After a disaster help from the authorities will come but they cannot reach everyone in a short time. It could take hours or days before you will get help. In case you will have to evacuate, you probably won’t have time to shop or put together the items you need. That’s why is better to prepare your disaster supplies kit before TSHTF.

WHAT IS A DISASTER SUPPLIES KIT?

Putting together the supplies you might need after SHTF is the most important part of your family survival plan. Having extra supplies , in case of evacuation, will make the difference between life and death and will help you and your family cope better .To be more effective always include all the family in  your disaster preparedness plan. Involve the children. Ask them to keep up to date your disaster supplies kit. Every six months the food, water and batteries must be replaced to keep in working order your kits. Ask them to think of items that they would like to include in their oun disaster supplies kit.

DISASTER SUPPLIES KIT BASICS (3 days)

Three gallons of water/person and the means to purify water (water filters, bleach)

Three day supply of non-perishable food

One complete change of clothing and footwear for each family member

Blankets or sleeping bags for every member

Useful tools and accessories such as pliers, shovel, compass, tube tent, tape, whistle, plastic sheeting

First aid kit and a first aid manual

Sanitation and Hygiene items: toilet paper, soap, feminine supplies, plastic bags, plastic bucket with lid, disinfectant

Flashlight and extra batteries

Portable battery-powered radio and extra batteries

Cash and credit card

Personal ID

Extra set of car keys

Signal flare

A map of the area and the most important phone numbers

Matches (or any other Item that could light a fire) in a waterproof bag or container

Special needs (extra pair of eyeglasses, prescription medicines and prescription copies, etc)

If you have infants don’t forget diapers, powdered milk, medications

TIPS FOR YOUR DISASTER SUPPLIES KIT

Use an easy to carry container to put together your disaster supplies kit like a camping backpack or a cargo container that can fit on your car. You can also use a covered trash container. Always label your container clearly. This way is easier to notice if something is missing.

Keep your items in airtight plastic bags to protect them from spoiling or damage.

Every six months replace your food and water to ensure their freshness.

Make sure you always have a smaller disaster supplies kit in your car in case you can’t return home or become stranded. Having your disaster supplies kit will help you get thru until help comes.

                        Other useful resources:

Survival MD (Best Post SHTF Medical Survival Guide Ever)

Blackout USA (EMP survival and preparedness guide)

Backyard Innovator (All Year Round Source Of Fresh Meat,Vegetables And Clean Drinking Water)

Conquering the coming collapse (Financial advice and preparedness )

Liberty Generator (Easy DIY to build your own off-grid free energy device)

Backyard Liberty (Easy and cheap DIY Aquaponic system to grow your organic and living food bank)

Bullet Proof Home (A Prepper’s Guide in Safeguarding a Home )

Family Self Defense (Best Self Defense Strategies For You And Your Family)

Sold Out After Crisis (Best 37 Items To Hoard For A Long Term Crisis)

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When putting together a survival kit, everyone knows to include food, water and some kind of shelter. But besides waterproof matches, iodine tablets and a flashlight with spare batteries, what extras do you need?

Toiletries

Especially if you aren’t roughing it, you don’t want to look (or smell) like you are. Include toilet paper, pack a small kit with travel-size shampoo, lotion, sunscreen, soap and deodorant. Tuck in a toothbrush and toothpaste, as well as contacts and solution if you wear them, a comb and feminine products if you are a woman.

Hand-Crank radio

Great because you won’t need to pack extra batteries, a hand-crank radio is a necessary edition to your survival bag. It can provide information about world events or weather conditions if you are stranded or on the run.

Garbage Bags

Useful buggers, garbage bags can be torn to wear as a poncho or tied to keep things sanitary. Fold a few and keep them in your bag for whatever needs may arise.

Portable Power

A compact portable-power source is easy to include in your survival kit and handy for several reasons. You may need to make a life-saving call, or power your phone to access helpful apps. Some security systems allow users to view video feeds from their phone, including home alarm systems from Lifeshield.com. This could be useful if you need to see what’s going on at home before you go inside.

Whistle

Pack a whistle in case you need to signal for help. Most dollar stores carry them by the bagful.

Money

In some situations, greenbacks will get you absolutely nothing. But in others, cold hard cash will do the trick. Keep a wad of bills in your bag, but store them in separate pockets so you aren’t easily robbed.

Distractions

No matter the reason you are on the run, you will inevitably have some downtime. Whether it’s your turn at night-watch duty or you are stuck on floor at a bus station, you’ll need something to do. Pack a deck of cards or Rubik’s Cube to keep yourself from going insane.

