Packing your bucket

I stated in our meeting that I had found suggestions for packing your bucket to hold all that we need to take. Well, as you all know, I work nights. Therefore on my nights off I'm often up in the night. I must have been indeed "up in the night" when I made that statement because I can't for the life of me find any of those resources now. So instead you get what I HAVE found and my own 2 cents. I hope that will help. I have found the following websites or pictures of bucket packing that you might want check out just to see if it's helpful. http://preparedldsfamily.blogspot.com/2009/04/additional-emergency-supplies-for.html?m=1 http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/originals/6d/fb/9f/6dfb9fd6fb4f19ef262504dd1ae52c53.jpg My suggestions for packing are to roll clothing changes into a tight roll and then place them in a gal zip lock bag. One you have it in your bag you can press any air out of it and it really does make it so it takes up less space. We did this recently on our trip to Florida and only used a carry on suitcase per person for a 2 week trip. The next tip would be to use travel sized toiletries. You can find nearly everything in a travel size now days. For the girls (like myself)that can't live without modern day makeup my suggestion is pill containers and free samples. You can transfer you usual things like moisturizer and base into those daily pill containers and it's the perfect amount. They also make tiny bags that are for organizing your pills (I know the dollar store has them) these are great to put powder into and then you just use a cotton ball instead of your usual application device. There won't be a need for much as we want to be embracing not only the pioneer dress but also the fact that they didn't have makeup. It's all about leaving as much of the modern day world behind as we can. The other personal hygiene item that should be part of your bucket is baby wipes. My suggestion is to take them out of their original packaging and fold them smaller to where they will fit into a snack sized zip lock bag. You can fit about 3-4 wipes per snack sized bag. That should be enough to give yourself a quick "bath" each night. Just fill 3 bags worth and then place them inside your gal sized bag of toiletries and you are all set. (Ladies, the ingredients are similar to that of the make-up removal wipes and they are much more sensitive for use washing your face)The last thing is I would be sure to tuck a black sharpie in your toiletry bag. We will be carrying out everything we carry in so you will need to repackage your used wipes and other items back into the bag. When you have used them you can then use your sharpie to mark them as "dirty" so that you don't accidently use them again. The only other tip I have right now is only a space saver not a weight saver and I'm not sure if it's permitted or not but I plan on making for my own little family the mess kits that will hang in the dishtowel bag. Those bags I will then attach to the handle of the bucket with a clip. That way everything can essentially "hang" to dry. Much love, Sis Beckstrom