If you're following the news, you're scared. Or you should be. Things are getting worse, not better. And they wont stop with the most marginalized of us; if you're not rich, you're nothing to them except labor.
I've been worried about current events, world news, and continental politics for a while now; at least 1 year. That's when I started packing my Go-Bags. It occurs to me now that my skills as a veteran would be useful for other LGBTQIAS2+, so I've decided to tell you what I deemed necessary in an emergency Bug Out Bag. See below.
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🪖 packing
🐓 Person 1
1️⃣ Durable bag (Huge ruck)
2️⃣ Hygiene bag (Tooth brush, soap, etc)
3️⃣ IFAK x2 (combat trauma & first aid, tampons for bullet wounds or deep wounds, Feminine pads for shallow cuts) 1 on person, 1 in ruck
4️⃣ Tactical vest (plate carrier)
5️⃣ Critical doc folder (Birth certificate, SSN, etc)
6️⃣ Cash
7️⃣ Camelbak (store hiking gear inside.)
8️⃣ Foraging pack (napsack, something to hold berries and roots)
9️⃣ Weapon cleaning kit (Oil, brushes, whipes, Q tips, etc)
0️⃣ Gasmask
🎒 Tarp
🎒 Excavation-tool
🎒 hatchet
🎒 multi-tool
🎒 Rope
🎒 Cordage
🎒 Knife
🎒 Whetstone
🎒 Primary weapon (Crossbow)
🎒 Secondary weapon (slingshot)
🎒 Tertiary weapon
🎒 Primary ammo (DIY/Bolts)
🎒 Secondary ammo (bearings)
🎒 Tertiary ammo
🎒 Bear spray or taser
🎒 Flashlight with red filter
🎒 Flashlight batteries
🎒 Hand crank power bank
🎒 Glowsticks
🎒 Knee & arm pads
🎒 Eye black
❄️ Sleeping bag (winter)
❄️ Emergency blanket
❄️ 2 under shirts
❄️ 2 tops
❄️ 2 underpants
❄️ 2 pants
❄️ 2 pair socks
❄️ 2 pair nylon under socks (Put on under socks to reduce blisters)
❄️ 1 poncho
❄️ 1 silky set (Thin inner layer)
❄️ 1 waffle set (Thick inner layer)
❄️ 1 cold weather top
❄️ 1 cold gloves
❄️ 1 cold hat
❄️ 1 gator neck (Scarf)
🔥 Tinder + waterproof bag
🔥 Waterproof matches
🔥 Magnesium striker
🔥 Focusing lens
🔥 Lighter
🔥 Road flares
💦 Water bottle or canteen
💦 Water filter system
💦 Water purification tablets
💦 Camelbak >7️⃣
🐟 Fishing kit
🐟 Snares
🐟 Rations (2 days)
🐟 Mess kit
🐟 Seeds
🐟 Local foraging guides (ei: field guides)
🧭 Compass
🧭 Maps
🎙️ Radio
🎙️ Radio batteries
🎙️ 2-way radio
🎙️ 2-way radio batteries
🎙️ Notebook
🎙️ Writing implements
🎙️ Signal mirror
⛑️ Prescription drugs (90 day supply)
⛑️ Sewing kit
⚔️ Person 2
1️⃣ Durable bag (Huge ruck)
2️⃣ Hygiene bag
3️⃣ Tactical vest (plate carrier, tampons for bullet wounds or deep wounds)
4️⃣ IFAK (high trauma)
5️⃣ Critical doc folder ()
6️⃣ Cash
7️⃣ Camelbak
8️⃣ Foraging pack ()
9️⃣ Weapon cleaning kit
0️⃣ Gasmask
🎒 Tarp
🎒 E-tool
🎒 hatchet
🎒 multi-tool
🎒 Rope
🎒 Cordage
🎒 Knife
🎒 Whetstone
🎒 Primary weapon
🎒 Secondary weapon
🎒 Tertiary weapon
🎒 Primary ammo
🎒 Secondary ammo
🎒 Tertiary ammo
🎒 Bear spray or taser
🎒 Flashlight with red filter
🎒 Flashlight batteries
🎒 Hand crank power bank
🎒 Glowsticks
🎒 Knee & arm pads
🎒 Eye black
❄️ Sleeping bag (winter)
❄️ Emergency blanket
❄️ 2 under shirts
❄️ 2 tops
❄️ 2 underpants
❄️ 2 pants
❄️ 2 pair socks
🔥 Tinder + waterproof bag
🔥 Waterproof matches
🔥 Magnesium striker
🔥 Focusing lens
🔥 Lighter
🔥 Road flares
💦 Water bottle or canteen
💦 Water filter system
💦 Water purification tablets
💦 Camelbak >7️⃣
🐟 Fishing kit
🐟 Snares
🐟 Rations (2 days)
🐟 Mess kit
🐟 Seeds
🐟 Local foraging guides (ei: field guides)
🧭 Compass
🧭 Maps
🎙️ Radio
🎙️ Radio batteries
🎙️ 2-way radio
🎙️ 2-way radio batteries
🎙️ Notebook
🎙️ Writing implements
🎙️ Signal mirror
⛑️ Prescription drugs (90 day supply)
⛑️ Sewing kit
🦸 Child
1️⃣ Durable bag (Medium duffle)
2️⃣ Hygiene bag
