A Preparedness List for one, two or three months

[Weedygarden]

This is NOT my list, but I always like to view other people's lists and see what I might have missed in my planning or how their ideas differ from mine.

This list was put together by a man who said this is the list of what people are to bring when they come to his house after SHTF. The list is broken down by one month's ticket, two months, and three months. I don't think it would fit in one vehicle, but having a utility trailer would work.

Me? I am not giving any requirements of what to bring, because I am not announcing anything to anyone or inviting anyone.

This list comes from:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1563234633900423/permalink/2381121388778406/

Entry List
30 Day Ticket – Portion A

per person or as indicated

30 days of food stuffs, totaling no less than 90 servings (per person)
1 case MREs or Freeze-Dried Meals (like Mountain House) per person
4 complete changes of clothing including outer wear and a hat and gloves
1 pair of sturdy boots (already broken in) w/ 1 set extra boot laces
4 sets of underwear and 8 pair of socks
1 complete set of bedding (sleeping bag, blankets, pillows and/or cot) per personal preference
2 large Bath Towels, 1 Hand Towel and 2 Wash Cloths
Personal hygiene items (soap, toothpaste, deodorant, etc…)
1 tent large enough to shelter your family w/ ground cloth and extra tarp for rain fly
1 each propane lantern (w/extra mantels) and propane cook stove
1 fire starter (magnesium starter, BIC lighters, etc)

24 rolls of toilet paper per family
5 rolls of paper towels
1 package Feminine Pads (can double as First Aid Dressings) per adult female
1 package Feminine Tampons (can also be used in First Aid) per adult female
1 container of laundry soap
2 packs of clothes pins
100 feet of clothes line rope
1 gallon of dish or hand soap

Pest control (mouse Traps, Roach Traps, etc…)
Personal Mess Kit (plate, bowl, cup, knife, fork & spoon)

Hand powered Can Opener
2 – Serving Spoons
1 – Slotted Serving Spoon
2 – Spatulas
3 – Assorted Kitchen Knives
1 – Pair Scissors

10 gallons of gasoline treated and stored in addition to what is already in your vehicles.
10 gallons of transportable, potable water (per person)
1 water treatment filter system and/or water treatment tablets
1 - 20# Filled Propane Tank
6 - 1# Propane Tanks

1 FRS/GMRS radio w/ Weather Radio (per adult)
1 2m/70cm HT w/ Roll Up J-Pole Antenna (per adult)
1 2m/70cm Mobile Radio w/ mag mount antenna (per family)
1Short Wave Receiver (per family)
1 2-D Flashlight (per person)
1 2-AA Flashlight (per person)
1 2-AA LED Flashlight (per person)
Extra Batteries for everything needing Batteries

First Aid Kit containing:
Per Family:
1 bottle waterless hand sanitizer (Purell) for each family member
1 bottle Hydrogen Peroxide
1 bottle Rubbing Alcohol
1 bottle aspirin
2 bottles acetaminophen (Tylenol)
2 bottles ibuprofen (Motrin)
2 loperamide hydrochloride (anti-diarrhea)
2 tubes Bacitracin or Neosporin ointment
100 assorted band aids
3 rolls 1” adhesive tape
2 rolls 2” adhesive tape
4 – 4” elastic wrap (Ace Wraps)
2 – 6” elastic Wraps (Ace Wraps)
20 – Sterile 4x4 gauze pads
24 N-100 masks
AND at least a 30 day quantity of all Rx’s that you currently take

Weapons and Tools:
Per Adult:

1 MBR (Main Battle Rifle) of common Caliber (7.62x39, 5.56)
500 rounds for above rifle
6 magazines for above rifle
1 sidearm of common Caliber (.38, .380, 9mm, .40, .45)
200 rounds for above sidearm
3 magazines for above sidearm
1 weapon cleaning kit for above weapons
1 sheath knife
1 folding multi-blade knife
1 quality multi-tool
1 Quality Sleeping Bag
1 Cot and/or Air Mattress

