Posted on 09/01/2005 7:46:56 AM PDT by vrwc0915
Water
a fill bath tub
b fill all large pots
c several dozen cleaned plastic milk carton / change quarterly
Battery operated radio
Battery operated flashlights (1 per person + 1)
Week worth of batteries for above
Fill propane for gas grill
Fill all cars
Sterno cans and fondue pot for cooking
Matches, lighter, lighter fluid
Several rolls of 6 mil plastic sheets 10 x 100
5 boxes of 20 each, large garbage sacks
4 pair heavy work gloves
Axe, hatchet, shovel, nails, heavy duty staples, staple gun, hammers, saws, chain saw
6 bread baking pans (to make block ice)
4 large ice chests
Hand operated can opener and bottle opener
Bug spray
1 month of all medicine, gauze, band aids, tape, alcohol, OTC headache, antiseptic
Heavy duty knives, 100 each plastic forks, spoons, knives, paper towels
Soup, Vienna sausage, peanut butter, crackers, chili, bread, several small jelly, mustard, spam, apples, dried fruit, hard candy,
Stove top coffee pot, 10 lbs coffee, sugar, salt, pepper, tea bags
2 12 ga. shot guns 2 boxes of 00; 1 of slugs; bird shot
2 9mm with 3 boxes of shells + 1 of hollow points
1 270 with 2 boxes of shells
Added after 9/11
Tent
Old blankets
Old pillows
Frying pan
Pots
Per person: 6 pair socks, 6 pair underwear, two jeans, two shorts, 6 shirts, personal hygiene kit, boots, shoes Most of this is kept in cardboard boxes in the garage that are placed inside heavy garbage bags. Much of the rest stands beside the boxes. A check list is attached. We remove all the food Dec 1st and replace it before June 1.
Your list is excellent.
I keep those in a safety deposit box on high ground and have copies at my sisters in Williamson County.
good info on this link
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=62435
saved
Bumping a old 2005 self reliant thread about bug out bags.
Stay safe ya’ll.
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