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Hahahaha a shelter made of fruit roll ups. . . . Amazing :thumbup: I should add a bottle of JW in there to wash the fruit roll ups down. . . . That would be a weird combination
I could hear the sound of heartburn from here!
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Just had a misc pack of aLocksaks come in. Also got a good sized order from battery junction. Lights, fire making, batteries, medical are mostly taken care of. Next on the list are summer/winter bail out wardrobes, water filtering/transport, solar power, 3 sleep system, MREs. I got nitecore's new MH2S light. It's AA, rechargeable by USB (goalzero/nomad7 and powerfilm compatible) light and can run on regular AAs too. Also it's 600 lumen and has great throw. I had a beautiful blue eyed boxer rescue that would have been a great bug out buddy but she almost killed one of my cats so, back to square one on that.
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My buddy has done that with his winter gear. Two pair wool socks, undies, wool long johns, BDUs, hat, all in a bag that's sucked down smaller than a pair of high heels.
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hehehehehe What he said!
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I don't have a 'bug out bag' per se, I think a true BOB would probably actually have to a good-sized backpack of some sort...and I don't have one specifically set up to 'grab & go'...what is more likely in a true SHTF sitatuation is the B.O.V.--Bug Out Vehicle...it will probably include me backing the SUV up to the garage, throwing everything I think we'll need within the available time...camping gear, food, tools, etc. in the back along with loading up the household members and heading where ever I think we need to go...
However, I did just re-pack my hiker/versipak that is my 'go bag' when I hit the trail for more than anything longer than an hour casual walk...among other things, I've got the military style kidney shaped steel canteen/stove, holding a small snowpeak stove burner unit, a compack GPS unit, small BIC lighter, magnesium firestarter, a small SAK, multi-tool, 3 space blankets (one ultra-cheapo, 2 decent quality ones), about 50 feet of cord, an emergeny orange tube tent, compact first aid kit, a head mounted lamp, a minimag light, a couple cellum. light sticks (if you're stranded overnight, you can't have too much light), couple compact rolls of TP, about 5 baby wipes in a ziplock, 2 compact cheapo emergeny ponchos, 3 one-gallon zip locks, 5 sandwich sized ziplocks, a couple clean sections of cloth, a couple pieces of heavy duty alum. foil, a couple carribeaners (not climb rated), and an uncoated Aluminum water canteen. There's enough room left over for several cliff/granola bars, packs of hot cocoa, and probably a compact freeze dried meal. It is my basic bag that would be able to cover myself and a partner on the trail if we had to 'overnight' it, twisted an ankle, or shelter in place we got caught way out and the weather came in. All in all without the food/water, it weighs about 8 lbs. And I'd ad probably my NMSFNO or Tankbuster to my belt. I think combined with some basic field skills, and proper clothing, it meets the intended purpose. Its packed and ready to go, sitting behind me as I type this, and would get us through a night or two if needed.
One thing I like about the this versipack, other than the general utility, is that it can be worn under a coat or poncho, so if the weather does come in, no biggie to throw your parka or whatever over the top if it and keep it from getting drenched.
Cheers,
BOSS
However, I did just re-pack my hiker/versipak that is my 'go bag' when I hit the trail for more than anything longer than an hour casual walk...among other things, I've got the military style kidney shaped steel canteen/stove, holding a small snowpeak stove burner unit, a compack GPS unit, small BIC lighter, magnesium firestarter, a small SAK, multi-tool, 3 space blankets (one ultra-cheapo, 2 decent quality ones), about 50 feet of cord, an emergeny orange tube tent, compact first aid kit, a head mounted lamp, a minimag light, a couple cellum. light sticks (if you're stranded overnight, you can't have too much light), couple compact rolls of TP, about 5 baby wipes in a ziplock, 2 compact cheapo emergeny ponchos, 3 one-gallon zip locks, 5 sandwich sized ziplocks, a couple clean sections of cloth, a couple pieces of heavy duty alum. foil, a couple carribeaners (not climb rated), and an uncoated Aluminum water canteen. There's enough room left over for several cliff/granola bars, packs of hot cocoa, and probably a compact freeze dried meal. It is my basic bag that would be able to cover myself and a partner on the trail if we had to 'overnight' it, twisted an ankle, or shelter in place we got caught way out and the weather came in. All in all without the food/water, it weighs about 8 lbs. And I'd ad probably my NMSFNO or Tankbuster to my belt. I think combined with some basic field skills, and proper clothing, it meets the intended purpose. Its packed and ready to go, sitting behind me as I type this, and would get us through a night or two if needed.
One thing I like about the this versipack, other than the general utility, is that it can be worn under a coat or poncho, so if the weather does come in, no biggie to throw your parka or whatever over the top if it and keep it from getting drenched.
Cheers,
BOSS
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My BOB is the same pack I use for camping and hiking. While I'm not a fan of fruit roll ups, I do like Mike n Ike's and Hershey Bars.
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That's a great thread and I used that thread years ago to to set up my bag. Highly recommended information site for disaster preparedness. (The "zombie thing" is tongue-in-cheek.) Since "bugging out" is an absolute last resort, my bag is on the larger side. I guess it's in between a BOB and an INCH (I'm Never Coming Home") Bag with relationship to size. I picked up a London Bridge Trading Company 5 day bag the other year at a price I couldn't refuse. Heavy duty and built for abuse. Recently I've been reassessing my bag; trying to shed unnecessary weight. In addition to that bag which usually resides at home, I also have a GHB ("Get Home Bag") Camelback Mule II which stays in my vehicle.
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I'm glad my Eberlestock can easily carry my Mini 14! 
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Thanks...as I say, its my basically my hiking 'uh oh' bag with no real reason not to take...and I should ad my knives are in Spec Ops sheaths with a couple other essentials...fire rods, and whatnot...
I think we can all agree 'Bugging Out' has so many variables, as does the SHTF scenarios that it is highly personal and individual circumstance dependent...for instance, in my area...if its a Tsunami, one might want to head up the hills AWAY from water in a coastal area...but if the there's an earthquate or an eruption, they may want to do the exact opposite. Or if there's a major incident in a metro area, you may want to head out of high population density areas, or vice versa depending... It's ALL highly situational.
But you're right, look at many of the hurricane situations in the south...the interstates/roads become parking lots...
I live a good distance outside the a major metro areas in my region, so chances are most of my major short term, imminent danger situations are probably going to primarily the natural disaster-type stuff...
I can tell you a couple things:
1. I'd he hard pressed to actually 'bug out' rather than shelter in place at my residence...it would have to be something like a forest fire heading my way (not really up for discussion) to get me to head out...
2. ALL your BUG out plans change when you have family members thrown into the mix, especially multiple little ones (like under 3-4 years old)...that fantasy of throwing your pack on your back and going and doing the Rambo thing in the woods for any type of extended period pretty much goes by-by unless you're comfortable leaving them behind. How long/far can you carry your pack and toddler(s) and/or infant(s)? You're probably not getting as far as you think on foot, especially if the weather is very cold/wet/nasty, or very hot. So in those cases, having the vehicle for shelter would make a good deal of sense...even if were just parked on a logging road or something and moved around as necessary. A large SUV w/ a full tank of gas, used wisedly would be a real asset. If it turns out to be a full blown zombie hord attack, well I'd rather take my chances behing the wheel of a couple tons of 4x4 fury...
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This week I got the Xpak, 2 bottles of water pills and 2 aquamira survival straws. Xpak will NOT be going in the bug out on foot plan. It is HEAVY.