For a while, Mom has considered getting a small SUV. Yesterday she brought up using it for bugging out. That got me to thinking about what and what not to bring when bugging out either temporarily or permanently. The following list is what I'm considering and is in no particular order. Let me know if there is something I should add or drop.

  • Identification and important papers: Drivers' license, Social Security Card, passport, birth certificate and medical records.
  • Medication: Prescription and OTC
  • Glasses and case
  • Cell phone and cord for charging it
  • Cash
  • Bottled water
  • Nutritional supplements and anything that is of a nutritional benefit
  • Extra lip balm
  • Kleenex
  • Electric toothbrush, replacement brush heads and toothpaste
  • Other toiletries including deodorant and shaving products
  • Makeup kit [it's small and it includes nail care items]
  • Tool bag [if that's too much, I'll bring the more valuable tools]
  • Mac Mini, keyboard, mouse, backup drive and video cable [I'm leaving the monitor behind because I can hook up my computer to any modern TV. If that's too much, I'll only bring the backup.]
  • First aid kits and refill items
  • D-Cell LED MAG LITES
  • EMT shears
  • Books: Complete Jewish Bible, Wilderness and Travel Medicine and The Chronological Gospels
  • Hand wipes
  • Towels
  • Clothes and shoes
  • If it is a permanent bugout, small sentimental items like my diploma

Jeanette Isabelle
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I'm not sure whose twisted idea it was to put hundreds of adolescents in underfunded schools run by people whose dreams were crushed years ago, but I admire the sadism. -- Wednesday Adams, Wednesday