Checklists

There are various check lists in the LDS Manual 🙂

Here are a few that I have started:

First Aid Kits

Make sure you check each kit regularly for any missing items, expiry dates and changes to medications. A first aid course is advisable.

2 absorbent compress dressings (5 x 9 inches)
25 adhesive bandages (assorted sizes)
1 adhesive cloth tape (10 yards x 1 inch)
5 antibiotic ointment packets (approximately 1 gram)
5 antiseptic wipe packets
2 packets of aspirin (81 mg each)
1 blanket (space blanket)
1 breathing barrier (with one-way valve)
1 instant cold compress
2 pair of nonlatex gloves (size: large)
2 hydrocortisone ointment packets (approximately 1 gram each)
Scissors
1 roller bandage (3 inches wide)
1 roller bandage (4 inches wide)
5 sterile gauze pads (3 x 3 inches)
5 sterile gauze pads (4 x 4 inches)
Oral thermometer (non-mercury/nonglass)
2 triangular bandages
Tweezers
First aid instruction booklet
small mirror (when checking if patient is breathing in noisy environment) shallow breathing may not be evident, however by using a small mirror close to the patients mouth you will see if they are breathing when the mirror fogs up.
Ear thermometer for use with unconscious (or very young) patient.
Alternative Painkiller other than aspirin (which thins the blood) such as paracetamol.
Splinter probe
Compression bandage
Eye patch (absorbent) for eye injuries
Heat rub for muscular strains
eye bath (plastic contraption for irrigating eyes to remove chemicals or small loose foreign objects)
Electrolyte granules (to prevent/remedy dehydration due to severe vomiting etc)
Anti-diarrhoea tablets or liquid

Ideas for what you should have in your bug out bag

water
food
blanket
flash light
first aid kit
wet naps
sharp pencil or pen
note pad
candle
matches
extra set of clothes and footwear
knife
sewing kit
a list of important phone numbers
coin for a pay phone
a roll of tp
toothbrush and toothpaste
deodorant
"extra" meds if you take them
can opener
face cloth
towel
soap
Seasonal Items
hat, gloves, scarf
sunscreen
bug spray

deas for what you should have in your car

water
food
blanket
flash light
truckers toilet
small tools
spare tire with air
jack
tire iron
oil
coolant
windshield wiper fluid
jumper cables
a can of instant fix flat tire repair
first aid kit
wet naps
sharp pencil or pen
note pad
candle
matches
extra set of clothes and footwear
knife
sewing kit
a list of important phone numbers
coin for a pay phone
a roll of tp and a roll of paper towel
face cloth
towel
soap - please not that bar soap will melt in the heat and liquid soap may freeze in the cold

Seasonal Items
hat, gloves, scarf
ice scrapper
folding shovel
Magic Heat Stove
canteen cup
instant soup or instant hot drink

Welcome Steelchef and greetings from Northern Ontario.

Add tarps to the list. I carry two. A big one, and a small one. The small one comes in handy when you find yourself in a situation where you need to kneel, sit, lay on the ground (ie: changing a tire) and don't like laying in the rain/mud/snow ...

I also keep several bags of saline IV fluid in my vehicle. You can get it free from hospitals, clinics, ambulance stations, etc once it's expired because it can't be used for medical purposes after expiry. You might need to explain what you want it for though. The salt content means it freezes at lower temperatures than ordinary water so it's good for much of the winter. It's sterile, so you can use it for cleaning wounds. It makes great emergency windshield washer fluid when you run out. I've used it once for on the spot radiator water when I needed it.

Steelchef,

There are many lists out there. Many outdoor stores and the Provincial Emergency Program (PEP) in your province have gear lists on their websites.

Now, not meaning to flog my blog, but if you visit and review the excepts from The G.O.O.D. Plan (Get Out Of Dodge) you should find some lists that may help.

Cheers,

Mountainman.

Update: Steelchef, maybe have a look on the Sask Prep Network Page and read the thread posted by Soldier506 titled My Bob's. Soldier has done a good job of posting pics and a lists for his family bugout bags.

Okay just to ask-what about radiator fix or muffler tape? Just thinking might be on rough roads. I also have a tow rope. And i care glow sticks-good to keep from getting run into. Like your lists though-couple of things I would have missed. Have no clue what a "truckers toilet" is though?(always thought that was an empty pop bottle, but really don't trust myself to hit it, so i'll just expose my fanny and use the ditch) Guess some garbage bags might be good too.

My better half got a device called a "go girl". It allows her to use the facitlites while in a vehicle or in a tent or trailer using a bottle as recepticle for disposal in the morning. Might be a good iea to carry some actual flares or reflecive signs as opposed to glow sticks. The light from them won't give enough warning.

Based on the women I've worked with in the past, a bedpan is generally the most preferred option. You can get them in metal or plastic or plastic-disposable varieties. The plastic ones are warmer on the posterior part of the body. You can set it on a seat, chair, or suitable location for easy use. You can slide it into a garbage bag and stow it away (horizontally) until you have the opportunity to dump the contents and clean it.

I'd also recommend what I know of as 'Super Scissors' but they come in a variety of names. You'll find them with first aid supplies in stores. They're intended to cut bandages and clothing, but I've used them in the past to cut the metal on car doors at accidents.

Muffler tape works, but what I've found works even better is to cut open a coffee can with the above mentioned 'Super Scissors'. If you have a hole in a muffler, laying out the coffee can flat and covering the hole with the flattened can works great. You can then hold it in place with the muffler tape. When possible, I'd attach the flattened coffee can to the muffler with a few metal screws, and have had such repairs last as long as 6 months. If the exhaust pipes separate, you can wrap the can around the two and apply tape to hold it in place. A couple hose clamps to hold it together will keep you going for several days if necessary.

I've had mixed success with radiator fix. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. If the need arose, it doesn't hurt to try.

the best way to fix a small leak in your radiator is to pour a few table spoons of pepper into your rad. depending on how big the hole it will fix it every time

I'm not sure which intrigues me more: the fact that pepper will work in that manner, or the fact that someone thought of trying it.

Out & About,

If you have not heard of the pepper trick for rad leaks, are you familiar with the bar of soap trick if you have a small leak in your gas tank on your vehicle?? Just rub the bar of soap over the leak until the fuel stops flowing. The soap reacts with the gasoline and forms a jelly and plugs the leak. Usually good enough to get home from the bush.

There are a few of these handy fix-it's that you should know. I bet there are more out there and maybe others will post there favourites.

Cheers,

Mountainman.

I hadn't heard of that either. I think it would be good to have a handy-tip thread for such things.

I have a lot of lists in excel format that I have compiled from various websites and other sources. There is one sheet called the list of lists. It is a list of thirty list on all kinds of prepper subjects and it is concatenated into one single workbook. Check it out sand see what you think.

The address is 64.92.111.122 you may be redirected as I think the site has changed servers. It is called SurvivalBlog.com and it is a decent site.