Our new office is definitely not set up like that.

Way too big for my drawer. It's either one of the couches or the floor for me.



This is bulky and I'm not sure what good it would do me, especially considering that I do have a Heatsheets in my laptop bag.



I'm not a big fan of these. I do have flashlights and I know where our office manager stashes the batteries.



Added to my list.



I'm thinking that I can get away with a metal cup nested with my Nalgene.



Definitely.



I've added the soup to my list, and the other things are available in the kitchen.



Our bathrooms are well-stocked and I do carry facial tissue.



Definitely!



I have one in my laptop bag and I recharge it regularly.



I'm very thoughtful about outerwear, especially riding the train. I've got both a good hat and a wool Buff along with warm gloves.

Mine either Chaos. We've got the bare necessities here, and even less than that. No couches, no stove, not even a first aid kit when I started. (We've got a good one now.) We've got a fridge/freezer, a microwave, an electric kettle, some warehouse shelving and a coat rack. I don't even have drawers in my desk. There are a few drawers elsewhere that I can sneak some stuff into but I'm mostly religated to a backpack under my desk, the top of my CPU and my desk top, a small set of drawers in the ladies room, fridge/freezer and a bit of space under the kitchen sink.

I think I've got the edge over you in terms of being without much corporate red tape or social BS and being able to keep a backpack under my desk and a jacket on my chair without any worries.

A single drawer would be tough for me. (I'm a chronic overpacker.) Check the second hand stores for used things like sleeping bag liners, thermals, etc. You can often find great deals there.

Can you use any of the kitchen space? We've got a very small office team so I get my own drawer in the fridge but this may not be practical for you. (I keep some water, packs of tuna & crackers fruit salad and microwavable rice in there, and have some frozen meals in the freezer.) I also snuck in a few cans of pasta, soup and some water under the counter. I don't want to look like I'm stocking for aramageddon so I don't keep more than a few days worth of food in the kitchen.

We've always got lots of fixings for coffee, tea and hot chocolate in there and we do a pot luck lunch every month so there's always extras floating around as well.

Anything left in the kitchen is going to get et. The only exception would be labelled things in the 'fridge, which have to be cleaned out every week. Thankfully I'm not in the office enough to keep anything in there.

We have plenty of food and hot-drink-makings at all times. Our kitchen's weaknesses are an electric stovetop and no stored water.

An FSR in my drawer will take care of any reasonable food requirement for a day, and could easily be stretched to two or three days if I keep activity to a minimum. That's without hitting the multitude of snack bars and pogey bait stocked in the kitchen.

One word of warning about relying on the corporate kitchen or the bathroom supplies. Just because it's generally available today, doesn't mean it will be tomorrow, especially in an emergency if you've got coworkers to compete for resources. Keep on eye on it and restock if you can/need to or let the powers that be know that it's time.

An excellent point. Our office manager has done a great job of keeping up with demand in recent months, but I really don't know how it will go with the new building and bathroom supplies.

a pretty slick and simple water storage idea is to just use a 5gal water cooler refill bottle from a Sams/Costco even if you don't have the cooler...usually around $6 + a $6 deposit which is cheaper than some of the blue water cans alone...easily sets on the floor, readily identifiable... more better with a pump.. several used by friends during hurricane season...

chaosmagnet.. the Esbit, trioxane bar Tommy cooker stoves are cleaner burning than the paraffin stoves (less soot) but don't give off the light..

That might work well for me at home but is definitely too bulky for the office.



One of the Esbit emergency stoves might be just the trick. I'm wondering whether my 3-wick emergency candle might not be used to heat drinks though.

This here is the candle I'd use: http://www.countycomm.com/candle.html . Pity it's discontinued. I'd be using a metal cup and expecting "warm" or possibly "hot" but not boiling.