General Supply Kit

[corvo]

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)

[Gale]

Thanks Corvo

[Cookie]

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!

[333mark333]

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

[Nik]

Very helpful, Corvo!

[Jamie]

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

[giovonni]

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

[ISIS]

Great List Corvo,

One can never have enough for the unknown.

Blessings

ISIS

[davefla73]

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

[Dantheman62]

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.

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.