I think a bug-out bag or get-home-bag should be relatively light. For example 30 pounds for an average healthy adult man, and less for most women and children.
There are government regulations for maximum carrying weight, to prevent chronic damage to the spine. These regulations can be found on the websites of NIOSH, OSHA, CDC, etc.
There is a big difference between the weight that you are allowed to wear incidentally for short periods of time, and the weight that you are allowed to wear for days.
During evacuation you could add a second bag in a small cart. Or you could use a bicycle to carry some extra weight.
That means you need the equipment used for ultra-light backpack camping, including an ultra-light tent and sleeping bag in a cold climate, plus a small survival kit and a small folding saw.
Then there is no weight capacity left for extras, such as a monocular, radio transceiver, playing cards, climbing rope, axe, handcuffs, camp shovel, bulletproof vest, heavy tools, child toys, etc.
It is important to train to camp regularly for a few days with just your bug-out bag, in all types of weather.
This can be done on a terrace in a garden, or on a balcony, or in an open car garage, if you want to protect yourself against dangerous tick bites. Or it can be done in winter in an unheated attic, with the windows open.
You can train in long-distance walking, while carrying the weight on your back. For this you can use an old backpack, filled with cheap and faulty material.
This way you can keep your high quality emergency equipment undamaged for a real disaster. Moreover there is no risk of your real bug-out bag being incomplete, if you need it for a real emergency.
There are government regulations for maximum carrying weight, to prevent chronic damage to the spine. These regulations can be found on the websites of NIOSH, OSHA, CDC, etc.
There is a big difference between the weight that you are allowed to wear incidentally for short periods of time, and the weight that you are allowed to wear for days.
During evacuation you could add a second bag in a small cart. Or you could use a bicycle to carry some extra weight.
That means you need the equipment used for ultra-light backpack camping, including an ultra-light tent and sleeping bag in a cold climate, plus a small survival kit and a small folding saw.
Then there is no weight capacity left for extras, such as a monocular, radio transceiver, playing cards, climbing rope, axe, handcuffs, camp shovel, bulletproof vest, heavy tools, child toys, etc.
It is important to train to camp regularly for a few days with just your bug-out bag, in all types of weather.
This can be done on a terrace in a garden, or on a balcony, or in an open car garage, if you want to protect yourself against dangerous tick bites. Or it can be done in winter in an unheated attic, with the windows open.
You can train in long-distance walking, while carrying the weight on your back. For this you can use an old backpack, filled with cheap and faulty material.
This way you can keep your high quality emergency equipment undamaged for a real disaster. Moreover there is no risk of your real bug-out bag being incomplete, if you need it for a real emergency.