Comment by a9i
2 years ago
The first paragraph seems to be an invitation to create your own emergency procedure (mine would actually be less "wild"...).
2 years ago
The first paragraph seems to be an invitation to create your own emergency procedure (mine would actually be less "wild"...).
My family had to evacuate a few times due to fires. One of them, the National Guard was outside my neighborhood helping to coordinate the chaos. I'll never forget seeing Humvees right outside my neighborhood while the sky was blood red and full of smoke. It was like a disaster scene out of a movie, except real life. Not fun as a kid...
We barely were able to find a hotel to go to.
Afterwards, my dad kept 4-6 duffel bags full of water, first aid, clothes, MREs/dry meals, and other gear so if we ever need to get out of the place, we'd be ready.
So yes, it's a good idea to have some supplies ready because you never know.
A “Bug Out Bag” is a pretty standard notion in the prepper and survival communities, also handy for fleeing disasters and power outages.
It’s also recommended by CALFIRE in California: https://readyforwildfire.org/prepare-for-wildfire/emergency-...
It seems like a good thing to have in general. A few days of food? Good if society collapses… or also if you have a real bad storm. Having it in a bag, eh, well why not, right?
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I don't want to stoke panic about violence, but the fact is anything that you do that's prepper-adjacent is something you should do anyway:
1. prep your residence in can't you can't leave for days on end - something you should do to prepare for h5n1.
2. stock a bug out bag: most of you are in range of wild fires. So you need to do it.
Yeah, I wouldn't include vitamins in lieu of more cash or calories.
You might if you were already in the habit of taking them. Or if you were more worried about the quality of your future food than having any. They don't take much space or weight, so it's not that hard to include them.