If you're just beginning the process of getting your family better prepared, here are some supplies that you'll want to own. Although there are certainly many more things you may want to own in the future, these are items that will at least give you a head start in having the basics covered; Food, water and shelter. 

Your Kit includes the following:

 FOOD

* Wise Food Storage 84 Serving Grab and Go Food Kit

Provides 3 servings of food per day for 1 adult for 4 weeks or 4 adults for 1 week.

WATER

* Germicidal Tablets - 50 Tablets

Proven effective against bacteria, Giardia, Lamblia, Cryptosporidium, and viruses * No aftertaste - improves the taste and odor of water * Treats 25 Quarts of Water

* Katadyn Vario Multi Flow Water Microfilter

The Katadyn Vario is the first water filter that is adjustable for different conditions. It combines the two leading technologies into one high performance pump - ceramic for longer life and pleated glassfiber for easy operation. The new Vario is the highest output water filter available plus has replaceable carbon to keep water tasting fresh.

* Family Emergency Preparedness Survival Kit

Good for all types of disasters. This survival kit was designed to work best at home, at work or in the car, and contains enough supplies for 3 people. It incudes the following supplies:

3 - 2400 Calorie Mayday Food Bars

18 - Pouches of Water

1 - 54 Piece First Aid Kit

1 - Dynamo flashlight/Radio w/Cell Phone Charger

3 - Solar Blankets

1 - Backpack

* The Voyager Solar/Dynamo Radio

One of the best solar/ dynamo radios we have seen. Listed are some of the features:

• 11 Bands: AM/FM, Shortwave 1&2 and 7 Weather Bands. 
• NOAA Weather Alert sends an Emergency Wireless Signal to the radio for local weather disasters. 
• LED Flashlight plus 5 LED Reading Lamp. 
• 4 Way Power - Dynamo hand charging (no batteries required)- Solar Powered - 3 "AA" - AC Adaptor (not included). 
• Water resistance - rubberized body
• Built in USB (plus two other ports) lets you charge, cell phones, Blackberry, I pod/ MP3 and more. Includes power tips to charge most popular cell phones.

* Iosat Potassium Iodide Tablets (4 packs)

All IOSAT is fully FDA approved for thyroid blocking in a radiation emergency. Please know that IOSAT is the ONLY full-strength potasium iodide tablet approved by th FDA which can be sold in the US. Each standard package of IOSAT contains a strip of 14 tablets, with each tablet containing 130 mg of potasium iodide. The tablets are double scored to split easily and cleanly into 65 and 32.5 child doses.