52 Week List Of Item to Buy Amount Comments
1 Nuts 2 lbs (1 kg) per person Buy them on sale after Christmas. Drug stores are often a good source. Dry roasted keep best. Freeze bagged ones.
2 Detergents, Bleaches, Cleansers Bleach - 1 gal (4 lt) per person, Laundry soap - 20 lbs (9 kg) per person.
3 Medicine Chest: Feminine Products, Pepto Bismol, Cough Syrup, Tylenol, Calamine Lotion, Kaopectate, Ipecac, Sunscreen, etc. -- Dispose of all outdated medications
4 Canned Meats: Tuna, Spam, Dried Beef
5 First Aid Supplies: Band-Aids, Antibiotic Ointment, Ace Bandages, Steri-strips, etc.
6 Fill your water jugs
7 Peanut Butter 10 lbs (4.5 kg) per person
8 Solid Vegetable Shortening 12 lbs ( 5.5 kg) per person
9 Juices -- Avoid watered products. Get 100% juice.
10 Toothpaste, Floss, Razors, Shaving Cream
11 Mixes: Cake, Pancake, Muffin, etc You need an annual total of 300 lbs (136 kg) of grain products per person. Purchase or make your own. Counts for part of grain requirement.
12 Spices and Herbs -- Look for bargains at health food stores or ethnic food stores.
13 Rice Buy 10, 15, or 20 pounds (4.5, 7 or 9 kg). Counts toward grain total
14 More First Aid: Gauze Patches, Swabs, Cotton Balls, Tape, etc.
15 Pasta -- Select a variety. Counts toward grain total
16 Dry Milk 100 lbs (45 kg) per person per year
17 Sewing Kit: Thread, Pins, Needles, Buttons, Snaps, Zippers, Tape Measure, Scissors -- Consider your family's needs.
18 Flour 50 lbs (23 kg) per person. Counts toward grain requirement
19 Dry or Canned Soup
20 Gelatin or Pudding Mixes
21 Garden Seeds -- Buy locally, if you haven't mail- ordered them. Get only what you will plant and eat. Consider what you can preserve and eat.
22 More Flour 50 lbs (23 kg) per person. Counts toward grain
23 Cord, Twine or Light Rope; Flashlights and Batteries
24 Cheese -- Grate and freeze for casseroles or soups.
25 Paper Towels, Aluminum Foil, Garbage Bags, Freezer Bags, etc
26 Vinegar -- If you make pickles, have several gallons on hand
27 Condiments: Mustard, Mayo, Relish, Worcestershire
28 Jams and Jellies -- Buy what you will not make yourself
29 Canned Goods Vegetables: 150 lbs (68 kg) per person Fruits: 80 qts (76 lt) per person Buy what you eat
30 Canned Milk 100 lbs (45 kg) per person per year
31 Back to school and office supplies
32 Baking Powder, Soda, Cornstarch, Baking Soda 2 lbs (1 kg) per person each item except soda - buy 3 lbs ( 1.5 kg) per person
33 Tomatoes: Juice, Sauce, Whole or Paste Buy or make it. Counts as part of vegetables
34 Canned Fruit 80 quarts (76 lt) per person Buy or can it yourself
35 More Canned Fruits and Vegetables Vegetables: 150 lbs (68 kg) per person
Fruits: 80 qts (76 lt) per person
36 Sugar, extra 100 lbs (45 kg) per person Buy an extra 25 lbs (11.5 kg)
37 Vegetables 150 lbs (68 kg) per person per year Can or freeze from garden or purchased fresh, or buy more canned
38 Dried Beans, Peas 100 lbs (45 kg) per person
39 Sweeteners: Honey, Molasses, etc -- Counts toward sugars
40 Iodized Salt Ten or more containers For canning, get canning salt.
41 Personal Products: Soap, Deodorant, Toilet Paper, Shampoo, etc Hand soap -15 per person, Toilet Paper - one roll per week
42 Canned Soup -- Counts toward vegetables
43 Can something with apples
44 Hard candy for Halloween -- Leftovers will make a good addition to your 72 hour emergency kit.
45 Vitamins 365 vitamins per person. Get extra C and Calcium
46 Baking Items: Cocoa, Coconut, Nuts, Chocolate Chips, etc
47 Rolled Oats, Corn Meal, Cream of Wheat -- Counts as grains
48 Sugars: Brown, White, Powdered -- Counts toward 100 lbs (68 kg) per person total
49 Vegetable and Olive Oils 12 lbs (5.5 kg) per person Get good quality
50 Candles and Matches -- Put in a sturdy box (preferably fireproof) and in a cool place you can locate in the dark.
51 Popcorn -- Purchase large bags. Counts toward grains
52 Merry Christmas! -- Give yourself a great gift--security.
Mormon Month-by-Month List Month Item Amount
January
Salt
Water
Bedding
5 lbs (2.25 kg) per person
14 gallons (53 lt) per person
Enough for each person
February
Fat or Oil
Flashlights
First Aid Supplies
20 lbs (9 kg) per person
March
Grains
Garden Seeds
300 lbs (136 kg) per person (wheat, rice, corn, other)
April
Grains
Clothing/Sewing Supplies 300 lbs (136 kg) per person (wheat, rice, corn, other)
May
Dry Milk
Matches, Candles 75 lbs (35 kg) per person
June
Dry Milk
Kerosene Containers or
Other Fuel Containers
July
Sugar/Honey
Kerosene or Other Fuel
60 lbs (27 kg) per person
August
Sugar/Honey
Wood/Kerosene
Cleaning Supplies
September
Dried Legumes
Personal Hygiene Supplies
60 lbs (27 kg) per person
October
Dried Legumes
Baby items, if applicable
November
Emergency Kits
Catch up on previous items
December
Emergency Kits
Catch up on previous items