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STORING FOOD 52 week
1. Nuts 2 lbs per person Dry roasted keep best but have less nutritional value Variety is important. Freeze bagged ones.
Dried meats, fruits and vegetables
Peanut Butter 10 lbs per person
Canned Meats: Tuna, Spam,
Total annual of grain products 300 lbs/person. Counts toward grain total
Flour 100 lbs per person
Wheat and grinder. Wheat keeps longer than flour and is better for you.
Mixes: Purchase or make your own. Cake, Pancake, Muffin, etc
Rice Buy 10, 15, or 20 pounds.
Pasta Select a variety
Rolled Oats, Corn Meal, Cream of Wheat 3 lbs per person
Popcorn Purchase large bags.
Canned Milk 100 lbs per person per year Dry Milk 100 lbs per person per yearBaking Powder, Soda, Cornstarch, Baking Soda
Spices and Herbs Salt
[sea] Look for bargains at health food stores or bulk food stores. Condiments: pickles. Vinegar several gallons on hand. Mustard, Mayo, Relish, Worcestershire Salt 10-50lbs For canning, also can be used for preserving meats. Hunting. sea salt for eating. Also Pepper. Gelatin or Pudding Mixes
Solid Vegetable Shortening 12 lbs per person
Vegetable and Olive Oils 12 lbs per person
Canned Fruit 150 quarts per person. Variety.
Canned Vegetables/Fruits150 lbs / person
Tomatoes: Juice, Sauce, Whole or Paste
Dry or Canned Soup
Dried Beans, Peas 100 lbs per person
Sweeteners:100lbs/person Honey, Molasses, Sugar, Jams and Jellies
Juices real juice [not to much sugar, Real lemon...
Fill your water jugs
Cheese some blocks or dried.
Seeds for sprouting. 5 to 25 pounds.
Paper Towels, Towels, Aluminum Foil, Garbage Bags, Freezer Bags, etc Cord, Twine or Rope; Flashlights and Batteries Candles and Matches, lighters. Put in a sturdy box (preferably fireproof) and in a cool places you can locate in the dark. First Aid Supplies:
Band-Aids, Antibiotic Ointment, Ace Bandages, Steri-strips, Gauze Patches, Swabs, Cotton Balls, Tape, etc. Medicine Chest: Feminine Products, Pepto Bismol, Cough Syrup, Tylenol, Calamine Lotion, Kaopectate, Ipecac, Sunscreen, etc. Dispose of all outdated medications Vitamins 365 vitamins per person. Get extra C and Calcium, prescriptions..... NOTE: First aid may be LAST aid. Medical supply stores and Vet supplies are a good source of many Last Aid items. What you put in this kit may become very important.
Consider your family's needs. Sewing Kit: Thread, Pins, Needles, Buttons, Snaps, Zippers, Tape Measure, Scissors
Personal Products: Soap, Toilet Paper, Shampoo, etc Hand soap -15 per person, Toilet Paper - one roll per week+,Soap. Detergents, Bleaches, Cleansers Bleach - 1 gal per person, Laundry soap - 20 lbs per person.
Generators are nice but gas may be in short supply and needs elsewhere. To stay warm longer/cheaper Sleeping bags and extra blankets, Good boots and shoes, extra socks and a good coat and sweaters, rain gear , fire wood, Kerosene and lamps. something to cook on like a camp wood stove.
Camping gear: knives, axe, matches, tent...... Also packs for everyone ready to go in case you have to change locations for awhile. Clothes, matches, first aid, personals, food.... Garden Seed ?
Plant fruit trees. Books:
Bible ................... First aid and medical books. Camping ...Boyscout... Survival skills... wild edibles
Gun, ammo, Bow/arrows, hunting knives, hatchets.... It is not enough to have stuff but to store it safely. And you should always be thinking of others, not just yourself.

