Wow Thanks for all the posts all this info will get me a good start. One question what do you do for shelter?. Have a few ideas tube tent,tarp.poncho shelter.

Thanks all

Lee <img src="images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

Depends. Where I am, in hurricane country, shelter during an evacuation is not really an issue. If you can't get a hotel room inland, then we would go to one of the many shelters that open up for such an event. Biggest problem there is the bedding - I have foam pads and sleeping bags for the wife and kids - and food.

For the unlikely event I am caught without a man-made roof over my head, individually I also carry a poncho, poncho liner, a light wool blanket, some tent poles and stakes, and paracord. I am thinking about getting a lightweight hammock to get me off the ground (I live in the almost tropics).
For the family, if we have to go I throw in the family tent.

Hope this helps.

.....CLIFF

Yes, all of those. I carry a tube tent, ponchos, plastic bags, and a tarp.

What you carry is not as important as knowing how to use it. Also need to know how to improvise if plan A does not work.

See the ETS Home page and look for an article about using tarps as shelters. Lots of alternative ideas.

Learn and practice making debris huts, snow caves, and other local natural material shelters.