Posted on 05/14/2009 6:13:12 PM PDT by appleseed
It pays to peek inside Anthony Hardwick’s pricey survival ‘bug-out’ bag
Back when I first got interested in survival preparedness, I’d have long discussions with friends about the necessity of always having a pack ready in case you ever had to make a quick evacuation. We discussed all the contents of our survival packs, and considered both short-term and long-term survival needs away from home.
Knives, tools, water, seeds, clothes, fire, shelter, light. We agreed that the ideal survival pack — also referred to as a “bug-out bag” — would be lightweight and not a burden. We would bring these packs on our desert outings and test how well the items did in field conditions.
We learned that the more you knew, the less you had to carry. The packs that were best were also the heaviest and the biggest. If you could always put your pack in your car and drive away, then weight and bulk wouldn’t be an issue. But the reality of emergencies is that things happen when you don’t expect them, at a moment not of your choosing, when you’re not necessarily ready.
More recently, I have been interested in finding out what people carry in their packs and why they made those choices. Outdoorsman Pascal Baudar recently held an event where everyone showed and talked about the contents of their bug-out bags, and I asked Pasadena resident Anthony Hardwick about his selections.
“One never knows when a natural or manmade disaster will strike,” says Hardwick.
(Excerpt) Read more at pasadenaweekly.com ...
I find this thread and the replies fascinating because ever since I was a kid (I am 69) I have packed up small bags of “stuff I might need in an emergency”. I have them stowed away in my Tahoe. My daughter is aware of this fetish of mine and she laughs at me. I thought I was the only one who did this. ha!
Designed if you don’t have a BOV but will get you to your BOL ;)
That’s vehicle and location.
That Pocket Chainsaw looks to be awesome, the Samurai hatchet does too. Their prices are great.
A rotate my B.O.B. fixin’s bump.
I heard that it was pretty expensive stuff .... at the gun shows they always have several tables of first aid stuff so next show I’ll look for it ... thanks!
There’s a book out about herbal medicine to look for when hiking ... think I’ll get it ...
Somebody just posted me .... will look for it at the next gun show ... there’s always several tables of first aid and emergency preparedness stuff ... complete backpacks for sale too ...
Have to agree. I have 4 different bug out bags.. each one has a different purpose.. and I have yet to spend THAT much total.
Some are short term bags, one is a ham radio ARES deployment bag and my last one is an “End of the world TSHTF bag” and I managed to buy quality gear cheaper than that.
Yes, that’s one of the ways I made up the contents of a lot of stuff in my bags.. gun shows.
There is always a decent survival preparedness type table and someone is always selling survival food so I take advantage of gun shows to stock up/upgrade, or rotate my bags contents.
I have several packets of these nutrition tables - claim is that seven of them provides the necessary nourishment for a day. They’re sealed, I have several in my car. There’s a gun show end of May our family is going to so will pick up a bunch of stuff then ... thanks for all the info.
Clan Lurker (3 of us including 14 yo Lurker Jr) each have 2 BOB's. One of them is a smaller Camelback type which stays in the car. The other is a medium ALICE pack with more stuff and is designed for longer term use.
In addition to the gear each of them has a deck of cards in there.
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Food, water, purification filter and camping gear are loaded already. One quick load from the house and we are ready. I can make it to a more secure site on the secondary roads with the fuel on board.
I'm too stove up to be hoofing it much anymore. And if we can't make it to Point B we can go off grid for close to a year with a few more items loaded last minute. So I guess I've got a bug out vehicle instead of a bag. :)
Very true, and cards also help you to draw in the group or the kids and wife into an intimate, distracting activity that gives you a good opportunity to set a mood and to monitor their emotional state.
Which is why I occasionally extend my daily 6 mile walk to 15. I'm not going to avoid a nuke on my charming city but I can put some distance between me and the zombies.
2l “Platypus” bottles take up essentially no space empty, and are much stronger than a condom.
FWIW
I sealed them up in one of those food preserver things so they're air tight and water proof. Now there's one in each of our BOB's and Lurker Jr has a couple for his Boy Scout camping trips.
He said they were a life saver during one rainy weekend.
"Be Prepared!"
And for the record I don't think I spent 1500 bucks putting together our total of 6 BOB's.
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That was probably a joke but the reality is that one of the first and most fun things that most prepared men would be looking to accomplish in a community spirit would be to eliminate the sociopath riff raff from the equation.
The last thing that I would want to be in a dire survival situation is an unstable sociopath with a gun that was looting and a deadly threat to every father's family.
Look at the aftermath of hurricanes, those guys are enjoying their protective role as they gather to protect their neighbors and they are looking for an excuse to act.
Besides the obvious, do these have any other use (Water balloons?)
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