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Julian: /* Example group item list */

2024-07-17T10:35:06Z

Example group item list

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	\| 1 whistle \|\| \|\| X		\| 1 whistle \|\| \|\| X
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	\| 1 mobile phone, pre charged and with credit \|\| \|\| X		\| 1 mobile phone, pre charged and with credit (see [[Cellular_communications]]) \|\| \|\| X
	\|-		\|-
	\| Pair of walkie talkies (see [[Radio]] \|\| X \|\|		\| Pair of walkie talkies (see [[Radio]]) \|\| X \|\|
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	\| 1 Hand held AM/FM radio with retractable antenna and pre-charged batteries \|\| X \|\|		\| 1 Hand held AM/FM radio with retractable antenna and pre-charged batteries (see [[Radio]]) \|\| X \|\|
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	\| 1 Pre-charged USB (minimum 20,000 mAh) power bank, solar banks better \|\| X \|\|		\| 1 Pre-charged USB (minimum 20,000 mAh) power bank, solar banks better \|\| X \|\|

Julian: /* Example group item list */

2024-07-17T10:33:26Z

Example group item list

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	\| 1 mobile phone, pre charged and with credit \|\| \|\| X		\| 1 mobile phone, pre charged and with credit \|\| \|\| X
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			\| Pair of walkie talkies (see [[Radio]] \|\| X \|\|
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	\| 1 Hand held AM/FM radio with retractable antenna and pre-charged batteries \|\| X \|\|		\| 1 Hand held AM/FM radio with retractable antenna and pre-charged batteries \|\| X \|\|

Julian at 10:30, 17 July 2024

2024-07-17T10:30:51Z

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	Children can use their school bags as Go Bags. In it should be enough to keep them warm, dried fruits and other healthy snacks, their ID, phone, a torch and anything to comfort them such as a favourite stuffed toy or book.		Children can use their school bags as Go Bags. In it should be enough to keep them warm, dried fruits and other healthy snacks, their ID, phone, a torch and anything to comfort them such as a favourite stuffed toy or book.

	=== Protecting contents ===		== Protecting contents ==

	In an environmental or other disaster the conditions you and your gear are exposed to can change suddenly. As a result, it is important that you consider what the elements can do to the contents you depend upon.		In an environmental or other disaster the conditions you and your gear are exposed to can change suddenly. As a result, it is important that you consider what the elements can do to the contents you depend upon.

Julian: /* Example Go Bag item list */

2024-07-17T10:28:42Z

Example Go Bag item list

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	* Child 2: diabetic, takes insulin		* Child 2: diabetic, takes insulin

	=== Example ~~Go Bag~~ item list ===		=== Example group item list ===

	The below (draft) list is intended as a generic yet comprehensive guide for groups of up to 5 or so people providing 3 days of support		The below (draft) list is intended as a generic yet comprehensive guide for groups of up to 5 or so people providing 3 days of support. These items would be organised into bags to support both group and individual needs. A large 75L Backpack carried by the strongest person(s) in the group can carry items for the whole group, alongside their own personal items.


	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	\|+ ~~Go Bag item table example~~		\|+
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	! Item !! Per group !! Per person		! Item !! Per group !! Per person

Julian: /* Example Go Bag item list */

2024-07-17T10:25:35Z

Example Go Bag item list

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	=== Example Go Bag item list ===		=== Example Go Bag item list ===

	The below (draft) list is intended as a guide for groups of up to 5 or so people providing 3 days of support		The below (draft) list is intended as a generic yet comprehensive guide for groups of up to 5 or so people providing 3 days of support


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	\| 1 small traveling towell \|\| \|\| X		\| 1 small traveling towell \|\| \|\| X
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			\| 1 tube SPF50+ sunscreen \|\| X \|\|
			\|-
			\| Insect repellent \|\| X \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| 1 roll of toilet paper and hand sanitiser in zip lock bag \|\| \|\| X		\| 1 roll of toilet paper and hand sanitiser in zip lock bag \|\| \|\| X

Julian: /* Example Go Bag item list */

2024-07-17T10:24:01Z

Example Go Bag item list

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	\| 1 Wet bag for wet/dirty clothing. Strong rubbish/trash bag will do \|\| \|\| X		\| 1 Wet bag for wet/dirty clothing. Strong rubbish/trash bag will do \|\| \|\| X
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	\| 1x multi-tool (LeatherMan or similar) \|\| X \|\|		\| Toothbrush \|\| \|\| X
			\|-
			\| 1 tube toothpaste \|\| X \|\|
			\|-
			\| 1 multi-tool (LeatherMan or similar) with pliers, scissors and screwdriver heads \|\| X \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| 1 Cigarette lighter and/or safety matches in plastic ziplock bag \|\| X \|\|		\| 1 Cigarette lighter and/or safety matches in plastic ziplock bag \|\| X \|\|
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	\| Essential medications in screw top plastic bottles and/or zip-lock bags \|\| \|\| X		\| Essential medications in screw top plastic bottles and/or zip-lock bags \|\| \|\| X
	\|}		\|}


