A thought

My philosophy is to only leave where I am at as a last resort. But be ready to leave for an indefinite period of time. I don't live in an area with tornados or hurricanes.

Wild fires are easy to deal with in urban areas. So if anything is pushing me out it is really really bad. Amomentaryy interruption in infrastructure would not mean much to me. It would just be an inconvenience.

That being said.

When you leave why have a backpack.

A packframe is way more capable.

You can carry game, awkward shaped things like generators, your stuff, a bucket to run a trap line, etc.

In most cases they are cheaper than a fancy pack.

I would keep a trash can on wheels. Toss every thing in there until you are well away from every one else.

The pack frame also makes you look more improvised if done right.

The more homeless you look the less attention you will get when surrounded by desperate people.

I am a big person so I got one of these. Because they are made for bigger people.

https://bullpacs.com/product/lochsa-open-camelback-100-oz-hydro-system-159/

But there are pleanty of options in the $100 dollar range.