I'm Making A Bug Out Bag. GLP Doom Tards, Give Me Your Sage Words Of Wisdom!!

Hi mate. This lantern is good. Lasts ages and you can carry more batteries or maybe find a way to charge rechargable batteries.

It wont light a path in torch mode but does have torch mode and lantern mode.

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Theres a bigger one as well but twice the weight and not twice the shine. I think.

If you are going super minimal from your post, they have a fully waterproof rucksack as well. Fully waterproof no matter what and you could just line it with a bin liner for extra.

They do bigger sizes too but I wouldnt rely on it being ultra comfy under too much weight.

[link to www.alpkit.com (secure)]

If you want a small water resistant bag that you can use as a dry bag inside your pack and also so you can leave your pack somewhere and use the small pack as a day wander pack then id recommend a sea to summit ultra sil day pack.

I wish I could buy you some gear but as it stands im eating rice and spice.

Training manuals including edible plants.

1. - Food - for at least 3 days
2. - Katadyn - water purification system (I have Katadyn Combi.. love it!) and you can add SteriPEN if theres snow
3. - Get some rain gear
4. - Choose a GOOD knife & flashlight like Fallkniven & Led Lenser!
5. - Buy Portable Police Scanner
6. - Solar charge - "Goal Zero" - you can't get better than that
7. - FIRE
8. - Rope
9. - hennessy hammock
10. - I had Penny stove.. now I use simple wood stove(Vargo Titanium stove) And you don't need fuel (wood is everywhere and it is free!)
11. - map, gps & compass
12. - gloves
13. - first aid kit
14. - fishing gear
15. - clothes - buy something good like Arcteryx, Patagonia or North Face and Icebreaker for wool clothes

Remember to keep it light!
And one more thing, if your life depends on your gear.. well, don't buy cheap stuff!

Lightweight rain poncho
firestarter
whistle
compass
foil emergency blankets

Thanks! This is great, brands and makes recommendations

also thanks to the other brit ;) I will check the site out

I forgot something, probably the most important thing - boots.
Buy the best1! LIke LaSportiva or Scarpa.

And I just saw you're from UK so..
# 16. - PowerPot

If you live in a rural area, the idea of "bugging out" makes no sense.

If you don't live in a rural area-move.

Wow that powerpot thing sounds ingenious. Maybe overkill though. Thanks for the advice so far. Any other brands or labels you want to throw at me would be good.

Rope around your neck is all you will need.

Where the fuck do you people expect to bug out too? There is nowhere to go. Even still if there was, how would you get there?

OP If you plan to bug out alone, pack a couple of Razzle mags.

I'd rather pick up my bag and start hiking into the beautiful forested areas than stay in my city and wait to die of thirst or be murdered.

Is that really unreasonable?

Options, options....

the woods are already fully stocked. So I hear....

At an absolute minimum, nothing more. Comfortable medium size backpack in earth tone color. Think Kelty 40 or 50. Tie your favorite hiking shoes, cargo pants and thick long sleve shirt to the outside. Stuff the pockets full of thick socks. Frog Tog rain jacket, get one size bigger, and get a Tall size. Hat, mosquito headnet. Work gloves, Strong hammock, tarp to cover, wool blanket. 50 feet of parachute cord. Super lightweight folding stool, tie to side of pack. Food, think Ramen, Mountain house freeze dried entrees, peanut butter, liquid energy shots, protein bars. Water filter, think good, Katadyn or MSR, lifestraw, metal pot to cook or boil water. 4 Bic lighters, zip lock with vasolene coated cotton balls, large firestick, large survival quality knife, or smaller machete to chop, one 9 hour candle. 4 inch folding knife. Large collapsable lightweight camouflage umbrella. Compass, map, led headlamp with red and white light. 12 batteries. Stainless .22 caliber carbine with carry sling, think Ruger 1022. 500 round brick of .22 LR. Gun oil, rag. Emergency wind up radio with earphones. 24 antibiotic pills, think doxicycline. Bandaids, ibuprophen, sudaphed, antibiotic ointment, cortisone cream large. Anti-diarea, Electrical and duct tape, tweezers, fingernail clippers, toothbrush, scissors. Surgical gloves (a bunch), soap. A disposition to stay hidden during the day, move at night slowly, listen become noiseless, resist the urge to be a hero. Your only responsible for yourself, no one can benefit from your actions, if your hurt, captured or injured. Enjoy!

