PR pros plan for the worst and hope for the best. It is our job. I asked about 50 PR pros what's in their PR event toolkit. You know, the go-to box that you bring to every event that is stashed with a solution to just about any event crisis except the weather.

With this box you can either save the day or survive on a deserted island. Here's what they said are the necessities to have on hand:

• Advil/Tylenol

• Altoids

• Band-Aids

• Batteries (double and triple A)

• Bobby pins

• Box cutter

• Bug spray

• Business cards

• Clipboards

• Digital camera

• Double sided tape

• Duct tape

• Extension cord

• Flash drive with press materials and event documents

• Flashlight

• Gloves

• Hair bands

• Hand sanitizer

• Highlighters

• Mirror

• Nail file

• Name tags

• Packing tape

• Paperweights

• Paperclips

• Pens

• Post-its

• Rubber bands

• Safety pins

• Scissors

• Screwdriver

• Sewing kit

• Sharpies (of various sizes)

• Shout Wipes

• Snacks

• Staple gun

• Stapler with extra staples

• Super glue

• Swiss Army knife

• Tape measure

• Tissues

• Travel-size perfume

• Velcro

• Water

• Wet wipes

• Ziploc bags

• Zip ties

What else should be on the master pack list?

Linzy Roussel Cotaya blogs at Crawfish Tales. A version of this article originally appeared on PR Breakfast Club.

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