My 'Bug Out Kit' Build

[rbeau30]

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[hawk1]

Good start!!!

[bobbyfairbanks]

Great start keep the posts coming with pics and lists!

[rbeau30]

Will work on my list at work. (LOL yeah I know, but weekends on watch are slow) I'll keep my list in the Original Post and perhaps prices too to put in perspective what I have spent.

[bobbyfairbanks]

Great idea I wish I had did that. I would help keep things in perspective. It is real easy to get carried away and start buying lots of useless crap that eats up the hard earned money in your wallet

[rbeau30]

Great idea I wish I had did that. I would help keep things in perspective. It is real easy to get carried away and start buying lots of useless crap that eats up the hard earned money in your wallet

Thanks! Hard earned money and limited space/weight.

This build is going to be my large kit, if my truck still works (zombie apocalypse, flood, etc) where I would need to leave home, It will be heavier than a backpack, but easy for two of us to grab and throw in the back of the pickup and go.

Once I get it built, I will work on the smaller bags for the kiddos and the two adults. I plan to have them compliment each other in a nested sort of way. So if I need to double up on things it will only be extremely useful items or items prome to being used up in a long-term situation. (Ammo, firestarters, food, water purification supplies, etc.) There are many pages on this section and all of them are really good reads. (I've already started reading 'one second after' lol)

Is there a core set of items that are a must have where I can start my research while I sort through the 9+ pages of threads in this section of the board?

[divideman]

Great start! Best wishes with your BOB.

[Ranger]

I have the AR7 in one of my BOB's and I'm happy with it. It's not going to win any competitions but I have to say it's pretty darn accurate with fixed sights. I have several BOB's and the one with the AR is actually a medic backpack with:

AR-7 (plus 300 rounds .22) and a cheapo scope
10 AR-7 magazines
Emergency Water
Firestarters
Knife and sharpener
Wire saw
Emergency blanket
Signal mirror
Binoculars
CB Radio w/weather band

...and all sorts of other stuff.

This is generally the bag I grab on my way out the door if I am spending the day in the mountains. I also have smaller emergency kits in all my cars that have many of the same items but are more handgun specific (holster, ammo, etc) since I rarely (if ever) leave the house without a pistol.

[rbeau30]

I figured I would pick up the AR-7 since it would be good for hunting small things, and .22LR is compact, and not all that hefty to keep a bunch of rounds in my kit for longer term. It also kinda just fell into my lap and the price was right. It will also help with space constraints. Ohh and it floats. LOL

I don't have a Ruger, plan on gettin one, but due to a break-in, my firearm shopping list took a dramatic change and it isn't really high on my list. sucks to have to replace everything. I rarely ever leave the house without my pistol so that is a good idea I can write down for the smaller kits. Unfortunately I work on federal property so carrying to work is not an option.

I like the CB idea. I used to have a handheld unit that had like a 10 foot antenna, it was fun to use after I graduated from walkie-talkies with my buddy way back when.

Emergency water... I read a couple threads about water storage, but a LDS buddy of mine said that stored water can get rancid after several years. The subject of the conversation was home storage in the 55-gallon drum version, but I guess for a small kit, it would be easy to rotate several gallons every once in a while, and not all that expensive. I do a lot of pressure canning at home, and too bad mason jars are glass, because I thought that it would be awesome to can up some water for really really long-term storage. Just a thought.

[StagLefty]

Emergency water... I read a couple threads about water storage, but a LDS buddy of mine said that stored water can get rancid after several years. The subject of the conversation was home storage in the 55-gallon drum version, but I guess for a small kit, it would be easy to rotate several gallons every once in a while, and not all that expensive. I do a lot of pressure canning at home, and too bad mason jars are glass, because I thought that it would be awesome to can up some water for really really long-term storage. Just a thought.

Don't rule out a small filtering system like a Katydin Hiker,that what I have in my small BOB. Keeps the weight down also.