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List Of 85 Items To Include in Your Disaster Preparedness or Emergency Survival Kit

Preparing a Disaster or Survival Kit is one of the first steps you should be taking to protect yourself and your family. Most of us have a good idea of the basics that need to be included in such a kit but there are many things the average person may not consider. We have taken the time to compile a comprehensive list detailing what we would put in an ideal survival kit. As you browse through the alphabetical list, decide what is most important to you and start with those items. If you notice something missing from our list, feel free to leave a comment below with suggestions.

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There Are All Sorts of Preppers

It's hard to know how much food you need to store for one year.  Regardless of how you feel about religion, the LDS has created a a check list for the proper amount of food you need to survive for one year.  They provide a manual/ check list that helps you store enough food for an  adult male at 2,300 calories per day.

I do not claim to understand the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter -day Saints but if I understand correctly, they recommend all members of their faith stock enough food for one year and be prepared for whatever disaster may occur.  The preparedness manual is very comprehensive.  Regardless of faith the information can be used in anyone's disaster preparedness planning.

The guide includes but is not limited to:

Pickling You Vegetables For Long Term Preservation - How To

One of the most popular ways to extend food life is to pickle it. Pickling is the process of preserving food through fermentation in a brine. Many vegetables get pickled or made into relish including cucumbers, okra, peppers, summer squash, unripe cantaloupe, watermelon rind, tomatoes, eggs, onions, garlic, etc, etc.  Pickling lowers the PH to less than 4.6, which is sufficient to kill most bacteria and is somewhat easier to do than canning in that the vegetables do not have to be completely sterile to pickle.

You will need to buy some equipment up front but after your initial investment, you should not need anything but a few ingredients to pickle your food. You will need a large pot that is big enough to boil water and mostly submerge the jars in order to seal them. You can seal the jars one at a time or get something big enough to do several at once. Buy as many 1 QT canning/mason jars as you think you will need (I buy them by the case), just make sure they have rings to seal the lids. Though the process is not too difficult, it makes sense to make as many jars as possible at one time, given you have enough vegetables.

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FEMA Civilian Preparedness Guide

Have you ever wondered what the biggest threat to state or local governments is? Some people will say Separatist Groups or Terrorists (domestic and foreign) or even that infringement by the Feds is the worst threat. History actually shows that Natural Disasters are by far the worst threat to these governments. Natural Disasters can not only kill the government leaders but they can destroy communication and transportation infrastructure to such a degree that government leaders can not even travel to meet together. What happens then? Who assumes command? I came across a document written some time ago by FEMA that laid out a detailed plan and checklist for state and local governments to prepare themselves for just such an instance. Called the "Guide For the Development of a State and Local Continuity of Government Capability", FEMA lays out a detailed strategy for how governments can keep themselves alive and functioning. No matter what your opinion of government is, this publication provides an interesting insight into the planning and thought given to keeping even local governments functioning in crisis situations.