As a result of a thread on another forum and some "doomsday porn" I've been reading lately, I've assembled a "bug out bag."
Thus far the bug out bag contains...
I'm also accumulating some supplies for a "bug in kit" if I have to remain in my residence for some extended period of time or several minutes' notice and time to load the car and depart via the roads. I am nowhere near as far along on this concept, but I do have the following...
Thus far the bug out bag contains...
- food for ~3 days (spam and vienna sausage)
- water (5x700mL)
- water purification tablets
- camp soap
- hand sanitizer gel (2x 1.5oz) (sanitation + fire starter!)
- heavy-duty emergency blanket
- 30 gallon trash bags (4x)
- emergency poncho
- 8',x10' tarp
- 4x light sticks
- LED flashlight + batteries
- belt
- pocket knife
- multi-tool
- compass
- waterproof/windproof matches (2 boxes)
- P38 can openers
- A better bag that's a bit larger, a bit more durable, and with a waist belt - anyone know of a decent inexpensive internal frame pack?
- Maps for that compass (USGS maps might be helpful, but the local grid hasn't been updated since 1981!)
- Polar pure instead of limited-shelf life / low "yield" purification tablets
- Food that isn't so salty
- Some sort of hydration bladder that's more space-efficient than bottled-water bottles
- Paracord
- A change of clothing
- Insect repellent
- A firearm and some ammo/magazines. I have a G21 that's been sitting in the safe unused for months, but it's ... huge. I have my concerns about a firearm because of legal issues should I take this kit with me to varying locales. Should I get a CHL, I expect to have a smaller blaster on my person, so dropping a box of ammunition and some additional magazines into the bag won't be as big of a deal.
I'm also accumulating some supplies for a "bug in kit" if I have to remain in my residence for some extended period of time or several minutes' notice and time to load the car and depart via the roads. I am nowhere near as far along on this concept, but I do have the following...
- About a week's worth of food
- ~10 gallons bottled water
- Another ~5 gallons fresh water in fridge, also frozen in water bottles
- Enough firearms and ammunition to qualify as a "major arms cache" in some states
- All the other luxuries of modern living - only I will probably have to forgo communications, power, water, and gas