Bug Out Bags

Mike

Mike

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Anybody got one?

What's in yours?

How big?

Do you have one per family member?

Disaster preparedness is a good idea. Full blown, bunker building, food hoarding prepping is a bit too much for me.

So, I'm curious what you have in your bug out bag(s).

(Full disclosure: I don't have one)
 


Yes. While many people on Doomsday Preppers are making bug-out bags for the Zombie Apocalypse, etc. I'm making mine because after seeing what happened with Hurricane Sandy I realized how unprepared me and my family are for a natural disaster.

I live in Southern California and we have earthquakes all the time. It's just a matter of time until we have "The Big One" and electricity/gas is cut of for days or weeks.

My Bug Out Bag so far is an internal-frame "backpacking backpack." I'll post pictures later. So far it contains:

- Tactical vest (not because I plan on being a commando, but because I want to access multiple pockets at once, and it has a holster for my handgun and pouches for extra magazines)
- Tarp
- Pepper spray
- Work gloves
- First aid kit
- Water Purification tablets
- Potassium Iodide tablets
- Flashlights (one small one attached to the outside by caribiner to be able to see what I'm looking for in the event of a power outage)
- Headlamp (after reading the blog by the guy in Argentina during their SHTF scenario - he said this was one of the most valuable tools he had)
- Extra batteries for flashlights
- Glow sticks
- Leatherman multi-tool
- Camping axe
- 150 feet of Paracord
- Camping can opener
- Waterproof matches
- Magnesium firestarter
- Rain ponchos
- A few knives
- Water filter/hand pump

I have a couple plastic containers with other supplies (stove, ammunition, N95 masks, latex gloves, etc.) that we would take if our house were no longer inhabitable)

I am making another bag that will stay in my car at all times that contains enough for me to be able to get home.
 
^^^ Why you no have fishing line, hooks, compass, small mirror, bear scare, and flare gun with flares?

As for me, no bug out bag here. Where the fuck am I going to bug out too? The middle of the jungle in SE Asia? No thanks, I'll weather it out at home. If this was Canada, I could maybe see it, because I could probably take care of myself in the wilderness, or at least have a good shot. Done loads of camping, week long hiking trips, outdoor survival shit, etc. In the jungle though? I'd probably be dead from a snake bite or similar within 3 days.

Although I am moving shortly, and do plan to get myself prepared far better than I am now. Not for the collapse of society or any bullshit, but for example, a couple years ago there was major flooding here that disrupted supply routes, many went without electricity / running water for long periods, etc. That type of thing I'll be 100% prepared for.
 
Dwight Schrute said:
Yes. While many people on Doomsday Preppers are making bug-out bags for the Zombie Apocalypse, etc. I'm making mine because after seeing what happened with Hurricane Sandy I realized how unprepared me and my family are for a natural disaster.

I live in Southern California and we have earthquakes all the time. It's just a matter of time until we have "The Big One" and electricity/gas is cut of for days or weeks.

My Bug Out Bag so far is an internal-frame "backpacking backpack." I'll post pictures later. So far it contains:

- Tactical vest (not because I plan on being a commando, but because I want to access multiple pockets at once, and it has a holster for my handgun and pouches for extra magazines)
- Tarp
- Pepper spray
- Work gloves
- First aid kit
- Water Purification tablets
- Potassium Iodide tablets
- Flashlights (one small one attached to the outside by caribiner to be able to see what I'm looking for in the event of a power outage)
- Headlamp (after reading the blog by the guy in Argentina during their SHTF scenario - he said this was one of the most valuable tools he had)
- Extra batteries for flashlights
- Glow sticks
- Leatherman multi-tool
- Camping axe
- 150 feet of Paracord
- Camping can opener
- Waterproof matches
- Magnesium firestarter
- Rain ponchos
- A few knives
- Water filter/hand pump

I have a couple plastic containers with other supplies (stove, ammunition, N95 masks, latex gloves, etc.) that we would take if our house were no longer inhabitable)

I am making another bag that will stay in my car at all times that contains enough for me to be able to get home.
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Looks good but yer missing some food, no?

If you're looking for good headlamps and flashlights, these guys make some great kit...

