interesting thoughts. I've been considering the idea of a BOB not so much on the idea that if something like "Red Dawn" were to happen I would be making my way into the hills, but rather was considering it based on actual need to have a bag packed that might be useful while in the truck on a long road trip, or a camping trip, or some other event...

As I live in an apartment and I'm fairly close to Denver at this point in time, I have no personal feelings of security with either the community I live in or the security of my home...it's nowhere near secure from any real type of threat. The most I could say is, I'd like to have a way to throw something in the truck that's useful in most any situation should I need to make a quick exit.

Besides, everything I can think of that's useful for a BOB to go is also useful gear to have in general should a disaster strike and I need to hunker down in what I have, I think.

So, let's look at it from a different direction. Instead of a BOB, what's a list of items that's in your war chest for when the SHTF and you hunker down where you are? Also, what sorts of preparations would you want to make?