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[quote=Anonymous]In most cases it will be safer to shelter in place.  As recent news shows, you probably won't be able drive away - there would be traffic backed up for days and you don't want to be stuck or caught on the road.  If SHTF you also make yourself a target for other less prepared but possibly better armed/trained people to take your supplies from you.  Focus first on shelter in place supplies and plans.  Then later you could add "go bags".

Focus on water storage, long shelf-life foods, and any needed medicines/medical supplies... Beyond those 3 things there is a list of other emergency preparedness items you can gather - from portable power, to rolls of duct tape and dozens of other items.

We have enough water/food/supplies for our family of 4 to last roughly 8 weeks in our basement... We don't expect to survive nuclear war of course, but we could survive a small terrorist-sized nuclear explosion or dirty bomb set off in downtown DC (we live outside the beltway)... But really we focus on being prepared for extended power outages, short-term disruptions in food supplies/gasoline, maybe a sudden pandemic type situation...  We aren't crazy preppers - though I'm sure even this sounds nuts to some.  We are both former military, avid campers and have a ton of supplies that don't have to buy (like portable power stations, portable stoves, water containers etc.)  So for us, the investment needed to complete our "list" was relatively small.  [/quote]

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