The Easiest Way To Pull Together An Emergency Survival Kit

If you have yet to cobble together an emergency survival kit, this well-priced ones from Costco will make the task an {almost} no brainer.

MONEY WELL SPENT | I can’t believe how many people I know who still have not put together a basic emergency preparedness kit. But hey, even with straight- forward easy-to-follow directions on this very website (CLICK HERE for our story on how to put together a survival kit from scratch), up until recently I was among the great unprepared. I wish I could say it was Frugalbits that prompted me to get my kit together, but it wasn’t; it was my dear friend and neighbour who showed me hers, a store-bought version from Costco.

What Comes In A Catastrophe Kit

Costco online sells a four-person / three-day emergency preparedness survival kit for $149.99 and the price includes shipping and handling. It feels like a loss leader item to me, considering everything it contains. The contents break down this way:

Sustenance: This includes water and food rations for four (with a five-year shelf life).

Warmth, Light and Communication: Among other things are thermal blankets, emergency light sticks, a wind-up flashlight/radio/alarm, whistles, a 62-piece first aid kit.

Tools: This includes leather work gloves, crowbar, nylon rope, etc.

Entertainment: Young children’s amusements and playing cards are included (CLICK HERE For the complete list of contents).

The Costco kit comes in a sturdy bag with wheels, a telescoping handle and empty pockets on the outside for adding the other stuff you are going to need.

Extra Stuff You’ll Need: Make sure you have a manual can opener; solid-sole shoes; car and house keys; prescriptions and other special needs items; cash; pet food; copies of passports and insurance policy; contact numbers. —C. Rule

Visit www.costco.ca  or costco.com to see all of their emergency preparedness kits.

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