A thick stack of cash, a thumb drive with encrypted scans of his deed and ID, and a paper map of the county.
When the emergency broadcast tone cut through the silence of his kitchen, Elias didn't panic. He moved with the practiced fluidness of a man who had lived this moment a thousand times in his head. BUG OUT BAG
A ripstop tarp and a bivvy sack. Small enough to fit in a side pocket, vital enough to keep him from freezing. A thick stack of cash, a thumb drive
Elias didn't head for his car. He looked at the map, gripped the straps of the bag that now felt like a part of his own body, and headed toward the trailhead behind the park. He wasn't just leaving; he was disappearing. A ripstop tarp and a bivvy sack