---
title: "Season Prep Checklist"
canonical: "https://anchor.is/docket/issue/51/futures/article/39794/season-prep-checklist"
publication: "The Docket"
publisher: "The Docket"
language: "en-US"
guide: "https://anchor.is/docket/llms.txt"
author: "David Kern"
author_url: "https://anchor.is/docket/team/36"
issue: 51
section: "futures"
section_name: "Future Tense"
published: 2026-09-25
word_count: 266
source_links: 0
---

# Season Prep Checklist

*By [David Kern](<https://anchor.is/docket/team/36/markdown>)*

*September 25, 2026*

[Read on the website](<https://anchor.is/docket/issue/51/futures/article/39794/season-prep-checklist>)

~~Rt 1: County 9 to I-25~~ *closed 2033, burn scar slide*

Rt 2: Frontage rd to Hwy 7, left at ~~Safeway~~ school lot

Go-bags: hall closet, one per person. Check N95 dates. ~~Maya's 22 lbs~~ *repacked to 14. Did it herself*

Water: 1 gal/person/day, 7 days min. Date jugs. **Dad rotates**

Generator: NOT in garage. Test CO alarm first. 5 gal fuel, rotate every 6 mos

Filters: 16x25x1 **MERV 13** ~~not 11~~ ~~not 8~~ *he keeps buying wrong ones*

Insurance: ~~Allstate #______~~ FAIR Plan #______. No ALE anymore. Check if smoke-only still covered. Cert in green binder

~~Cooling ctr: Rec on 5th~~ *closed* — Library, Main St. **Call ahead, hours change**

Meds: 7-day supply in go-bags. Metformin safe to 77°F. Check bag temp

~~Welfare check: Linda, 8am heat days~~ *moved '34* — Dad calls Tomás now

Inventory: video walkthrough, update yearly. *Maya won't do this*

Cash: ~~$100~~ ~~$200~~ $300

**Revision log (back of sheet)**

**2028** First version. Mom's handwriting. Fit on one page.

**2029** Added CO warning after the Walshs. Added second route.

**2030** Laminated. Mom's idea.

**2031** Allstate nonrenewal letter. Dad handled FAIR Plan. First time his writing appears on here.

**2032** Maya added to bag list. She was nine.

**2033** County 9 closed. Slide on old burn scar after monsoon.

**2034** Linda moved to Tucson. That line sat blank three months before Dad wrote in Tomás.

**2035** Rec center defunded. ALE dropped from policy same year.

**2036** Mom stopped updating.

**2037** Maya's handwriting appears for the first time. Crossed out her old bag weight. Repacked it herself. Still won't do inventory.

**2038** This version.

## More

- [Future Tense — Issue 51](<https://anchor.is/docket/issue/51/futures/markdown>)
- [Issue 51](<https://anchor.is/docket/issue/51/markdown>)
- [Publication guide](<https://anchor.is/docket/llms.txt>)