All kidding aside, I would appreciate your inputs.
All kidding aside, I would appreciate your inputs.
I wish I had put my emergency bag in the car instead of the closet where it all burned up. I thought I was prepared... I was so wrong.
I put briefs in my brief case.
$5k Cash
$5k Prepaid Visa
9mm Walther PPQ M2
9mm Walther PPQ SC (I’m a lefty and these can have lefty slide and mag releases
250 rounds.
Change of socks/skivvies
Small toiletry kit
Compass
Kbar knife
100 ft parachute cord
Compact poncho
100 Potable Aqua tabs
Extra I.D.
Extra shoes.
Forgot the box of Barebells protein bars. Have to confess I ate them recently so I need to restock my bag, lol.
Dammit, and an old military compass. And that really is it.
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I just used the fire department recommended stuff - plus the normal female needs like Reeses pieces candy, airline adult beverages, you know, the essentials.
Socks and a good .22
Off the top of my head, in the back pack. Water, Life boat rations, water, first aid, poncho, mylar blankets, CB radio, compass, flashlight, fire starter, sport oxygen bottles, instant coffee, bunch of other stuff.
About 3 gallons of extra water in cargo area of vehicle.
Flares, gloves, coat +.
We live in a tsunami & coastal mountain area.
I lent my truck to my daughter once when she had to go to Portland for work. She had to leave all that stuff home because where she parked in town it would have gotten broken into by the street democrats if anything is visible.
We tend to concentrate on what we need to ‘Bug IN’ for a lengthy period. That seems more likely in our situation.
Really good topic. I’m in the process of working thru this at the moment. I’m working on the mission statement. What mission is your get home bag trying to fulfill?
Something we see with BOB is guys filling them with mountain man stuff for living in the forest and living off the land, which is silly.
The BOB should fit the purpose, for most people that would be going to a government shelter like we see during forest fires, floods and such, think what you would want in those conditions of the basic needs of life being supplied but what you need to make it more comfortable and what gaps need to be filled, and of course thinking of the wife and kids, snacks, cards, headlamps, a fleece blanket and throw, extra underwear, TP, whatever.
While I like to have at least a week’s worth of everything in the car for living in the car, the car and office BOB should be based on the long hike to home, is it a one day long hike in summer or winter, or is it a 2 day hike?
One forty-five caliber automatic; two boxes of ammunition; four day’s concentrated emergency rations; one drug issue containing antibiotics, morphine, vitamin pills, pep pills, sleeping pills, tranquilizer pills; one miniature combination Russian phrase book and Bible; one hundred dollars in rubles; one hundred dollars in gold; nine packs of chewing gum; one issue of prophylactics; three lipsticks; three pair of nylon stockings.
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Water filter. MREs. Some paradord. Knife. Cheapo bic lighters. Warm clothes. You don’t need much in a bug in bag. Face it. We aren’t fit and young to carry a 100 lb bag to go live in the wilderness. The best bet is just getting home.
In Houston, we don’t really have one other than the cell phone. If something happens, we’ll call Uber.
On Guam, I kept $20.00, a sun hat, shades, and an extra pair of sandals
I was going to tell you to grow old so you won’t be traveling far from home, or to any remote areas, but according to you, you’re already old. I’ll be 79 in August. I used to do a lot of traveling by car many years ago to do Civil War research in other States, and visited many of the battlefields. Some like Gettysburg and Antietam, I visited many times. The farthest I go now besides doctor appointments and grocery shopping, is visiting my brother’s family two hours west of me, and visiting my oldest son who lives 2 hours east of me...both done on the NYS Thruway. My biggest issue these days is trying to make it all the way to either of them without having to stop at the rest stop on the Thruway.
Guns and ammo. Our bug out location is only 67 miles away and fully stocked.
A couple of years ago I took a couple of falls and once I had to get some stitches as my glasses git the curb with me wearing them and took a divot out of my forehead. Doctor tells me to get a cane or a walking stick. I immediately leaned towards a walking stick but after researching it I went with a cane.
Here's why. A cane is a "medical device" ( a walking stick is not) and as such it is protected by both the ADA and HIPPA. It CANNOT be taken away from from you. Also, the need for it CANNOT questioned. You can take a cane ANYWHERE. It can be searched and examined but it must be given back to you no questions asked. Get a well made hardwood cane with a curved handle. They are sold on Amazon as "fighting canes." It will run $250-300 and there are books out there on how to fight with them.
A cane is an excellent choice for the thinking man who is prepared to defend himself but lives in a blue city and has been effectively disarmed. If you see an old dude riding the VTA Blue Line to Santa Teresa with a cane that's me.
Depends on what you consider an emergency.
I usually keep a spare set of clothes in the car, sometimes two (dress up, and dress down). If I’m exploring a fixer upper, I need sneakers and sweats, a flashlight, a first aid kit. A mortgage calculator unless Mom comes along, she does that in her head.
On dressy occasions, spare shoes. Always have a spare mascara (I’m a blonde). Batteries. Bottle of water. Kleenex and Clorox wipes. Cash, lots of it. Maps in case I’m in God’s country and the dreaded signal drop is likely to happen. Weapon where and as lawful. Chocolate.
I’m an over 50 female, and have a GHB with lots of basics. Fire starting more than one way, compact bivvy, tube tarp, canteen, extra socks, first aid, bandana and face masks, compass, zip ties, whistle, mirror, mountain house meal/energy bars, small kleenex packs, compact towels that look like tablets that expand when wet, mylar blanket, hand warmer packets,extra eyeglasses and contact lenses because I am super near-sighted. I recently went through it with “Rex” AI and it helped identify some holes, such as a sturdy knife and small $ bills, extra paracord, pen and paper, and duct tape (which I wrapped around a sharpie marker.)