ARMAGEDDON BAGS!

Friday, March 11, 2011

OK, maybe not “armageddon”

Friday, March 11, 2011

SHIT WILL HAPPEN

Friday, March 11, 2011

SHIT WILL HAPPENIt’s not a matter of IF – it’s a matter of WHEN

Friday, March 11, 2011

What can go wrong?

Friday, March 11, 2011

What can go wrong?

•Earthquakes...

•Wild fires...

•Floods & mudslides...

•Riots...

•...and that’s just in Los Angeles.

•Other natural disasters as well as political or economic collapse. Generally fucked up shit.

Friday, March 11, 2011

Different Kinds of Preparing

•Stuck at home

•Stuck away from home

•Going from one place to another

•Never going back home

•End of the world as we know it

Friday, March 11, 2011

I’m not talking aboutmost of that

Friday, March 11, 2011

Safe Assumptions

•Public services are interrupted

•No power / water / gas / phones / internet

•Emergency services are maxed out

•Police / Fire Department / EMS are not coming

•General lawlessness

•Society falls apart fast (New Orleans / Katrina)

Friday, March 11, 2011

Bug Out / GTFO Bag

•Evacuation with little or no notice

•Can not count on anything working or anyone coming to help

•Should be able to sustain yourself for ~72 hours (3 days)

•Ideally you will be going somewhere safer

•That could be out of town, or back home

Friday, March 11, 2011

No two bags will be the same.

No two people’s needs are the same.

Friday, March 11, 2011

No two bags will be the same.

No two people’s needs are the same.

They'll have theirs, and you'll have yours, and I'll have mine.

Friday, March 11, 2011

The 3Bs of Preparedness

•Beans

•Band-Aids

•Bullets

Friday, March 11, 2011

Beans

•Food is important.

•You need something to keep your strength up

•Small energy or protein bars are awesome

•Water is important.

•It’s also heavy

•Consider purification / filtration

Friday, March 11, 2011

Band-Aids

•First Aid is important.

•You might be hurt

•You might get hurt

•Don’t go out like a sucker

•It would really suck to survive the “event” but die from an infection a week later.

Friday, March 11, 2011

Bullets

•People will be looking out for themselves.

•If there is one thing we’ve learned from zombie movies it’s that if the situation is bad enough, you will become a target for other survivors.

•Better safe than sorry - Have some way to defend yourself.

Friday, March 11, 2011

Pro Tips

Friday, March 11, 2011

Just you?

•Every family member should have their own bag

•You might get separated

•Don’t forget kids and pets

•But they should have their own bag too

Friday, March 11, 2011

Gimmie Shelter

•Assuming 3 days, that means 3 nights too

•You’ll want to sleep at some point

•Outside might be safer or only option

•The weather might not be perfect

•Mini tent or tarp is worth considering

Friday, March 11, 2011

Mobility

•You are going somewhere

•Another city, a friends house, etc

•You will be carrying your bag

•For a long time

•Use a bag your are comfortable carrying

•Lighter is better

Friday, March 11, 2011

Other Stuff to Consider

•Fire

•Gloves

•Change of clothes

•Hygiene

•Radio

•Extra batteries

Friday, March 11, 2011

Other Other Stuff to Consider

•Cash - small bills!

•Valuables to trade

•A plan

•Maps of the area / where are you going?

•Documents

•photo copies / USB / “in the cloud”

Friday, March 11, 2011

Hope you never have to use it

Friday, March 11, 2011

STAY SAFE

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Friday, March 11, 2011