It's Tuesday!

Every Tuesday, we post specific items you should gather in order to supplement your 72-hour kit, your 3-month supply, and your longer-term storage. If you are new to our blog, don't worry! You won't be left behind. Just start up where we are and follow along. You will eventually have everything completed! Once the 72-hour kit is complete, we'll be putting together emergency car kits again (week by week). Once those are done, we'll gather the 72-hour kits again. So don't worry, just jump on in and join us where we are today!

We're going to add a few things this week to our 72-hour kits. First of all, add a set of scriptures. It could be just a Bible, just a Book of Mormon, or both. They don't need to be really nice, leather bound copies. Just the soft cover books will do.

Also for your 72-hour kits, add a folder of personal documents. In fact, you may want to have two copies of these documents: one in mom's kit, and one in dad's. These folders should contain copies of birth/marriage certificates, wills, passports, vaccination records, credit card information, insurance policy numbers, and any other documents that are important to you. Many people don't feel comfortable storing these documents in their 72-hour kits. That's fine; keep them in a safe place for now (filing cabinet or wherever), but just make a note somewhere on your backpack (or whatever you use) to remind you to grab the documents before you leave in an emergency.

How is your three month supply coming along? Don't forget to store at least 2 weeks of water per person. Also, you should store some multivitamins as part of your food storage. Create a menu plan so that you know exactly what foods you need to store. Want a ready-made menu plan and shopping list for your entire three month supply? Read about our new e-book!

This month for our longer-term storage, we're gathering oats. Not sure how to cook with oats? Check out our recipes page for some ideas. You can also buy oats already in #10 cans from LDS Catalog. Prices include shipping.

Inspirational Thought

"And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard said unto his servant: Look hither; behold I have planted another branch of the tree also; and thou knowest that this spot of ground was poorer than the first. But, behold the tree. I have nourished it this long time, and it hath brought forth much fruit; therefore, gather it, and lay it up against the season, that I may preserve it unto mine own self."

Jacob 5:23 emphasis added

Saturday: Big news roundup!

Mountain Man and I camped in Great Basin National Park this past weekend. It was cold up at 10,000 ft. It felt good to get away from the humidity of the South. Sorry Hannah.
We had smores, always fitting for camping. But thanks to reader Christy we've improved them:
I'll never go back.

In other news... if things get quiet here for a few weeks, or if we're slow to answer emails, there's a reason. Hannah has a new addition in her family, and it's keeping her pretty occupied. Born July 1:

Time to update the 72 hour kit to include baby stuff again.

HAPPY 4th of JULY!!