I’m glad you included lots of food/water and clothing. I see a lot of people pack a lot of tools that I personally don’t ever see myself using in an emergency.
It depends on the type of bag you are packing. A car kit should have tools. Empty gas can, cash, fire extinguisher, hand tools, sleeping bag, jump battery, tow strap,flasher devices or flares, hi vis vest, etc. A Bug out Bag should be in the closet by the front door to grab and go if there's a chemical spill or fire in your neighborhood. An emergency kit should be for home in a blackout or snow storm. Includes pet supplies if needed. Another module should be in case you never come home. Like terror attack, fire, tornado. Pet supplies, etc. A get home bag is one you carry everyday if your car breaks down or an emp goes off. Just to get home. comfy shoes, socks, blister kit, boo boo kit, water, snacks, sunscreen, sunglasses. Seasonally adjusted. One thing people forget is to have all their family photos scanned onto a USB, diplomas, marriage certificates, etc. People lose EVERYTHING in tornadoes or hurricanes. Life is better with heirloom photos on a USB. ALL of these kits need seasonally adjusted clothing, work gloves, blister kits, comfy shoes or boots, sewing kit, possibly cooking kit, flashlights, etc. With this stuff staged, you can handle MOST emergencies. Camping gear that can double as emergency gear is great for college kids!
Great presentation. I am proud of you that your family is very well taken care of. I don't carry can goods apart from sardines, but I wish Spam singles and Tuna in a pouch was easy to get in Canada. Walmart carried Tuna in a pouch only for a very short time here. I'll have to look around but one Middle East store had bags of dehydrated veggies that was great to add to soup mixes. Do you have some rinse-less shampoo and soap? Bass Pro had some, but more commonly sold at larger drug stores and medical supply places. You still need water but you don't need extra to rinse off the soap/shampoo. Often used in hospitals for the bedridden. I have pocket size color books/word find/etc. and will now find a pouch to keep them in one place in case I want to put that pouch into a pack, because of this video.
Thanks for this video. Every time I watch one, I see at least one thing that is new. I think that's important because of your rule of 3. I try to have as many methods of doing something as possible. I wanted to share a few ideas and tips. Location. One thing I like to point out is its important to store your stuff in an area that will be accessible. In our house, a downstairs walk-in closet is our storm shelter. I have a couple of 27 gallon totes. In one of them, I have my old military stuff. It has cold and hot weather gear, gloves, eye protection, boots, shirts, socks, underwear, ect. It actually has 4 full uniforms that could fit 3 of the 4 of us. In addition to this, I maintain a ready bag like from my military days. I use our old suitcase. I have assorted clothes that can be worn by multiple people. Size L and XL shirts, jeans, sweat pants, shoes, shower shoes, towels, basic hygiene stuff. Make sure you have feminine products if there is a female. Basically this is real similar to the bag that I brought to Puerto Rico while during hurricane relief. In the 2nd 27 gallon tote, I have my emergency stuff. In there I have a Jackery 1000w solar generator. It's a nice little unit that is charged. It has different connections and can be charged different ways. I have plastic bags from large to grocery bag. Rags, towels, paper towels, baby wipes, rubber gloves, first aid kit, sewing kit, letterman, can opener, flashlights, batteries, candles, lighters, matches. I also have a plastic box with usb cables and charging ports, along with an old cell phone, 4 charged batter packs, 4 USB lights. I have a radio and large blanket. Finally in there, I have food and water. My personal favorite thing for food is actually the military MRE. Its nice because it comes in a pack with everything you need. It even has a heating element, which is honestly the main selling point. They are a bit spendy. Because of that, I have about 3 days of other food packed in there. I have tuna and chicken packs, as well as ready to eat rice. I have a couple cans of spam, beans, veggies, and fruit. I also have a bag of condiments and salt. Finally, I have 2 gallons of water and 2 cases of water bottles, and a bottle of bleach. Also in this space, I have a suitcase full of bags and backpacks from military and everything else. I can easily grab anything to pack it up. There is also a tote with old winter clothes. All that stuff is located together. Finally, we have our fireproof safe with all of our important documents and some cash. I'd like to think we are pretty prepared but my kit is still a work in progress. I should get some LMRs.
I really like the concept of keeping a binder of an inventory and when things need replacing. Very comprehensive kits for everyone. Well done👍😎. How do you store your important documents and also do you keep cash as well?
Yes, I always keep some cash on hand. Also, our documents are all scanned and stored on a thumb-drive. I keep this thumb-drive in a sealed package and I keep it in my 72-hour kit. I also keep a back up of all of these documents stored in the cloud. The documents are the one area people never seem to get around to doing. I hope this helps.
