Storm Preparedness Checklist
I started this list last year and it looks like we’re going to need it again. I’ll divide it into food and non-food items so it’s more organized, I hope! If I’m missing anything, comment below and I can add it to the main list – thanks!
Non-Food Items
- Aluminum foil
- Baby diapers and any other baby supplies
- Backpacks – in case you have to evacuate
- Batteries – or charge rechargeable ones
- Bike helmets – for protecting your head during high wind events
- Bleach
- Bug spray
- Camping stove
- Candles
- Cash
- Charcoal for grilling
- Cleaning supplies
- Coolers for storing cold foods
- Dish soap for hand washing dishes
- Documents – birth certificates, passports, insurance documents, etc.
- Duct tape
- Emergency radios – we have the ones you crank by hand
- First aid supplies – alcohol, peroxide, bandaids, benedryl cream, neosporin, aloe, cold packs, gauze, Tylenol, liquid benedryl
- Flashlights
- Floatation devices – in case of flooding
- Garbage bags
- Gloves – for cleaning up afterward (latex for indoors and heavy-duty for outdoor cleanup)
- Hand sanitizer
- Hygiene supplies – soap, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, floss, etc.
- Manual can opener
- Matches or lighters
- Pads or tampons
- Paper goods – tp, paper towels, plates, cups, cutlery, etc.
- Pet carrier
- Pet food
- Pet supplies – cat litter, vaccination records
- Plastic wrap or containers for storing food
- Prescriptions – for humans and pets
- Propane for camping stove
- Rain boots
- Soaps – body, dish, hand
- Solar phone charger
- Sunblock
- Wipes – for hands, and other kind for cleaning up
- Ziploc bags
Food Items
- Applesauce or other fruit in single servings
- Baby foods
- Bread
- Canned food
- Cereal bars
- Crackers
- Dried fruit
- Dry cereal or granola
- Fruit – bananas, oranges, apples, and others that don’t require cooling
- Ice
- Instant coffee and shelf-stable non-dairy creamer
- Jelly
- Nut or seed butter that don’t require cooling
- Nuts
- Pet food
- Pretzels
- Shelf-stable drinks – Gatorade, powders to add to water, any other drinks
- Water
I also try, depending on how much time I have, I try to make as many shelf-stable snacks and baked goods for us to eat.
Am I forgetting anything? Please let me know in the comments below!
