Being prepared

[plumberroy]

After the the fallacy threads here are my thoughts being prepared. Being prepared keeps you out of survival situations 99% of the time. Here weather is the most likely problem . I do not consider an unplanned night outside suvival . My comfort bag gets used often for pain killers, tums, hand sanitizer grandkids bo-bo's etc. my go bag I carry in the car has been used 3 times this year .

1. There is an old lady who walks her dog around the neighborhood She fell and hit her head I used gauze and papertowels to apply pressure and a space blanket to cover her till E.M.S. got there

2. We lost a family member this summer after hours in a hospital ,several of us guys needed to go outside. the pot from the cook kit was used on a camp stove I took to make tea and coffee on a picnic table at the end of the parking lot.

3. Same time period we stayed at the nearest family members place unstead of driving 60 mile home
I drug out my go bag and slept under the stars because bed space was limited and frankly I needed some outside time .

Not survival but, the stuff we carry made things nicer.
Am I over prepared? of coarse but that is just who I am
I usually have a stove, water in the car and some basic fishing gear incase I get bore and there is water near by

I carry the comfort bag at festivals, short walks at park, etc . Fill the water bottle and a handful of snack fit I carry it if I am more than a couple hundred yards away from the truck with family

this is the layers I carry

basic pocket stuff
wallet
flip top camera case with
sak farmer
fenix E01 AAA flash light
bic
mini prybar
zebra compact pen
bandana
keys w/flashdrive
Sonim XP3 pro phone
celtic cross
Paracord bracelet
Jig tube w/jute tinder

Added for work to basic
cold steel pocket bushman
waterproof matches in altoids smalls tin

Added to basic home /out and about
Bear Grylls light w/storm matches
Old hickory modified knife in pocket sheath w/fire steel
First aid kit in altoids tin
S.O.L. heat sheet

my comfort bag is a maxpedition jumbo versipack clone

Spork
2 cups peanut butter
Salt/pepper
water flavoring
nuts -small pack
2 Honey packets
compess
1 Qt. water bottle
paper towels in 1 gal ziploc
55 gal trashbag
lens cleaners
cording
waxed string
gerber fingernail clippers
sewing kit
S.O.L. heat sheet
fire starter
note pad w/pen
music MP3 player kit
First aid kit
liquid candle
blue emmu cream
whetstone
compressed towels
bic lighter wrapped w/duct tape
AA flashlight
hand sanitizer
extra phone battery


My go kit is in a kelty day pack

water filter bottle
platypus 1qt. bladder
2 sportsmans blankets
nylon poncho
A.M.K. first aid kit improved
dry socks
S.O.L. heat sheet 2person
S.O.L emergency bivy
Paper towels in 1gal ziploc
cook kit:: ---
Small pot set
squishy cup
spork
cous cous
tea/sugar
chicken bullion
salt/pepper
2 cliff bars
small cup peanut butter


bank line
20-30ft hank paracord
jute twine?
pelican AAA flashlight
mini bic
2 sticks of fatwood
fire starters
extra AAA bateries
signal mirror
magnesium block
matchsafe/ waterproof matches
matchsafe/cotton (tinder)
hand sanitizer
6 alun. tent stakes
flare
2 light sticks
duct tape
buck paclite knife
Fishing kit in altoids tin

 

[Joe Calton]

Better overprepared than under! Here in wyo, with our weather it still amazes me the number of folks who dont even carry a blanket in thier car. Even when going out of town. Winter here can go from a nice balmy 40-50 degrees to dangerously Cold in a hurry, and without much warning.

As long as you can still pack a weeks worth of grocery shopping in the trunk then use the extra space for keeping what will help out in a bind. Dont forget extra tools and parts for car like extra oil, serpentine belt, wire, tow strap ect... And a good shovel

 

[Foilist]

I'm with Joe444.

My commute is really long at seventy miles one way (yeah, I need to find something closer to home). In my trunk I keep a pack containing basically what I would need for a two night hike, along with a flat of water, boots, gloves, hat, and other warm clothing.

I have not had an actual "emergency," but this stuff has come in handy for digging out the car when stuck, waiting out long traffic snarls, and for impromptu hiking.

 

[plumberroy]

I have a 10 gallon tote with basic tools and jumper cables water a closed cell mat too. I been eye balling a alum. colapsable snow shovel
Roy

 

[bujiatang]

What about a super cat stove? alcohol stoves will work on anything and can be made for less than 3 dollars.

 

[fmajor007]

I'm with Joe444.

My commute is really long at seventy miles one way (yeah, I need to find something closer to home). In my trunk I keep a pack containing basically what I would need for a two night hike, along with a flat of water, boots, gloves, hat, and other warm clothing.

Can you help me understand what a "flat of water" is?

 

[Foilist]

Can you help me understand what a "flat of water" is?

I meant one of those 24 packs of 16 ounce water bottles from the supermarket. Maybe "flat" is a local/regional term?

I usually drink them over the course of a few weeks and then replenish.

 

[Foilist]

What about a super cat stove? alcohol stoves will work on anything and can be made for less than 3 dollars.

I have one that I use regularly, and another in my trunk pack. The yellow bottles of Heet sold in the automotive aisle are basically denatured alcohol, and make for great fuel. The are multi-use, since the product is intended to remove moisture from your gas tank and fuel lines.

The red bottles of Heet don't work well; it is just iso-propyl alcohol.