My family has a different survival kit setup. We have a survival necklace, a pocket survival/edc kit, a belt kit, and a 72 hour backpack for each family member. We do carry some food & water with us in each backpack, but ours has our clothes, lighting gear, personal mess kits, hygiene items, self defense items, charging gear, knife, multitools, water filter & purification items, hamm radios, entertainment stuff, etc. Our home containers are labeled for cleaning items, food items, water, etc. Our buckets are our toilet kits.
Sounds like you have put a lot of thought into it and very squared away. I have a portable toilet in the linen closet but my bucket contains some TP, rinse-less shampoo/soap. etc.
@tennesseeterri My survival necklace has a flashlight, SOG neck knife, a bottle/can opener, a UCO utensil, a glow in the dark dog tag with signal mirror on the back, and SurvivorCord for the paracord.
I see some junk there. Necklaces should be limited to things you need right away, not bottle openers, etc. Signal mirror, whistle needs to be on you and not in a pack for when the plane flys over or building falls on you. Compass on you means it checked more than one in the pack, etc. 2nd line gear like utensils should be with the food bag or kitchen kit.@@cruiser122s.d.8
I recently set up an alternate pharmacy, a branch of the store I normally use. I also have an alternate address for my medical supplies, my daughter's address. These are essential because insurance doesn't allow you to stock up on medication. I also have a suitcase of clothing at my daughter's that would ladt about a week as well as some of my medical supplies in her house. It's not as detailed as your kit(s) but it works for me. And finally I make a grocery run on my way to her house if I'm likely to be there for a while.
Get a Stanley tool kit and put your food, utensils, water kit, storage bags for water, pots pans and stove in it. Keeps it from making a mess and protects you soup cans with pop tops. I also keep plastic lids of all kinds. Like cans of bean dip come with or chop suey noodles. I have lids like this for most food cans. I also do Mountain house meals about once a month, I wash, dry and fold the bags after use and they are SO easy to use for ramen on the run! Use trash COMPACTOR bags for latrine use with kitty litter. These bags are WORTH the extra money for ZERO holes in a latrine! Not a command, just some good tips.
Their are a lot of videos for these bags. Everyone is different depending on your needs and wants. I think as long as you have the 5 c' s and have redundancy you will be better off then most
Just a heads-up, those freeze dried meals might not last as far as you think. It says 5 servings but as far as calories are concerned it might feed two adults for one meal.
Yes! They all say "meal" but really they are just a dish as part of a meal. Most companies fool you on the front by listing total cals making you think that 2 serving each has those cals. but on the back you will see the breakdown per serving is half what the front says..
Sure, if you are only planning for the apocalypse. What if you simply need your kit to get you through a few days, where you may or may not be displaced from your home? You really think I’m going to go mountain-man-it following an earthquake, or after a fire has displaced a neighborhood from their homes? I plan for more than the most extreme scenarios. Some call this being more realistic. But good luck with your tracking.
@@theemergencyprepguy6302 a bug out bag is supposed to be bare essentials that are minimal . I never said for an earth quake or for fires. That is a completely different scenario. You carry what you need for the mission you are going to encounter! I learned that in JEST school in the Philippines. Survival techniques requires knowledge, not 50-100 of gear and food. Survival is about being not attracting attention to what you have!
@@MissionaryForMexico But the challenge is to build your BOB (3-4 day kit) for those threats that you are most likely to face. Most (normal) people don’t spend every day of their lives preparing for “end of the world” scenarios, as the likelihood of that is much lower. They concentrate more on “every day threats” that pose a much higher likelihood of happening. That is who I target with these videos. So no, I’m not going to tell the typical housewife that she needs to hone in her “tracking and bushcraft” skills. I know my audience. The “dooms day preppers” are always going to hate my stuff because I don’t own 10,000 acres with underground bunkers and chickens and cattle and heavy farm equipment.
I’m glad you included lots of food/water and clothing. I see a lot of people pack a lot of tools that I personally don’t ever see myself using in an emergency.
It depends on the type of bag you are packing.
A car kit should have tools. Empty gas can, cash, fire extinguisher, hand tools, sleeping bag, jump battery, tow strap,flasher devices or flares, hi vis vest, etc.
A Bug out Bag should be in the closet by the front door to grab and go if there's a chemical spill or fire in your neighborhood.
An emergency kit should be for home in a blackout or snow storm. Includes pet supplies if needed.
Another module should be in case you never come home. Like terror attack, fire, tornado. Pet supplies, etc.
