* personal sanitation (soap, toilet paper, sanitary napkins, moist towelettes, garbage bags and plastic ties)
* cash in small bills and coins
* spare house and car keys
* lightweight plastic rain gear
Replace food and water once a year. And take two can openers — it's a single point of failure if you have only one and lose it.
==== Water ====
Water is heavy, a gallon weighs 8.4 pounds. One litre weighs one kilogram. Put the water in several containers or plastic bottles to distribute the weight and make it easier to carry; and also to reduce the risk of losing it all if a container leaks.
==== Basic First Aid Items ====
Some items to consider in a [[First_Aid_Kit|first-aid kit]]:
* 1 small bottle pain relievers
* 2 absorbent compress dressings
* 25 adhesive bandages in assorted sizes
* 1 adhesive cloth tape
* 5 antibiotic ointment packets
* 2 hydrocortisone ointment packets
* 5 antiseptic wipe packets
* 1 blanket, ideally a space blanket
* 1 breathing barrier with one-way valve
* 1 instant cold compress
* 2 pairs of non-latex gloves
* 1 pair scissors
* 1 roller bandage (8 cm, or 3 inches wide)
* 1 roller bandage (10 cm, or 4 inches wide)
* 5 sterile gauze pads (8 cm, or 3 inches) x 8 cm, or 3 inches
* 5 sterile gauze pads (10 cm, or 4 inches) x 10 cm or 4 inches
Generally powdered milk has is prepared with a ratio of 3 units of water to 1 of powder measured as volumeor 10:1 by weight, but first check the instructions on the package.For example: * 1/3 cup powder x 1 cup water* 100 g powder x 1 kg water (1 litre) (496 calories)