Michelle Brown

so ive been meaning to do this for like two years and after the storms we had last month i finally got off my butt and started building a proper go-kit. right now ive got my ft-857d, a 40ah lifepo4 battery, a cheap anderson powerpole distribution block, and im planning to throw in a dual band handheld as backup. also grabbed one of those little solar panels, 100w panel from renogy, figured it cant hurt. what im not sure about is the antenna situation. im thinking a linked dipole for hf and maybe a roll of coax but honestly i dont know if thats overkill or if i should just go with a vertical. the kit is supposed to fit in a single pelican case so space is an issue. and i keep seeing people talk about logging gear and i havent even thought about paper logs vs tablet yet. anyone been through this process and have a sense of what i wish id packed or what turned out to be useless? im in the midwest so flooding and tornado response is the likely scenario not like wildfire or anything.