Bug Out Bag

[kodis556]

I have a get home bag in each of our 3 vehicles. We are coming home regardless. Mine has been helpful a few times. I am diabetic and my sugar can drop dangerously low on short notice. We were at a car show, about 30 miles from home, and the show was in the process of closing down and all the food vendors were gone. I felt myself starting to crash, wife didn't have anything in her bag so we made it back to the truck, flipped open the bag and I had a tube of glucose tablets right on top. Popped a couple and felt better almost immediately. Dug a little deeper and had water (warm) and some lifeboat crackers. Ate a couple of those and drank the water and was as good as new. If not for that it could have gotten really serious quickly. Got home, replaced the glucose with a fresh tube, replaced the water, replaced the crackers and the bag is good to go again.

I did notice the box of 9mm ammo I had put in there was needing replacement since I changed out my EDC weapon to a Glock 30S in .45 ACP, so replaced the 9mm with .45 (in all 3 bags) and now I'm good on all fronts.

We aren't going anywhere when the SHTF. Got no place to go and being north of 70 years old I'm not up to a long trek. Our home place is equipped with a well, lots of food storage and plenty of guns and ammo to defend the place with. We will be the rally point for the family members and will go from a house hold of 2 people and 2 old dogs to a stand alone place for 12 people and 3 or 4 dogs. Also have ample supply of fire extinguishers, with at least one in every room and bigger ones in the shed. Fire is a scary thing and you have to fight it down or lose everything.

If the rapture comes and I am gone, everyone who might be left behind knows where everything is and they are welcome to it.

Additional fire extinguishers for the house is a great idea I didn't think of. Thanks.

 

[3GunPrepper]

I'll play.

1.) 1 spare set of clothes & 2 spare pair of socks; folding solar panel with charging pack that supports AA & AAA; Smoke grenades in multiple colors depending on situation; Lite weight netting & fishing gear for trot line; Fire starter & lighters; Compass; Water filter; Tarp; Insect repellent 100% deet; Boy Scout cooking set; Rope; Anarchist Cookbook for reading; Leatherman multi-tool; Bushman knife; Small windup radio; Silver coins; Heavy duty black latex gloves; & Protean block ration. I know I'm forgetting stuff, just going off memory but it's pretty much the main items I keep in my "bug out/vacation" bag. My daily bag is just basic essentials to survive walking home.

I have other bag's but they are loaded with items for my wife & two boys, but I usually don't load them till we plan to leave the house for vacation. Since kids grow fast, depending when we need it the diaper size might be too small as well as their clothes. Thankfully we're out of the formula stage, that was always a big concern for me.

2.) Any quality bag that isn't tactical looking, has good support, & on sale. I'm not picky as long as it won't fall apart on me & not made in China.

3.) Trick firecracker I used to use to prank people with, but now I keep them in a little Ziploc bag with some string, electrical tape, & small nails to attach to doors, windows, or branches in case I'm forced to sleep in an unsafe area. https://www.thefireworkssuperstore.com/shop/pulling-fireworks

I also keep a spray can of deer urine to use as a deterrence. Spray some on a door/vehicle handle, window sill, or around the foliage/clutter where you want to stash your gear.This stuff with a little Vaseline on a door handle would repulse pretty much anyone from entering that room. A quick spritz on the door frame would keep the smell closer to head level. Adds an extra layer to keep people finding you or your stuff.

4.) For "get home" its whatever I'm carrying that day + 4 spare mags of ammo, 2 on me & 2 in the bag. For "vacation/bug out" it's my AK47 (currently collecting parts for a lightweight AR15 build to use 5.56 to carry more ammo), Sig Tacops 1911 w-Tirant 45, M&P9c for the wife, & my P229 in 40 since I have a ton of 60gr Liberty Defense ammo --> https://www.ammoboard.com/handgun-a...-hollow-point-fragmenting-case-of-500-rounds/.

5.) Bug in - I only daily carry a small "get home" bag, with two young boys I won't take any chance of moving them in any hostile environment unless forced to do so. I know the area I'm in now pretty well, so trying to go somewhere else that I marginally know when everyone else has the same idea seems pointless to me. The shortage of gas/supplies on the road would not be my idea of getting away from danger.

If anything I would just move into an empty house close by that'll be easier to defend. This way I can systematically move my items from one place to another so I don't have to leave anything behind.

Awesome answer. Just realized I have no books. Thank you.

 

[Tikker]

Awesome answer. Just realized I have no books. Thank you.

Another book that I'm currently reading that would be good to study in a bug out situation would be Resistance To Tyranny, includes a lot of detailed info.

I also have a small chest of survival/medical books/magazines as well as free online info that I printed out & in little folders in a plastic MTM stack-able case. http://www.mtmcase-gard.com/products/shooting/ammo-crate.php

I like to keep everything important in easy to grab containers for "just in case" scenarios as well protection against moisture/pests.

