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Bugout bags - general discussion on what you have in'em, recommendations, etc
just me | 7/22/2011 | reed13

Posted on 07/22/2011 5:36:50 PM PDT by reed13

On a seperate discussion the topic of bug-out bags came up and I thought it might be a good general topic for discussion. What everyone has in theirs, what is recommended, weights, why those items, more than one, differences for different family members, etc.


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KEYWORDS: bugout; prep; shtf; survival
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To: papertyger; Noumenon

I picked up a couple of suture kits dorm Amazon for about 20 bucks each. Hope I never need them but better to have and not need....


101 posted on 07/23/2011 6:08:14 PM PDT by Lurker (The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
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To: Pollster1
My guess is that in a total collapse, most zombies would be gone in a week, if they even made it as far as my town, and they would not want to try my neighbors.

I don’t have any place to run to, nor do I think I’d be safer in a car with no fuel than in my home with neighbors for support.

Well, first of all, if you're in the position of the VAST majority of Americans your neighbors will BECOME the zombies.

Another fallacy is that the "bugout event" is going to be so spontaneous that you'll get caught out on the road without fuel. In reality, we may have been living through a bugout event for the past three years, and certainly a bugout event can transpire over weeks or months.

And, many people *do* have a possible destination. Parents' homes, etc.

Another question nobody ever seems to ask about bugging out is, are they "bugging out to escape disaster", or are they getting to higher ground to "make a stand"? One could end up much safer becoming part of a community and being mentally prepared to make a stand.

We should all be aware of the psychological phenomena of "cognative dissonance" - which is the tendency of people to ignore possible danger if that danger could take us out of our comfort zone (e.g. the ostrich sticking his head in the sand). Preparing for disaster should be considered as simply being "due diligence".

Anyhow, with all that said I must say that I personally have no bugout destination, and in a worst case scenario I'm going to be surrounded by zombies. I would prefer to avoid that, but all the evidence I see around me suggests that it's a good idea to do a bit of prepping.

102 posted on 07/23/2011 9:05:49 PM PDT by The Duke
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To: All

bttt


103 posted on 07/23/2011 11:33:24 PM PDT by betsyross60
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To: B4Ranch

I keep it cut around the house but have quite a bit of mesquite that are too big to bush hog.


104 posted on 07/24/2011 7:06:15 AM PDT by antisocial (Texas SCV - Deo Vindice)
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To: Eagle Eye

“But with an evacuation does one actually need survival gear (guns, ammo, rations, filters, barter, etc) or grab all the irreplaceables (like with an impending hurricane) and hope for the best.”

I could not evacuate for a fire and leave any guns and especially ammo. Can you imagine what it would look like if several thousand rounds of ammo started cooking off?


105 posted on 07/24/2011 7:09:34 AM PDT by antisocial (Texas SCV - Deo Vindice)
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To: reed13

A Fresnel lens can be a great item to have in a BOB, I have this one:

http://www.scientificsonline.com/large-surplus-fresnel-lens.html

It’s 11x11 inch, this thing will easily set a fire, it’s made of cheap lightweight plastic and takes almost no space in your BOB.


106 posted on 07/24/2011 7:25:23 AM PDT by Brett66 (Where government advances, and it advances relentlessly , freedom is imperiled -Janice Rogers Brown)
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To: antisocial

If it’s a threat to your home why not get together with some neighbors and rent, borrow or steal a bulldozer for a couple of hours to uproot it where you can chop it up for firewood? Your home insurance rates will probably drop if you do.


107 posted on 07/24/2011 8:17:40 AM PDT by B4Ranch (Allowing Islam into America is akin to injecting yourself with AIDS to prove how tolerant you are...)
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To: Squantos; hiredhand; NFHale
YesSir...ive long thought about the BOB and realized that for me, in life, the thing i NEED right now is always the very one thing i dont have handy...

the toungue-n-cheek call for a bug out tractor trailer is prolly what id have to have to cover the bases...

with 2 small children, unless the house is literally burnin down around me, im better off here...

only thing i can really prep for is possible needing to 'rescue' momma from town, or to fight/evade my way home from whereversville in *the world*...

being armed when i leave the homestead is the quickest/easiest solution for that...

