Its mundane, boring, under-represented but for ten bucks you can feel like a human being:
And it all fits into a somewhat waterproof and crushproof Tupperware container:
Throw in a small vial of hand sanitizer, a comb and a washcloth and youre pretty much covered for keeping yourself free of hygiene related disease. Plus, those around you will appreciate the fredh breath and lack of body odor. Might want to swap out the Ivory for some anti-bacterial Dial although studies seem to show no difference. You could shave using the soap rather than shaving cream but its nice to have…if youre pressed for space though….
(and, yes, the Breasted-Americans among us may want to add girlystuff…..)
At most supermarkets and drug stores they have a ‘travel size’ or ‘trial size’ section. Excellent source for these sorts of things.
Beautiful!
Throw the whole box in a Zip-Lock freezer bag, and its significantly more waterproof, plus you have an emergency drinking vessel or a place to keep the wet articles (like soap or a washcloth) once you’ve used them.
the Breasted-Americans among us may want to add girlystuff
Hey, don’t laugh too hard. In WWII some British bomb shelters stocked lipstick. They’d discovered that women handled the stress of being bombed much better and felt less vulnerable when they were wearing their lipstick.
Just a few comments:
1. While being clean shaven in the middle of a crisis would be nice, I’m not sure if it would or would not benefit you enough to warrent taking up space in a crisis kit.
2. Not to be taken the wrong way either, but you seem to have thrown that together strictly for a man. I’m certain a woman would try to pack alot more into it than would normally fit. A few tampons would fit nicely in there somewhere.
3. In addition to some of the most basic supplies you have there, it should be nice to toss in a few travel packs of certain medicines, that could be layed down the bottom for space issues. Some possibles are: any pain reliever, some imodium (you don’t wanna waste that TP), and probably a few bandaids just in case.
4. While this package seems to do alright on its own, this probably wouldn’t be useful in flooded areas (such as NO is ATM). I’m sure Rubbermaid is pretty airtight, but I wouldn’t trust it if I had to go into some deep water. Unfortunately, I cannot think of anything that has an airtight seal AND isn’t plastic that could stand up to some tough abuse.
Just my 2 cents.
There are some good options for keeping things water-safe, though most of them have plastic in them. Small items can be kept in wide-mouthed Nalgene bottles, the HDPE ones, not the Lexan. They’ll keep their contents dry even if submerged for hours (or dragged along in a pack through mud and water for hours), and they’re extremely durable. If you want something more box-like, Pelican cases work very well and come in a variety of sizes. They’re amazingly sturdy. I’ve known one to survive a fall down a 100+ foot pit. Bulkier items like clothing can be kept in a dry bag, such as http://www.seallinegear.com/vinyl_bags.asp?Category=VinylDryBags).