LONG TERM FIRST AND LAST AID
The next most important items behind Food and Water to assemble are First Aid products. Below is a general list that may be of value, but every item mentioned is to neither encourage or limit you.
Sheets, handkerchiefs, needles, knives can all be substitutes for first aid and other needs. Long range care will require knowledge which will be the most valuable and lightest item in your medicine chest. What did people do before the apothecary and pharmacies? Alternative medicine and home remedies, old ways, herbs, essential oils...... Seek, Study, Ascertain the care and needs of the body. The LIST FIRST AID BOX.:
1 each Basic First Aid Book, in plain language
2 each Bandages (Ace) elastic, 4"
4 each Bandages, gauze, 2" x 2"
2 each Bandages, gauze, 3" x 3" and 4" x 4"
1 each Bandages, gauze, 18" x 36"
2 each Bandages for burns (Second Skin) 3" x 3-1/2"
3 each Triangular Bandages
1 box Band-Aids in assorted sizes, flexible and moisture resistant best
1 box Bicarbonate of Soda
1 box Butterfly sutures or Leukostrips
1 each Cold/heat Pack, reusable
1 box Cotton Swabs
1 box Dental Floss
1 box Epsom Salts
1 each Eyedropper
2 rolls First Aid Tape, 1/2" x 10 yds and 1" x 5 yds
4 pair Gloves, lightweight rubber, (for medical and hygiene purposes)
1 tube Insect Repellent
1 bottle Isopropyl Alcohol
1 bottle Meat Tenderizer for insect bites and stings
1 box Moistened Towelettes
1 each Nail Clipper
1 box Razor Blades, single edge
1 box Safety Pins, assorted sizes
1 each SAM splint
1 each Scalpel
1 each Scissors, Surgical pointed
1 each Snake bite kit
1 bottle Soap, liquid, antib
acterial 6 each Tongue Depressors
2 each Thermometers, disposal OR 1 digital, (no breakables with mercury)
1 each Tweezers different kinds.
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1 tube Analgesic Cream (Camphophenique, Paraderm Plus)
1 box Antacid (Mylanta, Tums, Pepto-Bismal)
1 series Antibiotic (Tetracycline for general infections)
1 box Anti-Diarrheal (Imodium, Diasorb, Lomotil)
1 box Anti-fungal (Desenex, Micatin, Tinactin, Lotrimin)
1 box Antihistamine (Benadryl, Claratyne)
1 tube Antiseptic Ointment (Neosporin, Dettol)
1 tube Burns (Hydrocortisone, Derm-Aid)
1 box Cold/Flu Tablets (Nyquil, Repetabs)
1 box Constipation (Ex-Lax, Dulcolax, Durolax)
1 bottle Cough Syrup (Robitussen, Dimetap)
1 box Decongestant (Actifed, Sudafed, Repetabs)
1 bottle Eye Drops (Visine)
1 tube Hemorrhoid Relief (Preparation H, Anusol)
1 box Ibuprofen (Advil, Nurofen, Peracetamol)
1 bottle Itching, Insect/Rash (Caladril, Calamine)
1 tube Itching (Dibucaine, Paraderm, Lanacane)
1 tube Lip Balm (ChapStick, Blistex)
1 tube Lubricant, Water Soluble (K-Y Jelly)
1 bottle Nasal Decongestant (Sinex, Ornex)
1 box Nausea, Motion Sickness (Kwells, Dramamine, Travacalm, Meclizine)
1 box Non-Aspirin Pain Reliever (Tylenol)
1 box Pain, Fever Reducer (Panadeine, Mobigesic)
1 box Pain Reliever with Codeine (Panamax, Tylenol 3)
1 Prescription (A supply of any you are taking glasses)
1 jar Petroleum Jelly (Vaseline)
1 bottle Poison Ivy/Oak (Neoxyn)
1 packet Poison Absorber (Activated Charcoal)
1 can Sunburn Relief (Solarcaine, Paxyl)
1 bottle Sunscreen (SPF 15 at least)
1 bottle Vomit Inducer (Ipecac, Activated charcoal)
1 tube Yeast Infection Treatment (Gyne-Lotrimin, Monistat)
Consider
Clothing, boots, shoes, socks, gloves, hats, coats, blankets, rain gear etc. for all weather and conditions.
books: How to, camping, medical, old ways and methods.

STORAGE ITEM AMT/2 Adults
GRAINS LEGUMES
Wheat 92 lbs/42 kg
Beans, (dry) 5 lbs/1.5 kg
Enriched Flour 8 lbs/3.5kg
Beans, Lima (dry) 3 lbs/1.5 kg
Corn Meal 14 lbs/6 kg
Beans, Soy (dry) 3 lbs/1.5 kg
Oats, Rolled 14 lbs/6 kg
Peas, Split (dry) 3 lbs/1.5 kg
Rice 23 lbs/10 kg
Lentils (dry)3 lbs/1.5 kg
Pearled Barley 3 lbs/1 kg
Dry Soup Mix 3 lbs/1.5 kg
Spaghetti/Macaroni 14 lbs/6 kg
Total For Grains 164 lbs/74.5kg
Total For Legumes 20 lbs/ 9 kg
FATS AND OILS MILK
Vegetable Oil 2 gal/1 L
Milk, Nonfat Dry 7 cans
Shortening 2 lbs/ 1 kg
Milk, Evaporated 7 cans
Mayonnaise 2 pts/2 pts (12 oz/340g net wt-equivalent to 2 lbs/1kg dry milk)
Salad Dressing (mayonnaise type) 2 pts/2 pts
Peanut Butter 1 lbs/ .5kg
Total for Fats/Oils 8 lbs/4 kg
Total For Milk 9 lbs/4kg
SUGAR MISCELLANEOUS
Sugar, Granulated 20 lbs/9 kg
Dry Yeast 1 lb/.5 kg [sougher dough]
Baking Powder 2 lbs/1 kg
Sugar, Brown 2 lbs/ 1 kg
Molasses .5 lbs/ .25 kg
Honey 2 lbs/ 1 kg
Vinegar 2 lbs/1 kg
Corn Syrup 2 lbs/ 1 kg
Chlorine Bleach 1 gal/3.5 L
Jams and Preserves 2 lbs/ 1 kg
Salt (sea/iodized) 2.5 lbs/1kg
Fruit Drink, Powdered 2 lbs/ 1 kg
(8 lbs per person per year)
Flavored Gelatin .5 lbs/.25 kg
Water 124gal/424kg
Total for Sugars 31 lbs/14.5kg
In this list there is no mention of Meats fruits, vegatables. These can include dried, canned...


