emergency kit
You need water probably about 12-16 gallons or depending on the amount of people in you family this is important because you need water to survive
food: you need enough food to feed your family but only canned food or anything that doesnt need to be cooked
a first aid kit incase someone gets hurt and you need something to cover or cure it
flashlights for everyone in the family in case its dark and you need to see also what if you hear a noise in the middle of the night your not gonna be able to turn on the light cause theres no electricity
batteries lots of them for the flashlights and the radio
a radio that runs on batteries so that if theres any news you will be able to know
blankets a lot so that if it gets cold you wont have to worry and also if you need to make a bed you can use extra blankets
clothe different kinds and a lot different kinds because what if theres different weather you can just change into something to suit the weather
matches or lighters to start a fire or cook food ?
weapons any kind because what if you see a wild animal your going to have to kill it or if there are other survivers who want to steal you stuff you have to fight but what if they also have weapons thats why you need any kind of weapon