What's in a 72 Hour Kit? Part 1 - Adult Male

Everyone's kit needs to be personalized to meet individual needs. Here is just one example of a kit:

Food & water (*See food list below)
Garbage bags (lines the inside of pack to keep rain out & can be used for other things)
Socks/hat/gloves
Consecrated oil for giving priesthood blessing
Handwarming packs
tarp/emergency blanket combo
candy assortment
First Aid Kit: plastic gloves, acetaminophen, antiseptic, tape, safety pins, bug spray, chapstick w/ sunscreen, antihistamines, decongestants, sunscreen, burn spray
Flashlight & batteries
Cigarette lighters for lighting fires
Pocketknife (12 in 1 tool)
Handcranked radio/flashlight/cell phone charger combo
Soap
Plastic spoons
Rain poncho
Can opener
Baby wipes
Ziplock bags
Cash in small bills
Water purifying kit
Paper and pencil
3 lightsticks
Whistle
Rope of med. weight
String or wire
2 sterno cans
Family photo
Hand sanitizer
Candle
Dusk mask
Toilet paper
Toothbrush w/ built in toothpaste
Emergency Contact List including: Male’s name, if applicable – spouse’s name, home phone number, cell phone, work or loved one’s cell phone numbers, home address, in-state and out-of-state contacts, family’s meeting place (1st choice and 2nd), any health concerns.
Folding saw strapped to outside of pack for cutting firewood

Food menu:
1 tube Ritz crackers in hard cracker Tupperware container
1 can stew
1 can chicken pieces
1 can tuna
1 bottle Gatorade
2 water bottles
(2 other larger water bottles are outside of the backpack by a cord and can be thrown around your neck)
1 Pre-made rice pack
Individual bag of nuts
Can of deluxe nut mix
Indiv. size of goldfish crackers
3 energy bars
2 packets of hot chocolate in plastic baggies to keep from absorbing other flavors
Candy bar
Gum
1 Nutritional drink
Indiv. sized instant oatmeal packet
1 can clam chowder
Dried prunes (or other fruit)
1 can pineapple

Keeping a list of all items in a backpack in the front pocket makes it easier to know what’s inside as you may forget. It’s also advisable to keep a list of perishables that need to be rotated yearly in the front pocket. This becomes your grocery list so you can purchase fresh supplies and trade food out each year. Doing so before food expires means you can still eat that food and not waste food or money.