Headlamps

Flashlights

Their dual mode lights are great for non tactical purposes. You can have 500 lumens, which is like a searchlight, with a runtime of 1.5 hours, or you can do low output for a couple days. Their batteries are quite cheap too for lithiums, but try to find the ones in the plastic clamshell packages, because the little cardboard boxes suck once you you've taken a few out.
 
You want to make your bug out bag as inconspicuous as possible. A big red hikers backpack could possibly be a big target on your back and could get you killed. You want to think small and light. If you wind up hiking 15 miles to get outta dodge, having the right gear can make all the difference
 
I get all my shit here:

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I have one and it all fits into a normal backpack. A bit heavy tho.

+Knives
+Leatherman
+Glock 19
+100 rds
+Holster
+Pepper spray
+1 oz gold
+50 oz silver
+$1,000 in 1s and 5s
+Water filter
+Water
+Energy bars
+First Aid kit
+Gloves
+Trash bags
+Duct tape
+Rope
+Flashlights
+Batteries
+Lighters
+Soap
 
slayerment said:
I have one and it all fits into a normal backpack. A bit heavy tho.

+Knives
+Leatherman
+Glock 19
+100 rds
+Holster
+Pepper spray
+1 oz gold
+50 oz silver
+$1,000 in 1s and 5s
+Water filter
+Water
+Energy bars
+First Aid kit
+Gloves
+Trash bags
+Duct tape
+Rope
+Flashlights
+Batteries
+Lighters
+Soap
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Strongly suggest you have your Glock out and at the ready on every trade. Because frankly, if I have food... and you try to give me some fucking shiny pieces of metal or dirty green paper to trade I'd probably just shoot you on general purpose.
 
I figure one of these would be useful.
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slayerment said:
How are you going to know what's in my bag or what I have on me?
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letmespellthatoutforyou.com

point being... you can't eat gold, silver, or money.If you pull it out of your bag and try to use it for trade in exchange for something that's actually useful I will shoot you for being stupid.

At a minimum it will instantly identify you as an avid Glenn Beck follower whom I can easily take advantage of.
 
profitmotive said:
letmespellthatoutforyou.com

point being... you can't eat gold, silver, or money.If you pull it out of your bag and try to use it for trade in exchange for something that's actually useful I will shoot you for being stupid.

At a minimum it will instantly identify you as an avid Glenn Beck follower whom I can easily take advantage of.
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So money isn't useful because I can't eat it?
 
slayerment said:
So money isn't useful because I can't eat it?
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It's useful to Glenn Beck followers because they wasted money buying it instead of things you can actually use when SHTF. Those people will gladly trade it under the misguided idea that it's still valuable. Until shit starts running out.

Things that have monetary but no practical value are only valuable until things with practical value become scarce. It's a really simple concept...

And no, not only because you can't eat it. You can't drink it and you can't build shelter with it either. You can't do anything with it but trade it in an economy that values it. Guess what we won't have when you need to use your bug out bag.
 
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profitmotive said:
It's useful to Glenn Beck followers because they wasted money buying it instead of things you can actually use when SHTF. Those people will gladly trade it under the misguided idea that it's still valuable. Until shit starts running out.

Things that have monetary but no practical value are only valuable until things with practical value become scarce. It's a really simple concept...

And no, not only because you can't eat it. You can't drink it and you can't build shelter with it either. You can't do anything with it but trade it in an economy that values it. Guess what we won't have when you need to use your bug out bag.
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I wish I could double like this. +rep given anyway.
 
profitmotive said:
It's useful to Glenn Beck followers because they wasted money buying it instead of things you can actually use when SHTF.

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You can't do anything with it but trade it in an economy that values it. Guess what we won't have when you need to use your bug out bag.
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This is a bit delusional though, isn't it? Do you really believe you're going to wake up some morning, and overnight the world has morphed itself into a Mad Max environment?

It's one thing to prepare for natural disasters, and that's definitely a smart move. I doubt global warming is going to decelerate anytime soon, so more than likely the vast majority of us will experience a time when we were glad we prepared. That's why once I finish my move, I'll start preparing myself. I believe the frequency and severity of natural disasters in only going to increase over the coming decades.

Many of you seem driven by fear though, and take it to this totally absurd level, that I can't really comprehend. All I can really think is that it's fear-driven marketing doing the talking.
 
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