THE 72 HOUR READINESS CHECK LIST
By: Richard--DANIEL and Dr. Adele-SARAH Sydor A. WATER How much water to store? What does the Lord Jesus Christ show you for your particular situation? We buy bottled water from Minnehaha in Hinckley. We're led to keep an extra 15 gallons on hand for potable purposes for a 72-hour period. Some years ago, (after Brunswick lost water for a day) we put water into various plastic containers and store it in the basement for non-potable purposes. You might want to consider putting aside at least I gallonlpersonlday. We're led to prepare for only a 72-hour period; many recommend a 2-week supply, especially in earthquake country. Again, go as the Lord leads. To help you, please find a brief discussion on water storage and purification techniques in the Appendix section "A". B. FOOD/FOOD EQUIPMENT For some, the goal here is to set aside a 3-day supply of non-perishable food, preferably requiring no refrigeration (cooking or preparation). We're not led at this time to seek to eliminate cooking or preparation. Foods in the form requiring no refrigeration, cooking or preparation include military "M.R.E.'s" (Meals Ready To Eat) and backpacking freezedried foods. MRE's are harder to get these days and more expense than ordinary canned goods. The freeze-dried foods keep longer, are easily obtained but are quite pricey. We're setting aside and rotating through the inventory of ordinary canned goods etc. Canned foods to consider: • tuna fish • various fishes • Meats: ham, beef, etc. • stews • soups • smoked or dried meats • canned or freeze dried vegetables\canned or dried fruits • juices • peanut butter • canned nuts • MIRE' s • Freeze Dried Foods Other Considerations: • Paper Plates, cups, plastic forks etc. to reduce using water to wash plates • Non-electric can opener or GI "P-38" • Portable stove such as a Coleman stove, (or sterna or butane/propane stove) and fuel • Wood stove (in winter) • Compact multi-fuel backpacker's stove and fuel
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