djmarch Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 I call mine a "GO BAG" I currently have 2, they are duffle bags,( quite heavy) filled with different foods, like canned and pouch tunas, oysters, crab, peanut butter, crackers, chilli, soups, fruits, pringles, cheese in a can, pop tarts, and assorted other foods ( can opener, the 3 of us could live on this for a few days, one of the bags sit on 3 12 pks of bottled water to go. I keep a roll of toilet paper, sanitary supplies, in mine.( I know if a disaster happended it would be a that inconvenient time of the month,) wash cloths, baby wipes, sterno cans, bug spray a good knief, cheap leatherman type tool, emergency radio, flashlites, batteries, ,lighters, etc. small packs of salts, and utensils, In hurricane Opal in 1995, we evacuated too late due to DH and I had to stay late to batton down our jobs, we were stuck in traffic for horrible lengths of time, untill we turned around and went back home, by then, the roads had cleared so we left again, and could not find a hotel anywhere as far as Thomasville GA, ( we live in the FL Panhandle in a small beach community, )so we stayed in our car, and tried to get back into town early...... but we were stuck in a road block for approx. 10 hours before we could get back into town, (thank the Lord our home was fine.) Needless to say, I had packed an ice chest when we evacuated, and the ice was gone, but we still had drinks and food to eat when we were at the road block for 10 hours, lots of people didn't have ANYTHING, AND COULD NOT GET ANYTHING, since the surrounding areas had been withoud electricity..... The bug spray, and extra food was wonderful. We saw lots of people we knew (it's a small town) lined up, as we were waiting to get back into town, at the road block. Rich men, poor men, all walks of life going into the woods off the road for "privacy". Anyway, after that my brother and I have extended our "GO BAGs" and have a list that we keep as a checklist of things to bring... for a hurricane, would work well for other disasters you had warning about such as forest fires, etc. Having the GO BAGS ready is a lifesaver, knowing you have the basics, food and water ready to go... It gives a peace of mind, you then have more time for other stuff, like going to the banks safe deposit box and taking your things, if you feel the bank safe deposit boxes could be breached.... I will list some of the things on my list, as many or most have already been listed on this site somewhere else. GO Bags Medical bag favorite work clothes, shoes, etc. Jewelry clothes for several days, sturdy shoes for walking, cleanup makeup and toiletry bags Cash, bank safe deposit box stuff GPS, and maps small tent, sleeping bags ( for comfort if your stranded) blow up mattress,pillow recent years tax returns bill basket, ( bills are still due, even if you are evacuated!!! all important papers, priceless pictures batteries, flash lites, radios guns & ammo sanitary pack ( I keep in a "Go Box" : garbage bags, paper products, TP and PT, cups, utensils, plates etc, latex gloves, working type gloves, clorox, lysol spray, ivory dish soap, dish soap dogs and dog food preps charged drills, cell phones, chargers etc. assorted tools ( DH IS IN CONSTRUCTION) cameras and film Grab any crackers and bread in cabinet, Of course, you do the other recommended things like clean potential flying debree from your yard, wash all your laundry, clean bathrooms, especially tubs, fill with water ( I also super shock my hot tub) and any other container that will hold water, stock up on heating supplies, like charcoal, liter, propane, etc, where you can heat up food upon return if needed. un plug appliances, if you dont turn off your power Say a prayer, leave and God go with you..... Having a list, and starting preps early helps so much, and reduces stress, knowing you have a GOOD PLAN. Link to comment
logcabinmama Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 This is one that had been posted here a few years ago by someone who use to be on here. It was made lightweight and pretty well complete for the ladies at MrsS. STANDARD TEN-DAY SURVIVAL PACK Split between two packs weighing 28 pounds each, 57 and 5/8ths pounds total (not including weight of packs -- all weights -- listed after the items -- in pounds or fractions of a pound). Pocket-size bible Needle/thread/buttons/velcro 20 Mountain House dehydrated meals 5 20 packets instant oatmeal 2 20 packets instant hot chocolate 2 Instant coffee 1 Beef jerky 1 GORP *good ol'raisins & p'nuts +M&Ms 3 Cookies (packed in pringles cans) 1 Iodine tablets 1/8 Salt/pepper in waterproof container 1/4 Tabasco sauce 1/8 4 No# 10 coffee cans with wire handles 1/2 2 small flashlights w/extra AA batts 1 Small steel mirror 1/2 2 US ARMY Ponchos 1/2 Small Peak stove 3 Two boxes of Lifeboat matches 1/8 Magnesium firestarter 1/8 2 BIC lighters 1/8 Stove Fuel 5 Biodegradable soap/shampoo 1 2 toothbrushes 1/8 1 tube tooth paste 1/4 2 Washcloths 2 towels 1 4 t-shirts & underwear 2 8 pairs of socks 1/4 2 sets extra boot laces 2 pairs sandals or moccasins 4 2 sleeping bags, medium weight 10 Tent, two-man 5 4 US Army