Now that you have a little food and water, you may want a change of clothing. You do not need a lot of clothing. You should have the clothes on your back and the clothes in your pack. Do not put old worn out clothing into your pack. The clothing should be sturdy clothing that can take a bit of a beating. I have jeans, long sleeve shirt, underwear, and heavy socks.
Your kit should be reviewed and repacked every six months. I do my repacking in the spring and in the fall.
That way I can make sure my clothing still fits and also switch them from my warm weather set to my cold weather set. For warm weather I have a cotton shirt regular underwear durable socks and jeans. For winter I have a flannel shirt, wool blend pants thermal socks and long john underwear.
To make your kit as providently as passable use clothing you have that is still usable. If you need to pick a few things up always check first at the local thrift store. Most of the time I avoid going to the dollar stores for emergency supplies. They seem to fall apart with heavy use.
Have your spare shoes near where you keep your kit. I keep some work boots there that have steal toes. You may be doing some heavy work depending on the nature of the emergency you are evacuating for.
Add a good pair of work gloves. If like most modern urban people your not use to heavy work with your hands you will need something to protect them. I like leather gloves, canvas or other materials are less expensive and will also work.
So far in your kit you should have:
6 cans of food
3 days of water I do 3 gallons
change of clothing
spare shoes
work gloves.
eating utensils.
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