IFAK

Trauma kit: CAT tourniquet x2, hemostatic gauze, compressed gauze, compression bandage, 14ga needle with catheter, vented chest seal x4, NPA with lube, trauma shears, dry sterile burn dressing, space blanket, ace bandage, surgical gloves or nitrile exam gloves, triangle bandage,…

Bugging in

My primary bug in location is situated in an area that is considerably far from where I presume “ground zero” would be, whether it’s foreign invasion, civil unrest (civil war), or nuclear attack. My primary goal is to construct a…

Bug out vehicle

The next echelon up from my bug out bag would be my bug out vehicle. Bugging out in a vehicle has obvious advantages. It allows you to cover ground faster, is its own form of cover, and provides increased carrying…

Bug out bag

The best thing for me to do would be to shelter in place for as long as possible (bugging in), only to leave when it’s absolutely necessary, to an alternate, pre-established, bug in location stocked with long term survival supplies…

EDC

My EDC (every day carry) is the basic set of equipment I keep on my person for the most rudimentary survival scenarios.  On my person EDC Certain things I don’t leave home without and other things are situation dependent. I…