Per Family:
1 Claw Hammer
1 Hand Saw
1 Limb Saw
1 Power Drill w/ Drill Bits & Screw Driving Bits
1 Slip Joint Pliers
1 Needle Nose Pliers
1 Channel Lock Pliers
1 Vice Grips
1 Wire Cutting Dikes
1 Electrical Crimping Wrench w/ assortment of electrical connectors
3 rolls vinyl or rubber electrical tape
2 rolls 2 “ duct tape
100’ ¼” rope
100’ 550 Para cord
1 – 6” Crescent Wrench & 1 – 8” Crescent Wrench
1 set SAE & Metric Wrenches
1 set SAE & Metric Allen Wrenches
1 Phillips Screwdriver
1 Flathead Screwdriver
5# 6D Nails
2# 2-1/2 inch Dry Wall Screws
2 10x25 rolls 4.5 mil Black Plastic Sheeting
1 10x20 roll heavy 6 mil Clear Plastic Sheeting
1 – 5 gallon bucket w/lid

 

[Weedygarden]

Two Months:

60 Day Ticket – Portion B

per person or as indicated

(to be added to Portion A)

30 days of food stuffs, totaling no less than 90 servings (per person)
2 cases MREs per person
2 complete sets of clothing including outer wear and a hat and gloves
1 pair of sturdy boots (already broken in) w/ 1 set extra boot laces
4 sets of underwear and 8 pairs of socks
1 complete change of bedding

Personal hygiene items as well as any medications needed.
1 tarp at least 10x12
100’ ¼” rope
100’ Para cord
2 rolls duct tape

24 rolls of toilet paper
1 package Feminine Pads (can double as First Aid Dressings) per adult female
1 package Feminine Tampons (can also be used in First Aid) per adult female
5 rolls of paper towels
1 container of laundry soap
1 gallon of dish or hand soap

1 each – large kitchen knife, serving spoon, spatula
1 each – skillet, stock pot, large serving bowl
20 gallons of treated gasoline in addition to what is in your vehicles
20 gallons of transportable, potable water (per person)
1 water treatment set with extra filters
1-20# Filled Propane Tank
6-1# Propane Tanks
1 Extra FRS/GMRS Radio (per family)
1 CB Radio HT

First Aid Kit containing:

1 Blood Pressure Cuff and Stethoscope
1 bottle of Hydrogen Peroxide
1 bottle Rubbing Alcohol
1 bottle Betadine Solution
1 Imodium AD (anti-diarrhea)
1 bottle psuedoephedrine (Allergy medicine)
1 tube Silvadene Ointment (SSD Burn Cream)
1 bottle bismuth subsalicylate (Pepto-Bismol)
1 bottle Cough Suppressant
1 padded aluminum finger splint
12 N-100 Masks
And at least an additional 30 day quantity of all Rx’s that you currently take

Weapons and Tools:

1 special caliber weapon (shotgun, small caliber hunting rifle or sniper rifle) of common caliber
100 rounds for above weapon
10 magazines for above MBR
500 rounds ammunition for your MBR
200 rounds ammunition for your sidearm
3 extra magazines for sidearms

 

[Weedygarden]

90 Day Ticket – Portion C
per person or as indicated
(to be added to Portion A & B)

30 days of foodstuffs, totaling no less than 90 servings per person (Bulk Storage Foods Suggested)
2 cases MREs per person
2 complete sets of clothing including outer wear and a hat and gloves
1 pair of sturdy boots (already broken in) w/ 1 set extra boot laces
4 sets of underwear and 8 pairs of socks
1 complete set of bedding (sleeping bag, pillow, air mattress and/or cot) per personal preference
Personal hygiene items as well as any medications needed.
1 extra Family size tent
1 large tarp at least 24x30

Extra lantern mantels
100’ ¼” rope
100’ Para cord
2 rolls duct tape

5 rolls of toilet paper
5 rolls of paper towels
1 package Feminine Pads (can double as First Aid Dressings) per adult female
1 package Feminine Tampons (can also be used in First Aid) per adult female
1 container of laundry soap
1 gallon of dish or hand soap
1 coffee percolator with 200 filters
1 coffee cup (per person)

