Posted on 02/05/2011 9:40:15 AM PST by Noumenon
You raise good points. You’re going to have to develop a well-honed sense of when to pull the trigger on an evac. It may help to develop a relationship with people who can provide ‘halfway house / safe house’ refuge closer to your current location. Some church groups who haven’t had their message and mission corrupted by the Gramscian meme might be a good place to start. Many home schoolers have established networks that may be of similar help. You’re going to have to get creative, here.
Right. Depending on the circumstances, I will either retain my cell phone or toss it on a southbound BNSF freight.
>> “ For those of us who have, a nod and a tip of the hat.” <<
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I can’t count how many times I’ve put a bug-out bag together, but these things also need constant attention. Just because you got set up a couple of years ago is no reason to get cocky.
Maybe you bought a new car or truck, and haven’t gotten around to equipping it, have you got spare fuses for the new rig? Tire patch kit and mini compressor? Batteries and foods go bad, flashlight contacts corrode, rain gear gets stiff and cracks, cotton gets mold, insects get in where you least expect, etc.
Assume the worst, and you probably won’t be surprised.
Another thing that can come in really handy is a few lengths of small cotton rope soaked in parafin wax; great for starting a cooking fire.
If it gets to that point will the interstates be free to travel?
Resistance must take action well before it gets to that point.
Guys talk about burying stuff. That’s fine if the buried stuff is pure surplus. But if it gets to that point we’ve already screwed up badly.
Don’t have any. Guess you take it with or you don’t.
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Yep. That's why, in addition to a seasonal changeover of kit contents, I pull the kit once a month (ok, so I'm lazy) and inspect it. One of the biggest reasons for doing that is this: "Now where did I put X?" Don't want to have to sort that out if I'm in a hurry.
Nope. That's why the emphasis on having to abandon your vehicle and travel on foot. Given that I'm in a semi-industrial area of Spokane, and that the BNSF line runs the way I'd like to go, I have a pretty good on-foot E&E route. Most likely, I'll just excuse myself, get up and drive home without incident. Say, for example, I hear the words 'bank holiday' float in on the news wires. Then, I figure that I'll have about an hour before it starts getting crazy.
Resistance must take action well before it gets to that point.
Totally agree. But sometimes events take on a life of their own. Better to be prepared than sorry. Or dead.
(shakes head)
FOlks might want to do a bit more research on these items before purchase.
Iodine (Polar Pure) is a commercial product but
The European Union (EU) has announced that iodine will no longer be sold or supplied for use in disinfecting drinking water after October 25, 2009.
And
The U.S. Center for Disease Control advises against consuming iodinated water for more than a few weeks. Pregnant women, those with a history of thyroid disease, and those allergic to iodine should not drink iodinated water.
A better choice would be Calcium Hypochlorite.
See http://www.survivaltopics.com/survival/better-than-bleach-use-calcium-hypochlorite-to-disinfect-water/
As a bonus - Iodine is NOT an effective halogen when Cryptosporidium is present in the water.
Boiling is the best, even if you can get the watr to just reach a boil, it works.
Besides the site aboove, another forum Zombie Hunters (Zombie Squad) has a lot of solid information.
Just say’n.
One other thing I have in my bug-out kit is money. A few hundred bucks.
Hyopchlorite is a very poor choice for drinking water, although it is ok for wash water.
SSKI is easy to use, and is definitely the safest, biologically. One drop will usually render a quart of water completely safe. Many people use two drops per day routinely for thyroid maintenance. Its easy to carry too, since such a small amount can last for months.
Best to be prepared for what one can foresee and what one can do.
Once upon a time I thought I’d exfiltrate and join the resistance. Used to have some things packed and ready to go with next to no notice. Just toss’em in the truck and go. I think that is what you’re talking about.
Anymore I think I’ll just stake out my spot and take my chances.
Still prepared for typical disasters, just not planning to go anywhere.
>> “One other thing I have in my bug-out kit is money. A few hundred bucks.” <<
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Since we’re looking at a total collapse of central banking as a high probability, the ‘money’ should be ‘junk’ silver coins, and a variety of different caliber hand gun cartridges for barter.
wow....where can you find a deal like that?
I was going to buy a AR type with my tax refund, a little like a “MY butt to your face Obama” gesture.
I would think the cell phone would become harmless if you just pull the battery.
I think that some folks here didn't quite get the intent of the 72 hour kit - at that is as a means to get you home or to a place of relative safety in the event of... difficulties. All it would take is the announcement of a 'bank holiday' - which would in short order turn into a holiday from hell. You'd have about an hour before things began to get unpleasant.
Here's the thing - we thought a lot of this through some time ago. That's one of the principal reasons we pulled up stakes and moved to our present home in the Inland Northwest. Why stay around a urban area where people will turn one one another like Kilkenny cats once the toilet paper and the potato chips stop rolling? Why stay in an area where it's all too easy to find yourself herded into a situation by others who don't necessarily have your best interests at heart?
A fighting chance is better than no chance. A wise man prepares...
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