Emergency Survival Gear

What things would you take? They can be sentimental or strictly survival gear? Are there any specific things that will up ones chances of survival?
Oh and by emergency I mean natural disaster or sudden evacuation of your area.

Important papers file (mortgage, bills, etc)
Spare clothing (HAT and cooler and warmer clothing)
Weather protection (raincoat, tarp, etc)
Water
High energy food
cell phone and paper with phone numbers
Rope and duct tape
any medicines
signaling (whistle, mirror, etc)
cash and credit cards

2009-10-24 08:29:49 by Natasja O

This is my entry to the woods monkey, perfect survival kit, it had to be under ten minutes which only allowed 30 sec. for each item. for no more ...

of an emergency or disaster & didn't want to get left behind? Are there really people that fear this & they think this would really matter or is this just another wacked celebrity state of mind?

John Popper, lead singer of Blues Traveler.

This guy is crazy paranoid I guess.

2007-03-20 17:55:07 by COblonde

Price: $7.64 $1.50

Emergency Fire Starter
Size: 2 3/4" long
Ultra lightweight: 0.6 ounces

I have been looking into survival and bug out gear on the internet and on you tube. What radio transceiver would you choose if a disaster or terrorist attack hit and you had to leave your home. I have been looking at the YAESU VX-7R & YAESU VX-8R what do you think of these radio's?

I have a VX-7R and it's great. Now that the VX-8R's out I probably would have gone with it based on features alone, however it seems to me you'd be more interested in the ruggedness of the VX-7R. It's a pretty solid built radio and can take abuse. They're both submersible and maybe the VX-8r can take abuse too; time will tell. The VX-8r has built in APRS support which can be great in an emergency situation where an EOC needs to see where everyone assisting is located at any given time. The optional GPS puck maximizes this of course. VX8r has bluetooth capabilities which can be handy as a wireless hands free system.

Keep in mind that these radios only transmit on 6m/2m/1.25m/70cm which are all generally local communication bands. If you're without a repeater or a satellite in view, you're not going to be able to communicate a heck of a lot of distance, especially with the supplied antenna. They both can receive shortwave although the ferrite rod antenna built into the VX8 is better suited for this. Personally, I'd like to have an HF radio and easily deployed antenna for an emergency. The little HT's are great for local emergency coordination but if things really hit the fan and you want a way to talk to the outside world, only an HF radio is going to cut it. A little FT-857 and a trolling motor battery and a roll of wire for an antenna would do wonders. An FT-817 is even more portable with an internal battery but limited to 5W. Something to think about.

2009-05-18 07:03:44 by POWERBOOK

Price: $12.95

Provides compact emergency protection in all weather conditions.
Perfect for camping trips and sporting events
Made of durable insulating mylar material designed by NASA for space exploration

I have bought over 5 years worth of M.R.E.'s and stored them in the underground fallout shelter i made, plus i have tons of survival gear hidden in secret caches in different secure area's just in case i need emergency back ups for whatever situation should befall me, i put two underground concrete water tanks in with my fallout shelter, one is a water storage tank and the other is for gray water, i based my shelter on Utah shelter systems(tm) but i have done a few things differnt so as not to incur there wrath, people that know me say i'm going overboard this survival phase they call it, but i would rather be overprepared than underprepared.
I'm at over 1000 feet above sea level, and i do have an air lock in the decon room.
I don't have guns in my shelter either but that doesn't mean i can protect myself, i like big game hunting with a good bow and arrow rather than a loud rifle, cross bows and bow and arrows are good enough for me and i'm a very good shot to boot.

I don't need all that stuff. I have an M4 with a crate of ammo.

My liberal tree hugging neighbor has all the food. He doesn't think guns are a good idea.

Who do you think is going to end up with the food when it's all said and done?




I'm just kidding.

2007-01-08 02:01:36 by dark_hellbent_king

I plan to expand my emergency preparedness consulting business by offering "survival gear" and supplies for sale. My plan is to put together customized kits from many common "off the shelf" products and provisions. My primary goal is to provide a turn-key solution, but I would definitely want to offer these items individually as well via my online store and catalog. Since I can't take advantage of any economies of scale, I would need to sell the individual items at prices considerably higher than "retail." My concern is that during an actual crisis I might be one of the few suppliers of essential goods for my local area, perhaps the only supplier left if competitors run out of stock. I would never consider raising prices in a crisis, but since my prices are already high, could I be prosecuted for price gouging after the dust settles? My reasoning is that if I can show that my prices in the past were just as high as during the crisis, then I would be off the hook. But I'm not sure how a local prosecutor might see things. The business is in Texas.
Here's an example to clarify my question. A well known premium retail outlet (I will not name, but you can guess) sells a hand-cranked weather radio. The same radio sells at discount stores for three times less. As a hurricane makes landfall and people buy these radios, does the premium store face price gouging charges if they don't lower their price? Suppose they also sell flashlights, camping gear, travel gear, tools and other items necessary in a particular crisis.

Price gouging is price gouging no matter what. Just because it is during non-emergency times does not mean those prices are reasonable, acceptable, and not considered as gouging. Price gouging only becomes problematic during a crisis and that is when the law steps in. Otherwise, people will gladly spend their money at a more reasonable establishment.

2009-11-20 11:57:10 by Sentrion