I have been driving my own truck ( my wife has had cars, but I have only had trucks). From the first month I have stocked some emergency supplies and equipment in it. We can call it anything you like, but the current popular name is Bug Out Bag (BOB for short). For the last 20+/- years that has been an frame Alice pack.

I posted last Thursday I am getting a new truck, and I did. But I decided: New Truck, New Way of doing things. When I unloaded the last truck, there were 125 pounds of pipe wrenched, 30 pounds of prybars, 28 pounds of hammers, 6 tool bags (around 200-250 pounds), 2 rain suits and BOB!

New BOB is a nylon pack about 1/3 the size of an Alice pack.

What struck me was the different incarnations BOB has taken. One of my past BOB's was a cotton ruck sack form the late 60's, mine was West German and with aluminum fittings (Identical to US Army ruck sacks except they have blackened brass fittings. When I quit using it for BOB and went to the Alice pack, my second son snagged it for a college book bag. I thought it was a odd bookbag, but he told me it was very cool! It turns out that vintage packs are the status veterans in college are looking for. Nylon book bags are for novices! (I must be an old pro, I played Army in the late 50's and 60's using surplus from WWI & WWII!)

When it come to outfitting the new truck (I named it Norman) I'm still at the decision point on how much I want to carry!

Ivan

That something only you can decide, I would say what ever makes you happy.

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14 S&W Revs none with locks!

I bought my current PU used in 2013. Its a 2011 and it had 20,000 miles on it when I bought it.

I named it Pugly shortly after buying it.

The "P" was for pig because it only got 14 mpg. "only"

"ugly" was because its ugly.

This was my first Chevy PU and its probably one of the best vehicle I've ever owned.



Today is has just over 212,000 miles on it and handles my 4000 lb camper with ease.




Due to the mileage getting up there on the truck back in Feb I bought another used vehicle.

A very clean low mileage 2007 Lincoln Town Car.

I like Chevy trucks but prefer Ford cars.

I don't carry nearly as much stuff as you do.

Did I drift too far off topic?

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Kenny
Endeavor to persevere.

My main ride (other than my mules) is a 2002 ¾-ton Dodge 4-wheel drive diesel pickup with a six-speed manual transmission.

In the back seat, I have an old canvas Frost River pack loaded with a variety of so-called necessities, not necessarily for "bugging out," but the more probable scenario is getting stuck up the canyon for a night or two in case the truck breaks down or a snow slide is keeping me from making it back to the ol' homestead. I also have a couple of heavy wool blankets and an old wooden ammo box containing some canned goods, a skillet, coffee pot, rope, camp axe, and a bunch of other odds and ends that would make my temporary stay a little more comfortable.

All of this gear isn't necessarily for emergencies. For example, one year at deer camp I was down at camp with two of my younger grandsons, ages eight and ten, while the rest of the crew were up on the mountain hunting. It was around noon time and my sons (who were up on the mountain) hadn't really left a lot in camp for lunch and I could tell that these little guys were starting to get hungry. I went to the old ammo box, pulled out the skillet and a couple of cans of tamales and rustled them up something to eat. To this day, four years later, those two still claim that was one of the best lunches they ever had. Some folks are easy to please.

Anyway, that's probably the closest thing I have to a "bug out bag."

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Pack light and cinch tight.

I cut down severely as I went to a club cab Ram. No room under the rear seat or behind it. There are a few cubby holes for tools and emergency gear, tow ropes and jumper cables fit under the front passenger seat.
Changing jobs in the company I worked for and outfitting my truck meant leaving my steel pipe wrenches behind and going to aluminum. Pulling on 36" wrenches made a lot of difference weight wise,IIRC my old Rigid 48" was around 65 lbs.
Rarely keep food in the truck unless we're travelling, but there is usually means to get some.

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Front sight and squeeze

I have a few tools in my old 95 T100 Toyota. No food, but Ole Red and I don't get far from home. It's good for a trip to the range and the lake, runs like a sewing machine. The most amazing thing about it, is that it runs so good AFTER I did some serious work on it a few years ago.

Have a blessed day,

Leon

I've often wondered.........With all this bug out stuff..........Where "ya" planning to bug out to????........Isn't home the safest place?

BTW I drive Chevy trucks and Ford cars too.

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S&W Accumulator

My main objective is to get to where the wife is, because she and I together make "Home", whatever the location! 8 miles from my doorstep, last week were BUS LOADS of "Protesters" Looting and Pillaging, If they are in my neighborhood, I just may be someplace else! A 64 year old, fat, white guy, by himself; can't stop a riot! (at least not without napalm!)

Ivan

Yes you can. I'm 66 and I will protect my home....Around myself I CAN stop a riot.

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S&W Accumulator

That's what they make riot guns for.

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LIVE FROM THE DAWGHOUSE

Funny how things change over time.....In my Truck, used to keep. A length of Tow Chain, Jumper cables, A portable toolbox containing Screwdrivers, Open end/ Box wrenches in Standard/ Metric, and a set of 3/8 drive / 1/2 “ drive Sockets with Ratchets and Breaker Bar.....also some Road Flares, My E-Tool and a Flashlight.

Now, I’m set up for a “Get Me Home” scenario...A small Combat Patrol pack has a set of Utilities, 2 pr. Socks, A Compass, a Leatherman Wave, a Mini Mag flashlight, 7X20 Leupold Bino, a couple bottles of water and a couple protein bars..also several packets of hand wipes, a Poncho and a pack of Paracord.....Still have the E tool, next to a Colt M4 in an Assault Systems Case w/ 4 mags, a Sling, and sectioned cleaning kit.. ..All under / behind the rear seat of a Ford Supercrew 150 w/ 5.0 ....Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.

Some of the very best words to live by! But I still haven't decided on what to pack.

Ivan