This has also changed my thinking as well. Primarily, I'm going to pay more attention to a bug-out scenario.

While my primary approach to most disasters would be still be to SIP - even if my home was destroyed, I admit I more or less (mentally) dismissed the possibility that I might have to leave.

While we are in an earthquake zone, I'm not particularly close to the coast, or a flood zone or a potential lahar flow, etc, in the end, I have to remind myself that there is always a possibility of something you weren't expecting (maybe downwind from a chemical spill or something) and there is always the possibility you will be ordered out.

So, I think I'm going to rework things and do more bugout planning. I'll probably set a time limit for getting things loaded up. Probably a couple of cases that can be strapped to the Jeep and go.

I think I'm also going to put a bit more emphasis on self defense. I've always kept this in mind, but it is a reminder how easily things can get out of hand.

Also, I'm probably going to look more at insurance and electronic (portable) copies of importaint records.

-john