General Ideas For A Bug Out Bag

If you like, I have a .pdf dedicated to BOB's (Bug Out Bags) here on PS that you can download, read and comment on. I am very willing to adjust my file anytime ...

http://www.preparedsociety.com/forum/f32/bug-out-kit-bug-out-bag-1700/

 

Wow, So much knowledge to take in and such a short time to get there. I'm a late bloomer and just found this site by accident. It seems a little overwhelming at first to a beginner. My grandmother always said " the best way to get started is roll up sleeves and jump in head first". So I'm jumping! If I become a pest ...please forgive and please use a kind squatter....I'll try not to bother to much as I try and absorb all the knowledge that is out there. Thanks again for sharing!

 

Welcome,Lukup, there are a lot of good ideas here. Please share your knowledge with us. Life is a learning experience.

 

Howdy and welcome aboard. Asking questions when you have an honest desire to learn is far from being a pest. We are here to share our knowledge and experience and to learn from each other, so jump in anytime and ask.

 

I keep one small bag with me all the time, if I am in the local area. If I am going further, another one goes too. People may think I am crazy, but they sure will be glad if I happen to need these things. Plastic ponchos and dropcloths don't take much room, but can keep the wettest rain out. A nail gun oil bottle full of diesel will help start a fire. A .22 revolver can drop a tree rat or something to cook on that fire. The worst case is if you are away from home and something bad happens, autos quit, and you have to use pit and pat to get home. I just thought of all I would need to get back to the shack and pack accordingly. I like all these good ideas posted on here, good learning.

 

GHB (Get Home Bag)

I keep a GHB in my truck at all times. My purpose is so that, if I'm at work or anywhere away from home and I break down or the SHTF, I have what I need getting home. I've found out in many past situations that I can't just call someone to pick me up (sadly) so I prepared.

I live alone so I can't call a "hubby" to come get me so my pack is pretty well stocked but not too heavy for a long walk.

 

How far of a walk could you potentially have? What is your "usual" distance to be away from your home? I am usually within fifteen miles or so, making a long trip over a hundred miles once or twice a week.

 

I work 25 miles from home but I guess it all depends on what point in that distance I'm in if there's trouble. Is 25 miles a long walk for me? YES, DEFINITELY! Admittedly, I'm not in as good a shape as I should but I'm working on that.

As far as just away from the house (store, visiting, etc.), it's a minimum 10 miles to the closest place I might be. It's very rare that I ever leave town. Between work and things to be done at home, not much time to.

 

Most people will probably fit in that category. I do. So, you may have to do a sleepover outside, so prepare for that. You may have to travel in the dark. If it is open country, I would definitely go in the dark, and sleep in the daylight, unless in some brush.

 

You must

You must be a phenominal shot with your .22 revolver ? :surrender:

 

Easiest way to get started is to buy a surplus ALICE pack and start putting things in that you already have.

 

Killed a deer at 65 steps. I went and qualified with some deputies one day. I was the only one with a revolver. I stopped on the way and bought a gun at a pawn shop, stopped along a backroad and stuck it out my window and shot a can on the other side of the road, one shot. Shot the highest score there, only didn't get perfect because I put one in the head of the target. Someone had already advised me to never shoot a perfect score. I may be a little less than perfect, but, that's okay.

 

An obvious but often overlooked point is not to make it so heavy that you can't carry the dang thing.

 

The TEN ESSENTIALS.

From there, convenience, quick barter, deeper security, and additional sustenance.

Food, Hygiene (including treated water), and Medicine quickly become either force multipliers or war-stoppers. This is especially true when supporting others.

1. Map
2. Compass
3. Sunglasses and sunscreen
4. Extra clothing
5. Headlamp/flashlight
6. First-aid supplies
7. Firestarter
8. Matches
9. Knife
10. Extra food

 

I sent a lot of time building the perfect good bad, ghb, three day bag, etc...
my advice is to go in your back yard for a weekend with only what you normaly have on. then start making a list that is what you wish you had.

build a bag with that list

now, go to country for three days, a friend place if that's all you got, and take the bag you just built. now, make another list, and add that list to the bag that you took with you on the trip.

do this a couple of time, making list, adding and adapting, and you will get it right. plus you will know how to use everything you got in that bag.

works for me

 

Good ideas.

Anybody that did this would find several things that they had never thought of before. However, very few will do it.

 

Here's a website I found with lots of BOB setups and pictures;

Zombie Squad • View forum - Bug Out Gear

 

Interesting site. Those guys/gals take it to another level.

Tim

 

You should also check out the bug out bags that the members of Prepared Society have posted ... Click bugout bags at the top of the page. Then maybe add your own.

I keep a basic bag but others ... well ... check them out an see.