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Bug Out Bag--What are all the pockets for!!??
- Thread starter Just another 22 shooter
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That is redundant.
I know I'm not the only one on here that has bought the S&W M&P Bug out bag deal. Looking at this bag, Just what the heck are all the pockets, tie downs, elastic straps for? Which pocket do I put the gun in?Which one is for the 1st aid kit?
If you used all of the pockets and tie-down areas you probably wouldn’t be able to find anything again. Just sayn’.
The large pocket w/the removeable H-shaped Velcro strap holds the handgun. Adjust the H-strap on the internal Velcro panel to hold/present the handgun to suit your preference (handgun is held by the H-strap's horizontal bar).
As previously mentioned, use the remaining pockets/pouches for whatever items you deem most necessary.
Love the Shield Plus, it's my EDC and I've picked up a couple of spares to rotate between car, EDC & training.
As previously mentioned, use the remaining pockets/pouches for whatever items you deem most necessary.
Love the Shield Plus, it's my EDC and I've picked up a couple of spares to rotate between car, EDC & training.
oddshooter
Member
I made a list of horrible events and discovered each had separate needs for survival. Each requires a separate plan.
Most require Hunkering Down and not Bugging out.
Time is the trickiest variable to determine.
The scariest scenario is when a disaster is followed by civil unrest. Double Whammy. Think Katrina; I was there. Getting out of the area is the only reasonable alternative. How to get out of the area becomes increasingly difficult. Freeways are not moving. Streets have gangs. If you have IT, they want IT. Your food, your water, your money, your car, your soul.
Motorcycles and boats become valuable tools.
I don't spend much time prepping for these. Too depressing.
I personally have a "GET HOME" bag in the car. That's for when you need to get home to your Hunker Down location.
Alcohol, cigarettes, medications, and water purification devices are my trade items. I wouldn't trade Ammo because of fear they would use it on me.
I have tried to organize our Cul-de-Sac. We've been really lucky with neighbors. I'm convinced that coordination with others for self-defense is the only reasonable plan.
This entire topic is toxic. Thinking about Armageddon too much is not conducive to good mental health. It makes you paranoid and mistrustful of everyone around you.
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My wife has her bag. The dog has hers.
Most require Hunkering Down and not Bugging out.
Time is the trickiest variable to determine.
The scariest scenario is when a disaster is followed by civil unrest. Double Whammy. Think Katrina; I was there. Getting out of the area is the only reasonable alternative. How to get out of the area becomes increasingly difficult. Freeways are not moving. Streets have gangs. If you have IT, they want IT. Your food, your water, your money, your car, your soul.
Motorcycles and boats become valuable tools.
I don't spend much time prepping for these. Too depressing.
I personally have a "GET HOME" bag in the car. That's for when you need to get home to your Hunker Down location.
Alcohol, cigarettes, medications, and water purification devices are my trade items. I wouldn't trade Ammo because of fear they would use it on me.
I have tried to organize our Cul-de-Sac. We've been really lucky with neighbors. I'm convinced that coordination with others for self-defense is the only reasonable plan.
This entire topic is toxic. Thinking about Armageddon too much is not conducive to good mental health. It makes you paranoid and mistrustful of everyone around you.
Prescut
My wife has her bag. The dog has hers.
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cmj8591
Member
That is redundant.
The Jack tastes WAY better and mixes better with Coke, which should also be in your "bug out" bag. In fact I'm thinking about swapping out my "bug out" bag with a "bug out" cooler. That way I can face the apocalypse with the sound of clinking ice in my drink.
LostintheOzone
US Veteran
You've never been on a 6 day hike apparently. 
Packs generally don't have pockets or straps for certain things but you'll figure out pretty fast where the memory foam mattress and water bottle can be stored.
When in Navy boot camp we were issued a sea bag full of gear. Then they showed us the locker where it had to be stowed. I said to myself there is no way all this is going in there, but it did. They have refined the process for 200 years.
I never was a boy scout but I've done some extended wilderness hikes.
Packs generally don't have pockets or straps for certain things but you'll figure out pretty fast where the memory foam mattress and water bottle can be stored.
