Personal Survival Kit

1. Food and Drink

   • Baby food
   • Bottled water (5 gallons/person)
   • Canned vegetables, juice,
   • Dry cereal
   • fruit
   • Instant foods, coffee, tea, milk
   
   

2. Kitchen Supplies

   • Hand-operated can opener
   • Heavy duty garbage bags
   • Paper towels
   • Plastic cups, plates, silverware
   
   

3. Household Items

   • Bleach
   • Extra batteries
   • Flashlights
   • Portable AM/FM radio
   • Weather radio
   
   

4. Clothing

   • Extra clothing
   • Wet weather gear/ ponchos
   
   

5. Medicine and Personal Items

   • Anti-Diarrhea medicine
   • Aspirin
   • Extra prescription medicine
   • First aid supplies
   • Hand wipes
   • Insect repellent
   • Latex gloves
   • Liquid hand soap
   • Personal hygiene products
   • Rubbing alcohol
   • Scissors
   • Sunscreen
   • Toilet paper
   • Tweezers
   
   

6. Documents and Cash

   • Important documents
   • Insurance papers
   • Cash
   
   

7. Repair items

   • Bungee cords
   • Duct tape
   • Hammer and nails
   • Heavy rope
   • Pliers and vice grips
   • Spare set of house and car keys
   • Tarp or rolls of plastic
   • Utility knife
   • Work gloves
   
   

8. General

   • Cards, books and small games
   • Video camera and video tape
   • Camera with extra film

This kit will help get through the first three days. Store most of the items together. Keep them with you during the storm.

Additional Items

These items may prove useful to have after the storm passes.

1. Propane gas
2. Charcoal and lighter fluid
3. Grill
4. Generator with extra fuel
5. Chain saw with extra chains and fuel
6. Extra lumber