Bug-Out-Bag...

Bug-Out-Bag (BOB): A portable kit that contains the items one would require to survive for seventy-two hours when evacuating from a disaster.



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My Bug-Out-Bag

Want one like it? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004X6JQK2/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00



I did a lot of searching before I selected a BOB. I decided on this one because it was lightweight, not overly huge, but but very efficient; and it doesn't look overly militant.

A BOB is also a 'The Shit Has Hit The Fan' bag. If you're taking your BOB out of your home, you're either traveling more than one days walk from your house, or you are leaving your home, likely never to return.

Because of the later of the two reasons, BOB's need to be the real deal. You need supplies to survive in worst case scenarios, until you can get to your Bug-Out-Location/Retreat.

My BOB has a second part.

Yep. It's a fanny-pack.



Before you laugh, or judge; consider that if I am actually wearing this (rather than having it ride shotgun in my passenger seat or trunk); the grid has gone down, my Bug-Out-Vehicle is inoperable and my only goal is to get my precious children through the chaos, to my Bug-Out-Location. Plainly speaking, I will be one dangerous fanny pack wearing bitch to be reckoned with. And for $12.90 + Shipping and Handling, you can be too! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003Y80H44/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00

What goes in the fanny pack? Stuff you need on the fly. Ammo. Sunscreen. Bug repellent. Two-Way Radio. Map. Did I mention Ammo? Basically anything you think you might need to grab in a moments notice, or want convenient access to. Did you notice the pack I chose has 2 zippered pockets? One is just for ammo.  Weapons are carried more on your person. That will be another post.

The Backpack.

My BOB (backpack) contains:

All the food in my Get-Home-Bag x 9.

Rain Ponchos

Small Game Snare

Sleeping Pad for ground warmth

Pop-Up Dome Tent

2 person sleeping bag

Hatchet

Sword. (Yeah, a real samurai sword, not the ones you buy at stores. I sewed the sheath to my pack)

Small sewing kit

Change of clothes

Extra pair of shoes

Antibacterial Soap/liquid

Toilet Paper

Tooth Brush/Toothpaste

Spade (smaller and more efficient than a camp shovel)

The Foragers Harvest (book)

Bug-Out-Binder (will cover in future post)

Get-Home-Bag medical kit, beefed up to include: Tourniquet, suture kit. antibiotics, melatonin (sleep herb), flu/cold medicine.

Individual packed condiments and spices.

With the items here, myself and my children could survive the trip on foot to get to our Bug-Out-Location. I'm working on expanding the bag as I learn new things. Any suggestions are always welcome!

These packs are not light. If you're reading this and you are 200+lbs of fat, you should probably think about changing that. All the survival skills in the world do you little good, if you can't maneuver on your feet for extended periods of time. And if things get really bad, you'll probably get eaten.

Later posts will cover BOB's for children and pets.