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I have two kits. One for home and one for the car.
First aid - minor kit + big bandages + quickclot
FireStarter - Matches/lighter + tinder + stove
Meals - 5 year shelf life emergency rations, water purification tablets.
Knife - plus assorted tools.
Odds and ends - duct tape, para cord, emergency ponchos, flares, etc.
The only exotic item I have in my collection is Potassium iodide. It's used if there is a danger of radioactive fallout. I added it after 9/11. Quickclot isn't that common, but it's been known to stop arterial bleeding.
I've never had to use it, and never expect to, but for $50 and 1 hour/year it gives me peace of mind.
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