On the day of the September 2010 earthquake I spent the day anxiously making up an emergency kit. It lived in the dining room, by the kitchen door, for a month. On 22nd February I grabbed it as we ran from our house through water, silt and sewage. We used a lot of the items over the subsequent days. I thought I'd list the contents, both to refer back to, and as a help to others if needed.
In the house I had a basket in which we kept the following (I'd got into the habit of throwing my camera and wallet in there at the end of each day):
important family documents (including 2 copies of a get thru help sheet and EQC and insurance details and a spare eftpos card)
ziplock bag of chargers (headphones, adapters, phone, camera etc)
wind up torch-radio-charger
In the garage were three other kits.
butane stove and cylinders
radio with batteries and electric cord
ziplock bag of toiletries (deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap)
ziplock bag with sponges and rubber gloves
ziplock bag with candles and matches
squirter bottle (to fill with detol solution)
detol/antiseptic (to make up in a bottle to use instead of soap for washing hands)
bleach (to sanitise drinking water)
washing powder for clothes
large black polythene bags
ziplock bag with a sharp knife, scissors, potato peeler, swiss army knife, screwdriver
ziplock bag with pens and pad of paper
soda water and other bottled water
tube of coffee and condensed milk
rice crackers/cream crackers
Other things I should have had ready and will include when we top up:
change of clothes and shoes
a couple of games and books
collapsable bucket and an old colander (use for a loo)
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