72 Hour Kits

A few years ago one of my wards did 72 hour kits--the food part. Attached is the menu we used and how we did it.

We got those silver pouches you can buy from the LDS Cannery and also bought oxygen absorbers there too (you will need one silver pouch and one oxygen absorber per person.)

The following is one person's food for 72 hours, it should all fit in a silver pouch (remember to put oxygen absorber inside) and then seal the pouch.

We used juice boxes, oatmeal packets, hot cocoa packets, hot cider packets, little bags of fruit snacks, and other items listed below in the blue menu. There were also little plastic bags to mix the cider, cocoa and oatmeal packets in. The crackers listed are like the two packs that you get at a restaurant, so the packets were individually sealed, I think ours were from Wendy's. Make sure the candies you use are hard candies, stuff that will last a long time (not chocolates!). We printed off the blue information below as a large label and stuck it on the silver pouch, so you know what the menu is and what is inside. It should last 5 years with the oxygen absorber it--be sure to put in the oxygen absorber and then label the expiration date accordingly.

Be sure to include the extras like the spoons, napkins, matches, etc. listed below.

Once everything is sealed in, tape two 16 oz bottles of water the pouch. This is NOT drinking water. This is water to reconstitute the cocoa, noodles, oatmeal, etc. You will need additional drinking water in a 72 hour kit.



MENU FOR 72 HOUR KIT

DAY 1
Breakfast: 1 packet hot cereal, 1 box raisins, 1 box juice
Lunch: 1 packet soup, 1 packet crackers
Dinner: 1 pkg Ramen noodles, 1 packet hot cider
Snacks: 2 pieces gum, 5 pieces candy

DAY 2
Breakfast: 1 packet hot cereal, 1 packet hot cocoa
Lunch: 1 pkg Ramen noodles, 1 packet cider, 1 packet crackers
Dinner: 3 pieces jerky, 1 fruit snack
Snacks: 2 pieces gum, 5 pieces candy

DAY 3
Breakfast: 2 granola bars, 1 packet hot cocoa
Lunch: 1 packet soup, 1 packet crackers
Dinner: 1 pkg Ramen noodles, 1 fruit snack
Snacks: 2 pieces gum, 5 pieces candy

SEALED POUCH ALSO INCLUDES: matches, paper napkins, plastic spoons, plastic bag, oxygen absorber

PLEASE NOTE: You will need approximately 32 oz. of water to reconstitute pouch contents.

EXPIRATION DATE: 5 years later

Food Storage Is Fun

I've been learning alot about food storage these last few years and in an effort to share some of that knowledge (and remember it!) I am going to try and publish it in a blog. I've been amazed at how much I've done since making small consistent efforts these last few years. That has been the key for me, to do a few projects every year and it really adds up.