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Originally Posted by TF Kilo
here's a question... anyone do any off-site caches, and if so, what are you caching?
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I do not think it is prudent to discuss where or what one is caching on the internet.
Having said that, it is reasonable to have modularity, and back-ups (remember PACE). Most people do not stay at home 24/7. If possible, people should have a certain amount of gear on their person (EDC or ruck), as well as at their workplace, in their vehicle, at home, and at any alternate location you plan to go to.
Someone living in Miami might want to have a secondary location with preparation at an alternate inland site, perhaps at a friend's or relative's house.
The purpose of the personal kit is to enable you to be prepared for a short duration emergency and to move to the next prepared location. If the evacuation has hopelessly crowded the highways, you need to have a plan to remain in place.
The kit in the auto should be appropriate for the season and the threat. What you would keep in a preparedness kit in Buffalo, NY in February would not be the same as New Orleans in August. The car kit should be designed to supplement your personal kit, and to allow you to survive in your car or on the move for a given period, perhaps 3-7 days, while you wait for rescue or move to a better location.
The home kit should be the bulk of your preparedness effort. If you plan to relocate to another location, you should still have the necessities so that survival there is an option. If you are planning to relocate, the home kit should be as portable as possible considering your transportation assets available.
A secondary location should be stand-alone as well as supplemental to the main effort. For example, if you are bringing firearms, spare ammo and mags would be a good idea, but you might want to have one or two firearms in the same calibers there, in case you arrive unarmed. A wise person will look at the laundry list of things that we have discussed and will make sure that additional iterms at the secondary site are complementary. Canned food is useless without a way to open it. Bulk wheat is not very palatable without a mill or grinder. Etc., etc. Barter items may be useful as well.
Hope that helps.
TR