a compass, a first aid manual, pair of wool socks and clothes that you won't freeze to death in.

 

My ideas for a young person's BOB/GHB

Separate bag inside a Kevlar lined backpack

Laminated ID w/picture, name, home address, telephone number, alternate address and telephone number of close relative with their pictures and names.

Another laminated card w/home address and telephone number and parents cell phone numbers

List of safe houses if parents aren’t available with names, addresses and telephone numbers. Telephone number of a taxi service that is trusted.

City map with home and relatives’ addresses marked, along with the list of safe houses.

A small coin purse with a ten dollar bill, a five dollar bill, five ones, plus coins. (Money primarily for paying for a taxi. Including a signed note that offered a reward to get the bearer safely to one of the addresses on the laminated cards. The change is primarily for vending machines or pay phone (If any still exist)

Prepaid cell phone if the school allows.

Telephone card (Use at least once a month under supervision so the child knows how)

2 boxes juice, packet of trail mix, packet of jerky, hard candies.

2 1-liter bottles of water

Windup LED flashlight

Space blanket & disposable poncho

Change of underwear, knit cap, pair of warm gloves in vacuum sealed bag

Camper’s pack of toilet tissue

Individual moist towelettes

One-ounce bottle of Purell for sanitation if regular bathroom facilities aren’t available

Couple of band-aids and two larger patch bandages

Over-the-counter medications (only if allowed by school)

Packet of tissues for runny noses

Whistle and signal mirror

Dust mask and swimming goggles for dust, smoke, or fumes

Lighter and pocket knife if allowed by school (used monthly to keep in practice)

Memorize three code words. One to use to indicate it is the parent’s instructions, by them or trusted family and friends to give or receive information or be picked up. A second word that means to keep doing whatever it is you are doing, primarily meaning stay where you are. A third word to mean to follow the Get Home Plan.

Just a few ideas off the top of my head.

 

Memorize three code words. One to use to indicate it is the parent’s instructions, by them or trusted family and friends to give or receive information or be picked up. A second word that means to keep doing whatever it is you are doing, primarily meaning stay where you are. A third word to mean to follow the Get Home Plan.

Just a few ideas off the top of my head.

All great items. I would also suggest another code-word if a parent has to send another person to pick up a child.

Ages ago when we both were younger, my son and I had a code word established if something were to happen to me and I sent someone to pick him up he knew that person was safe.

 

Luckily my kids school is a less than a block away.

My biggest concern is some punk hurting the kid to get at their pack...

 

Wow! those are some great ideas up there, jerry. Possible other additions from an ex-middle school teacher (some might be nice to keep in your locker for those situations that wouldn't require so much of a bug-out, but it would be nice to have JIC at school):

Filtering water bottle.

Water purification tablets in the original packaging.

an MRE or Mainstay bar

Duct tape :

Fresnel lens (can't think of many other fire-starters that are allowed at school) and a bag of Vaseline-soaked cotton balls.

Would a firesteel be allowed?

Extra tennis shoes (don't want to hile home from school in your dress shoes that you wore for picture day.)

Girls... and boys if necessary - a ponytail holder or something to get your hair out of your way so you can focus on the task at hand.

safety pins

extra deodorant (post-P.E. is NOT a good time to realize that you forgot to put it on this morning!)

extra change of clothes (accident, rip in your clothes, principal thinks your shirt is inappropriate, etc.)

a small pack of Colgate Wisp or Listerine Pocket Pack.

Heavy-duty fishing line (lots of uses, not just fishing)

Paracord (go ahead and get it on you anyway... shoelaces, bracelet, etc.)

I'm sure there's a ton more, but my brain isn't going any further at the moment. Good luck, and thanks for the reminder. :thumb:

 

Are you talking about a get home bag for school agers, or emergency supplies? It depends on the kiddo's age of course. In SHTF, anyone still in school should stay put until parents retrieve them. I doubt any school would allow students to leave anyway.

If you want supplies at school and have a locker, a first aid kit, flashlight, whistle, food and water should be okay.

 

If you send your kid to school with supplies, expect either bullies to take the stuff (when they become hungry and thirsty) or expect teachers to confiscate the supplies so they can "distribute accordingly" to make sure that "everybody gets a fair share."


If students were snowed in a school I doubt any teacher would let little Timmy, whose parents carefully planned for such events and sent him with supplies, enjoy the water and food his parents sent him, while the other kids go hungry because their parents are zombies and sheeple.

 

for a school kit:
-a few bottles of water(2-3)
-cereal bars/ easy small snacks(not candy)
-a few extra meds they take/require. Be careful here our school didnt want us to have tylenol witout them knowing
-a small first aid kit bandaides and such basic stuff, no scapels, pain meds, etc.
-bandanna
-space blanket
-several sharp wood pencils, a sharp pencil will make a good emergency weapon

They should have a backpack to have anyway, so no need to list here just dump contents and carry needed items.

