Let me make this short and sweet. If there’s an emergency, grab this stuff and get out! Better yet, go through this list before there’s a disaster and prepare what you can in advance.
Go Bag
Besides food and water, have these items in a place that is easy to pack or already in a backpack:
- Change of clothes
- ID
- Cash
- Cell phone charger (solar too)
- Crank radio
- Medical needs
- Baby needs
- Pet needs
- First aid kit
- Flashlight with extra batteries
- Whistle
- Checkbooks if you use them
- ATM card
Much of what you may need to access can be on your phone if you prepare ahead.
- Apps for banking, insurance, passwords, medical records, brokerages, pharmacy
- Doctors’ contact information
- Contacts in general including emergency contacts
- Photos backed up online
Print this out and put it where you keep your disaster supplies or where you’ll remember you put it if you need to grab it in a hurry. I hope you’ll never need it.
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