I recently decided to purchase a BOB and thought this would be an informative thread for our fellow members. The kit I bought came of an internet sales site that shall remain nameless. I then added a few goodies of my own...i.e. holster, ammo for revolver, AR, and Rem 870. The items i added were 00 PDS sutures and needles, real gas mask, and a couple meal replacement bars. Here is what came in my kit:

Bush Master Survival Knife ($37 - $75 retail and on eBay)
Push tang construction. 15 1/4" overall. Features a 420 J2 stainless steel blade and a black cast metal handle with detachable hand guard that stores survival items (sewing needles, band-aides, matches, surgical blade, magnifier, fishing hooks, line and sinkers). Precision compass built into the butt cap. Includes heavy nylon sheath with protective plastic blade shell that holds G.I. can opener, sharpening stone, animal snare, snakebite kit, and 4" flashlight with yellow lanyard cord.

Super Bright Aluminum Personal Protection/Tactical Flash Light
1 Watt Ultra Bright Beam
Waterproof
Anadized Aluminum Body
Self Defense Edges (top and bottom)
7 1/4" long

Weather Channel EZ Crank Radio Extreme
Powerful 5 LED Flashlight
AM Radio with Antenna
Headphones Included
Crank Powered - No Batteries!


7 in 1 Survival Whistle
Thermometer
Compass
LED light
Miror/Reflector
whistle
Maginfying Glass
Storage Container (small, could fit a couple asprin in)

11 in 1 Multi Tool (credit card size)
can opener
knife edge
screwdriver
ruler
cap opener
4 position wrench
butterfly wrench
saw blade
direction ancillary indication
2 position wrench
lanyard hole (key ring hole)

Survival Can
Tin Can (water tight)
Emergency Whistle
Emergency Candle - 6 hour
Stainless Surgical Blade
Compass
Waterproof Matches
Duct Tape (36")
Survival Guide
Saftey Pins (3)
Wound Closure Strips (5)
Aluminum Foil
Plastic Water Bag
Fishing Line (50')
Fish Hooks (4)
Sinker Weights (4)
Snare Wire (8')
Emergency Cord

First Aid Kit (37 pieces)
Reusable Case
3/4" x 3" plastic bandages (10)
3/8" x 1 1/2" plastic bandages (10)
Gauss pads 2" x 3" (4)
Alcohol pads (3)
Butterfly Closure (1)
Cotton Tips (10)

Sewing Kit
Needle Threader
Needle Compact (32 assorted needles)
Tape Measure
Assorted Buttons (sorry to many to count)
6 Assorted Spools of Thread
Thimble
Scissors
Safety Pins
Straight Pins

1 Back Pack with front zipper pocket
1 Monocular (1000 yards - these are great and I like them better than binoculars!)
1 Crow/Pri Bar
50ft of 7 Strand 550 Chord
1 Pair of work gloves
1 Diamond empregnated Knife Sharpener
1 Leatherman Type Multi Tool
1 Survival Tent (Milar)
2 Survival Sleeping Bags (Milar)
2 Emergency Poncho's with Hoods (Yellow)
1 Caribiner
4 Mesh Bags (for other stuff or things you find along the way.
1 magnesium Fire Starter
1 Steel Reuseable Matchstick (just add some fule such as zippo lighter fuel)
1 Pair of new/un-opened Triger Finger Mittons With Wool Inserts
1 Bottle Water Purification Tablets (25 tablets)
10 Coffee Filters (for straining water or such)
1 Esbit Stove with Fuel Tablets
2 MRE - Sloppy Joe and Penne Pasta (Came from a box stamped 2010 with freshness seal still good - ate 3 MRE's from the same box this winter and they were fantastic!)
1 3600 calorie Mainstay Energy Bars (9 bars in the package - 400 calorie each with 5 year shelf life)
15 Drinking Water packets (4 ounces each, 5 year shelf life - 2016-1017). The water can last years beyond this but will taste flat
5 Packets of Lipton Tea
MRE Extras - Short Bread, Nit Mix, Jelly, Cream Chease, Fig Bar, 2 unopened bgs with Coffee, tabasco, Salt, Pepper, etc. and MORE!
3 Hot Beverage Bags
3 one gallon heavy duty ziplock bags. There are more like 6 in here but I put the water in them just in case one gets a leak. (for holding water, waste, or water proofing)
Durable Disposable Face Masks (10)
Nitril Disposable Powder Free Exam Gloves (5 pair - Medical Quality - better than laytex)
4 bottles of Hand Sanitizer (with Aloe)
Super Glue (2 bottle inside a case)
Thumb Tac (2 - in super glue case)
6 Heat Packs - 10 hour
5 Tissue Packs
2 Pads of Paper
2 Pencils
1 Pen
4 5.5+ hour candle
2 extra tea cup candles 5+ hour burn
7 lightsticks 6"(5 twelve hour and 2 eight hour)
2 Ready Light Flash Light with 2 LED's (no batteries, squeaze to charge. 1 minute of charging gives 15 to 20 minutes of power)
2 boxes Matches (32)
wipes (10 in indavidual packages)
2 Rolls of Duct Tape (30')
Chewing Gum (2 packs)
Hard Candy - Jolley Ranchers (10 assorted flavors)
3 Maxi Pads
4 Tampons
1 Bar of Palmolive Soap
2 wash rags
6 Dog Treats
1 baggie of dog food (purina)
4 straws
2 Rolls of Toilet Paper
1 Extra Can (same as survival can but empty)
2 Millitary Issue Shirts (size medium - use for rags or what every you need)
10-20 Zip ties


