January 10th 2000: With dismay I looked in my basement at all of the supplies and gear my wife and I had accumulated over the last year. Some of it would immediately go upstairs into the pantry, the garage, the tool shed, and that still left a whole bunch of stuff sitting on the shelves. What to do with it was upper most on my mind.<br><br>The solution:<br>I took apart the dried bulk food, powder drinks, long lasting stuff, and stored it away in our (little used-brand new food grade buckets). A heavy 3-mill can liner went inside first. Then after taking each food itemout of it's box/bag/carton/jar, I resealed it, waterproofed it, and carefully put it inside the bucket. Two weeks later I have three five gallon buckets sitting there that will provide my family and I with enough supplies to last us about a month. That's everything we could need, short of a Motel-6 out in the woods.<br><br>Then I took a bunch of coffee cans. The Big Ones. Did the same thing with them. Wrapped in trash can liners to keep out moisture, then wrapped in aluminum foil, then another liner, and finally a nice layer of duct tape.<br><br>There are one in each of my vehicles, and their handy too. Enough food, water, matches, etc, for two people for a few days.<br><br>Each item food item (such as instant coffe or milk) is sealed in a ziplock bag. The rolled tightly. Then I use electrical tape to keep it rolled tight into a small bundle. Aluminum foild is wrapped around the small package, then a layer of duct tape.<br>Make sure you mark what's inside the package.<br><br>Some of the things in my coffee can kit:<br>Instant coffee<br>Powder Milk<br>Powder Eggs<br>Flour<br>Sugar paks<br>Salt paks<br>pepper paks<br>Kool Aid<br>Hot Chocolate<br>Instant Oatmeal<br>Instant Soup<br>Chocolate Camdy<br>Matches<br>Plastic Spoon/Fork/Knife<br>P-38 Can Opener<br>Toilet Tissue<br>Disposable Lighter<br>Emergency Poncho<br>Tube Tent<br>Snare Wire<br>Pocket Knife<br>Compass<br>and so forth...<br>Hope It Helps..<br><br>