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Be careful with dynamo radios if you haven't had experience with them before though. (I'm on my third in 2 years) Some models you have to top off every week or two to keep the internal batteries conditioned. I've had two die on me because I forgot to top off the batteries at regular intervals and they stopped holding a charge. This is why I switched to multi-power flashlight/radio combo's. Something that can take alkaline batteries in the event the internal battery ever fails, and I don't charge the internal batteries for the first time until I need them. I have the WeatherX flashlight/radio combo (WeatherX Dynamo Weatherband Radio/Flashlight with Lantern : Weather radios | RadioShack.com). It's cheap, in more ways than one, probably wouldn't survive a fall off the coffee table, but you can crank it up OR put batteries in it.

Really, this is a misnomer. There is no such thing as a "Family" 72 hour kit, especially since 72 hour kits are somewhat personalized. Each person should have their own 72 hour kit, and should contain: 1. 3 full set's of clothing ...a 3 pairs of pants ...b 3 pairs of socks ...c 3 shirts ...d 3 pairs of undies ...e at least 1 long sleeve shirt for colder weather 2. 3 days supply of food. My kit contains: ...a 3 Mountain House single person pouches (I no longer store MRE's since the new US Army recommendation is to rotate every 36/40 months, and Mountain House pouches last 7 years) ...b 3 First Strike apple cinnamon bars ...c 1 3600 calorie Datrex cube. 3. 3 day supply of water. 3 days of water is not only difficult (and heavy) to pack if you include both drinking and washing up. Aqua Cubes and Datrex water pouches are both excellent for drinking, and pack extra if your stocking Mountain House pouches, but what I did was not to pack water in my backpack. Instead I bought two 2 quart canteens that can be carried separately. That should be enough to get by. 4. Personal Hygiene (Hygiene is even more important in an evacuation shelter) ...a 1 toothbrush (travel size) ...b 1 toothpaste (travel size) ...c 1 washcloth ...d 1 towel ...e 1 shampoo (travel size) ...f 1 bar soap (travel size) ...g 1 comb ...h 1 shaving kit (men) 5. Sleeping gear ...a 1 sleeping bag ...b 1 sleeping pad (optional) ...c 1 camp pillow (optional) 6. Personal Prescription Medication 7. Personal Identification and Documentation Again, these are the items that EACH kit should contain. When preparing as a family, there are many items that can be divided among everyone's individual kits. Dad can carry the heavy stuff, junior can carry the travel games. Personally, I never buy a "single function" tool. This is one area where you want to put as many eggs in a single basket as possible, to keep the basket light and portable. Family items include: 1. 1 First Aid kit - Check regularly for expired medicine and rotate as needed. 2. 1 Dynamo radio/flashlight (Mine has Am/Fm/Weather band radio, flash light, room light and runs on crank power or alkaline batteries) 3. Travel size games. I have 2 decks of playing cards, a travel "Sorry", etc. Pack real games and not the hand-held Nintendo. 4. A couple of good paperback books. 5. A tube tent (you can get them now that are almost as small as a poncho) 6. Some way to start fire (lighter, flint/steel etc) This should not be as overwhelming as it looks. You don't have to collect everything at once. You can start with a backpack and start collecting your clothing. Add things as you can afford them, or catch them on sale. Set goals, make checklists and review and rotate frequently.

{again I failed to realize this thread went multiple pages and replied to a page 1 post on page 4 ha ha. Sorry (blush)} You've never had a 14 year old have you? IMO, they're ALL mentally ill. (I'm convinced mine was... and 10 years later.. still is ha ha) No, if it were just one I might see mental illness, but not all 4. Most likely this is a case of one or two bad seeds talking (or coercing) the others into it, but given the number of them it is also most likely that there are a variety of reasons. My best guess is that when they get to the bottom of this, you will find at least 1 "bully" type mentality and at least one boy who is getting into trouble to garner his parent's attention. I would say the pack consisted of: 1) The alpha male 2) his toady 3) the reluctant follower 4) the attention starved kid looking for trouble. If it was they're own ward it would make sense that they would vandalize it since they would be thoroughly familiar with the building.

As long as you don't need a prescription medication, most other (OTC) medications can be grown herbally. Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) for example, is merely the inner bark of the White Willow tree combined with Rose Hips (Vitamin C). The Vitamin C counter-indicates the stomach upset caused by the acetylsalicylic acid. Raw honey is not only bacterial-static, but anti-bacterial as well, and is believed by many to have been used to treat wounds during the construction of the pyramids to prevent infection. I am going to limit my reply to those two examples, but there are many more. Since most of the synthesized medicines we have today began as herbs and plants, most of your medicine cabinet can also be found in your garden. Good books on herbalism and a well stocked alchemical garden will supply a good deal of your medicinal needs even in these times. (why wait for a disaster?)

I was a bit concerned about the "oozing" too, as well as the fact that it had been stored next to a water-heater, and you did mention severe temperature fluctuations. All of which is very bad ju-ju for any long-term food storage.

{edited to add} Oops sorry, I didn't realize this had gone to 2 pages (blush) Funky Town took the words out of my mouth. Catholics aren't idolaters, and don't pray TO the saints. That's just a protestant mis-understanding. Yes, be careful if he's had a bad experience with some misinformed missionaries. My wife had a bad experience with some sister missionaries and it almost destroyed any interest she had in joining the Church. My family is VERY religiously diverse. We consist of Catholics, Baptists, Methodist's and Mormons, but mostly Catholics and Mormons, and yet we all sit at the same Thanksgiving table together. No eyebrows are raised when the Catholics cross themselves before the prayer (in fact, I would be disappointed if they didn't. If your going to subscribe to a religion, PRACTICE it!). I have long believed that we can all learn from each other and have tried to get many Catholics interested in Family Home Evening and Food Storage (and succeeded in some cases). I know I'm wandering off topic here a bit, but my all-time favorite Catholic story is the story of the Miraculous Medal. I don't remember the whole story, but when the BVM appeared to Saint Catherine, she was standing on a globe with her arms outstretched and bright rays and dark rays eminating from her fingertips. When Saint Catherine asked what the rays were, Mary answered "Those are blessings granted to those who ask for them". When she asked what the dark ray's were she replied "Those are blessings for which no-one has asked". I always took the moral of the story to mean that there are always blessings awaiting those who ask, we just need to remember to ask for them. In fact, that is one of the reasons for the Miraculous Medal. It's not a "charm" or anything as some protestants would have everyone believe, but just a simple reminder to pray. I have one that my sister gave me that was blessed by her priest, and though I'm LDS and always will be, I never take it off. It simply reminds me to pray.

Any genealogist can answer your second question

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Thanks CD :) I buy store-brand flour and portion it into quart mason jars (one 5 pound bag will fill a little over 3 quart sized mason jars). I read that about freezing your flour somewhere too about a year ago so I take one of my Foodsaver bags and place my whole flour bag (unopened) inside just to keep any moisture in the freezer from getting to the flour, and freeze it for 48 hours. I don't vac the bag, I just seal it because at this point I'm only concerned about moisture getting into the flour. I've never seen bugs so I don't know if it works or not, but like I said, I've never seen any bugs hatching out after a year of storage. I only started doing this last fall though, so I only have 1 year's experience with this

1. Toilet Paper (in bulk if possible). 2. Soap 3. Batteries 4. Big bag of long-storing hard candy (comfort food for psychological reasons) 5. Shotgun shells. I'm assuming gas and electricity are on.