INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Grab-n-Go Updates
Two of my readers offered excellent tips for the Grab-and-Go Binder. Squantos suggests having more than one copy of the Binder. Keep one copy in a home safe or fireproof lock box. To keep it waterproof, double-bag it in two Zip-Loc style bags or use a SEAL bag for safekeeping.
A second copy of your binder should be kept in a safe deposit box in a location at least 50 miles from your home. I think this is a great idea if you find yourself unable to return home to get your hard copy. Additionally, consider electronic storage of your information on something like a USB Fob (can keep it on a keychain or hang around your neck, example here), a mini disk or other storage device. Thanks, Squantos!
Reader Apple Pan Dowdy reminded me of the need for good maps! I can’t tell you how many times we have been halfway to Disneyland only to realize we don’t have any road maps and we have to guess our way there. Maps are vital to a safe evacuation, and I have much to tell you on the topic, but for now have a good road map of your state and the surrounding states. That would be a very good start.
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We have a grab 'n' go box for the car. It's about the size of a shoebox. It has maps for our state and adjoining states, as well as the big cities we could go closer to, a widget to help measure distance, glass cleaning wipes (what happens if you go through big mud puddles and can't see through the windows?), a mini compass, a calculator (for distances), and other items specific to the car.
You reminded me that maps of neighboring states belong in the vehicle, NOT in a basket in my bookcase!
We have the big topographical maps / atlases for neighboring states (all the way from us to where our parents and siblings live) on our bookcase, but we keep the smaller AAA ones between us and the family about 2 hrs distant in the car.