Friday, March 27, 2009

Actual Bug out bag female complete list

Contents of an actual bug out bag... and a reminder: the bug out bag is a temporary life support system designed to have all your need for your journey to your bugout location... you can't just walk out there with a bug out bag and live for a month.. it is just a very temporary pack to last you several days if the journey to the bug out location gets complicated.

outer bottom small pocket

$200 in $5 bills
5 1 oz. silver coins
1 map of Texas
2 swiss army knives
1 tiny swiss army knife
roll of quarters


bottom main compartment

Jetboil PCS Stove w/ Coffee Press and 2 fuel cannisters
Freeze dried Food:
- chicken cashew Curry
- 2 Beef Stew
- Chili Mac with beef
4 serving size of mashed potatoes
2 packets of instant coffee (2 cups)
1 starbucks doubleshot
wipes
8 diapers
1 chocolate soymilk
1 can ravioli jumbo meatball
1 mess complete mess kit, pan cups, fork spoon

side bottle holders 2 liters aquafina bottled water
on outside of pack, 1 crappy lightweight tent

top main compartment
clothes adult
clothes toddler
1 hat
1 roll campers toilet paper and 4 small square wipes
1 henry survival rifle .22
1 foil emergency bag
1 bag of assorted zip lock and trash bags
1 hygene kit with No-rad, sunblock, campsoap, deodorant, tooth brush, paste
multiple loradatine pills for my allergies
1 airtight container with 1 animal snare, 1 leg trap, 150 rds of .22, deck of cards
sweetwater water filter

Top of pack- sleeping bag

left side top pouch
1 kobun knife
one small bottle All detergent for clothes
1 instant cold pack
tiny first aid kit
bungee cord and clothes pins




right side top pouch
2 rain ponchos
1 windup radio/flashlight
1 windup flash light
2 light sticks
1 chocolate soy milk

Almost everything packed in zip lock bags

Expiration dates on Foods, what does it mean?

Info on what the expiration dates on food mean

http://www.stilltasty.com/articles/view/5


Shelf life of foods

Shows the shelf life of various foods
http://www.stilltasty.com/


trapping animals

good info on trapping animals

http://thesurvivalistblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Trapping

Snaring animals

He is right snaring animals much more efficient than hunting.

http://savvysurvivor.com.cnchost.com/survival_snaring.htm

Survival experience of guy who went to Katrina after Hurricane

He has some interesting observations.

http://www.alpharubicon.com/prepinfo/katrinastormhunter.htm


Gotta Have more than a bugout bag

this article tells it like it is. You need a bugout bag AND a stocked bugout location/homestead.

http://www.alpharubicon.com/prepinfo/bugoutsomewherejaden.htm

Wild edible plants

dandelion and cattails..those are all around...

see this PDF on wild edible plants.

http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Portals/18/publications/pdf/wild%20edible%20plants.pdf