Back to the original topic, add to the list:
Extra socks, underwear and work clothes for every member of the family. Extra work shoes for every member of your family.
Band aids, gauze pads, gauze strips, ace bandages, isopropol alcohol, scissors. More if you have the skill to use what you have. Also, a basic first aid manual.
Tylenol, ibuprofen, benedryl, imodium, stool softener or laxative, pepto bismol (or another stomach aid), mucinex, cough syrup, neosporin, anti-fungal creme, anti-itch creme. Something for sunburn. Baby powder with cornstarch and/or something for diaper rash if you have a baby or a tendency to get “prickly heat” in that part of your anatomy where the sun don’t shine. Any other OTC meds that you use at least once a year.
Any prescription meds for your family.
Extra socks for every member of your family.
Battery powered radio, battery powered flashlight, and extra (regular, NOT rechargable) batteries for both.
Extra socks for every member of your family.
Basic gardening tools and vegetable/fruit seed known to grow well in your area.
You do NOT have to have a tiller to start a new garden. You can start it by turning the soil with a regular shovel. That does require some hard work, though.
Extra socks for every member of the family.
Extra bottled water for every member of the family.
Extra socks for every member of the family.
Oh, did I mention that you really WILL need extra clean, dry socks for every member of the family?
You will thank me later for that subtle reminder….