Do you have an emergency go bag?

[Countdown]

Cotty said:

Countdown said:

I'd drive to a hotel 50 miles away and book myself in with a credit card. Then I'd use aforementioned credit card to buy clothes and food. Then I'd ring Aviva Home Insurance and ask them to sort me out with replacement accommodation.

Perhaps I'm thick and lack imagination but, short of nuclear war or some other ELE, I can't think of any situation where a liberal application of money couldn't fix things.

Why didn't everyone in New York do this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1xkugQk4ck

Because they weighed up all the pro's and cons and felt that they didn't need to?

[Patrick Bateman]

fking hell. This is pretty strange.

[Cotty]

Countdown said:

Cotty said:

Countdown said:

I'd drive to a hotel 50 miles away and book myself in with a credit card. Then I'd use aforementioned credit card to buy clothes and food. Then I'd ring Aviva Home Insurance and ask them to sort me out with replacement accommodation.

Perhaps I'm thick and lack imagination but, short of nuclear war or some other ELE, I can't think of any situation where a liberal application of money couldn't fix things.

Why didn't everyone in New York do this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1xkugQk4ck

Because they weighed up all the pro's and cons and felt that they didn't need to?

So when it all went tits up and their houses were falling around them and they needed to the get the hell out quick, they wouldn't have had the luxury of casually strolling round their property wondering what might be appropriate to pack. Thats when a go bag or bug out bag comes into its own.

As for people saying money is the answer. Not if you can't get it out of the ATM as there is a black out and the shop you wanted to spend it in has beem washed away or collapsed. If they say they will get it out before the storm then thats prepping, even just a little bit.

[valiant]

Cotty said:

Why didn't everyone in New York do this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1xkugQk4ck

To be fair it was predicted so I'll be buying a ton of stuff via amazon prime a day or two beforehand.

(And if I escape harm and damage, I'll return it all a day or two afterwards!)

[Cotty]

valiant said:

To be fair it was predicted so I'll be buying a ton of stuff via amazon prime a day or two beforehand.

(And if I escape harm and damage, I'll return it all a day or two afterwards!)

Just hypothetically for an urban environment after a hurricain where pretty much everything has been knocked down of washed away, that might take a while to get out of I would pack:
Change of clothes in a dry bag
At least 2 liters of water. 1 litre in a stainless steel bottle
Water filter as its difficult to find clean water when everything is flooded.
3 days worth of food including some dehydrated meals
Small camping stove or Kelly kettle
spork
Waterproofs
Money and cards
Telephone, back up battery and charger.
Torch and spare batteries
Sleeping bag and bivi bag
And as its America a glock and about a billion rounds of ammo.

Edited by Cotty on Monday 22 December 14:04

[condor]

I don't have a 'go bag' in my house as I would expect my house to be the safest place to be. I do keep a few items in the car boot - bottled water, Wellington boots, waterproofs, umbrella and spare socks/trainers.

[Monkeylegend]

QuantumTokoloshi said:

Pickled said:

Major Fallout said:

I locked myself in the boot of my car.

Right up until this point I thought you might be Jason Bourne.

How did you manage to lock yourself in the boot of your car ? Genuine question.

To give you a clue, OP used to post as Major Fallin, but was so traumatised after that event that he changed his name and packed a go bag which after that never leaves his side.

[Lynchie999]

i see this thread is still going... Nuclear WW3 hasn't happened yet then ??

[JonRB]

Of course, you're not fully prepared unless you wear a paracord bracelet at all times.



(And maybe a small roll of gaffer tape round your cock too, although I understand that's optional. Especially for women. )

[VeeDubBigBird]

Only survival kit you need.



Especially like the can of Spam in the corner.

[Cotty]

JonRB said:

Of course, you're not fully prepared unless you wear a paracord bracelet at all times.



(And maybe a small roll of gaffer tape round your cock too, although I understand that's optional. Especially for women. )

I see your paracord bracelet and raise you the Rattlerstrap Paracord Survival Belt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5el9OXWHuU&in...

Although once unravelled your trousers will keep falling down and have nowhere to hang your knife/multi tool/hatchet etc. although I suppose you could make a belt out of the paracord to hold them up

[anonymous-user]

Interesting article appeared on Sky News given this thread!

http://news.sky.com/story/1395842/us-families-prep...

[Celtic Dragon]

Depends on the scenario you are planning for I suppose. I suspect I would fall into this catagory although not by choice, but becuase of my hobbies.

I don't have a bug out bag (B.O.B), but I do have a grab folder in my filing cabinet, which contains domain registration, driving licence, passport etc. This was done after a guy on scoobynet came home to be told he had 30 mins to grab what he needed as is house was due to colapse thanks to some dodgy ground work, being done next door.

I could quite easily put 1 together though for most situations.

I wish I could find a thread that was running on another forum I browse that coverd this off very well.

Found it
http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php...

Edited by Celtic Dragon on Monday 22 December 21:04

[Cotty]

NinjaPower said:

Interesting article appeared on Sky News given this thread!

http://news.sky.com/story/1395842/us-families-prep...

The fourth video down called "Why Are Americans Prepping?" is very telling. People pick up on that, panic and there are lots of people making lots of money building on that fear and selling bunkers etc

[anonymous-user]

Cotty said:

But people will try to get at your supplies, can you defend against an armed gang attacking your house?

