What's in your bug out bag/emergency gear?

[christian]

Klepper folding kayak
Lots of 6.5x55 ammunition
A couple of granola bars

[Louis]

I'm just going to join my buddies at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. I'm pretty sure that I'll fit right in.

[GScot]

Shotgun [ ✔ ]
Rifle [ ✔ ]
Four Wheel Drive [ Just missed it ]

Sort of serious answer bottled water for a few days, batteries and lights, box of camping stuff. For food just extra supply of bars and single serving snacks like nuts or trail mix. Not set up for end of the world, just a few days without utilities.

[EPIC! Stratton]

Definitely thinking more short term issues (bad storms or something).

Water has been something I've been thinking about. Anyone have thoughts re something like the lifestraw? Seems like a good lightweight option.

[RFC]

Originally Posted by AngryScientist

depends entirely on how you bound the "emergency" conditions, and how many people you are responsible for.

IMO, cash is king. In my experience, you can buy your way out of most any situation, given enough $$.

Currency will be worthless during the Zombie Apocalypse.

[Louis]

Originally Posted by RFC

Currency will be worthless during the Zombie Apocalypse.

My favorite is what I think was a Twilight Zone, where a crooked scientist figures out how to put humans in hibernation. So they steal a bunch of gold, put themselves to sleep for 100 years (or whatever it was) then wake up thinking that they're going to be rich.

Turns out that by then scientists have figured out how to manufacture as much gold as they want, so it's now essentially worthless.

Yup - here it is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rip_Van_Winkle_Caper

[choke]

Scotch.

[Louis]

http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/c...noid-disorders

[SlackMan]

Originally Posted by EPIC! Stratton

... Anyone have thoughts re something like the lifestraw? Seems like a good lightweight option.

We've used a similar product, the Sawyer Mini Water Filter, when hiking, and it worked well. When not hiking, I keep it the bug out bag.

[verticaldoug]

All you need is a big supply of toilet paper. In a truly bad situation, everyone gets dysentery and you can use it to barter for anything. Better than money

[Cicli]

KMC link, patch kit and Campagnolo cable kit.
Incase it gets real bad, mini pump instead of co2.

[batman1425]

We have life straws, a couple packs dehydrated meals, first aid supplies, water, some slow burn candles and water proof matches, crank powered radio/chargers, knife, and foil blankets. Figures that would cover most anything that could happen on short notice. Read: flash flood, power outage, snowstorm, etc. We toss the bag in the car when we go on long road trips and when we go camping as well.

[CunegoFan]

Originally Posted by sandyrs

Look out everyone we got Mad Max over here

I have one of these costumes. If movies have taught me anything, they tend to be very stylish during the average apocalypse.

[54ny77]

Canned beer, spam, and a bottle of cheese whiz.

[Louis]

If you're going to stay in your home and not run for the hills I think the three most important things are water, power, and food. Water and food in moderate amounts are easy to do. Back-up power is the more expensive and complicated thing.

If you really want the ability to bug out, that's trickier. Best watch the movie "The Road" then decide how prepared you want to be.

Edit: Lest the NRA-types come after me, I think in the US the three items above would cover most of the emergencies we typically face. But yes, for very infrequent events you might need some sort of firepower to either hunt deer or for home defense, but the odds of needing that are small.