The most important thing when it comes to storage is find solutions that allows you store and organize your equipment so that it is easily accessible. What kind of solutions that is best for you depends or you personal setting. Different kinds of shelf systems and containers can help you increase the amount of space that you can use for storage. This is a checklist intended to used as inspiration for what equipment that can be useful to have in an emergency or crisis situation.
Fire Safety[ ] Fire Alarm
[ ] Fire Extinguisher
[ ] Fireproof Blanket (Army wool blanket can also be used)
[ ] Evacuation Equipment; ladder etc
Medical and First Aid
[ ] First Aid Kit
[ ] Scissors (Trauma shears)
[ ] Tweezers
[ ] Wound Closure Strips
[ ] Bandages
[ ] Blister Plasters
[ ] Gauze Swabs
[ ] Thermometer
[ ] Mucus Extractor
[ ] Tourniquet
[ ] Suture set and Haemostat
[ ] Stretcher and Cervical Collar
Other Medical Equipment
[ ] Sunscreen and Skin Care Lotion
[ ] Insect Repellent and Mosquito Nets
Medicine
[ ] Painkillers
[ ] Anti-diarrheal
[ ] Antihistamines
[ ] Potassium Permanganate
[ ] Antibiotics
[ ] Fluid Replacement
[ ] Vitamins
[ ] Drugs that you have a prescription for
Equipment to start a Fire
[ ] Matches in Waterproof Container
[ ] Lighters and Lighter Gas
[ ] Fire Steel
[ ] Magnifying Glass
[ ] Tinder / Lighter Fluid
Light
[ ] Flashlight (LED)
[ ] Red, Blue or Green filter
[ ] Headlamp (LED)
[ ] Oil Lamp, Coleman Lantern or Dietz Lantern
[ ] Lamp Oil and extra Wicks
[ ] Chemical Lightsticks
[ ] Candles
[ ] Batteries
[ ] Battery charger, Rechargeable batteries, Solar Battery Charger
Radio[ ] FM/AM Radio (I recommend a model with dynamo)
[ ] Short Wave Radio, Citizen Band (CB) Radio or HAM Radio.
[ ] Batteries
Things that help you stay warm
[ ] Sleeping Bags
[ ] Sleeping Mattress
[ ] Extra Blankets (I recommend Army Surplus Wool Blankets)
[ ] Warm Clothing
[ ] Warm Shoes / Boots
[ ] Wood Stove, Kerosene Heater or Heat-Pal
Water
[ ] High Quality Water Bottle (Nalgene, SIGG, Klean Kanteen or Camelback)
[ ] Large Water Containers (5-25 liters) or WaterBOB
5 liters per person and day for the first week, 20 liters per person and day after the first week.
[ ] Water Purification Tablets
[ ] Water Purification Filter
[ ] Coffee Filters
Maps, Books and Papers
[ ] Survival handbooks (I recommend the "SAS Survival Handbook" by John Wiseman)
[ ] Phonebook with addresses, phone numbers and birthdays to your friends and family
[ ] Your local Phonebook
[ ] Passports and ID
[ ] Vaccination cards
[ ] Birth Certificate
[ ] Insurance papers
[ ] Diary
[ ] Notebooks (I recommend the notebooks from Rite-In-The-Rain)
[ ] Pens
[ ] Waterproof container
[ ] Kwikpoint
[ ] Medium amount of Cash
[ ] Silver or/and Gold
Maps
[ ] City
[ ] Local
[ ] Road maps
[ ] Regional
[ ] Country
[ ] World
[ ] Sea Charts
Navigation Tools
[ ] Compass
[ ] Button Compass
[ ] Global Positioning System (GPS)
Cooking
[ ] Stove; Multi Fuel Stove, Kelly Kettle, Esbit, Jetboil, Gas Stove, Heat-Pal or Trangia
[ ] Fuel for the Stove
[ ] Cooking Vessels
[ ] Barbeque Grill or Wood Stove
[ ] Dutch Oven
[ ] Muurikka (Steel wok plate)
[ ] Hand Grinder
[ ] Mortar and Pestle
[ ] Vacuum Bottle / Thermos
[ ] Can Opener
[ ] Potato Peeler
Food
[ ] Food that can be stored in room temperature
[ ] Meals Ready to Eat (MRE:s) or Freeze Dried Rations
[ ] Canned Food
[ ] Cooking Oil
[ ] Salt (Unlimited Shelf Life)
[ ] Sugar