A get home bag is one you carry everyday if your car breaks down or an emp goes off. Just to get home. comfy shoes, socks, blister kit, boo boo kit, water, snacks, sunscreen, sunglasses. Seasonally adjusted.
One thing people forget is to have all their family photos scanned onto a USB, diplomas, marriage certificates, etc. People lose EVERYTHING in tornadoes or hurricanes. Life is better with heirloom photos on a USB.
ALL of these kits need seasonally adjusted clothing, work gloves, blister kits, comfy shoes or boots, sewing kit, possibly cooking kit, flashlights, etc.
With this stuff staged, you can handle MOST emergencies.
Camping gear that can double as emergency gear is great for college kids!
Nice video, love seeing different people's approach. Thanks for putting this together.
Just found your channel, great information 👍
Pretty comprehensive kit. Good video.
Thank you.
Great presentation. I am proud of you that your family is very well taken care of. I don't carry can goods apart from sardines, but I wish Spam singles and Tuna in a pouch was easy to get in Canada. Walmart carried Tuna in a pouch only for a very short time here. I'll have to look around but one Middle East store had bags of dehydrated veggies that was great to add to soup mixes. Do you have some rinse-less shampoo and soap? Bass Pro had some, but more commonly sold at larger drug stores and medical supply places. You still need water but you don't need extra to rinse off the soap/shampoo. Often used in hospitals for the bedridden. I have pocket size color books/word find/etc. and will now find a pouch to keep them in one place in case I want to put that pouch into a pack, because of this video.
Sleeping bags, sleeping pads, family tent, tarps, cooling towels, misting fans.
Thanks for this video. Every time I watch one, I see at least one thing that is new. I think that's important because of your rule of 3. I try to have as many methods of doing something as possible. I wanted to share a few ideas and tips.
Location. One thing I like to point out is its important to store your stuff in an area that will be accessible. In our house, a downstairs walk-in closet is our storm shelter.
I have a couple of 27 gallon totes. In one of them, I have my old military stuff. It has cold and hot weather gear, gloves, eye protection, boots, shirts, socks, underwear, ect. It actually has 4 full uniforms that could fit 3 of the 4 of us.
In addition to this, I maintain a ready bag like from my military days. I use our old suitcase. I have assorted clothes that can be worn by multiple people. Size L and XL shirts, jeans, sweat pants, shoes, shower shoes, towels, basic hygiene stuff. Make sure you have feminine products if there is a female. Basically this is real similar to the bag that I brought to Puerto Rico while during hurricane relief.
In the 2nd 27 gallon tote, I have my emergency stuff. In there I have a Jackery 1000w solar generator. It's a nice little unit that is charged. It has different connections and can be charged different ways. I have plastic bags from large to grocery bag. Rags, towels, paper towels, baby wipes, rubber gloves, first aid kit, sewing kit, letterman, can opener, flashlights, batteries, candles, lighters, matches. I also have a plastic box with usb cables and charging ports, along with an old cell phone, 4 charged batter packs, 4 USB lights. I have a radio and large blanket. Finally in there, I have food and water.
My personal favorite thing for food is actually the military MRE. Its nice because it comes in a pack with everything you need. It even has a heating element, which is honestly the main selling point. They are a bit spendy. Because of that, I have about 3 days of other food packed in there. I have tuna and chicken packs, as well as ready to eat rice. I have a couple cans of spam, beans, veggies, and fruit. I also have a bag of condiments and salt. Finally, I have 2 gallons of water and 2 cases of water bottles, and a bottle of bleach.
Also in this space, I have a suitcase full of bags and backpacks from military and everything else. I can easily grab anything to pack it up. There is also a tote with old winter clothes. All that stuff is located together.
Finally, we have our fireproof safe with all of our important documents and some cash.
I'd like to think we are pretty prepared but my kit is still a work in progress. I should get some LMRs.
I really like the concept of keeping a binder of an inventory and when things need replacing. Very comprehensive kits for everyone. Well done👍😎. How do you store your important documents and also do you keep cash as well?
Yes, I always keep some cash on hand. Also, our documents are all scanned and stored on a thumb-drive. I keep this thumb-drive in a sealed package and I keep it in my 72-hour kit. I also keep a back up of all of these documents stored in the cloud. The documents are the one area people never seem to get around to doing. I hope this helps.
