To Forage After the Big Earthquake

I have a similar set up...

I went with the .44, but I also have a .357. I guess I have about equal amounts of ammo for both.

How do you plan to use the gas mask?

How much ammo do you have stored for the Marlin?

I keep a few hundred rounds down here by the beach and few more hundred up in the desert where I have a second house.

Have a good one,

Matt

I have that exact same buck knife. It's a great knife.

holy ancient gas mask... start saving your peach pits!

Water purification system.

Fire starting equipment.

Large belt knife.[Something to chop with.]

Rain gear.

Couple of hand warmers.

First aid kit.

Power bars

Just a few things I can think of right now.

You probably don't have to keep the rifle cocked, though.

No food? No first aid?

When I lived in CA (in the early eighties), my kit consisted of Krugerrands and an Uzi.

Is foraging the same as looting?

If so, I would add some body armor.

I guess it depends on the food you intend to shoot, the habitat, and the range you expect to encounter the food source.

I'd be more likely to have several guns, depending on what I was going to shoot and where. A shotgun has many advantages, especially if game birds are in abundance. A .22 LR rifle or .22 Magnum can be lighter to carry and can do well on rabbits, or even a deer at close range. You can also carry more ammo with less expended energy.

The best thing to add are better sights than the open rear. A receiver sight will at least double the effective range of any rifle and a scope will add another 25-50% above the receiver sight. You can't hit what you can't see well.

A .223 Rem might be an excellent caliber choice, especially if you handload or have lots of accurate ammo with varied bullet weights, not FMJs, but hunting weight bullets of 50-60 grains, depending on twist. My bolt gun favors bullets 55 grains or less.

Picher

When I lived in CA (in the early eighties), my kit consisted of Krugerrands and an Uzi.

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Quoted for the win.

In all seriousness, though - first aid, firestarters, water purification.

when i lived in ca (in the early eighties), my kit consisted of krugerrands and an uzi.

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lol

since this is for after the big kalifornistan quake i think you would be best suited to trade it all in on a good life vest a flare gun and some pepper spray for sharks.

if nothing else you can season those floating near you.

Im not sure why, but this is reminds me to the Game Stalker

In all seriousness, though - first aid, firestarters, water purification.

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Drinkable water well be the hardest thing to find, and the most needed. If your thirsty you well be trading guns and ammo for water. You can go weeks with out food, only days with out water.
Fire starting is good to have, water proof matches, or even better, a flint and steel.
My shtf guns are a semi auto .22lr rifle and pistol, I can easily carry 2k rounds of ammo.

since this is for after the big kalifornistan quake i think you would be best suited to trade it all in on a good life vest a flare gun and some pepper spray for sharks.

if nothing else you can season those floating near you.

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ROTFLMFAO! Excuse me while I clean the coffee off my keyboard.

Hustler magazine?

No food? No first aid?

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Exactly.

What exactly can you hunt in Orange County besides movie stars?

If I were worried enough about an earthquake that I'd put a kit together with that specific problem in mind, I think the most important thing would be the receipt for the gasoline of my last fill-up when leaving--before the quake. Yesterday:? Day before?

What, exactly, are you anticipating that will make an old gas mask worthwhile?

I would add gloves, safety glasses with interchangeable clear/ solar lenses, sun block, food, sturdy over the ankle boots, extra batteries for your flashlight, a dollar store hand held FM radio with ear bud, an ammo belt for your rifle ammo, and a bite of rope or 550 cord (say 15') and (maybe) a light wooden pole such as trash picker.

looks more like a bug out bag. think outside the box here

what usually follows with earthquakes? what is most likely

1. power outages
2. riots
3. WW3

now with that answer, think of the 3 basic ameneties to survive in that situation, what do you think they are?

1. rocket launcher
2. jugs of water food and clothing
3. pencil

i hate to sound like a written exam here, but you need to focus on essentials first.

start with stocking up on some water, 1 weeks worth for 1 person is great. then food, you should buy freeze dried non-heat dependent foods that need little to NO preparation. canned foods are good too. just remember, preparation takes time and energy. that is extremely valuable in an emergency where energy is not abundant. so stay simple, keep some MRE's.

next, focus on clothing. cheap clothes will do; you do not need the latest poartec or thinsulate long johns to get you through a california disaster. cheap cotton shirts from the T shirt warehouse work good with some cheap jeans. or sweats. anything that will allow you to layer and shed easily without wasting too much energy or time.



now that you have food water and clothes covered, focus on the other stuff.



crank powered flashlight and radio and/or battery powered flashlight with at least 2 spare pairs of batteries

book of strike anywhere, waterproof-weatherproof matches.

crank powered radio-VERY important.

firearm with some ammo-the ammo should be sealed in at least a zip lock bag to prevent oxidation.

roll of toilet paper or tissue

first aid kit, for obvious reasons

last but not least, shelter. which you can really make anywhere, with a set of tree branches and some leaves; but its nicer to have a spare tent and sleeping bag. at least it wont collapse on you during the aftershocks

A folding light weight ladder.

Well, here in suburbia you never know when somebody might pop off some smelly gasses to disperse a crowd, and you never know what goodies they might be protecting.

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Sounds like you plan on doing a spot of looting. If that is so, I hope you catch one right between the eyes on your first attempt. Maybe the guy you were attempting to rob will find your carbine and stuff useful.