All right guys today we're going to go over my bug-out bag and sure everybody knows
what a bug out bag is there's a lot of different versions. this one for me
actually i would consider more of a get home bag a bug out bag basically is a
portable kit that contains everything you might need to survive for a
certain period of time in an emergency situation
the reason I say this is more of a get home bag for me
get home bag it's more designed to get you home
in the event yet the abandon your vehicle for whatever reason. this bag
that here is designed to
lastl me at least 72 hours possibly longer now a few things you want to think about
when you're building a bug out bag is weight
quality and budget as far as the contents the the main things you're
looking for that you need to have in there are food and water first aid, light
fire, shelter, clothing, communications and defense and you know you'll see all that
in this bag and there's thousands of videos on YouTube about bug out bags
this is just what I put together
you know I'd be open to other ideas if you want to leave some ideas in the
comments below
anything I might have left out anything that you think i could do better
feel free I don't mind getting a little criticism so let's just get right into
the bag
this is the Red Rock outdoor assault pack now this bag is pretty compact for
the nice it's got a lot of rettention straps everywhere
Its pretty well padded on the back and have some pretty decent straps, the straps
leave a little bit to be desired but they do seem to be a good quality, it has the
chest wrap and a waist strap so you keep it sinched down to you and keep things
from danggling and shaking around anywhere
I'm gonna start with the stuff i have on the outside of the pack in the back
back here it has a Velcro pouchits made for a hydration bladder but I dont keep a hydration bladder
in here
I keep a good waterproof map of my area and a waterproof backpack cover one thing you
need to think about if you're in a bug out situation you don't want to be
walking around with the most tactical looking backpack, you want to be able to
cover it up make it look like just a regular bag and hopefully keep people
from messing with you too much
and obviously If it starts raining you can keep your pack dry keep all your
contents dry, that kind of thing
now moving on to the side here I got a little leatherman sheath, I keep my leatherman sidekick in there
You definatly need a multi-tool. this here is the Condor rip-away medical pouch ,
it will rip right off the side so you don't have to keep it on the pack, if you need
to use your first aid kit you have quick access to it on the outside and just rip
it off and leave your pack if you need to go help somebody out
definitely good to have a flashlight
somewhere on the outside something you can access quickly if
you need it. this is just one i got from lowe's home improvement its about 320 lumen
flashlight. I keep a carabeaner on the front, american flag patch and this flashlight
here
I wanted to have something that will be facing my back
now if I'm walking down the street at night I can turn this red light on or
it also flash that way
if there's cars going by or if i'm looking for help i need help then
this will be visible to people that can help me
also has a regular flashlight on there if for some reason all other lights were
used up or whatever this would be a backup light as well
On this side I have a Condor hydration pack
cliped onto the side of that is a little compass and whistle also has a
thermometer on the back and a magnifying glass I use that look at your map or
start a fire. On the outside pouch
I keep all my water stuff in this pouch
I have the Sawyer filtration straw a little water bladder to keep the water
in this goes along with the sawyer. I also keep some water-purification tablets in
there just in case I need to purify some water. Also in here
I keep a Berkey sport water bottle
this will filter up to a thousand gallons of water so i can really just
put my water or any water from any source in this bottle and I can drink
straight from it and this will
filter it for me. I also keep a conteen cup in here
you can cook in it you can boil water in it
over a fire definitely need to have one of those. Now we'll get into the pouches on outside
In this top one here
I keep a lot of stuff that I want to need to get too fast
I don't have to dig around in the bag too much for some of this stuff. I keep a pair of
back up sun glasses,
headlamp, in this little pouch I keep a compass, bandana, a mosquito head net if the
bugs are really getting to you, you can throw that on there real quick
a few rubber bands for whatever you might need those for. Now down here
In the pouch below that, I have another little small pouch here and here i just
have some nitrile gloves and a little dust mask in here I have
sunscreen, Ibuprofean, some Purell, chapstick
eye drops and some hand lotion. all things that you might need to get to or you
might need and you won't have to dig down into your bag get it
have a five-hour energy, a couple glow sticks, one green one yellow
just for a light source
if you're in the woods and you're having to camp and you don't want
to have to use your flashlight batteries can use those if it will give you enough light
some hot hands and emergency
pancho, have a backup knife
its a double bladed Smith & Wesson, regular blade on one side serrated blade on the
other. A regular bic lighter, extra flashlights and I don't keep the
batteries in this because I don't want the batteries to go bad and get corroded
inside the bag a bug out bag isn't something you're going to use all the
time so it may be years before i use this flashlight, I just keep the batteries close by
some bug spray,
regular pen, sharpie, some emergency phone numbers
if i can get to a phone and need to call for help
have a wright in the rain notebook, it's good
you need to leave anybody message for any reason.
