Bug Out stash?

[alex.cirabisi]

SO, I have been putting stuff together for a while now for a "bug out bag". Mainly just incase our government takes a huge steamy crap, or if they decide to take away my precious guns... MYYY PRECIOUS! lol I'm sure some of you must have one. What do you have in it?

For me i got about 3000rnds of .22 a little .22 pistol, .22 rifle, some MRE's, packets of seeds, clothes, iodine tablets for water and a filtered water bottle with extra filters. matches, fire starter flint thingy, flashlights, lanterns batteries etc. total its all in 2 decent size bags, one duffel bag and one backpack. i am still building it up as i have some room to spare and still have it comfy to carry. Any suggestions?

[ampaterry]

Wow - ANOTHER LOTR fan, huh?
We took our grandkids (teens) to see each one as it was released in the theater, then we bought the collectors edition of all three of them -
Have watched them SEVERAL times -

Bug out bag?
We don't need no stinkin bug-out bag!

We now live in the toolies, a place I would want to bug out TO, but not FROM.
I have everything here, including miles of armed hill-billies that have a natural distrust of the Guv'ment ever since the War of Northern Aggression.

Cool place to be - -

[bakerconch]

I'm safe here< I'm a friend of Double D's

[Double D]

Originally Posted by bakerconch

I'm safe here< I'm a friend of Double D's

[howlnmad]

I'm with several others on this site that have chimed in on the other BOB threads. I AIN'T GOING NO-WHERE. Everything I need is right here and I'll defend it from the rooftop if so needed.

[Juker]

Well, it's been a few months, and we had several different threads going about this issue. Now here we are in the last year of human existence (HA! LOL!) and there are growing numbers of folks who have decided we're not insane after all.

In scenario (A), "Hunker in the Bunker", it's food, water, and ammo.

In scenario (B), "Gettin' the Hell Outta Dodge", you're moving either to another locale by vehicle, or getting out of the urban area as far as you can, meaning a few extra bags to get started when you get there. But if you abandon the vehicle, those items stay with the truck.

In scenario (C), "Beat Feet", you're afoot and taking as much as you can reasonably carry.

In scenario (D), "Run For Your Lives", you've dropped the ruck and it's guns, knife, and water. Basically a fanny pack/sling pack and weapons.

In scenario (E), "Last Stand", you don't need any gear, and you're going to take as many of 'em with you as you can. Guns and ammo only.

Here's a master list, culled from a lot of research, trial and error, and personal experience. Everyone's mileage will vary.

GUNS
AMMO
FIELD CLEANING KIT
KNIVES/MULTI-TOOLS

2-qt Canteen (military style)
2 Water bottles (metal), in ruck
Ketadyn water filter

TOILETRIES - toothbrush, floss, slivers of unscented soap
Baby Wipes
Hand sanitizer - small bottle
1 small Zorbeez or shammy
Multivitamins
First Aid Kit - whatever you got, it ain't enough. Get more. Neosporin & Quik-Clot.
Bug juice
Wet wipes, individual
Moleskin

Pocket Bible
Pocket Declaration of Independence/Constitution

Matches/Flint/Candles/Lighters

RUCK
Folding shovel
Machete
Wiresaw
Folding camp saw
Small prybar
Duct tape
Compact fishing gear
Binoculars
Compass
3 Flashlights (small LED style)
Sewing kit (travel style, needles & thread)
Solar survival blankets
Pocket mirror
Maps
Goggles
2 Dust masks
Knee pads
Bivvy (pocket sleeping bag made from solar blanket material)
Mosquito net (head cover)
Scarf/shemagh
Index cards & pencil
Tarp
Batteries
Pocket string hammock
Pocket camp stove with fuel tabs
Stainless steel all-in-one mess kit
Spork
Tac gloves/Warm gloves
Moccasins or slip-on shoes
Rain suit
Long Johns
Socks, socks, socks
Stocking Cap
Large waterproof bag (main cavity liner)

My BOB is a medium US Army ALICE pack, with frame. Everything on this list fits in the five smaller compartments, leaving the main cavity of the ruck for food. Most of these items weigh very little. As for food, it's Ramen, foil pouches of Spam and tuna, ziplocs of rice, salt/pepper/sugar/honey packets, crackers, instant coffee, etc. Absolute essentials should be in your pockets and in a fanny pack.

VEHICLE:
BASIC TOOL KIT
Camp stove
Propane bottles
Cooking box (toolbox packed with utensils from the dollar store)
Electrical tape
Hatchet
Small snow shovel
Axe
Shovel
Push broom
Bucket
Funnel
Siphon
Gas Can
Fix-A-Flat
Jumper cables

By the way - this is a starter list. It's not for everyone, and/or every situation. Plenty of folks have bows in their BOBs. I've built BOBs for several people and they've all varied depending on age, health, situation, etc. It also doesn't include BOW (Bug Out Wear?), the actual clothing you'll bug out in. With little warning, you might be hitting the trail in jump boots and jockey shorts - so your BOW should be right there with your BOB, from hat to boots. If you don't have any medium-weight rip-stop cargo pants, invest in some, along with some high quality socks and boots. Up top, it's layers of pullovers (Ts and jerseys, etc.). Most importantly, test it all out. Then keep it packed and ready - this can't be one of those, "Honey, did you get the bullets?" things.

