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7) Chainsaw, a small (16"-18") chainsaw is a great tool to have for an emergency. It can help you clear roads and driveways and get trees off cars. Very useful, but be sure you use it some before bringing it out during a disaster. Chainsaws are dangerous and it's better to have a tree over your driveway than it is to have a deep cut on your leg or a broken arm from the tree snapping while you cut it.

8) Guns and ammo. Worse comes to worse and you get looters, you need to be able to protect yourself and your community. Even if you never talk to your neighbors, when a hurricane hits I guarantee you will become friends and look out for each other. Do not expect 911 to work. Emergency services will be dealing with missing persons, looters, and all kinds of bullshit. Your call (if your phone even works) will have to get in line behind everyone else and maybe they can come check on you tomorrow.

9) Pet Food and nonperishables. Make sure you have enough to take care of your pets for at least a week at all times. This should be standard advice, but people sometimes forget about this stuff when they think they will be playing rambo or whatever. Keeping a decent stock of nonperishables for people is also smart. Peanut butter, crackers, jerky, honey, canned soup, canned vegetables, etc.

10) Tools, building materials and stuff like that. You might need to board up a window, make a sign, change a tire, brace a tree or a roof, fix a fence temporarily, or work on a small engine like a generator or chainsaw. Having some supplies lying around and a little knowhow goes a long way. Keeping some oil for generators is a great idea too. A lot of people forget how frequently you change that stuff when running 24/7. A roll of caution tape can also save someone's life if you have a downed power line.

anyway that's my "off the top of my head" disaster prep checklist from a florida man