“Did you feel that?” is probably the most-asked question in my house. I live about a mile from the San Francisco Bay Area fault that experts say is probably the region’s most dangerous, so questions like these are common.
It’s hard to forget I live so close, with small shakes every few days. I know I probably won’t get much of a warning before a big quake, so I’m preparing for it.
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My family and I are getting ready. We have an emergency plan: Keep our car fueled up, have portable chargers and know how to shut off our gas. But maybe the most important things we have are our go bags, aka bug-out bags.
One item I’ve included in all our go bags is this multitool by Gerber that includes pliers, scissors, screwdrivers, wire cutters and a knife. You can drop a lot of money on a multitool — and some are absolutely worth it — but because both price and weight were important to me, I chose the Gerber Dime 12-in-1 Mini multitool.
Normally priced around $30, this multitool is worth grabbing whether it’s on sale or not. And during Amazon’s Labor Day sale, you can grab both the black version and red version at a 20% discount. If you don’t mind spending a couple more bucks, you can also grab the multitool in green.
It’s also a great tool to have in general, like in your car or your desk drawer at work.
In addition to having bug-out bags at the ready, we keep an extensive earthquake kit in a big toy chest. With the big kit, weight isn’t really an issue, and we can store enough food, water and whatever else we need to make it through a few days or even weeks. But in a go bag, each item has to be portable and essential, because weight adds up quickly. (This is the mini lantern I’m going with.) The Gerber Dime 12-in-1 Mini weighs just a few ounces and fits into the palm of my hand when it’s folded up.
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