Disaster pack

A disaster pack comprising a packaging bag, a pillow compressed and disposed within a first sealable bag comprised of a first cavity and a first seal at one end of said first cavity, a foam pad and a blanket compressed and disposed within a second sealable bag comprised of a second cavity and a second seal at one end of said second cavity,

• wherein said first sealable bag and said second sealable bag are disposed in said packaging bag,
• wherein said pillow further comprises a first free state volume and said blanket further comprises a second free state volume,
• wherein said pillow further comprises a first compressed volume and said blanket further comprises a second compressed volume,
• wherein the sum of the first compressed volume of said pillow and said second compressed volume of said blanket comprises a volume less than about five and one half percent of the sum of the first free state volume of said pillow and the second free state volume of said blanket,
• wherein said first sealable bag comprises non-permeable laminated film,
• wherein said second sealable bag comprises non-permeable laminated film,
• wherein said first seal is a compression seal,
• wherein said second seal is a compression seal,
• wherein said pillow comprises at least 50 weight percent of a polymeric material with shape memory properties compressed to a volume of from about two to about three percent of its volume in its free state,
• wherein said blanket comprises a fabric of fibers selected from the group consisting of wool, silk, linen, polyester, nylon, acetate, poly(ethylene terephthalate), polytetrafluoroethylene, and mixtures thereof, compressed to a volume of less than about thirteen percent of its volume in its free state, and
• wherein said disaster pack is produced by a process comprising the steps of:
• a) placing said pillow within said first sealable bag;
• b) placing said pillow disposed within said first sealable bag on a platen;
• c) compressing said pillow within said first sealable bag by using a first press;
• d) sealing said one end of said first cavity of said first sealable bag to form a first sealed bag;
• e) removing said first sealed bag from said platen;
• f) placing said blanket within said second sealable bag;
• g) placing said blanket disposed within said second sealable bag on a platen;
• h) compressing said blanket within said second sealable bag by using a first press;
• i) sealing said one end of said second cavity of said second sealable bag to form a second sealed bag;
• j) removing said second sealed bag from said platen;
• and
• k) placing said first sealed bag and said second sealed bag within said first packaging bag.