Hello folks

I am looking for info on 72 hr kits and what you would include in them including food. any suggestions?

Thanks Tons
Lee <img src="images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Check out Doug's:

http://www.equipped.org/72hourkit.htm

Pete

main components should be:
-first aid
-protection ( clothing, something to sleep in/under, etc.)
-fire ( to make water drinkable, cook food, signal, etc. )
-water ( actual water and stuff to produce it: filters, purificatiob tabs, etc )
-food.
( -tools to make shelter, fire wood, etc. )
( -signal equipment )

what you use to put in those componens are personal and diterment by location. The more skilled AND experians you are, they less you need. Lack of knowledge and experians can be complemented with gear. The most importent criteria a kit should cover, is it has to suit YOU ! you can copy somebody's kit, but if you don't know how to use it, it ain't worth ****. It should provide the capabilty too give you all YOU need to keep YOU alive for more than 72 hours. Think what you can do ( and have done: experians ) and look wheather the gear covers all the criteria in conjustion with your skills.

Food choice is also personal, you can buy MRE's or other special "survival" foods OR just rotate your food supply in your bag with you normall food stuff. The last one is cheapest and provide you food which you are used to. Look for the ammount of energy/calories it give's you and don't forget too make it a balansed diet.

Thanks Guys
Great info will keep looking

Lee

For a 72 hour kit, I pack 1 liter of water, 1 lb pemmican, a butane lighter, strike anywhere matches in a waterproof tube, a straw tube water filter, 5 white fuel cubes, 4 square feet heavy duty aluminum foil, a pvc rain poncho, two large black garbage bags, 10 feet of duct tape, 10 yards of 110 lb test dacron fishing line, 4 safety pins, 6 medium black nylon wire tie wraps, a small LED flashlight, a small first aid kit, a travel pack of kleenex in a ziploc bag, and three tea bags, also in a ziploc bag. That doesn't include what I normally keep on my person.

Here's mine:

http://www.roblester.com/rob/bugout.htm

Rob
Out of interest, what made you pick the Leathermen Mircra as part of your tool selection. Why not the Wave or one of the Juice selection?
I've been humming and hawing over which one to buy myself, and had decided on the wave until the recent dicussions on some of its drawbacks, which put a seed of doubt in my mind.
I understand the pro and cons - weight vs sturdiness, analysising the probable uses in a Bug-out situation, ease of use etc. However, it would still be nice to hear someone elses thought processes.
Martin

Hi Martin,

I guess I put the Micra on my 72 hr. list because it is the only name-brand multi-tool I own at the moment, and it is part of my EDC. On my enhanced list, I add the following tools:

-Vise Grip 7'' locking wrench w/wire cutter
-Pliers, needle-nose
-Ratcheting screwdriver (multiple bits in handle)

I suppose I could replace these tools with the Gerber Recoil or similar tool.

Get the Wave. I have one, and I love it. 1001 uses. There is, after breaking in, a bit of play in the handles. But nothing that (I've found) will inhibit function, and the blades are will loosen up with use.

I also own a Juice Kf4, which is a Wave lite - it's missing the scissors, the can opener and - this is important - the locking blades. But, it is pocket carry size (or, in my case, Day-Timer case size).

My EDC is a Squirt S4 in my pocket, the Juice Kf4 in my Day-Timer case. My Wave rides either in my brief case or, more typically, in my car. When I'm outdoors (camping, hiking, hunting) I take only the Wave.

Hope this helps.

.....CLIFF
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http://www.paultmartin.com/readercomments.html

Here is a list of my supplies. The information in the DAYPACKS section is what I consider my 72 hr kit. There are actually 2 identical daypacks so the Qty indicates the amount in 1 pack / both packs. The section for FANNY PACKS are the four fanny packs we have. Kind of a mini-BOB or BOB-Lite. Designed for 4-8 hrs and then resupply from home.

Each family member gets a Fanny pack and the adults also get the Daypacks. That way every family member has very basic supplies. The daypacks were designed to support 2 people but with the addtion of the fanny packs, they extend the capabilities to allow support for more people or longer time. This is in case one of the Daypacks gets lost, damaged, whatever. Backup for the backups.

Also suggest you check out FEMA and Red Cross pages for some lists of 72 hr kit supplies.