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RE: Emergency Preparedness // Making a Bug Out Bag
Great list.
For the radio. A Handcrank solar/powered radio/flashlight would be ideal.
For fire, you can get a stick of magnesium with flint attached. You can take any hard object, scrape off the magnesium (oxide), then flash it with flint and you get fire that will ignite in wet or dry conditions.
One other recommendation to think of is feminine hygiene products. As a specific example, when women escape an abusive home, they grab their "bug-out bag" and head for a shelter. The one item that those shelters are in constant need of is feminine hygiene products.
Thank you so much for the suggestion on a radio! That is super helpful.
Also, thanks for the suggestions on the rest of my list. I'm surprised I didn't think about feminine hygiene products! What a simple, but important item to include.