[ ] Honey (Unlimited Shelf Life)
[ ] Ungrinded Wheat
[ ] Oats
[ ] Dried fruits and nuts
[ ] Rice
[ ] Pasta
[ ] Tea, Coffee and milk powder
Protection
[ ] Hard Hat
[ ] Heavy Duty Leather Working Gloves
[ ] Thin Leather Working Gloves
[ ] Surgical Latex Gloves
[ ] Safety Goggles
[ ] Ear Muffs and Ear Plugs
[ ] Protective Footwear
Survival Knives and Other Tools
[ ] Fixed Blade Knife
[ ] Folding Knife
[ ] Multi-Tool
[ ] Swiss Army Knife
[ ] Parang, Kukri or Machete
[ ] Knife Sharpener
[ ] Axe
[ ] Sharpening File and Sharpening Stone for Axe
Basic Tools for Home Repairs
[ ] Tarps and Plastic Sheets
[ ] Hammer
[ ] Nails
[ ] Saw
[ ] Screwdrivers and screws
[ ] Shovel
[ ] Pickaxe
[ ] Crowbar
[ ] Bolt Cuter
[ ] Sledge
[ ] Broom
[ ] Adjustable wrench
[ ] Spanners
[ ] Pipe Wrench
[ ] Allen Keys
[ ] Tool Belt and Tool Box
[ ] Paracord and Rope
[ ] Duct Tape and Electrical Tape
[ ] Steel Wire
[ ] Super Glue
[ ] Yardstick and Tape Measures
[ ] Wheel Barrow
Hygiene
[ ] Antiseptic Wipes and Hand Disinfection
[ ] Disinfectant and Bleach (Limited Shelf Life)
[ ] Toothpaste, Toothbrush and Dental Floss
[ ] Washing Powder
[ ] Soap and Shampoo
[ ] Washing-Up Liquid
[ ] Camping Shower
[ ] Emergency Toilet or Outhouse
[ ] Toilet Paper
[ ] Heavy Duty Trash Bags
[ ] Scrubbing Brush, Mop and Dust Pan
[ ] Buckets
Other Equipment
[ ] Generator
[ ] Fuel for the Generator
[ ] Extension Cords
[ ] Emergency Flares / Signal Mirror / Marker panel / Emergency Strobe / Whistle
[ ] Sewing Kit and Speedy Stitcher
[ ] Repair Kit and Spare Parts for your Stove
[ ] Fishing Equipment / Fishing Net
[ ] Binoculars
[ ] Special Personal Needs (Extra Prescription Glasses, Medication etc)
Survival Kits and Bags
[ ] Pocket Survival Kit
[ ] Get Home Bag (GHB) or Light Weight Bug Out Bag
[ ] Bug Out Bag (BOB)
[ ] Every Day Carry
Survival Kits and Bags
[ ] Pocket Survival Kit
[ ] Get Home Bag (GHB) or Light Weight Bug Out Bag
[ ] Bug Out Bag (BOB)
[ ] Every Day Carry
You show: "SW radio or CB radio". For Short Wave did you really mean HAM radio for 2-way communications? I hope so, because if you get a HAM license and know how to use the radio, you will have the best means of keeping in touch with your own "group/family, etc" and you'll be able to contact long distant help outside your town too.
ReplyDeleteThe HAM test (in the USA) is only 35 questions now and NO Morse code.
Keep up the good work ~;-)
Did you know that the Janome company makes a "modern" treadle sewing machine for the Amish-market? You mount this machine onto an old treadle-machine stand (I think we used a Singer stand), which many people have lying around or can purchase cheaply. You can buy the leather drive-cords online for about $10, I think. I like the old all-metal machines, but many of them only sew a straight, forward stitch, and some of them get a bit cranky. Unlike the old machines, the modern Janome sews in reverse, zig-zags, etc. It's a good sewing machine and only a few hundred dollars. I've sewn a good bit on mine and the only trouble I've had with it is making button-holes.
ReplyDeleteAlso, anyone planning on bugging-in at home probably needs to think about plant-cultivation. You at least need some basic heirloom seeds that are good for your area, a hoe, and various gardening tools (even a push-cultivator, rake, etc.). If you need a cold-frame or small greenhouse where you live, now's the time to begin to get one and get used to using it.