Provident Living Plan: Month Six
Level 3: Stock Up
Level 3: Stock Up
Assignment:
Focus on long-term food storage of meats, canned or freeze dried.
Some examples are:
- chicken
- pork
- tuna
- sausage
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Level 2: Month Six
Provident Living Plan: Month Six
Level 2: Snacks & Toiletries
Level 2: Snacks & Toiletries
Assignment:
Gather 3 months worth of snacks for your family.
Gather 3 months worth of toiletries.
Toiletries items to consider including:
- Toilet paper
- Paper towels
- Toothbrushes
- Tooth paste
- Medicine
- Feminine products
- Paper goods
Level 1: Month Six
Provident Living Plan: Month Six
Level 1: Car Kits
Level 1: Car Kits
Assignment:
Put together small emergency kits for each of your vehicles.
Not sure where to start? Here is a link for what to include in your kit.
You will want to include: water, food, warmth, light, tools, and a first aid kit.
I would recommend also including a way to charge your cell phone.
Level 3: Month Five
Provident Living Plan: Month Five
Level 3: Stock Up
Level 3: Stock Up
Assignment:
Stock up on Pasta (variety), pasta sauce, dried milk, cocoa, & apple sauce
Level 2: Month Five
Provident Living Plan: Month Five
Level 2: Dinners- Part II
Level 2: Dinners- Part II
Assignment:
Finish stocking the rest of your dinners.
Last month we focused on
half of your 14 pantry-friendly meals. This month, focus on the remaining 7
of them and stock up on the ingredients you need to make them SIX times
(twice each month).
Level 1: Month Five
Provident Living Plan: Month Five
Level 1: Survival Supplies
Assignment:
Gather the supplies you need (that can fit in your kit) for basic survival.
SHELTER:
- blankets
- sleeping bags
- tents
- rope
- work gloves
COOKING EQUIPMENT
- matches
- can opener
- mess kits or paper goods
- pocket knife
- fuel source (for cooking if needed)
LIGHT
- light sticks
- flashlights & batteries
- 100-hour candle
HYGIENE
- brush/comb
- shampoo
- wash clothes/wet wipes
- deodorant
- soap
- razors
- sanitary napkins
- lotion
- sunscreen
- bug spray
- toilet paper
- trash bags
- crank radio
- first aid kit
- tri-fold shovel
- wrench
- whistles
- duct tape
- fire extinguisher
- notebook, pencil
STRESS RELIEF
- cash (in small bills)
- scriptures
- books
- card games, puzzles
- paper, crayons, etc.
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Level 3: Month Four
Provident Living Plan: Month Four
Level 3: Stock Up (some more)
Level 3: Stock Up (some more)
Assignment:
Beans (pinto?),
powdered drink mix, cooking oil, peanut butter, jelly
As we discussed in Month Two, there are lots of options for long-term food storage. If you are doing freeze-dried, you can try and convert this assignment or just stock up a little bit more this month.
Level 2: Month Four
Provident Living Plan: Month Four
Level 2: Dinners--part I
Level 2: Dinners--part I
Assignment:
Remember your 14 pantry-friendly meals? Pick 7 of them and stock up on the ingredients you need to make them 6 times. (Twice a month for 3 months).
Make sure to label your food with the dates you bought it so you can rotate it more easily.
Level 1: Month Four
Provident Living Plan: Month Four
Level 1: Clothing
Assignment:
Gather clothing for each member of your family to place in your 72-hour kit
Items to include:
If you have young children, you may want to include items like: diapers and comfort items (blanket, doll, etc.)
- Pants (can cut off into shorts if needed)
- Shirt
- Sweatshirt
- Undergarments
- Socks
- Shoes (if possible--if you don't include shoes make sure to put a reminder note on your kit to grab shoes as you go.)
- Poncho
- Hat
- Gloves
If you have young children, you may want to include items like: diapers and comfort items (blanket, doll, etc.)
Level 3: Month Three
Provident Living Plan: Month Three
Level 3: Stock Up
Level 3: Stock Up
Assignment:
Rice, Brown Sugar, Flour, Yeast, Salt
As we discussed in Month Two, there are lots of options for long-term food storage. If you are doing freeze-dried, you can try and convert this assignment or just stock up a little bit this month.
Level 2: Month Three
Provident Living Plan Month Three
Level 2: Breakfast Items
Level 2: Breakfast Items
Assignment:
Gather pantry-friendly breakfast items (three months worth).
Consider your families needs and likes/dislikes. Breakfast items are an easy place to start.