Important for me, New Testament Bible. A little survival instructions that came
with something or other, it might
come in handyA and that's it for that pouch.
One other thing in this pouch I forgot is some quick little first aid
some small gauze and a anticeptic wipes burn creame, of a couple different types of
medicine
Now let's get into the middle pouch
This one doesn't open all the way, but it will go about three quarters of the way. First thing you get
to in here is another bandana
this is my fire kit and i'll do a separate video on this, but ill give you a quick little view of
everything is in here and here we have some twine, wet fire,
waterproof matches, a little striker and a small bic lighter.
this is kind of a self-contained little fire kit just in case I need that
another lighter
these things are awesome fire puck, you can get these from walmart for about two
bucks, its basically like a mini flare, but you you light this underneath some wood it
will really get it going
I think it burns for about three minutes really really hot. have a small knife in
here
some cotton balls soaked in Vaseline. In this thing in the top here have a little
piece off of one of those
little firestarter bricks shoved down in there and a bunch of fat lighter
wood
that's it for the fire kit. also down here is my pocket stove, these things are really
cool, it just opens up like this and have some spare cubes in here you light one of those on fire
and you can use that tin cup that I showed you earlier to sit on here in boil water
next thing is really important, its your food kit
I have a few mountain house meals in here I have some beef jerky and here i have
one of those little spam loafs in there, Im not sure that i like the spam loaf
but if I was an emergency situation id eat it. Some folgers, some tea bags
salt and pepper enough food to last me for three days
if I needed it and one of the most important things, some toilet paper
if you're in the woods or you're stranded by yourself for a while with no
bathroom, you'll be glad you have that.
some utensils just a spoon and a fork
another backup knife, this is just an old Kershaw that I dont carry anymore.
another flashlight you know I go by the
one is none, two is one rule. You need to have backups for everything
just like the other one I don't keep the batteries in that. I have a small knife
sharpener and that's everything for the middle pouch
Now for the large pouch
this one does clamshell all the way open first thing that falls out is a
little monocular just in case to see things far off, a little bit smaller than
a pair of binoculars so it's nice to have. I have an SOL escape bivvy
just basically it's a small sleeping bag
I have a small backpacking tarp got that from walmart a roll of duct tape, Datrex
emergency drinking water, I have six packs in here. I have a Fiskers folding saw
in case you need to cut down some firewood
also have a Cold Steel GI Tanto
pretty good survival knife good for chopping or batoning , help make some
fires make a shelter. lot lighter than trying to carry an axe or something like that
I have about 50 feet of paracord, some zip ties, a couple of contractor trash bags
You can use those for a drop cloth or a shelter if you need to, anything like that have
emergency wind-up radio
I does not need batteries, it also have a flashlight on their, play some music
listen to what's going on in the world. it also charges
solar power and you can plug your devices into I could plug my phone into
that and charge it would probably take a long time but I could if I needed to
keep a full change of clothes
I have a long sleeve shirt, long pants
wool socks, extra pair of underwear
and also in here in the back there's a little zipper pouch in there
I have a little power bank supposed to be able to charge my phone at least once
keep that in there, I keep a small pack of extra batteries for all the flashlights
and any devices. Also in that pouch
I have some little power cord
that go along with the emergency radio for charging different types of phones
and over here on the other side
I just to finish it up I got a deck of playing cards just in case you have to
spend the night somewhere, have a little somthing to keep me entertained, have an emergency
blanket, some hot hands
another little fire starter
striker, and one thing that I think people leave out a lot,
most people they look down in here they're going to think it's a flashlight
but I thought that would be a good spot to hide a little extra cash just in case
I needed it
one thing i did forget to tell you guys about is how do you have a pair of
mechanics gloves in the back pouch. but I any way that does it for my bug out
bag / get home bag. I hope you guys have got some good ideas , If there is
something I left out there something I didnt think about feel free to comment on it
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