 

[hondoptc]

Another book that I'm currently reading that would be good to study in a bug out situation would be Resistance To Tyranny, includes a lot of detailed info.

I also have a small chest of survival/medical books/magazines as well as free online info that I printed out & in little folders in a plastic MTM stack-able case. http://www.mtmcase-gard.com/products/shooting/ammo-crate.php

I like to keep everything important in easy to grab containers for "just in case" scenarios as well protection against moisture/pests.

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The Tom Brown books are awesome for primitive survival skills. The guy took a deer with a knife. Haha, much respect!

I also like the laminated topo maps, we may be the last of a generation that can still use a map and compass.

 

[hondoptc]

Something else to keep in mind:

A loaded backpacking pack should not weigh more than about 20 percent of your body weight. (If you weigh 150 pounds, your pack should not exceed 30 pounds for backpacking.) A loaded day hiking pack should not weigh more than about 10 percent of your body weight. (If you weigh 150 pounds, your pack should not exceed 15 pounds for hiking.)

My last resort is to overland, but make sure that if you have to your bag is not 100 lbs

 

[C ountry]

Something else to keep in mind:

A loaded backpacking pack should not weigh more than about 20 percent of your body weight. (If you weigh 150 pounds, your pack should not exceed 30 pounds for backpacking.) A loaded day hiking pack should not weigh more than about 10 percent of your body weight. (If you weigh 150 pounds, your pack should not exceed 15 pounds for hiking.)

My last resort is to overland, but make sure that if you have to your bag is not 100 lbs

Me & my at home kid made bug out bags. We only put what we thought we would need for a quick, on foot, run a hundred yards then hide. So the bags were light. Only thing is that "light" was so heavy we couldn't shoulder them. Much less RUN. They're empty now, stuff put back. I guess we'll die in our home like a lot of people on here. But it will be worse on invaders than a stirred up fire ant bed.

 

[Tikker]

Me & my at home kid made bug out bags. We only put what we thought we would need for a quick, on foot, run a hundred yards then hide. So the bags were light. Only thing is that "light" was so heavy we couldn't shoulder them. Much less RUN. They're empty now, stuff put back. I guess we'll die in our home like a lot of people on here. But it will be worse on invaders than a stirred up fire ant bed.

Depending on your housing situation, then you could cut an access door and dig a tunnel out to an underground chamber or another building for a place to store/hide out during any forced entry situation. I'm currently debating on where I can start this kind of project since bugging out seems more dangerous than necessary. Plus an underground storage for firearms & food would free up some house space and protect them from fires or break-ins.

He creates some pretty weird stuff on his channel, but for things like this he has a lot of info that can be used in situations like this.

Check out this guy's video's on YouTube --> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp68_FLety0O-n9QU6phsgw

Bunker Video --->

Tunnel Video --->

 

[greg vess]

I have the basic essentials with books in a zip lock. Edible plants, medicinal herbs and plants and basic survival hand book. All kept in a surplus back pack it's a good one with lots of pockets and a large main compartment. It places for everything. Since I am 15 minutes of fast driving and I can enter a huge Section of state property That basically goes for umteen thousands of acres I would have a rifle and handgun.

 

[RATBROWN]

Can we get a BOB thread going? My wife and I have BOB’s but they havent been touched in years. I started revamping them and diving back into the gear scene.

1.) What is in your BOB?
2.) What is your favorite gear brand?
3.) What is your best kept BOB secret that most people don’t do.
4.) Preferred protection?
5.) Bug in or Bug out?

1- I’ll list when I get home.
2- 5.11/Arc’teryx
3- Vaseline soaked cotton balls jammed in an empty rx bottle.
4- Suppressed 300aac pistol and a p365xl.
5- Currently, out. Next home will be off the grid, self sustaining, and we will be bugging in.

Fortunately I have a bug out location that is stocked well enough to sustain my family and me for months if needed. So I pack a bug out bag equipped to get me to my safe location. If things were to get so crazy that no one is safe in there home, a bug out location that is not easily found and accessed is good insurance. If you live next to a public road as I do, it would be hard to defend the home against a number of people with rifle rounds penetrating the house. And the day could come soon where criminals decide to take over small towns and rural houses could be targets. We hope not, but just look at things that have happened in the past year that we didn't expect. Don't have to go crazy with it, but it sure doesn't hurt to have a plan just in case.

 

[3GunPrepper]

Depending on your housing situation, then you could cut an access door and dig a tunnel out to an underground chamber or another building for a place to store/hide out during any forced entry situation. I'm currently debating on where I can start this kind of project since bugging out seems more dangerous than necessary. Plus an underground storage for firearms & food would free up some house space and protect them from fires or break-ins.

He creates some pretty weird stuff on his channel, but for things like this he has a lot of info that can be used in situations like this.

Check out this guy's video's on YouTube --> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp68_FLety0O-n9QU6phsgw

Bunker Video --->

Tunnel Video --->

I just watched the entire series. Wow I need this. Such a great share. THank you.