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Whats in your 'Go' bag?

3 mustard packets
a reminder card for my cats vet appointment that I missed last week
used floss pick
freshly washed jerk sock
blank 120 min video tape
 
Humpy said:
3 mustard packets
a reminder card for my cats vet appointment that I missed last week
used floss pick
freshly washed jerk sock
blank 120 min video tape
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Looks good, but I think you are forgetting your Walkman and Michael Bolton collection.
 
I've never really understood "bug out bags". I can't think of a single emergency/SHTF scenario where I have 3 minutes to get out of my house AND I will not have any possibility of help for days/weeks/months. The only disasters that would really force me out of my house are very localized (tornado, earthquake, or fire) and I'd still be able to get support pretty nearby. For something more regional/national/global (hurricane, power grid failure, economic collapse, war, TEOTWAWKI), my house is still going to be there - why am I leaving? Sure, I should be keeping stuff around my house to live through some days/weeks without help, but I don't need it all in a pack for grab and go. If the rule of law disappears and there are roving bands of marauders who might start shooting at my house or burn it down, then I'll pack one.

A "get home bag" makes more sense to me. If I'm at work or out of town, having some basics to get me home isn't a bad idea. Maybe there's a freak blizzard, power outage (when I have low fuel), EMP, etc. and my car isn't viable. I can see having good long distance walking footwear, cold weather clothing, sunscreen, some power bars, a couple of water bottles, and a map in your vehicle for that scenario.
 
My old man had a "go bag" back in the mid eighties. What a fucking waste of energy that was. What should I pack in my "go bag" for when the super volcano erupts and a comet smashes into our planet? I don't think extra sunscreen is going to cut it. Do they make portable submarines that can navigate lava?
 
I don't have a go bag...in the 29 years I've been on this earth, I've never had occasion need one.

I have some water, a flashlight, a knife, and a radio at home that I can throw in a backpack in under 1 minute if necessary.
 
joshsquall said:
I've never really understood "bug out bags". I can't think of a single emergency/SHTF scenario where I have 3 minutes to get out of my house AND I will not have any possibility of help for days/weeks/months.
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Same here. I live in a rural area. I can't think of anything that would require a go bag.

I suppose those in cities might need one. But I don't see it in a rural area. I'm already where I would want to escape to.

Fern
 
JEDI said:
http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/27/living/parents-emergency-preparedness-ad/index.html?hpt=hp_bn11

"Winging it isnt an emergency preparedness plan"

so far i have:
Bottle of water
1 complete change of clothes
portable radio
flashlight
$100 cash in small bills
spare set of batteries
9mm gun + 2 spare mags
500 rounds
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Curious 500 rounds, what is the point of that? to fight an army.

not sure what emergency you are preparing for with this kit, ammo shortage? how much does 500 rounds of 9mm weigh?
 
Hugo Drax said:
Curious 500 rounds, what is the point of that? to fight an army.

not sure what emergency you are preparing for with this kit, ammo shortage? how much does 500 rounds of 9mm weigh?
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shhhh, don't let Winchester or PMC know that we don't need 1,000 rounds of ammo for everything. They wouldn't like that.

Obama-ammo will require serial #'s, but your ammo today.

Shop smart, Shop S-mart
 
sourceninja said:
I don't have a "go bag". I have a house full of food, water, and the means to take my neighbors food and water.
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Same. I also live in the middle of a village of about 1400 people 25 miles from the closest city, surrounded by crops. If I need food, I could go outside my door and grab some corn 😀
 
Do the local police a favor and either hide your bugout bag really well or put your 9mm into a easy access safe right next to your bugout bag.
 
I keep a couple of hundred in cash and always have at least a half tank of gas.
That way if the nuke plant just down the road melts down I have a chance to escape.
 
I live about 40 minutes from New York. Therefore a bug out bag is completely unnecessary, since everyone knows that is exactly where the atom bombs, Alien invaders, and earth killing meteors all land. No point in emergency preparedness when you're standing on Ground Zero.
 
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