What's in your bag?

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Dyin ain't much of a livin

You realize that BOB can stand for something else.

Where is the toilet paper?? Did I miss it?

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Still Running Against the Wind

What's in my bag?

Nothin like that.... Me, I try to figure how much I dont need by going out and experiencing it. Bunch of times a year, I test my theory.

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Non gratum anus rodentum

I like Gizamos idea

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Garage Logician

I don't currently have a bug out bag but have been thinking about putting one together. I guess a good place to start would be with considering how much weight you are willing to carry. I'd imagine start thinking a back country hunting trip geared toward survival and go from there. Thing is that weight can add up real quick and if you have to leave your vehicle depending on the terrain all bets are off. My early hunting packs would weigh in at about 18 lbs and I humped that for exactly one season and started paring it down so that now it weighs just over 10 lbs and that's with my 2 liter camelbak.

Mine is actually a two person bag so its a little heavier than average.

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Dyin ain't much of a livin

You guys who think you are going to just throw a few things in a bag and go live off the land are delusional. If your current abode is in or near an urban area, you need to relocate to a more rural area NOW, not when the feces hits the fan.

Don

Nope, I don't plan on "bugging out"......more like "digging in"......I don't plan on going anywhere.

Just a thought on the BushMaster knife, 420 stainless won't hold an edge and can become brittle from repeated pounding. I'd go with carbon steel or one of the more exotic stainless models. Tougher to sharpen but might work out better in the long run. Look at Cold Steel's line of Kukri's. And I don't plan on running, so I don't have a b.o.b. I do have several kits with shelter, water, food, and first aid. At home, in the cars, and at work.

I've lived off the land. I'm gonna hunker down where I am and forage where the pickin's is easier.

I have a water tight pelican case approx. 8" x 18" x 21". It goes in my boat when it goes into the water. It is loaded with what I figure would help me survive for a week if I were to break down or get weathered in away from home.

It is a float itself & I have added extra rope & hand holds should I end up in the water with it.

A flair kit & fire starter are high on my list. A tarp for shelter & dry clothes + rain gear are there too. A hand held VHS radio is included, then basics such as food, brownie film, & a flash light, etc.

As far as "Bug Out", I can't go farther out, I'm already 1/2 way to nowhere.

Jim

^Ha Ha, pretty clever

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In the event of a breakdown of society, where there's complete anarchy, we're digging in, not bugging out. All my firepower is here, and since we're on the edge of the water, they can only come from one direction! I have like-minded neighbors who I trust, thankfully.

However, we do have "tsunami bags". My wife and I each have one here at the house, and each of our vehicles has one. We could camp for 3-4 days with any of them. We live on the edge of an estuary that meets the Pacific about a half mile from here, so we consider it important that we have a solid plan and decent supplies. It's about a 20 minute hike to high ground (you don't want to drive!), and in the event we aren't together when an alert happens,(which will probably be the case if it's daytime) we know exactly where to meet. We have 16 mile walkie talkies if that's not possible. Yes, the batteries are stored seperate from the radios, in a zip lock bag with instructions for my wife!

I have two types. One is a commercial civilian 3-day type from 'beprepared.com'. It goes in the trunk of the car whenever we travel and otherwise resides nearby. The others are my 1-day and 3-day DMAT deployment bags with uniforms, MREs, 2 weeks worth of meds, tools of the trade and stuff you need for living in an austere environment until the cavalry arrives. Those get used periodically, the civilian one is just-in-case.

