The weekend trips Mom wants to take are becoming so frequent, almost once a month, that I see all of this as a bugout practice or drill. Earlier I would pack and leave something behind. I did not know I would need something until I needed it. One time I ran out of aspirin and another time I ran out of lip balm. Then on I packed extras of my regular consumed EDC items: lip balm, aspirin, Kleenex Go Pack and Alkaseltzer.
One time last fall I swung to for to the other direction. I packed so many just in case items (none of which I needed) that I forgot critical clothing items.
If these monthly weekend trips continue, I may find the right balance by the time we do need to bugout.
For this weekend trip I currently have the following:
- EDC Bag (I never leave home without it)
- Toiletries (I don't need to go into detail)
- Clothes (casual and dress)
- Extra Lip Balm
- Extra Aspirin
- Extra Kleenex Go Pack
- Extra Alkaseltzer
- Rx Medications and Pill Cutter
- Vitamin B-12
- Nail Care Items
- D-Cell MAG-LITE
- Alcohol Swabs, One Box (I'm questioning the need for these since I have not needed them the past few trips)
- Bible
Jeanette Isabelle