canteens 1 2 US Army canteen cups 1 2 sets fork and spoon 1/2 20 plastic garbage bags 1 First Aid Kit 3 1/8 Highly reflective survival blanket 2 compression bandages Aspirin Any prescription meds 2 triangular bandages Alcohol wipes Razor blades Tweezers Small magnifying glass Moleskin Bengay Antiseptic spray Burn cream Bandaids The key here is to eliminate REDUNDANT weight. You will notice that there IS redundancy in the fire making implements. This is because they are VERY light, and VERY important! Everything else is under the category of DON'T LOSE IT! You might want to add to each bag - in case of a storm-flood etc - some change, $ bills, include photo copies of all the people in your group, its easer to say have you seen this person them trying to describe them. pen & paper so you can leave notes if needed, map of the county & state your in marked with where you are going, phone #s that may be needed in & out of state. & 1 whistle per person in case you get separated - be sure & get a pre arranged signal so you know its one of your group. Link to comment
Synn Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 Printing......... BTW what are mountain house meals? Link to comment
shadypines Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 Quote: Printing......... BTW what are mountain house meals? They are a type of MRE's. Link to comment
Freetobeme Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 Firestarting kit a la Boy Scouts... Steel wool Waterproof matches Pill container or other small waterproof container Steel wool is a very flamable substance. You can also use dryer lint. If anyone is interested/doesn't know how, I will post instructions for a one match fire. Link to comment
djmarch Posted November 1, 2005 Author Share Posted November 1, 2005 Please post the instructions for a one match fire, I can use all the help I can get. Link to comment
Roseofsharon Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 Me Too!Post them for me too! I can get a hold of tons of dryer lint too!!!!! Link to comment
Guest Guest Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 here are a couple of fire starting sites: http://www.swcp.com/csar/fire.shtml http://www.swcp.com/csar/fire.shtml Link to comment
ma & pa steel Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 I learned this lesson the hardway. I was never really much into survivalism, thought it was all paranoia After that experiance I think "Hmmm, you know maybe I should have a bag or something ready to grab in case we ever have to run again" (I know I'm a bit slow but hey I cought on eventualy) so now I am really working on getting prepared for whatever happens. And I learned, STUFF HAPPENS!!! Link to comment
gardnmom Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 This is exactly what preparation is all about. You just never know what will happen next. Scarey wake up call. Link to comment
rexandlinda Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Hi everyone! I'm in BOB mode also. I was wondering...for those of you out there who are not into too many MRE's, and are willing to stock the trunk of your cars with lots of quality canned goods, is the fluctuating outdoor temperature a problem for storing these items? Or do you all just have BOB's "at the ready" to run out the door with? I've started my stock of foodstuffs for my vehicle, but I'm just not sure whether or not these things should be in there. I could just stick to dry food to hydrate. I do keep a stock of H2O in my trunk as well. For instance, I have tons of Canned corn, creamed corn, raviolis, black beans, garbanzo's, tuna, salmon, soups, etc. I also have a pretty good stash of dry goods, but we really need a base camp set up to prepare these items, and that's not always available. By the way...lots of great ideas on these lists....thanks ladies of Mrs.S!!! Link to comment
Daisygirl Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 I keep a BOB behind the sofa next to the front door. In each bedroom, I keep a two day change of clothing for each of us and rotate it into normal clothing on laundry day. Every person on medication has their own cosmetic bag which contains the meds and scripts and medical history for each person. We had a chemical fire near us a couple of weeks ago, the news report came in, the kids were in bed...we sounded the alarm and were in the car along with the dog in 12 minutes. Everyone grabs the clothes from their room throws them into the suitcase and grabs their med bag to carry to the car. The oldest grabs the two gallons of water. My daughter carries the BOB and I carry the dog food and off we go. As far as the food in the car, I only keep dried or boxed items because I don't want anything to freeze and bust on me. These are the items in my car: Instant oatmeal, hot chocolate, tea, coffee, sugar, non-dairy creamer, jello (the kids drink it hot), ramein noodles, instant dry noodle soup, crackers, fruit snacks or leathers, dried sweetened pineapple and bananas, raisins, jerky, slim jims & cheese, peanut butter cheese nips, cookies and hard candy. I also have a buddy burner and a large juice can with a wire handle to heat water in to make the hot foods. A metal cup and spoon for each person and that's about it. I really want to change the cups because the metal ones are too hot for the kids to handle. I'm thinking of getting plastic insulated coffee cups for each of us. Link to comment
