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Originally Posted by rusnak
Who else here has a "bugout bag"?
I've had one for years and years. Time to see what's in it. I know there is a portable water filtration system in it, some basic stuff like fire starters, knife, food.
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I have a list of things to grab in case of a tornado before I head to the scaredy hole in the garage. Dog leashes (and the dogs), our meds, and cell phones and and the wife's purse.
I simply can't see a situation where water is a major need. The highest winds ever recorded on Earth 300+ MPH in the Moore, OK tornado flattened buildings and did significant damage. Yet just walk 1/2 a mile away and civilization was totally unchanged. We did not even have a power blink in our part of town that day.
We do have plenty of water in our shelter, and a 5 gallon bucket in case we are trapped down there. The shelter is registered with the city, and they know to send rescue teams to look in all the shelters, so help will be coming even if a F5 tornado drops a simi truck on our shelter.
I know we are totally immune to tsunamis, and hurricanes are no big worry. Massive earthquakes are just not likely at all. Wildfires are in the realm of possiblity, but really low worry. We live on a hill and I don't think there is enough water anywhere to ever flood us. Zombies are make believe. Extraterrestrial aliens attacking are unlikely with bigfoot and the unicorns to protect us.
So no, I don't have a real bug out bag.