Here are some examples of breakfast foods you can buy in bulk and inexpensively:
- Dry Pancake Mix
- Syrup
- Cereal
- Muffin Mix
- Granola/Breakfast Bars
- Oatmeal
- Powdered Milk
- Tang or Powdered Juice Mix
- Dried Fruit
Level 1: Month Three
Provident Living Plan Month Three
Level 1: Food
Level 1: Food
Assignment:
Gather food (three days worth) for each family member.
You can decide if you want to pack individual meals for each person or meals you can provide as a family. If you choose to pack soup or chili that needs to be cooked or requires hot water, make sure to include a way to cook it (like a small survival stove). You may also choose MRE's instead.
Think about your families needs and likes/dislikes.
Here are some 72-hour Kit Meal Planning ideas and helpers:
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Level 3: Month Two
March Provident Living Plan
Level 2: Educate Yourself!
Level 2: Educate Yourself!
Assignment:
Educate yourself on long-term food storage and determine the types of foods you want to eat. Calculate how much food you need per person in your family.
Educate yourself on long term food storage and determine the types of foods you want to eat. There are so many options, especially in Utah. Do you want to stock freeze-dried items, grains and legumes? A combination?
How much will you need?
According to FoodStorageMadeEasy.net, "there are basically two schools of thought on long term food storage. One recommends a 2300 calorie diet with 300 lbs of grains and 75 lbs of powdered milk (this was the original recommendation given to members of the LDS church back in 1978). A more recent recommendation has been to increase the calories to 2400, raise the grains to 400 lbs, and lower powdered milk to just 16 lbs (this is based off of a research study done in 1979)."
There are several online tools to help you calculate this for your family.
LDS.org
FoodStorageMadeEasy.net
LivewiseIndustries.com
BePrepared.com
LDS.org
FoodStorageMadeEasy.net
LivewiseIndustries.com
BePrepared.com
Level 2: Month Two
March Provident Living Plan
Level 2: Meal Planning
Level 2: Meal Planning
Assignment:
Make a list of foods/meals you eat regularly and determine how much you would go through in three months time. From that list, pick 14 pantry friendly meals.
Write it down!
What are your popular family meals? What ingredients do you need for those meals? Are they pantry friendly ingredients? Could they be pantry friendly ingredients?
Take it one step further. From that list, pick 14 pantry friendly meals. These can be the meals you work towards keeping in stock, times six. (14 meals x 6 = 3 months of meals)
Want some forms to help you keep track? Try this site over here. Or this one over here.
Level 1: Month Two
March Provident Living Plan
Level 1: Important Papers
Level 1: Important Papers
Assignment:
Gather copies of your important documents, both digital copies and electronic.
Don't forget your important documents! Take time now to gather and protect your documents.
The originals of most should be kept in a safety deposit box. You can scan documents onto a computer and create digital files. You can store the electronic copies of the documents on a remote computer or securely in the cloud.
Make paper copies and keep them in a sealed, waterproof bag in your emergency kit so they are with you.
Documents to consider are:
- Home Inventory
- Insurance Policies - house, life, car, property,
boat, ... Check that your policy covers you for disasters and that the
limits are adequate since the last time you reviewed it.
- Wills - make sure you review and update your
will occasionally too
- Property Deeds - to prove you own the house and
land
- Titles to vehicles
- Tax Returns - first 2 pages of state and federal
returns from the past 3 years
- Contracts - business you are doing or having
done
- Stocks and Bonds
- Bank Account Numbers
- Credit Card Numbers and company phone numbers
- Driver's Licenses
- Social Security card
- Health Insurance Cards
- Prescriptions - medicines and eyeglasses
- Immunization records
- Phone Numbers - relatives, employer, insurance
agent, doctor, pastor, financial advisor, repair contractor
- Birth certificates
- Marriage certificates
- Passports
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Level 3: January
January Provident Living Plan
Level 3: Water
Level 3: Water
Assignment:
Evaluate your family's long-term access to water. Purchase a water filter if necessary.
For long-term access to water, a large-quantity water filter may be ideal. Water filters can effectively filter and purify water contaminated with microorganisms, toxic chemicals, and heavy metals. Their effectiveness depends on design, condition, and proper use.
(The following information was obtained from this section on www.lds.org)
Store drinking water for circumstances in which the water supply may be polluted or disrupted. Commercially bottled water may be purchased. Follow the container's "best if used by" dates as a rotation guideline. Avoid plastic containers that are not PETE plastic.
Keep water containers away from heat sources and direct sunlight.
If you choose to package water yourself, consider the following guidelines:
Containers
Use only food-grade containers. Smaller containers made of PETE plastic or heavier plastic buckets or drums work well.
Clean, sanitize, and thoroughly rinse all containers prior to use. A sanitizing solution can be prepared by adding 5 ml (1 teaspoon) of liquid household chlorine bleach (5 to 6% sodium hypochlorite) to 1 liter (one quart) of water. Only household bleach without thickeners, scents, or additives should be used.
