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  Maybe a few other office materials such as. Stapler/staples, Hanging files, manilla folders, labels, paperclips, post it notes. i take a dry erase board for easy jotting down of something I really want to remember.

A small 1st aid kit, at the least a dust mask. antieptic and bandaids. Any meds you may be on think about a couple month supply.

Cooler with water. and maybe your lunch. you may get hungry.

A good attitude and possitive thinking

Only one thing missing from the list, which is essential to me for the questionable areas. GLOCK .45

Bail bond money for when you've been charged with B&E after taking down the plywood over the door/window to gain access. 

I prefer a wind up flashlight and a wind up radio to eliminate the need for all the batteries. 

Also, a battery charger which recharges both AA and AAA batteries to keep the camera functioning.

A vehicle electrical adapter to run some of the equipment off the car battery, recharge the laptop, etc., in case the electricity is out.

And...of course, a Roy Cupps CADO truckers style hat and extra CADO polo shirts.

Here's a list of things I ran across some time back, I'm sure there are some duplicate things here that others have mentioned

 Ladder

  Laptop

  Wireless connection 

  Printer, copier, scanner, fax

  Digital Camera w/memory card

  Is it time for a new cell phone?

  Hands free earpiece to go with the phone

  GPS

  Power adapters for laptop and cell phones

  Tool Belt

  Pitch Gauge

  Pens

  Clip board

  Legal Pads

  Swiss Army knife

  35' tape measure

  100' tape measure

  Measuring wheel

  Flash Light

  Rubber Gloves

  Magnet

  Pepper spray or mace

  Kneeling board or pad

  Sunscreen

  Burts Bees Lip Balm

  Paper Towels

  Hand Sanitizer

  Plastic Bags

  Really good shingle surfing shoes/boots

  First aid kit

  Lots of bottled water

  Great pair of sunglasses 

  Calculator

  Portable, flexible file holder

  File folders

  Stapler

  Highlighter Pens

  Rubber Bands

  Paper Clips

  Ibuprofen 

  Aspirin

  Self heating stick on pads (great for cramps or after lugging around a ladder)

  Rubber Boots

  Safety Glasses (Clear)

  Filtered face masks to cover nose and mouth 

  Wet Wipes

  Cleaning wipes for your laptop screen 

  Dash mount for your laptop

  Umbrella

  Rain coat. The cheapy cape ones with hoods are great.

  Cooler packed with healthy snacks. (DO NOT FORGET TO EAT!!)

  Pictures of family and friends attached to your sun visor. (In case you forget what's REALLY

  important while you're out there).

  Really good coffee mug.

  Lot's of spare change

  Any and all music that gets you moving or calms you down

  Books on CD or tape

  Sense of humor, sense of timing, and your wits always about you at all times.

  

Steve, thanks for that information. I did not realize that Trojan made a rain coat. We never learn enough, do we!

Well, all you folks wanted a big one and right now it looks like you are going to get one. If it were to hit the Houston/Galveston area, there will be work there for over a year. I worked hurricane Alecia for 21 months. Many, many claims from Galveston, through Houston. Get ready now!

I can't believe that y'all forgot them big ol' black galoshes, with the metal buckles.

I've been wearing them to the call center this past week and the supervisors give me funny looks but leave me alone. 

Whatever works, right?

The 5-buckles are wonderful for good tight comfort & treading thru that "sucking" type of terrain so you don't step out of them.  But looks like something a little higher up the leg might be needed...like hip waders.  Check out Cabela's, Bass Pro, or your duck hunting brother-in-law if you're in a hurry.  You can send him a few bucks later to buy himself an even better pair.   

I tried to compile the list from the previous posts:

• Spouse

And...of course, a Roy Cupps CADO truckers style hat and extra CADO polo shirts.

hi, new to the adjusting field..could you explain how exactly you use the ping pong balls, or were you joking? lol  Glad you remembered the spouse-I'm one too! ;-)

David,  There may be roofs too steep to get on, but you can verify the severity of the damages from the top of your ladder at the edge of the roof.  Still need to accurately measure the roof.  Take a ping pong ball, cut a slit in it the width of the measuring tape blade and big enough to work the end of the measuring tape blade into it where it won't come out too easy.  Then you can run the tape blade up to the ridge board easily from the roof edge without it getting caught on the shingle sdges going up.  Works like a charm.

But Larry, do you always carry a spare tire for that tape dolly in case you get a flat in one?