This statement, in one stroke, concisely rubbishes the whole 'prepper' thing in the UK.

If the st hits the fan in an average fashion (flood, power cut, rioting, etc) then being a serious prepper is pointless because there is nothing that won't be sorted out by your credit card, insurance company, a trip in the car, staying with friends etc. there's no need for a bag full of duck tape, tinned spam and paracord.

But, if the st really, really hit the fan, and I'm talking the stuff of Prepper dreams, total fall of society/government, nationwide electricity outage for months, rioting/looting/murdering on a national scale, then your 4x4 and carefully packed bag full of survival gear will be utterly pointless because someone like me, who has a gun cabinet full of shotguns, rifles and 1000 rounds of ammunition WILL take it off you if it's a case of my family surviving vs yours, with no laws to speak of.

If you are a Prepper AND heavily 'tooled up' then I salute you, but in the UK I suspect you are a very rare commodity.

[Jonny_]

I never really gave it much thought, but my car full of work gear contains most of the stuff people put in these bags...

Torches
Batteries and charger
Multi tool
Lots of other tools
Food (sweets, chocolate, peperamis, bag of peanuts and a few Pot Noodles)
2 or 3 bottles of water
Energy drinks
Phone chargers
Waterproof jacket
"Clothing" (overalls, hi viz jacket, various gloves, a sweater)
About £40 in loose change
Baby wipes
Antiseptic hand gel

I guess my 2 foot pry bar would suffice as a weapon, and my little gas soldering iron could be handy to start a fire. Oh, and if the fall of society turns out to be a bore we can always watch 28 Days Later on the laptop!

I feel much safer now. Bring on the zombie apocalypse. Or a couple of nights babysitting a knackered substation in the middle of nowhere...

[Cotty]

NinjaPower said:

Cotty said:

But people will try to get at your supplies, can you defend against an armed gang attacking your house?

This statement, in one stroke, concisely rubbishes the whole 'prepper' thing in the UK.

If the st hits the fan in an average fashion (flood, power cut, rioting, etc) then being a serious prepper is pointless because there is nothing that won't be sorted out by your credit card, insurance company, a trip in the car, staying with friends etc. there's no need for a bag full of duck tape, tinned spam and paracord.

I completely agree, being a prepper in the UK is pointless in that senario. I have a lot of food in the house but that's just economies of scale. Its cheaper to by a 3kg bag of rice than keep buying 1kg when needed. I eat a lot of curry and stir fry.

NinjaPower said:

But, if the st really, really hit the fan, and I'm talking the stuff of Prepper dreams, total fall of society/government, nationwide electricity outage for months, rioting/looting/murdering on a national scale, then your 4x4 and carefully packed bag full of survival gear will be utterly pointless because someone like me, who has a gun cabinet full of shotguns, rifles and 1000 rounds of ammunition WILL take it off you if it's a case of my family surviving vs yours, with no laws to speak of..

If that happens then I don't want to come out the other side so no point prepping for it. A life without electricity, that's my job gone everything I do is on a computer. I don't know how to grow food, given the amount of house plants and herb gardens I have killed. There is not enough wood around to burn to keep everyone warm. game over

NinjaPower said:

If you are a Prepper AND heavily 'tooled up' then I salute you, but in the UK I suspect you are a very rare commodity.

Im not a prepper. Although the subject interests me and I have watched lots of YouTube vids on it. There are a few UK preppers who are armed with cross bows etc. But I agree a few guy with shotguns a rifles and it game over part 2

[cheddar]

NinjaPower said:

Cotty said:

But people will try to get at your supplies, can you defend against an armed gang attacking your house?

This statement, in one stroke, concisely rubbishes the whole 'prepper' thing in the UK.

your 4x4 and carefully packed bag full of survival gear will be utterly pointless

No it won't, assuming you don't wait for 'it' to get too Mad Max, it'll allow you to get out of town, go remote and regroup with all the gear you need to survive the immediate nastiness.

Yes, owning a gun helps but being part of an armed, multi talented and organised remote community will help more.

[Cotty]

Jonny_ said:

I never really gave it much thought, but my car full of work gear contains most of the stuff people put in these bags...

Torches
Batteries and charger
Multi tool
Lots of other tools
Food (sweets, chocolate, peperamis, bag of peanuts and a few Pot Noodles)
2 or 3 bottles of water
Energy drinks
Phone chargers
Waterproof jacket
"Clothing" (overalls, hi viz jacket, various gloves, a sweater)
About £40 in loose change
Baby wipes
Antiseptic hand gel

I guess my 2 foot pry bar would suffice as a weapon, and my little gas soldering iron could be handy to start a fire. Oh, and if the fall of society turns out to be a bore we can always watch 28 Days Later on the laptop!

I feel much safer now. Bring on the zombie apocalypse. Or a couple of nights babysitting a knackered substation in the middle of nowhere...

Preparing for Armageddon is probably a bit over the top but what about being prepared for something that could affect you in the UK like this?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/weather/8211784/Br...

You say you have pot noodles, anything to heat the water to go into them? A sleeping bag might be handy, snow shovel? Lots of people were trapped on a motorway a year or so ago. Its not outside the realms of possibility in the UK as we don't have the infrastructure to deal with heavy snowfall like Sweden etc

[red_slr]

I think most preppers who plan to bug out will have a gas stove with several gas cans.