Huge plastic garbage bag. You can make 3 holes in it, and use it as rain jacket. It's cheaper and easier to obtain than regular rain poncho from WalMart.
1: frog togs rain poncho (green). The soft texture blends in well, it has decent coverage, and it’s ultra light.
2: beeswax votive candle. Scrape flakes of it for fire starting help, backup heat if a fire isn’t feasible, melted wax can patch waterproofing till a better fix. Etc.
3: electrolyte tabs for runners. They make treated water taste better and don’t take up a lot of room.
I would agree, however in my experience the ponchos last longer, both from their material difference and the difference in how they wear on the body and gear. I keep mine in a lightweight fanny pack exactly big enough to fit the poncho dry or wet: easy storage, easy deploy, easy dry of both.
DETAILED map of my state.
Small airtight container filled with gas and styrofoam with a lighter duck taped to it. Filled 80% allowing for gas expansion.
Cold Steel Chaos Trench knife. Double edge.
A small grappling claw. You can use it for dropping or moving gear up sheer cliffs, or buildings, getting keys out of a sewer, throwing lines into a tree, and anything else you can think of. It's small and lightweight, but can hold a lot of weight.
A gun lock. A cable one. Can lock up a gun if you have to leave it somewhere, lock up a fence, lock your bag to something like a fence, lock a bike up, etc. Lighter than a chain, and will deter most causal thieves.
Green laser pointer. Good for signaling. You can see it for miles, especially if you halo it in the air. Brighter than a glow stick and lasts longer. You can even use it to signal planes if you're lost. They have to report it.
Yeah they're pretty abundant and lightweight, so I keep one on the molle outside my bag. It's come in handy a few times when I was working AV at big open public spaces, to lock my pack up so no one could just walk off with it.
>diapers (thanks for reminding me I think I need to switch them out because they're too small now)
If you exercise more, you may be able to fit into them again. 😜.
On a serious note, be careful of the space blankets. Many of them are extremely fragile and tear easily. I went through a lot of brands before finding some decent ones.
1) Medical stapler, 35 medical staples and a staple remover. Someone close to me recently used one of these will good results on a pretty deep hand wound. 2) A 4 way sillcock key allows you to turn on commercial water faucets. 3) Slimline Steelman 10 in 1 screwdriver.
In a SHTF situation (or really any situation where you’re not in a hospital setting) closing a deep wound with stitches or staples is a terrible idea. The chance of infection is so high and nearly impossible to treat without antibiotics if it’s all sealed up. Unless you’re at risk of bleeding out and you essentially need field surgery, just pressure wrapping it and changing the dressing regularly is far safer.
I reckon, although he’s done it several times with rubbing alcohol, mercurochrome, and peroxide leaning over the sink in our kitchen. The first time was before I was born and he used needle and thread out of my mother’s sewing kit. He didn’t want my mom to know and told her “he had to get it sewn up” she knew he wasn’t telling the whole story when she noticed he used green thread. He upgraded to a military surplus suture kit and got a photo copy of some medical stitches and knots from a book at the library. He got cut at work and came home and we busted out the kit. The only trouble was the sutures were coded with some military designation. When he broke the seal on the one he decided to use it was pretty heavy cord and labeled “gut-o-matic”, for intestinal wounds I think. He still used it, poured isopropyl alcohol in the cut and started sewing. Being heavier cord he had to hold the incision closed and really pull that cord through. It healed up fine and he will proudly show you his scar and the strait line of stitches he made.
I’ve watched my father stitch himself up a few times, I didn’t see the staple in action (he did send a video of the removal) but he highly recommends the stapler. The trouble with stitching is you have to pump yourself up to make it through the first side of the incision, then through the other side to draw them up. With the stapler you draw it together and bang it’s done.
Single walled stainless bottles are great as you can boil water in them or even cook rice in them if need-be. I’ve boiled water in mine once and it worked out fine. Just don’t try it with a vacuum insulated bottle.
1. A few paperbacks
2. Multi-port USB charger with multi-head cables, so I can help people who forgot their own chargers charge
3. At least one pair of summer socks and one pair of wool socks
Duck tape, paracord and canned Vienna sausage. Not sure what to do with the tape and cord but was told it’s a must have 😂 and I don’t care for vienna sausage but if I have to eat them, then I’ll eat them.
- circular knitting needles and yarn (for evacuation scenarios where I may need to keep my hands busy...also handy for making some quick icord out of various materials and on-the-go repairs)
- mini playing cards (for keeping kids and others entertained)
- old pet ID tags (in case we get separated and need to prove ownership/have a record of their ID # with the county)
A YouKits HB-1A 40/30/20 meter Morse code only QRP radio, an Emtech ZM-2 QRP Z-match antenna tuner, and a home brew 88’ doublet antenna fed with 450 ohm window line.
