72 Hour Kit
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Purpose
A 72 hour kit is an emergency kit designed to support you in small to medium emergencies. As such it should be robust enough to entirely support you and your family for a minimum of 72 hours. PrepperWiki suggests a week as a better minimum.
Here is a breakdown of an example EDC kit.
Storage
Contents
Food Group
9x MREs or canned goods per person
Water Group
6L bottled water per person
Shelter Group
Tent
Tarp
Medical Group
Group medical kit
Power Group
AA Alkaline primary cells
12v lead acid battery
12v 120v power inverter
Communication Group
Cell phone
Radio reciever FM/WX
FRS Radio and/or CB Radio and/or 2m / 70cm Ham Radio transciever
Fire Group
Bic
Fire starters / trioxane / esbit
Sanitation Group
Sanitizer gel
Antiseptic hand wipes
Trash bag
Dish Soap
Defense Group
Pepper Spray
Firearms Shotgun or handgun
Utility Group
Milti Tool
LED flashlight