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• Advice
• Warning
• What you need

• Put things like walking shoes, canned food, bottled water, and bulky lights on the bottom of the bag.

Place your clothes in a zippered plastic bag. Consider using a Zip-Lock plastic bag or vacuum bag for storing clothes before placing them in an emergency bag. This way you can keep your clothes dry in the event of a flood.

• Vacuum bags will also save you space in emergency suits, as they minimize bulky clothes and blankets that take up space in bags.

Organize everything in the bag. To avoid crushing or damaging the items in the bag, you should try to arrange everything properly. Put the heaviest items first (at the bottom of the bag). Then, you can add other things by weight, the lightest items will be on top.

• Try to arrange items in groups. When packing clothes in a plastic bag, put all of each person's clothes in one bag, or put all your underwear in a small bag and warm or thicker clothes in a larger bag.
• You can also put all sanitary products in one bag or compartment of the emergency bag and all the tools in another bag.

Storing food in plastic or tin. If you have other foods (other than canned foods), store them in plastic or tin cans. This will prevent the food from spoiling or getting in by insects, as the food left or in a paper box will easily become a target for insects and other animals.

• Now you can put the food box in the emergency bag.

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Part 3 of 3: Storing bags

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   Store the bag in a cool, dry place. Food should be stored in proper conditions to avoid spoilage or contamination. If the emergency bag contains food, keep it in a cool, dry place away from ventilation slots or entrances with hot or cold air. You also need to keep the bag in a safe and unobstructed place. The proper place to store the bag should be away from people traveling or daily activities.
   • This will also prevent domestic animals from accessing the contents of the bag.
   • Consider keeping the bag on top of a cupboard or in a laundry closet.

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   Keep the bag in an easy-to-reach place. If you needed to get an emergency bag then something went wrong and you need to act quickly. Keep the bag in a spot that you can instantly identify when you rush out of the house.
   • You might also consider keeping the emergency bag in the trunk for easy access, but don't forget that the contents can be exposed to extremely hot or cold temperatures depending on the season and are not suitable for food storage.

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   Keep the bag out of the reach of children and pets. When an emergency occurs, you probably don't want to rush to grab the bag out the door and then find out that your puppy bites the bag to get the food inside, or your baby thinks the flashlight is a toy and cleans the battery. advertisement

Advice

• If you are preparing multiple bags for a variety of situations, make sure the bags have a clearly identifiable appearance, such as handles of different colors or baggage labels.

Warning

• Pay attention to follow the news. If there is a fire nearby or an extreme weather is imminent, you should arrange a few items ready to evacuate. Consider leaving before the warrant is required, and you will have a much better advantage over people who hesitate until everyone is gone to get on the road and get stuck on the road and run into poverty.
• You should only use the bag in an emergency. Don't open the bag to get things every time you need something.

What you need

• Country
• Food is not perishable
• Battery-powered radio or hand crank charger
• Flashlight and spare battery
• First aid kit
• Horn
• Dust masks
• Wet paper towels
• Bleach or water filters
• Tin opener
• Map of the area
• Cell phone and charger
• Important documents such as residency certificates, family photos including pets, insurance records, and tax records
• Toothbrushes and spare toothpaste
• Mobile phone
• Money
• Comfortable blankets and clothes are suitable for all weather conditions
• Special family needs like prescription medications, baby items, pet items, spare eyeglasses or any other everyone in the house needs
• Swiss Army multi-function knife