You can bet on this - the percentage of people who have given SHTF a minute's thought is a mighty small percentage of this country overall.

[Albtraum]

I think adequate food for you and your family should be the absolute number one priority. Pretty awesome list there Juker, seeing all kinds of items I never thought of, but would be very useful. This reminds me, I need some cargo pants.

[Juker]

A lot of the things on that list can be had at Dollar Tree and Harbor Freight Tools.

If you live in an urban area, you need a plan to get out. It's a fine thing to have visions of mowing down rows of zombies on the front lawn, but as soon as that starts, everyone in town will know you're there and you have guns, and probably food - and they'll be back in force. There are few urban dwellings that are truly defensible, whether from mobs on all four sides, or someone just setting a car on fire and running it into your front door, or lobbing molotov cocktails onto the roof.

Get a group if possible, plan to get out, and recognize when it's time to go, BEFORE it's too late to go. Even if it's just out into the country, have a plan. The receivers won't leave the cities, and that's where it will be the worst for several weeks. The plan isn't to "go all Rambo" and fight our way out - the plan is to survive.

Think Air Jordan riots, but they're all hungry and there aren't any cops.

[Zhurh]

Time to go, Where to go, Why would I go? I'm about as far out and safe & secure as I could ever be right now. I decided twenty years back, to get outta back East though.

[Plinked]

The only reason I would have/want to bug out of my country place would be from nuclear/biological or chemical fall out heading my way to which I have a bug out vehicle ( M-35 cargo truck ) to bring along any essentials. The fuel tank on that truck stays full and that alone would give me a 350mile range and being 6wd I'm pretty sure I can get around any pile ups

[carver]

Living in the boonies has it's perks! I ain't going nowhere! Stocked up, and ready, for what ever comes down the road!

[gun-nut]

i have mine. Its called ammo cans full of ammo, the toys, throw them in the truck. M1 carbine in the front with a folding stock. Then off to a friends house that has all the stuff we all need to live, and a bug out plan to the hills. so thats mine for now.

[Plinked]

Originally Posted by gun-nut

i have mine. Its called ammo cans full of ammo, the toys, throw them in the truck. M1 carbine in the front with a folding stock. Then off to a friends house that has all the stuff we all need to live, and a bug out plan to the hills. so thats mine for now.

Huh
Thats the same plan some of my friends have...they "Plan" on coming to my house

I also plan on having my carbine and/or shotgun in the ready rack
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[gun-nut]

Originally Posted by Plinked

Huh
Thats the same plan some of my friends have...they "Plan" on coming to my house

I also plan on having my carbine and/or shotgun in the ready rack
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SWEET!!!!!

[Haligan]

Don't forget some constitutional money. (Silver or Gold)

[howlnmad]

Juker

What about a crank/solar powered radio? You'll need to keep up with all the zombie alerts.

[howlnmad]

Originally Posted by Plinked

Huh
Thats the same plan some of my friends have...they "Plan" on coming to my house

I also plan on having my carbine and/or shotgun in the ready rack
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Whatcha gonna do, use it as a club? It's missin somethin.

[Python]

Originally Posted by carver

Stocked up, and ready, for what ever comes down the road!

The wisdom of man is foolishness to God

~Signs of the End of the Age~
Matthew 24:22.."If those days had not been cut short, NO ONE would SURVIVE".

Good Luck.

[Plinked]

Originally Posted by howlnmad

Whatcha gonna do, use it as a club? It's missin somethin.

Really!!

I took this pic right after I (re) mounted my gun rack to make sure my Carbine would fit in it so there was no reason in the world I needed to have a magazine in it

[howlnmad]

Originally Posted by Plinked

Really!!

I took this pic right after I (re) mounted my gun rack to make sure my Carbine would fit in it so there was no reason in the world I needed to have a magazine in it

Just being a smart-a$$, calm down.

[Juker]

Originally Posted by howlnmad

Juker

What about a crank/solar powered radio? You'll need to keep up with all the zombie alerts.

Yup - radios, walkies, headsets. Note that's just a general starter list. Points to ponder, things to consider, seeds planted.

I didn't include my mortars, flamethrower, claymores, or grenades, as not everyone has those.

[fordtrucksforever]

Originally Posted by Plinked

Really!!

I took this pic right after I (re) mounted my gun rack to make sure my Carbine would fit in it so there was no reason in the world I needed to have a magazine in it

I was thinkin more about a bayonet myself. The full mag would be a given.

[norahc]

Originally Posted by Haligan

Don't forget some constitutional money. (Silver or Gold)

I always figured ammo would be the new currency in those types of situations.

[ampaterry]

Originally Posted by Juker

Yup - radios, walkies, headsets. Note that's just a general starter list. Points to ponder, things to consider, seeds planted.

I didn't include my mortars, flamethrower, claymores, or grenades, as not everyone has those.

Really?
Poor underarmed folk - -

[Plinked]

Originally Posted by fordtrucksforever

I was thinkin more about a bayonet myself. The full mag would be a given.

Yeah but if I had my bayonet fixed than I would not be able to use my cute little muzzle cover thingy
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