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Checklists are an important part of any preparedness activity. Below are a few tools that we use to keep our lives organized. Feel free to use these to help your family engage in preparedness discussions.
Checklists are an important part of any preparedness activity. Below are a few tools that we use to keep our lives organized. Feel free to use these to help your family engage in preparedness discussions.
Every family should have a first aid kit in their home and one that travels with them. Here are some items we keep in our kits:
Every time you go on an outdoor adventure, each group member should have the 10 essentials with them. These essential items are important for any survival situation – known and unknown.
As a family, we embraced the concept that a diaper bag is really an all-hazards emergency kit. If your children are of an age where diapers are still needed, then a well stocked kit is critical. Below are items we carried in our diaper bag.
A foundation for family preparedness is a pantry with enough food to keep your family safe and healthy for 72 hours. Regularly rotating food through your pantry will ensure that items don’t go bad. Below are a few key items in our pantry.
Mission planning is a critical part of being prepared. This process requires you to mentally prepare for each leg of your adventure, allowing you to identify potential issues or roadblocks before they arise on the road. The plan is only effective if it is communicated to your group; allowing enough time for everyone to review and ask questions before leaving.
In our family, we use a written mission plan when preparing for an adventure. A sample of a plan can be found at the link below.
DISCLAIMER: This document has not been updated since 2018 and therefore contains outdated information. As such, the information contained within the sample plan should not be relied upon.
