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Post by edwin on Nov 12, 2012 11:36:37 GMT
Watching Domesday Preppersforum again and following on from the shelving thread I wondered again why reserve supplies were not kept stored in daily or whatever quantity can be carried packages. Even in a plastic bag they could be slipped into a rucksack quicker than choosing stuff from a box, off a shelf or even grabbed and carried away as they are. Of course there would be a delay if others selections must be made.
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Post by Matthew on Nov 13, 2012 19:13:50 GMT
I believe our US cousins refer to such things as 'bug-out' bags.
Not really into the prepping side of things so am the worst person to comment but would assume that there would be a pretty standard group of basic items that you would have on a 'must have' list such as water purification tablets and the like.
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tq168
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Post by tq168 on Nov 15, 2012 19:40:19 GMT
I have, a bug out bag. For living upto 72hrs outside the house, at a basic level. That i feel i would need. Like a change of clothes, food wise MRE. A little fold up cooker, a lifesaver filter. Nothing too over the top.
TQ
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Post by edwin on Nov 15, 2012 21:09:17 GMT
I was actually thinking of the utility of keeping resupply for the home base in bags rather than in boxes or on shelves. So a complete day or more's supply could be grabbed in seconds.
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Post by bunty on Nov 25, 2012 8:00:46 GMT
I do not have a "Bug out" bag but do have a large knapsack with a selection of essentials should the balloon go stiffly skywards. Most essential of all is a selection of conserves and loose leaf teas from Fortnum and Mason and of course, a charming bottle of LBV Port (1992).
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Post by Matthew on Dec 3, 2012 16:51:13 GMT
I do not have a "Bug out" bag but do have a large knapsack with a selection of essentials should the balloon go stiffly skywards. Most essential of all is a selection of conserves and loose leaf teas from Fortnum and Mason and of course, a charming bottle of LBV Port (1992). A fine selection. These days I have had to just ensure a good supply of black tea in a sturdy caddy is always close to hand but would always include a good quality corkscrew as well in case I chance upon any poor souls who have not had the foresight to bring one with them. And a roll or two of soft toilet paper. A commodity that I feel would be up there with Gold in a PA economy as currency. |
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Post by davidc on Feb 17, 2013 15:49:30 GMT
Most of the foods you would keep on shelves e.g. tins, jars, etc are too heavy to snatch up to carry any distance. Ration packs, or selected items from them, are designed for transportability - balance of high calories to low weight and bulk - in a bag with other essentials would be more reasonable for bug out on foot. A selection of the stores you keep on the shelves but packed into boxes each with a week's supply is reasonable for quick transfer to a car or other motor transport, up to the capacity of the transport for that and other items. After that some on shelves and some long-life items hidden in caches so that if they are robbed they don't lose everything is the way most Preppers go. Basic items selected for nutrition are good, but certainly every Prepper should have some luxury items, for the maintenance of morale, another most important requirement for survival.
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