Tuesday, August 6, 2013

72-Hour Kit Sanitation Supplies

For this next week we will be focusing on obtaining our sanitation supplies for the 72-hour kits. You could consider some of these things as medical supplies,  but we thought we'd give you some extra time to get these last items. Some ideas include:

  • Hand sanitizer
    • Your hands can get extremely filthy in a natural disaster, and you don't want to eat or drink with the chance of ingesting all those germs. You can buy the small travel-sized hand sanitizers at Walmart or the dollar store for a very small price.
  • Wash wipes
    • Similar to your need for hand sanitizer, but some type of wash wipes can clean the face or other parts of the body too.
  •  Shampoo and Soap
    • Depending on the emergency situation, you may have the time and water to clean yourself, but it is much better if you can use soap and shampoo also. The travel sizes work well as they are cheap and small. 
  • Toilet Paper
    • Bathrooms may or may not be available in emergencies, and it's always nice to have some backup. It's a really good idea to unroll part of a roll and refold it and put it in a Ziploc bag. That way it takes up less space and is water proof.
  • Feminine products
    • Unfortunately, women can't guarantee that an emergency won't happen at that time of the month. You probably don't need brand names for emergency situations, and Walmart sells the off brands for pretty cheap.You may even want to see if you can find some at the dollar store.
  •  Alcohol swabs/wipes
    • I understand these were also in the medical supplies section, but I added it again just to reiterate the importance of having something to clean out cuts or to disinfect. 



Do any of you have good ideas for sanitation supplies? If so, please share!

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