108 posted on 07/24/2011 10:11:22 AM PDT by Gilbo_3 (Gov is not reason; not eloquent; its force.Like fire,a dangerous servant & master. George Washington)
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To: Gilbo_3; Squantos; NFHale
Ah yes... the BOB. :-) Discussions about BOBs are worse than people arguing the old "AR-15 vs AK-47" issue. :-)

It all depends on WHERE you need to go. In my case, I need to get 40 miles home from work. My concern is that I get "stuck" there. Actually, I only need to get 20 miles toward home because I have a "good" friend half way. If we ever have to leave the home-place, we need to be able to get "about" 15 miles away. We're not going far. :-) My "worst" case is having to travel 20 miles on foot to my buddy's house, then another 20 home.
109 posted on 07/24/2011 3:58:32 PM PDT by hiredhand
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To: Squantos
Bugging out is FINAL. ...after all other options have been exhausted. Bugging in is first order. :-)
110 posted on 07/24/2011 4:06:44 PM PDT by hiredhand
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To: hiredhand
Discussions about BOBs are worse than people arguing the old "AR-15 vs AK-47" issue. :-)

aww c'mon, you just know some of the .45 vs 9mm discussions can be every bit as exciting...

anyways, gettin *home* is almost always my #1 priority...

111 posted on 07/24/2011 4:08:12 PM PDT by Gilbo_3 (Gov is not reason; not eloquent; its force.Like fire,a dangerous servant & master. George Washington)
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To: Gilbo_3

LOL! “.45 vs 9mm” is just as exciting! :-) I’ve read about stuff that people have in BOBs and am simply AMAZED. I’m NASAR SARTEC-II certified and keep my search and rescue gear in the truck. I could stay in one place and not move a muscle for a week with what I can carry. The key is light weight gear and high calorie food. Unfortunately, both are expensive. I can send you the gear list if you want. I carry less than 50 lbs worth of “stuff” on a MOLLE-II pack and chest rig. :-)


112 posted on 07/24/2011 4:37:12 PM PDT by hiredhand
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To: hiredhand; Gilbo_3

I have a pelican suitcase under my backseat that contains a maxpedition gearslinger ruck with food, shelter, water an basic survival tools to sustain me for at least 96 hours on what’s in the ruck alone.

It is to get me home or in the event that I have to leave the house due natural or man made event....it is to get me to a few caches of long term gear that is two days walk from my home or a half a day bicycle ride if vehicles are destroyed.

Contents vary in each region. No set list will ever work for specific tools or materials etc...

Stay Safe an be aware...


113 posted on 07/24/2011 5:03:40 PM PDT by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
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To: B4Ranch

“Your home insurance rates will probably drop if you do.”

I’ll have to check out the rental costs, thanks for the idea.


114 posted on 07/24/2011 6:02:27 PM PDT by antisocial (Texas SCV - Deo Vindice)
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To: antisocial

If there are any private contractors working in your area, they are the ones I’d ask first, especially if they can just drive it over to your location without putting it on a semi.


115 posted on 07/24/2011 6:13:27 PM PDT by B4Ranch (Allowing Islam into America is akin to injecting yourself with AIDS to prove how tolerant you are...)
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To: B4Ranch

I haven’t seen any in the area, but I will be on the lookout for any. Thanks!


116 posted on 07/25/2011 6:50:06 AM PDT by antisocial (Texas SCV - Deo Vindice)
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To: reed13

I’m buggin IN. But I always carry a “get home” bag anyway. Whenever I travel more than about 100 miles from home (to the nearest city) I take or wear get home shoes, medicines, and of course the bag. It consists of a day and a half bag with socks, polypropylene long underweaar, powder pants to slip over the pants I’m wearing, para-cord, small 1st aide bag, insulated mylar blanket, (there’s always a tackle box size one in the vehicle) Leatherman tool, plastic bags, travel pack of Kleenex tissues, balaclava, hat or cap, power bars, water bottle, lighters, notebook, pen/pencil, whistle, signal mirror, compass, money-coins & bills, kukri, pistol & ammo.


117 posted on 07/25/2011 2:58:57 PM PDT by oneolcop (Lead, Follow or Get the Hell Out of the Way!)
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To: KEVLAR
I did the pre-bug out and moved to the middle of nowhere.

I totally agree with you. The time to bug out is before the SHTF, not after. A suburban home will offer no refuge if society disintegrates. Lowlifes from the cities will quickly fan out in search of food, water and weapons and the suburbs will be a target rich environment.

118 posted on 07/26/2011 5:29:05 PM PDT by AlaskaErik (I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
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To: Drumbo; reed13

mark for later

(Happy 7th anniversary to reed13!)


119 posted on 07/28/2011 10:45:38 AM PDT by Titan Magroyne (What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.)
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To: posterchild

There is a mag lite that is just the right size to carry around the property at night which runs on C. batteries. I also have a very sturdy streamlight LED lite that is incredibly brite and runs on Cs.

Im trying to get away from my surefire and pentagon lights that take CR-123 batteries. The batts are too expensive and dont last long enough. I have one surefire on each of my homeland defense rifles and one on the surefire in my active shooter bag under the bed with a dozen rounds of hornady tap buckshot and five 31 round 9mm glock mags.


120 posted on 07/29/2011 12:19:58 PM PDT by Armedanddangerous
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