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ITEMS FOR CARE PACKAGES

I get a lot of emails from people asking for ideas of what to put in their care packages. Here are some that we suggest, or that have been requested:

Food & drink items
  • Powdered drink mixes, the individual ones you can pour in a water bottle
  • Wet wipes are in high demand
  • Beef jerky
  • trail mix
  • Candy: licorice, M&Ms
  • Any substantial snacks to get them through long days.
  • Any just-add hot water snacks: instant mashed pototoes, instant soups, ramen noodles

Clothing:
  • Black, green, or khaki t-shirts
  • Long socks—after walking a few days in that heat and dust, there's often no salvaging a pair; they just take them off and toss them.
  • Mechanics gloves, in black or khaki

Electronics
AA batteries are hot-ticket items, for both their electronic fun gadgets, and their rifle scopes.

Miscellaneous
Magazines
 sunglasses
deck of cards
Toiletries
Eye drops
foot creams
lotion
deodorant
sunscreen
toothbrushes
toothpaste


"Giftier" ideas

Hand-held digital games
small, electonic hot-pot to heat water
CDs
DVDs
Leatherman tools
Pillows (can be rolled tight to fit in boxes)
Pillowcases
sheets


I often just walk around the store and throw anything into the cart that looks like someone could use it!
 
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