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Wildfire and Evacuation

You have minutes to leave and may not come back soon.

Leaving fast only works when the bags are packed, the documents are copied, and everyone knows the route and the meeting point before the smoke shows up.

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Master guideBug-Out Bag: The Checklist and My GearThe Stockpile Essentials bug-out checklist, the bare minimum to pack first, and the packs, medical kits, water, fire, and radio gear I carry.Open the full page Master guideCar Survival KitPacking lists for a large and a small bag kept in the vehicle, with gear picks and what each item is for.Open the full page ReferenceEmergency Scenarios Lookup37 situations across water, first aid, food, pests, garden, home, sanitation, and nuclear. Each names the compound and links to the recipe.Open the full page

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Hygiene and Sanitation · Formula Deodorize and Sanitize Shoes Without Washing A two-step method using a vinegar mist, sun drying, and baking soda to cut odor and bacteria in shoes or boots when washing is not possible. Hygiene and Sanitation · Formula Foot Powder for Moisture and Friction (Baking Soda, Cornstarch) Used to reduce foot moisture, friction, and odor in situations where hygiene is limited and foot care is essential, such as during long hikes, shelter stays, or off-grid living. Handle with care Cooking, Fuel and Fire · Formula Petroleum Jelly Fire Starters (Cotton Balls) Burn time: 4-8 min / ball; Fuel: petroleum jelly; Fiber: cotton / lint Hazardous Cooking, Fuel and Fire · Formula Start a Fire with Potassium Permanganate and Glycerin A pinch of potassium permanganate and a few drops of glycerin can burst into flame with no spark, battery, or friction, as long as you keep them warm and dry. Hazardous

Supplies 1

Food · Supply MREs (Meals, Ready-to-Eat): Contents, Heating, Shelf Life Shelf life is set by heat: about 11 years at 60°F, 8 at 70°F, 3 to 6 at 80°F, under 2 at 100°F, a month at 120°F

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Tools and Repair · Skill Bowline Knot Loop. Holds: Steady pull on the loop. Fails: Slack and shaking, or stiff slick rope. Tools and Repair · Skill Clove Hitch Hitch. Holds: Steady, straight pull on a round pole. Fails: Sideways pull, slack, square posts, slick rope. Kits and Planning · Skill Packing a Backpack: Heavy Close and Centered, Light on Top, and the Things You Need Outside Heavy against the spine between the shoulder blades; bulky and soft below it; light on top; the things you need all day outside Tools and Repair · Skill Sheet Bend Bend. Holds: Two ropes under a steady pull, even different sizes. Fails: Tails on opposite sides (left-handed), or slack and shaking. Tools and Repair · Skill Two Half Hitches Hitch. Holds: Any steady pull, any post shape. Fails: Hitches turned opposite ways (a cow hitch), or a tail too short.

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Communications · Guide Backup Internet with Starlink Mini and Portable Power Starlink Standby Mode: $10 a month, unlimited low-speed data around 0.5 Mbps Kits and Planning · Guide Car Survival Kit: Two Bags That Cover a Dead Battery, a Flat, a Ditch and a Night in the Cold Two bags: a large one under the back seat for recovery, repair and warmth, a small one in the glove box for the tools you reach for first Power and Light · Guide Faraday Bag for Emergency Electronics: The Sling Bag and the Full Case Two builds: a shielded sling bag for a phone, radio and power bank, or a hard case with every device in its own Faraday bag or jacket Cooking, Fuel and Fire · Guide Fire Without Matches: Ferro Rod, Flint and Steel, Lens, Battery, Bow Drill, and Chemistry A ferro rod and a cotton ball with petroleum jelly light a fire in the rain; everything else is backup, and all of it needs tinder Communications · Guide GMRS vs FRS: Same Channels, Different Power, and Which Radio to Buy Same 22 channels. FRS: 2 watts, no license, 1 to 2 miles. GMRS: up to 50 watts, $35 family license, repeaters, 5 to 25 miles Communications · Guide How to Communicate with No Cell Service or Internet: GMRS Radios, the Plan, and What They Really Reach Two GMRS handhelds talk to each other with nothing else: 1 to 5 miles in open country, under a mile in town, farther through a repeater Tools and Repair · Guide Knots: Which Knot to Tie for the Job, and How to Tie It Bowline for a loop, two half hitches for a post under load, clove hitch for a pole you will adjust, sheet bend to join two ropes. Leave a tail and back up anything that sits slack. FOUR KNOTSDRAWN STEPS Communications · Guide Off-Grid Communication Options (No Cell Service Required) Starlink Mini on Standby Mode: $10 a month for about 500 Kbps, unlimited data Power and Light · Guide Off-Grid Portable Solar Power Field Guide: How to Size, What to Pick and Why (Full Overview) Hours = watt-hours × 0.85 ÷ load watts. One 400 to 480 W panel refills a 1 kWh station in about 3.5 hours of sun; match panel count to the station's solar cap Kits and Planning · Guide Overnight Readiness Pack Loadout (Breakwater Fogland 25L) Fogland 25L: IP68 submersible, 2.1 lbs empty, floats with over 40 lbs of gear Kits and Planning · Guide Survival Bucket for Under $300 from Walmart Everything fits in one 5 gallon bucket and costs under $300 at Walmart Kits and Planning · Guide Sweden's "In Case of Crisis or War" Pamphlet: Key Lessons Sweden's target: self-sufficient for at least a week, three liters of water per person per day. I store 1 gallon per person per day for at least two weeks Kits and Planning · Guide The Backup Laptop: What Goes on It, How It Is Stored, and the Faraday Case It Lives In Wiped laptop, every document and map loaded, powered off at 50 to 80 percent charge, sealed in a Faraday bag, booted twice a year Kits and Planning · Guide The Bug-Out Bag: 72 Hours on Your Back, Packed by the Problem It Solves One packed bag per person, 72 hours of supplies, by the door; the bag is packed for weight on your back, the grab-and-go box for reach at the truck Cooking, Fuel and Fire · Guide The Camp Kitchen in a Case: Everything to Cook Anywhere, Packed so It Loads in One Trip One case holds everything but the cooler, the dutch oven and the table; it cooks at camp and it cooks at home when the power is out Kits and Planning · Guide The Drive by the Door: Photograph Everything You Own and Keep the Papers Where a Fire Cannot Reach Them Three copies: the computer, a portable SSD in a Faraday jacket and fireproof bag, and a second drive at a relative's house Kits and Planning · Guide The Grab-and-Go Kit: One Box That Covers Water, Fire, Bleeding, Navigation and Contact One sealed box, packed by problem: water, fire, cooking, navigation, bleeding, contact, repairs; tools live in a separate kit Kits and Planning · Guide The Pill Bottle Survival Kit: 16 Things in a Bottle That Fits Any Pocket The kit you always have beats the kit you left in the truck: 16 items, one bottle, a few ounces Food · Guide The Preparedness Food Shopping List: What to Buy, How Much, and How Long It Keeps About 48 pounds of dry goods, 45 cans, a quart of oil, and 30 gallons of water covers one person for one month at 2,000 calories a day; multiply by people and months. FREE PDFPER PERSON-MONTH Kits and Planning · Guide Why Bugging Out Early Is a Mistake Prepare to leave, but plan to stay