Bugout Response Killer Solved: An Evacuation Survival Gear Tip From Rick

I LOVE getting tips from our subscribers and this one from Rick D. covers a must-have piece of "survival gear" for your bugout bag that defeats one of the biggest mistakes a lot of people make in their disaster response.
The truth is, SECONDS COUNT when it comes to a forced evacuation and getting on the road before they turn into a giant parking lot of refugees. And the one thing that holds people back the most is trying to decide at the last minute "WHAT" to bring with them before they leave their house - maybe never to see it again. In fact, there's ONE THING more than anything else that people grab - and wasting this critical time could literally trap you in the path of a disaster.
In this video, Rick will explain how he solved this problem with this one item to throw in your bugout bag.
Thanks Rick! ;-)
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[@Warrior]

Woohoo! Our first subscriber-submitted video tip! Thanks to Rick D. for this bugout bag "survival gear" tip that helps people get on the road FAST by removing the biggest time-killer I find most families fall prey to! Sending Rick a "thank you gift" in the mail for his submission!

[@arthurleslie9669]

A tip my father gave me ... long before computers and flash drives ... Was to have all my important documents, from DD214 to titles, put on file at the County Courthouse. Then there is a legal copy on file that can be accessed. This can be done in multiple States and multiple courthouses. No need for a questionable digital copy. Save digital for photo, video and address book storage.

[@noneyourbizness]

Just want to add that a child’s bag should have pictures of family, in case family gets separated from each other.

[@doctorartphd6463]

Good idea !!

[@alimfuzzy]

My wife would probably be upset if I forgot my kid.

[@Frenchy5117]

Definitely a great point and something to consider and do

[@hellsbellspreparedness2722]

That’s actually a great tip and for us everything like that is in a small safe we can grab to go. For myself the one prep I’m definitely not forgetting is my cigars and whiskeys.👍🍻🥃👊🏼🇺🇸

[@FORTRAN4ever]

Informative presentation. In my years of working in IT, the necessity of having backups of data is essential should there be disaster where there is a risk losing disaster I have professional backup software that I use for backing up data on my laptop, where I maintain two backups of data on flash media . No compression is used because of I do not want to worry about whether or not I have the software matching the compression algorithm in order to extract the data, particularly when in a SHTF scenario. The data is stored on ultra fast, "bulletproof" microSD cards (Sandisk) and each card is slipped into an adapter with a USB interface (Sandisk) which in turn takes advantage of ultra fast USB port on my laptop. The data is encrypted using free, off-the-shelf software which is installed on the microSD cards insuring instant access to th he data. One backup (microSD card and USB adapter), is carriedvwith me in a waterproof, aluminum pill containeris and the other backup is kept in a secure place. The containers are lined with cardboard and with the lid sealing so tight, I hope it can serve as a Faraday cage in the event of an EMP event. Now for the bad part. It never occurred to me to scan important documents onto my computer and which can be backed up along with other data. It is one of those thing where you cannot see the forest from the trees. I am making it a priority at least getting the most important documents scanned before the next backup and continue on from there. Am already working on a strategy for backing up a backup on my computer of my cell phone. Another thing I learned from a prepper video is to keep an old cellphone with data on it and use it not only as a backup, but also take advantage of its video interface to view the data, graphics, etc.

[@PMA65537]

I have backups in cloud as well as local storage. (Yes I punched 6 spaces before writing.)

[@KT_survival]

I would take all of my prescription drugs I have in a drawer. Finding them in a SHTF would be simply impossible.

[@richardnineteenfortyone7542]

In a real THTT (turd hits the turbine) or PHTP (poo hits the propeller) or AHED (@$$ has explosive diarrhea), pharmacies will not let you have your meds. Either they will be out of stock, or they are sure to throw up insurmountable bureaucratic obstacles. They do this in the hopes you will die and not collect Social Security. Do keep in mind, however, if you live near the southern border, that pharmacies in Mexico do not require prescriptions for most medicines, and their retail prices are about 1/3 the retail price in the U.S. Sometimes it's hard to hate the Mexicans!

[@The_Channel_Of_Chad]

One thing we do is keep all the medications in a cabinet next to the refrigerator. Everyone has one of those weekly pill dispensers for their bathroom medicine cabinet, that gets refilled weekly, but the primary stash is within easy access of our G.O. bag, just have to grab the tray from the cabinet with our medications and a few first aid supplies, dump in the bag, and hit the road.

[@doctorartphd6463]

One other thing ? That would depend what's in my Bug Out or Tactical bag. Radio, comm units (GMRS) & CB, firearm, ammo, cameo kit and makeup.... etc. Thank God, where I live, I probably won't have to do that..... unless a volcano erupts. The THUMB Drive for private papers, etc, is a great idea !!! Thank you.

[@mick755]

Just watched this video for the first time ever. Kind of funny since I spent yesterday getting all important original documents and pictures together which are also in my computer. I put them in a waterproof/fireproof bag. Tomorrow I'll be backing putting them on a USB stick as well.

[@kevendrover2442]

Great video

[@coldwaterjimmy7044]

Very good idea

[@richardnineteenfortyone7542]

That was VERY good advice. A flash drive is probably immune to EMP because of its small size. I advise everybody to do as he says, not as I do. Put off your procrastination until tomorrow!

[@DW-bj5wr]

Wrap the drive in aluminum foil. It will stop any EMP.

[@richardnineteenfortyone7542]

How do you know this? How did you test? I am tired of hearing all of these claims for faraday cages. I decided to try an old microwave oven. To test it, I put my cell phone inside and had my princess call it. Yup, it rang. The old microwave oven was WORTHLESS as a shield. Another more difficult test is to put a GMRS walkie talkie inside the alleged faraday shield, and see if you can get it to receive a signal. Why don't the faraday shield advocates ever try these simple tests?

[@DW-bj5wr]

I was a two way radio tech for 50 years. If the seal on the microwave is not making complete contact, it will allow rf energy to leak. Try it on a working unit. If that falls you need to check it with a microwave leakage device.

[@thelmaavila3685]

I confess...I'm covering Rick's t shirt! Lol

[@razorwire3056]

Do it. You won't be the first.... Rick

[@jlai47]

A related strategy: put all that information on an encrypted cloud drive. Having your data available to you (behind encryption) on the internet is a great way to keep your data because the internet was designed to survive a nuclear attack, basically the mother of all SHTF situations, but having multiple nodes in multiple locales so your data should always be able to survive. These cloud services typically have phone apps so you can easily update and access your data using your phone.

[@je4922]

역시 역시 형이 최고야!

[@DrValerie800]

That's good advice but realize you need to protect that from EMF's AND thumb drives don't last forever, so make sure to update and switch to a new one every couple of years.

[@DrValerie800]

My cats! Living Beings before stuff.

[@robertjohnson668]

No thanks, I'll take the originals. Photos won't cut it for titles, deeds and certificates. Be better prepared and have them in a water tight container in a fire proof safe.