Welcome and thanks for delurking! I think your telling of your experience did give back a lot of useful reminders to us all, especially the need for Bugout Bag and in particular the need of a bugout bag that'll make your stay at a hotel or friend's house more comfortable. I doubt in a situation like yours Les Stroud would head off into the woods rather than a Holiday Inn.

So to sum it up, when making my main family bugout bag I asked myself "What would Bear Grylls take?"

-Blast