First-aid Kit

If you don’t want to buy a pre-packaged one, make one yourself. Gather up a few bandages, sterilizing creams, latex gloves and pain killers. If you are on prescription medication, include a week’s worth of it in your bag. Instead of including scissors, slip in a multi-tool pocket knife.

Clothes

Depending on what type of emergency you are preparing for, pack clothes to fit the part. If you think you may be roughing it in the wilderness, pack sturdy shoes and a sweatshirt. If it’s a storm evacuation you are worried about, fresh underwear and socks will do.

Copies of Important Documents

Depending on the emergency, a copy of your passport, medical insurance, credit card information and photo identification can be helpful and while it may not be enough it can at least speed up the process.

Contact Information

Chances are you rely on your cell phone a little too much. Write down emergency contact information and other details you’d need if you couldn’t turn on your phone. Put them in a plastic baggy before including them in your survival bag.

Blanket

A small, foldable, emergency space blanket that can fit in your pocket cost about $3 at Walmart. They reflect and retain body heat and are waterproof, meaning you don’t need to pack a poncho.

Recent Photos

A few recent photos serve several purposes: not only will they be nice to look at if you are bored or lonely, but they could be used to identify you or whoever you are with in case something goes awry.

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Other useful resources:

Survival MD (Best Post SHTF Medical Survival Guide Ever)

Blackout USA (EMP survival and preparedness guide)

Backyard Innovator (All Year Round Source Of Fresh Meat,Vegetables And Clean Drinking Water)

Conquering the coming collapse (Financial advice and preparedness )

Liberty Generator (Easy DIY to build your own off-grid free energy device)

Backyard Liberty (Easy and cheap DIY Aquaponic system to grow your organic and living food bank)

Bullet Proof Home (A Prepper’s Guide in Safeguarding a Home )

Family Self Defense (Best Self Defense Strategies For You And Your Family)

Sold Out After Crisis (Best 37 Items To Hoard For A Long Term Crisis)

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Among survivalists it’s called a “Go Bag” or “Bug Out Bag”, or just “BOB”, but no matter what you call it, it could be your most essential piece of survival gear. It is basically a large survival kit that’s filled with everything you need to survive during and after a disaster. Your Go Bag allows you to quickly grab what you need should you be forced to get out of dodge in a hurry.

FEMA and the other preparedness agencies of the world will tell you that your bag should have enough supplies to last for at least 72-hours. Since most major disasters will disrupt services and your normal life for a lot longer than three days, it’s best if you have stuff in your bag that will get you by for longer than that.

There is, however, only so much you can carry, but The official US Army Survival Manual says even the smallest survival kit, if properly prepared, is invaluable when faced with a survival problem.

Your Go Bag should be packed and ready, and easily accessible whenever you should need it. You may want to keep your Go Bag in your car, or your designated “Bug Out” vehicle. Each family member should have their own Go Bags stocked with the baseline essentials, and other more specific items based on their age, gender, and other personal needs.

You need to take your Go Bag with you when hiking, camping and traveling by boat, or any other means of transportation where you may wind up in a survival situation.

How much equipment you put in your kit depends on how you will carry the kit. A kit carried on your body will have to be smaller than one carried in a vehicle.

Always layer your Bug Out Bag, keeping the most important items on your body.

For example, your knife and compass should always be on your body – or in the most readily accessible pockets of your backpack.

Here is a list of the essentials, but make sure your Bag is built to fit your needs; some people may need items that are not on this list.

• Individually sized Backpack/Rucksack
• Drinking Water—(3day supply, minimum 8 oz per person per day)
• Food—nonperishable, easy to prepare items (3day supply, minimum 1200 calories per day)
• Flashlight
• Batterypowered or handcrank/ solar Multi-band/NOAA Weather Radio
• Knife
• First aid kit
• Multipurpose tool
• Pocket Compass (see tips on how to use)
• 8feet x 10feet  Plastic Tarp
• Emergency blanket
• All Weather Pocket Size Sleeping Bag
• 36 Hour Emergency Candles
• Whistle
• Flint Fire Starter & Striker
• Storm proof/water proof matches
• Disposable Lighters
• Sun Screen – at least spf 30
• Dust/ Bio-hazard Mask
• Compact Folding Stove & Fuel Tablets
• Portable Water Filter
• Water Purification Tablets
• 2.5 Gal Collapsible Water Carrier
• Rechargeable batteries (AA/AAA) and Solar Battery Charger
• Heavy Duty Poncho
• Light Rain Poncho
• Bio-Hazard Mask
• Change of clothes and a warm hat· USB Cigarette Lighter Charger Adapter
• Sewing Kit
• Water Proof “Personal Communications Pouch” – including Permanent marker, paper, tape
• Mirror
• Duct Tape
• Compact Folding Shovel/Hatchet/Hammer 6-in-1 Survival Tool
• Pry Bar and Gas Shutoff Tool
• Leather Work Gloves
• 2- 4 Light Sticks
• Safety Goggles
• Sanitation and personal hygiene items
• ¼ inch x 50 ft Polypropylene Rope
• 50 ft Nylon Utility Cord
• Siphon Hand Pump
• Map(s) of the area
• This Handbook
• Hammock system.
• Ground pad, foam, or inflatable.
• 50 gallon drum liner bags, at least 2
• Head net, to keep bugs off
• Leather, or mechanic’s gloves
• Sports tape, to prevent sore feet
• Good supply of Imodium, Tylenol, anti- histamine, and laxatives

