Come on guys, to borrow and americanism, take a chill pill. The Marine, you could do with learning to have a thicker shell, people will keyboard warrior on the Internet, it's just a fact of life. If you put yourself or your ideas out there you will get criticism, don't worry about it.
whats in my bug out kit and WHY?
ok so I have scoured numerious forums, looking for what people are putting into there Bug out bags/kits. I am by no means an authoritarian on this subject but I do have experience as a former member of the us military. so with that being said I will post up pics of my BOK and i will try to explain why i grabed those things to put into it , my kit is not definitive and is ever expanding so I will start with my small pack contents
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1) my knife, yes it is a bear grylls knife, i like it. It is strong and tough plus I like having the extra fero rod plus the sharpener it offers.
2) compass/ map (not pictured is my protractor.) if SHTF lets face it gps is probably not going to work and in my AO the terrain is very steep one must know how to navigate
3)climbing webbing, very strong for towing and can be improvised into a harness if needed along with numorious other things
4) gatorade self explainitory
5)distress strobe. if needed for signaling and rescue.
6)pen and paper (self explanitory)
7)green tin ( ha ha thats classified goes boom)
8)bags at top pancake mix, coffee more gatorade
9)extra surefire batteries
10)surfire flash light
11) gloves and beenie
12) 200 Pellets ( more on this later)
13) steripen great piece of gear if you havent heard of one go check it out
14)black bag - prescious metals (gold and silver)
15)Machette
16)Nalgene bottle
17)drop holster
18)condor pouch ( man purse
) pics of this below
19 emergency blanket.
1) my knife, yes it is a bear grylls knife, i like it. It is strong and tough plus I like having the extra fero rod plus the sharpener it offers.
2) compass/ map (not pictured is my protractor.) if SHTF lets face it gps is probably not going to work and in my AO the terrain is very steep one must know how to navigate
3)climbing webbing, very strong for towing and can be improvised into a harness if needed along with numorious other things
4) gatorade self explainitory
5)distress strobe. if needed for signaling and rescue.
6)pen and paper (self explanitory)
7)green tin ( ha ha thats classified goes boom)
8)bags at top pancake mix, coffee more gatorade
9)extra surefire batteries
10)surfire flash light
11) gloves and beenie
12) 200 Pellets ( more on this later)
13) steripen great piece of gear if you havent heard of one go check it out
14)black bag - prescious metals (gold and silver)
15)Machette
16)Nalgene bottle
17)drop holster
18)condor pouch ( man purse
) pics of this below19 emergency blanket.
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I like the air rifle idea...
I have been considering an air rifle for the reasons you posed and others supported on thid thread. Sorry bout the keyboard ninjas, just let it pass over your shoulders. Don't sweat it too much
As another asked, I am curious as well. How do you make fire from condoms? I know condoms are excellant for holding water but I do not have a clue how they make fire hehe.
Good kit. I like how you explained each item and why it was there. May I suggest one thing to add? A bag of roasted nuts, the mixed ones with no peanuts. It is a great source of fat, calories, electrolytes, taste great, and is small so as to take up less room. I live in southern East Texas, 45 minutes below Houston. The can of Planters Mixed nuts has been in the trunk of my car in my GHB for months.
It was an experiment. I opened the can today and ate alot of the nuts. They were fine, even though temps here are in the upper 90's daily. My car is black. Temps in my car have to be way over 100. They have been there for over 3 months. They now have a home in my BOB along with Cliff bars.
And, thank you for your service. Great post. Appreciate the pics.
I have been considering an air rifle for the reasons you posed and others supported on thid thread. Sorry bout the keyboard ninjas, just let it pass over your shoulders. Don't sweat it too much
As another asked, I am curious as well. How do you make fire from condoms? I know condoms are excellant for holding water but I do not have a clue how they make fire hehe.
Good kit. I like how you explained each item and why it was there. May I suggest one thing to add? A bag of roasted nuts, the mixed ones with no peanuts. It is a great source of fat, calories, electrolytes, taste great, and is small so as to take up less room. I live in southern East Texas, 45 minutes below Houston. The can of Planters Mixed nuts has been in the trunk of my car in my GHB for months.
It was an experiment. I opened the can today and ate alot of the nuts. They were fine, even though temps here are in the upper 90's daily. My car is black. Temps in my car have to be way over 100. They have been there for over 3 months. They now have a home in my BOB along with Cliff bars.
And, thank you for your service. Great post. Appreciate the pics.
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