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[Advmoto18]

The Jeep fire thread had several posts regarding keeping your stuff organized if you have to emergency egress for whatever reason.

 

I've been using a "Grab-N-Go" bag for decades.  If you have to make an emergency egress, taking the extra second to grab one thing, my G-N-G bag, is very easy.  If I have time to grab other stuff, all the better.  But my G-N-G bag is always stowed close at hand.

 

Everything important to me and not on my person is stowed in my "Grab-N-Go" bag.   For several years, I have been using a Grey Ghost Stealth Operator daypack.

 

Your list will undoubtedly be different then mine...

But, when traveling I always have the following in the G-N-B:

Passport

InReach

Silva Ranger Global compass (works in any magnetic zone)

Old cell phone not on a plan (still good for connecting to 911) in case I can't grab my primary cell phone.

If not flying, the cell phone is connected to a lithium 2000 mAh battery

ITS personal medical kit with additional med supplies

Knife (extra as one is always in my pocket) (if not flying commercial aviation)

Surefire flashlight

Batteries:  CR123, AA and AAA in Thrym CellVaults

ChemLight sticks.  Don't confuse a "Glow Stick" for a ChemLight.  Not the same.  I carry two Cyalume SOS Signal markers.  Nearly all SAR and most former MIL pilots will recognize this signal marker if spotted.

Trader Joes Energy bars

24oz Hydro Flask/water

Pen/Field Notes booklet

 

And a few other things particular to my lifestyle.

 

A Grab-N-Go bag should not be confused with a "Go Bag" or Evacuation Bag.  The latter are generally much bigger and contain items to sustain life for 72 hours or longer.

 

A Grab-N-Go bag simply contains those daily items I need and don't want to carry on my person or backup items since I subscribe to the notion 2 is 1 and 1 is None.

Edited by Advmoto18, 05 October 2018 - 11:35 AM.

[Ace!]

Seems like way too much stuff.

[Advmoto18]

Perhaps Ace...

 

But, again, I'm trying to organize all the stuff I might need if I have to beat feet from the vehicle right now because of fire or some other reason.  I want all the stuff stashed in a bag rather then tossed about the vehicle.

 

Better to have and not need...then to need and not have.

 

The stuff listed above, weighs in at less than 6#.  Further, doesn't even fill 60% of the daypack's 887 cubic inches.

Edited by Advmoto18, 04 October 2018 - 09:36 PM.

[craig333]

I was thinking the same thing after watching that video. I normally consider my truck/camper my bug out bag but if it goes up in smoke there goes my plan. I may just put something together.

[Wandering Sagebrush]

I think one of my old day packs is going to get repurposed. I’ve got the gear, it just needs to be consolidated.

[PaulT]

How about that? The video has served a good purpose even if it didn’t seem that way at first.
I’m taking another look at my possibles kit also.

Paul

[Ronin]

We've had  mandatory evacuations the past 5 years so we keep supplies next to the garage door that we can throw into the truck as we're bugging out. In the photo 2 boxes are marked with a single RED X - these are 1st priority items. Boxes marked Two XXs are only if we have time. We have a written evacuation plan that we review and adjust every year before fire season starts. A copy of the plan is included in the bug out kit as it details where we are going to meet if we're not together. I'm not going to list what we keep in our kits but it's all basic essentials culled from various survival and emergency preparedness websites.

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