One-Week All-Weather Emergency Camping Supplies for Two Persons

Store outside, in case earthquake or other emergency leaves home briefly uninhabitable.

50-gallon plastic storage tub contains:

1 – American language survival book (in zip-locked plastic bag)

28 – Individual plastic one-pint screw-cap bottles of drinking water

12 – Individual MRE (Meal Ready to Eat) kits of freeze dried food

1 – Multi-purpose camp scissors

1 – Small bottle of DEET inset repellent lotion

1 – Box of wooden kitchen matches (in zip-locked plastic bag)

6 – 16oz propane fuel cylinders

1 – Propane cylinder screw-on 3,000btu heater

1 – Propane cylinder screw-on one-mantel light

1 – Propane cylinder screw-on one-burner stove

2 – Wide-mouth enameled stainless steel campfire mugs

1 – Mechanical can opener

1 – Stainless steel stirring spoon

1 – One-quart aluminum hang-handled pot with pot cover

1 – 5” serrated kitchen utility knife

2 – 14”x10” acrylic cutting boards (doubles duty as serving trays)

1 – 25sq. ft. roll of aluminum baking foil

1 – Small folding camp shovel

40 – Plastic extra-strong kitchen trash bags

1 – Roll toilet paper (in zip-locked plastic bag)

1 – Folding camp toilet

6 – Reusable/disposable cloth hand towels

1 – Small bottle of liquid camp soap (in zip-locked plastic bag)

2 – Terrycloth bath towels (rolled, doubles duty as pillows)

2 – Travel toothbrushes (in zip-locked plastic bag)

1 – Large rainwater-bailing sponge

1 – Small two person inflatable raft (use as a cool-off pool, or to stretcher supplies to higher-ground)

1 – Small tube of SPF30 sun blocking lotion

2 – Cheap sunglasses

2 – 84”x35” plastic “astronaut” insulating body-bag

2 – Wool blankets

2 – 80”x52” lightweight plastic ponchos

1 – Plastic “space blanket” for use as a floor

1 – Plastic opaque 12’x12’ grommet holed tarpaulin

1 – 50’ cotton clothes line

1 – Plastic tube tent

1 – Small roll gaffers tape

1 – Small notepad of writing paper (in zip-locked plastic bag)

1 – Ballpoint ink pen

1 – Deck of plastic coated playing cards

1 – Plastic travel board game with magnetic pieces

1 – Small travel mirror

2 – Whistles with lanyards

1 – Battery powered area lighting tent lamp

1 – Set of batteries for the battery powered area lighting tent lamp

2 – 15 minute red highway flares

1 – Rechargeable solar/dynamo AM/FM radio with built-in flashlight

1 – Medium sized first-aid & snake-bite kit

Each person should supplement this tub with a long-legged pant, long-sleeved shirt, two pair tube sox, a compact pair of shoes, and personal necessities (such as spare eyeglasses).