Guest Guest Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 yikes!!!! double yikes!!! Link to comment
ma & pa steel Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 I am almost done planning out my BOB's. I decided to seperate them into catagories. Code 1 BOB is a fanny pack that will be taken pretty much anywhere as a precaution. Code 2 BOB will be for short term emergencies where we will be able to get to help easily (like our wasp incident). Code 3 BOB is for a major or long term emergency (like danger of a nuke attack big). It will prevent me from having to bring out the big guns for a small fight yk? And the go together, i.e. Code 2 emergancy, I grab BOB's 1 and 2, Code 3 emergency I grab BOB's 1,2, and 3. I am probably making this a bit more complicated, I am a non recovering perfectionist LOL Link to comment
ma & pa steel Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 Ok, I don't know if this is going to work cut and paste, I did thing in MS Excel. Here is my plan for my BOB's... CODE 1: Precautionary (Fanny Pack) Food Granola bars Pemmican Crackers Water 1 bottle per person Heat Strike anywhere matches lighter Fire Starters Light Mini Flashlight Medical band aids Antibacterial cream Tylenol alcohol wipes Clothing 3 diapers diaper wipes bib sleeper Cleaning Antibacterial wipes Few pads Hygiene 1 roll TP Defense Pepper Spray Tools Map of Area Compass Sunglasses Swiss Army Knife Misc. A few grocery bags Prepaid phone card Mini phone book $10 Cash CODE 2: Short Term Emerg. (Back Packs) Food Instant oatmeal packets Instant soup packets Instant noodle packets Hot choc., tea, coffee sugar & powdered milk Crackers Tinned meat (few small) Water 3 gallons Heat Strike anywhere matches Lighters Fire starters Warm blankets Light Candles Flashlight Small Oil Lamp Lamp oil Cooking Small stove extra fuel Can for heating water mugs spoons, forks, knives lightweight soup plates Can opener Medical Small first aid kit Prescription Meds Clothing small pack diapers Pack of wipes 1 full change of clothing Extra socks and undies Weather protection Cleaning Bar soap liquid soap 2 basins bleach Hygiene 1 roll TP/ person toothbrushes & paste Sunscreen Bug Spray package of pads 1 washcloth/ person 1 towel/ person few kitchen size trash bags Hairbrush mirror Shelter Sleeping bags Emergency Blanket Tools Plenty of batteries duct tape Good Map Multi tool Paper and pencils Good scissors Wind up clock Misc. Code 1 BOB Control Journal Playpen Important documents $50 cash Bible AM/FM Radio Kefir Jar and strainer lid Small First Aid Kit bandaids antibacterial cream Tylenol Antibacterial wipes First Aid Manual sharp scissors Tweezers Nail clippers Butterfly sutures Soap Peroxide cold meds Important Documents Photo albums Files from filing cabnet CODE 3: Long Term Emerg. (dufflebags, totes) Food Instant oatmeal packets Instant soup packets Instant noodle packets Hot choc., tea, coffee Crackers Sugar powdered milk Peanut butter Pemmican Dried fruit nuts Jerky Powdered drinks Jug Oil Canned fruit Canned Veggies dried veggies Canned meats Cornmeal flour salt baking powder Lard Survival cookbook Granola bars butter powder egg powder Fishing & hunting gear Water 10 gallons Water purification tablets Heat Strike anywhere matches lighters Fire starter few bags of firewood Warm blankets Coleman Lantern Plenty extra fuel Light Extra lamp oil Candles Cooking Coleman stove (min 2 burner) Lightweight pot, pan, kettle Wood spoon Metal spatula nonbreakable 1 cup measure dry measure cups measure spoons unbreakable bowl Hygiene 24 pack TP 1 pack ea. Med lrg trash bgs Clothing Extra weather gear Cleaning Bar Laundry soap Dish soap clothes line & pins alcohol Bleach Tools Plenty of batteries crow bar zipper bags folding shovel leather gloves Hatchet knife sharpener tool box rope sewing kit watch batteries walkie-talkies Whistle Shelter Foam pads 1 emerg. Blanket/ person tarp tent Misc. Code 1 & 2 BOB's Survival manual books to read dust masks gas/virus masks Binoculars $200 Cash Oxygen masks Oxygen tanks Medical Full First Aid Kit Complete Medical Kit Zincofax Yeast infection medication Oral antibiotics Injectable antibiotics Assorted band aids 2 rolls ea 1" and 3" gauze box sterile 3" square gauze tape for gauze sling for broken arm antibiotic ointment needles & syringes Tweezers Laxative Anti-diarrhea medicine Pepto-Bismol Vaseline Latex gloves mini scissors nail clippers Multivitamins Activated Charcoal Iodine Radiation meds First Aide Manual Q-tips Cotton balls topical anesthetic Injectable anesthetic Eye drops Tenser Bandage Calamine lotion Aspirin & Tylenol Antihistamines Cough medicine suturing material & needles Digestive enzymes Probiotics gravol Butterfly sutures Vehicle Emergency Kit Complete Medical Kit 4 emergency blankets 1 warm blanket candles Strike anywhere matches lighter fire starters Flashlight 1 Gal water Instant oatmeal packets Instant soup packets Instant noodle packets Hot choc., tea, coffee sugar & powdered milk Crackers Peanut butter Small stove Few cans fuel Can for heating water mugs Spoons knives diapers and wipes 1 full change clothing ea Extra socks extra weather gear bar of soap 1 basin 1 roll TP 2 towels mirror Pads Brush batteries paper and pencils coloring books, crayons games flares tool kit Coleman lantern w/ fuel Link to comment
