Bug out bag

**Tony uk** · 07-18-2007, 04:58 PM

I was thinking of making a bug out bag to keep under my bed, its something like a survival kit but it doesnt need all of the things in it

So far i have in it:

Water bottle, Knife Spoon & Fork, Lighter, Water carton (X3), Food Bar (X2), Spare set of
clothes, money, phone numbers and paper,pens

Is there anything else you think that i should put in ?

**owl_girl** · 07-18-2007, 05:03 PM

flashlight

**Tony uk** · 07-18-2007, 05:05 PM

Originally Posted by owl_girl

flashlight

Never thought of the night, sorta me being a bit stupid, Thanks

**owl_girl** · 07-18-2007, 05:06 PM

No problem

**Sarge47** · 07-18-2007, 05:31 PM

Originally Posted by Tony uk

Never thought of the night, sorta me being a bit stupid, Thanks

I'd think a small candle would also do well, along with a "multi-use" bandana.

**owl_girl** · 07-18-2007, 05:35 PM

You know if you live in a location with earthquakes, tornados, or hurricanes it may be a good idea to have one of those flashlights with an alarm on it so you don’t have to use up all your energy yelling for help if your house caves in. And maybe some extra batteries to. When my family and me lived in the earthquake zone I think that’s what we had in the emergency box and my mom has one in her car.

**Tony uk** · 07-18-2007, 05:37 PM

I have a bandana in there as part of the clothes, I'll put in a small ammount of tealight candles, Thanks

I have a whisle that i can put in aswell but i dont live in a earthquake, tornado, or hurricane zone so i dont need much in the way of that stuff

**Sarge47** · 07-18-2007, 05:41 PM

Originally Posted by Tony uk

I have a bandana in there as part of the clothes, I'll put in a small ammount of tealight candles, Thanks

I have a whisle that i can put in aswell but i dont live in a earthquake, tornado, or hurricane zone so i dont need much in the way of that stuff

A whistle is always good to have, they don't take up much space or have any weight to speak of, and, well ya just never know. My philosophy is: "It's better to have it & not need it than to need it & not have it, right?

**owl_girl** · 07-18-2007, 05:54 PM

Originally Posted by Sarge47

A whistle is always good to have, they don't take up much space or have any weight to speak of, and, well ya just never know. My philosophy is: "It's better to have it & not need it than to need it & not have it, right?

I think a whistle is a really good idea. And it doesn’t need batteries like an alarm.

**Tony uk** · 07-18-2007, 05:54 PM

Originally Posted by Sarge47

A whistle is always good to have, they don't take up much space or have any weight to speak of, and, well ya just never know. My philosophy is: "It's better to have it & not need it than to need it & not have it, right?

Your Dead Right

**survival scout** · 07-22-2007, 08:43 AM

just search emergency prepardness kits

**donny h** · 07-22-2007, 05:16 PM

To me, a survival kit focuses on wilderness survival and first aid.

A bug out bag focuses on personal protection, and urban survival. Yes, that's fancy-speak for guns, knives, and pepper spray.

A good bug out bag should have room to fit the survival kit, there's no reason to not have both, in a worst case scenario.

Tony, I see you're in Scotland, so forget about the guns, but don't be fooled into thinking you live someplace free of natural disasters, there is no such place, and as we saw after hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, surviving a disater is one thing, surviving the aftermath is an entirely different thing.

Didn't Europe have a mini ice age about a century ago? You might stuff some warm clothes/emergency blankets into that bug out bag.

**FVR** · 07-22-2007, 07:43 PM

Bug out bag, minivan, wife, kids, two dogs, hamster, and fish. Yup, that's about it.

Oh yeh, 357 and 200 rounds will about do it.

**WildGoth** · 07-22-2007, 08:56 PM

mine is a sword

**sticks65** · 07-23-2007, 08:18 PM

poncho,bivvybag,firesteel,milbanks bag,US2000 water bottle,puritabs,steel cup,mini trangia or hexiburner,knife and a hachet,sharpning stone,firstaid kit,map and compass.I have all this kit in my b.o.b and a lot more.HOPE THIS HELPS.

**Fog_Harbor** · 07-30-2007, 10:24 PM

Tony - just Google "Bug Out Bag" and you'll get tons of ideas. Mine only has clothes and water. My survival gear is always within arms reach (Leatherman Core, Firesteel, vaseline soaked cotton balls, and a whistle)

**Tony uk** · 08-10-2007, 12:58 PM

Thanks For The Help All

**Tony uk** · 08-10-2007, 02:29 PM

There arnt really any majour ones but i think that it is a good idea with all the strange weather recently Flooding in England, Snow in Africa and so fourth