Prepping for Vacation

I’ve been thinking about all the people going on vacation and what some of us might do to prep to go on our own vacation. If you’re headed to the beach, what should you prepare for? The biggest concern is severe weather. With Severe weather you suddenly have thousands trying to evacuate or seeking shelter. You’re going to see a clean water shortage, food shortage, stealing, looting, confusion, and overall panic.
From where I am it takes about 3 ∏ hours to drive to the beach. So where do we start if we’re going to drive to the beach? Frankly, I don’t even know if this is right and I’m sure it will change as we go on.
 
1.       Assess the vehicle.
a.       When was the oil changed last?
b.      How are the tires?
c.       Everything legal?
d.      All lights work?
e.      How is the spare?
f.        Do you have an atlas? GPS?

2.       What kind of prep gear should we take?
a.       How many people will be in the vehicle?
b.      Are they like minded? Will they have their own gear?
c.       What kind of kit should be on hand?

3.       Any special information?
a.       If you have a concealed permit, is it respected where you’re going?
           i.      If not, do you have an alternative defense?
b.      How well do you know the area? Can you navigate easily?

Writing that list made me panic a little over a couple things. Thinking about my vehicle, everything is good except for one thing. My car doesn’t have a spare. I have a plug in car compressor/fix-a-flat. There is one thing that good about that, without a spare there I have an extra space under the trunk floor for storing stuff.
There would probably be two people in the vehicle. My wife is starting to come around to the prepper side. She’s big into gardening and she’s learning how to shoot. We’ll work on her gear once she’s ready. She’ll be way easier to shop for because she is a normal person size. I can go anywhere and get her gear, while I have to search and special order for my stuff.  So she has some gear with her. I’m not sure what kind of kit I would keep on hand but I want It to be hidden if possible.
 
So now, what all is in my vehicle?
1.       (2) Emergency bags
2.       (1) First Aid Kit
3.       Emergency water supply
4.       Vehicle Tool Bag
5.       Power Inverter
6.       GPS Unit

I think that is a pretty good start. Its all concealable and completely legal. 

With that being said, remember as a prepper to always obey the law. If you don’t, and you get caught, Its going to make it so much harder to prep properly.

Last couple things to do are check on the forum to see if my concealed permit is valid in my out of state destination. I know as someone who has a permit for Pennsylvania: Maryland, Delaware, New York, and New Jersey do NOT honor Pennsylvania permits. IF you pass through one of those states, make sure you weapon is taken apart properly and the ammo is separated.