General Supplies (72hr List)
Bug out list
Camping Gear
Candles, Matches enough for 36 hours use
First Aid Kit (see list)
Foam Pads to go under sleeping bag, bedroll, etc.
Lighter / Light sticks (12 hour,)
Mosquito Netting
Prescriptions for current medications
Sleeping Bag, Bedroll, Swag or Wool Blankets
Space Blanket (reflects up to 90% of your body heat and only weighs 20 oz or 500g)
Trash Bags, Extra (heaviest and largest available for extra misc. uses)
Tent, tarps ground cloth Plastic Sheeting
Waterproof Matches boxes extra
Personal Carrying Items
Personal Backpack for supplies / clothes etc
mess kit, eating utensils/personal dity bag
emergency ready to eat foods and snacks [nutrition]
Water Canteen/bottles with Strap
Clothing
Complete Change of Clothing*
Rain Poncho OR Rubberized Parka and Rain Pants (oversized to allow for clothes layering)
Sturdy boots and Heavy Socks extra
Underwear, extra
Work Gloves, heavy duty
Current prescription glasses / Sunglasses
Dust Masks, three Extra
*The majority of people will need to consider seasonal changes. Every season, make sure to update your stored change of clothes for the appropriate weather conditions. For winter, include coats, hats, gloves, thermal underwear, snow boots and clothes for layering.....
Money, $200 in cash and change (charge cards and checks will not be honored) gold silver, trade items that you have extra and others may have in short supply. A good blanket in the original package can be a gift if never needed or a trade good or used in an emergency..
Compass of good quality {if they still work]
Maps of your local area [copies]
Notepad, Pencil, Pen
Phone numbers and addresses of friends/family
Signal Flares, candles, flashlights, lamp
Signal Mirror, Signal Whistle
Latrine And General Hygiene
Disinfectant
Liquid Bleach and Eyedropper
Sponge, wash clothes, towels
Surgical Gloves, three pair (these are inexpensive and can be obtained in discount stores)
Toilet Paper, two rolls flattened
Towelettes, pre-moistened, box
Trash and ziplock Bags assorted sizes
Miscellaneous
Ammunition if a firearm is selected
Bible.. Book for Pleasure Reading [Robinson Cruiso, Swiss Family of Robinson...
Firearm for Protection (personal choice item)
Magnifying Glass..... Safety Pins, assorted sizes...
Survival Manual
Personal Hygiene
Body/Hand Lotion/Comb and Brush/Dental Floss/Deodorant/Soap/ Shampoo/Wash Cloth and Towel/ Tampons/Sanitary napkins
Toothbrush/Toothpaste
Tweezers, pointed/ first aid kit
Pet Care (livestock) ..........
Infant Supplies (if applicable)
Baby Powder, Blanket , spare, Bottles, spare, Diapers, disposable, Formula, Lotion, Pre-Moistened Towelettes, Teething Ring, Toys
Senior Care (if applicable)
Denture Care Items, Batteries, extra (for hearing aids) Eye Glasses Heart and/or Blood Pressure Medications Prescriptions / Special Dietary Items Warmer Clothing (generally the elderly have trouble with poor circulation and get cold easier.)
Tools and Handyman Items
Flashlight (extra batteries [refrigerate], spare bulb)
Folding Shovel, Hatchet, Multi-Purpose Tool with knife, pliers, Vise Grips ,screwdrivers, any kind of hand tool that is not power operated and the skill to use it.
Needles and Thread [variety], Nylon Rope (100' or 30 meters) Radio (solar, hand cranked or battery powered; if battery, include extra batteries) Roll of Duct Tape, Swiss Army Knifes, axe Twine/String/rope
Common sense, the Wisdom of the LORD and the Grace of God. If Solar Max produces 500+ CMEs, a force that will move space, these weather disturbances will multiply unlike anything since the Flood of Noah.

... to keep you prepared for what is coming ...

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