Go bags

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids school said you would not be allowed back to your room if notified of exposure. I want to see how that plays out. They said university personel will not enter a dorm room or aprtment for 3 days. So I guess you just sit in your current clothes? I just told DS to have his charger at all times so he would not lose to use of his phone.

In this situation I would just be prepared to overnight my kid what they needed.

We live 8 hours away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids school said you would not be allowed back to your room if notified of exposure. I want to see how that plays out. They said university personel will not enter a dorm room or aprtment for 3 days. So I guess you just sit in your current clothes? I just told DS to have his charger at all times so he would not lose to use of his phone.

If they believe this virus to pose so much danger that students need to be immediately barred from their rooms upon notification of mere exposure then it is the height of irresponsibility for them to have people on campus at all. That is just so stupid.

[Anonymous]

You can come up with a crazy scenario for almost anything in life to justify almost anything. Why aren't people issued go bags at birth?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can come up with a crazy scenario for almost anything in life to justify almost anything. Why aren't people issued go bags at birth?

I had one for my kids when they were babies -- it was called a "diaper bag" but it had pretty much everything needed to keep the kid alive and comfortable.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the tips so far. As I understand it the bag can be pretty big. He is thinking a large army duffle that was going to be a suitcase anyway. Clothes will be packed in - nothing that is a favorite item so stuff will actually stay in. A small general first aid kit with basic meds (no scrips for him). A small personal shaving kit and soap/shampoo. Towel. Sheets. Blanket.

Now, I am adding, extra charger cords for his phone and laptop. And, it is a decent place to keep ID and keys that he does not carry around with him. I guess he will have to keep his desk and books fairly well organized. As I understand the details - such as they exist - someone Suited up will come in and grab stuff (pictures taken on phone to help in the process) But they won’t be coming back if you forgot to have them pick up something.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids school said you would not be allowed back to your room if notified of exposure. I want to see how that plays out. They said university personel will not enter a dorm room or aprtment for 3 days. So I guess you just sit in your current clothes? I just told DS to have his charger at all times so he would not lose to use of his phone.

In this situation I would just be prepared to overnight my kid what they needed.

We live 8 hours away.

Ok then don’t overnight, drive it there. There are options.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids school said you would not be allowed back to your room if notified of exposure. I want to see how that plays out. They said university personel will not enter a dorm room or aprtment for 3 days. So I guess you just sit in your current clothes? I just told DS to have his charger at all times so he would not lose to use of his phone.

In this situation I would just be prepared to overnight my kid what they needed.

We live 8 hours away.

Ok then don’t overnight, drive it there. There are options.

Doesn;t really matter where the kid is if he does not have aceess to any personal belonging, laptop, car keys etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids school said you would not be allowed back to your room if notified of exposure. I want to see how that plays out. They said university personel will not enter a dorm room or aprtment for 3 days. So I guess you just sit in your current clothes? I just told DS to have his charger at all times so he would not lose to use of his phone.

In this situation I would just be prepared to overnight my kid what they needed.

We live 8 hours away.

Ok then don’t overnight, drive it there. There are options.

Doesn't;t really matter where the kid is if he does not have aceess to any personal belonging, laptop, car keys etc.

Read what you’re responding too. The first poster was concerned about the kid only having access to the clothes they are currently wearing, hence the subsequent posts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for the tips so far. As I understand it the bag can be pretty big. He is thinking a large army duffle that was going to be a suitcase anyway. Clothes will be packed in - nothing that is a favorite item so stuff will actually stay in. A small general first aid kit with basic meds (no scrips for him). A small personal shaving kit and soap/shampoo. Towel. Sheets. Blanket.

Now, I am adding, extra charger cords for his phone and laptop. And, it is a decent place to keep ID and keys that he does not carry around with him. I guess he will have to keep his desk and books fairly well organized. As I understand the details - such as they exist - someone Suited up will come in and grab stuff (pictures taken on phone to help in the process) But they won’t be coming back if you forgot to have them pick up something.

That's you, right, OP?

