Once you’ve gone through the work of purchasing and storing your supplies, it’s easy to forget about them and leave them be. However, even emergency kits aren’t meant to last forever and need to be maintained. Failure to maintain your kits can leave you unprepared and make all the work you did putting them together meaningless.
First, the supplies that will probably need to be checked most frequently are the food and medicine. Check to see what the expiration dates are for both kits and make a note to replace them when those dates occur. If you have children, be sure to update their emergency clothing to the correct sizes as they grow. Also check that none of the clothing has been moth eaten or become worn out. Lastly, even if you think they are fine, do a cursory check of all your other emergency kits to make sure nothing has been tampered with or needs replacing.
