Comments on: Building a personal emergency bag http://journal.drfaulken.com/building-a-personal-emergency-bag/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:47:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: DGHarrison http://journal.drfaulken.com/building-a-personal-emergency-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-105860 DGHarrison Tue, 16 Feb 2010 06:23:08 +0000 http://journal.drfaulken.com/?p=715#comment-105860 I've been searching the net, looking for ideas for a Go Bag. You are the first I've found to mention bringing a firearm (and don't forget plenty of ammunition of the proper caliber). It seems exceedingly odd to me that people would go through the trouble of building a Go Bag and not be armed for an emergency evacuation, when civilized rules could easily be abandoned. If anyone has links to more rugged survival Go Bags than those created by emergency response team members designed to deal with supposed civilized civilians, please let me know. I believe I'd rather be prepared to protect myself and my family for the long term. I’ve been searching the net, looking for ideas for a Go Bag. You are the first I’ve found to mention bringing a firearm (and don’t forget plenty of ammunition of the proper caliber). It seems exceedingly odd to me that people would go through the trouble of building a Go Bag and not be armed for an emergency evacuation, when civilized rules could easily be abandoned. If anyone has links to more rugged survival Go Bags than those created by emergency response team members designed to deal with supposed civilized civilians, please let me know. I believe I’d rather be prepared to protect myself and my family for the long term.

]]> By: Christa http://journal.drfaulken.com/building-a-personal-emergency-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-104690 Christa Sat, 23 Jan 2010 03:37:29 +0000 http://journal.drfaulken.com/?p=715#comment-104690 Thanks for the info! I'm loving getting prepared and ready to run when/if the need arises! Thanks for the info! I’m loving getting prepared and ready to run when/if the need arises!

]]> By: Sarah http://journal.drfaulken.com/building-a-personal-emergency-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-104217 Sarah Fri, 15 Jan 2010 01:19:25 +0000 http://journal.drfaulken.com/?p=715#comment-104217 What about food? And underwear? And a way to cook the food you want to eat with your camping utensils? How about dishwashing liquid (I prefer Dawn myself)? Not just for washing dishes but also clothes in a disaster situation it can be very difficult to get anything clean. I'm debating how to carry it, in some kind of sealable jar I suppose. What about a warm hat, and a poncho? Or if you want to go the other way, a floppy hat and sunscreen? Glasses in case you can't get more contact lens solution or you run out of disposable contacts. Deoderant. A first aid kit like you mentioned but also extra bandaids. Immodium!! As someone who has worked in a few hurricane evacuation shelters stomach trouble is a huge concern, and most aid workers and organizations can't dispense medications, not even Tylenol. All they can do is call an ambulance and ask the paramedics to help you. No good if the paramedics are busy on emergency calls. Did I mention extra socks? And if you have room then a pair of cheap flip flops for communal showers. And a bike chain and lock might come in handy. In a shelter situation it is really easy for someone to just pick up your pack and walk off with it. Locking it doesn't help because they'll just take the whole thing with them and figure out how to get into it later. If you chain it to a pole or something, it is less likely someone will steal from you, and more likely you or your friends (make friends with neighboring people!!!) will catch them. Yes they could always cut the pack straps, but that is such suspicious behavior that someone is bound to notice. It is easy to say you just won't leave your pack anywhere, and harder to do when all you want to do is run somewhere for "just a second". Not to mention that you have to sleep sometime. Wow that was long!! Sorry bout that! Guess I just really like thinking about this stuff. Thanks! What about food? And underwear? And a way to cook the food you want to eat with your camping utensils? How about dishwashing liquid (I prefer Dawn myself)? Not just for washing dishes but also clothes in a disaster situation it can be very difficult to get anything clean. I’m debating how to carry it, in some kind of sealable jar I suppose. What about a warm hat, and a poncho? Or if you want to go the other way, a floppy hat and sunscreen? Glasses in case you can’t get more contact lens solution or you run out of disposable contacts. Deoderant. A first aid kit like you mentioned but also extra bandaids. Immodium!! As someone who has worked in a few hurricane evacuation shelters stomach trouble is a huge concern, and most aid workers and organizations can’t dispense medications, not even Tylenol. All they can do is call an ambulance and ask the paramedics to help you. No good if the paramedics are busy on emergency calls.

