General Supply Kit
 

The general Supply kit aim to provide a food reserve for a family/year
water:

• 300 l /person 3 months (has to be preserved using disinfectant means, like Micropur)
• Katadyn Pocket Filter
• Food /person/year
• Basic version:
• 170 kg wheat
• 45 kg sugar or/and honey
• 45kg milk powder
• 6kg salt

Food Luxurious Version:

Carbohydrate:

• 24 kg flour
• 12 kg semolina
• 36 kg rice
• 36 kg pasta
• 3 kg flaked oats
• 12 kg sugar
• 6 kg honey
• 12 kg crisp bread or zwieback
• Protein:
• 12 kg canned meat
• 12 kg milk powder
• 24 kg dried beans, peas, lentils
• 6 kg canned fish
• 3 kg egg powder

Fats and oils:

• 12 l oil
• Salt and vitamins:
• 6 kg salt
• multivitamin medicaments
• 30 ascorbin acid in powder (better more, also to use as substitute for vinegar or lemon acid)

Other suggestions:

• wheat (whole grain)
• dried fruit
• canned vegetables
• vinegar
• broth
• spices
• drink chocolate
• coffee
• polenta
• nuts
• canned fruit
• tea

Further equipment:

• sleeping bag and bed role
• gas cooker, pot, dishes
• radio (solar preferred, in case battery!)
• candles
• a lot of matches
• various medicaments
• tools(axt, multiple purpose tool, a good knife etc.)
• detailed maps
• books: healing plants, eatable plants
• documents

Tools supply kit

• axt
• good knife
• crossbow
• scope
• steel dishes

Additional kits

Emergency supplies you should have at home
Water

• At least*two litres per adult per day

Food

• Canned food: soups, stews, baked beans, pasta, meat, poultry, fish, vegetables, fruits
• Crackers and biscuits
• Honey, peanut butter, syrup, jam, salt and pepper, sugar, instant coffee, tea
• Flashlight
• Power failures are common in Nova Scotia, particularly in rural areas
• Radio and batteries
• Battery-powered, or crank radios let you hear local announcements
• Spare batteries*

First-aid kit

Extra car keys and cash

• Important papers
• identification for everyone, personal documents*
• Clothing and footwear*
• one change of clothes per person
• Blankets or sleeping bags
• one per person
• Personal supplies
• tooth paste, soap, toilet paper, etc
• Medication
• Backpack/duffel bag
• in case of an evacuation
• Whistle
• Playing cards, games
• Stove that does not require electricity
• follow the manufacturer's instructions
• Never use a barbeque indoors
• Plastic garbage bags

Emergency equipment you should have in your car

• Shovel
• Ice scraper and brush
• Sand, salt or kitty litter; traction mats
• Booster cables
• Tow chain
• Methyl hydrate (for fuel line and windshield de-icing)*
• First-aid kit*
• Fire extinguisher*
• Flashlight
• Road maps*
• Warning light or road flares
• Emergency food pack*
• Extra clothing and footwear
• Cloth or roll of paper towels
• Axe or hatchet
• Compass
• Matches and a "survival" candle in a deep can (to warm hands, heat a drink or use as an emergency light)
• Blanket (special "survival" blankets are best)

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Thanks Corvo

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Corvo, excellent post! After the initial shock of our situation wears off, people really do need to take their existence seriously and your list goes a long way in this effort!

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Well said!! I cannot stress the importance of knowing your LOCAL medicinal and edible plants and trees. Inner cambium of many trees makes nutritious flour.

mark b

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Very helpful, Corvo!

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I think that is a pretty good list of supplies that a family should have on hand. We personally have a lot of the supplies that were listed, the rest we are working on. Although I know the importance of being prepared for as many events as possible, I still have to keep questioning if I am totally nuts for stocking all of this stuff.

Peace

Jay

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Great thread, helpful info, an excellent list thank you Corvo! giovonni

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Great List Corvo,

One can never have enough for the unknown.

Blessings

ISIS

:wub2::wub2::wub2::wub2:

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hey thats good info, but , the first kit would suck, I would die from eating only bread or flour and sugar :tears: but i like the over all list

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Good list but don't forget the gun! I'd like to see people try and hunt with an axe, or a knife, or even a bow. I don't care if you're scared of them or not you're going to need one, because they're a very important tool, so get over it. Also you don't need a gas stove or any kind of stove, that's what a fire is for! And I could take a bunch more stuff out of that list that you're not going to need, so as to lighten the load if you're mobile.

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I'm not sure if this is the correct place to post, but if you can help it will be much appreciated:
I'm trying to find out if there is a food that can provide all needed calories, nutrients, and vitamins (I already know how much water to drink, so lets concentrate on food). From my research I found we need salt to live. Other than this, a good multi-vitamin tablet and honey seems the best all-round food and it will last for months/years if stored properly. The probelm is we will feel hungary as we are used to a large plate of food - can we do anything about the hunger pangs? Can we live for weeks on my proposed diet of vitamin pills, honey and salt? (I assume I will be able to hunt or fish so I can have some "full" meals as well). Is there any better staple food? Please advise.