A while back, I wrote about the importance of having a safe room in your house.  One question that comes up is what items should be in your safe room?

Here’s what I have in mine:

• Mossberg 500 Shotgun (in “cruiser ready” condition)
• Maglite® 5-Cell D (incandescent)
• Mini Maglite® 2-Cell AA (incandescent)
• Energizer Weather Ready™ LED Nightlight
• Sony ICF-SW7600GR AM/FM/SW Radio
• Leatherman PST®
• Sabre pepper spray
• Slugs (5)
• Shot (20)
• ETON Solarlink FR-360
• USB cable
• Spare cell phone (charger not shown)
• Datrex water pouches
• Datrex food rations

I have my shotgun mounted on a Gun Grabber and the big Maglite is mounted upright on C-clamps.  The rest of the items are within arm’s reach so I can quickly grab them.  To ensure everything works properly, I check the batteries on the radios and flashlights on a quarterly basis.  I also turn the radios on and ensure the spare cell phone gets a signal when activated.  Whenever I leave the house, I activate the electronic deadbolt to secure everything. The one item that is missing is a first aid/trauma kit.  I am going to address this soon because I want to have the means to treat gunshot and stab wounds.  That said, I feel pretty good about what I have on-hand in my safe room.

My earnest hope is that I never have to use these items in an emergency.  However, if it becomes necessary I will have the means to handle a variety of situations. How does this compare to your safe room?

Update:  This is a replacement post for the original one that was not displaying correctly.  Sorry for the technical difficulties, will post the associated picture with this post later once I am sure everything is displaying properly.

Final Update:  Here is the picture that was causing problems in the original post.  Enjoy!