Bug Out Bag Essentials

[cgrutt]

@cgrutt your good, your bringing tools no worries

Tools of the trade my brother and lots of plastic sheeting LOL...

 

[Marine Cpl]

Not sure if anything has changed but was trying to connect with Baofang for several months during weekly meeting Orange ham club with limited success. Really think something better than 5W is needed esp given mountainous area.

I can get the one at Schunemunk no problem if I was licensed with a Baofeng Uv-82 at 7 watts.

145.25000 out/ 144.65000 in /tone 100

Was against getting a license but am thinking about getting one.

 

[cgrutt]

Just do it. Orange county ham club meets in Cornwall they host exams every month or so. Let me know if you go to meeting I'll hang out and chat lol..

 

[cgrutt]

Hamstudy.org. take practice exams until you're scoring 80+ then take exam. Fixed set of questions just need to memorize it. Sad but true. Play the hand you were dealt and all that lol.

 

[Marine Cpl]

Hamstudy.org. take practice exams until you're scoring 80+ then take exam. Fixed set of questions just need to memorize it. Sad but true. Play the hand you were dealt and all that lol.

What do these pot-bellied guys (just kidding) do at the meetings? Are they like nerds or are some of them regular like you.

 

[cgrutt]

What do these pot-bellied guys (just kidding) do at the meetings? Are they like nerds or are some of them regular like you.

Lol wouldn't really know. Only been to three meetings after passing tech, general and extra lol. Lots of older folk. But lots of knowledge! A few firemen/emt types. Good peeps but not the Latina dancing crowd

 

[Acer-m14]

@Willjr75 get your ham ticket even if tech no code .. now exempt from scanner law in NY .. ..

when i got my ticket , got into packet radio, ( computer to radio modem ) used to connect to the MIR before it crashed n burned .. and hop packet nodes ( Repeaters ) .. and talk over seas via computer and radio .. its really slow lol .. but fun ..

i just had a hand held 5 watt radio with a 50 watt amp into a ringo ranger base antenna .. with the antenna gain i was transmitting around 150 watts ..
one night the space shuttle was passing over .. and heard some chatter .. grabbed the mic and keyed up and gave my call .. and got a response from Shannon Lucid .. i'm in a small valley so it just a exchange of call signs .. sucks .. but i made contact ..

 

[Acer-m14]

What do these pot-bellied guys (just kidding) do at the meetings? Are they like nerds or are some of them regular like you.

never made it many meetings because the the drive time and work ..

but every year is a event called field day .. bring your gear try to make as many contacts you can ..
its even broken down to code only .. packet radio .. just battery and solar .. and so on .. its fun ..

my first one i had a old laptop with the speed of a vic 30 PC ( old commodore PC ) .. running just on battery and solar cells ..

and learned how to cook a turkey under a beer keg .. omg that was the juicyest bird i have ever had ..

 

[Jmac00]

there some good ideas here, but I have to ask.

I have a BOL and a go bag, but the reality is, if you're bugging out, how many other people are bugging out too. are the roads going to be clogged/jammed. can you get through the traffic? My BOL is 2½ hours away by car at 70mph, I figure thats at least a 3 day walk, assuming nothing bad happens on the way.

my hope is, the SHTF while Im at camp, LOL yep, good luck with that

 

[Marine Cpl]

there some good ideas here, but I have to ask.

I have a BOL and a go bag, but the reality is, if you're bugging out, how many other people are bugging out too. are the roads going to be clogged/jammed. can you get through the traffic? My BOL is 2½ hours away by car at 70mph, I figure thats at least a 3 day walk, assuming nothing bad happens on the way.

my hope is, the SHTF while Im at camp, LOL yep, good luck with that

I think the best bet is to have both locations equally stocked so that you can stay at either or depending on the circumstances and when traveling to one, you don't have to lug essentials except food, water, and a pistol for the 3 day hike.

I think it's best to stay put the first few days anyway to gauge what's going on first. Let everyone else ride the initial panic. You can get there at your leisure.

 

[Jmac00]

I think the best bet is to have both locations equally stocked so that you can stay at either or depending on the circumstances and when traveling to one, you don't have to lug essentials accept food, water, and a pistol for the 3 day hike.

I think it's best to stay put the first few days anyway to gauge what's going on first. Let everyone else ride the initial panic. You can get there at your leisure.

good call

 

[FrankenCub]

I think it's best to stay put the first few days anyway to gauge what's going on first. Let everyone else ride the initial panic. You can get there at your leisure.

I bet it would easily take a few days for the roads to clear from the panic. Then depending on what happened, there may be tons of broken down/out of gas vehicles on the highways. I think it's also best to have a vehicle that can get you around closed or congested roads. The average Civic or Grand Caravan is going to be worthless. I'm confident both of our vehicles will get us anywhere if we decide we need to leave the area.