Have you ever been in a situation when you needed to be fully prepared? Perhaps it was a situation that required you to study like a test or quiz. Maybe that situation was a natural disaster like an earthquake, hurricane, or tornado. In any case, you need to be fully aware of what you need in order to succeed in making it through.
In this article, I will discuss what items you should have on hand in case of an emergency. Let’s get started.
- Water bottles/ gallons (1 gallon per person per day)
- Water purifying tablets or bleach
- Pictures of your family members (in case they get lost)
- First Aid Kit
- Canned Food
- Dried Food (Rice, Beans, etc)
- Paracord
- Matches/ sparker to start a fire if needed
- Radio (hand crank if possible)
- Charger for phone
- Solar panels
- Emergency blanket
- Toothbrush
- Toothpaste
- Floss
- Sewing kit
- Knife
- Gun (if you own one)
- Form of identification (birth certificate, passport, driver’s license)
- Glow stick
- Mini bottle of rubbing alcohol
- Good pair of shoes
- Reliable pants, shirt, and sweater
- Toilet paper tablets
- Pain medicine (Ibuprofen, etc.)
- Nail clipper
- Tweezers (could be used for a lot of things)
- Physical map of your area
- Compass
- Gas Mask
- Binoculars
- Soap
- Extra pair of socks
- Granola bars
- Prepackaged Camping Food
- MRE’s
- Rain coat
- Salt (will be extremely valuable)
- Sugar (will be extremely valuable)
- Honey (will be extremely valuable)
- Vinegar
- Oil
- Extra gas
- Chopped wood (not necessary but nice to have in case of emergencies)
- Camping tent
- Batteries
- Water filter (LifeStraw, etc.)
- ChapStick
- Headlamp
- Candles
