There was a scout putting these together and selling them...his project to get his eagle. It helped most of the people in his area either have a 72 hour kit, or think about getting one. He didn't mention anything about rotating, but I would probably re-do these every year. (probably...because I'm going on 3 years with mine...ooops) Maybe if people are interested, we can do it as a group, some items are cheaper in bulk (costco) like fruit snacks, crackers, etc.
Remember that you need to add water to this kit. It is suggested that you have 1 gallon per person, per day. So my family would need 18 gallons! There is no way we could carry all that water in 16.9oz bottles. I don't want my kids backpacks to be too heavy, so I put4 bottles in their packs. (which is still heavy) This is where those 5 gallon jugs come in handy. Somehow I don't see everyone rolling their big blue drums into the wilderness, but it's something to think about.
Back to the food...All the food should fit in a gallon Ziploc. This is just the food part of a 72 hour kit, but it's a good place to start. I found my kids backpacks at VF factory outlet in September (after school started) They are nice packs, and they cost $5 each.
Day 1:
Breakfast-oatmeal, orange juice
Lunch- cheese crackers, meat stick, fruit snacks
Dinner- beef ravioli
Day 2:
Breakfast-protein bar, orange juice
Lunch- Vienna sausages, granola bar
Dinner- salmon, mayo, wheat crackers
Day 3:
Breakfast- Pop-tarts, orange Juice
Lunch- meat stick, fruit cup, raisins, lemonade
Dinner- Beans & Wieners, M&M's
I'm not sure if Sally's is the same as this one...but it's good to have options, so please share any of yours.
Update: I have Sally's and I'll post it Monday! She suggested maybe getting together for a FHE night and making them as a group...sound great to me.
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I would be interested in doing these 72 hour kits. Let me know when and where!
We did these for a super saturday in this ward not too long ago (probably 2.5-3 years)....they are super easy. Mine might be a tad different, but basically the same. Definitely rotate. I just did mine for the first time and the fruit snacks were hard as rocks, the jerky is a bit dry now, and the granola bars are pretty dry, but edible, I wasn't daring enough to have my kids drink the juice... ;)I read somewhere of a good idea of rotating it at Conference time and using the food as conference snacks, not a bad idea. That is my new goal (seeing what mine looked like convinced me) and to do my water every 6 months at conference time too.
I like the FHE idea. I just got my pack out earlier today to see what shape it was in and it definitely needs some rotating.
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great idea I am so far behind on all this stuff ahhhh!
We love to get our packs out for a yearly conference Sunday. This is our only food allowed on that day. This enables us to rotate but to also find out if we really want to eat what we chose to put in or we can try something new. I then include this in my weekly shopping to replenish the water and food.
I thought I was doing okay on my 72 hour kits. (I went through them on Sat. It had been a year and a half. Every six months would be ideal for me.) Looking at your 3 day meal plan, I realize I am lacking several meals. I'm going shopping this week anyway to replenish what I had in there, but I will be buying more than I had planned to buy thanks to your info!
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