Not just a list, store import items in a zippered binder so you can grab it and go. Hunting down all the documents even with a list can take time.

Great insights, Jesselp. Thank you for sharing them. I appreciate learning from your experience, especislly when it worked out well for you.

I suspect that keeping my 8 yo entertained would be one of the most stressful parts of a successful bug-out. Short attention spans need longer resource and idea preps.

That's right! My family used to make me the lookout for snipe. If they get us, we're surely not going to survive. This was an important job, so I was pretty focused. DB

I haven't heard a reference to snipe since I read To Kill a Mockingbird many years ago.

They're like zombies, right?

Sue

LOL@DB!!

Point well-taken Izzy. DS loves having a job and getting to help. It makes him feel part of team and important. His attentions wains, so we have to mix thing up and keep coming back to it. Being "on" 24/7 won't work but a regular (i.e. hourly, am/pm, meal time) scedule works pretty well, as long as we mix it with fun stuff too. (i.e. gather the deadwood for the fire and then go ahead, climb the tree.)

Me and mine came through okay. Power was just restored, will comment in length at a later time.

a comment...as one of the Gulf coasters that has tried to offer a few suggestions about tropical storm prep, knowing the physical location of a contributor would be helpful...3 miles inland and 35' elevation is different than 1/4 mile and 3' above mean high tide...

LesSnyder,

I live on a barrier island off the coast of Nassau County, NY. The island is three blocks wide, and my home is two blocks from the ocean and one from the bay. Best guess is 5 to 8 feet above high tide water levels.

We evacuated to Brooklyn Heights, a neighborhood in Brooklyn which is on the water, but as is evidenced by its name, has some elevation to it. Was not concerned about storm surge there.

Jesselp...I guess my mind drifted in the post...so many of the contributors of the forum do not list a geographic location for their home