What's in your SHTF bag?

[NH_Realtor]

I printed out all the shtf NES threads and keep those in my get home bag. Then when a situation arises I can reference the right thing to do. Thanks everyone!

 

[Bodhisattva]

2 6" OLAES bandages
2 CAT tourniquets
2 packs of coagulant granules (outdated tech, I know, but I have them and they're not expired)
2 doses of Narcan
1 CPR mask
1 pair trauma shears
1 foil blanket
6 pairs nitrile gloves
1 pair leather gloves
1 pair safety glasses
1 N95 mask
All tucked into a $7 Walmart tool bag
My idea of SHTF may vary from yours

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Ditch the narcan and cpr mask. Why the hell would you be reviving an opiate overdose? And CPR mask? If they need CPR and it’s a “SHTF” situation, they’re dead, move on to the next one who may have a real chance at survival.

 

[enbloc]

Ditch the narcan and cpr mask. Why the hell would you be reviving an opiate overdose? And CPR mask? If they need CPR and it’s a “SHTF” situation, they’re dead, move on to the next one who may have a real chance at survival.

Not gonna make any friends that way in TEOTWAWKI...
~Namaste

 

[enbloc]

Yes.....I've always wanted to have to deal wth some shitbag heroin addict overdosing while the shit actually hit the fan.....

/sarcasm

An overdosed kid's Shit-Is-Hitting-The-Fan.
Having NARCAN isn't for a world-ending meteor strike, it's for a kid who made a stupid mistake, and because of you he can come back from it... and maybe cure cancer, or father a family.
EDC4SHTF

 

[enbloc]

It ain't only F'd up kids...

 

[Bodhisattva]

Using heroin isn’t a mistake. Poor life choice, or even worse coping mechanism, yes. Mistake, no.

While a vast majority of over doses are accidental, it has more to do with purity of the opiate, and the user not being able to tell if it’s been stepped on or if it’s straight fentanyl.

If you’re carrying Narcan, you better know how to properly use it. And I mean more than actual delivery. When and why to use, patient management after administration and onset of the medication. Plus how to handle the unintended and untoward side effects.

 

[p..]

Ditch the narcan and cpr mask.

If you’re carrying Narcan, you better know how to properly use it. ... untoward side effects.

I do, and have. And I've needed and used a CPR mask a few times for people who weren't ODing, though I switch to a BVM as soon as one is available. But they can be a bit tough to run well solo.

One could easily take the position of not carrying bleeding control equipment either, because anyone who accidentally shoots themself deserves to bleed out. But that would be a silly position. And what if I accidentally shoot someone, or someone else at the range accidentally shoots someone, or me? It's hard to know what emergency you're going to have, or who is going to need a hand.

I have relevant formal training, and practical experience.

 

[Broc]

Yes.....I've always wanted to have to deal wth some shitbag heroin addict overdosing while the shit actually hit the fan.....

/sarcasm

I think most NES members would overdose from the excitement and dopamine release when they realize it is a real SHTF scenario.

 

[mwalsh9152]

I think most NES members would overdose from the excitement and dopamine release when they realize it is a real SHTF scenario.

Dont forget the effects on all us fat guys kitted up trying to lug these enormous BOB's around too.

 

[Bodhisattva]

Is this a kit you carry around every day, like a trunk kit? Or this is in your actual bug out bag?

 

[ISOTOX]

Lot's of ammo....you guys keep filling my bags for me...

 

[p..]

Is this a kit you carry around every day, like a trunk kit? Or this is in your actual bug out bag?

It lives under the back seat of my personal truck, next to a fire extinguisher and a tub of hand wipes. I'm not planning on societal collapse, just handling the first 15 minutes or so an occasional surprise thrown in my lap.

When I've been sent into an area where things have really gone sideways, I generally get a few hours notice to pack.