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Showing posts with label 72-Hour Kits. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 72-Hour Kits. Show all posts

Sunday, July 4, 2010

“We ask that you be wise as you store food and water and build your savings. Do not go to extremes; it is not prudent, for example, to go into debt to establish your food storage all at once. With careful planning, you can, over time, establish a home storage supply and a financial reserve.” -The First Presidency, Feb. 2007

72-Hour Kit recommendations: flashlight & batteries* (store separately), canned fuel* and/or buddy burner, waterproof matches*, small lighter*, and flint stick*.  To make a buddy burner go to


Monthly Assignment: Practice different ways of evacuating the home.  Know how to turn off utilities (gas, water, and electricity).  Have instruction manuals on emergency preparedness.

A printer friendly version of the Utah's emergency instruction manual can be found at



Food Item Suggestions:
12 lbs of wheat per person.

Buying hints:  The cost of a 45lb bucket of  Hard White Wheat at Costco is 1$13.95 and at Macey's it's $19.95.  The dough enhancer and wheat gluten in the recipe below can be found at Macey's and any health food store.

I have included my FAVORITE bread recipe.  It is an amazing bread, which I used to sell,  Below are three video demonstrations and two recipes (6 loaves and 2 loaves).

"Video: (part 2, mixing)



Bonnie’s Bosch Whole Wheat Bread
Use hard white, golden, or Spring 86 wheat

6 cups warm water
2 1/2 tablespoon or 2 1/2 packages of yeast
2 tablespoon salt
2 heaping tablespoon dough enhancer or lecithin (makes bread fluffy)
2 heaping tablespoon gluten flour (keeps bread from crumbling)
2/3 cup oil
2/3 cup honey
16 cups wheat flour (medium ground)

In electric mixer with dough hook, add warm water and 6 cups of the flour. Mix for 10 seconds. Add yeast, oil, honey, salt, dough enhancer, and gluten flour. Mix well. While mixing, slowly add up to 10 cups of flour, until dough comes away from the sides but not the bottom. Mix on medium speed for 10 minutes.

On oiled board or counter, divide bread into 6 flat rectangles with hands and roll up starting on the short end. Pinch seams and tuck in ends. Place in medium size loaf pans. Let rise until about 1½ inches above pans or 2 ½ finger widths. Heat oven to 350’. Bake for 10 minutes, then turn down heat to 325’ and bake for 20 more minutes (This method is done to prevent a hard crust). Remove from oven and let it sit for 5 minutes. Tip bread pans over on their sides on a cooling rack and slightly pull bread out to cool for 30 – 60 minutes. Store in plastic bags. Makes 6 loaves.

Cinnamon Twists: Spread flattened dough with butter and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar and brown sugar. Fold in half, cut into strips, tie in knot and bake 10-12 minutes at 350’. Frost with glaze. *A heather version is to use apple sauce instead of butter and cut out the frosting.

Rolls: Use bread dough and form into balls. Let it rise for 3-4 hours and bake at 400’ for 12-15 min.



 Kitchen-Aid Whole Wheat Bread
Use hard white, golden, or Spring 86 wheat

2 cups warm water
2 1/2 teaspoons of yeast
2 teaspoon salt
2 heaping teaspoons dough enhancer or lecithin (makes bread fluffy)
2 heaping teaspoons gluten flour (keeps bread from crumbling)
1/4 cup oil
1/4 cup honey
5 1/3 cups wheat flour (medium ground)

In electric mixer with dough hook, add warm water and 2 cups of the flour. Mix for 10 seconds. Add yeast, salt, dough enhancer, gluten flour, oil, and honey. Mix well. While mixing, slowly add up to 3 1/4 cups of flour, until dough comes away from the sides but not the bottom. Mix on medium speed for 8 minutes. Continue to knead by hand or wait for 5 minutes and mix for 2 more minutes. (Kitchen-aids overheat after 8 minutes.)

On oiled board or counter, divide bread into 2 flat rectangles with hands and roll up starting on the short end. Pinch seams and tuck in ends. Place in medium size loaf pans. Let rise until about 1½ inches above pans or 2 ½ finger widths. Heat oven to 350’. Bake for 10 minutes, then turn down heat to 325’ and bake for 20 more minutes (This method is done to prevent a hard crust). Remove from oven and let it sit for 5 minutes. Tip bread pans over on their sides on a cooling rack and slightly pull bread out to cool for 30 – 60 minutes. Store in plastic bags. Makes 2 loaves.

Cinnamon Twists: Spread flattened dough with butter and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar and brown sugar. Fold in half, cut into strips, tie in knot and bake 10-12 minutes at 350’. Frost with glaze. *A heather version is to use apple sauce instead of butter and cut out the frosting.

