Do you think there are any important docs to have in your bug out bag always? If yes, which do you think? A prepper’s first answer is likely to be his firearm permit, and if that’s what you’re thinking now, you’re correct — although there’s more to it.
There are specific docs whose copies should always be in your bug out bag. By having these documents in your bag, you have the privilege to get things going at any time at all. With these docs in your bag, you wouldn’t have the need to first go home in case of an emergency. The use of your get home or bug out bag anyway signifies an emergency. It is therefore only necessary that they contain everything that they should — papers included.
Shortlisting 4 Important Docs to Have in Your Bug Out Bag Always
Before we begin, I should mention that most of the docs below are everyday docs that most of us carry daily. However, it would make more sense to have backups of these docs in your bag if poop hits the fan.
Here we go.
Driver’s License
This doc should always be on a person who has one, and I assume you’re carrying a copy even now. But let’s not rule out the possibility of this getting lost in the middle of chaos. A copy of this doc in your bag gives you the price to prove your identity & residency at all times — as long as you have your bag.
Travel restrictions & security checkpoints are common during a crisis. You would be unfair to yourself if you are not allowed travel permissions simply because you’ve lost the proof of ownership you carry on you.
Firearm Permit
Most states demand a license or permit for gun ownership & concealed carry. I believe you’re living in one of such states as you read. Therefore, it is necessary that your firearm permit is a constant presence in your bug out bag, just as a way to ensure you’re not without evidence if the copy on you gets missing.
Vehicle Info Doc
There’s the chance that your important car-related docs are already tucked somewhere in your car before SHTF, so this may not be a necessity at first glance.
But what if you’ve lost the copies in the car? Or your vehicle may get stolen along with the IDs in it. Should this happen, having copies of these docs in your bag will provide you with all the information to be asked by security agencies.
This will assist the ownership proving process & hasten the return of your vehicle.
Emergency Contacts
You are always advised to add emergency contacts to your get-home bag so that important persons can be easily contacted in case of accidents. In other cases, you may lose your phone & when this happens, it has to be problematic. I mean, does anyone still save information like numbers in their heads?
Concluding the Important Docs to Have in Your Bug Out Bag Always
As I said, most of us carry these docs about already, but there’s always the risk of losing them in ordinary circumstances, much more in chaos. Let’s hear from you: do you agree that the files mentioned above are important docs to have in your bug out bag always?