3️⃣ Tactical vest (ranger vest)
4️⃣ IFAK (first aid, tampons for bullet wounds or deep wounds)
5️⃣ Critical doc folder ()
6️⃣ Cash
7️⃣ Camelbak
8️⃣ Foraging pack
9️⃣ Weapon cleaning kit
0️⃣ Gasmask
🎒 E-tool
🎒 multi-tool
🎒 Rope
🎒 Cordage
🎒 Whetstone
🎒 Flashlight with red filter
🎒 Flashlight batteries
🎒 Hand crank power bank
🎒 Glowsticks
🎒 Knee & arm pads
🎒 Eye black
❄️ Sleeping bag (winter)
❄️ Emergency blanket
❄️ 2 under shirts
❄️ 2 tops
❄️ 2 underpants
❄️ 2 pants
❄️ 2 pair socks
🔥 Tinder + waterproof bag
🔥 Waterproof matches
🔥 Magnesium striker
🔥 Focusing lens
🔥 Lighter
🔥 Road flares
💦 Water bottle or canteen
💦 Water filter system
💦 Water purification tablets
💦 Camelbak >7️⃣
🐟 Rations (2 days)
🐟 Mess kit
🐟 Seeds
🐟 Local foraging guides (ei: field guides)
🧭 Compass
🧭 Maps
🎙️ Radio
🎙️ Radio batteries
🎙️ 2-way radio
🎙️ 2-way radio batteries
🎙️ Notebook
🎙️ Writing implements
🎙️ Signal mirror
⛑️ Prescription drugs (90 day supply)
⛑️ Sewing kit
🐕 Dog
1️⃣ Durable bag (harness + saddle bags)
2️⃣ Hygiene bag (tiny)
3️⃣ Tactical vest + leash
4️⃣ IFAK (small, tampons for bullet wounds or deep wounds)
5️⃣ Critical doc folder ()
6️⃣ Cash
😺 Cat
1️⃣ Durable bag (Carrier)
2️⃣ Hygiene bag (tiny)
3️⃣ Tactical vest + leash
4️⃣ IFAK (tiny, tampons for bullet wounds or deep wounds)
5️⃣ Critical doc folder ()
6️⃣ Cash
🛻 Vehical + spares
1️⃣ Durable bag (Huge duffle)
2️⃣ Hygiene bag (large)
3️⃣ Tactical vest
4️⃣ IFAK (high trauma, tampons for bullet wounds or deep wounds, feminine pads for shallow cuts.)
5️⃣ Critical doc folder ()
6️⃣ Cash
7️⃣ Camlbak + water
8️⃣ Foraging pack
9️⃣ Weapon cleaning kit
0️⃣ Gasmask
🏕️ Waterproof survival tent
🎒 E-tool
🎒 hatchet
🎒 multi-tool
🎒 Rope
🎒 Cordage
🎒 Knife
🎒 Whetstone
🎒 Primary ammo
🎒 Secondary ammo
🎒 Tertiary ammo
🎒 Bear spray or taser
🎒 Flashlight with red filter
🎒 Flashlight batteries
🎒 Hand crank power bank
🎒 Glowsticks
🎒 Knee & arm pads
🎒 Eye black
❄️ Sleeping bag (winter)
❄️ Emergency blanket
❄️ 2 under shirts
❄️ 2 tops
❄️ 2 underpants
❄️ 2 pants
❄️ 2 pair socks
🔥 Tinder + waterproof bag
🔥 Waterproof matches
🔥 Magnesium striker
🔥 Focusing lens
🔥 Lighter
🔥 Road flares
💦 Water bottle or canteen
💦 Water filter system
💦 Water purification tablets
💦 Camelbak >7️⃣
🐟 Fishing kit
🐟 Snares
🐟 Rations (2 days)
🐟 Mess kit
🐟 Seeds
🐟 Local foraging guides (ei: field guides)
🧭 Compass
🧭 Maps
🎙️ Radio
🎙️ Radio batteries
🎙️ 2-way radio
🎙️ 2-way radio batteries
🎙️ Notebook
🎙️ Writing implements
🎙️ Signal mirror
⛑️ Sewing kit
🃏 1 toy per 1️⃣ Durable bag (Deck of cards, gameboy, etc)
Next, you're going to want something to help lug all your gear. I present to you: The Monowalker!
It's not hard to build one out of pallets and a wheelbarrow wheel. Just use two long 1x1s to run from your hands to the wheel in a triangle, screw some spacers along the way back, and put an axle through the point of the v. If someone wants pictures I can get them. I am opening up my asks for this purpose.
Today is a freezer organization day in the Song home. So @newpogodi got to sorting while I started breaking down greens for dog food (to go into the newly organized freezer). I got 4 bags out of the Pak Choi we picked up yesterday and 3.5 bags of our garden greens and 1.5 bags of green cabbage that was at the end of its shelf life. (A total of 8 bags with 500g of green mush!)
We still have 4 broccoli florets to break down - frozen too solid to safely cut up. And the freezer is navigable again!!
I also put a bit of leftover dog treat 'mush' into the dehydrator!
Ianto was keen on helping me empty out yesterday's fibre bomb treats lol!