What is the ideal earthquake survival kit?

food, clothes, survival gears, armaments, communications, etc...

Can someone share a kit they have?

don't have one but I assume water and a whistle are must haves

not that I have one, but here are some ideas:

communication - hand winding flashlight(s), mirrors, some kind of alarm or whistle
Food/Water - water bottles, protein bars, etc
first aid kit - gauze, alcohol swabs, needle+threads, sticks for splints, etc
tools - multitool, crowbar
Entertainment - seriously. Book, music player. It's as much mental as physical

This guy is a little annoying to listen to, but he is an LEO/military and has disaster experience (Katrina etc.) - these videos are really long but have lots of great ideas.

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http://72hours.org/build_kit.html

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...4371.htmlstory

These should get your started.

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Water, water, water,water, food. If you live somewhere cold a way to keep warm. Some candles, a good flashlight, maybe a battery powered radio. Perhaps a gun to keep the looters off your lawn. Basically the same things you need for camping.

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food, clothes, survival gears, armaments, communications, etc...

Can someone share a kit they have?

Make sure you aren't near a fault line.

Build a big boat, that usually solves everything.

a basic medical kit, a rifle, pistol, machete, knife, a steel bar, about 40 litres of water and about 2 kilos of dried food.

also useful a gas mask and chlorine powder or tablets that are uses to clean pools. this is probabaly the best way to clear out stores any enlcosed space you need to enter

Having been through a big quake, here are a few things I learned

1) Know where your flashlight and your shoes are located because your floors will be littered with glass.

2) All of the ATMs shut down. Have small bills otherwise you'll be paying for a gallon of water with a $20 and nobody will have change.

3) Mentally and physically prepare for aftershocks. Every tremor that follows becomes especially anxiety provoking. Anything that hasn't crashed to the floor should be moved to a safe place. Empty your bookshelves.

4) There's a big emotional component that can take a toll on your psyche- sometimes days later. Seeing tons of moving trucks, yellow taped apartments, things that were once beautiful and are now destroyed, just the new difficulties of doing things you once took for granted ...it's kind of shocking.

5) Very few gas stations will be open and the lines will be horrible at the ones that are.

6) Know where your gas shut off is located.

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a basic medical kit, a rifle, pistol, machete, knife, a steel bar, about 40 litres of water and about 2 kilos of dried food.

Find another x 100,000 like minded, invade small country or become local warlord.

They say one of the most important is shoes, because there is a lot of glass lying around. You should get the hard type, like for construction use. The focus seems to be on food and water supplies, but they say it is not really that important to stock up on these things.

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They say one of the most important is shoes, because there is a lot of glass lying around. You should get the hard type, like for construction use. The focus seems to be on food and water supplies, but they say it is not really that important to stock up on these things.

I'd stock up on potable water in case the water grid gets completely destroyed. Save yourself the hassle as there'd be too many people queing up to get some if in a big city.

Guns & ammo. You can take everything else that you need.

http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/html/get...supplies.shtml

NYC knows their stuff when it comes to preparing for emergencies. They may not have earthquakes, but what they recommend for emergency supply kits is similar to what San Francisco and L.A. recommend.

One thing to think of - don't just shove some granola bars and protein bars into this kit. If you actually need to use it, you'll get really tired of eating that stuff really quickly. Non-perishable food is necessary, as are things you don't need/want to heat up, but get creative. As another poster said, your mental health could be a bit fragile if you really have to put this kit into use. You don't want to snap when you realize all you have to eat are Cliff bars.

One other thing - consider putting together a backpack of stuff you can grab if you actually have to leave your house. Small version of emergency supply kit, but it also should have copies of all your important documentation, like homeowner's insurance, information on prescription medicines taken, extra set of keys, money in small bills, etc. Basically, if you have to leave your home and can't return, what do you need to get your life going again? Everyone in your family should have a version of this - kids (with things like games and toys if you end up having to go to a shelter temporarily), pets, etc.