So you want to be prepared for an emergency...

So, you want to be prepared in case of an emergency.  Maybe you have heard of a 72 hour kit, or  B.O.B. (Bug Out Bag), but don't know where to start.

On this website I post a module (goal) each month, walking you through step by step of gathering things to assemble a 72 hour kit.

72 hour kits have to be individual, you cannot buy a per-made kit and expect it to be all you would ever need.  It is a constantly growing and changing thing.  1 year you might need diapers and the next year you don't. 

Reasons to work on your kit monthly:
#1)  Family and personal circumstances change and your kit needs to change with you
#2)  Money!  I don't have money to put together 72 hour kits for my whole family all at one time.
#3)  So that creating a 72 hour kit is broken down into a manageable plan that seems doable.  This is PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT...it allows you to work on 1 small thing at a time...so you don't get overwhelmed.

I don't believe you should ever be done creating your 72 hour kit.  There are always things that can be done better or differently, added or subtracted.  For example; food may need to be rotated every few years, children's clothes may need to be changed out as they grow.

When I work on a module I do not try and get EVERYTHING I will need for that module.   I get 1 thing (or a few things) up to my allotted monthly budgeted amount and then I stop.  When we come back to that module next time I will get a little more.