Cables, chargers, and other quiet recovery blockers
Dry-runs fail less often on cryptography than on missing cables, dead batteries, and unlabeled adapters.
Families prepare for dramatic unlock moments and then stall because nobody packed the USB-C cable that fits the older device in the safe.
What dry-runs reveal
In Recovery-Preparedness sessions we keep a short list of mundane blockers: missing cables, unfamiliar PIN entry screens, fogged glasses, and rooms without an outlet near the table. None of these appear on product marketing pages. All of them appear in living rooms.
What to store beside the device
A labeled pouch with the correct cable, a paper note naming the device model, and a reminder that firmware updates should not be attempted mid-grief without guidance. The inheritance map references the pouch location.
After the session
We add a “kit checklist” to your access notes when dry-runs expose gaps. Clients sometimes laugh at how ordinary the failures are. That laughter is useful — it lowers the chance of improvisation later.