Here are my clothes. They are packed on the bottom, back and two side of the backpack. A good padding of soft items against the back makes for more comfortable carrying.
First aid and personal item all in a small vinyl bag. I also added $5 to my tin.
These are personal things I want because there is room. They are in a plastic bag.
Food from the last 3 days of meals that hasn't expired.
After the clothes all of the above were added plus a few other items.
More things I need and want stuffed into pockets and corners of my backpack. The embroidery hoops are next to the clothes to help protect them. I don't want to get bored while I am trying to survive.
Three day supply of food. All but the water is in a Ziploc bag. An entire package of Top Ramen can be put in one large mug of hot water. My husband does it all the time. I realized that I didn't have anything to heat water in so, I have added a can of fruit to my backpack to heat water in after the fruit is eaten.
More important items.
Here is the inside of the backpack filled.
Here is one of the pockets. My glasses in a hard case set on top of the flashlight.
Here is the second pocket.
The Sterno, fire sticks, candles, water purification and such are in the third pocket.
I found room for another pair of glasses, since I don't know which ones are the newest old pair and I can't see clearly right away with either pair. Also added a battery operated flashlight.
My twenty pound emergency survival luxury kit.
I almost always wear some type of zip up sweatshirt or sweater, but I keep an extra hooded sweatshirt on top of my backpack just in case I need it.
Now for the Car Entertainment Kit:
Note pad, coloring book, word search, Mad Libs (family favorite), two decks of cards, and twister crayons so we don't have melted crayons on everything in the summer.
Computerized games, 4 different kid card games, mini cribbage, plenty of pencils and extra lead, erasers, dice, and a wooden puzzle. We use these things all the time when we wait in the car for someone and when we travel. The computerized games are the favorite, especially the one that plays music. The computerized games act strangely in the winter when the batteries are cold.
Here is the bag filled up. It hangs under the headrest behind the back seat. The long handles make it easy for the kids to pull to the front side of the seat and not spill anything.
