Bug Out Bag

RiderOnTheStorm

Whats in your bug out bag?

Been reading a few (american) threads, but they were general survivalist ones, and had lots of items in their bug-out-bag / grab-bag / get-out-of-dodge bag but some items were very american (eg guns & ammo!)

So, whats in your b-o-b? Do you keep one ready? Where? What can be improvised?

Tzar Chasm

well since I went back to college I've been lugging a bag around, so i decided to add a few essentials.

Leatherman
Torch
matches
wet wipes
small first aid kit
small towel
hip flask
hat

there's usually also some sort of food items and a bottle of water


chargers for various stuff


oh and my college stuff,
pencilcase
a4 pad
calculators
log tables
notes

must add back in a few pairs of socks and a shirt

ScumLord

I'm not to worried a out a bug out bag.

First of all, I'm in the countryside living in a small town. It would be next to impossible for my area to get overrun with zombies without a few days notice.

2. There are natural springs all over this area, so there are few worries about water.

3. I'm going to fortify rather than run.

4. Where would I run to in Ireland? I'd cross the country in 3 -4 days. Most the country is populated so I'd only be running from one populated area to another where nobody knows me. There are few wild areas to hide out in.

Tzar Chasm

ah but mine is more a case of having a bag with useful stuff in it, there's also masking tape and a stapler, and i have a second smaller bag with my android tablet, cigs, lighter, Swiss army knife, phone etc...

water may be plentiful but you need a method of transportation

john the one

How much do I need to get together to organize a good b.o.b?

Rucksack, army surplus bag or satchel?

Tzar Chasm

satchel.

it should be a smallish bag with a few useful items that you can keep handy

john the one

But think of the benefits of a ruck sack, more comfortable, easier to run with, van be used to keep your head dry etc.

I'm gonna start mine today with some para cord, silver tape, swiss knife, black bags, matches and zip locks

ScumLord

Tzar Chasm wrote: »

and i have a second smaller bag with my android tablet,

Why did I read that as a tablet that turns you into an android?

I have my fubar in the car if that counts.

Grizzly 45

john the one wrote: »

How much do I need to get together to organize a good b.o.b?

Rucksack, army surplus bag or satchel?

Depends where you are at the time.Have you a car and can stash a ruck in the boot?If not it might look a tad out of place in a office situation.Or it might get you stopped at a police/military checkpoint at the quarantine area.

Urban get you home bag would suggest a messanger type bag with a sling looks normal in an urban enviroment,and for your BOB then use the rucksack.However do have a place to BO to! You are not going to live long out of a ruck TBH so dont fall for the "backpack survivalist" idea.Wilderness is in short supply in Ireland.:D

RiderOnTheStorm

yea, of course, it does matter where you are (urban / rural) and where you want to bug out too.

I find myself picking up good bits from time to time (wind up torch, nice leather-man, etc) and putting them aside "in case of emergency" and then not using them again, and forgetting I have them! lol

I think a b-o-b should be small (between satchel and smallish-backack ... think about a kids school backpack). You will never be able to take everything you need. I would have just the things that keep me going for a day or two, and allow me to start a survival plan.

My list
Multi function knife or leatherman
torch & batteries
first aid kit
survival blanket
water bottle
cigarette lighter (dont see the point of matches or flint and steel)
radio & batteries
mars bar / energy bar

In my car & house I have other stuff, as I would stay home for the first week or so and see how it goes. But just in case I have to leave quickish , I can grab boots / coat / tin-o-beans / weapon / camping stove / etc

SNAKEDOC

I have only 4 items in my bug out bag
Hannibal
Murdock
Face
BA

They can build me anything from a role of celatape and some hair clips.

Sorted.:D