So, this morning when I woke up, I decided to write a post about what if the SHTF while I was traveling for work, and all I had time to do is grab gear from out of the hotel room and get the heck out of Dodge on foot. I did a quick survey of the room, and this is what I found that I could grab quicky, and stuff in or strap to my backpack or strap to it and get out.
- Extra blanket in plastic zipper container
- Shower Curtain (Thanks to JR in Texas for his comment on the Ultra Light Shelter post for this idea)
- Pen & Paper
- Plastic cups
- Water Bottle (I usually buy a couple liters of water when I get back from work every day so I have ample water in the room)
- Soap/shampoo
- Washcloth and Towel
- Coffee pot (just the pot) to cook or boil water in
- Coffee, Creamer, Sugar packets that are next to the coffee maker
- Roll of Toilet Paper x 2
- Ice bucket to store water if I have to stay put
- My Travel EDC kit (I have added a couple of MRE main meals, peanut butter packets, enough Gatorade powder for three quarts of Gatorade, and additional Paracord).
- My lighter
- My Gerber Paraframe I folding knife
Just a quick thought this morning. This should give me a head start on figuring out what to do in the event of a SHTF as compared to everyone that will be milling around in circles wondering what just happened or what to do.
I think it also depends if you are traveling by air or car.
The former you have less chance to bring things with you, the latter you can put more supplies in gear in your car.
@MasterPo I am in Los Angeles this week. I should have clarified, that i was specifically thinking of an Earthquake.
I’m looking for some sort of decent smoke hood right now, as that is high on my list of additions to what I have with me. Also useful for airplanes and other forms of mass transit.
I want to make sure I am one of the ones that gets a chance to “mill around”!
Here are two I found on Amazon.com that might work:
— http://goo.gl/vjgex
— http://goo.gl/wpkyc
I also saw one on Ron Hood’s DVD from Survival.com recently not unlike the two above.
Sounds good but tell me this.….how will you enter your hotel room if the power is down? Every place I stay has only credit card type locks. Assuming no hotel back up generator how will you retrieve your own stuff much less the hotel shampoo?