Are you prepared? (funny)

[Perd Hapley]

I thought the first (personal) list was for car carry.  Then I got down the "In vehicle."   

I used to keep my military 5-gallon "Jerry can" in the back of my truck.  Over the course of about 4 or 5 winters, it froze solid several times, with no apparent damage.  Of course, it was only about 4 gallons full. 

Ditto on the idiocy of carrying 5 freaking gallons of non-potable water.   

And who carries a fix blade knife of that size on their person? 

Unless I'm at work, I carry a fixed, four-inch knife in the front jeans pocket.  I had the handle and guard made with a slim profile for just that reason. 

[Phyphor]

An acquaintance of mine, knows I enjoy firearms, invited me over to see his newest acquisition, a nice Marlin lever gun (can't recall the model) which he is going to make into what he called his "P.C. Scout Rifle," complete with extended eye relief scope and folding bi-pod.

Anyways, we're talking guns, and he tells me about this great article he found on-line telling him what he needed for daily carry on his person and in his car to be prepared for any emergency.  I always enjoy reading these lists, so he gives me a copy of the list he prepared after reading the article.  I'm going to retype it here, as my scanner isn't cooperating:

Personal carry:
Primary handgun (service or compact sized, full caliber)
Five total magazines for the handgun
Holster (recommended a shoulder holster with offside pouches for mags)
Back up handgun
Four reloads
(recommeded a revolver in an ankle rig and Speedstrips for reloads)
Fixed blade knife, blade length of 4-5 inches
Folding tactical knife
Folding tool
Waterproof lighter
Water purification straw
50' of paracord
Singaling mirror and whistle
LED light
Mini-maglight
Can of pepper spray
Cell phone
Spare cell battery/power source
Emergency back-up cell phone
Spare power source for emergency phone
Five quart sized ziplock baggies
Maps of the area
Travel drive with important information and medical records
$200 in cash
$150 in gold coins

In vehicle
5 gallons gasoline
5 gallons utility water
5 gallons potable water
15 MRE's
First aid kit with at least 10 pressure bandages and a suture kit with five suture set ups
Water purification pump
Air compresor
Tool kit with jumper cables, tire repair kit, full set of hoses and belts for the vehicle
2 rolls duct tape
2 rolls black electrial tape
spare car battery
5 quarts motor oil
Spare oil filter
two spare tires
Mag lite flashlight
two spare sets of batteries
Machete or hatchet
8'x8' plastic tarp
250' paracord
100' utility/towing rope
6 quart pot with lid (be sure it has a sturdy wire handle)
waterproof matches in waterproof container
magnifying glass
flint and steel or other firestarter
compass and maps of area
zero degree sleeping bag
boots, two full changes of clothing, plus two extra sets of under clothes and socks
500 rounds of ammo for each handgun
Battle rifle
6-10 mags or clips for the rifle
500 rounds total for the rifle
Single barrel shotgun
500 rounds assorted shotgun ammo
Large fixed blade knife
Folding multi-tool
Folding shovel

What, no fire extinguisher?

 


(Just kidding!! )

[Tallpine]

You also need to carry a chainsaw and gas/oil in your vehicle.  That way if you get lost or broke down in the wilderness, you can just build a log cabin and live there a few years until you get rescued. 

[CAnnoneer]

Hehehehe:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG4fJN_6U58&mode=related&search=

[yesitsloaded]

You know he left out the toilet paper. Those MREs don't have enough to really get the job done.

[Brad Johnson]

Just wipe your butt with the MRE.

Brad

[Gewehr98]

No biggy.  Anybody who's been on MREs for a while knows you aren't gonna poop for a week or so, regardless. 

(Scared me the first time it happened...)

[Antibubba]

He's what I think of as a "Load Warrior"--he's putting his faith in gear, and I'd bet he doesn't know how to use most of it.

A couple of road flares would be nice.

[Creeping Incrementalism]

Considering even if the roads were blocked he could walk home in a day, what more does he need than keeping in the car: gun & ammo, first-aid kit, proper clothing (walking shoes that won't blister), and a canteen with filter/purification pills?  Real survivalists keep their stuff in their bug-out hidey-hole anyway.