List of items and equipment for the 72-hour emergency kit (this list was made for France)
Here is a list of essential items and equipment to include in this emergency kit, which should be kept easily accessible. Prepare your emergency kit now and remember to check its contents regularly.
a battery-operated radio (with spare batteries) to follow official instructions
a first-aid kit (alcohol, bandages, gauze pads, etc.)
basic tools (multi-tool, can opener, etc.)
non-perishable food that does not require cooking (canned goods, baby food, pet food, etc.)
warm clothing and an emergency blanket
a flashlight (with spare batteries), candles, and a lighter or matches
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a mobile phone charger
prescription glasses (spare pair)
basic medications and current prescriptions
cash (ATMs may not be working)
an ample supply of drinking water
photocopies of essential documents in a waterproof pouch (ID card, prescriptions, etc.)
spare house and car keys
games to pass the time
Store the bag in an easily accessible place and check the kit's contents once a year, paying particular attention to the expiration dates of medications and food items. Also, replace the batteries.
Finally, if you use the kit, remember to restock it!
- Generators (Good ones are expensive. Fuel storage is risky. They are noisy, a target for thieves, and pose maintenance problems, etc.)
- Water filters and purifiers
- Portable toilets
- Dry firewood. To be usable, the wood must dry for between 6 and 12 months.
- Lamp oil, wicks, lamps (first, buy clear oil. If this is scarce, stock up on all you can find!)
- "Coleman fuel." You can never have too much of it.
- Weapons, ammunition, tear gas, knives, clubs, bats and slingshots.
- Hand can openers, hand kitchen whisks.
- Honey, syrups, white and brown sugar.
- Rice, beans, wheat
- Vegetable oil (for cooking). Without oil, food burns/must be boiled, etc…
- Coal, lighter fluid (will suddenly become scarce)
- Containers (to be obtained urgently). Any size. For small containers: HARD, CLEAR PLASTIC ONLY. If for drinking, ensure it is food-grade plastic.
- Mini gas heater (otherwise propane won't be able to heat a room)
- Grain mill (manual)
- Propane cylinders (urgent: a real shortage will occur)
- A survival manual
- Sleeves: Aladdin, Coleman, etc… (Without this, it will be difficult to gain insight in the long term)
- Baby supplies: diapers, formula, creams, aspirin, etc…
- Washboards, bucket and dishcloth, with wringer (for laundry)
- Stoves (propane, Coleman, and kerosene)
- Vitamins
- Gas cylinder holder (urgent: without it, using small gas cylinders is dangerous)
- Feminine hygiene, hair and skin care products
- Warm underwear (top and bottom)
- Hand saws, axes and hatchets, wedges (also: sharpening oil)
- Food-grade aluminum, standard and thick (excellent for cooking and bartering)
- Gasoline cans (plastic and metal)
- Trash bags (you can never have too many)
- Toilet paper, Kleenex, paper towels
- Milk, powdered and concentrated (stir the concentrated milk every 3 to 4 months)
- Seeds for gardening (non-hybrid), A MUST
- Clothes pegs, clotheslines, hangers
- Coleman Pump Repair Kit
- Tuna in oil
- Fire extinguishers (or…a large box of baking soda in each room)
- First aid kit
- Batteries (buy those with the latest expiration date)
- Garlic, spices and vinegar, cooking appliances
- Large dogs (and lots of dog food)
- Flour, yeast and salt
- Matches (preferably those that light anywhere). Boxed matches will go first.
- Paper, notepads, pencils, solar calculators
- Coolers (useful for preventing things from freezing in winter)
- Boots, belts, Levi's jeans, and sturdy shirts
- Electric torches, flashlights, lightsticks, lanterns "No. 76 Dietz"
- Logbooks, diaries and albums (for taking notes, recording impressions, recounting an experience, historical moments)
- Plastic bins (excellent for storage, water, and transport if they have wheels)
- Men's hygiene: shampoo, toothbrushes, toothpaste, mouthwash, dental floss, nail clippers, etc…
- Cast iron cookware (solid, efficient)
- Fishing equipment
- Mosquito coils, products, sprays and creams
- Reinforced adhesive
- Tarps, stakes, string, small and large nails, rope
- Candles
- Liquid laundry detergent
- Backpacks, packing bags
- Garden tools
- Scissors, fabric and sewing supplies
- Canned fruits, vegetables, soup, stew, etc…
- Bleach (pure, NOT perfumed: 4 to 6% sodium hypochlorite)
- Canning equipment (jars, lids, wax)
- Knives and sharpening tools: files, stones, steel
- Bicycles…tires, inner tubes, pumps, chains, etc…
- Sleeping bags, blankets, pillows, mattresses
- Carbon monoxide alarm (battery operated)
- Board games, playing cards, dice
- Rat poison, mouse poison, cockroach poison
- Mouse, ant and cockroach traps
- Paper plates, cups, utensils (stock up on what you can)
- Baby wipes, oils, waterless and antibacterial soap (saves a lot of water)
- Rain gear, rubber boots, etc…
- Shaving supplies: razors, creams, talcum powder, aftershave)
- Hand pumps and siphons (for water and fuel)
- Soy sauce, vinegar, broth, meat gravy, soup
- Reading glasses
- Chocolate, cocoa, tang… (to improve the taste of water)
- Survival kit
- Clothing, scarves, earmuffs, wool mittens
- Scout Manual and Leaders Catalog
- Window insulation kit (MANCO)
- Wholemeal biscuits, savory biscuits, pretzels, mixed dried fruit
- Popcorn, peanut butter, walnuts, hazelnuts
- Socks, underwear, T-shirts, etc…(extras)
- Wood (all types)
- Carts and wagons (for transporting objects from one place to another)
- Camp beds and inflatable mattresses
- Work gloves, cold-weather gloves, gardening gloves, etc…
- Lantern hanger
- Window patches, glue, nails, screws, nuts, bolts
- Tea
- Coffee
- Cigarettes
- Wine, liquors (for bribes and medical treatment)
- Paraffin
- Glue, nails, nuts, bolts, screws, etc…
- Chewing gum, candy
- Atomizers (for refreshing and cleansing)
- Cotton hats and scarves
- Goats, chickens and other easy-to-raise animals
- A shortwave radio with SSB, FM, AM, NOAA for MW, SW radio stations and SSB or CW on SW 40 to 10 meter (amateur radio). If you are a ham, your TX, HF, VHF, UHF, antenna, and power supply, generator.
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