Just as you would expect to have minor emergencies whilst at home, you also need to understand that this can happen on holiday too, yet most people never plan for anything going wrong while away on holiday.

Depending on where you intend to be holidaying, you should consider what you might need and whether you will be able to get what is needed from the facilities that are available where you are going.

Even if there are places to buy the things that you might need, you don’t really want to add to your holiday expenses if you can help it, and by simply packing a small amount of emergency supplies in with your luggage you could save the time looking for supplies while on holiday and the expense of buying those supplies.

Think about the items you have needed in recent times while at home and whether you are likely to need them while you are traveling.

Maybe you are susceptible to cuts and should be taking some antibacterial cream with you.

Maybe you get hay-fever quite easily and need to take some antihistamine pills with you.

It might not even be medical conditions that cause these needs.
You might find that you are always searching for a pen and paper to write things down when at home and taking them on holiday might make your vacation a lot more pleasant and organized.

Tape, Velcro and other similar items could come in very handy while away to repair or contain items.

Obviously you will need to be realistic with what you should take as there is the question of having too much baggage to lug around.

You will need to weigh up the benefits of taking some of these items and leaving them behind at home to decide whether they are worthwhile.

Even having a pocket knife or torch can be very useful although you will need to be very careful where and when you have a pocket knife on you particularly with the increased security that abounds these days.