Basic Food ( one year supply)
Fruit & Vegetables - 370 lbs per person
(Dried fruits & Vegetables can reduce the weight to about 90 lbs per person)
Grains (Wheat, Rice, Corn, other Cereal Grains) - 300 lbs per person
Nonfat Dry Milk - 75 lbs per person
Dried Legumes - 60 lbs per person
Sugar or Honey - 60 lbs per person
Salt - 5 lbs per person
Fat or Oil - 20 lbs per person
Optional Food ( one year supply)
Comfort/stress foods (cookies, candy, breakfast cereals, soda pop, instant coffee, tea bags, cocoa, etc.)
Dried spices (choose the spices your family likes)
Juices (canned or powdered, kool-aid)
Vitamins
Baking powder
Bouillon (beef & chicken)
Pasta (spaghetti, macaroni, lasagna, etc)
Basic & Optional Supplies
Cooking & Eating Utensils (pots, pans, plates, cups, forks, spoons, knives, etc.)
Can Opener ( no electricity required)
Flashlights with Extra Batteries
Swiss Army Knife
Multi-Purpose Tool Box
Matches & Lighters (some waterproof/windproof)
Candles and Oil Lamps
Chemical Light Sticks
Fire Extinguisher
Rope
Aluminum Foil
Plastic Buckets (plenty of extra buckets on hand)
Sewing Kit (needles, thread, scissors, etc)
Smoke Alarms (Extra Batteries)
Shut off Wrenches (Water, Gas, etc.)
Baby Supplies (bottles, bottle liners, wipes, diapers, ointments, etc.)
Rolls of Plastic Sheeting (solar stills, shelter, roof leak repair, many uses)
Toilet Paper
Hygiene Supplies (toothpaste & brushes, floss, deodorant, razors, shave cream, hydrogen peroxide, shampoo, etc.)
Feminine Hygiene Supplies (may want to consider the Keeper)
Cleaning Supplies (soap, detergents, disinfectants, chlorine bleach, garbage bags)
Extra Personal Items (contacts & solution, eyeglasses, dentures, retainers,
Pet supplies (food, litter, vaccines, etc.)
Communications
CB Radio/walkie-talkies
Radio Frequency Scanners
AM/FM radio with weather band (battery Operated)
(High powered reception)(Plenty of extra Batteries)
First Aid Kit
syrup of ipecac
Band-Aids - assorted sizes
nylon or paper tape
butterfly bandages (3 - make with 1 " adhesive tape)
adhesive tape - 1" wide
gauze - 2" wide
cotton - tipped swabs
telfa sterile pads (4)
gauze sterile pads 4"x4" (10)
sterile eye pads (2)
magnifying glass (remove splinters ~ dirt in eyes)
tweezers
flashlight (light outage ~ check pupils)
needle (remove splinters)
antibacterial ointment (bacitracin ingredient)
sharp, blunt end scissors
ammonia inhalant (fainting)
calamine lotion (insect bites, poison iv)1
children's aspirin & liquid acetaminophen - only as directed by a physician
petroleum jelly (helps prevent nosebleeds, lubricate thermometer)
hydrogen peroxide (cleans wounds after initial cleansing, keep away from eyes)
iodized salt (heat exhaustion, ltsp. Salt in qt. Water)
plastic drinking cups
ace bandage (3" wide)
safety pins
thermometer (rectal for under 4 years of age)
large clean cloth (to restrain child or for burns)
tape measure (length of wounds)
rubbing alcohol (remove ticks)
bar soap, non-perfumed
insect kit (if history of severe allergies)
baking soda (soothes insect bites)
Medical
Special Equipment (if anyone has special equipment needs gear up)
Special Conditions (if anyone has special conditions gear up on supplies)
Prescriptions (see if your Doctor will write up extra prescriptions?)
Money
Cash (one month supply)
Power & Heat
Batteries - (plenty of extra batteries for everything you can think of)
Generator & Fuel
Wood Burning Stove
Kerosene Heaters
Warming Pads for hand/body
Other Alternate Heat Sources (battery powered carbon monoxide detector)
Extra blankets & sleeping bags and winter clothing
Dogs are a good heat source
Water
Water Storage Containers (1,5,55 gallon etc.)
Water Filters / Purification Systems
Water Purification Tablets
Bleach for Water Purification
Solar Water Stills
Other
Anything else you can think of that you might need or want!