[Atlas Sneezed]

This is pretty basic stuff, but bugging out with a few bottles of water is not ideal for most people.

The first focus should be on staying prepared at home. What if there were a month-long flu quarantine? Who wants to go out shopping and bring infection home to the family?

All this is not as simple as it sounds. Wouldn't a filter make more sense than carrying bottled water (which can in fact go bad if poorly stored)?

Unless you live in the heart of the beast, you should prepare to stay, not go (and don't plan to align yourself with thieves by thinking you will be able to get food and water using your guns and ammo - you won't last long.)

I recommend getting serious, and the free report, and planning guide at the site below are the best foundation for a serious preparedness plan.

www.readyfortheworst.com.

[Kirkwood]

"Unless you live in the heart of the beast, you should prepare to stay, not go...."

Worst advice ever posted on FR.

[TheSpottedOwl]

Checked out the site, but I don't have a spare 150 clams laying around right now. Costco wouldn't be a good choice, because there are only two of us. I didn't see the free report or planning guide on the link.

If you bought Rawles guide, did he mention diaper wipes for personal cleansing? I'd also go with compressing those plastic grocery store bags for waste disposal, as well. You know, just stuff stored in a backpack, just in case.

I've just starting rolling my own smokes, and I think I'm getting half way decent results. Field strip your butts, if you are having to hike out. Thieves and tweekers will kill you for alcohol and tobacco(anything actually), so bury your trash well.

Even if there are no women in your group, carry tampons. Speaking of thieves, if you get shot, shoving a tampon in the wound could help you from bleeding to death. Read it here about a GI who accidently got a care package meant for a female. It saved his life.