A small thing to include in your kit that doesn’t take up much room is a local map. You might laugh and think that you drive these roads every day and you don’t need a map and you don’t get lost. Now imagine that your area has just experience a disaster like a tornado, hurricane, or earthquake. How much of your familiar landmarks are around? Are all the main roads still passable or will you need to take some unfamiliar back roads. Another thing to think about, can you still find the place you need to go without landmarks and possible detours while walking? These are just a few reasons why a local map might be nice to include in your 72 hour kit.
A map printed out from the internet is sufficient but make sure it is localized enough to include most of the side streets in your area. Place a symbol or mark where your house is on the map and any other places that would be helpful for your children to know in case anyone gets lost then they will be able to find their way back home. Then consider laminating it so you can still read it when it gets wet.
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