72 Hour Kit-In-A-Carton

Several years ago this was presented by some as a quick, easy and very compact 72-hour kit.  It has bare necessity calories, and when combined with two 2-liter bottles of water will sustain you for 72 hours. I had friends who made these up for each family member and put one in a tote bag with the 2 bottles of water and they were all hanging ready to leave at a moments notice.

All items will fit inside a one gallon milk carton. Seal the top of the container with either duct tape or by stapling. Dip the sealed end into melted paraffin and then it is all sealed against moisture.

I never actually tried to live for 72-hrs on this, but am presenting it as an option, and for some it may be the perfect solution.

Contents:

2 packages - chewing gum

2 packages - hot cocoa mix

2 packages - soup mix

1 1/2 cups trail mix

2 sticks beef jerky

2 packages apple cider mix

1 fruit juice box

4 granola bars

14 pieces of hard candy

2 fruit roll-ups

3 packages of soda crackers

1 can hearty soup

2 two liter bottles of water

Date Made:___________

Date Expires:__________

Rotate kit every 6 months to a year so food retains nutritional value.

Rotate waters every 3 months to keep it fresh.

Menu-
this is the most important part of this - because when you open your carton it would be very easy to eat it all at one sitting, but by spacing things out correctly you can have the nutrition spread out somewhat evenly.

Day 1

Breakfast: 

2 granola bars

1 fruit juice box

Lunch:

1 pkg soup mix

1 pkg soda crackers

Dinner:

1 stick beef jerky

1 fruit roll-up

Snack: 

4 pieces of hard candy

3 sticks of gum

Day 2

Breakfast:

1/2 cup trail mix

1 hot chocolate

Lunch:

1 stick beef jerky

1 apple cider mix

Dinner:

can of soup

1 pkg crackers

Snack: 

5 pieces of candy

4 sticks of gum

Day 3

Breakfast:

1/2 cup trail mix

1 apple cider mix

Lunch:

1 pkg soup mix

1 pkg crackers

Dinner:
2 granola bars

1 fruit roll-up

1 hot chocolate

Snack:

4 pieces of candy

3 sticks of gum