the best thing you can do is have a preparedness kit. we've spent a lot of time preparing with lucy jones. if you do spend any time with lucy, you will get your own kit. this is the little go baggy keep in my closet. i have another minione i keep in the jeep. a first aid kit, a couple of knives. these are jet oil or something you get at rei for $75. you can heat up water quickly. so you can make these freeze dried foods. extra charger for phones. a solar panel to keep phones charged.