bugout/panic list

[premium]

what are some good things to have when our society shakes some dead weight loose?

kerosene heater (though kerosene may be scarce)
food stores (bulk rice, beans, MRE, etc)
seeds
water stores
evidently toilet paper is a big one
blankets
bicycle
camp stove
water purifier
batteries
walkie talkies
maps (GPS doesn't work for citizens when the government doesn't want it to)
medical supplies
axe/hatchet
generator
renewable weapon (bow & arrow, slingshot)
how-to books

that's just off the top of my head (i'm at work)

[premium]

bin/mon-oculars
machete
rope & twine
climbing rope
climbing harness and gear
compass

[esswhykay]

flashlight
fleshlight
knife
scissors

[nagasawa]

When the tp runs out I'll be using the pages from my Nascar-themed romance novels.

[atomicscissors]

don't forget:

tent
sleeping bag

for when your house (eventually) burns down and you have to sleep outdoors

[archonemis]

Minutiae will kill you.

Spares glasses.
Dental work.
Fresh water for showers.
Tampons for the ladies.
Soap for clean clothes.
Shampoo.
Dog / cat food.
Fresh water for drinking.
Toilet paper.
Fresh water for gardening.
Hand cremes if, like me, you're allergic to everything.
Fresh water for coffee.
Fresh water for cleaning clothes.
Fresh water for drinking.
Fresh water for doing dishes.
Fresh water for your pets.
Fresh water for wound cleaning.

[puppy fields]

Do Not Panic

[archonemis]

Originally Posted by premium

renewable weapon (bow & arrow, slingshot)

You don't have to reload a machete.

You mentioned 'how-to' books. I've been thinking about this for a couple years. It's a fantastic idea. I'm going to go to the lye-berry and pick some books on gardening, vitamins / minerals, water filtration and so on.

I am still doing this half-hearted. Maybe because it's too psychologically over-whelming. If shit does go down, strangely enough, the two things I'll miss the most will be coffee and beer. I know how to make cold-brew coffee (toddy) which isn't so water intensive as any other method. I might still have coffee. In which case I'll just have to learn to make moon-shine.

[archonemis]

Originally Posted by puppy fields

Do Not Panic

It's my belief that the pious conservatives and the bleeding-heart liberals - both laity as well as priesthood - will try to keep this freak show going on as long as possible. In which case the system shut-down will be long, arduous and handleable. Assuming that to be the case then the signs will be clear and a person or group will have time to react. Which would mean that, if you can read the signs, you'll be able to deal with things and get through with a little less food and a few less showers.

I think the light at the other end will very likely be a stable society and not utter chaos. I'd like to participate in the former.

[Iago]

10 bottles of Château Lafite Rothschild
A bucket of Beluga sturgeon caviar
Foie gras. Several.
2 gallon jugs of shark fin soup
3 whole Peking Ducks
A bag of rare Tibetan sea salt
Serbian Pule cheese
Assorted nuts, salted
Black truffles
Sesame oil
A nice picnic basket
1500 thread count sheet to lay out spread

[archonemis]

I cannot speak for anyone but myself . . . so . . .

Guns, in my interpretation of the 2nd ammendment, are about tyrannical governments and revolution. I don't anticipate going to D.C. any time soon. That and I'm terrified of them. That and I like that phrase I heard on the TV show Lost: "Live together / die alone." I'd rather build community than kill someone if worst comes to worst.

That said, I don't expect full-fledged shut-down of the continent. I expect bullshit to happen. I expect shortages. Power outages. Services cut back or cut off. No schools (think about that). Limited militarized Police. Strangely enough I expect an exodus from Los Angeles. Most of the people here are hispanic and have families down south. I think they'll go to their families. Not all at once, but over time. Mind you, this will not be the whole population of hispanics or anything, but I expect several thousand to say, "Fuck it - my family in Guatemala is more important to me than this crap." I have a couple of friends that will go back to the mid-west when they think things are going to go into full swing. I expect to see what happened during the fall of the U.S.S.R. in Los Angeles; bullshit that will be temporary and lame. Crime will go up. Riots will happen. But the solution is never more violence. The problems will, I think, mostly stem from lack of food and water. Solve those problems and you solve most of the worst of the crime / violence. Hence - no guns for for me.

I forgot to add tubes, tires, cassettes and chains. Streets are bad and won't get repaired (the petrol will be used for food) and so streets will chew up tubes, tires, cassettes and chains. That single-speed mountain bike is starting to look good. Disc brakes might be a good call. Hard to replace if they're out-of-stock, but they last a while.

[premium]

i meant weapons as in used for hunting food.

in the new world, cats and dogs ARE food.

[premium]

Originally Posted by archonemis

I forgot to add tubes, tires, cassettes and chains.

GREAT point.

and i'm kinda the same. i figure the people that have guns will all kill each other.

i would still like to have a shotgun, a nice revolver and also a hunting rifle.

[premium]

in the event of actual starvation, nuclear fallout, yeah. that'll happen.

i have my eye on a couple of cats in our neighborhood.

[beanie]

A few months ago this thread wouldn't have gotten a single post. You guys are the shit. Thank you, I'll have a bug out list soon because at the mo I am making lunch. I just couldn't keep in my excitement.



The girlfriend and I are actually going to be attending a class at The Public School in Chinatown on the practicalities of Revolt with a side or survivalism thrown in.
You guys should check it out!

thepublicschool.org