Emergency in a #10 can

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Emergency Kit in a number 10 can

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PACKING 72 MEAL CAN

Place 2 juice boxes in bottom of can at right angles to each other.

Place 1 cup in the space between the juice boxes.

Inside the cup place: 6 hard candies

1 package gum

2 packages fruit snacks (may need to be folded)

2 packages apple cider mix (may need to be folded)

Place 2 packages of granola bars beside the cup (I package on each side in the empty space).

Place 2 packages of hot cocoa mix in the spaces between the juice boxes and the cup (you will have to gold the cocoa packets in half).

Place 2 sticks of beef jerky in any spaces in the bottom of the can.

Place 3 plastic spoons across the top of the juice boxes/cup.

Place 2 packages of oatmeal on top of the spoons.

Place 2 packages of soup mix on top of the oatmeal.

Place 1 package of trail mix beside the oatmeal/soup packets.

Fold menu and place on top of food.

Close kit with 1 plastic lid.

This is all the food that you will need for 72 hours. You will also need 3-4 liters of water per kit.

*****The beef jerky, trail mix, and juice boxes should be rotated every six months. (If you don't rotate them, they could go bad and then they will not be of any use to you when you need them.) The other items in the kit will probably last 2-3 years.

REMEMBER TO DATE YOUR KITS AND ROTATE THOSE ITEMS.





72 HOUR MEAL CAN


SUPPLIES:

#10 CAN WITH PLASTIC LID

1 PLASTIC CUP (16 oz works best)

2 JUICE BOXES (BOXES, NOT POUCHES)

6 HARD CANDIES

1 PACKAGE GUM

2 INDIVIDUAL PACKAGES FRUIT SNACKS

2 INDIVIDUAL PACKAGES APPLE CIDER MIX

2 INDIVIDUAL GRANOLA BARS

2 INDIVIDUAL PACKAGES OF HOT COCOA MIX

2 STICKS OF BEEF JERKY

3 PLASTIC SPOONS

2 INDIVIDUAL OATMEAL PACKAGES

2 INDIVIDUAL PACKAGES OF SOUP MIX

1 PACKAGE OF TRAIL MIX

(SOME OF THESE ITEMS YOU WILL NEED TO BUY IN A LARGER PACKAGE AND THEN PUT IN A ZIP LOCK BAG OR SOMETHING OF THAT KIND)

YOU SHOULD DO ONE CAN PER PERSON IN YOUR FAMILY.

This 72 hour meal can will fit in the bottom of a backpack along with 3-4 liters of water. The following list contains suggested items you might want to put in your backpack. You will then be the happy owner of a "Complete 72 Hour Pack".

Toothbrush

toothpaste

hair brush

shampoo

hand towel

wet wipes

aluminum blanket

small flashlight or candle

hat or cap

extra pair of socks

1st aid kit to include:

band-aids

tape and gauze

Tylenol

Ace bandage

Triple Antibiotic Cream

Chap stick

Hydrogen Peroxide

set of garments or underclothes

1 pair of pants

1 long sleeved shirt