Rolls: Use bread dough and form into balls. Let it rise for 3-4 hours and bake at 400’ for 12-15 min.


A Special Thanks to Amber Miller and Chris Rice for helping me with the video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I couldn't have done it without them.

Friday, May 21, 2010

72-HOUR EMERGENCY KITS

Have a basic emergency kit that can be used for evacuation or taken into an internal room of the home (for sheltering in place). The kit can be all in a large container stored in an easily accessible place to take; divided up into individual back packs for each family member to take their own; or a combination of the above two methods. For example, each family member can have their individual packs with food, clothing, and supplies, while the large communal container can have tents, portable toilets, shovels, extra water, larger lanterns, cooking equipment and etc. Suggested supplies include:

WATER:
64 oz. (more if able), portable water
Water filter or purification tablets*

FOOD:
3-6 MRE meals
Other food: Pouch or pull top cans of tuna, meat, fruit, hard candy, energy bars, instant hot chocolate, artificially sweetened drink mix (flavors disguise water flavor), etc. No dehydrated foods including jerky-watch salt

CLOTHING:
Winter gloves or mittens
Winter hat
Lightweight jacket &/or coat (grab as you leave)
1 Pair thermal underwear
Summer hat (with brim)
Bandanna (can be used to shade neck, etc.)
Rain poncho* (if has grommets, can also be used for shade)
Chang of underwear, clothing, & shoes (more for infants and small children)

FIRST AID:
Medicines*: (child and adult strengths) aspirin and non aspirin painkillers, Benadryl, medicines for colds, coughs, & diarrhea, Dramamine, Potassium Iodide (optional-for nuclear disaster), electrolyte tablets, prescription medicines, inhalers
Topical medicines*: anesthetic ointment or spray, burn cream, antibiotic ointment, anti-sting medicine, sun block, lip balm, mosquito repellent, antiseptic cleanser, alcohol preps, poison ivy, oak, & sumac soap, anti-itch medicine
Bandages: assorted adhesive bandages, butterfly bandages, gauze, 1st aid tape, triangular bandages(s)
Supplies*: Consecrated oil, 1st aid booklet, moleskin, tweezers, snake bite kit, tongue depressors, cotton balls, Q-tips, clear nail polish (for chiggers), hand warmers, ice pack, thermometer, safety pins, medicine spoon, and small scissors

COMMUNICATIONS:
Cell phone & charger (grab as you go)
Emergency radio (batteries* separately)
Whistle with lanyard*
Signal mirror* (non glass preferred)

HYGIENE AND SANITATION:
Basic kit: toothbrush, toothpaste*, hand sanitizer* &/or bar soap, deodorant*, shampoo, disposable razor*, wipes, feminine hygiene, comb &/or hairbrush, ear plugs, eye contacts & solution* (if needed), etc.
Hand towel &/or roll of paper towels (flattened)
Camp soap or dish detergent (trail size)*
Toilet paper &/or facial tissue, diapers for infants
Portable toilet and enzymes (for wastes)

SHELTER:
Small tents or tube tents (with nylon rope)*
Sleeping Bag (with straps) & ground pad
Rescue Blankets* (small reflective type)

EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS:
Camp shovel*, camp axe*, camp saw*, camp stove* (1-2 per family of each of the above)
Small roll strapping tape or duct tape
Travel sewing kit*
Pocket knife* (Swiss-army type preferred)
Mess kit, drinking cup or tin cup (tin can be use for cooking in fire), eating utensils
Compass
50 ft nylon rope, clothes pins
Carabineers (at least 2)
Rubber bands (assorted sizes)
Roll aluminum foil (flattened) (opt.)
3 garbage bags* (small, medium, large)
Fish hooks*, line*, sinkers*, and lures*

LIGHT AND FUEL:
Flashlight & batteries* (store separately)
Canned fuel* &/or Buddy Burner
Waterproof matches*, small lighter*, flint stick

OTHER:
Money (cash-including quarters and $1.00 bills)
Notebook, pen*, pencil, permanent marker*
Entertainment: Small toys, books, card games, travel games, ipod*, etc. Extra keys: (home, vehicle, safe deposit box)
Copies of documents in waterproof bag or on a flash dive: birth & marriage certificates, medical records (immunizations, blood types, special medical conditions), insurance information (homeowner, car, life, medical) deeds and titles, bank account and credit car info. will and trust, passports, drivers licenses, social security cars, phone numbers of emergency contacts, maps, home inventory, current family picture, etc.


* Keep out of reach of small children. Store in adult kits only.