72 hour kits

Throughout the past 13 years I have worked on my family 72 hour kit. I found every list I could and made sure that I had everything on it so my family would be prepared. The past few weeks I have gone through my kit and reorganized it for our current situation. I realized that I am home most of the time by myself or with just one child being here and there was no way I could carry all the kits if I had to evacuate. I now have them all down to just two buckets. You have to pick and choose what is best for you and your family, just like in your food storage, pack what you need, what may work for someone else may not work for you. What worked for you 5 years ago does not work for you now. This is one of the reasons we are asked to update our kits each year. Conference weekend is the perfect time to see what you have and what you need to get. Make it a family project, something to do in between sessions. Commit to it and then just do it!