The clothes are packed. The food and snacks are loaded. The fuel tank is full. All is ready for a wonderful trip in your recreational vehicle (RV). But what about the emergency preparedness kit? Emergency situations can occur while traveling or camping due to accidents, weather or illness. It’s important to be prepared.
RV Emergency Kit Supplies
At Ketelsen RV, we recommend your RV contain the following items in an emergency kit:
- First aid kit
- Bug bite treatment
- Snake bite kit
- Extra prescription medications
- High calorie energy bars
- Drinking water pouches
- Water purification tablets
- Emergency hand-crank solar radio with National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and AM and FM radio channels, plus LED flashlight and USB mobile phone charger
- Hand-held CB radio
- 300 Lumen LED flashlight with extra batteries
- 12-hour green light sticks
- Emergency candles
- Waterproof matches
- Emergency whistles
- Emergency whistles
- N95 flat fold dust masks
- Thermal Mylar blanket
- Hand warmers
- Waterproof ponchos
- Hand sanitizer
- Multi-tool pocket knife
- Copies of insurance, medical and prescription records, plus family physicians’ phone numbers in a waterproof container
- Credit card and cash in small denominations
Important numbers
Several days before you depart on your RV trip, consider giving your travel itinerary to family members or friends as an added safety measure. Also, ask a relative or friend to be a designated person to call in the event your party gets separated in an emergency situation. A meet-up location can be coordinated through this contact. Put copies of the emergency contact information in your phones, billfolds and emergency preparedness kit.
Don’t forget the pets
If the family dogs and cats come along on your RV excursions, have extra supplies for them, too. Put extra food in the emergency preparedness kit for them. And think about adding reflective leashes and cloth water bowls, as well.
Have fun and be safe
At Ketelsen RV, we know the joys of camping in a recreational vehicle. But sometimes emergencies do arise and, when that happens, we want you to be prepared and safe. For additional RV News and Tips, sign up for our newsletter.
Or if you’re interested in looking at RVs, stop by Ketelsen RV in Hiawatha, Iowa. We have many new and used models we can show you, and we’re happy to answer all your questions.
