A 'hunting and fishing' kit is something that's in the works right now. I do carry hooks, snare wire, and line in my pocket kit...though I'm not a hunter and wouldn't even know what to do with something I snared.
I don't have any either. fish usually upsets my stomach as well as anything greasy (squirrel for example) so I don't know what I could safely eat.
I'd like to go all AA but the radio uses AAA and the Miox pen uses 123. Nearly everything else is AA. I'm working on cutting back to the minimum number of extra batteries or including a solar AA/AAA charger and some rechargeable AAs and AAAs (I have plenty already). With the zero budget it will have to be a future consideration along with upgrading the radios to ones that use AA batteries.
Who will you talk to on the GMRS radio? Those don't have a lot of value unless you know someone else with one or leave some note for SAR on what channel/frequency you will be on. You may laugh but I carry a handheld CB radio. Since my primary bug out location is 250 miles away by highway if I break down or need to call for help I can try to reach the thousands of trucks listening on channel 19. I also have a CB in my truck so if we were to bg out with both vehilces then my wife can take the hand held in her car. I tested that out in a state forest on Fathers day when I met with a cousin of mine and gave him the handheld so we could communicate as there wasn't much cell phone service.
Standardizing on one battery type is a long term goal I've set. As you do replace gear start keeping it the same then you can borrow batteries from one to the other. AA's that are "dead" in a radio can still power a light.
Be careful with solar chargers, most are crap and need more hours than there is daylight to properly charge.
The USB key is a great idea. I'm going to scan in documents and put them on an extra key ASAP. Having extra money, maps, and ID is also a great idea.
I carry a roll of quarters and some cash in my BOB. You can get maps free be going to the city/county/state web sites and requesting them. I go every so often and look to see if they have a new one available and request it, have the maps for my state and any I pass through to my main bug out location as well as maps of most of the surrounding states.
I've made a home dr plan document and store it on the flash drive as well as scans of birth certificates, etc. I also keep some cd's/dvd's with pictures and such in my bob in case I can't get them from the safe in time.
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