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/johnny
Consider adding a USB memory stick with important documents scanned and stored on it in PDF and JPEG formats. Encrypt data.
Insurance contact forms, copy of passport, credit card contact list etc.
A PDF can be printed, the KPEG and be made as a photo print at ‘one hour’ photo places.
Nice graphic.
I bought a little SS folding shovel (Outdoor Products) at Wallyworld this morning. Smaller than a VHS tape, light, under $5.00. Maybe to dig a rain channel around a shelter. Or if I’m really hungry.
If you're already sufficiently bugged out, your home is your 'bugout bag'.
Only city people worry about this kind of thing.
That’s gonna be one HUGE bug out bag.
where’s the iphone and TV remote go?
Not bad. But ...
Most Americans have CRAP for footwear: shoes/boots AND proper socks. Especially women (just an observation).
I have two pairs of broken-in high-end Wolverine high-top lace-up boots and field-tested socks — for hot and cold weather. My footwear can go 500 miles farther than I can.
water filter — Katadyn is kinda pricey and a bit bulky. I prefer the Life Straw - one per person. Plus three of the two bottle sets of water purifier w/ iodine. One is none, two is one. My pack has a 1.5 liter ‘camel pack’, plus two 1 liter bottles packed with STUFF until I need them for agua.
AND while I admire his collection, he must plan to bug out unopposed AND in great physical shape. (a) That is a LOT of weight to heft around unless you are used to it AND in good shape. If you haven’t worn a load that heavy and know how to fit it to YOU, you’ll have blister under your arms in 5 miles. (b) You can’t maneuver in a pack that big. You can walk, but you can’t fight.
I travel (in my suitcase) with a much more modest ‘walkout’ bag that will keep me safe, fed and warm WITH GOOD FOOTWEAR for 72 hours and 100 miles if needed. I have walked with it and am used to it.
As a suggestion — take this list and keep it in a bag either IN your car or ready to put in it. My bag is a get home bag (from work) or a walkout bag if I am in the middle of BF Florida and the rental car breaks down. Knowing I have 3 days and 100 miles in the trunk is a good feeling. Just sayin’.
Oh, and an unspecified but sufficient store of fuel and cash at ‘home’.
A few bits that can be very useful.
The old Romans kept their togas and other garments white by washing them in human urine. An adult’s daily urine contains some 25-30 grams (a lot) of urea CO(NH2)2, which as a cleaner behaves like ammonia (NH3). After washing in urine, it is of course rinsed in a lot in clean water, so this is a technique to use if you’ve got a lot of clean water.
Hand sanitizer contains about 62% ethyl alcohol, which is just over the bare minimum of 60% alcohol needed to sanitize. However, some Walgreens stores sell 91% isopropyl alcohol, which you can add to your sanitizer to boost its antiseptic qualities. (Which is a lot cheaper than buying grain ethyl alcohol.)
Toilet paper really is a precious commodity, so (again if you have fresh water), you should consider cleaning yourself the “Asian way”. Even if you just pre-wash with an enema bag (something useful to have for several reasons), you will save a lot of toilet paper. You may even be comfortable enough to dry off with a cloth rag, which you then pitch in the urine bucket to clean.
After testing to see which you prefer, you might consider getting dental tape instead of floss. Tape is stronger, lasts longer, and is much less likely to shred, leaving fibers between your teeth.
Don’t carry bleach, because it is mostly water. Instead carry dry sodium hypochlorite powder you can get at a hardware store (importantly, *not* the substitute, but the real stuff). Clorox is 6.15% sodium hypochlorite, which means if you have a box of powder, and water again, you have a heck of a lot of bleach.
A good field soap is Naptha soap, which is used by hunters to conceal their scent from their prey. Some hardware stores also sell specialty soaps you should check out.
I really like little disposable lighters that you can get three for a dollar these days. However, when it is really cold, wet and windy, there is nothing like a Zippo lighter.
There are two kinds of P-51 can openers. The little ones work great. The big ones break all the time.
As far as tape goes, duct tape is okay for some things, but lousy for others. If you need strong and durable, go for wide strapping tape. For heat and cold resistance, go for 2 mil foil tape, which also makes a good emergency or heat reflector.
Also, something that takes up very little space but is incredibly useful: very high tensile nylon zip ties at the hardware store (which you might have to hunt for).
Nice graphic. Got all the basics.
BTT. I love these threads. Personally I use them to generate lists so that when TSHTF and society as we know it has fallen to a shattered, smoking wreck, I’ll just log into the Cabelas website, transmit them the list, put the whole thing on my Visa card, and wait for the FedEx guy. Seems like a pretty foolproof plan to me.
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Two things come to mind. Instant oatmeal and coconut oil. One heaping tsp of coconut oil in a large cup of oatmeal every day will make your belly full and your innards oiled up so constipation shouldn’t be a problem.
Thanks for the graphic.
This is a great thread, thanks for posting. I like the picture, however I would prefer a printable text list. Do you know if one exists anywhere? I am pretty well prepared for hunkering down in my home, but I have to admit that I am severly lacking the capability to escape.