Putting Together a Bug Out Bag (72 Hour Kit, aka - Survival Podcast

22 Pages·2013·1.19 MB·English

Putting Together a Bug Out Bag (72 Hour Kit, aka
the BOB)
Presented by Jack Spirko
Modern Survivalism
What It Is, What It Isn’t
It Is Not This It Is More Like This
The Bug Out Bag – What Is It
The Bug Out Bag is also known as
the 72 Hour Kit. It is designed to
support an individual for a minimum
period of 3 days as far as basic
comfort, sanitation and consumption
needs.
The Bug Out Bag – What It Is Not
The Bug Out Bag is NOT a
combat pack designed to
support you for an indefinite
period of time while you fight a
Red Dawn style war.
It also can NOT provide you
with everything you want or the
ability to live like you are still in
your air-conditioned living room,
drinking a cold beer and playing
Nintendo Wii.
Nor do I consider it a
“wilderness survival kit”.
The Bug Out Bag – Why You Need One
Put simply you need a bug out bag because some times things
simply do not go the way we have them planned.
Some Reasons You Might Have to Bug Out
If you have seen it once you will probably see it again.
• Forest Fires • Flooding
• Earthquakes • Nuclear Accidents
• Hurricanes • Hazardous Material Release
• Riots • Volcanic Activity
• Ice Storms • Terrorist Activity
• Pandemic • Landslides
• Tsunamis • Long Term Black Outs
Please Understand – If you are given an evacuation order and
ignore it you are considered “own your own” by authorities.
The Bug Out Bag – What Makes a Good Bag
• Rugged
• Modular (nice to have)
• Hands Free Carry
• Able to Lash Items to It
• Does Not Exceed Carrying Capacity
The Core
• Built on Dave Canterbury's 5 C’s of Survivability
• Cutting Tool
• Cordage
• Combustion – (sure fire)
• Container – (must be steel)
• Cover
The Basics
• Clothing (for 3 days, not like a vacation!)
• Food
• Water (ability to purify water, you can’t carry enough)
• Wet Weather Clothing (can save your life)
• Duct Tape (if you can’t fix it with duct tape you can’t fix it in the field)
• A Good Flash Light And Batteries
• Radio – (solar/crank is fine but it better take batteries too)
• Sanitation Kit and a FAK – First Aid Kit, Medicines, Etc.
• Wool Blanket
• Bags – 2-4 Contractor Bags and 4 Zip Lock Gallon Bags
• Self Defense - At least one “non lethal option”
• Maps
Specific Items and Recommendations
• Food – Pack anything you like that stores well and is
easy to prepare but Mountain House, etc. is hard to
beat.
• Water – Filters are great but boiling is the only guarantee
and you only have to boil water for ZERO seconds.
• Also carry as much water as you can, you can’t be
guaranteed to find a source to purify.