Fuck the expensive Mountain House entrees!



You deserve to die if you can't think of anything better than paying the Big Bucks for packages of horrible overpriced Mountain House shit.

Yeah, I'm not looking to survive in a hole in the ground till the radiation dies down or anything.

Just want some tips on how to make a night, few nights or couple of weeks in the "woods" more comfortable.

Yes, I know it will likely never happen but most of this stuff I can use anyway. Portable stove I can use when i'm fishing, as with the knife, torch, warm clothes and so on.

Learn to hunt,track,trap,fish and farm and you will be head and shoulders above the rest.Learn what wild edibles you can eat and what not to eat for the location you will be surviving in.

Flashlight
crank radio/small as possible
batteries
cook set smaller the better.
big knife or folding saw for processing wood.
smaller knife for cooking and other utilities.
cordage of some kind.
shelter/tarp,smaller the better
food for 3 days only used if you cant find food.
lightweight fishing tackle,breakdown rod.
rain gear.
full change of clothes.
small roll of duct tape.
small binoculars or monocular.
pen and small notebook
compass/map of where you will be.
gun and ammo.
small first aid
sewing needle and kit
ziplock bags for waterproof storage

You now possess all you will need in a bug out survival situation,good luck and don't get eaten by bears.

Im not to sure about lighting but some alpkit stuff is good. The glowe lantern is light enough to carry as a lantern and also a torch that uses the same batteries whether you can recharge them?

They also do a bivvy sack in xl which would offer water resistence to you, your bag and mat in emergencies or under a sheet.

Multimat have a good non inflatable sleeping mat that will keep you warm from the ground up, without puncturing. Theres a ultra light one and an expedition one.

You would need a synthetic sleeping bag as well. 0c maybe wide cut so you can sleep in clothes.

Primaloft gold is the best synthetic insulation right now in comparison to down warmth. iv only seen phd designs experiment with it in a bag not just in jackets, where as others are all about profit I suppose. They could make you a 0c wide cut. ultrashell fabric with 200g primaloft gold at 1100g which would be the lightest possible way to make it featuring the above criteria. Montane give you primaloft eco. Others have there own blends but primaloft gold is the standard for warmth in wet conditions. Any bag would be good in emergency but phd could put you together the best 0c bag using the best avalible insulations and fabrics that companies have produced to date. Could last maybe around 5 years with constant compression but is like warm air. Obviously with insulation to loft up the fabric design cut plays key role. If you ever decided to get a synthetic bag rather than down for camping and extended sleeping trips without worrying about moisture there arnt that many true 0c bags and even though phd might cost a bit more than the best avalible. You would be getting much better value provided you were to use it. just saying.

You need a mat man.

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You've got more than me there so if you're screwed I totally am! Can't afford to make a bug out bagm can hardly afford to eat at the moment.

:youreafag:

Put your ingenuity, a water filter straw, and a utility knife, that will cover the start of whatever happens.

I dont even want to survive but I aint taking no chip if I havent already.

If nobody has said it yet, a few things for inside the bag or sitting ready next to the bag.

First aid kit
gas mask
gloves
boots
food rations bars

get crafty and look up the prepping stuff on Pinterest, it's filled with little doodads and whatnots

Oh, and a machete. Machetes are handy.

Typical stupid-ass bad advice.

Machetes are HEAVY and dangerous.
You're taking ALL that burden on your back Where There Is No Doctor.

Instead, get something that weighs 10 times less and is made for the purpose - a 4 oz folding saw to cut wood.

I don't even want to hear all the stupid Rambo shit.

Maybe this

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With an alpkit bivvy for extra warmth if needed.

A fleece midlayer.

and a something with 100g primaloft like a rab generator jacket and a mulitimat.

You can get all this second hand.

Iv slept on the beach homeless in march with this

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with a rab generator vest and was fine. Although reading reviews a camper said they were freezing in the field. They do a 1000 version but maybe the starlight is better or something similar. Id recommend a synthetic though even though it will weigh more than down feather.

Thank you. Added to purchases

Also thanks to the mat guy, will look into those

Yes, you need insulation between you and the ground, without question.

But no! A mat does not belong in your BoB, WHICH YOU ARE GOING TO PACK OUT ON YOUR BACK.

You have to constantly consider weight and volume.

Leaves and cardboard boxes and various things you come across will suit the purpose.