Do not use plastic milk jugs, because they do not seal well and tend to become brittle over time.
Do not use containers previously used to store non-food products.
Water Pretreatment
Water from a chlorinated municipal water supply does not need further treatment when stored in clean, food-grade containers.
Non-chlorinated water should be treated with bleach. Add 8 drops of liquid household chlorine bleach (5 to 6% sodium hypochlorite) for every 4 liters (one gallon) of water. Only household bleach without thickeners, scents, or additives should be used.
Storage
Containers should be emptied and refilled regularly.
Store water only where potential leakage would not damage your home or apartment.
Protect stored water from light and heat. Some containers may also require protection from freezing.
The taste of stored water can be improved by pouring it back and forth between two containers before use.
***
For more information about water purification you can visit:
Level 2: January
January Provident Living Plan
Level 2: Water
Level 2: Water
Assignment:
Evaluate your family's long-term access to water. Purchase a water filter if necessary.
For long-term access to water, a commercial water
filter may be ideal. Commercial water filters can effectively filter and purify
water contaminated with microorganisms, toxic chemicals, and heavy metals.
Their effectiveness depends on design, condition, and proper use.
(The following information was obtained from this section on www.lds.org)
Store drinking water for circumstances in which the water supply may be polluted or disrupted. Commercially bottled water may be purchased. Follow the container's "best if used by" dates as a rotation guideline. Avoid plastic containers that are not PETE plastic.
Keep water containers away from heat sources and direct sunlight.
If you choose to package water yourself, consider the following guidelines:
Containers
Use only food-grade containers. Smaller containers made of PETE plastic or heavier plastic buckets or drums work well.
Clean, sanitize, and thoroughly rinse all containers prior to use. A sanitizing solution can be prepared by adding 5 ml (1 teaspoon) of liquid household chlorine bleach (5 to 6% sodium hypochlorite) to 1 liter (one quart) of water. Only household bleach without thickeners, scents, or additives should be used.
Do not use plastic milk jugs, because they do not seal well and tend to become brittle over time.
Do not use containers previously used to store non-food products.
Water Pretreatment
Water from a chlorinated municipal water supply does not need further treatment when stored in clean, food-grade containers.
Non-chlorinated water should be treated with bleach. Add 8 drops of liquid household chlorine bleach (5 to 6% sodium hypochlorite) for every 4 liters (one gallon) of water. Only household bleach without thickeners, scents, or additives should be used.
Storage
Containers should be emptied and refilled regularly.
Store water only where potential leakage would not damage your home or apartment.
Protect stored water from light and heat. Some containers may also require protection from freezing.
The taste of stored water can be improved by pouring it back and forth between two containers before use.
***
For more information about water purification you can visit:
Level 1: January
January Provident Living Plan
Level 1: Water
Level 1: Water
Assignment:
Store a three-day supply of water for your family (one gallon/person/day).
You should have at least a three-day supply of water and should store at least one gallon of water per person per day. A normally active person needs at least one-half gallon of water daily just for drinking. More water may be needed for young children or nursing mothers.
(The following information was obtained from this section on www.lds.org)
Store drinking water for circumstances in which the water supply may be polluted or disrupted. Commercially bottled water may be purchased. Follow the container's "best if used by" dates as a rotation guideline. Avoid plastic containers that are not PETE plastic.
Keep water containers away from heat sources and direct sunlight.
If you choose to package water yourself, consider the following guidelines:
Containers
Use only food-grade containers. Smaller containers made of PETE plastic or heavier plastic buckets or drums work well.
Clean, sanitize, and thoroughly rinse all containers prior to use. A sanitizing solution can be prepared by adding 5 ml (1 teaspoon) of liquid household chlorine bleach (5 to 6% sodium hypochlorite) to 1 liter (one quart) of water. Only household bleach without thickeners, scents, or additives should be used.
Do not use plastic milk jugs, because they do not seal well and tend to become brittle over time.
Do not use containers previously used to store non-food products.
Water Pretreatment
Water from a chlorinated municipal water supply does not need further treatment when stored in clean, food-grade containers.
Non-chlorinated water should be treated with bleach. Add 8 drops of liquid household chlorine bleach (5 to 6% sodium hypochlorite) for every 4 liters (one gallon) of water. Only household bleach without thickeners, scents, or additives should be used.
Storage
Containers should be emptied and refilled regularly.
Store water only where potential leakage would not damage your home or apartment.
Protect stored water from light and heat. Some containers may also require protection from freezing.
The taste of stored water can be improved by pouring it back and forth between two containers before use.
***
For more information about water purification you can visit:
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)