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Rainbow Dash wrote: Everything I will need will fit in my pocket.
Knife, coat, some sort of rope, a metal container...And my brain!
Either you have big pockets, or a tiny coat and brain.
it's in a brain case, like Dr.Gero, or Dr. Wheelo, but I can put it in other battle androids and sexy school girl androids
Always carry what we in the military call a brain bucket
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Once you pull the pin, Mr. Grenade is no longer your friend
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daedalus wrote: Also, important papers. Might be a little trivial in the case of an emergency, but stuff like birth certificates, car titles, and other important documentation might be handy to have AFTER the disaster, particularly if you can't get home. I could see some sort of identification jbeing useful too in the event of quarantines/roadblocks/whatever.
This.
Bugging out is not going to be because of TEOTWAWKA, or the Zombipocalypse.
It's going to be a gas leak/flood/fire/tornado etc.
If your house burns down, you're going to want your important papers, they'll make putting your life back together in the aftermath so much easier.
If the thought of something makes me giggle for longer than 15 seconds, I am to assume that I am not allowed to do it. item 87, skippys list
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It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion. By the juice of the brew my thoughts aquire speed, my mind becomes strained, the strain becomes a warning. It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion.
Relapse wrote: You'd be better off with a good hatchet and knife than a machete.
Forgot one thing with those two
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Relapse wrote: You'd be better off with a good hatchet and knife than a machete.
Forgot one thing with those two
Spoiler:
No, this is the only tool you'll ever need:
"Through the darkness of future past, the magician longs to see.
One chants out between two worlds: Fire, walk with me." - Twin Peaks
"You listen to me. While I will admit to a certain cynicism, the fact is that I am a naysayer and hatchetman in the fight against violence. I pride myself in taking a punch and I'll gladly take another because I choose to live my life in the company of Gandhi and King. My concerns are global. I reject absolutely revenge, aggression, and retaliation. The foundation of such a method... is love. I love you Sheriff Truman." - Twin Peaks
E-Tool. That's a given for prior military. Wait. Maybe not the Air Force (unless attach to us ground pounders )
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I suppose the question you want to ask yourself jreilly is what disasters are you most likely to encounter. All I can tell from you is that you're in the US and that is a whole galaxy of different preparedness needs. So what's your concern, what is going to hit you?
Living in California... a sweatshirt and some sunscreen should cover you year-round.
But seriously, if you're thinking wilderness survival, there are a few items to consider. For one, there's the rule of 3's. You can live 3 minutes without air, 3 days without water, 3 weeks without food. You can also freeze to death in severe cold weather. So learn to swim, have water bottles and some way of purifying water, you don't really need much food, and you need clothing appropriate for whatever weather conditions you might experience. A quality down jacket, warm pants, and some sort of rain coat can get you through most anything that isn't too far below freezing. Heavy rain might require some sort of shelter. Don't wear cotton, ever. Cotton gets wet, you get cold, you freeze to death. Wool and non-cotton athletic clothing are ideal, though synthetic clothing melts which can cause severe injury so avoid it if fire is a concern.
There's also the 10 essentials: Knife, map, compass, firestarter, sunglasses/sunscreen, light source, first aid kit, extra clothing, extra food, water, etc. Despite being called the 10 essentials, there really isn't a definitive list. Some of the items are less essential than others. After many, many, many years of backpacking, I've yet to use a knife for anything beyond eating food. Sunscreen is really only necessary if you don't have protective clothing and don't spend much time outdoors (no, cancer isn't an issue, you only increase your risk of cancer if you get sunburned, not simply from being out in the sun. Sunscreen is great at protecting you from getting sunburned, but if you're already tan then you don't really have anything to worry about). Unless you're hiking over snow, sunglasses are optional (snow glare can literally be blinding, don't mess around with that. I lost my sunglasses on one backpacking trip and spent the rest of it walking with at least one eye closed when we hit the snowy passes).
Once you learn a few things about surviving outdoors, the good news is you can be fairly comfortable with very little equipment. Food, warm clothing, and a sleeping bag/shelter takes up most of the bulk of backpacking gear. Everything else you could possibly need to survive in the wild easily fits in a small camelpak. Even a bear defense gun will fit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lbBlSiFL1Y
Automatically Appended Next Post: Oh, and physical fitness is a huge one as well. It's absolutely amazing the things a physically fit, experienced individual can survive that would kill a flabby couch potato.
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DarkLink wrote: Oh, and physical fitness is a huge one as well. It's absolutely amazing the things a physically fit, experienced individual can survive that would kill a flabby couch potato.
But a flabby couch potato can consume an amazing amount of media (TV/Netflix/Film/Music). Once you can marathon House of Cards the rest of the dominoes should fall like a house of cards. Checkmate.
