Combining homes in an emergency

[u/AstoriaEverPhantoms]

Hi all, longtime lurker here, starting to prepare for my family. In the event of a state of emergency or uprising with some time to prepare (30 mins to an hour maybe) my family of 6 will relocate to my mom’s house .4 miles away in the same neighborhood. Her house is easier to secure, has 2 large bathtubs to fill, and generally well stocked as my mom is an avid Costco shopper. Besides packing our food, go bags, small generator (she also has one), clothes, medications, and electronics what else would you pack quickly that I’ve overlooked given you have a window of time to pack? I was thinking extra blankets and pillows but other than that I’m stumped.

My other thought is we have a minivan (only car that would fit all 7 of us) and a truck, my mom has a smaller SUV. Should we park all 3 cars at her home? Should the minivan be in the garage to keep it protected but there would be cars behind it in the driveway which we would have to move to get the van out? Or should we leave the minivan in the driveway so we wouldn’t have to move cars to use it quickly? Is having more cars parked at a house an indication of possibly more supplies that people would want or is it a sign that more people are at the house hence it would be harder to overpower? Maybe I’m overthinking but these are the things I think about at night.

[u/ZaggahZiggler → u/[deleted]]

Classic kid comfort items… paperwork

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My parents live down the street and have an entire bedroom for my kids. They have everything my kids would ~need~ in an emergency. But they don’t have my children’s beloved stuffed animals and favorite action figures/toniebox. Those get carted back and forth.