For at home the little ones around here have a scaled down kit of the adults we try to keep it to 10% of their weight or less.

 

Keep in mind that many schools will go into "lock down" mode if there is a crisis situation and you might wind up not being allowed to even see or speak with, let alone retrieve, your own children!


Most males in the 12-14 age bracket, and probably females for that matter, should be able to physically handle an M1 Carbine, Mini-14, or an AR-15... Note I said physically handle, issues of intelligence, sound judgement, and maturity could be addressed but they would be outside the scope of this post, short as it is.

 

Most elementary age kids should not have BOB with them. Too many questions and a good chance of getting it confiscated. High school and college age, should have something in their cars, but you still have to be careful while on school property.

 

My kids lose their gloves frequently, I'm not going to send them to elementary school with anything of value, desirable for someone else to take, etc. In short, they don't need a get home bag.

But for a BOB (home evac.), I started my 10 year-old with one recently. Not much in it at this point (most of our stuff is in my bag), but it's giving him some more responsibility. I gave him his first knife this Christmas (Victorinox Swiss Army Tinker) to start it off. He's added a crank LED flashlight, headlamp, compass, and some other things. Long way to go, but he's on the path.

 

But for a BOB (home evac.), I started my 10 year-old with one recently. Not much in it at this point (most of our stuff is in my bag), but it's giving him some more responsibility. I gave him his first knife this Christmas (Victorinox Swiss Army Tinker) to start it off. He's added a crank LED flashlight, headlamp, compass, and some other things. Long way to go, but he's on the path.

My 10 year old found out this year that she has a pack of camping gear. What I try to do is let her look at the contents and teach her how to use what is in it. When we camp I try to make it fun learning for her. We play with the compass and camp stoves.. start fires.. Now is the perfect time to practice and discuss alot of things like "what to do if you get lost?" and little things like that. I just try to make it fun for her to learn.:thumb:

 

My kids will never go to schools so I won't have to worry about the "get home from school bag". However, I am planning on building them BOB's for a home evac or natural disaster type situation. They are five, three, and 6 months so I don't think they'll carry a lot, but I got them backpacks for christmas and they like packing there stuffed animals around town with them. I think thats a good start. I'll add some survival stuff as I go. Probably start out with some extra clothes, a few small snacks, and an emergency blanket. Maybe add a whistle, water, first aid, etc as we go. I'm going to try and keep it fun.

 

I would add maybe a book, small card game or maybe some small game (checkers, chess) I'd keep away from the video games for obvious reasons.

A small distraction to keep them occupied and keep them out of your hair.

 

First off, congratulations on 'getting it' at your age, your off to a good start! At a younger age, especially when your in school, I would rely on knowledge more than gear, because of a lack of money for gear and also being prohibited from knives or lighters at school. Learn how to start fires with a flint and steel and by friction as well, as this is fun stuff to learn and practice. Learn to purify water through boiling and naturally made filters, etc. With that said, I have carried a ka-bar fighting knife and lighters at school through all of my middle and high school years without getting caught. Keep things to yourself and you won't be caught, because if you want a true survival kit, you will need plenty of things that a school will frown upon. As far as an actual school friendly pack is concerned, I would take a metal canteen with the cup for boiling water along some bottled water. A firesteel and tinder to catch a spark, Antiseptics, gauze tape, a few candles, 550 paracord, LED flashlight, a small razor instead of a knife, high energy protein bars, a tarp for shelter, a lensatic compass, appropriate seasonal clothing if its cold. thats just a few things i can think of off the top of my head. good luck to ya.

 

Countryboy I totaly agree

 

To the OP....

My daughter is in the first grade, so her bag may not be relevant, but maybe it will. I have to say that I did use Jerry's suggestions when she started kindergarten putting it together, but there's been some changes. First, I try and put it together so she would get it and be able to use the things I put together for her. It's not much, but this is probably the way you should do it, too.

I'm just looking her bag in the corner now, so forgive me if I forget something. It's got:

-REI whistle on a key chain on the main bag zipper.
-6 feet of 550 paracord in an easy to get out knot on the grab handle.
-LED key chain flashlight on the secondary compartment zipper.
-Signal Mirror in small outside pouch.
-Extra pair of socks and underwear in small outside pouch.
-Laminated card with important contact info....plus I made her memorize it!
-She always gets a BIG lunch, including extra drinks and snacks. This way it's always fresh.
-Kleen Kanteen, the smaller size....I tell her to keep it full with water, and it always is.
-Water proof pencil and notepad.
-100mph tape wrapped around an old grocery store saver card.

You might be able to add more than that, but starting with something similar then building it up as you get money or whatever would be my recommendation.