Amidst the mists and coldest frosts he thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts.
As a pretty fit individual, I'll say I'm not to shabby at marathoning tv shows myself. Work tends to get in the way, though.
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Relapse wrote: You'd be better off with a good hatchet and knife than a machete.
Forgot one thing with those two
Spoiler:
No, this is the only tool you'll ever need:
Spoiler:
That is one awesome shovel.
I'm actually impressed at its sawing power. Both wood and even metal pipes.
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Cato Sicarius, after force feeding Captain Ventris a copy of the Codex Astartes for having the audacity to play Deathwatch, chokes to death on his own D-baggery after finding Calgar assembling his new Eldar army.
All this bag talk reminds me that I need to work on my "deployment bag" this month.
I'm on the Medical Response Team at work and we are getting ready to go on our 2-month on-call rotation. So if we get called up we have to be ready to leave in 24 hours, so I try to keep a bag ready to go.
I've used my spare carry-on suitcase in the past since the likelihood of actually having to rough it anywhere is pretty low, but I was wondering if the military folks have any recommendation for a duffle bag or backbacks that would be carry-on compliant.
curran12 wrote: I suppose the question you want to ask yourself jreilly is what disasters are you most likely to encounter. All I can tell from you is that you're in the US and that is a whole galaxy of different preparedness needs. So what's your concern, what is going to hit you?
Well, I live in the Midwest, so it's tough to say, but the things I'd be most concerned about would be either a blizzard or some sort of civil unrest. Tornadoes almost never happen (maybe once in 20 years), too high up for floods, and earthquakes are also not that common.
Panic Room with plenty of supplies and three "emergency bags" in case of being forced to suddenly leave the house. I don't see any downside in owning any of those so can just recommend it to everyone. But...ye, 100$ is a rip-off.
You don't need a can opener to open any can. You only need a hard flattish surface. You simply rub the top of the can on a rock or cement for a few minutes and the can top will come right off. I've done this technique several times while camping and it works a treat.
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KingCracker wrote: You don't need a can opener to open any can. You only need a hard flattish surface. You simply rub the top of the can on a rock or cement for a few minutes and the can top will come right off. I've done this technique several times while camping and it works a treat.
KISS
Used on deployments multiple times.
Also Glad Bags, a sock, and a 5 lbs ball peen hammer you can crush coffee beans
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Rule number 9: always carry your knife. That's just a day to day one. Have a bug out bag ready just in case. I'd prepare it all personally, so you can be assured everything works.
Pretre: OOOOHHHHH snap. That's like driving away from hitting a pedestrian.
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No longer defending the US Military or US Gov't. Just going to ""**feed into your fears**"" with Duffel Blog Did not fight my way up on top the food chain to become a Vegan...
Warning: Stupid Allergy
Once you pull the pin, Mr. Grenade is no longer your friend
DE 6700
Harlequin 2500
RIP Muhammad Ali.
Jihadin, Scorched Earth 791. Leader of the Pork Eating Crusader. Alpha
you guys are wussies. I don't have a bug out bag. I have a bug out House!
If you count the house I'm renting for the boy in Aggieland thats TWO emergency locations.
HAHAHAHAHAAHAH
suck it losers HAHAHAHAH
(looks at depleted wallet) oh wait!
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Rainbow Dash wrote: Everything I will need will fit in my pocket.
Knife, coat, some sort of rope, a metal container...And my brain!
Either you have big pockets, or a tiny coat and brain.
it's in a brain case, like Dr.Gero, or Dr. Wheelo, but I can put it in other battle androids and sexy school girl androids
Always carry what we in the military call a brain bucket
I'd never survive in the military, too small and dainty and care far too much about being clean Being in a dirty, ugly uniform, surrounded by straight men...
That's my idea of hell
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I'd have to pack about 12 liters of dialysis supply per day I expected to be "off the grid" along with a lot of accessories for the system and a first aid kit that includes lots of antibiotics and medications. So before I even get into the beans and dried beef stuff I've got a serious load.
I figure if life as we know it ends I've got around a months worth of supplies in the apartment. After that I'm screwed.
Frazzled wrote: you guys are wussies. I don't have a bug out bag. I have a bug out House!
If you count the house I'm renting for the boy in Aggieland thats TWO emergency locations.
HAHAHAHAHAAHAH
suck it losers HAHAHAHAH
(looks at depleted wallet) oh wait!
Bug out house, yay.
So
Frazzie = doomsday prepper.
Never would have thunk it.
n'oublie jamais - It appears I now have to highlight this again.
It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion. By the juice of the brew my thoughts aquire speed, my mind becomes strained, the strain becomes a warning. It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion.
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