Essential but non-emergency/survival items

• Extra cash
• Deck of playing cards
• Photos of family members and pets for re-identification purposes
• List of emergency point-of -contact phone numbers
• List of allergies to any drug (especially antibiotics) or food
• Copy of health insurance and identification cards
• Extra prescription eye glasses, hearing aid or other vital personal items
• Sunglasses
• Extra keys to your house and vehicle

Additional Items

Even the best of kits should never be considered “complete.”

The above outline and details are intended to provide you with the “baseline essentials” of a Bug Out Bag. You will want to customize your Bag to your individual size and physical abilities. You also will want to personalize with individual toiletry or other personal items for men, women, and children etc.

Some additional items you may want to include are:

• Wind Proof Lighter
• Back Pack Signaling Flares
• Walkie-Talkies
• Chemical hand warmers
• Machete

It is recommended that you only include weapons in your Go Bag, if the situation you are going into dictates it, and only if you have been properly trained in their use. A folding “survival rifle” like the AR-7 used by the US Air Force is a great Bug Out Bag firearm.

If you are talking about a “survival rifle” in its most literal sense of the word, then it has to be lightweight and easily mobile.

At the same time it must have enough firepower to be capable of procuring food, or to offer you protection against a hostile threat. In my experience there is none better at that than the AR-7. The AR-7 made by Henry Arms is the civilian available version of the famous U.S. Air Force “floating survival rifle.” The components of the AR-7 break down, and all fit into the waterproof stock of the weapon; it becomes small enough to carry in your Go Bag.

It is a favorite of bush pilots, boaters, and outdoorsman the world over. It is chambered for .22 long rifle ammo, making the ammunition cheap and plentiful.

You can get 500 rounds of .22L for under 20.00. The action is semi-auto, and it takes an 8 round magazine, two of which also fit into the stock.

It is ideal to have in your Go Bag for picking off squirrels, rabbits or other small game, and in the hands of a good shooter, adequate for self-defense in an emergency situation. The whole weapon is as light as a feather weighing only 2.5lbs. It will float both when collapsed and when fully assembled. This rifle is also inexpensive and goes for anywhere from $150 used to $250 for the new ones.

Tips and Takeaways

• In addition to packing extra clothes in your Go Bag, the clothes you wear while bugging out are also important. Of course time of year and the weather have a lot to do with what to wear. But in general, get yourself a good sturdy pair of hiking boots, or military style combat boots.

Unless you have reasonto be hiding from someone while you are evacuating — and that’s your business – you don’t have to wear camo, but military, or law-enforcement style “cargo pants” with lots of pockets are a good idea. A hunters or camping style vest, again with many pockets, is also a valuable piece of clothing. Wear a belt, it is useful to hold items that you need to get to quickly, and it also can be used as an improvised rope or fastening device for a number of emergency situations. Be sure it has a heavy buckle, and you do not really need it to hold up your pants, so it can be swung effectively as a bolo type weapon in a pinch.

• Carabineers can be used to hook items that you need to get to easily on the outside of your pack.
• Select items for your bag that you can use for more than one purpose. Do not duplicate items, as this increases your kit’s size and weight.
• If you know nothing about knots and lashing, include some zip ties in your Kit, these have a ton of uses.

Some say your pack should be a bright color to use as a signaling device if you get lost. I say if you need to Bug Out, the Sh*t has probably hit the fan, and you probably don’t want to be seen, and/or you may be in a situation where you have to hide your stuff. Always think “E&E” – go with a camo military surplus rucksack for your Go Bag. You will have other stuff in it for signaling for help if need be.

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Family Self Defense (Best Self Defense Strategies For You And Your Family)

Sold Out After Crisis (Best 37 Items To Hoard For A Long Term Crisis)

James Cole is the author of ‘’Civilian Commando-Special Ops Secrets To Surviving Anything’’, and owner of www.bioprepper.com. James is a born and bred survivalist , an internet addict and a gun enthusiast. He believes a man’s word is his bond, and looks forward to teaching others.