Distributable Emergency Kit – Final

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So, here’s the final iteration of my Distributable Emergency Kit. If you haven’t seen my other posts, I’ll summarize.

Last weekend, while travelling I had to render assistance to several people who had slid off of the road in winter conditions. This got me thinking about how easy it would be to have a simple kit that I could just hand to someone who didn’t have any emergency supplies. We’ve all been there: you’re at a gas station with potentially dangerous conditions around, and some other traveler is there and has NO emergency supplies. The idea behind this is a cheap kit that you could hand them that would provide a minimal level of survival first aid, and rescue capabilities to them. The contents need to be cheap, easy to use, and small.

The current 2 kits which I built were put together from my own spare supplies, some value shopping, and what I could find locally without ordering in bulk. The prices listed are if I were to assemble 10+ kits by ordering supplies online (if there is interest, I’d be more than happy to do the leg work for these kits, total cost would be $20 including shipping, with the price adjusted depending on how many I could ship in a single Priority Box (there would be no profit for me, it would only be cost+shipping)).

My goal was to keep it under $15, there are obviously other items which could easily be added to the kit, but I felt that these were the most important, and covered the broadest range of needs.

Included in the kit are multiple ways and levels to signal (whistle, light, glow-stick, bandanna, marker), heat and heat retention (emergency blanket, candles, lighter), self-rescue items(knife, light), and first aid/survival items (FAK, water).

The water sensitive items are in breast-milk bags (on hand, and water tight, FAK has been double-bagged), all medication is in individual packets (or would be if I did more than 2), or original blister-packs currently.

Total contents:

1 x Harbor Freight Flashlight – $1 (Free with coupon)
3 x AAA Batteries – $1
1 x Ozark Trail Knife – $1
1 x Mini Bic Lighter – $.80
2 x Tea Lights – $.20
1 x Emergency Blanket – $.80
1 x Bandanna – $1
1 x Harbor Freight Whistle – $1
1 x Glow Stick – $.90
2 x Water Pouch – $.80
1 x Permanent Marker – $.60
1 x Duct Tape (3 ft.) – $.10

First Aid Kit – $3.75
–3 x Bandaids – $.20
–1 x Large Bandage – $.30
–3 x Butterfly Closures – $.10
–1 x Gauze Pad – $.25
–2 x BZK Antiseptic Wipes – $.13
–2 x Alcohol Wipes – $.02
–1 x Antibiotic Ointment – $.16
–1 x Nitril Gloves – $.45
–2 x Benadryl – $.13
–2 x Ibuprofen – $.20
–2 x Acetaminophen – $.12
–2 x Aspirin – $.54
–2 x Antacid – $.13
–2 x Anti-Diarrheal – $.95
–2 x Salt Packets – $.01
–4 x Sugar Packets – $.06

1 x Zipper Pouch – $3 (at Walmart) 7.5″ x 12″

Total cost: $14.95

Again, I would be more than happy to assemble and distribute these for cost+shipping (~$20). Since I’m not making an money, I’m assuming I don’t need to put this in B/S/T, but if I am wrong, please let me know.

The links are there so that you can create your own, as I think these would be a wonderful addition to our EDC in our vehicles.

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