I'm sorry you're getting this combination of smug replies ("glad my kid is staying home") and ignorant ones ("just overnight what they need"). (Hey, "just overnight" poster/"just drive there" poster: If a kid is in quarantine the college does not want a parent turning up with stuff for them. Great way to spread more virus around.)

OP, DC's small college also wants kids to have "go bags" for quarantine. Your plan above sounds good but be sure to include, in the general first aid kit, a laxative like Dulcolax pills that work overnight; my DC has only been on campus a few days but is already finding that the "grab and go" food service food, while wholesome and good, is currently leaning toward sandwiches etc., and the result is constipation. Pack some very high-fiber snacks your kid chooses so he'll eat them -- maybe dried fruit, nuts, shelf-stable fruit cups (Dole makes good ones), instant oatmeal packets, Fiber One brand chocolate oat bars (so good you don't care that they're "healthy"!) and so on. Today I'm really glad we put Dulcolax into DC's go bag first aid kit, because she had to dig it out to use even though she's not in quarantine.

Ask the school about towels and sheets for quarantine. DC's college will provide sealed packages of bedsheets to quarantine rooms because they don't want kids going to quarantine rooms to carry their own sheets or blankets with them for obvious reasons. Not sure about towels! I'll have to inquire about that myself....

Loads of extra masks and sanitizer since even in quarantine a kid would have to open a room door to pick up food left outside the door. Or a kid will have to interact with someone from health services who comes to check on him in person.

And yes, extra charging blocks and cords for phones and laptops. Even "extra extras" as we called them -- DC went with not just the usual chargers but at least two extras of everything, since cords can break and blocks (what you plug in) can get lost.

OP, I wish your kid the very best at college. It is an inestimably stressful time for students, parents, and college staffers as well.

[Anonymous]

We are sending our kid with a car. If he has to head out fast, he will just chuck it all in.

[Anonymous]

If student is not in their room when they are told to quarantine, how will they retrieve their GO BAG? Maybe they should have it with them at all times. This entire post has is ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If student is not in their room when they are told to quarantine, how will they retrieve their GO BAG? Maybe they should have it with them at all times. This entire post has is ridiculous.

Do you really think colleges have given zero thought to that scenario?

Of course they will have a protocol for how to get a go bag to a student if the student goes directly from, say, the student health clinic to a quarantine room. Our kid's college will have a designated health services staffer who picks up the bag and gets it to the quarantine location.

What's ridiculous is your ignorance and compulsion to criticize things about which you know nothing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are sending our kid with a car. If he has to head out fast, he will just chuck it all in.

If he's infected he has no business driving anywhere and "heading out" to spread the virus to your hometown and anywhere in between that he stops.

And if you think, he'll be fine to drive home even if he's infected: Are you totally unaware that infected people can have zero symptoms, feel fine, and still spread the virus to others?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for the tips so far. As I understand it the bag can be pretty big. He is thinking a large army duffle that was going to be a suitcase anyway. Clothes will be packed in - nothing that is a favorite item so stuff will actually stay in. A small general first aid kit with basic meds (no scrips for him). A small personal shaving kit and soap/shampoo. Towel. Sheets. Blanket.

Now, I am adding, extra charger cords for his phone and laptop. And, it is a decent place to keep ID and keys that he does not carry around with him. I guess he will have to keep his desk and books fairly well organized. As I understand the details - such as they exist - someone Suited up will come in and grab stuff (pictures taken on phone to help in the process) But they won’t be coming back if you forgot to have them pick up something.

That's you, right, OP?

I'm sorry you're getting this combination of smug replies ("glad my kid is staying home") and ignorant ones ("just overnight what they need"). (Hey, "just overnight" poster/"just drive there" poster: If a kid is in quarantine the college does not want a parent turning up with stuff for them. Great way to spread more virus around.)

OP, DC's small college also wants kids to have "go bags" for quarantine. Your plan above sounds good but be sure to include, in the general first aid kit, a laxative like Dulcolax pills that work overnight; my DC has only been on campus a few days but is already finding that the "grab and go" food service food, while wholesome and good, is currently leaning toward sandwiches etc., and the result is constipation. Pack some very high-fiber snacks your kid chooses so he'll eat them -- maybe dried fruit, nuts, shelf-stable fruit cups (Dole makes good ones), instant oatmeal packets, Fiber One brand chocolate oat bars (so good you don't care that they're "healthy"!) and so on. Today I'm really glad we put Dulcolax into DC's go bag first aid kit, because she had to dig it out to use even though she's not in quarantine.

