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Evacuation Backpack
A backpack for the first 72 hours — what to pack, how to carry it and how to leave home calmly when you have to
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Levels this guide covers
72 hours2 weeks3 months1 year+
In short
- One backpack per person, ready by the exit, weighing no more than about 10% of your body weight.
- Contents for 72 hours: water, food, medicines, clothing, light, a radio, documents and cash.
- When the authorities order an evacuation — leave right away, by the route they recommend.
- Before you go: gas, water, power, a note for your household, the door locked.
- Check the backpack twice a year and swap the clothes for the season.
What's inside
- 01Stay or Go
- 02Choosing and Packing Your Backpack
- 03What Goes in the Backpack
- 04Children, Older People and Pets
- 05Documents and Money
- 06Car Kit
- 07Routes and Evacuation Plan
- 08How to Leave Home Safely
- 09Backpack Maintenance
- 10The Most Common Mistakes
- 11Printable Checklist
Worksheets (appendices)
- AWe Have to Go — What First?
- BPacking List per Person
- CRoutes, Destinations and Local Information
- DNote on the Door
- EEquipment by Priority
- FBackpack Check Log
- GWorked Example — a 9.4 kg Backpack
Sources are listed on the last page of every guide.
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