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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]- A swimsuit.

- Something that can work as a cover-up. (Might be a garment used for other purposes.)

- Battery/flashlight pack: Someone else mentioned a flashlight and batteries. I think it's good for everyone to have a mini hurricane/tornado/flood/earthquake prep kit: several little flashlights, a big package of AA batteries, a big package of AAA batteries, at least one package of breakfast bars, a pack of playing cards, and a transistor AM/FM radio that runs on the AA batteries or the AAAs. If she gets through the school year without problems, then she should try to donate that to a homeless shelter, or to a relief effort for people who have gone through a disaster. Most of the time, that stuff will take up space, but, every 20 years or so, it will be nice to have.

- Tape: someone mentioned Scotch tape and masking tape. I'd add some duct tape and some masking tape.

- A fabric marker (just in case).

- A Sharpie pen.[/quote]

Other emergency things I thought up (note that they can be used for camping and everyday life as well
As for emergencies):

- A paper or laminated map of the area right around the campus (the city or county or whatever), in case cell service goes down.

- A paper or laminated map of the state.

- A pair of shorts and a pair of jeans or khakis, even for people who don't usually wear either.

- The kind of Keens or other shoes you could wear when walking into a slippery stream.

- A few pieces of sidewalk chalk, for for example, playing hopscotch, or telling rescue crews where you've gone.

- A couple of packages of fire resistant matches, from a shop with someone who can tell you how they work.

- If you see it at the camping store: a lightweight nylon-rain poncho that folds into its own pocket and, ideally, is designed with loops you can use to tie it up and make a little emergency shelter. (Really: more for use as an emergency blanket; real foil survival blankets are awful).

- A web search to see if there are ever any bears in the area around the campus. If so, a printout of a discussion of how to live alongside bears.

- Maybe a life jacket?

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