What to put in a cache?

So what's in the STOMP bag?

(Just curious and I like comparing medical kits)

Failing to prepare for something is preparing to fail for.....something something something.    Dammit.



Actually I was thinking about stuff like younger kids, ill persons, mouth/jaw injury, and just plain old dietary exhaustion*.  Also a way of getting a "hot meal" out of it in cold weather (canteen cup, boiling water, ration bar).




*I think thats the term for it.....bored with something to the point you'd rather starve than eat more of it.

Here's another thing to consider (and you EMT types might have a better take on this)....and you may want to get a snack as this might run a bit long.

I know I tend to make the assumption that if I need the contents of my cashe I may in the worst case be "naked" so to speak, as in being in need of complete resupply; footwear and clothing wrecked, empty pockets, no weapons or equipment. I throw in conditions such as tired, cold, hungry, and thirsty, and maybe a few minor scratches.



What about the possibility of being more seriously injured? Seriously ill (bad case of the flu, pneumonia, dysentery, or other A list player)?
How about malnutrition/vitamin deficiencies?

Aren't we most likely to be injured at the start of the emergency rather than later on? If you started in an area that had widespread structural damage aren't you most likely to suffer your worst lacerations, broken bones, dislocations, and concussions during the event and while trying to get out of the area that's been trashed vs screwing yourself up a week later walking along a game trail?
Especially if you were separated from your BOB/INCH when everything went pear shaped?


What condition might someone escaping from a Katrina type disaster be in if they'd been injured or trapped for a few weeks or months without adequate supplies (say he was a prepper but his stuff was washed away or stolen) and now needed to hoof it out without relying on .gov
Or someone in the coastal PNW after a major Cascadia Subduction Zone Quake-Tsunami one-two punch?
Or a "small" N-bomb detonated in a harbor? Heck how about a real deal ICBM hit?

All of the "not as likely" type of disaster but still quite possible and all are types of disasters likely to overwhelm emergency response.
While I agree completely we should worry first about the things more likely to go wrong like house fires, lay-offs, seasonal floods....once you've installed the smoke alarms and fire extinguishers, once you've stored all your important docs in a fireproof box and packed BOBs, once you've made sure your house health and life insurance is paid up it's time to start prepping for the less likely to occur but much more devastating stuff. Stuff where it might not be that far fetched that no one is able to come help you.


So what about including stuff in the cache that you'd not really consider putting in a BOB or an INCH? Think of it as a second barrel filled with what you might need to do patch and fatten yourself up before you start hoofing it on down the road?
Medical stuff that you wouldn't put in your pack unless there was someone needing that treatment right then.
Heavier, but tastier, food to have a good hot meal before pushing off.
Maybe something like a game cart that you could use to someone who was injured, small children, or packs.

Maybe turn the cashe into a temporary mini-BOL?