Bug out bag
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Everything. It is one of the most useful things in the world.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/87588319/A-Long-Term-Survival-Guide-101-Uses-for-Paracord
And...
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/314477-Para-cord!?highlight=paracord
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The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy is right... Hoopy Froods know where their towel is.
Alternatively, a shemagh is another super useful item.
Oh, and here is an idea, which I just thought of. Stupidly, since it applies to me. A spare pair of glasses, if you need them. If the zombies come in the middle of the night, and your contacts are not in, or your glasses are still on the nightstand... Put a set in the bag.
And if you need any medication for anything, that needs to be in the bag as well.
Alternatively, a shemagh is another super useful item.
Oh, and here is an idea, which I just thought of. Stupidly, since it applies to me. A spare pair of glasses, if you need them. If the zombies come in the middle of the night, and your contacts are not in, or your glasses are still on the nightstand... Put a set in the bag.
And if you need any medication for anything, that needs to be in the bag as well.
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Let's talk food.
Assuming that many of us (Australians) cant walk into an army surplus store and buy proper MRE's, what would you guys keep in your pack to keep you going for a few days?
I've always thrown a couple of tins of beans in the bag. Heavy, but they keep forever, are impervious to critters that might want to snack on them in storage, and have good "keep you going" power. They require no water, can be eaten cold or hot.
A million boyscouts cant be wrong.
Assuming that many of us (Australians) cant walk into an army surplus store and buy proper MRE's, what would you guys keep in your pack to keep you going for a few days?
I've always thrown a couple of tins of beans in the bag. Heavy, but they keep forever, are impervious to critters that might want to snack on them in storage, and have good "keep you going" power. They require no water, can be eaten cold or hot.
A million boyscouts cant be wrong.
Tinned food is a great idea, as long as one remembers the can opener
I also include energy bars, as well as a little dried fruit.
Beef jerky.
I usually keep some beef jerky, or energy bars with me. I never thought of tinned food... might have to pick up a couple of small tins of Spam. Last year I was lucky enough to pick up a case of real military MRE's. I tossed a couple in each vehicle, thinking they would make it thru cold and heat then I read somewhere recently that heat , like summer stuck in a car heat basically ruins them. So if you score some keep in mind where you will store or carry them.
Tinned food is a great idea, as long as one remembers the can opener
I also include energy bars, as well as a little dried fruit.
In Oz all tins have ring pulls. The last time I needed a tin opener was about a year ago, and I was stumped. I hadn't needed one for years, and didn't own a proper one in the kitchen! I ended up having to use the one on a swiss army knife like when I was a kid in the scouts.
What do you need a tin opener for when you have a decent knife?
Very interesting thread with lots of good ideas. Thanks for starting.
Hmm, must be an Adelaide thing then, as we have plenty of non ring pull tins. [emoji6]
Seriously? If it comes in a 500g tin, and it has the word PAL written on the side, it is not pâté.Don't spread it on a cracker.
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why carry a decent knife if you are only going to turn it into a tin opener?
Duct tape and bailing wire(if you can still find the real stuff) should be part of every kit.
Don't need really more than this to get what you need
Living carless on the ocean fringe of a city of four million, where would I exactly go? I don't think the 434 will be running to Topanga. No, I'll sit on my balcony, awaiting the undead hordes, while I read the collected works of Richard Hofstadter.
Touche!
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What kind of knife is that?
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