Prepper Survival Kit

I've compiled a popular list of items needed or recommended to have on hand.



At home

• Water, three quarts per day, for cooking and washing 
• Hand-pumped water filter 
• Four replacement filters 
• Cistern for collecting rainwater 
• Iodine and/or purification tablets 
• Canned food, three cans per day (preferable to dried goods in that they contain some water) 
• Two portable electric stoves 
• Advanced medical kit (must include field-surgery implements and antibiotics) 
• Bicycle-powered electric generator 
• Gasoline generator (to be used only in emergencies) 
• Twenty gallons of gasoline 
• Rechargeable, battery-powered shortwave radio 
• Two battery-powered flashlights 
• Two rechargeable, battery-powered electric lamps 
• Two rechargeable, battery-powered and/or solar-powered radios 
• Appropriate reinforcement materials, including lumber, bricks, mortar, etc. 
• Extensive tool kit, including sledgehammer, ax, handsaw, etc. 
• Lime and/or bleaching powder in sufficient supply to maintain latrine 
• One high-powered telescope (80X?100X), with spare lenses and cleaning equipment 
• Fifteen emergency flares 
• Thirty-five chemical light sticks 
• Five fire extinguishers 
• Two sets of earplugs 
• Spare parts for all aforementioned machinery and users manuals 
• Extensive library of manuals, including a general disaster manual 

On the run

• Backpack 
• Dependable hiking boots (already broken in) 
• Two pairs of socks 
• Wide-mouthed, quart-sized water bottle 
• Water-purification tablets 
• Wind– and waterproof matches 
• Bandanna 
• Map 
• Compass 
• Small flashlight (AAA battery) with coated lens 
• Poncho 
• Small signaling mirror 
• Bedroll or sleeping bag (both will be too cumbersome) 
• Sunglasses (polarized lenses) 
• Palm-sized first-aid kit 
• Swiss Army knife or multi-tool 
• Hand-held radio with earpiece 
• Knife 
• Binoculars 
• Primary firearm (preferably, a semiautomatic carbine) 
• Fifty rounds (if in a group, thirty per person) 
• Cleaning kit 
• Secondary firearm (preferably a .22 rimfire pistol) 
• Twenty-five rounds 
• Hand weapon (preferably, a machete) 
• Signal flares 
• not necessary in groups 
• need be carried by only one person if in a group 
• In addition, all groups should carry: 
• Silent ballistic weapon (preferably a silenced firearm or crossbow) 
• Extra ammunition for fifteen kills (if weapon differs from standard firearm) 
• Telescopic sight 
• Medium-sized medical kit 
• Two-way radio with headphones 
• Crowbar (in lieu of hand weapon) 
• Water-purification pump

How to Fortify your House

There a couple things to remeber when prepping for when SHTF.  If you live in a castle in the middle of nowhere you will be ok but for the rest of us we will need some more supplies to properly fortify our home. First thing to think of are access points that you will need to protect.

Always have wood on hand. This can be life saving. Cover all windows and doors. Remember to leave yourself a way in or out to gather supplies. If you do not have wood stored then lots of household items can be used to baracade an entrance. You can use inside doors to cover windows. They are generally hollow but they should deter someone long enough to escape of attack. Bed frames are sturdy and can easily be taken apart to cover an entrance. Copper pipes and cabinets also can be used.

If you have a 2 story house being above your target makes it harder for them to hit you and easier shots for you. Also you have better chance to see in the distance. If you are protetcing yourself from 360 degrees of possibilites then you will have a pretty hard chance to save yourself. If you can create areas where the enemy has to go and cannot go you will have a better chance of protecting yourself.

Items that are useful to have in case you need to fortify are a a powerful drill with extra charged batteries, screws, hammer and nails, u shaped clips, wood and any sort of objects you can use to create a baracade.

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