Bug out bag: What should you bring?

[Old Fart]

Survival group offers advice on emergency gear to have on hand.

http://newsok.com/bug-out-bag-what-should-you-bring/article/3896505

You don't have to be a full-blown doomsday “prepper” to have a “bugout bag” ready to go in case of emergency. Here is a list from survivalcache.com of must-have items to include in your emergency kit:

http://survivalcache.com/bug-out-bag/

1. Water
2. Food
3. Clothing
4. Shelter
5. First Aid Kit
6. Basic Gear
7. Weapons

 

[neginfluence04]

Thanks for sharing the info

 

[eyecyou]

I'm glad to see a site that finally lists a weapon as a need to have

 

[120 Acres]

I live in my bug-out-bag.

I dont plan on making a run for it. Holding ground.

 

[Chard]

For some folks that would also include meds, don't matter if your holding ground or making a run for it.

 

[Coded-Dude]

I am working on my BOB(s) still, but most of those items are not items but generic categories that can contain a variety of items, all of which are very important for long term survival. My main BOB(GGG backpack; almost complete) will have Food/Water, First Aid Kit, Fire Starter Kit, Handguns, Knives, Small Tools, & Radio/Comm/Nav gear. The other BOB(CC Sat-Com bag; getting it in the mail tomorrow) will contain extra clothes, sleeping gear, Long guns, & Ammunition. I am not too worried about weight because if I have to Bug out, I will almost assuredly not be alone...that being said neither will be all that heavy anyways, so I could carry both if need be(depending on how much ammo I want to bring).

 

[GlockCop]

I live in my bug-out-bag.

I dont plan on making a run for it. Holding ground.

This is my plan to. But then I got to thinking...What if its a fire or flood or chemical spill. Sometimes you just have to unass an area in a hurry.

 

[RickN]

As long as you bring your wife you have all the ole bag you need, at least that is what I tell mine.
Then she hits me upside the head.

 

[adluginb]

Nachos...

 

[Old Fart]

This is my plan to. But then I got to thinking...What if its a fire or flood or chemical spill. Sometimes you just have to unass an area in a hurry.

GreyWolf Prepper was talking about this on his site recently. Me? I plan to bug-in, but as he and you are saying that may not be an option.