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CTR2 68-72

Like others have said, I will stay in my current residence as long as possible. But, should I have to "bug out", I do have a bag packed with a few essentials.

Bug out can also mean a temporary displacement caused by severe weather, a fire, a haz-mat emergency, etc. Therefore, I have a bag packed with short and long term survival in mind. It includes:

Stuff for building a fire:

Blastmatch and tinder. (Very cool item that works well.)
Waterproof matches.
Several Bic lighters.
Package of 8 tea candles.

Extra clothes:

3 pairs underwear and socks.
1 pair of denim jeans.
2 shirts. (one long sleeve, one short sleeve)
1 pair of sneakers. (I will be wearing my hiking boots)
1 large towel.
1 small wash cloth.
1 pair of heavy gloves.

Survival stuff:

Survival book.
1800 rds. .22LR ammo
2 space blankets.
Pads, pencils, pens, markers.
100 ft of paracord.
M-9 bayonet.
Pocket knife (Swiss Army)
Small axe.
Crank powered radio.
Whistle.
First aid supplies.
2 double rolls of toilet paper.
Multi-tool (leatherman type)
Water purification tablets.
Can opener. Bottle opener.
Surefire flashlight.
Full size flashlight.
Extra batteries.
Bug spray.
Fishing kit. (Line, hooks, dobbers, lures, etc.)
Compact binoculars.
Toiletry kit (toothbrush/toothpaste, meds, etc.)
Copy of important documents. (Birth Certificate, licenses and permits, etc.)
Fanny pack that holds two empty 24oz. water bottles along each side of main pouch. (empty at this time.)


All of the above is already in the bag, which is a very well made High Sierra 59601 Long Trail 90 backpack.

http://www.ebags.com/product/high-si...ion-pack/88526


If I need to hit the road, I will add:

XD-45 on person, with two extra mags in mag carrier on belt.

4 loaded extra mags for the XD will go in the bag.

Model 617 will go in the bag. (holster is already in bag.)

Savage MK II FVT .22LR bolt action rifle.

I will have in my pocket, credit cards, DL, medical cards, cash.

Will grab tent and sleeping bag on the way out the door.

Granted, all this weighs a bit, but hopefully I will be able to keep my vehicle for a while. If not, I will have to lose a few items along the way.


WG840

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Freedom above all else.

Bingo. All you guys making fun of my BOB are going to be sorry when you're standing on your front lawn in your underwear in the middle of the night watching the firemen putting out what's left of your house. Put a change of clothes, some old shoes, a toothbrush, extra car keys, and a little cash in a backpack under the bed just in case.

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My wife and I are too old to be doing E&E. I have been storing in place for years,




I can hunt the woods behind the house, I can fish the unused reservoir in the front of the house and when I run out of gas for the generator I can use bleach in the water to turn it into drinking water.

I’m also prepared to make my last stand right here.

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Warren

Sir, back when I used to commute, I carried a daypack full of things that I thought might be helpful if the car broke down, I got stranded at work, whatever. (Mundane emergencies can kill you just as dead as dramatic ones.) I also kept a small stash of non-perishable food in my desk, as well as tools and heavier gear in the car. That stuff came in handy more than once.

I still keep the cars equipped and add the "just in case" bag for longer trips. Just seems prudent.

Hope this helps, and Semper Fi.

Ron H.

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Wishin' don't make it so.

My Bug Out Bag

- One forty-five caliber automatic
- Two boxes of ammunition
- Four days' concentrated emergency rations
- One drug issue containing antibiotics, morphine,
vitamin pills, pep pills, sleeping pills, tranquilizer pills
- One miniature combination Russian phrase book and Bible
- One hundred dollars in rubles
- One hundred dollars in gold
- Nine packs of chewing gum
- One issue of prophylactics
- Three lipsticks
- Three pair of nylon stockings.

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Forum consigliere

Caj, you forgot your COSTCO card . . . . .

I keep one in each of my vehicles. Ever since SERE school I have been a survival fan. Some of my buddies and I have a new tradition where we trek out into the wilderness and hang out for a week living off the land... taking nothing but the most simple supplies. We do take food, phones, and guns but they stay locked away.. only to be used in case we run into any problems.

If you're concerned about having to survive in the wilderness I highly suggest doing some research on North American edible plants.

