Safely Gathered In is an informative blog created to help you gather, organize, and rotate your food storage so you can have confidence knowing that you are prepared for whatever comes your way.
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Long Term Storage
We are constantly rotating though each item, so gather what you can each month. This month's item is in red:
Wheat
Oats
Beans Rice Other (ideas: powdered milk, white sugar, white flour, honey, pasta, etc. You choose!)
"The best storehouse is the family storeroom..."Organize yourselves; prepare every needful thing" (Doctrine and Covenants 109:8).
~President Gordon B. Hinckley (1910-2008)
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Current Ongoing Project: 72-hour kits
So far, we have gathered the
items in red:
1 sturdy pack per person
1 change of clothes per person
1 flashlight per person
batteries
1 set of scriptures per family
personal documents
2 gallons water per person
$100 cash per family
small first aid kit
ax & shovel
utility knife
bucket
battery powered radio and light
*prepare blankets or sleeping bags to be accessible at a moment's notice
silver foil emergency blankets
1 small toothbrush per person
toothpaste, soap, and shampoo
small entertainment (crayons, card games, etc) and paper/pencils
bug spray and sunscreen
work gloves (2 pair per family)
candles, holders, matches
Food
small sewing kit
mess kits or disposable plates/cups/bowls/utensils