Whats in your bug out bag?

[poopdot]

pretty self explanitory...

 

[Cougar Allen]

Since this was posted in General Blade Discussion we should assume he's asking what knife (or knives) is in your bug out bag.

We also have a Wilderness & Survival Forum and a Gadgets & Gear Forum where people discuss other gear in their bug out bags.

 

[Ed T]

So I shouldn't mention the .45 cal pistol, two spare magazines, panty hose, chocolate, and condoms?

I have a swamp rat camp tramp with my hunting bag. I suspect I would grab it up in a crisis.

Ed

 

[stefanj]

I actualy carry a bunch of contingency stuff.
Are you talking about in theater (OCONUS) or in US (CONUS)??
In my truck in the US I keep a KBar, a CLS bag, Leatherman, Spyderco, Chemlights, Strobe light, flashlights a VS-17 pannel and a bottle of water.
In Iraq I carried a bunch more stuff.

 

[poopdot]

I am sorry I did mean knives in your bob

 

[Macchina]

I don't have a bug out bag, I have a bug out ammo can behind the seat of my truck, and see it as more of an emergency kit that will do me a lot of good in case of apocalypse. It has a stainless Mora in it. I would have put my Ratmandu in there, but I tried to keep the cost of the entire can below $50 so I could replace in case it was stolen. I also keep a fiskars hatchet behind my seat.

I've noticed that when I put nice knives in my BOBs, I need them for something, then I forget to put them back. The Mora will do anything I need it too, and I will never grab it because I need it around the house or camp.

 

[Macchina]

So I shouldn't mention the .45 cal pistol, two spare magazines, panty hose, chocolate, and condoms?
Ed

The condoms must be in case if it's just you and a hot chick left on this world, and you don't want kids around to bother the two of you!

 

[StretchNM]

I've got a Frost Grizzly Skinner in there along with an old Leatherman. Also a folding shovel.

 

[knivesanonymous]

I have a Swiss tool, Edge Mark bowie, and a spyderco Rescue.

 

[MRpink]

so why is it called a bug out bag? I never understood that.

 

[Esav Benyamin]

To bug out is to leave in a hurry.

Here's a history question for you: what's a DLBO?

 

[cutlerylover]

Well just as far as what knives I have in there, this is my list:

Benchmade model 100 fixed blade
Cold Steel Ti-Lite
Cold Steel Medium Vaquero fully serrated
Victorinox Camper
Leatherman Wave

MY BOB bag is a black EOD bag from countycomm, I find tis the perfect size for what I have to carry...I also keep my sharpmaker in it as well for sharpening on the road if needed...

 

[OilMan]

As far as knives go I've got a PE Griptillian in the side pouch of my Fatboy and depending on which Fatboy I have with me there's also a smaller Dozier model FB or a RAT3 on the strap behind the bag. Along with Leatherman multis in all my bags too. I've also got a RAT 7 in D2 floating around my vehicle too just in case.

 

[hatchetjack]

I have a CS Canadian Belt Knife and a Gerber Recoil multi-tool in the Fatboy. The bigger BoB has a 7" Ka-Bar and 12" Ontario machete. I also add those pen shaped diamond sharpeners.

 

[tirod3]

Bug out was an old military phrase used in the early '60's by kids playing WWII - yeah, I know, it dates me.

So a bug out bag is the one you grab for when TSHTF - another old military phrase.

I do like the concept of not putting your best knife in it - nobody I know would want a nice $150 fixed blade ripped off when the tool bag behind the truck seat gets ripped off - it's happened to me. Loaned it to nice people, too. So keeping the price down, and having an effective, but relatively inexpensive blade there for the largely sharpened-prybar jobs makes a lot of sense.

Add in, I tend to grab the nice knife going out, too. It would never be in the bag. I don't know how others who put in expensive knives in their kit just to sit for months - other that to brag about it "being" there, or suffering from more cash than common sense! Send it my way!

I keep a Victorinox Hunter with a Boy Scout striker in my kit. The fixed blades stay out because the bags go to work, and would create a big stink if seen by co-workers who have a false sense of security about the lack of potential terrorism. Their biggest worry is getting between a coworker and a divorcing spouse. When the bag goes on the road, a Nimravus.

If I'm worried I need something bigger than that, a Stanley FUBAR.

 

[SaMX]

So I shouldn't mention the .45 cal pistol, two spare magazines, panty hose, chocolate, and condoms?

I don't have those things in my BOB, but I do that them in my party bag.

 

[Dog of War]

So I shouldn't mention the .45 cal pistol, two spare magazines, panty hose, chocolate, and condoms?

Now there's a man who ain't just plannin' to survive, but to really thrive!

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[GEC]

Leatherman Wave (EDC) and Rat-7.

 

[hatchetjack]

I do like the concept of not putting your best knife in it - nobody I know would want a nice $150 fixed blade ripped off when the tool bag behind the truck seat gets ripped off - it's happened to me. Loaned it to nice people, too. So keeping the price down, and having an effective, but relatively inexpensive blade there for the largely sharpened-prybar jobs makes a lot of sense.

Add in, I tend to grab the nice knife going out, too. It would never be in the bag. I don't know how others who put in expensive knives in their kit just to sit for months - other that to brag about it "being" there, or suffering from more cash than common sense! Send it my way!

If I'm worried I need something bigger than that, a Stanley FUBAR.

That's a very good point. I never tie up too much hard earned cash in something that is going to sit idle for a long time (hopefully). I do, however do not go cheap. A USMC Ka-Bar and Ontario machete are reliable and proven tools that will be of good service when needed. Plus I would not want a good custom attracting any attention in a Bug Out situation where unscrupulous predators are out looking for an opportunity to steal something.

hatchet-

 

[Esav Benyamin]

So I shouldn't mention the .45 cal pistol, two spare magazines, panty hose, chocolate, and condoms?

From Dr. Strangelove (of course)

Major T. J. "King" Kong: Survival kit contents check. In them you'll find: one forty-five caliber automatic; two boxes of ammunition; four days' concentrated emergency rations; one drug issue containing antibiotics, morphine, vitamin pills, pep pills, sleeping pills, tranquilizer pills; one miniature combination Russian phrase book and Bible; one hundred dollars in rubles; one hundred dollars in gold; nine packs of chewing gum; one issue of prophylactics; three lipsticks; three pair of nylon stockings. Shoot, a fella' could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff.