5 small steps for your 72 hour kit

Time to pull out your 72 hour kits and make sure everything is still in working order and/or edible!  This could be a great FHE activity and can be accomplised in 5 easy steps:

• Step 1: Have each family member bring their own kit to the activity.
• Step 2: Use a 72 hour kit checklist to inventory each kit (Click on the '72 hour kit 3 month plan' for a list or use your own).   Have each family member report status of items in their own kits as you go.
• Step 3: Make a list of items that need to be replaced.
• Step 4: Schedule a day within one week to purchase all needed items.
• Step 5: Add purchased items to you kits as a family at your next FHE.

Remember to check in on your 72 hour kits every 6 months.  April and October Conference is a fun time to do this as the kids can enjoy 'free' granola bars during Conference week-end.

If you do not have a kit yet you can look at recommended items by clicking '72 hour kit 3 month plan' on the right side of the page.  If you cannot get everything at once, use the 3 month plan to start your family's new kits.  Ready.gov also has a basic list of 72 hour kit items found here: http://www.ready.gov/sites/default/files/documents/files/checklist_1.pdf

When building your kit, consider what you would want in these and similar scenarios:

• You need to evacuate cannot return for 3 days
• You are stranded in the aftermath of an earthquake - no communications/power
• You have been snowed in for a week w/ intermittent power outages