Bug-out Bag Basics

One of the most talked about pieces of must have gear in the “survivalist” communities are bags. Go bags, bug-out bags, get out of dodge bags, so forth and so on. And like other sites we’re going to be talking about them quite a bit because they really are a staple of any preparedness regime. I’ve started a thread in the forums to keep this discussion going and talk about what you have in your bag/s and what you as an individual are preparing for. When you get right down to it planning and making your bags should be directly related to specific threats that are possibilities in your particular city. Some places like mine have the threat of earthquakes while others have hurricanes and tornadoes etc. Tailor your particular bag to your particular needs.

So I want to say from the get go I’m not a hardcore gear head. I don’t have any military MRE’s or hyper expensive gear that I carry with me for a variety of reasons. One being that cars get broken into all the time and carrying a grand worth of crap in your bag is just asking for heartbreak. 95% of my gear can be picked up at the local Target in about 45 minutes of general shopping. This is a work in progress and designed for the sole purpose of having a few days worth of general gear to make my life easier if for any reason I can’t go home. Since I live in Los Angeles the most prevalent threat is earthquake. If I’m on the other side of town and a big one hits there’s no way in hell I’m going to be able to get back home for a while so this bag is geared towards being in my trunk at all times so I’m cool if I’m stuck out for a while.

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