I already have “black out” kits with candles, lighters, matches, flashlights and batteries put together. Have one in the living room by my chair and one in the bedroom next to the bed. I also have those little night lights that are always plugged in and charging. They automatically come on when its dark, and if the power goes out, they come on and will last about 6 hours without further charge. After that, though, would have to use flashlights and candles. We have practiced this and afterwards, purchased those little battery operated puck lights for in the kitchen. They come with double sided adhesive tape stickers. I have a travel bag with snacks and a mini first aid kit that I grab anytime we go somewhere. Can’t just LEAVE it in the car because the heat here in summer would ruin everything. I also have a larger Medical kit in each car, but minus the liquid or gel things. Have to grab that seperate kit (just liquids) on the way out.
We, of course, have a bug out bag. But no food or water in it. It lives in the trunk of my car. I have a seperate case for food, which lives by the front doot. Also a case of water.
I will put together a sort of pandemic / nuclear kit today with the iodine tablets, N-100 masks, gloves, etc. It will live in the big bathroom, where the rest of my medical stuff lives. Yes, it is a bathroom, but it is not used as such. It is so large, I don’t consider it a practical bathroom. (It has a jacuzzi in it, but with our water pressure, it would take well over an hour to fill. We would like to take it out and make that room into a storage room of some kind. Just need the time and money to do so!!) We have 2 other bathrooms, a main one for guests with a shower, toilet and sink, and a small one in our bedroom, which is the one we use for showering, and it has a toilet, mirror, sink. I also need to pull out the medical kit from the car and re-stock it. Thanks for reminding me!!