20 gallons of treated gasoline in addition to what is in your vehicles
20 gallons of transportable, potable water (per person)
More filters for water treatment equipment
1-20# Filled Propane Tank
6-1# Propane Tanks

1 FRS/GMRS Radio (per family)
1 HF Radio w/ G5RV antenna (per family) * General License Needed
1 CB Radio HT
1 CB Radio Mobile w/ magnet mount antenna
1 Extra 2m/70cm Ham Radio HT (per family) *Tech License Needed
1 Extra 2m/70cm Mobile Radio w/ mag mount antenna (per family) * Tech License Needed

First Aid Kit containing:

4 – 2” elastic wraps
4 – 4” elastic wraps
2 – 6” elastic wraps
4– 2” sterile gauze rolls
8 – 4’ sterile gauze rolls
25 – 4x4 sterile gauze pads
10 – 2x2 sterile gauze pads
5 – 4x4 Adaptic (Vaseline) gauze dressings
5 – Kotex Pads (for pressure dressings)
2 – Triangular Bandages (for making slings)
1 – 16 ounce bottle Hydrogen Peroxide
1 – 16 ounce bottle Rubbing Alcohol
1 – 16 ounce bottle Betadine Providene Iodine
5 - #10 Sterile Scalpel Blades
5 - #15 Sterile Scalpel Blades
1 Blood Pressure Cuff and Stethoscope
4 – rolls 1” silk tape
4 – rolls 2” silk tape
2 – rolls 4” silk tape
4 – rolls 1” adhesive tape
4 - Rolls 2” adhesive tape
2 – Rolls 4” adhesive tape
2 – 4” SAM splints or wire cloth to make splints
4 – 4”x24”x3/16” Bass wood planks (for splint making)
1 – Suturing set including:
1 needle holder
1 scissors
1 straight hemostat
1 curved hemostat
1 pair forceps w/teeth
1 #3 knife handle
2 - #15 Scalpel Blades & 2 - #10 Scalpel Blades
2 – Vicryl Sutures 3-0 on tapered needles
2 – Nylon or Prolene 5-0 sutures on cutting needles
1 – Skin Stapler

1 extra MBR (Main Battle Rifle) per family and repair/parts kit in standard Caliber
500 rounds ammunition for MBR
10 extra magazines for MBR
1 extra sidearm per family in standard Caliber
200 rounds ammunition for sidearm
6 extra magazines for sidearm

 

[Supervisor42]

Wow! Now that's a list!
I believe your first comment is correct; he only left out one thing....

One of these to carry it all in.

 

[dademoss]

It's really obvious to me we (my family) won't be allowed to join that "group", so I will be rolling along . Items should be "per person" , a family of 7 needs a lot more than a family of two. It's a good thought exercise, but whomever put it together needs to give it a lot more thought. Their loss quite frankly, they have missed a lot of valuable, longer term items that we will not be bringing.

 

[Supervisor42]

It's really obvious to me we (my family) won't be allowed to join that "group", so I will be rolling along . Items should be "per person" , a family of 7 needs a lot more than a family of two. It's a good thought exercise, but whomever put it together needs to give it a lot more thought. Their loss quite frankly, they have missed a lot of valuable, longer term items that we will not be bringing.

Yeah, even though his list is very comprehensive, it fails to take into account why SHTF.
Let's see what I would have that is not on his list.....
Maybe something to detect stuff that you cannot smell, taste, hear, feel, or see, that can kill you:

Yep. I won't have any mouse or roach traps but the people with me won't die of radiation poisoning because I WILL have the above.

*Orphan sandal not included.

 

[Sourdough]

The government will supply all that I need.

 

[Weedygarden]

Supervisor42, yes. I was just looking at docimeters on Amazon tonight. Yes, his list is missing some necessary items. What is on his list that I have never had any interest in is the Mountain House foods.

What else is missing from the list?

 

[Supervisor42]

Supervisor42, yes. I was just looking at docimeters on Amazon tonight. Yes, his list is missing some necessary items. What is on his list that I have never had any interest in is the Mountain House foods.