Did I mention extra socks? And if you have room then a pair of cheap flip flops for communal showers. And a bike chain and lock might come in handy. In a shelter situation it is really easy for someone to just pick up your pack and walk off with it. Locking it doesn’t help because they’ll just take the whole thing with them and figure out how to get into it later. If you chain it to a pole or something, it is less likely someone will steal from you, and more likely you or your friends (make friends with neighboring people!!!) will catch them. Yes they could always cut the pack straps, but that is such suspicious behavior that someone is bound to notice. It is easy to say you just won’t leave your pack anywhere, and harder to do when all you want to do is run somewhere for “just a second”. Not to mention that you have to sleep sometime.

Wow that was long!! Sorry bout that! Guess I just really like thinking about this stuff. Thanks!

]]> By: Marc E. Barlow http://journal.drfaulken.com/building-a-personal-emergency-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-48180 Marc E. Barlow Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:07:05 +0000 http://journal.drfaulken.com/?p=715#comment-48180 hey there! great article! saw your vids on youtube..left email to you over there... another idea..keep copies of everything in your wallet... in case wallet is lost in confusion... stay focused, of course... good reading: Gonzales, Laurence: "Deep Survival - who lives, who dies and why" here's the link to the book: http://books.google.com/books?id=PHa3GVgsx1gC&dq=survival+gonzales&pg=PP1&ots=B1bD6WHsn5&sig=w33cc6-daenkVrUdywLBtDyzCCA&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result hey there!
great article!
saw your vids on youtube..left email to you over there…

another idea..keep copies of everything in your wallet… in case wallet is lost in confusion…

stay focused, of course…

good reading: Gonzales, Laurence: “Deep Survival – who lives, who dies and why”
here’s the link to the book:
http://books.google.com/books?id=PHa3GVgsx1gC&dq=survival+gonzales&pg=PP1&ots=B1bD6WHsn5&sig=w33cc6-daenkVrUdywLBtDyzCCA&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result

]]> By: Ed http://journal.drfaulken.com/building-a-personal-emergency-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-43528 Ed Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:25:46 +0000 http://journal.drfaulken.com/?p=715#comment-43528 I am stunned that you didn't have a towel. That is all you really need. I mean, a towel man... I am stunned that you didn’t have a towel. That is all you really need. I mean, a towel man…

]]> By: duke http://journal.drfaulken.com/building-a-personal-emergency-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-43432 duke Sat, 12 Jul 2008 12:58:33 +0000 http://journal.drfaulken.com/?p=715#comment-43432 For the lazy shopper, The Ready Store has some pre-built kits. http://www.thereadystore.com/emergencykits.php?load=new I have a personalized kit at home and keep a 4-person kit from TRS in the trunk of my wife's car. In addition to keeping a copy of important documents, I scan and save them on a secure flash drive. I keep one drive with me and one in a secure, but reasonably accessable location. Great post -duke For the lazy shopper, The Ready Store has some pre-built kits. http://www.thereadystore.com/emergencykits.php?load=new

I have a personalized kit at home and keep a 4-person kit from TRS in the trunk of my wife’s car.

In addition to keeping a copy of important documents, I scan and save them on a secure flash drive. I keep one drive with me and one in a secure, but reasonably accessable location.

Great post

-duke

]]> By: drfaulken http://journal.drfaulken.com/building-a-personal-emergency-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-43396 drfaulken Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:08:55 +0000 http://journal.drfaulken.com/?p=715#comment-43396 Great suggestion -- I have several hand crank radios, and should definitely be included in the event of an evacuation. For some circumstances, like fleeing a house fire, you probably wouldn't need it. A radio is probably optional if someone is building a bag for the first time, or don't have a concern about longer-term preparedness. Either way, if someone already has a bag built they would have the time to decide to take a radio (or other "optional" equipment like a firearm) instead of just scrambling to get the fuck out. Great suggestion — I have several hand crank radios, and should definitely be included in the event of an evacuation. For some circumstances, like fleeing a house fire, you probably wouldn’t need it. A radio is probably optional if someone is building a bag for the first time, or don’t have a concern about longer-term preparedness.

Either way, if someone already has a bag built they would have the time to decide to take a radio (or other “optional” equipment like a firearm) instead of just scrambling to get the fuck out.

]]> By: BushPutin http://journal.drfaulken.com/building-a-personal-emergency-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-43369 BushPutin Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:19:07 +0000 http://journal.drfaulken.com/?p=715#comment-43369 What about a hand-crank short wave radio? -BushPutin What about a hand-crank short wave radio?

-BushPutin

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