Survival Checklist
You have to decide for yourself how much you need to store to meet your expected emergencies. That’s
different for everyone. There are three check boxes in the front of many of these items. That allows you
to check whether you have enough to last you a month, three months or a year.
Keeping Warm
Our biggest survival need is to maintain
our body heat. The human body can only
survive 30 minutes without maintaining
your body heat.
Alternate heater for your home
Fuel for the heater
Plenty of blankets
Warm coats, hats & gloves
Fire starter
Alternative fire starter
Fire accelerants
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Water
Our second most important need is clean
drinking water. We humans need lots of
water. It is impossible to survive more
than three days without drinking water.
Stored drinking water
Water for cleaning
Alternate source of water
Water purification system
Backup means of water purifica-
tion
Means of hauling water
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Grid Down Needs
Most emergencies will cause power out-
ages. These items are specifically to deal
with that eventuality.
Candles
Oil lamps
Oil for the lamps
Flashlights
Batteries (lots of batteries, check
odd sizes your electronics use)
Alternative means of cooking
Fuel for cooking
Gasoline (for car and power
tools)
Means of producing electricity
(solar or wind power)
Solar charger (for handheld elec-
tronics)
Faraday cage (for EMP)
Spare electronics in Faraday cage
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Food Communications:
If a disaster lasts very long, you're going Disposable cell phone with time
to need food to eat. That’s survival priority cards
three. The average person can survive 30 List of important phone numbers
days without food, but after that, they need Ham radio & license
to replenish their body's energy supply. Hand-crank radio (for news)
Whole grains _________________________
Pasta
Rice
Dried beans
Miscellaneous Home Needs
Canned meats Besides the basics, there are a lot of other
Dried meats things you'll need, just to help you meet
Cheese those basic needs.
Canned fruit Grain mill
Canned vegetables Hand powered kitchen appliances
Spaghetti sauce Means of cleaning, hand powered
Powdered milk Cleaning supplies (to combat
Soups disease by keeping your home
clean)
Bullion (soup stock)
Sugar Insecticides
Honey Mouse traps
Salt Assorted sizes of plastic bags
Spices (useful for many things)
Baking soda, powder & yeast _________________________
Peanut butter
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Dried fruit
Nuts
Cooking oil Home Defense
Vegetable shortening You may have to defend yourself and your
Coffee family. Should that happen, you'll need to
Tea have appropriate weapons and the skill to
Hard candies use them. You should also train your fam-
_________________________ ily in the use of these weapons, so that
_________________________ they can defend themselves, as well as
_________________________ participate in the defense of the home.
Long gun for each shooter
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Handgun for each shooter
_________________________ Sufficient ammo for all guns
Alternate weapons
Surviving Longer Term by Hardening your front door *
Hardening your back door *
Homesteading Hardening windows *
If the recovery time for a disaster outlives Establish perimeter defenses
your stockpile, you're going to be as bad _________________________
off as everyone else. That is, unless you
manage to develop the means of being self _________________________
-sufficient; especially in the key areas of _________________________
food and water. * Hardening refers to the act of making
Heirloom seeds them harder to break through. This im-
Gardening equipment plies more than locks, as most locks and
Means of growing animal protein deadbolts can be broken fairly easily .
Canning jars
Canning lids (lots)
Smoker or smokehouse Visit our website at:
_________________________ www.selfrely.com
For more useful survival information
Medical Needs Personal Hygiene Bug-Out Bag
Medical services are usually overrun dur- Personal cleanliness is important to avoid Even if your plan is to shelter in place in the
ing a time of crisis. Therefore, it's a good disease and the spread of disease. event of a disaster, you should have a bug out
idea to be ready to take care of emergency bag. Things may happen which require that you
Toilet paper leave your home in order to survive. In that
medical needs, especially injuries, within Alternative for your toilet (bucket case, the bug out bag is critical.
the home. toilet, outhouse)
To Keep Me Warm:
To prevent the spread of infection: Lye (for the alternative toilet)
Soap Tarp (form making tent)
Anti-bacterial hand cleaner Heavy-duty space blanket
Sterile rubber gloves Shampoo
Rain poncho
Medical face mask Deodorant One change of warm clothing
CPR mask Feminine hygiene 200' paracord
For treating wounds: Anti-bacterial hand cleaner Duct tape
_________________________ Emergency sleeping bag (space blankets)
Irrigation syringe
Alcohol towelettes Fire:
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Antibacterial ointment Stormproof matches
Butterfly closures or Steri-strips Stormproof butane lighter
Home Repair Metal match
Clotting agent Fire accelerants
Cloth adhesive bandages Many disasters can cause damage to your Water:
Large bandages home. It's a good idea to be ready to ac-
2 liters of water
Gauze “sponges” (4”x 4”) complish emergency repairs, should that
Bag-type water filter (Sawyer is great)
Medical tape occur. Lifestraw (straw water filter)
Tourniquet Plywood Clear plastic sheeting (for making solar
Israeli bandage 2"x 4" studs still)
Tagaderm (for skin irritations) Tarps Flexible plastic tubing (for solar still)
For broken bones: Clear plastic sheeting Food:
Sam splint Lath (for attaching tarps & plastic Enough food to last 3 days
Elastic bandages sheeting) Backpacking cookware
Combat cravat (bandana) Caulking Camp stove (one that burns sticks)
Plastic bowl and cup
Medical tools: Duct tape
Utensils
Medical scissors Wire ties (assorted sizes) Fishing kit (line, hooks, bobbers, weights)
Fine-pointed tweezers Plumbing fittings Guitar strings (for making snares)
Jeweler's loupe (for seeing splin- Extension cords Health:
ters) Wire nuts First-aid kit
Hemostats Electrical tape Toilet paper
Blood pressure monitor Assorted hardware (screws and Personal hygiene kit
Blood sugar monitor nails) Insect repellent
Thermometer _________________________ Waterless antibacterial hand sanitizer
Medicines: Spare prescription glasses (if needed)
_________________________ Prescription medicines (if needed)
Instant cold packs (to reduce Self-defense:
swelling)
Tools Long gun (rifle or shotgun, with ammo)
Dental repair paste
Pistol (with extra ammo)
Benzoine (cleans the skin for The list of tools that you might need is
Tools:
bandage adhesion) endless. But you have to realize that you
Sheathe knife
Lidocane (local antiseptic to might not have power for your power
Camp hatchet (with hammer)
numb wound) tools. So make sure that you have hand Folding pruning saw
Antihistamine (runny noses) tools you can use. Collapsible camp shovel
Decongestant (stuffy noses) Pry bar Flashlight (with extra batteries)
Eye drops Axe Multi-tool
Pain relievers Shovel Communications:
Loperamide or Imodium (anti- Bow saw Disposable cell phone with time cards
diarrhea) Hammer Signaling mirror
Meclizine (nausea and vomiting) Hand saw Whistle
Rantide (heartburn) Staple gun Hand-crank radio (for news)
Hydrocortisone cream (itching Leather work gloves Miscellaneous:
and rashes) Ladder Sewing kit
Antibiotics Tubing cutter Compass
Personal prescriptions Monocular
Assorted plastic bags
_________________________ Small bungee cords
_________________________ Tablet computer with survival books
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Solar charger (for tablet and phone)
_________________________ Flash drive with important documents