Packing an Emergency Tech Bag

Emergencies and disasters are things that can occur and mostly out of our control. Since most of them are unpredictable, there will be moments when we’ll get caught off-guard and just grab the nearest things to us, to save our lives. Even if they’re unpredictable, we can still do our best to prepare for them. While we prepare for our survival kits with necessities such as food and clothing, it’s also a great idea to pack an emergency tech bag along with it. We listed down a couple of items (and where to find them) that are necessary in times of these kinds of situations. Read on!

Water-resistant/Dry Bag

Since what you’re packing will be a tech emergency bag, it’s highly important that the items in the bag will be safe and dry. To start it off, you’ll need a water-resistant bag. It’ll have to be spacious enough to hold all the tech items you’ll be storing in it.

• Waterproof Dry Bag Set – PHP 699USD 12INR 1,010EUR 11CNY 87
• 30L Watertight Duffel Bag – PHP 1,200USD 20INR 1,734EUR 19CNY 149
• Xiaomi Mi Urban Backpack – PHP 3,000USD 51INR 4,334EUR 49CNY 372

Torchlight / Flashlight

If the power goes out in emergency situations, it’s best to be prepared with torchlights on hand. With this, it’ll be much safer for you to navigate around in the darkness, and you also won’t end up losing your way around.

• Hand Crank Flashlight – PHP 39USD 0.66INR 56EUR 0.63CNY 5
• Portable Waterproof LED Flashlight – PHP 182USD 3INR 263EUR 3CNY 23
• Akari Search Light – PHP 499USD 9INR 721EUR 8CNY 62
• Akari Rechargeable LED Solar Flashlight + Lantern – PHP 500USD 9INR 722EUR 8CNY 62
• Firefly High Power Emergency Flashlight – PHP 830USD 14INR 1,199EUR 13CNY 103
• Firefly Torchlight with USB Charger – PHP 885USD 15INR 1,278EUR 14CNY 110

Rugged phone / backup phone

Unlike our usual smartphones, rugged phones are waterproof, shockproof, and are made to withstand environmental hazards. While these phones may not look as impressive or attractive as our daily drivers, they work well in emergency situations as backup phones.

• Blackview BV1000 Rugged Phone – PHP 1,989USD 34INR 2,873EUR 32CNY 247
• Cherry Mobile Rover 2 – PHP 2,999USD 51INR 4,332EUR 49CNY 372
• Starmobile Up Xtreme – PHP 3,990USD 68INR 5,764EUR 65CNY 495 

Power banks / Emergency power supplies

Power banks have been a staple in our lives for some years now, all due to our daily use of smartphones. Power banks can be a great help when our electronics run out of juice in the middle of extreme circumstances.

• Hand Crank Charger – PHP 106USD 2INR 153EUR 2CNY 13
• Romoss Sense 6P 20,000mAh Power bank – PHP 775USD 13INR 1,120EUR 13CNY 96
• Romoss Solit 20 20,000mAh Power bank – PHP 799USD 14INR 1,154EUR 13CNY 99
• Romoss LT20 20,000mAh Power bank – PHP 949USD 16INR 1,371EUR 15CNY 118
• Xiaomi Mi 20,000mAh Power Bank – PHP 1,090USD 19INR 1,575EUR 18CNY 135

Solar charger

Portable solar chargers will be able to power up and charge your devices with the use of, as the name implies, solar energy. It’s a great help, especially if an emergency situation happens and the power needs to be cut off.

• GDPLUS Solar Panel Solar Charger – PHP 240USD 4INR 347EUR 4CNY 30
• F6 20,000mAh Solar Charger with Flashlight – PHP 522USD 9INR 754EUR 8CNY 65
• Ulife Gdlite Solar Lighting System – PHP 700USD 12INR 1,011EUR 11CNY 87

Radio / Walkie-Talkie

If smartphones die out during emergencies, or if mobile signals are nowhere to be found, two-way radios can be your form of communication. Keeping yourself and family members equipped with a walkie talkie will ensure that you’ll find your way to each other if ever you get separated.

• Baofeng 888S Two-Way Radio – PHP 729USD 12INR 1,053EUR 12CNY 90
• Midland 2-Way Radio – PHP 2,495USD 43INR 3,604EUR 40CNY 310

GPS Tracker

Personal GPS Trackers can be used as well in case of emergencies. This device allows you to keep track of your family to ensure that they’re safe, no matter what the circumstance.

• MGPS Safety GPS Tracker – PHP 4,949USD 84INR 7,149EUR 80CNY 614

Personal Alarm

Keeping a personal alarm on your person will help rescuers find where you are in the worst scenarios, such as being trapped under collapsed buildings, underground, and the like. Personal alarms will sound off a noise to let rescuers know that you’re alive and that you need help.

• Portable Keyring Personal Alarm – PHP 83USD 1INR 120EUR 1CNY 10
• Personal Alarm – PHP 175USD 3INR 253EUR 3CNY 22

Extra batteries

One of the most important things to not forget in survival kits is extra batteries. They’re absolutely needed if your devices, especially flashlights, aren’t of the rechargeable nature.

• Ace Hardware 4 + 2 AAA Battery Pack – PHP 99USD 2INR 143EUR 2CNY 12
• Akari Rechargeable Battery – PHP 400USD 7INR 578EUR 6CNY 50
• Panasonic Eneloop Rechargeable Battery – PHP 699USD 12INR 1,010EUR 11CNY 87

Digital copies of important documents

Important documents may be the last thing on your mind as you run out of the house in an emergency. To give yourself a piece of mind whether your birth certificate or other important documents are safe, it’s best to keep digital copies of them as well. Using rugged portable, external hard drives will keep your data safe as they’re shockproof and will withstand all the jostling inside your go bag.

• ADATA HD330 1TB Shockproof External HD – PHP 2,625USD 45INR 3,792EUR 43CNY 326
• Transcend 1TB External HD – PHP 2,890USD 49INR 4,175EUR 47CNY 359
• ADATA HD700 1TB Shock/Waterproof External HD – PHP 2,988USD 51INR 4,316EUR 48CNY 371

Have any other tech items that should be needed in an emergency kit? Share them with us!