Just in Case (34 page)

Notepad and pen

Toilet paper

Sanitary supplies

Hand warmers

Multifunction pocketknife

Radio (hand cranked or battery operated with batteries)

Lightweight sleeping bag*

Three- to five-day supply of any medication taken regularly

Matches or butane lighter

Cash (a hundred dollars in small bills and change)

Cell phone

Mess kit

Spare eyeglasses, if necessary

Spare shoelaces