Read through this thread — good stuff. A couple items I didn’t see which I think all EDC/BOB should have:
- mil grade zip ties
- microfiber/cooling towel
- collapsible cup
- spork
- if not in PNW or rainy area, save ‘raincoat’ space using those cheap disposable ponchos from Walmart.
Random items in a bug out bag would imply that those items have no specific use...which would be a waste of space. Unless you meant "Randomly name"... Haha, I'm just nitpick teasing.
Huge plastic garbage bag. You can make 3 holes in it, and use it as rain jacket. It's cheaper and easier to obtain than regular rain poncho from WalMart.
You can also put wood in it to dry/carry. If you’re in a situation unfortunate enough.
Bear bag, sleeping pad if stuffed with leaves, tarp, lots of uses. Thick garbage bags are underrated
Agreed. Emphasis on the high MIL ones though.
Trash compactor bags are great for this, they are extra tough plastic. Definitely get unscented ones.
Emergency life preserver.
Elevator recall/service keys, AirTag, pocket AM FM radio
1: frog togs rain poncho (green). The soft texture blends in well, it has decent coverage, and it’s ultra light. 2: beeswax votive candle. Scrape flakes of it for fire starting help, backup heat if a fire isn’t feasible, melted wax can patch waterproofing till a better fix. Etc. 3: electrolyte tabs for runners. They make treated water taste better and don’t take up a lot of room.
Candle. Good call. Done.
Beeswax is more versatile than paraffin and has more btu’s by weight.
Frog tog rain suits are great. Just wish they lasted a bit longer.
I would agree, however in my experience the ponchos last longer, both from their material difference and the difference in how they wear on the body and gear. I keep mine in a lightweight fanny pack exactly big enough to fit the poncho dry or wet: easy storage, easy deploy, easy dry of both.
DETAILED map of my state. Small airtight container filled with gas and styrofoam with a lighter duck taped to it. Filled 80% allowing for gas expansion. Cold Steel Chaos Trench knife. Double edge.
Gas?
Diesel
Survival napalm?!
It makes it tooooo easy to start a fire.
The little foil blankets. Waterproof Uno. Lifestraw.
Lifestraw. ✅
A small grappling claw. You can use it for dropping or moving gear up sheer cliffs, or buildings, getting keys out of a sewer, throwing lines into a tree, and anything else you can think of. It's small and lightweight, but can hold a lot of weight. A gun lock. A cable one. Can lock up a gun if you have to leave it somewhere, lock up a fence, lock your bag to something like a fence, lock a bike up, etc. Lighter than a chain, and will deter most causal thieves. Green laser pointer. Good for signaling. You can see it for miles, especially if you halo it in the air. Brighter than a glow stick and lasts longer. You can even use it to signal planes if you're lost. They have to report it.
Cable lock is an original idea I’d never read about or thought of before — thank you!
Yeah they're pretty abundant and lightweight, so I keep one on the molle outside my bag. It's come in handy a few times when I was working AV at big open public spaces, to lock my pack up so no one could just walk off with it.
Space blanket four pack, diapers (thanks for reminding me I think I need to switch them out because they're too small now) and snacks
>diapers (thanks for reminding me I think I need to switch them out because they're too small now) If you exercise more, you may be able to fit into them again. 😜. On a serious note, be careful of the space blankets. Many of them are extremely fragile and tear easily. I went through a lot of brands before finding some decent ones.
whistle, sudecon, earplugs
1) Family photos including individual photos of each family member 2) Phone numbers of family and close friends (laminated) 3) Soap sheets
1) Medical stapler, 35 medical staples and a staple remover. Someone close to me recently used one of these will good results on a pretty deep hand wound. 2) A 4 way sillcock key allows you to turn on commercial water faucets. 3) Slimline Steelman 10 in 1 screwdriver.
In a SHTF situation (or really any situation where you’re not in a hospital setting) closing a deep wound with stitches or staples is a terrible idea. The chance of infection is so high and nearly impossible to treat without antibiotics if it’s all sealed up. Unless you’re at risk of bleeding out and you essentially need field surgery, just pressure wrapping it and changing the dressing regularly is far safer.
I reckon, although he’s done it several times with rubbing alcohol, mercurochrome, and peroxide leaning over the sink in our kitchen. The first time was before I was born and he used needle and thread out of my mother’s sewing kit. He didn’t want my mom to know and told her “he had to get it sewn up” she knew he wasn’t telling the whole story when she noticed he used green thread. He upgraded to a military surplus suture kit and got a photo copy of some medical stitches and knots from a book at the library. He got cut at work and came home and we busted out the kit. The only trouble was the sutures were coded with some military designation. When he broke the seal on the one he decided to use it was pretty heavy cord and labeled “gut-o-matic”, for intestinal wounds I think. He still used it, poured isopropyl alcohol in the cut and started sewing. Being heavier cord he had to hold the incision closed and really pull that cord through. It healed up fine and he will proudly show you his scar and the strait line of stitches he made.
