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so, courtesy of our dad, my sister and i both have a hearty streak of prepper/"always have a go-bag ready" mentality
here's a non-exhaustive list of everything i currently have in my go-bag (and, more generally, in my apartment) for disaster preparedness:
here's a non-exhaustive list of everything i currently have in my go-bag (and, more generally, in my apartment) for disaster preparedness:
personal basics:
- a few clean pairs of underwear
- a change of clothing (don't forget socks!)
- spare toothbrush
- tampons/menstrual hygiene
- bandaids & neosporin
- a few separately packaged pairs of latex gloves
- dry shampoo/whatever hair stuff you need
- a few clean pairs of underwear
- a change of clothing (don't forget socks!)
- spare toothbrush
- tampons/menstrual hygiene
- bandaids & neosporin
- a few separately packaged pairs of latex gloves
- dry shampoo/whatever hair stuff you need
household basics:
- powerful flashlight (put batteries in)
- extra batteries
- external battery for phone charging
- hand sanitizer/an alcohol-based cleanser
- bottled water
- at least 3 days of non-perishable food stock (include snacks like granola bars, trail mix)
- powerful flashlight (put batteries in)
- extra batteries
- external battery for phone charging
- hand sanitizer/an alcohol-based cleanser
- bottled water
- at least 3 days of non-perishable food stock (include snacks like granola bars, trail mix)
the "shit is bad" foundational basics:
- pocket knife
- a multi-tool (e.g. "a leatherman")
- bungee cords
- 10 ft of rope
- compass
- duct tape
- water purification tablets
- insect repellant
- a flint
- waterproof & storm proof matches
- a 3-pack of lighters
- pocket knife
- a multi-tool (e.g. "a leatherman")
- bungee cords
- 10 ft of rope
- compass
- duct tape
- water purification tablets
- insect repellant
- a flint
- waterproof & storm proof matches
- a 3-pack of lighters
emergency $ options include actual cash but also valuable metals (my dad is a fan of silver, if you'd like to really get prepper about it)
also think about including things to trade, like cigarettes, extra tampons, stuff that people will definitely want/need
also think about including things to trade, like cigarettes, extra tampons, stuff that people will definitely want/need
this is not an exhaustive list, but i literally have all of it (barring the case of bottled water) in a backpack in my closet
OH YES ALSO
masks!
i had n95s in my go-bag, which is the only reason i had them available to me at the start of the pandemic last march
masks!
i had n95s in my go-bag, which is the only reason i had them available to me at the start of the pandemic last march
gonna refrain from adding a ton to this list (read the comments, folks have great suggestions), but the other thing i forgot: spare/extra medication, if -at all- possible
i'm a midwesterner who has lived in NYC for 5 years and, for a while, didn't keep up on my go-bag bc, let's be real, if something nuclear/horrific happens in this city, we're dead â but the increasing number of climate disasters in recent years has got me back on my bullshit
