Gas
masks with extra canisters (1 per adult with 1 extra canister apiece)
($170)
Child
gas mask ($200)
Hooded
infant seat
Smoke
hood (Essex Plus 10, used on Air Force One, is the best; $195)
D-class
Tyvek hazmat coverall ($9–$12), plus gloves and duct tape (to seal
gaps)
Potassium
iodate or iodide pills
Military
atropine auto-injector or tablets (for nerve-gas exposure) ($300)
Police
radio scanner
Basic
first-aid kit
2
water filters (Katadyn is best; $200 each)
Toiletries
Insect
repellent (DEET)
2
lighters -- one flint, one gas -- plus windproof, waterproof matches
2
flashlights, with extra bulbs and batteries (optional: battery-free
NightStar flashlight from Applied Innovative Technologies; $75)
2
emergency candles
550-lb.-test
nylon cord
Extra
cotton underwear
Two
knives (folder and fixed blade)
Powdered
drink mix, tea, coffee, Gookinaid ERG (electrolyte replacement with
glucose)
Pedialyte
for children
Dehydrated
trail food
Multivitamins
Tent
Radio
(hand-crank or solar)
Stainless-steel
mess kit
Cooking
utensils
Portable
stove
Rain
ponchos
Cat
litter (for disposing of human waste)
3
pairs wick-dry socks
2
pairs Sorbothane shock insoles, 2 pairs sealskin socks
2
pairs sturdy shoes
2
BDU pants (black, tiger-striped, camouflage prints)
Important
papers and personal photographs
2
Boonie hats
Sunglasses
Work
gloves
Tri-fold
shovel
Small
pry bar
Water
containers (canteens, camelback, jugs, etc.)
6
to 10 A.L.I.C.E. (all-purpose lightweight individual carrying equipment)
pouches
2
signal mirrors
Water-purification
tablets
1
pack fish hooks
5
assorted sinkers
1
spool 30- to 50-lb.-test fishing line
Ziploc
bags
2
Tomahawk multi-tools
Magnesium
fire starter
2
Mylar blankets
Sleeping
bags
Goggles
2
inflatable or wooden splints (for fractured limbs)
Charcoal
tablets
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