SonofCatSkinner
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I really appreciate everyone offering their ideas. Y’all are the best.
PREP Get Home Bag
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First, you need to decide what you want t to carry and lay it all out. Then find a bag that will hold it. When I got into backpacking I got a Kelty full frame pack. Since I had so much room I kept adding until I had it pretty full. Needless to say my first trip was "less than pleasant".
ainitfunny
Saved, to glorify God.
"FR coveralls" ?
What are those?
Flame Resistant.
Some places use, Arc Flash Resistant.
We wore them in the plants, down by the Houston ship channel, always 110F+ in the plant and max humidity, in the summer.
They would hold a huge amount of sweat, seemed like 10lbs when you took them off.
The bad part was working around process equipment that was running 450F, any contact gave you a steam burn.
Old Gray Mare
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How about a two seater model? You are not going to get the Pack 'n Play in it. It should handle the child and a diaper bag with the essentials, maybe a little bit more.Yep. Kind of what I had in mind--minus the skates. That would be my mother's thing.The stroller helps with the fact that I can't possibly carry all of the things that I need for both me and baby.
homecanner1
Veteran Member
What Old Gray Mare said, the bugout bag for Y2K timeframe era would now be too heavy. I have a khaki fishing vest tons of zipper pockets and loops to hang things off the back, coupled with a fanny pack. I can hike in it. Urban prepping in Chicago was different, focused more on potential civil disturbance and use of gas to quell rioting, thus needed more facial/eye protection, breathing apparatus a good helmet and sturdy fur lined boots. My main concern now is snow/flight in winter. Sigh
JMG91
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I actually have a one-seater that works pretty well. It's a Chicco that has a nice sized basket underneath the seat and some decent wheels on it. I've been practicing by filling it up, putting the baby in it, and taking it to a park with some pretty rough trails. Surprisingly, the stroller has done really well. I've only gotten stuck a couple of times, but I've found that, if I move in a slight zig zag motion, rather than push straight ahead, I have very few problems moving over big roots and going up steep embankments. I did get a little bogged down going through some thick mud, but managed to get through it by pushing the front end upwards a bit.
In a SHTF situation, I think the stroller would do rather decently as a mode of transportation. I also have a Baby Bjorn wearable carrier that I'd hook onto the stroller in case I have to ditch it and just carry the baby. (That method would be much harder and take a lot longer, but I'd do whatever I had to, to survive.
I could keep a pack of water--most important--in the bottom basket with the med kit, and just hang my BOB from the stroller handles. That way, the med kit is hidden as well, and I think I could move at a rather decent clip that way. I go at least 5 miles at the park, and the stroller makes it much easier. For those with babies or toddlers, your stroller is the way to go, I think, depending of course on the terrain you'll be traversing.