A High-Mobility 72 Hour Kit

03/24/2010 | noumenon

[Lurker]

A few suggestions if I may:

Quart sized zip lock storage bags.
"Snack" sized zip lock storage bags.
Cotton balls in one of those snack sized bags. They make great 'tinder' for that blast match. They've got other uses as well.
Suture kit. I got mine from Amazon.com for about $20.

Quik-Clot treated bandages. Once again they're about $20 at Amazon.com.

Safety glasses as well as sun glasses. If you're walking through the woods at dusk or in the dark they come in REALLY handy.

Toss a bag of beef jerky and a couple of those 'trail mix' thingies from 7-11 in there. Mine have sat in my vehicle for over a year with no ill effects.

The jerky weighs nothing and packs a powerful protein punch. The trail mix has raisins and chocolate in it. That's a real morale booster when you're cold, wet, or just generally scared and miserable.

If you can swing it financially a small night vision monocular is absolutely invaluable.

L

[MissDairyGoodnessVT]

yeah but think about “get out of Dodge kit”?

WHERE YA GONNA’ GO? :)

[Lurker]

Got my Combloc surplus gasmasks for 2 for $15.00.

I've had the Israeli ones in the Lurker Inventory for years. Got 'em back when they were less than a ten spot a piece. I don't think they're available for any price now.

Nice touch on the PASGT gear. Forgot all about that I did. Thanks.

L

[Travis McGee]

Stuff you may want around in the event of unpleasantness breaking out.

CW2 Ping

[Lurker]

Oh and you might want to toss in one of those Nam era machetes in there somewhere. Just a thought.

[Repeal The 17th]

You are on a roll tonight!
thanks

[a_screen_name]

BFFR

[roamer_1]

Add a thick, glass mag lense, about 3” - works as “glasses,” and will greatly diminish need for matches.

Dip your strike anywhere matches in candlewax... dip a whole box of them and stick them together in groups of 10/12 while the wax is hot (dip just the strike tip and a 1/4th inch of the wood. Wrap the bundles each in wax paper, sealed with wax. Distribute to belt/ packs/ truck, accordingly.

Heh. Got all the way to the bottom before I found a bowie and a tommy... Don’t forget them...

On the tommy: I prefer a customized pole axe to a “weaponized” short-handled tommy - an Iroquois blade with a real hammer on the reverse side, custom made to fit a Vaughn hickory framing hammer handle.

Because of the blade shape of an Iroquois, the lower point of the blade can be used as a climbing aid (ice or trees) - needs a boss under the hammer head to attach a temp lanyard for that purpose. It can also be used for leverage rolling logs and etc.

On the lower edge of the blade, a sharpened “vee” will be handier than you can imagine.

That tommy is more important than any other thing.

[Concho]

It is going to take a dedicated 3/4 Ton truck to haul all that stuff.....unless you have a farm like me, and then, its right here anyway, cause we are not going out on the road for any cause.

I have been thinking of preparing a small parcel for the right family with the right money so when the stuff does hit the fan, that they do have a place to go to, with food, water, and protection. It will be very expensive, but, then what cost insurance to know that 2 years from now, that you still have all your kids and all your stuff? It will make New York prices pale by comparison, but, then, again, what is your safety worth?

[PA Engineer]

Forget the wire saw. The only thing you can use it for is maybe a snare. Go with the pocket chainsaw instead. Also add a couple of 4"X1"dia. pvc tubes as handles.

[DuncanWaring]

Wire saw. Notch a stick at each and lodge the saw's end rings in the notches and you've got a serviceable bow saw.

Very good. Never thought of that.

[Chode]

my standard loadout...

Clothes:Hat, Silk-scarf, Shamag, UnderShirt, OuterShirt, Overshirt, Belt, Spnders, Pants, Jock, Sox/2, Boots, Gloves, Watch, Glasses

Belt/Harness: M59/Holster/2Mags, PumaTAC1, ButtPack, TwoCanteens/1Cup, FourPouches, 12/20RndMags

ButtPack: M59Mag, Mace, CleaningKit, Compass, MultiTool, Meds, Halazone, FirstAid + ToothNumb, BurnCream, Heat, SpaceBlanket, Bandanna, ZippoLighter/Matches/Troxine, Swift-Knife, Binoculars, Camera, Notebook/Pencil, Radio, Candy/Gum, InsectRepellent, CammoSticks, Flashlight,1MRE

LargeRuck: ExtraMaps, SurvivalTool, Poncho, 12MRE's, Water, SleepingBag/PonchoLiner/Tent, 4Sox, TeeShirt/Shirt, Pants, Sweater, SleepingShirt, Shorts, Sandals, GasMask, InsectRepellant, SunGlasses, XtraGlasses, DuctTape, 50'ParaCord, 2TrashBags, ToiletPaper, Tooth-Brush/Paste, Soap, FieldBooks, AirBed, Stove/MessKit( Troxine/Bic, P38/SwissKnife, MicroMag/Xbatts, Hotsauce, EnergyBars/Stuff, COCCO/Coffee/Soup)

[DuncanWaring]

Ping.

[Tainan]

‘go bag’ thread ping. You may already be on here. too long to check.

[OldPossum]

I’m set myself (live so far out that the mailman has to mail me my mail) but what do you mean by a “small parcel”? Are you preparing a dwelling on a part of your land? Just curious.

[Concho]

I have 2 options. I have a nice house on a remote lake that I would sell, or I have a rather large farm with creeks etc, that I would be willing to put a house on and allow access to the farm and ranch for hunting etc, for a 2 year renewable lease. If the SHTF, we would provide garden, food, game, beef, grain, water, and protection. I can put in a 2500 foot landing strip, also for light aircraft. Lots of options available, it just takes money.

[Man from Oz]

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[Wife of D28Man]

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[Noumenon]

WHERE YA GONNA’ GO?

Home.

[Noumenon]

Now that’s interesting. Hadn’t see none of those. Thanks - will investigate.