Prepping for 4th of July travel?
I’m feeling a little anxious about holiday travel and being away from all my supplies between the heat and the current climate of everything. If you’re traveling this weekend, what preps are you including that you might not normally?
My biggest concern currently is probably the power grid going down because of heat or hacking, but there’s obvious 4th issues.
I have a kid who is on meds that make them heat intolerant. We are traveling to a water source so obvious water activity.
I realized half of my battery packs are built in to other devices (camping fans, weather radio) and I’m undecided if it makes sense to bring those. (Maybe the weather radio in case there’s interesting activity on the 4th?)
Where I’m going will have a generator assuming they have fuel on hand, a smoker and a grill with fuel, and a firepit with wood. I think there’s a camping stove but not sure. I have an EV so I can charge or run important things, but obviously not a whole house for a weekend or more. I’d likely focus on fridge, fans, and small things like air fryer or rice cooker. They do have some battery fans, as well as mister fans if there’s electricity.
I’m bringing: fancy water filter, cooling towels (1 per kid), cooling hat (1 per kid + 1 for me), 3 battery packs (2 only work for my phone though!), and a box of instant cooling packs. I’ll have extra medicine on hand in case the tropical storm becomes a hurricane and I can’t go back home.
What am I not thinking of? What are your concerns for the holiday?