Ask the school about towels and sheets for quarantine. DC's college will provide sealed packages of bedsheets to quarantine rooms because they don't want kids going to quarantine rooms to carry their own sheets or blankets with them for obvious reasons. Not sure about towels! I'll have to inquire about that myself....

Loads of extra masks and sanitizer since even in quarantine a kid would have to open a room door to pick up food left outside the door. Or a kid will have to interact with someone from health services who comes to check on him in person.

And yes, extra charging blocks and cords for phones and laptops. Even "extra extras" as we called them -- DC went with not just the usual chargers but at least two extras of everything, since cords can break and blocks (what you plug in) can get lost.

OP, I wish your kid the very best at college. It is an inestimably stressful time for students, parents, and college staffers as well.

Good lord you’re slow. You’re not going to transmit the virus by mailing your kid supplies if they can’t access their room and are stuck with only what’s on their body. Take off your tin hat and walk outside. It’s a beautiful day, your brain needs the oxygen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for the tips so far. As I understand it the bag can be pretty big. He is thinking a large army duffle that was going to be a suitcase anyway. Clothes will be packed in - nothing that is a favorite item so stuff will actually stay in. A small general first aid kit with basic meds (no scrips for him). A small personal shaving kit and soap/shampoo. Towel. Sheets. Blanket.

Now, I am adding, extra charger cords for his phone and laptop. And, it is a decent place to keep ID and keys that he does not carry around with him. I guess he will have to keep his desk and books fairly well organized. As I understand the details - such as they exist - someone Suited up will come in and grab stuff (pictures taken on phone to help in the process) But they won’t be coming back if you forgot to have them pick up something.

That's you, right, OP?

I'm sorry you're getting this combination of smug replies ("glad my kid is staying home") and ignorant ones ("just overnight what they need"). (Hey, "just overnight" poster/"just drive there" poster: If a kid is in quarantine the college does not want a parent turning up with stuff for them. Great way to spread more virus around.)

OP, DC's small college also wants kids to have "go bags" for quarantine. Your plan above sounds good but be sure to include, in the general first aid kit, a laxative like Dulcolax pills that work overnight; my DC has only been on campus a few days but is already finding that the "grab and go" food service food, while wholesome and good, is currently leaning toward sandwiches etc., and the result is constipation. Pack some very high-fiber snacks your kid chooses so he'll eat them -- maybe dried fruit, nuts, shelf-stable fruit cups (Dole makes good ones), instant oatmeal packets, Fiber One brand chocolate oat bars (so good you don't care that they're "healthy"!) and so on. Today I'm really glad we put Dulcolax into DC's go bag first aid kit, because she had to dig it out to use even though she's not in quarantine.

Ask the school about towels and sheets for quarantine. DC's college will provide sealed packages of bedsheets to quarantine rooms because they don't want kids going to quarantine rooms to carry their own sheets or blankets with them for obvious reasons. Not sure about towels! I'll have to inquire about that myself....

Loads of extra masks and sanitizer since even in quarantine a kid would have to open a room door to pick up food left outside the door. Or a kid will have to interact with someone from health services who comes to check on him in person.

And yes, extra charging blocks and cords for phones and laptops. Even "extra extras" as we called them -- DC went with not just the usual chargers but at least two extras of everything, since cords can break and blocks (what you plug in) can get lost.

OP, I wish your kid the very best at college. It is an inestimably stressful time for students, parents, and college staffers as well.

Good lord you’re slow. You’re not going to transmit the virus by mailing your kid supplies if they can’t access their room and are stuck with only what’s on their body. Take off your tin hat and walk outside. It’s a beautiful day, your brain needs the oxygen.

NP: Huh? Campus mail usually takes awhile--and if they are in quarantine probably they can't go and access it. Much better to be prepared. PP is describing what actually helped in her DDs situation. Nothing tin hat about it.