72 Hour Kit... Step 3

So much to talk about this month!  Let's start off with our 72 hour kits.  Now you have your backpacks and your water... a lot of water!  Yes I really did say 1 gallon per person per day, but how do you carry that much?  Let's back up.  Optimally we would have that much on hand, but at the very least, you need to carry enough in your bags to keep hydrated.  We don't know what circumstances we will find ourselves when we need to use our 72 hour kits, (summer, winter, driving, walking etc) so store some in your bags, and the rest on a shelf.  A good rule of thumb to remember is take the weight of the person the kit is for, divide it in half, and convert to ounces and carry at LEAST that much.  Example:

If your husband weighs: 225 lbs divided by 2 =112.5.  He needs to carry at least 112.5 ounces of water for each day.

Next, what food should we store?  This really is the fun part, and you can feel free to tweak it to meet the needs of your family.  I have links below to 4 different ideas for the food portion of the 72 hour kits.  Take the one you like best and run with it, making it fit the needs of your family.

Kit 1
Kit 2
Kit 3
Kit 4

Next, remember this is Honey month.  It comes in 12 lb buckets--
(1 gallon) for $35 per bucket. This honey is raised here in Idaho, and is quality raw honey. There are other sources around, and varying prices, however if you are interested, place your order and payment with me by October 20 and I will pick it up the last week of October.  Please make checks payable to K&L Honey.  

Lastly, as we work on being prepared, we have been so blessed to receive such a wonderful spiritual boost from conference last week.  Reviewing those messages will help us go a long way to becoming spiritually prepared.  The messages always mean different things to each individual, and I would love to hear what quote, thought or talk meant the most to you.   If you feel inclined, comment below.   Here is one of my favorite quotes from conference, it was by Pres. Uchtdorf.  He said, "...The purpose of faith is not to change God's will but to empower us to act on God's will.  Faith is trust--that God sees what we cannot and that He knows what we do not."

Almost forgot. For those interested, Giles are harvesting potatoes on 3500 East behind the shop.  You can go out and pick potatoes, they just asked that you stay away from where they are harvesting. :)  

Have a great month, please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.  329-3791  :)

Shanna