Frugal Emergency Kit

**Shell** · 02-15-2003, 08:16 AM

If I have time the next couple of days I am planning on updating my emergency kit. I already had one ready from a couple of years ago, as we live in an area where a big earthquake is expected. I have food, matches, water, tp etc. I was wondering who also has one, what do you keep in it and where do you store it? Is the garage a good place or under the stairs in the basement? I really don't have any room on the main floor.

**tigo** · 02-15-2003, 12:12 PM

I have one in the house and one in the van. Mine are kept in duffle bags. Here is what I have in them:

Water (in the house there are several 3 gal bottles, in the van it is 2 - 1 gal bottles. I rotate these out once a month with new ones)
Camp food
Thermal blankets
candles
sterno cans
matches
first aid kit
empty coffee cans (one for a portopotty, the other for a portostove)

What I would like to add is at least one change of clothes for each of us in the van.

**aylasmommy** · 02-15-2003, 01:13 PM

Thanks for starting this, I am going to be making one or more of these myself..

I think I will put it near a spot where I will be spending most of my time, so probably in the kitchen closet since i'm there or at the computer or in the living room most of the day. I'll also keep one in the car and at least a flashlight, shoes, and batteries next to the bed.

for my kit I'll use:
toilet paper
shovel(for the one in the car)
travel sized deodarants
Baby wipes for sponge baths
bottled water
pull top canned food
dry oatmeal
chips/crackers/cookies
bandaids/gauze
swiss army knife
those special blankets
change of clothes
and not sure what else...