Bug out bag who has one?

[Beekissed]

I carry scissors too. The nurse in me just has to be prepared....I have medical tape, alcohol pads...you name it, it's in there.

They won't hold the knife? What do they think, that it will turn on them and cut them?

You should see what I carry in my truck...the guys at the feed store just watch in amazement when I bring out all the ropes, straps, string, tarps, tow ropes, etc. for bringing home big stuff.

I think country folk just naturally go around with all this extra junk on their persons because we've been stranded out on the back forty, along the road, in the snow, back a mud rut road, hauling animals, flat tires, in a ditch...you name it, we've been there. After awhile you sort of accumulate your own bug out life without having any one bag of stuff. It's everywhere in your purse, porch, barn, truck, utility trailer, garage, wood shed, etc.

 

[Denim Deb]

I went into a government building w/a knife, and even though they checked my hip pouch, never even saw it!

 

[moolie]

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I think country folk just naturally go around with all this extra junk on their persons because we've been stranded out on the back forty, along the road, in the snow, back a mud rut road, hauling animals, flat tires, in a ditch...you name it, we've been there. After awhile you sort of accumulate your own bug out life without having any one bag of stuff. It's everywhere in your purse, porch, barn, truck, utility trailer, garage, wood shed, etc.

Not just country folk

 

[terri9630]

I carry scissors too. The nurse in me just has to be prepared....I have medical tape, alcohol pads...you name it, it's in there.

They won't hold the knife? What do they think, that it will turn on them and cut them?

You should see what I carry in my truck...the guys at the feed store just watch in amazement when I bring out all the ropes, straps, string, tarps, tow ropes, etc. for bringing home big stuff.

I think country folk just naturally go around with all this extra junk on their persons because we've been stranded out on the back forty, along the road, in the snow, back a mud rut road, hauling animals, flat tires, in a ditch...you name it, we've been there. After awhile you sort of accumulate your own bug out life without having any one bag of stuff. It's everywhere in your purse, porch, barn, truck, utility trailer, garage, wood shed, etc.

Yep. thats why I said I don't have a bag, I have a horse trailer. Everything is in there.

 

[hqueen13]

Ours are more "survival kit" than bug out bag. Each of my kids has a kit at school and hubs has one at work, in case they get stuck (say during a blizzard). I've posted about it before:

The 72-hour kit at school is something that perhaps others don't do (and may not be feasible for younger kids) but in case they get stuck at school due to blizzard or similar, our 2 teenagers each have 3 neoprene dollar store pencil cases in a drawstring gym strip bag in their lockers at their schools containing:

72-Hour Emergency Kit: Flashlight/batteries, Hand-warmers, Gloves, Toque, Socks, Matches, Candle, First Aid kit, Tylenol, Emergency blanket, Sewing kit, Duct Tape, Notebook/pen, Deck of cards, City map, $20 in coins, Emergency contact list

6 Water bottles and a 72-Hour Emergency Food Kit: 6 Granola Bars, 3 Trail Mix, 6 Fruit Leather, 3 cans Pork & Beans, 3 Fruit Cups, small Stainless Steel Bowl, Spoon, Emergency contact list

72-Hour Personal Hygiene Kit: Toothbrush, Bar of Soap, Washcloth Tablets, Sanitary Pads, individually wrapped Wet Wipes, Hand Sanitizer, Q-tips, Tissues, Emergency contact list

Each kid has an Emergency Contact list in each of the 3 kits as well as in their wallets with phone numbers for all family members including our out of town contact so they can check in either by cell phone or school land line. The bag 'o stuff fits easily into their school backpacks should they need to take it anywhere, and they also always have a change of clothing (gym strip) in their gym lockers plus whatever coat/jacket/outdoor layers they wore to school that day so we feel they are pretty prepared to go it alone for a while.

Hubs has a Workplace 72-hour kit in a zippered nylon bag containing similar items (slightly different food choices plus a hand-crank radio, work gloves and basic tools) in his desk drawer at work.

I should perhaps note that the reason the kids have $20 in coins, is because we don't have bills in Canada for $1 or $2 amounts anymore, so they each have a change purse of "loonies" ($1 coins) and "toonies" ($2 coins). Oh, and a "toque" (say "tuke") is a knitted hat in Canuck

We do keep all the items we'd want to take during any sort of evacuation in our front door closet: cat carrier (with bag of food, gallon of water, and 2 small stainless steel bowls plus small cat pan and bag of litter), food and water, and a box containing photo negs/discs/hard drive. Our full camping kit is stored in a bin in the garage, so easily thrown in to the car (tents, stoves etc.) Both cars have emergency kits suitable for any season plus we have misc snacks in the glovebox and a case of water bottles in the trunk. We feel pretty prepared for most things that could happen to us here

Wow, your kids are lucky... half of that stuff was banned in our high school. They sure would have looked at us strange if any of us had that! Being prepared was left to the boy scouts apparently...

OMG, Bee, that sounds just like me. My other half and I have to work really hard to NOT carry knives when we go certain places. Its just ALWAYS on my hip, and if you ask for it by the time it is offered in your direction, its already flipped open!! LOL People often look at me surprised when I pull it out, but seriously, how do people cut things!?

 

[Beekissed]

...or unscrew things, pry on things, scrape things......

 

[Chefmom]

I carry a small flashlight in every coat I own, and a small clicky light on my key chain. A few years back I was at work (restaurant/bakery) and a tractor-trailer knocked out a electric pole across the street. Bam, no power. I was the only person with a flashlight. Even the owner didn't have a flashlight ANYWHERE in the store or her car. Not one other employee even had a light in their car.

I went to my truck and fished out the two that I keep in there, the one in my pocket and the one on my keychain and everyone shared. Several customers needed to use the bathroom and were able to use my flashlights and I kept on working with my flashlight set up next to me.

I know not as many people would have a full on bug-out-bag, but COME ON, people don't even have a flashlight!! Not even in their car!!??

Geez. I'm working on a more elaborate bug out bag, but I always have a flashlight on me. It gets dark out here in the country!!

 

[Dreaming of Chickens]

We have 3. One for me, one for DH, and one for the dogs. We keep first aid kits in the cars too. We don't really see the need for food or blankets in the car since we don't get snow, but for other people that is a really good idea. Our BOBs have camping stoves (the little ones that works using sterno) and pots, knives, some food, bug spray, first aid supplies, flashlights, a few extra batteries, energy bars (probably time to rotate those out), rain jackets, a tarp (for emergency tent), fire starting stuff (can't think of what it is called right now), sunscreen, a deck of cards.....that is all I can think of right now, but I know there is more in there. Ready other people's posts, I see a lot of people have extra socks in there bags. I will be adding that tonight! Sucks to have wet or dirty feet.