What's in your ready bag

[vrwc0915]

What’s in your ready bag and why? I thought that I would start this thread so fellow minded FR’s could compare notes and learn. Everyone will have different regional needs so keep that in mind Here is Mine: My pack is a hydration backpack made by Platupus in un scary blue color Everything is vacuum sealed with one of those food saver thingies

First Aid: Epi-Pen’s x2 Z-pack Antibiotics x2 Bynadrill caplets Acetominimin caplets Super glue Suture kit Various dressings Topical Antibiotic Laminated card of useful med’s Hand Sanitizer

Nutrition/Sanitation: Spare smartwool socks Wet Napkins Water Filter Water Purification chemicals Collapsible cup Tuna pouches PB Bars Sunflower seeds shelled Gum Toothpaste/Brush Insect repellent Sunscreen MRE Backpacking stove +small fuel bottle

Preventative Meds: Pt-92 9mm (similar to m-9) chosen for low cost yet dependable 4 9mm mags in addition to one in pistol 2 30rd 7.62x39 mags (rifle is next to pack) Bayonet for rifle Cleaning kit and spare parts for rifle/pistol Vac Packed 7.62x39 about 50rds

Other Stuff: 5 liters of water in hydration bags GPS Batteries rechargeable all devices use the same size Matches Poncho Small blanket the foil kind 2 frs radios Solar charger for batteries Surefire knockoff led tac light Scanner preprogrammed for local and fed agencies

All this fits in one pack and weighs about 35 lbs. This is my warm weather pack in the winter we have different packs My wife has one similar in the first aid/food/sanitation she doesn’t carry as much ammo and few electronics to keep it light for her

Comments?

[vrwc0915]

given the recent sitiuation in MS/LA thought some like mided Fr's could compare notes

[vrwc0915]

thoughts?

[WhiteGuy]

I'm sure my wife has all that stuff packed..........

I've got booze & smokes!

[vrwc0915]

I have those in the truck :)

[One Proud Dad]

Fire box with reserve cash and birth certificates and stuff, family photos and cd of pictures, every weapon in the house and plenty of ammo, water and food for week and clothes can all be loaded in 30 minutes.

[Dallas59]

How well has this disaster been handled? 4 years of Homeland Security.....We had warnings about the Hurricane....What if this had been a terror attack? Flooding NO. I don't think HS is prepared to do anything. Seems to me 4 years and nothing to show. IMO.

[WhiteGuy]

Good thinking!

[Dems_R_Losers]

I am putting some stuff together this weekend. Thanks for some good ideas. I have a very large woodburning fireplace in my home and keep lots of firewood in the garage. The room it is in is big enough for my family to live in if necessary. Am buying heavy plastic sheeting to close off other rooms and insulate windows in case the fireplace is the only heating source. I might purchase a satellite phone. I have a few cases of batteries and several rechargeable solar ones.

I always figured that anyone living in a heavily populated area is SOL if they have to evacuate quickly anyway, so I have not packed a "ready bag" for taking with me. I do keep a box with a few essentials in each car, in case I or my husband are stranded away from home.

I'm also thinking about buying about $1000 in gold, just in case.

[MindBender26]

Sleeping bag. Binos. Cash. Cammies. Jungle hammock.

Edged weapons/tools? Small shovel.

Light duty and rappelling rope

[Travis McGee]

Great thread!

I think most cities could turn into a catastrophe if the water and electricity were cut off for a few days. The key would be to get out fast, or better yet, don't live there in the first place.

Here's one idea: a small trailer you keep in your garage or elsewhere, with a dozen or so five gallon jerry cans full of gasoline on it. The idea is to have your own "ultra range extender" ready to go.

On your way out of the city, all of the nearby gas stations will be totally overwhelmed. At best, you will wait for hours or days in a line for gas. At worst, you will be robbed as soon as you pull off of the freeway to search for gas. You may be killed, or be left on foot in a dangerous area controlled by thugs.

With a small trailer loaded with about 60 gallons of gas would allow you to hit the freeway and get way beyond the zone of lawlessness before you have to stop. All of the area withing one tank of gas range (200-400 miles) will be overwhelmed by desperate refugees. The preloaded trailer gets you way beyond this area, and into unaffected areas where prices are normal and motel room and so on are available at non-crisis prices.

Think of how cheap such a trailer would be to buy and stock now. Consider it life insurance.

Of course, it will have to be camouflaged as refugee junk nobody wants, to avoid it being targeted. But the point is, the freeways, if you get out early (because you are prepared and ready to roll) will be viable. The areas off of the freeways around gas stations and stores will be refugee crisis zones which you must avoid.

[twin2]

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[najida]

Not a damn thing.

I've got groceries and pet food enough for about 2 weeks.

I've got gas appliances and a crick that runs behind the house, plus an old hand pump on the well.

That's about it.

[vrwc0915]

Got that covered, additionally I would advise you have an escape route that does not involve any interstates. I a sneeky person and have some caches along my deserted routes as well with ammo/food/ect Good thing about having fuel stored is it also allows you to hedge against price gouging

[vrwc0915]

should I start a separate thread on what to have in your vehicle? Or should we use this one? I thought it would be nice to have one for the stuff you could carry on foot and a different one for vehicle, and one more for stocking the castle

[Travis McGee]

I'd keep all of the "bug out" ideas on this thread.

I think highways will be MUCH safer in any initial evacuation than 2ndary roads. Remote 2 laners will be subject to hasty ambushes and ad-hoc checkpoints, where the locals will force you to be searched and best and looted or even carjacked or killed at worst.

It will take a while for bandits to get up the nerve (and the numbers) to attempt to put road blocks across interstate highways. They will be open and fast moving 100 miles outside of the evacuated city. They will have the state police, helicopters flying over, etc.

The back roads will twist through every "Hootenholler" town and remote canyon. You don't want to be there, because you are very likely to be stopped for "inspection" by the locals, who may covet what you have. And there will be no police to call.

[styky]

With the approach of 9/11 in a weeks time combined with the natural disaster that is New Orleans I would thing that if there were a terrorist working within the US right now would be prime time to strike.

All I can say is that if we were somewhat aware of what was going on around us before now is the time to become a litte more vigilant

[vrwc0915]

I hadn't thought of that! I was expecting more enforcement/ checkpoints on the major thorough fares. I guess the scanner would be very handy for the "official" checkpoints As far as what is in the vehicle:
I have
10 rifle mags
4 5 Gal spill proof fuel cans
level IV armor vest (left over from LEO job)
Level III Helmet w ballistic goggles
Complete tool kit
10 Gal Drinking water
Standard camping supplies
Shovel/Chains/Tow strap
Wool Blankets
Cash in small bills
Rem 870 loaded with soft impact, have 00buck in box

Tip after you get out of immediate danger slow down to conserve fuel the time/mpg between 75 and 50 is huge in most autos

[Travis McGee]

Sounds like you're ready to roll!

[styky]

I have found most of the information available on this site to be worth saving.