My basic bag for in the truck:

- Fixed Blade Knife
- Medical Kit
- Nylon / Parachute Cord
- Water Bag
- Purification tablets
- Emergency Candle
- Compass
- Flint & Striker
- Waterproof Matches
- Hack saw blade / Wire saw
- Tinder in water proof bag or container
- Safety pins
- Single edge razor
- Snare wire
- Whistle
- Signal mirror
- Fishing kit
- Multi-tool
- Sewing kit
- Plastic Garbage Bag(s)
- Zip lock bag
- Hard Candy
- Jerky
- If you wear contacts, a pair of glasses.

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- The Federalist #46 -

Sipowitz gave instructions on this very subject in a similar thread several years ago. I made it my own.

A Vespa, a j frame and a Snickers bar.

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God spelled backwards is dog.

I'm sort of old. My wife is handicapped. I'm not leaving her behind. We'll do the best we can right here.

Besides. It's a long way to anywhere to "bug out" to.

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John 3:16 .

Katrina taught us the value of kits like these. Each of our vehicles is so equipped and the house, if we decide to shelter in place, has LOTS of food, water, meds, etc.

One thing I did not note on those kind enough to list their supplies, you might want to think about detailed topo maps of your area. During evacs from almost any area, you will find roads to be almost at a standstill for hours/days. While I would be VERY reluctant to abandon a vehilce, you never know...kind of the reason you have the kit in the first place. So knowing the roads, rivers, streams, bayous, etc on your route might be a handy thing to have.

Just a thought.

My "kit" is too long to detail here in the time I have, but it's well thought out and can keep anyone in that vehicle alive for over a week, and it's portable to boot.

And a little place to catch fish and hunt with buddies that have enough ammo to waste.

We won't bug out... we'll bug in.

GF

Knowledge will displace a lot of the gear listed. Experience will take some more off your list.

Going out Fiddleheading in a bit. Grand Kids are going Smelting, tonight, out back to a pond outfall. Did you know, lots of folks die of starvation...right next to a foodsource?

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I am very, very lucky to live where I do. Out here in the Ozark Mountains the foraging is very good, and the people that live down in my neck of the woods are the best. I have a basic BOB for traveling, but nothing that could last very long.
Hunker down and defend is my plan. I flat out love deer meat anyways. Couple of springs within walking distance, lots of cover.
Man, yer bag must weigh a ton. Sound pretty good though, if you had to flee the city or something like that. Hopefully you never will.
Peace,
gordon

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better have that checked

I have one but don't know why I'd have to use it. We do't have hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis or any other natural disasters. In the summer we may have a tornado or two within a 100 mile radius but they're very localized. My main worry is if terrorists should hit the three nuclear power stations in Arizona, we might be under the fallout in a day or so. In this area, the most important survival item is water, and it would be almost impossible to carry enough of it to keep you alive for very long.

I keep some emergency gear in my vehicles but I'm staying put if shtf.

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God spelled backwards is dog.

In a bug out situation people will not be ready and wearing an alice pack is asking to be a target. I use to do some work in the downtown library and saw the guys who stayed at the homeless shelter. They were packing gear and could not leave packs in the library. I thought that a mesh pocketed vest under a jacket or a long jacket (not a trench coat but maybe a boattail) with added internal pockets would allow packing gear without sticking out like a sore thumb. Other posts I have read suggest tennis racket carriers, gym bags, maybe even a guitar case (loved the movie desperado). Any thoughts at putting bug out contents in a non pack format. What would you be sure to carry. (Remember the **** that Rambo went through)
A clean track suit and a gym bag really worked for one homeless guy. He looked great.
Also I have seen wire nets that through hikers on the AT use to lock packs to trees if they have to camp so the locals don't sneak in while they are sleeping and lift their gear.

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CA ban no sharp pencils ovr 3"

im gunna dig in but when i drive to miami for a day just bring a small day bag

I'm way behind the game and know it. The wife and I are just starting out and things are tight. But we are working towards this front on several areas. We are working on developing our emergency losing power situation, spare food, water, fuel, etc. I want to put together a get home bag and first aid kit for each vehicle. BOB, that I'm still up in the air on, most likely plan will be to head out to my parents place in the middle of nowhere. I did like the idea of a poster to have a bag under the bed in case of house fire.

A guy could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff!

Oven that goes on the Woodstove, campfire or propane stove.

