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I only found one list at the link.
How does keeping fish eggs in my bug out bag per #8 facilitate survival?
FISHING GEAR –
Nice to have a rod and reel. But, not necessary, all you need are lures, fish eggs and fishing line.
What kind of carrying back pack does one recommend?
I have had SHTF bags for 30 years.
Three things:
1. Cover the basics as the OP says.
2. Be brutally honest with yourself as the how much shit you can really carry.
3. Adjust for seasonal changes.
I’m getting a Shadowhawk tac flashlight soon. 800 freaking lumens. $56 but very much worth it.
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Liberals will say “Why bother. There’s always Safeway” ...
I recently bought a 4wd truck for beach fishing. The first accessories I got cover all those first things listed. I have a couple other goodies behind the seats i won’t list, as well.
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Cover the basics, but know WHY the gear covers it and tailor to your specific needs and skills.
I’d add some night vision,preferably a weapon scope.
Having lived with extreemly little at various times in my life, I can say that there’s a few things which top all others. The very first is having some means of making drinkable water and a jug or jugs to carry it. Purification tablets work great but taste pretty bad, so a good filter is wonderful. Short of tablets or a filter, boiling a days worth of water in the morning or evening works just fine, but that leads me to this part of the list the author mentioned: “FIRE STARTER – Get a permanent match, flint or magnesium rod.” I get so tired of reading these lists that don’t mention having a LIGHTER! Get a few Bics or a Zippo and a can of fluid. All those fire starting gizmos are kinda cool, but why use them when lighters are available? Just look at any smoker and see what they use to light many fires throughout the day. The other thing I’ve found to be incredibly important to have is some kind of bedroll. Just see how well you do after spending multiple sleepless nights of shivering or stoking a fire all night long. There are so many compact sleeping bags out there that I cannot understand why someone would settle for not having one. A poncho and one of those Mylar emergency blankets are good if your bug out bag is the size of a fanny pack, but if it’s even the size of a small day pack, a compact sleeping bag will fit in there. Getting a good night’s sleep, as everyone knows, does wonders for moral and energy. So that’s, water, a sleeping bag, and lighters. Also carry a poncho to both stay dry while moving and to cover yourself while sleeping in that nice warm sleeping bag. A knife is a must. Some kind of cordage. Also some small lightweight cookpot to boil your water and cook food. I have lived for months at a time with little more than what I just mentioned. Sometimes it was done on the extreme cheap with the cookpot, knife and cordage being rolled up in some blankets with the tarp or poncho rolled around the blankets, and then tied together with some rope and slung over my shoulder. It works, and boy is that bedroll a nice thing to crawl into after walking all day!
A ball of cheap garden twine (jute) provides excellent cordage and also (when unraveled) works well as tinder. Something people seldom seem to mention is spare eyeglasses in a hard case for people who need them.
I’ve already bugged out.