This survival kit should be ready in the event that it is needed. Place it in a safe spot away from the house in a shed and have a 72 hour kit in the trunk of a vehicle. It contains the essential things that you will need to live for 5 days. You can design it to fit your needs but it should contain the following as a minimum:

 • Bottled water (5 gallons per person)

• Water filter and purification tablets

• Food (non-perishable) little or no cooking required

• Camping plates and utensils

• Vitamins and energy food bars, salt, honey

• Backpacker's cooking stove and fuel

• Flashlight, spare batteries and spare bulb

• Candles and matches

• First aid kit, drugs, extra eyeglasses

• Emergency medical book

• Seasonal clothing (rain gear, jacket, boots, etc.)

• Tool box, pry bar, pliers, screwdriver, hatchet, etc.

• Folding camp shovel (for latrine and garbage)

• Pocket knife/leather man (multipurpose, sharp)

• ABC fire extinguisher

• Road flares

• Local area maps

• Tissues, toilet paper, sanitary napkins

• Soap, toothbrushes, personal care kit

• Plastic, foil, emergency space/wool blanket

• Sleeping bag

• Battery or solar powered radio

• Cash

• Plastic tubing for siphoning gasoline

• Keep all in a plastic container with a tight lid