Pre-Assembled Emergency Preparedness Kits

Pre-assembled emergency preparedness kits offer the luxury of convenience but may lack certain items specific to your needs, location, or situation. A variety of pre-assembled emergency preparedness kits are available for grab-and-go convenience. These kits generally contain the most popular and widely needed items for short term survival. Pre-assembled emergency preparedness kits may be specific to a home, car, boat, or wilderness survival situation. Emergency preparedness kits of this nature are usually designed to help you survive for at least 72-hours and include necessities such as first aid kits, signaling tools, navigating tools, fire starters, basic survival tools (cord, blade). Many of these pre-assembled emergency preparedness kits, like the Lifeline Hiker Kit in a Bottle, are packed in waterproof, bouyant, and often reusable containers. Others, such as the Coghlans Survival Kit in a Can are sealed ensuring all of the components remain in place and clean until you need them. 

While pre-assembled Emergency Preparedness Kits have the advantage of being hassle-free and convenient, they may also lack certain items that are necessities either for your family specifically or for your unique situation. For example, if you live in a cold climate your emergency kit should without doubt include a thermal blanket - an item not often supplied as part of the standsrd pre-assembled emergency kits. Pre-assembled emergency preparedness kits, while not always 100% complete, are  a good starting point. If you appreciate the convenience of a pre-assembled emergency kit but find that they lack specific items you need you can use the kit as a foundation upon which to build by adding the specific  items that you would need or want. It is important to note that pre-assembled emergency preparedness kits include gear items only and do not include food or water!

Build-Your-Own Emergency Preparedness Kits

Compiling your own emergency preparedness kit is easy to do and will go a long way to help in an emergency. Building your own emergency kit gives you control over exactly what you include or omit. This means that your emergency kit can be tailored to perfectly suit your specific location, climate, and personal needs. By creating your own emergency kit in this way you can maximize space by omitting items that you certainly will not need. You can also ensure that you have plenty of the items you feel will be most needed and you can also create the emergency kit to provide for more than one person. 

A good emergency preparedness kit is built with its intended use in mind. An emergency kit meant to be kept in the car will include items specific to a stranding or accident situation whereas a home or office emergency kit will have items specific to those locations. A pre-assembled emergency preparedness kit is good starting point and can be expanded upon to create a more robust emergency kit. You can build your own emergency preparedness kit from the items in our online store. 

Sample Home Emergency Preparedness Kit (not including food and water):

• portable stove and cooking supplies 
• water treatment tablets or portable purification system
• first aid kit
• survival blanket
• long-burning candles
• basic hygiene items (soap, hand sanitizer, toilet paper)
• dust mask
• basic tools (survival knife, crowbar, portable saw, portable shovel, bungee cords, etc.)
• change of clothes and warm layers 
• blanket or sleeping bag
• deck of cards, small board game, puzzles, or other means of entertainment
• fully prepared Go-bag (aka Bug Out Bag)