Bug Out Bag (B.O.B.)
 

Checking to see how many people in the Village have a bug out bag packed and ready in the event of some type of disaster (not just a hurricane).

Lets hear what you have prepared, packed and ready to go. I am guessing that most people have nothing figuring they will have time. Others will have a few items and some will be totally prepared. For those who feel they are ready to bug out in 15 mins or share your thoughts & suggestions!

Yes I am repaired to leave for whatever reasons. One bags has clothes for a variety of weather..another bag has important papers including insurances,titles and passports. In the garage are tubs of Survival type equipment ; camp stove,tent,gear and a variety of canned foods for about 2 -3 weeks. All MEDS are in one place as is a first aid kit. In the car we have: bungy cords,rope,pocket knife, flares,matches,candles,blanket,baggies,water,grano la/ protein bars,small bag of tools, all in one eating utensils,scissors,and rain gear outfits. Maps writing paper,pen and important to us phone numbers.
All these are in one medium sized plastic bag.My husband thinks I am over prep - aired BUT I think it is just being wise to the possible need to evacuate .

For some reason, I first thought of the "other" BOB. :a040:

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Important papers, sweater, food, water, cell phone charger, batteries and flashlight, a knife, gun and ammo, cash, and dog food. Blanket, cooking pot, candles and matches are in the car. Extra gas can sits ready in the garage.

Since TV is not our permanent home we would simply travel light. With 15 mins to prepare we would have time to toss clothes and some water bottles into the car; and then just make sure we had our credit cards and Disney Vacation Club card with us. Hopefully Orlando or Vero will be far enough away from any disaster in the Villages!

I would like to know what type of "disaster" the OP is thinking of besides a hurricane. This far inland I do not think we need to be prepared to leave if a hurricane moves across Florida. It would produce wind and rain but not serious enough to warrant leaving.

What other types of disasters could warrant leaving your home in The Villages and spend time in a tent with a cooking pot, camp stove, and your gun?

The poster that has extra gasoline stored in the garage probably knows that gasoline in the garage is dangerous and it does not keep very well. Hopefully, she changes it out for fresh on a regular basis.

Some people just have NO imagination! Read "One Second After". Could easily happen at any time! A real eye opener!

BTW, just so the mod won't kick my post off for being "off topic" yes, my BOB is ready but it is only good for short term emergencies!

I only pack a bag when the lightning is bad after our near miss especially! I toss in one change of loathes and underwear, meds important papers some toiletries extra shoes the dog stuff can be purchased easy enough and my laptop is small and very portable and IPad. Not worried much about hurricanes here. Lightning, tornado or sinkholes more likely but still the odds are in our favor.12 years here and we have not lost poet for more than 30 minutes.

The day before yesterday when Sweetie was going to the grocery, I asked him to get about fifty bottles of water.

The night before, watching the news, I thought...what if ISIS could poison our water here in the U.S.?

He brought it home. It's in the garage and that is the last I thought of it.

But you won't store it in the hot garage will you? That's a no no':beer3:

Natural disasters can happen anywhere, anytime and suddenly. A few weeks ago we had flooding in Detroit and all highways were flooded and closed. Some sections had up to 14 feet of water and even if we had a BOB bag we could not have left.

When we arrive in TV I'll be putting an emergency bag together. One just never knows what could happen after going through what we did recently.

Make sure you keep your gas tank topped off. Even if your area doesn't lose power, if the delivery trucks can't get through, the supply dwindles very quickly. This is what happened here during the hurricanes of 2004. The Villages gas stations never lost power, but Orlando did.

So for disasters, I have heard tornadoes, sinkholes, floods, and poisoned water supply.

You do not leave your home for tornado threats. Sinkholes do not need a "bug out bag". Of course, keep valuable papers in a central safe place that can be grabbed along with jewelry, etc. Floods do not happen in The Villages. Poisoned water would most likely happen in the important cities. Hopefully, they will not think about The Villages.

The EMP's would destroy everything so why worry about that one?

Personally, I have my valuable papers in the central point, gas tank always at least half full, and a supply of wine and cookies on hand. I am ready!

No "no bug out bag" but we have a large supply of water and food and other essentials to allow us to hunker down. We've been advised to evacuate three times in other places we've lived and all three times stayed put. Probably not a great idea in all cases but on two of those occasions by staying home we were able to save our home. The other time it wasn't that bad and it turned out that evacuating was unnecessary. It's really hard to pack up and leave your home, at least it was for us.

Thanks for the feed back
 

You are in pretty good shape and you can never be "over prepped". It's like insurance... you hope you never need to use it but very glad you have it if you do. Florida of all places lots of bad things can pop up.

Thanks for the feed back!