Here’s what’s in my Bug-Out Bag:
Large Heavy Duty Duffel
Sheath Knife
Pistol ammo
Rifle ammo
Binoculars, 10x25
Entrenching tool
Hatchet
Leatherman tool
Soft hat / ballcap
Boots
Spare Rx glasses/sunglasses
Tarp 10x10
50ft para cord
25ft rope
2x Chem lights
Portable radio
Flashlight(s)
4x D cells
4x AA cells
4x AAA cells
Candle lantern /candles
Lighter
Duct tape
ziplock bags
Collapsible 5gal water container
1 gallon water
5x MRE w/heaters
Granola bars
Water purification tabs
Toilet Paper
Basic bath kit
Rain Poncho
Blanket
Change of clothes
2x change of socks
10x $20 cash
Cigarettes/Snuff
Listerine
Flask whiskey
First Aid Kit:
4x Quik Clot
2x 10in battle dressing
4x 6in battle dressing
5x 4in Dressing sponge
5x 4in Dressing gauze
4x Compressed bandage
2x Ace bandage
4x surgical mask
4x latex gloves
Surgical clamp
X-Acto knife /blades
Emergency airway
Scissors
Bandaids
Betadine
Hydrocortizone
Americaine
Calamine
Benadryl
Immodium
Super glue
Deet
Aspirin
Advil
I put in a few of those cheap, light emergency blankets, a handful of clothespins and some hunter orange yarn. You can make a quick shelter, hudle in the blankets, use them for signaling, collecting dew, etc. The yarn not only makes lightweight shelter ties, snares, alarms, etc., but my husband and I have an agreement that cutting 1/2” pieces of yarn and dropping them on the ground marks our trail if we get separated. Plus, lots of sour candy for quick energy and thirst suppression.
If you plan on being anywhere near the sunshine belt, a couple big bottles of generic sunscreen would help out - assuming that if the SHTF you’d be outside alot more than normal.
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Might want to throw in one of those magnesium fire starter blocks (shave magnesium and then run a knife down the flint to generate sparks). You can pick them up at Walmart.