Your ‘Go Bag’ checklists. First you will find items based on importance. Further down you will find a more extensive list, in alphabetic order.
Ensure your ‘Go Bag’ includes these essentials:
- 3-day supply of non-perishable food; 3 gallons of water per person minimum
- A map with at least 2 evacuation routes
- Necessary prescriptions or medications
- A change of clothes and shoes, extra eyeglasses/contact lenses
- Hat and sunglasses
- Extra car keys, credit cards, cash, or traveler’s checks
- A first aid kit & sanitation supplies
- A flashlight & battery-powered radio with extra batteries
- Copies of important documents (birth certificates, passports, etc.)
- Pet food & water
- An N95 mask for each person
Always have sturdy shoes and a flashlight near your bed, ready for sudden night evacuations.
Most advise having these tools and supplies:
- Whistle (to signal for help) with string to go around your neck
- Dust mask (to help filter contaminated air)
- Plastic sheeting, scissors and duct tape (to shelter in place)
- Moist towelettes, garbage bags and plastic ties (for personal sanitation)
- Wrench or pliers (to turn off utilities)
- Manual can opener (for food)
If time allows, consider adding:
- Personal computer data on hard drives and disks
- Chargers for cell phones and laptops
- Valuables that are easy to carry
- Family photos and irreplaceable items
Additional Emergency Supplies
Consider adding the following items to your emergency supply kit based on your individual needs:
- Soap, hand sanitizer and disinfecting wipes to disinfect surfaces
- Prescription medications. About half of all Americans take a prescription medicine every day. An emergency can make it difficult for them to refill their prescription or to find an open pharmacy. Organize and protect your prescriptions, over-the-counter drugs, and vitamins to prepare for an emergency.
- Non-prescription medications such as pain relievers, anti-diarrhea medication, antacids or laxatives
- Prescription eyeglasses and contact lens solution
- Infant formula, bottles, diapers, wipes and diaper rash cream
- Pet food and extra water for your pet
- Cash or traveler’s checks
- Important family documents such as copies of insurance policies, identification and bank account records saved electronically or in a waterproof, portable container
- Sleeping bag or warm blanket for each person
- Complete change of clothing appropriate for your climate and sturdy shoes
- Fire extinguisher
- Matches in a waterproof container
- Feminine supplies and personal hygiene items
- Mess kits, paper cups, plates, paper towels and plastic utensils
- Paper and pencil in a plastic zip bag
Some items to consider for your Go Bag, in alphabetic order:
Aspirin or Tylenol
Australian Rain Drover and Liner
Axe / Hatchet
Battery Charger Unit
Can Opener
Cash, in a waterproof container
Clipper Card
Close your Skylights
Computer Charger and Cable
Deodorant
Driver’s License / Passport Copy
Duct Tape
Emergency Blanket
Family Documents PDF Files
First Aid Book
Food – canned soups, stews, tuna fish, etc.
Food – Non Perishable Protein Bars, Pull Tab
Debit Card
Garbage Bags
Global Entry Cards
Gloves – Thin – Electronic –
Go Bag
Goggles
Hand Cranked Radio
Hand Sanitizer / Moist Towelettes
Handkerchiefs
Hat
Head Lamp
Ibuprofen
iWatch & Charger
LED Light
Gas / Recharge Car
Light Rain Parka with hood
Light Vest / Sweater / Sweat Shirt
Long Sleeve Shirt
Mess Kit
Mouth Mask – COVID / Smoke
Mouthwash
Multipurpose Utility Key + Wallet Sized Unit
Pants
Passports & Visa & COVID Vaccination/Inoculations
Pen, Highlighter, Note Pads, Paper, Post-its
Pepto Bismol Imodium AD – Backpack
Poncho Emergency
Razor
Underwear
Shirts and Pants
Prescriptions – Medicine and Glasses
Safety Vest
Sandals/Shower shoes
Scarf
Screwdriver set (normal & Phillips head)
Shirts
Shoes (good for walking distances)
Solar Battery Charger
Spare Glasses and Prescription
Spare iPhones – Charged and IOS + Apps Updated
Sunglasses
Swiss Army Knife
Talc
Toilet Paper
Tylenol
USB Cable – iPad/Thin Black/iPod Cable
USB MBA White Charger & Cable
Vest
Walky Talky and Charger
WATER: at least 3 gallons pp/day, ideally for 1 week
Watch + phone charger – Auto
Watch Cap
Watch Cap Lightweight
Water – LifeStraw + Water Purification Tablets
Whistle & Cord
Work Boots
Work Gloves – 2 Pair
Zip Lock Bags
