Friday's Thoughts and Other Stuff (This Is It)

Dear Friends, Family, and Readers,

Küste am Coast Path Path
nahe Land's End, Cornwall, England (ca 2013)
photograph by
Dietmar Rabich

This is It
I'm finished irregularly posting about how you and your family can get prepared for the tough times ahead.

My reason is simple. I want to advance in my career, and the only way to do that is to start studying after work hours. Hours that I would normally use to write about preparing for the tough times ahead.

But, ...

I still have the writing bug, so you might see my articles around the internet, at places like Say Uncle, Prepper Website, and others. Plus, I will be updating Prepper: Surviving the Tough Times Ahead to be a solid source of information.

With that said, ...


Suggestions
I recommend you visit Yer Ol' Woodpile Report. It comes out every Tuesday, for your reading pleasure, with Ol' Remus' take on the threats facing you and your family.

Another weekly recommendation is Say Uncle for his daily dose of whats going on in the firearms world with a sprinkling of prepper information.

Another firearm related website that I regularly read is Gun Free Zone. He has a sense of wit that hopefully you will find educational in our fight for freedom.

An excellent source for prepper-type information is Prepper Website. It is a collection of articles from various sites on the internet.


Reminders
There are many other sites offering great insight into the coming tough times, like Of Two Minds, while others offer insight to our current political situation, such as Ace of Spades HQ and Clusterfuck Nation, to name two.

Sorry, ... I wanted to remind you.

More likely then not, you and your family have most of the stuff you will need to survive the tough times ahead; however, you are probably lacking enough food, especially long-term food storage such as hard winter wheat, long grain enriched white rice, and dried beans.

Friday's Thoughts and Other Stuff (Emergency Evacuation Kit)

Dear Preppers and Survivalists,

Lot FLeeing Sodom,
a woodcut from the Nuremberg Chronicle (ca 1493)
scan by
Michel Wolgemut and Wilhelm Pleydenwurff

Last week, I wrote about some of the areas that you and your family need to think about as you pack an emergency evacuation kit.

So, ...

As promised, let us look at some kits.

Hand Bags for Sale in a Shop,
in Cartagena, Colombia (ca 2016)
photograph by
Joe Ross

The Small Tin
Popularly known as an Altoid Tin Survival Kit, these pocket-sized kits were first suggested by John Wiseman, of the British Special Air Service (SAS)

The idea behind these small kits was to always have the means to survive, in your pocket.

Link:
Instructables: freeza36 - An Assortment of Altoid Tin Survival Kits
https://www.instructables.com/id/An-Assortment-of-Altoid-Tin-Survival-Kits/

Survivalist Prepper - Six Altoids Tin Survival Kit Ideas
https://survivalistprepper.net/6-altoids-tin-survival-kit-ideas-and-giveaway/

Blade HQ - How to Make an Altoids Survival Kit
https://www.bladehq.com/cat--How-to-Make-an-Altoids-Survival-Kit-1--2778

ManMade - How to Build Your Own Altoids Tin Survival Kit
https://www.manmadediy.com/3105-how-to-build-your-own-altoids-tin-survival-kit


Belt or Waist Pack Kit
As you can see, the small tin carries very little, a method of making fire, several band-aids, some thin cordage, water purification, and not much else.

So, ...

Some folks will build bigger kits.

Link:
YouTube: Animal Man Survivor - Belt Pouch Survival Kit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X75mH6zkziI

Survival Weekly - Belt Pouch Survival Kit
http://survivalweekly.com/4063/belt-pouch-survival-kit/

YouTube: outofeden_bushcraft - Belt Survival Kit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPos8x4PUY4

Loadout Room - A Simple SERE Survival Belt Kit
https://loadoutroom.com/21321/a-simple-sere-survive-evade-resist-escape-survival-belt-kit/

Instructables - Survival Belt Kit
https://www.instructables.com/id/Building-the-Better-Belt-Kit/

YouTube: WayPoint Survival - Belt Survival Kit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKc7qYcZgRU

COL Robin Olds preflights his F-4C Phantom
wearing a SRU-21/P Survival Vest, PCU-3/P Torso Harness, B-3A Gloves,
a Pilot's Survival Knife (attached to the Harness),
and a .38 Special GI Revolver carried in a GUU-1/P Holster,
attached to an M-1956 Equipment Belt (ca 1967)source
USAF Museum

Vest or Smock Kit
The next sized kit, that I didn't mention, is a vest or smock kit. These kits are worn as a piece of clothing or over clothing.

Needless to say, ...

You will see this type of kit used by military pilots.

YouTube: mandgsuvival - Load Bearing Vest/Survival Vest/Bug Out Vest/Field Clothing: Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEuQo91Fe2Q

YouTube: Backcountry Pilot - Knowledge Series: Survival vest philosophy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc_zTGvQLMc 

YouTube: The Survival Outpost - Wilderness EDC: My Smock Survival Kit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uD6YvB9fTQ

YouTube: Bush Lore Survival - SAS Smock: A Concept for Survival
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYWzwZQC6Eo


The Pack
Next up is the classic bugout pack.

Link:
YouTube: Sensible Prepper - DIY Cheap Walmart Get Home Bag for Survival
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lXdQF_Qzlo

Sensible Prepper - DIY Walmart Premium Bug Out Bag
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnMc4JeQ488

YouTube: Coporals Corner - My Urban Get Home Bag
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HOpLo_Ftm0

YouTube: EverydayTacticalVids - Urban Survival Kit/Get Home Bag: Gray Man Bag & System For When Things Go Sideways
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhXEScR9b8M

YouTube: Sage Wanderer - My 72 hr. Get home/bug out bag.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbdfbEVpL1Y

YouTube: Wasteland Prepping - Best 72hours+ Bug Out Bag?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shm7sfhSdTU


Huge Pack
I think I told you this, ...

There are people planning to carry a huge emergency evacuation kit.

Link:
YouTube: The Survival Outpost - Gear Review: Bug Out / Long Term Survival / INCH Gear
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ij3YqVK4HU

YouTube: Black Scout Survival - ULTIMATE BugOut Bag Part I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oskMGuVh4UE

YouTube: Black Scout Survival - ULTIMATE BugOut Bag Part II
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZuDFYjUWVk

YouTube: The Angry Prepper (Urban) - Cold Weather Bug Out Bag
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGpsB3o6tFA 


Didn't Fit
Lastly, ...

Here are three links that just didn't fit.

Link:
YouTube: Pro Survival Kit - Survival Kit Basics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jwtd1B-57s0

Field and Stream - Make a Survival Kit out of an Altoids Tin
https://www.fieldandstream.com/photos/gallery/survival/food/2006/08/make-survival-kit-out-altoids-tin-and-two-more-life-saving-diy-

YouTube: Bushcraft Ninja - Canteen Survival Kit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kgt3jzpPEnM


My Thoughts
As you can see and read, there are many different opinions on what to pack in your emergency evacuation kits, so you are going to need to do some thinking.


Link:
Wikipedia - Special Air Service
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Air_Service

Wikipedia - John 'Lofty' Wiseman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lofty_Wiseman