Here in my auto "emergency bag" inventory.
I went through this bag last evening with my wife and she said "you don't have a small stove. What if we are stuck and need to heat water, etc. And you don't have anything to heat water, etc. in. You need one of those Boy Scout mess kit things." What a wife.
But she is a Northern NY'er by birth, family has been in this area for over 200 years, and has lived through the blizzard of '77, the great Ice Storm, etc. and knows the value of being prepared.
I will be adding those items in the next week or so.
There is always one gallon of fresh water in the car, in small bottles, and half a dozen packages of peanut butter crackers.

Storage Methods:
1 large duffle bag for the clothing, sleeping bag and tarp
1 backpack for the remainder
1 small shoulder bag for easy carry/hiking use

First Aid Kit:
First Aid Antiseptic Spray
1” Adhesive Tape
4”x16’ gauze bandage
3-4”x4” gauze pads
22 Band-Aids
3 packets burn gel
6 packets triple antibiotic ointment
11 packets (2 per) aspirin
2 packets (2 per) Vic’s Cold Caps
1 bottle Ibuprofen
1 package water gel burn gel dressing
1 cold pack
1 bottle mosquito repellant
1 tube lip moisturizer
6 pair nitrile gloves
1 box of butterfly strips

Edibles:
1 box of basic energy bars (90 calories per)
1 energy bar
1 energy gel
4 electrolyte caps

Clothing:
1 fleece jacket
1 hoody/her
1 pair khaki cargo pants
1 t-shirt
1 long sleeve top/her
1 short sleeve top/her
1 sleeveless top/her
2 pair wool socks
2 pair light socks
2 pair underwear his/hers
3 pair medium gloves
1 pair light gloves
1 baseball cap
2 cold weather hats
2 cold weather head bands
1 pkg. Mini hand warmers
1 pkg. Toe warmers
1 emergency blanket
4 ponchos

Varied:
1 sleeping bag
100’ braided rope
2 emergency whistles
1 folding saw
1 6’x8’ tarp
2 pair of rubber coated work gloves
1 AM/FM transistor radio (battery powered)
1 small flashlight
2 AA batteries
2 AAA batteries
1 box of firelighters
2 Bic butane lighters
7 large and 6 medium zip ties
1 aluminum water bottle
1 nylon cord
1 fork, 1 knife and 1 spoon
2 pens
1 notebook
1 small LED light
1 compass
1 small multi-tool
1 Leatherman multi-tool
1 pair of binoculars
1 knife, fixed blade with sharpener built into sheath
1 knife, Gerber, fixed blade
1 deck of playing cards

Hygiene:
2 rolls toilet paper
2 small bars of soap
1 disposable razor
3 toothbrushes
1 small tube of toothpaste
8 feminine hygiene products
2 mini packages of Kleenex
1 package of 15 wet wipes








Edited by Kai (04/04/12 11:10 PM)