Approx 6kg (a 25l bag will be useful to have extra room for jackets). Also, smaller bags for each individual will help with organization.
For Each Parent
- Headlight
- Whistle
- Lighter
- SD card backup with passport photos
- Poncho
- Water bottle
- 2-way radios
- Bandana
For Each Child
- Headlight
- Whistle
- Contact information dog tag (paper scroll type)
- Water bottle
- Poncho
- Bandana
Main Contents
- Tealight candles X 3 (can be used to fix stuck zips, waterproof cotton and leather, hot glue, treat chapped skin, lubricate tools, light, heat, starting a fire by adding extra wick material)
- Passports
- Toiletries
- Toilet paper
- Health
- Hand sanitizer
- Tissues
- Soap
- Tools
- Crank flashlight/lantern
- Leatherman
- Waterproof matches
- Fire starter
- Ferro rod
- Hatchet
- Sewing kit
- Bushcraft knife
- Duck tape
- First Aid Kit
- Extra batteries
- Solar panel
- Paracord
- Hand warmers
- Trash bags
- Tennis ball
- Wet wipes
- Cash ($10k min)
- USB phone cables
- Power bank
- USB adapters (minimum needed for phones and lights from power bank)
- 12-hour glow sticks
- Pen
- Pencil
- Sharpie
- Compass
- Maps of local area (1:50 000)
- Wind up radio with solar and USB in/out (these can get damaged by the EMP generated by nukes, wrap it in 2 layers of paper, then 7 layers of aluminium foil)
- Waterproof notepad
- Burner phone
- Camping towels
- Deck of cards
- Sleeping
- Emergency bivvy
- Tarp
- Cooking
- Water
- Water purifier
- Chlorine diox tablets
- Collapsible water bottles
Luxuries
If you have the luxury of time. No need to pack now, just have this list with the extended kit.
- Close up house
- Turn off gas
- Turn off electric (not fridges)
- Turn off water
- Valuables and photos hidden
- Leave a note with contact information on each floor
- Check doors and windows are locked
- Cooking
- Canned and dry food
- Food from the fridge
- Cooler
- Thermos
- MSR Whisperlite
- Cookset
- Utensil set
- MRE
- Clothes
- Water jug
- Road atlas
- Sleeping bags
- Pillows
- Towels