Do you have an emergency go bag?
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Well, I am not so ultimately equipped like the OP but since I stay in 30-50 different Hotels working on Location
I have a habit of always putting a small torch on the bedside table
in case I wake up in room with smoke and without electricity, I always make sure to see the escape plan.
Come to think of it, maybe since my days as handyman/janitor/biker/mechanic I carry some stuff with me
in my - yes - belt bag : Torch,spare batteries (if I need light for work/roadside repairs I might need it longer),
swisstool with bits and ratchet kit, some ty-raps, mini Bic although I don´t smoke,
tempos and labello for not getting completely caught out, etc etc.
OK, laugh at me, but don´t come asking for assistance.....8-)
Oh, and did I mention the mini lenser redundancy torch ?
Gee, reading this makes me feel like Burt Gummer, only without the elephant gun (am I a "prepper" already ?)
I have a habit of always putting a small torch on the bedside table
in case I wake up in room with smoke and without electricity, I always make sure to see the escape plan.
Come to think of it, maybe since my days as handyman/janitor/biker/mechanic I carry some stuff with me
in my - yes - belt bag : Torch,spare batteries (if I need light for work/roadside repairs I might need it longer),
swisstool with bits and ratchet kit, some ty-raps, mini Bic although I don´t smoke,
tempos and labello for not getting completely caught out, etc etc.
OK, laugh at me, but don´t come asking for assistance.....8-)
Oh, and did I mention the mini lenser redundancy torch ?
Gee, reading this makes me feel like Burt Gummer, only without the elephant gun (am I a "prepper" already ?)
Ayahuasca said:
Probably overkill in the UK, but sensible if somewhere with hurricanes, volcanos, civil unrest, etc.
I would add a spare passport / copy of your passport, spare credit card.
If sailing, I have quite a complete grab-bag. All the usual stuff but a biggie for me was having a colour copy of my passport ID page laminated. Carried in my wallet it's got me out of some sticky situations in dodgy countries.I would add a spare passport / copy of your passport, spare credit card.
Spare tyre said:
Some chap who lives near me is a prepper, nice chap to talk to
He's often camping out in the woods practicing for when the "s
t hits the fan" as he tells me
They even had a full Xmas dinner up the woods
He enjoys it, which is the main thing.
Makes you see the difference in people, comparing him to an oik who is a career benefit claimer, he'll be prepared and the oik will just expect someone to sort em out
Anyhoo, he always has a bag full of gear even when just popping out for a walk with his dog
Good for him if he enjoys it.He's often camping out in the woods practicing for when the "s
t hits the fan" as he tells meThey even had a full Xmas dinner up the woods
He enjoys it, which is the main thing.
Makes you see the difference in people, comparing him to an oik who is a career benefit claimer, he'll be prepared and the oik will just expect someone to sort em out
Anyhoo, he always has a bag full of gear even when just popping out for a walk with his dog
I personally don't see the point if the 's
t hit the fan' preppers would be the first victims of people who have always had nothing to lose i'm sure an apocalypse/lawless situation would suit gypsy's and the like very well.I stay quite a lot in hotels and I did watch a somewhat disturbing program on television about making sure you stay in certain rooms, always on the ground floor and have a torch and breathing apparatus with you. I agree in theory but statistically it is unlikely that anything will happen to you so just overkill.
Original poster: I don't think you answered this in the thread anywhere, but what are you expecting to happen to need all of that?
Original poster: I don't think you answered this in the thread anywhere, but what are you expecting to happen to need all of that?
Adenauer said:
Major, judging by your post in the nearly died thread and now this one, I'd guess you've been nuts almost your entire life? 
Actually just looking on that thread at the list of what's caught on fire while he's in them:Major Fallout said:
Plus:
3 Range Rovers
2 X5
1 Discovery
1 Jaguar
1 Corsa
1 Punto
1 model t ford
1 motorbike
1 double-decker bus
1 Hotel
1 Channel tunnel train
1 HSS ferry
1 house
2 Forrest fires
1 pub
Have all caught fire while I have been in them them.
I think there might be a problem with how he's storing his distress flares, flammable whiskey and waterproof matches. It's not so much a bag in case of an emergency as a bag that continually causes them. 3 Range Rovers
2 X5
1 Discovery
1 Jaguar
1 Corsa
1 Punto
1 model t ford
1 motorbike
1 double-decker bus
1 Hotel
1 Channel tunnel train
1 HSS ferry
1 house
2 Forrest fires
1 pub
Have all caught fire while I have been in them them.
Has anyone wondered why it hasn't occurred to the poor Major to carry a fire extinguisher?
It's a bit like the 1st time I took a flight. I was sensibly dressed and thought about some fellow passengers.
"You fools how do you think you'll cope with an emergency situation, in your high heels and flimsy skirts?"
It's a bit like the 1st time I took a flight. I was sensibly dressed and thought about some fellow passengers.
"You fools how do you think you'll cope with an emergency situation, in your high heels and flimsy skirts?"
PositronicRay said:
Has anyone wondered why it hasn't occurred to the poor Major to carry a fire extinguisher?
It's a bit like the 1st time I took a flight. I was sensibly dressed and thought about some fellow passengers.
"You fools how do you think you'll cope with an emergency situation, in your high heels and flimsy skirts?"
So what is it you wear that copes with the 500mph impact with the ground then?It's a bit like the 1st time I took a flight. I was sensibly dressed and thought about some fellow passengers.
"You fools how do you think you'll cope with an emergency situation, in your high heels and flimsy skirts?"
hairyben said:
PositronicRay said:
Has anyone wondered why it hasn't occurred to the poor Major to carry a fire extinguisher?
It's a bit like the 1st time I took a flight. I was sensibly dressed and thought about some fellow passengers.
"You fools how do you think you'll cope with an emergency situation, in your high heels and flimsy skirts?"
So what is it you wear that copes with the 500mph impact with the ground then?It's a bit like the 1st time I took a flight. I was sensibly dressed and thought about some fellow passengers.
"You fools how do you think you'll cope with an emergency situation, in your high heels and flimsy skirts?"
Major Fallout said:
If you don't know what one is, its a small bag full of useful stuff that you might need in an emergency.
When I was single I used to always walk around with a bag of condoms, lube and mouthwash. You never knew when you would need it and quite often I did. These days I'd probably have to add some Viagara. hth.
Interesting thread this, I considered setting up a BOB or GHB or JICB but then thought, fk that this is the UK what's the point.
I do keep some bits in the car, but that's more a car emergency kit (torch, waterproof jacket, multitool, notebook and pen and a few other bits) & I have a kit I take hill walking with me.
I think it sensible to have in the house and know what to grab in case of flooding or whatever and you need to leave the house or in fact stay in the house due to snow. Its very case by case and in my situation I would need very little to survive due to my location.
Knowledge is far more important than stuff.
k that this is the UK what's the point.I do keep some bits in the car, but that's more a car emergency kit (torch, waterproof jacket, multitool, notebook and pen and a few other bits) & I have a kit I take hill walking with me.
I think it sensible to have in the house and know what to grab in case of flooding or whatever and you need to leave the house or in fact stay in the house due to snow. Its very case by case and in my situation I would need very little to survive due to my location.
Knowledge is far more important than stuff.
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