	=== Size and weight considerations ===		=== Size and weight considerations ===

Julian: /* Water and humidity */

2024-07-17T10:22:14Z

Water and humidity

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	[[File:Dry bag.jpg\|thumb\|A 'dry bag' can be a good option for keeping many items dry at once, then placed into the larger backpack.]]		[[File:Dry bag.jpg\|thumb\|A 'dry bag' can be a good option for keeping many items dry at once, then placed into the larger backpack.]]

	~~Food in cans can be exposed to humidity, so does not need to be sealed, whereas identification~~ papers, cash, toilet paper and towel do need to be ~~sealed~~. For the purposes of waterproofing, protect what you need to imagining that the entire Go Bag can be briefly submersed in water. Solutions to dry storage:		Identification papers, cash, toilet paper and towel, a change of clothing all need to be protected from humidity. For the purposes of waterproofing, protect what you need to imagining that the entire Go Bag can be briefly submersed in water. Solutions to dry storage:

	* Quality zip-lock plastic bags. Typically transparent, can help you quickly find what you need		* Quality zip-lock plastic bags. Typically transparent, can help you quickly find what you need

Julian: /* Size and weight considerations */

2024-07-17T10:20:41Z

Size and weight considerations

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	=== Size and weight considerations ===		=== Size and weight considerations ===
	~~Those in the needs list that can be fit into a bag or~~ bags ~~will comprise your local community or family's Go Bag contents. For this reason, the bag~~ chosen should be suitable to meet the size of the contents inside. Backpacks used for camping make a better choice for Go Bags than a suitcase or hand-held bag as they are designed to carry weight on the hips~~, freeing~~ up the arms. ~~More~~ weight can be carried which may be critical if it is required that you need to walk by ~~food~~ for long periods. Further, ~~such bags~~ have compartments and pockets designed around easy and rapid access to essentials, and as such help you organise your bag around priorities, while also protecting the important and more vulnerable items. ~~The physically strongest~~ and ~~most able in the group should carry the heaviest bags with items for~~ the whole ~~group~~, ~~with the weakest and least able carrying the lightest or none at all~~. ~~All~~ should ~~carry~~ their ~~own~~ ID and a ~~day's rations of food in the event they are separated from the group~~.		The bags chosen should be suitable to meet the size of the contents inside. The physically strongest and most able in the group should carry the heaviest bags with items for the whole group, with the weakest and least able carrying the lightest or none at all. All should carry their own ID and a day's rations of food in the event they are separated from the group.

			Backpacks of the sort used for camping make a better choice for Go Bags than a suitcase or hand-held bag as they are designed to carry weight on the hips and free up the arms. Much more weight can be carried with such bags, which may be critical if it is required that you need to walk by foot for long periods. Further, backpacks have compartments and pockets designed around easy and rapid access to essentials, and as such help you organise your bag around priorities, while also protecting the important and more vulnerable items. Many backpacks also have rain covers which can be pulled out and stretched over the whole pack, keeping it dry in wet weather.

			Children can use their school bags as Go Bags. In it should be enough to keep them warm, dried fruits and other healthy snacks, their ID, phone, a torch and anything to comfort them such as a favourite stuffed toy or book.

	=== Protecting contents ===		=== Protecting contents ===

Julian at 09:51, 17 July 2024

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 * Child 2: diabetic, takes insulin
+=== Example Go Bag item list ===
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 | Essential medications in screw top plastic bottles and/or zip-lock bags || || X
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Julian: /* Example Go Bag item list */

2024-07-17T09:46:46Z

Example Go Bag item list

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	\| 1 Wet bag for wet/dirty clothing. Strong rubbish/trash bag will do \|\| \|\| X		\| 1 Wet bag for wet/dirty clothing. Strong rubbish/trash bag will do \|\| \|\| X
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			\| 1x multi-tool (LeatherMan or similar) \|\| X \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| 1 Cigarette lighter and/or safety matches in plastic ziplock bag \|\| X \|\|		\| 1 Cigarette lighter and/or safety matches in plastic ziplock bag \|\| X \|\|