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When you first begin to prepare you are probably like most people, completely lost. You have no plan and no idea where to start or even how to begin the process of getting prepared; the one thing you do know is, that you have this overwhelming feeling to do something. Everyone’s motivation for getting prepared is different, some are concerned about “earthquakes” for others its “The End Of The World As We Know it (TEOTWAWKI) you name the event, it doesn’t really matter, the one commonality we all have is a need to be prepared.
For guys the first thing we generally do is build a bug-out-bag, why, because its gear oriented and we love our gear, plain a simple! For women, it seems like you concentrate on food storage and food preparation. I’m not trying to be chauvinistic I’m just pointing out what seems to occur based on gender when first starting out.
One of the simplest and most overlooked things you can do to prepare for a disaster is to have an extra set clothes in your car and at work. And the best part about it is, you probably have everything you require in your closet already.
So what’s the big deal about having an extra set of clothes? It doesn’t matter if you work in a high-rise or in a warehouse; in an emergency situation protecting your body from the elements is paramount. I would hate to think that I had to walk 10 or 20 miles from my office to the house in dress slacks and some nice shoes. The same holds true for the ladies, a dress and high heels isn’t the proper outfit for a natural disaster. Lets not forget that disasters never happen at opportune times, it’s always at the worst possible time.
Now, if you are like me your first inclination will be to get the worst set of clothes you can find and throw it in your car…don’t do it! The clothes you select should be some of the most comfortable that you own. This includes shoes, socks and underwear, there is nothing worst than walking around with a pair of underwear or a pair of new boots that continually rub and chaff your skin.
The following is a list of items that I have found to be particularly helpful, maybe you will too!
• Hat
• Boots or tennis shoes
• Belt
• Cargo pants or jeans
• Shirt, preferable long sleeve
• Socks
• Underwear
• Rain Jacket
Once you have all your clothes together make sure and put them into a water proof bag, zip lock freeze bags work well or you can get a high-speed vacuum sealed bag which will compress everything down, even better. Good luck and be prepared!
Thanks
Security Guy
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This is a great idea. It’s important to consider the season when choosing clothing and switch it out as appropriate. Right now here it’s been topping out in the 90′s and humid often, so shorts would be better than jeans, and a summer hat and sunscreen couldn’t hurt. A pair of sunglasses might be really good to have too in any season.
All those items would be great to have!
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*contemplates moving closet to car*
Excellent post that covers something most folks skip right over to get to the “good stuff”
Living in FL,we don’t need much more than the shorts that we wear every day,but I do have a .45 in my car to make certain that if I must walk home that people will be especially kind to me.
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This is excellent advice. One thing that I would recommend is a set of well broken in army combat boots with several sets of military socks. The boots are very durable and give excellent ankle support. They are excellent for overland travel in case you have to get off the road. Florsheim shoes just won’t cut it when things go sideways.
see 10 things you need. . . 100 things that run out . . .
if you need boots to hike prob. your chances are NOt (rep.NOT) good. . .
b. prepared anyway.
I found your site via yahoo thanks for the post. I will save it for future reference. Thanks EFT Fund
Add a bandana in there. It serves as a handkerchief, as a face mask (for keeping dust out of your mouth when on a motorcycle or whatever), as a potential disguise (if need be), as a sleep mask (you never know if you need to grab a quick rest during the day), as a tourniquet…you get the picture.
Bandana’s are always good to have around, but I personally prefer the Shemagh. I find it a bit larger and a little more versatile.
Include gloves.
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Bookmarked your blog. Thank you for sharing. Definitely worth the time away from the books.