When we lived in San Francisco, we had a small collection of items put together as our “just in case/disaster preparedness kit.” Basically it was a collection of random first-aid items, water, a blanket and some water tablets.
One of the recent items on my list of things to do was to revamp the old kit and put together something a bit more extreme, so building off what we had and poking around a few online sites, this is what we now have:
- Bleach
- Batteries 12 AA (8)
- Bungee cords
- Candles
- Canned water
- Crank flashlight
- Crowbar
- Duct tape
- Dust masks
- First-aid kit
- Freeze-dried food
- Hand sanitizer
- Lantern
- Moist towelettes
- Multi-tool
- Neoprene gloves
- Notebook
- Plastic bucket and lid
- Plastic sheeting (5mm)
- Rope
- Sanitary napkins
- Sharpies
- Soap bar
- Staple gun and staples
- Tarp
- Toilet paper (3)
- Tool kit
- Toothbrushes (2)
- Toothpaste
- Trash bags
- USB power charger
- Utility knife
- Water purification tablets
- Water space blankets (2)
- Ziploc bags
- Zipties
Everything is now tucked neatly away in the large Pelican case especially obtained for this (or in the case of the bleach, in the 5 gallon bucket.) Bonus: now that this project is complete, the case is now no longer in the foyer but stowed within easy reach.