Emergency Bag suggestions

[campussecurity]

Earthquakes? Do you live in California? I spent most of my life there, but never felt anything more than little tremors.

Yep. Northern right on the coast off from triple junction. We had two 6.0+ a year apart in the last two years.

[charlie fox]

I've broken my emergency kits into three levels:

Level 1 - On body - this is the stuff I carry every day on my person. The actual items may vary, but it consists of my wallet, watch, knife/tool, flashlight, phone and bandana. When I'm not at work I add a pistol, extra magazine and tourniquet. This also includes my clothing as I dress appropriately for the weather.

Level 2 - current I use a medium sized sling bag that holds items I might need for a walk home; charging kit for my phone, extra batteries for my flashlight, small first aid kit, small trauma kit, small hygiene kit, small "fix it" kit (sewing items, duct tape), umbrella, water bottle and a multitool. I used to carry a bunch of redundant stuff, but never used them and they added extra weight. There is plenty of room to add stuff if I need to.

Level 3 - my truck. I carry a variety of hand tools, a blanket, tarp, cordage, first aid/trauma gear, and water. If I can't get away I can defend in place.

[G-Dizzle]

Just went on a public land hunt. Hunting public comes with more unknowns than private, so I took a bag with some gear just in case. I think this may be at least semi-applicable here.

In the bag (not pictured is my watch, keys, and two other water bottles):
 

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IFAK (blowout kit and boo boo kit in one)
Three water bottles
Cliff bar
Water purification kit (filter and tablets)
Two lighters
Fixed blade knife (Becker BK62)
Multitool (Vic Workchamp)
Sharpener
Two spare flashlights
Extra ammo for the revolver
Two GRMS radios
Rangefinder
Headphones
Charging block
Ear plugs
Watch
Keys
Frog toggs pants/jacket set
Gloves


On my person:
 

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Rifle
Knife (CRK Sebenza)
Micro MT (Vic MiniChamp)
Flashlight
Wallet
Revolver
Extra ammo pouch for rifle

Also carried a cushion to sit on. Ground can get uncomfortable after a while.


There are probably 20 more things I could have carried to be more prepared, but the truth is if I made the bag much heavier/bulkier it would have limited mobility and become more of a burden. The one thing I would add doing it over would be an extra granola bar or two.

This bag also looks different from what it may look like if just walking around town on a normal day, or keeping by the door or in the car just in case.

The hunt went well if anyone was wondering
 

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[AzteCypher]