Shelter kits

That is a great idea, I have a weekend project now.


Here is the list from the article. What else would anyone add?

Each emergency shelter kit includes:

(2) five-gallon buckets.
These are useful for the removal of concrete and debris and can be used to carry water and other essential supplies.
(2) contractor-grade tarpaulins, big enough to shelter a family of five.
Tarps are much more versatile and cost-effective than tents, which can become hazardous during Haiti’s upcoming rainy season. Additionally, tents generally do not allow standing room or adequate air ventilation.
100 feet of solid braided rope.
Used to help secure tarps to posts or trees.
100 feet of 14-gauge utility wire.
Used to help secure tarps and serve various other functions as needed.
(3) lbs of nails
For attaching tarps and assorted other duties.
(2) rolls of duct tape.
Used to connect two tarps or patch rips.
(1) 4-pound hammer.
Useful for driving in stakes and chipping away concrete, etc.
(1) 24-inch pry bar.
For use in salvage and pulling out roofing nails
(1) 3-inch mason chisel.
For chipping away concrete, blocks and brick in salvage work.
(1) 8-inch pliers with cutting tool
Used for twisting and cutting wires.
(10) dust masks.
To help protect survivors from the thick dust inherent with cleanup and reconstruction.
(4) pairs of leather gloves.
To help protect hands when working with concrete.
(4) pairs of safety glasses.
For protecting eyes in cleanup and reconstruction.
(1) 12-inch hacksaw with six replacement blades.
For cutting rebar and assorted other duties.
(1) 24-inch wrecking bar.
Used in salvage.
(1) folding knife with a steel blade.
For cutting rope and assorted other duties.
(1) pointed chisel.
Used in salvage.
 
zip ties
bags for rain water collection off the roof
a pictoral pamhplet
electrical tester
those little propane/natural gas indicator badges
bug netting
shovel/etool
crank light/radio

just some quick thoughts....

pretty good plan i got something like that set up so i can quick load it into my truck
 
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BushcraftBrainTrust said:
Tarps are much more versatile and cost-effective than tents, which can become hazardous during Haiti’s upcoming rainy season. Additionally, tents generally do not allow standing room or adequate air ventilation.
100 feet of solid braided rope.
Used to help secure tarps to posts or trees.[/B]
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Okay, we're not living in Haiti. You can get 6'-7' standing room tents.
Some are just net, plenty of ventilation.
What posts or trees??? Everything's knocked down.
You can get tent poles that can be used with tarps when there's no trees handy. I have the old wooden USGI pup tent poles.
 
No disrespect to the OP, but I don't get this one at all. I actually thought it was a joke when I started reading the list. This isn't the third world. I just can't see a scenario where I would be out on my current front lawn building a new shack house out of the remains of my old house.
 
remmmm said:
No disrespect to the OP, but I don't get this one at all. I actually thought it was a joke when I started reading the list. This isn't the third world. I just can't see a scenario where I would be out on my current front lawn building a new shack house out of the remains of my old house.
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Just an interesting FYI. Saw some threads on urban BOB's and Bug-in kits and thought it could be useful to someone.

Guess I'll post elsewhere.

HJ
 
Don't take offense hatchetjack....people that think "it can NEVER happen to me" were all over the place during Katrina....during tornado's in the mid-west and enduring mudslides in California. Its THOSE people that will be living in the community housing during disaster because the government will "take care of them". We've all seen how well the government acts and how fast they are to respond. Keep posting and forget about people that might be critical of others that would rather depend on their selves rather than someone else (government)!!!
 
Maybe you won't need it for starting your new life out of your rubble (hopefully), but these can be very useful tools for helping your neighbors, digging your own family out, etc.

I've been through quite a few natural disasters, both personally and while doing search and rescues, rendering aid, etc. and you would be surprised by how many people in big cities, especially apartment dwellers, have little to no equipment that would be useful for helping themselves or others.

Somberbear's suggestion of an electrical tester is a good one. Electricity is a killer and you can get them combined with screwdrivers or pliers to make them more versatile.

Maybe add plywood to board up your house to prevent looting and square screws to put it up with so that it's more difficult for looters to remove them. Don't forget to throw a square screwdriver bit in your BOB.

Chainsaws are a life saver and become worth their weight in gold during emergencies. During Hurricane Fran chainsaws were one of the biggest items that were price gouged.

Come Alongs and winches are very useful.

Generators of course are a highly sought after item.

I keep spigot keys in my cars and in all of my BOBs so that I can access water from city buildings, etc if I'm on the move. I've needed them on a couple of occassions but never had them, and now that I have them I'm sure that I'll never need them.

Of course, with my luck all of my important gear would be irretrievably lost in [insert your natural disaster].
 
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remmmm said:
No disrespect to the OP, but I don't get this one at all. I actually thought it was a joke when I started reading the list. This isn't the third world. I just can't see a scenario where I would be out on my current front lawn building a new shack house out of the remains of my old house.
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I hope you've reconsidered.

I've personally seen many situations (hurricanes and tornados on a large scale, fires on a smaller one) which would require exactly these type of kits. Personally, I also had several sheets of plywood also when we lived in hurricane territory.

On the other hand, I've never seen or even heard of a survival or disaster situation (except for WWII pilots in the south Pacific) that required a fishing kit. Nor, after 25 years of SAR, 4 years of military special ops experience, and 3 years in the desert, have I run into anything that required me to use monster-sized knife.

But I know everyone finds those things sexy.
 
O.K., agreed, in a hurricane zone some of these things make more sense. They just lost me at 3lb's of nails...

To the OP, don't let me discourage you, I'm just one opinion - others seem to have found this useful...
 
remmmm said:
They just lost me at 3lb's of nails...
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Three pounds isn't that many. Think of repairing shingles, gutters, putting plywood over broken windows or doors, nailing up tarps or sheet plastic over holes from fallen trees or over windows, temporarily repairing doors, etc. Maybe nailing up tarps/sheet plastic to make a smaller area that would be easier heat for someone snowed in without power. Things like that.

Until you've been through a hurricane, large flood, ice storm, or tornado, you'll just have to trust us that those supplies can come in quite handy.

Or perhaps you can use very LONG nails along with a baseball bat to make a battle mace, perfect for defense from zombie attacks. Maybe cannibals too. :)
 
Lotta usefull stuff there,
thanks for posting.

one thing I would highly recommend for a kit like this
is a good pair of Yellow Tin Snips

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A side note for those who arent aware,
a common brand of tin snips,Wiss, come in
3 different colors,red green and yellow.
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red cuts to the left
green cuts to the right
yellow cuts straight
easy way to remember is red to the Port side (left)
Green to Starboard (right)
Yellow to midship (straight)
 
Not a bad kit. I'd replace the 4# hammer with something like the 4# Estwing Fireside Friend.

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Just to add a little versatility without gaining weight.
 
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