A High-Mobility 72 Hour Kit

03/24/2010 | noumenon

[Noumenon]

Soneone asked me about this earlier today. This is what works for me. EVERYONE's mileage may vary. The emphasis is on speed and the ability to fight if necessary. Comments, suggestions and raspberries welcome. Fire away.

[gundog]

Mmmmmm....raspberries. May have to settle for blackberries, though.

[Kartographer]

Food, Guns and Ammo! And Now!

http://www.green-trust.org/freebooks/Preparedness.pdf

http://nationalexpositor.com/News/2133.html

[Noumenon]

Yep - LDS in particular have a strong sense of being prepared. But you ccan’t carry yourbasement on your back, much less fight with it.

What I’ve offered here is a basic, on your feet, get out of Dodge kit that works pretty well for me. Total weight is right around 45 pounds. Any reasonably fit backpacker can haul that. I’m not fit enough to carry the 80 to 120 pound rucks that some of our troops do. But for 3-5 days, this will do.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Nice post. 10mm isn’t my cup of tea, but I’m a .38 Super fan so I don’t have room to talk. Realistically, I’d probably take a Smith 27 (.357 and .38 capability).

Thanks for the info.

[Tijeras_Slim]

PS: Although I’ve got the AR route covered, my standard truck gun is a Winchester 94 in .30-30.

[Plutarch]

I don’t understand where all this mobility is taking you in the SHTF scenario. Off into the woods, then what?

[Noumenon]

God, I love those old S&W N-frame revolvers. Had a 6” 27 for a long time. Lost it in a burglary 25 years ago.

[S.O.S121.500]

BOOKbump

[Viking2002]

Great thumbnail of the necessities. I think the missus and I could cover 80-85% of it with about a 20 minute warning. I really gotta focus on putting together a 'bug out bag', though.

[Viking2002]

Oh, and this thread just earned a bookmark. I'm pretty selective about that, even here.

[Noumenon]

I work in Spokane - 48 miles from our place. We’re located in a relatively out-of-the-way area. So are our other rally points. No one can really say how things are going to play out, but I sure wouldn’t want to stick around an urban area to see what happens.

[Tijeras_Slim]

The N frames are some beautiful guns. My current favorite is a pre-27 in 3.5” with coke bottle grips. The trigger is like squeezing warm butter.

[Noumenon]

Forgot to mention the gas mask.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Fortunately, I live in a rural neighborhood. Getting out of Albuquerque might be a problem if things go south really fast, but I doubt that would happen. Plus, with my ID I could make most of that trip on the Airbase.

The neighbors are all good folks, we take care of each other in times of bad weather, etc... We could organize a unwelcoming committee for any visitors pretty quick.

[Noumenon]

I should also mention that I can get to semi-rural areas within a few miles, rural not too long after that. I’ve got routes through industrial areas that offer good concealment. More than that, I won’t say.

[oldenuff2no]

What these guys don't tell you is that you folks in the cities are between a rock and a hard spot.
When it hits the fan you will not have water out of your tap, your toilet won't flush, your refrigerator will quit working, and there will be a 48 hour supply of food in the stores. That is the rock.
The hard place is that you have no place to go. When you leave the cities you will not be wanted. Most of the land will be private and guarded by the armed inhabitants. They have their own food, water, big dogs, established fields of fire, known neighbors, and will not be sharing. They will be dug in and have a lot more ammo on hand than you can carry. Those who try and force their way in will be breaking the law and will quickly find out what all those backhoes are really for. If you live in the cities you need to make your stash and stay home. You really have no place to go that won't shoot back or shoot first if necessary. I realize that the city folks are in a bad spot but it is a spot they chose. Country folks have made the choice to live remotely with well stocked pantries, a private water source, large ammo stashes and have the attitude that we will take care of our own. I always know when someone is headed to my house from listening to my dogs. I am always armed and completely accept that I am responsible for the security of my family. If there is a threat to my family it will be neutralized instantly. Don't BS yourself into thinking you are big and bad. My teenage son can hit a deer or pig at 300 yards and he still isn't as good as his mother, sister or me. So before you start listening to these guys who think they know it all you better stop and figure out just what you are getting yourself into. Retired AB Ranger.

[mad_as_he$$]

Around here you MUST have three gallons of water per day per person or risk severe dehydration.

[Noumenon]

Yes, we also have a special neighborhood welcome on tap for impolite guests. It’s nice to live in a Class III state.

[mad_as_he$$]

That is another whole thread.