks. Just felt great getting a breath of relief...when i realized that i have most of this weeks stuff already. playing catch-up it difficult.
I have lots of Clorox wipes and hand sanitizer around here. I would like to get some latex gloves. Where is a good place to get them?
Kristy, I know you can get a whole box at Costco, but I actually just got a few pairs from a dentist. (-:
I have most of that stuff too...I wouldn't say I have tons of any of them except hydrogen peroxide (cleanse wounds), alcohol swabs, bleach, hand sanitizer, soaps, antiseptic wipes, etc....yes, I am playing catch up too and it is challenging to think I'll be prepared enough. I also have trowels for digging to bury any waste...
The documents are all gathered up and the things for the vehicle is almost done...so much still to work on!
@Heidi: I recently discovered that bleach, while it doesn't go bad, does lose it's potency over a short period of time.
@Misty: I am taking still taking my grandkids to the dollar store over Christmas vacation. I will let you know what we find.
taking a trip to the local goodwill this morning. let's see if i can find anything useful for our Go Bags. Wish me luck. :)
I've been reading through some of the previous pages on here and have a couple questions. On hte page where you talk about what is in each of your packs, and where they are located,your husband has the smaller adult pack in his car and the larger one is at home.
My questions on that are from me thinking along the lines of... if we had an EMP happen (whether man made or natural), our vehicles would no longer start or run. This is what actually kick started us into deciding we needed to prepare for emergencies. It's possible that my husband would be at work up to an hour drive from home and i could be shopping 30 min from hom w our two little ones. We would need emergency supplies enough to be able to walk and make it home. The loss of our vehicles puts a different spin on the prepping needed.
I know preps for dif emergencies and dif families are all dif. Feel like we need additional Go Bags in the vehicles that are not the same ones we store in our basement. But any thought on this?
We have an 8 month old baby and a 4 year old, so I have a lot of the items already. However, I need to pack it into a backpack so it would be ready to go. I think the hard part might be that I might occasionally "raid" my stuff.
@ Heidi, Marcia is right. Bleach does have a shelf life.
@Rachel: in addition to the large kit, I keep a very small emergency kit in our van. We have an odyssey and there is storage space under the floor. I have basic first aid supplies, some snack food, and a few blankets. Typically my large kit is in the van and has plenty of supplies to get us through an emergency. I keep it there b/c my kids and I are almost always where the van is. If it is home, so are we. If it is gone, so are we. That way, the large kit goes wherever we go. Occasionally I do take it out: usually b/c we need the space for LONG trips, but then we have all sort of supplies in our suitcases plus the small kit in the floor.
As for my husband, same thing: he keeps his kit in his car b/c he is almost always where his car is.
This isn't true of all families. Some don't have two cars. Some don't have any cars, but it works for us and has eliminated the need to have two completely separate kits. I don't want mine in my basement or some random hard to reach closet. I want my kits where I can easily and quickly access them.
Also, I don't think we can ever be prepared for EVERY possible scenario that could EVER possibly happen. So, my philosophy has been to prepare for those that are most likely first and then start preparing for additional scenarios.
I do have a few extra things in the car that aren't in our large kit though: a fire extinguisher, an extra pair of running shoes (in case I'm in sandals / slippers (yes that happens) and need shoes), and jumper cables.
I hope that helps!
@ Jill: Yes, you will likely "raid" your stuff. I do all the time! But that is one of the side benefits to being prepared this way. It isn't always for the BIG emergencies, more often than not, it is for the small ones.
A while back, I was driving to my parents house and passed a fresh picked raspberry stand. My Dad LOVES raspberries and b/c of some recent generosity he had extended toward me, I wanted to do something nice for him. I thought of stopping, but didn't think I had any cash on me. I passed the stand and then remembered I had cash in my 72 hr kit. I quickly turned around and bought the raspberries. Yes, I had to replace the cash, but it having it in the first place allowed me more freedom. I've had similar situations with needing wipes, or children's tylenol or and extra jacket etc.
You can get gloves at costco but some times they stop carrying things....I buy gloves, nitrile, in two packs...I also use them when i need to handle hot peppers, raw meat, or mix things with my hands.
Another thing that I use is Norwex products that have silver stiched into the microfibers...this kills 99% of bacteria etc and dry quickly and don't have that yucky wet towel smell. Check out their products. I have a rep if you need any info...It is a great way of cleaning without the use of chemicals!
Misty, just an FYI.... i can only get to this page through my FB act. if i try to get to it from your weekly list, when i click on Week #12 it sends me to #11 instead.
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