What else is missing from the list?

You've done your homework.
The dosimeter pens and charger are the most important parts of my kit.

>What else is missing from the list?
Not even 1 umbrella on the list.
No chainsaw.
He has gasoline, but no generator

Maybe he assumes these will be bought by people, but a tablet PC, cellphone w/solar charger and a simple AM/FM radio.
All not on the list.
We live in hurricane country and practice drills every year.
This year's drill was 07-12-19.

Pretty realistic too!

 

[Terri9630]

24 rolls of toilet paper per family

He has 24 rolls of toilet paper for the 30 and 60 day but only 5 for the 90 day. He clearly doesn't have any females in his family.

1 package Feminine Pads (can double as First Aid Dressings) per adult female
1 package Feminine Tampons (can also be used in First Aid) per adult female

I keep more than 1 pkg on hand for a "Month". Some months need more than others.

I've been told by a trauma surgeon that this is a bad idea. Those items are designed to absorb blood, not stop the flow of blood. Its much better go have something that's not absorbent and doesn't allow the flow of blood to continue.

 

[Supervisor42]

The government will supply all that I need.

...Including free burial.

 

[Sourdough]

I hear that FEMA will have very nice camps. It will be fun, to go camping. Why waste money buying supplies for 30-60-90 days...??? Nothing bad will ever happen in America.

 

[Weedygarden]

You've done your homework.
The dosimeter pens and charger are the most important parts of my kit.

Like the Baoefang radios, I have done research, but have never purchased. It is time for me to do so.

The items on the lists? I can have them scattered under beds, in closets, in the garage, and I do. I am thinking I really need to get them into well labeled and sturdy crates, piled together in the garage, with easy access for quick loading into my utility trailer.

 

[dademoss]

I'm still wondering what they are going to do when the delightful Mountain mush runs out in 90 days. I don't rememeber seeing seeds, jars, lids, canners, garden tools or anything approaching that.

 

[lonewolf]

that list is OTT, I cant see people having even half of that after SHTF.
I wont be joining him.

 

[lonewolf]

The government will supply all that I need.

good luck with that.

 

[Amish Heart]

He was joking.

 

[lonewolf]

I hope so.

 

[Caribou]

I'm guessing that he has a generator and that you are expected to provide gasoline to run it. Twenty gallons of spare gas would also fill your vehicle so when your resources ran out that you could depart and not be a drain on the community.

 

[Sourdough]

I hope so.

You know "Virgin Prepper" as "IBME" and others know as "Sourdough" or "6.8 SPC" or "Albert Johnson" or "AGL4now" or "Wilderness Wanderer" or "Lake Clark".

 

[Terri9630]

That is far to many to remember VP.

 

[lonewolf]

I hope so.

prepping isn't a joke neither is surviving.
I just wish more people took it a little more seriously.
that's what pisses me off about some so called prepper forums.

 

[hiwall]

Any time someone makes a list, others can pick it apart. And every person would make a different list because everyone's circumstances are different.
As far as sustainable living, just think of the hundreds of canning jars you would need for even ten people if you can everything (including meat).

 

[lonewolf]

there are plenty of jars out there, no problem getting as many as we need.

 

[Terri9630]

Any time someone makes a list, others can pick it apart. And every person would make a different list because everyone's circumstances are different.
As far as sustainable living, just think of the hundreds of canning jars you would need for even ten people if you can everything (including meat).

That's why I bought the jars at the estate sale a few weeks ago. It added around 500 to the supply I already had. I'll have to count them this winter to see what we actually have.

 

[lonewolf]

I had to actually dispose of a lot of jars and empty cans I was saving as I am having my workshop shed replaced soon and I cannot store everything I had in the smaller shed, I can easily replace them after the new workshop is built.

 

[Weedygarden]

When it comes to canning jars, it seems that you can never have enough. Whenever I have a canning jar, something goes into it, even if I am just dry canning, or just putting dry food in their for storage. I still have to go and get more canning jars every month or so, and more during canning season.