Break Down of My Bugout Bag

[onewheelbiting]

This is what I have in my bugout bag and what kind of bag I have for said purpose.

1. 2-bags of cotton balls
2. 1-large container of vasoline
3. 2-composes(one large, one backup)
4. 3 pairs of wool socks
5. 2-water bottles with micro filters
6. 1-3 quart steel pot(cooking, boiling, storage)
7. 1-pint sized metal cup
8. 3 lengths of paracord
9. 1-spyderco folder
10. 1-trifold shovel
11. 12ft X8ft tarp brown on oneside green on the other
12. 2 space blankets
13. 1 fleece blanket
14. water tablets
15. hi protein high carb trail mix(lots of it)
16. wire saws/snares...4 I think
17. wind-up radio/flashlight
18. lots of ziplock bags gallon sized
19. seam tape
20. waterproof matches in container
21. folding saw
22. book of local plants(waterproof)
23. two decks of survival cards
24. salt

My bag is a internal frame pack OD green with expandable storage and plenty of exterior attachment points.

How do my bag rate to you?

[Rick]

What is the primary purpose of you BOB and where do you plan to take it? That will dictate what items you need to carry.

[onewheelbiting]

south eastern USA, KY, TN, VA, NC mountain area if you will. The purpose of it is to sustain me while I construct a semi perm shelter and start gathering for the long stay. Secondly in the event of wide spread power outage and lack of fuel, allow me the means to survive while trekking to my home from where I may run out of gas or diesel....People sometimes forget electric is needed to make gas happen(pumps, transfer, and so on..no electric no go)

Keith

[Rick]

Is this something you keep in your vehicle at all times?

[onewheelbiting]

yep, along with a small spring powdered bb gun and 5000 bb's, a slingshot, and a glock 19 with 250 rds and 4 loaded 15rd mags. A ar-15 if going deep in to the mountains for a while.

[Elkchsr]

You are preparing for the end...

[onewheelbiting]

I am preparing for tomorrow and the crumble of the dollar. Since it is coming soon. Russia fell within 3 months of the ruble going down. Think about it.

[Rick]

That helps me understand the what's and why's. It will help others too as they respond.

You can break your cotton balls and vasolene into 35mm film canisters. About 6 in each. make as many as you want. It will take up less room and fill your intended need.

You lack redundancy and multi use items from my perspective. I'd add additional ways to make fire. Currently, you are limited to just the number of matches (unless I missed something) you have on you. Add a metal match and a BIC lighter at least.

Replace the seam tape with quality duct tape. Lots. You can wrap it around your water bottles or anything else you can dream up. I don't know what length of paracord you have but I don't think there is such a thing as too much. Duct tape and paracord are probably the two most versatile items you can carry.

You might consider adding a couple of large garbage bags to the mix. They can be used for field expedient rain gear, tube tens or a host of other items. There's a thread on multi use items that list some of the uses of garbage bags.

I don't see a first aid kit or a whistle either.

Take a look at Mitch's thread on the perfect survival knife and you can do a search on duct tape and paracord. There's lots of information on here about both. Safety pins are good items to have as well.

[Rick]

To be quite frank, I do find the tag line below yoru name offensive. If you profess yourself to be a Nazi, I find that reprehensible but I'll let you explain it.

[onewheelbiting]

Dodging George Bush the Nazi....You should read up on his grandfather who was the head banker for Hilter.....Proof is he was tried for war crimes and convicted but laws changed and allowed him to escape longterm prison time.

[onewheelbiting]

I am a half German Jew and 25% Irish and 25% Scottish so you could say my family background makes me a little afraid of big government and regulations.

[Rick]

Well, my bad. I didn't read it as that. I was thinking bush as in a plant.

[Sarge47]

Dodging George Bush the Nazi....You should read up on his grandfather who was the head banker for Hilter.....Proof is he was tried for war crimes and convicted but laws changed and allowed him to escape longterm prison time.

Who cares? That was Gramps! Actually it's armed, unbalanced people who see threats from every possible direction, then form groups of others like theirselves that scare me more than a politician, and this is a 2nd warning to keep the discussion of politics off of this site!

[onewheelbiting]

post above was made before your first warning per your sites time stamp on post....

[Tony uk]

You have it wrong,

First Warning THIS TOPIC, post 10 Time stamp - 06:53PM

Second warning, Current topic, Post 13 Time stamp - 07:06PM

And with respect my friend since i like everyone on this fourm, I dont think that being "Smart" is a good way to act or make friends with a member of the fourm staff who is only doing there job, Sorry mate

Just my opinion

[onewheelbiting]

my last post on that topic was 12:31 or something like that which was hours before both warnings.....

[Ole WV Coot]

He don't speak for all us Rednecks in E. KY & WV. Must be one of those transplants I mentioned once before. Sure ain't ex-military, don't guess they know they salute the uniform or rank not the man. I'm 1/2 Scotch-Irish myself and so what we all bleed red. Now I guess since I shot my mouth off I get an AW S**T myself for it so have at it.

[onewheelbiting]

I invite all users to read when the last posts I made on the topics in question were made by me prior to the warnings? Please I think you will find stupid people control what you see on here. My posts that were warned were made 6 plus hours before the warning were givin and since the time of the first warning I have posted nothing political.

[Tony uk]

my last post on that topic was 12:31 or something like that which was hours before both warnings.....

Yes thats true, But Sarge didnt say in his post anything about the times of the other posts, He only said that you should stop that that this is the second warning he has given you.

[onewheelbiting]

US Navy 1998-2006......Wounded Combat Vet.....Keep that in mind!