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hi it's AlaskaGranny Alaska Prepper have you updated your Bug Out Bag lately well here are
some items you may want to make sure that you've not forgotten in your emergency survival supplies stockpile the first
prepping must have item is a basic sewing kit make sure you have a few needles an assortment of
thread and I always like to include dental floss dental floss is the
strongest thread that you can have dental floss can fix just about anything and it holds
it nearly forever dental floss is useful for more things than just flossing your
teeth so it should be a part of your Bug Out Bag gear next make sure you have a
bandana in your Bug Out Bag a bandana is useful in so many ways you can tie it around your neck to
help keep you warm you can use it to help filter water put it over your face
in case you're in a dust storm or even caught with volcanic ash make sure you
have an all cotton bandana next make sure you have insect repellent in your Bug Out Bag I
normally like these little Bens brand tiny pump bottles of insect repellent they hold a lot in a small
container but this summer I've been using a mosquito repellent product called Sting Shield is
about the price of a spray can or a bottle of spray-on bug repellent but you don't
have to spray anything on you the mosquito bug repellent is all natural and it comes with a wrist band
and a keychain clip with these little cartridges open the package insert the
little cartridge into either the wristband or the clip on and each individual
cartridge will keep the insects away for up to two weeks I've been using mine out
of my Granny Camp in Alaska it's an off-grid cabin in the woods where
there's lots of mosquitoes and I've not been getting any mosquito bites however
I have been still getting bitten by the evil flies so it doesn't repel those but
it's not poison it's natural and so you don't feel badly about wearing it around
next to your body make sure you have an assortment of
different sizes of zipties zip ties are an amazing product and there are so many uses for them from
day to day situations fastening things together make sure you have zipties in your Bug Out Bag they don't
weigh anything and they're extremely handy make sure you have a little can
opener in your Bug Out Bag I have a P38 can opener there's a little bit larger size of can opener called a P-51
it's a military-style can opener flip it open puncture the can and just rock it
around pulling it towards yourself and you can open any kind of a can with this
very tiny but sturdy can opener you can also use the edge of it for a
screwdriver if you need to get a pair of nail clippers for your Bug Out Bag I found this pair of
clippers by Rapala in the fishing department at Cabela's it's a little bit
larger size of nail clipper it has a sturdy coated handle on it so that it's easy to hold even if
you're wearing gloves or your hands are wet and cold then it has an extra
feature of a little sharp hook and a little knife blade and that can be extra
handy in a lot of situations I find I use nail clippers all the time and so
that would be essential to have in my Bug-out Bag make sure you have your
emergency information together in a packet you need your identification your
insurance information all those kinds of banking and insurance records that you
would need in an emergency make sure you have a list of everyone in your family
and how to contact them people are always moving they're getting
married they're having babies they're changing their email addresses keep your
contact list up-to-date so no matter what happens you can get in touch with
the people that matter most to you in your life make sure you include a photo
of your entire family together then you have proof you belong together and this
is your family if you have pets make sure you include an up-to-date picture
of your pet one of the most important things you can remember in your Bug Out Bag is cash cash can be king in an emergency
situation you want to have a large supply of small bills in a power outage
you can still get something at the mini-mart if someone is selling
something on the street you can still get it in a long drawn-out emergency you
still have the ability to provide things with cash
anything from gasoline to food to even paying for a hotel room or a camp spot
you'll be able to make choices that can keep you going longer if you have cash
then remember your Bug Out Bag is to keep you going for a few days it's not
something you're going to go off into the wilderness and live forever for the
rest of your life take the important items that you consider important to you
to help you get through a few days until you can figure out what to do next
after a few days everything might blow over you'll be able to return to your
home and go back to your normal life make your Bug Out Bag count for any
emergency that comes along when you least expect it
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