My family has a different survival kit setup. We have a survival necklace, a pocket survival/edc kit, a belt kit, and a 72 hour backpack for each family member. We do carry some food & water with us in each backpack, but ours has our clothes, lighting gear, personal mess kits, hygiene items, self defense items, charging gear, knife, multitools, water filter & purification items, hamm radios, entertainment stuff, etc. Our home containers are labeled for cleaning items, food items, water, etc. Our buckets are our toilet kits.
I want to know about your survival necklaces. What is on them? Also your other smaller kits. I like your ideas. Thank you in advance.
Sounds like you have put a lot of thought into it and very squared away. I have a portable toilet in the linen closet but my bucket contains some TP, rinse-less shampoo/soap. etc.
@tennesseeterri My survival necklace has a flashlight, SOG neck knife, a bottle/can opener, a UCO utensil, a glow in the dark dog tag with signal mirror on the back, and SurvivorCord for the paracord.
I see some junk there. Necklaces should be limited to things you need right away, not bottle openers, etc. Signal mirror, whistle needs to be on you and not in a pack for when the plane flys over or building falls on you. Compass on you means it checked more than one in the pack, etc. 2nd line gear like utensils should be with the food bag or kitchen kit.@@cruiser122s.d.8
Wow, you're organized!
You've given me some good ideas. Subscribed!
I recently set up an alternate pharmacy, a branch of the store I normally use. I also have an alternate address for my medical supplies, my daughter's address. These are essential because insurance doesn't allow you to stock up on medication. I also have a suitcase of clothing at my daughter's that would ladt about a week as well as some of my medical supplies in her house. It's not as detailed as your kit(s) but it works for me. And finally I make a grocery run on my way to her house if I'm likely to be there for a while.
Get a Stanley tool kit and put your food, utensils, water kit, storage bags for water, pots pans and stove in it. Keeps it from making a mess and protects you soup cans with pop tops.
I also keep plastic lids of all kinds. Like cans of bean dip come with or chop suey noodles. I have lids like this for most food cans. I also do Mountain house meals about once a month, I wash, dry and fold the bags after use and they are SO easy to use for ramen on the run!
Use trash COMPACTOR bags for latrine use with kitty litter. These bags are WORTH the extra money for ZERO holes in a latrine! Not a command, just some good tips.
Great advice. Love it. Thx.
Did I miss the shelter in your rucksack ?
Suggest First Aid Kit be more easily accessible like top pocket of your rucksack
Did I miss your first aid kit ?
Their are a lot of videos for these bags. Everyone is different depending on your needs and wants. I think as long as you have the 5 c' s and have redundancy you will be better off then most
My family of four uses a roll of TP per day. I know - hard to believe but watch and see.
Are the family bins for the car ?
Just a heads-up, those freeze dried meals might not last as far as you think. It says 5 servings but as far as calories are concerned it might feed two adults for one meal.
Yes! They all say "meal" but really they are just a dish as part of a meal. Most companies fool you on the front by listing total cals making you think that 2 serving each has those cals. but on the back you will see the breakdown per serving is half what the front says..
Well, there’s a lot of people that have kids that would appreciate the a child kit
These are great kids brutha. But please make sure the little ones know how to use their gear
Kits, not kids lol
3 gallons of water and 3 big jars of peanut butter 🤗
The 10'cs of survival
Like binder
Cheapo flip flops, if you end up at a shelter you want to protect your feet from foot infections in the showers.
Good grief! Learn bushcraft and tracking, hunting, fishing. You don't need any of that crap!
Sure, if you are only planning for the apocalypse. What if you simply need your kit to get you through a few days, where you may or may not be displaced from your home? You really think I’m going to go mountain-man-it following an earthquake, or after a fire has displaced a neighborhood from their homes? I plan for more than the most extreme scenarios. Some call this being more realistic. But good luck with your tracking.
@@theemergencyprepguy6302 a bug out bag is supposed to be bare essentials that are minimal . I never said for an earth quake or for fires. That is a completely different scenario. You carry what you need for the mission you are going to encounter! I learned that in JEST school in the Philippines. Survival techniques requires knowledge, not 50-100 of gear and food. Survival is about being not attracting attention to what you have!
@@MissionaryForMexico But the challenge is to build your BOB (3-4 day kit) for those threats that you are most likely to face. Most (normal) people don’t spend every day of their lives preparing for “end of the world” scenarios, as the likelihood of that is much lower. They concentrate more on “every day threats” that pose a much higher likelihood of happening. That is who I target with these videos. So no, I’m not going to tell the typical housewife that she needs to hone in her “tracking and bushcraft” skills. I know my audience. The “dooms day preppers” are always going to hate my stuff because I don’t own 10,000 acres with underground bunkers and chickens and cattle and heavy farm equipment.