Guest Guest Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 I'm just curious, Amanda, have you actually tried to fit all of that stuff in their designated bags? Who is going to carry... drag them? Link to comment
Guest Guest Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 Amanda, my response may have sounded a bit brusque, I know, but if you think about it, a gallon of water by itself weighs 8 lbs! That's almost 4 kilos, and you're talking about having 10 of them, along with a ton of other stuff in just one of your packs! Your children are 5 and 2 years old...imagine if they were triplets, and you had to try to carry them all at the same time! That's pretty much what you're proposing 'cause, you're probably going to have to[/i] carry them, along with all the rest of your stuff. Your BOB's have to be something you can physically handle, if necessary. You might not be able to use your vehicle in certain circumstances. Plan for the absolute worst case scenario. Everything above that is gravy... Link to comment
ma & pa steel Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 I have thought about it and I think this is what is going to work for me. The precautionary bag is very small and is brought just about anywhere. The second "phase" is still pretty portable and can be modifyed (for example, I plan to have some supplies in the car for emergencies so if taking the car, that leaves stuff we can leave behind. And many things multitask (Ie in my control journal (thanks FLYLADY) I have a phone book, survival notes, and many other things that would otherwise be seperate items). As for the last one (BIG emergency) I am hoping we will have a few monents to load everything in the vehicle, if not, then we grab the Code 2 bags, wont have as much but will be better than nothing. For code 3 most stuff will be in big tubs, it's not designed for grab and run (that's more code 2), it's meant to be loaded into the car, but should still get us out of here in 15 minutes TOPS. Our youngest is 2, but she is also our last child, so as time goes by, it will get easier to get everyone ready. One thing I like about the multi-phase idea is that depending on the circumstances we can either grab and run or take a few minutes to load up. Best case sinerio we have a decent amount of supplies, worst case sinerio, we still have a LOT more than we had last time. Wasn't really throwing this out for other people to do, just what I was planning myself. Link to comment
Daisygirl Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 First off, does everything fit in your vehicle in a concelable manner...so everyone stuck in that traffic jam doesn't see what you have. If it doesn't fit, you will have to decide what to leave behind. I underestimated what our vehicle would hold and have added more to my BOBs. I would up the clothing a little, with babies, you could go through a couple of changes a day. Two or three outfits for you and your hubby would be fine. If you keep them in there all the time, make sure you change for growth of the babies and for the seasons as they change...or use layers to cover the seasons. I don't remember are you using disposables?? You might want to invest in a dozen or so cloth diapers and rubber pants just in case...you can always use them as cleaning rags after potty training. I use the levels thing too, but more off casual than your using. My everyday survival bag is my huge purse. My brother in law thinks I have every thing in there but the kitchen sink. This is where I carry my planner, important papers (copies), medical information for each of us. A knife, matches, small first aid kit, etc. When the kids were little, it included at least a set of clothes and supplies for my monthly cycle. I don't have to worry with that anymore, but my daughter does. Inside the big bag, I have a small purse that I carry in stores and stuff and leave the huge one in the car. As far as the water situation, you would probably be better off to take a filtering system with you than trying to carry all that water. I would carry a bottle of bleach before I carried 10 gallons of water. Don't forget the eyedropper and something to flavor the water for the kids, unless they are used to drinking city water which has bleach in it. Other than the fact that you plan on a lot of stuff, it seems well thought out and should cover most situations. Great job... Link to comment
ma & pa steel Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 Quote: I use the levels thing too, but more off casual than your using....Other than the fact that you plan on a lot of stuff, it seems well thought out and should cover most situations. Great job... ) Link to comment
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