Bread mixes
Cake mixes
Cookie mixes
Brownie mixes

Canned
Hams
Spam
Cornbread hash
Cornbread
Beef chunks
Beef ground.
Chicken
Tuna
Pork.
Turkey

Veggies.
Corn
Beans green
Beans kidney
Beans carolina
Baked beans
Pork n beans
Chef boy r Dee ravoil
Soups
Spices all of them

Corn fresh ground
Flour
Yeast
Dried butter milk
Powdered eggs
Canned bacon
Canned butter
Canned milk
Canned cheese.
Canned tomatoes
Marconi
Salad dressing
Olive oil.
Red wine vinegar
Olives
Roasted peppers
Hot peppers
Bannana peppers
Pickles
Onions
Potatoes
Winter squash

Seeds for the garden
Miracle grow seed starter

Apple trees
Pear trees
Peach trees

No bug out here were staying put.

As I’m a city kid, who breaks out in hives, if I get more than 200 yards away from concrete and an electrical outlet, I see no need to spend any effort or money for something I would never need, cuz, I ain’t going to die a painful death hiding in the woods. So if the stuff ever hits the fan, this old man is heading for home. I do though keep a get me home bag in the car: two flashlights, first aid kit, $$, two packs cigarettes, lighter, .357 Magnum, and one reload.

Like others I got a BIH, (bug in house) ain't going anywhere too old to go. Too much to move anyway, especially firepower, you know how heavy ammo is.

Everything mentioned so far plus nice comfortable bed, roof over me, fresh eggs, deer, cows and horses to eat if necessary.

One thing I don't see anyone mentioning is a multi powered radio, need to know what's going on, and with all the solar lights people have in their yards there will be plenty of batteries.

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Psalm 23:4

I have 3 bags but nothing in them yet. Being in WI it is going to very on what time of the year it is and if something is happening so fast that I don't have time to pack the bags I am likely not making it far with 2 very young kids and a wife with a bad back. My option will probably have to be to dig in. If I use a pack it will be for going out and collecting supplies and food for short periods of time. I envy those who live in the middle of no where.

sent from my Galaxy S3, superior to the iPhone.

Could have sworn I heard a drum tatoo as I was reading that.

I don't have one, but it's not a bad idea.
Living in the Midwest we don't have natural disasters that last very long. I keep my truck full of gas and three five gallon cans of gas so I can just drive out of here.
Just this year, I added enough cangoods and water to last a week or two without leaving home.
I did buy a couple of police parkas from Galls for $14 and threw them under the seat in the truck (sill in package) for a winter emergency. I'm not sure if that makes me a prepper or a mall ninja?

If the EMP scare becomes a real threat then I'm screwed. Only those "bicycle gangs" mobile enough to scavenge, brutal enough to pillage, will survive.

Yeah, I'm stayin home.
" Come and take it"

I am not worried about a zombie apacolipse happening. But more along the line of natural disaster or being stuck at work for 24 hrs.

I keep a butane backpacking stove and canister, Mountain house freeze dried foods. They blow MRE's out of the water with taste, weight and shelf life. Packets of water.

Wool is a good friend of mine and is in the bag. Fire steel and tinder. FAK well stocked with quick clot and a CAT tourniquet. A good headlamp and Paracord. A small camp camp axe and a Mora knife. I keep the pack at around 25 pounds in case I have to hump several miles.

One cowboy hat and two 100 megaton nucs. Yehawww.

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I hope the last 6 are not for when you run out of the first 2

I am a stand your ground person. I live in a small town in the north woods. I am older and fat. I aint going to run.

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Carpriver.

Ditto, why leave here???? Plus, all the people who run here from the big cities will be bringing us more supplies. LOL

I built a vest. Started with a fishing vest and a list of what I wanted to accomplish. I could do it in warm weather. The cold weather scenario, all I could do was freeze. As for the person with the gym bag, it still says TARGET. A cheap rusty car is the best escape. Second would be a Pick-up disguised as a Electric Company Truck, coveralls,and a hard had with the right logo. Police road blocks will probably let you through. Private road blocks may or may not, but will most likely let you go. Ivan

What would cause a person to leave home with a bag of stuff? Why would you leave your home to be on the run?

Damn! If it all goes down, I'm looking for one of you guys - one shot and I've got all I need to survive for a while. If I run out, just find another one. Much more difficult to dig someone out.

After some of the hurricanes rearranged a few states, we did put aside supplies in case of a bad storm. Hadn't thought of a BoB;
I'd like to hear everyone's recommendations for a basic bag.

To drive to the next city where they have electricity and a working McDonalds of course!