When in Navy boot camp we were issued a sea bag full of gear. Then they showed us the locker where it had to be stowed. I said to myself there is no way all this is going in there, but it did. They have refined the process for 200 years.
I never was a boy scout but I've done some extended wilderness hikes.
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.38SuperMan
Member
One of the dealers I frequent sells them for $25-35. I do documentary photography and go into some rather dangerous areas. I have 2 that I use as camera bags and put Domke padded compartments in them to protect my gear. I Cary cameras, lenses and film ( yes I still shoot B&W film ). You’ll also find a 45 or 9mm tucked away in them too. They’re really good and cheap multi purpose bags.
CAJUNLAWYER
Member
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.
Infidel137
US Veteran
Sounds like a fun weekend in Vegas.
HEADKNOCKER
Member
These bags are available at CDNN for $39.99ea while supplies last
No extra magazines though but do have ear plugs, safety shooting glasses, flashlight & first aid kit + the bag
I thought about ordering one just because
SMITH & WESSON BUGOUT BAG COMBO
No extra magazines though but do have ear plugs, safety shooting glasses, flashlight & first aid kit + the bag
I thought about ordering one just because
SMITH & WESSON BUGOUT BAG COMBO
All to protect our purity of (bodily) essence.
CAJUNLAWYER
Member
One must always take care of the body humors. A little blood letting does help on occasion
Only three . . . ?
Aggie1906
US Veteran
Darn, I had hoped to learn things, not get belly laughs. So much the better.
Glad I looked, as this is a really fun thread.
Mine is too heavy GI issue canvas, and heavy with a basic load of 7.62x51.
Could I be wrong? Nobody mentioned Scotch?
Glad I looked, as this is a really fun thread.
Mine is too heavy GI issue canvas, and heavy with a basic load of 7.62x51.
Could I be wrong? Nobody mentioned Scotch?
Boyt and MacAllen
This is what I use. It's actually a Boyt brand bag for shotgun shells, but with the right compartments added and a pistol/revolver sleeve or two it makes an excellent range bag. I've used this for years, but I've also seen people use camera bags, gym bags, etc. I take a total pass on "tactical" range bags.
I'm not sure it will hold a bottle of MacAllan Scotch, but I'd be willing to give it a try some time - after the range of course!
This is what I use. It's actually a Boyt brand bag for shotgun shells, but with the right compartments added and a pistol/revolver sleeve or two it makes an excellent range bag. I've used this for years, but I've also seen people use camera bags, gym bags, etc. I take a total pass on "tactical" range bags.
I'm not sure it will hold a bottle of MacAllan Scotch, but I'd be willing to give it a try some time - after the range of course!
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gwpercle
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If you can't figure out what to put in the pockets ... Do what I'm Gonna Do
Stay Put ! We call it "Hunkering Down and Riding Out the Storm"
I got no place to run to . All my food , guns and ammo is in this house .
I'm too old to run ... at 73 , when it looks like you're not gonna make it you got to get mean ... plumb Mad-Dog Mean ... you don't loose your head and you don't give up , you don't run ...
you make a stand and fight ...that's just the way it is .
Gary
Stay Put ! We call it "Hunkering Down and Riding Out the Storm"
I got no place to run to . All my food , guns and ammo is in this house .
I'm too old to run ... at 73 , when it looks like you're not gonna make it you got to get mean ... plumb Mad-Dog Mean ... you don't loose your head and you don't give up , you don't run ...
you make a stand and fight ...that's just the way it is .
Gary
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Same here..........MY big question is where they/you gonna bug out to? You gonna trespass onto someone else's property? Hide in a swamp? Get stuck on a hwy in a crowd or outa gas? Are all ya city folks gonna come to the country and camp on our land?
There should be a thread about where ya bugging out to.
Solar powered ice maker!
cmj8591
Member
I'm not sure it will hold a bottle of MacAllan Scotch, but I'd be willing to give it a try some time - after the range of course!
The problem with putting a bottle of MacAllen in your bug out bag is that in all of the excitement of trying to escape the fall of mankind, it could get broken or stolen. And THAT would be truly apocalyptic!
