Week 6 - First Aid Kit, 72 Hour Kit Options, Start Home Storage

Start a minimal First Aid Kit

Week 6 – January 6

Container to hold medical supplies.  A variety of bandages.

Container Suggestions: Pencil box, kid’s lunch box, quart size plastic, large baby wipe box, or cloth bag.

Bandage Suggestions:  Miscellaneous sizes of individual bandages, long strips of cloth such as sheets and muslin. Cloth can be folded and used as needed on a wound, used as a sling or torn into strips and tied to hold bandaging in place. Feminine flat and cylindrical products are excellent for major injuries.

72 Hour Kit Optional Additions:
Add feminine products if needed.   Add a light source.

Light Sources Suggestions: flashlight, small candles and matches or disposable lighter, or glow sticks.  Wooden matches can be dipped into wax to make them waterproof.

Ideas to start home food storage:

Create a two week menu and buy extra items on the menu until you have an addition two weeks supply of those meals.

Inventory you current food supply and purchase items needed to create complete meals.

Bag or box and label complete meals and place in designated food storage area.

Start purchasing anything extra.  Commit to a can or two each shopping trip, a planned dollar amount with the unspent amount saved for expensive items, or go on-line and find a weekly plan to follow.