Home checklist summary:

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• Water: store 15 gallons of potable water per person (roughly 1 gallon per day) and have ways to treat dirty water via either a portable water filter or countertop water filter 

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• Food: at least 23,000 calories per person (roughly 1,500 calories per day) of shelf-stable food that’s ready to eat or only needs boiling water to make; usually one or a mix of extra supermarket food you normally eat anyway or special prepper food that lasts forever

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• Fire: lighters, matches, and backup fire starters

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• Light: headlamps, flashlights, candles, lanterns

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• Heating and cooling: indoor-safe heaters, extra blankets, USB-powered fan

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• Shelter: a cheap tarp (anything you find at a local store) comes in handy for improvised shelter, plugging holes in the house, and clearing debris

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• Medical: list of 145 prioritized home medical supplies

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• Hygiene: wet wipes, hand sanitizer, camp soap

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• Communication: either a one-way NOAA radio or a two-way ham radio (if you know how to use it)

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• Power: spare batteries and rechargers (your bug out bag will have a solar charger, but you can also get a second one for home)

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• Tools: axe, shovel, work gloves, wrench for your gas lines, zip ties, duct tape, etc.

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• Self defense: depends on personal views, may include body armor, firearms, etc.

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• Cash: as much as you can reasonably afford to stash

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• Mental health: board games, favorite books, headphones, movies downloaded to a tablet, etc.

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• Documents: copy of deeds/titles, insurance policies, birth certificates, maps, pictures of family members, etc. in both physical and USB thumb drive forms

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• Local & emergency info: write down important contact numbers, know the location of the nearest hospitals, etc.