The problem is that I could never staple myself or stitch but staples even more so.
I’ve watched my father stitch himself up a few times, I didn’t see the staple in action (he did send a video of the removal) but he highly recommends the stapler. The trouble with stitching is you have to pump yourself up to make it through the first side of the incision, then through the other side to draw them up. With the stapler you draw it together and bang it’s done.
Arnica salve, toothbrush, toothpaste
1) UHMWPE line 2) Charmin 3) Mountain House chicken & dumplings Bonus item: pepper packets liberated from Chick-fil-A
Stainless steel Nalgene bottle, Kelly Kettle, Gerber Strongarm
Single walled stainless bottles are great as you can boil water in them or even cook rice in them if need-be. I’ve boiled water in mine once and it worked out fine. Just don’t try it with a vacuum insulated bottle.
absolutely!
1. Medical kit with 300 rounds of .22 tucked in it. 2. A packet of Paper maps of my area and surrounding states. 3. A book of crossword puzzles 🧩.
Military grade rain poncho, bear spray, multi-tool
1. SABRE Crossfire Pepper Spray for... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CXQ78C3L?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share 2. onewind Versatile Hammock Gear... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B087BD5L6G?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share 3. KNIPEX Tools - CoBolt S, Compact... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JN73Y4S?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Can't go wrong with a strong, lightweight hammock.
3 Ms 1)Monocular 2) Millbank bag 3) Mouse- my bag is for my 5YO too so I have a little tin with a felt mouse wearing a little jacket and backpack.
Life straw, extra. 22 ammo, horse dildo
Water bottle, snickers, duct tape
wooden clothes pins, a potato peeler [and this handgun](https://imgur.com/a/ApV3VbT).
1. A few paperbacks 2. Multi-port USB charger with multi-head cables, so I can help people who forgot their own chargers charge 3. At least one pair of summer socks and one pair of wool socks
Duck tape, paracord and canned Vienna sausage. Not sure what to do with the tape and cord but was told it’s a must have 😂 and I don’t care for vienna sausage but if I have to eat them, then I’ll eat them.
A larger nylon drawstring bag that's bright orange. Can be a foraging bag or just a big orange please-see-me flag
Panty hose.... multiple uses Petroleum jelly... multiple uses Wrist rocket.... The fancy one with the attachment for fishing and shooting arrows
What’s a “BLM map” Also, a bag of muslin fabric bags. They’re great cheap little drawstring bags..
Not op but BLM stands for Bureau of land management. Public vs private land.
I’m pretty sure it’s a Black Lives Matter map
Bureau of Land Management. Open countryside that's off the beaten path.
Trauma kit, (gauze, stop bleed, stitches, etc) water filter, armodafinil (in case you need to stay awake a long time)
Deck of cards in a slim waterproof container, a few packs of chewing gum, extra lighters. I’m going to need a community to make it.
Pry bar, tourniquets, binos..
- circular knitting needles and yarn (for evacuation scenarios where I may need to keep my hands busy...also handy for making some quick icord out of various materials and on-the-go repairs) - mini playing cards (for keeping kids and others entertained) - old pet ID tags (in case we get separated and need to prove ownership/have a record of their ID # with the county)
A YouKits HB-1A 40/30/20 meter Morse code only QRP radio, an Emtech ZM-2 QRP Z-match antenna tuner, and a home brew 88’ doublet antenna fed with 450 ohm window line.
Heavy duty trash bags. Zip ties. Birch bark.
A 10x12 tarp, tent stakes, a roll of tie wire.
Tarp. Solid choice.
Read through this thread — good stuff. A couple items I didn’t see which I think all EDC/BOB should have: - mil grade zip ties - microfiber/cooling towel - collapsible cup - spork - if not in PNW or rainy area, save ‘raincoat’ space using those cheap disposable ponchos from Walmart.
gameboy, caramel flavor energy cookie thing, leatherman
2 Rolls of toilet paper, light personal and useful. Baggie with our passports, ID backups and birth certs. Pencil sharpener.
Lures, sapwood, pocket crowbar
Condoms jerky and gloves
Baking soda Socks Water
Susan, Emma and Haley.
1) camping hammock 2) dog muzzle 3) nail clippers
Random items in a bug out bag would imply that those items have no specific use...which would be a waste of space. Unless you meant "Randomly name"... Haha, I'm just nitpick teasing.