Get out of dodge bags. This is our packing list. It is for bugging out on foot without transportation.
Pick a good, heavy duty bag with a frame. A lot of this equipment can be found at My Patriot Supply. They have an ad on From the Trenches World Report.
- Duct Tape.
- Water. Water weighs 2 lbs. per liter, so you can’t carry all of your needed water. Put several bottles to get you going until you can filter some.
- Life Straw. This is a straw that is a water filter. They filter up to 1000 liters of water. $20.00-$25.00 each.
- Hand Pump Filter. We chose the Katadyn. It filters 530 gallons of water. $90.00 -$350.00.
- Water purification tablets. We use the Katadyn. They each filter 1 liter of water. It takes 4 hours to purify each liter.
- Canteens and/or a Camel Back water bladder. Some will fit in your ruck sack to make it easier to carry. There are numerous brands, I like the Camel Back brand.
- Collapsible water container. I have a four gallon container that folds up to about 4 inches.
- Coffee filters and handkerchiefs. They have many uses, but they will be great for pre-filtering your water before it gets run through your filters.
- MREs. At least three. I put 3 in my ruck, then packed everything else that I would need. After that I added as many as I could where I found extra room. You can take them out of the bags they come in and stick the individual items in any extra spaces. This will allow you to get a lot more chow in your ruck sack.
- Edible plant playing cards.
- FM 21-26. Land Navigation Manual.
- Maps. Get road maps of the state that you are in and all of the surrounding states. (Look at them ahead of bugging out) Try to find the military style topographical maps as well.
- Lensatic compass. This is the military compass.
- A good fire starter. We like the Aurora Fire starter. There are numerous options for magnesium fire starters though. Stockpile your dryer lint in a ziplock bag for starting your fires.
- Bic lighters.
- 9Volt batteries and steel wool make good fire starters as well. Place the steel wool on top of the 9volt and it will start glowing.
- Flashlight and extra batteries.
- Knife.
- Machete, The Pro-Tool Woodmans Pal is an American company that uses American Steel for their blades.
- Hatchet
- Fold-up shovel, (E-tool)
- 550 Paracord. This stuff is very strong and thin, so it doesn’t take up much space.
- Medical Gear. This can get expensive, but it is very necessary. You can buy ready-made medical kits that will meet your requirements. Try to think about what could happen to you on the road and plan accordingly.
- Mess kit/cooking pan.
- Personal hygiene items.
- Baby wipes
- Can opener. P-38/P-52
- Vice grips
- Enough clothing to keep you warm and concealed.
- Quality boots that will keep your feet dry and warm.
- Waterproof everything in your bag.
- All important document and pictures that you want or need.
- Hand held radios to be able to communicate with your group or family.
- Solar charger for your rechargeable batteries.
- Get a wagon or game carrier with wheels for additional gear.
We recommend a battle rifle and a side arm if possible. As much ammo as you can carry. Your gear will not do much good if you cannot defend it.
There is a lot more that you may want to add to your bag. Space is limited, so we chose these things.
Feel free to add things that you have to the comments below. We want everyone to be as prepared as possible.
If you can, try to go camping one weekend with your bag. Take off to the forest and try to survive on just what you can carry for a long weekend. After that you will be able to remove or add things based on what you needed over that trip.
Great show last night bulldog, just saying, but it was not just a show was it!
Thanks a lot.
I forgot to add a sleeping bag to the list.
I like the Army Modular System. It has an intermediate bag, an extreme cold weather bag and a waterproof cover. This thing really works.
Dog,have the 4 piece modular system,in theory all together and also properly dressed will cover you to -30 degrees,really a claim do not want to test out!
Hi Bulldog & Missy,
Congratulations on your inaugurial show!!
I did call in (and you and missy had even said,.. “someone just joined us,.. care to come up?….), but I forgot I needed to *6 to unmute!,… so by time I did do that,.. you had already started talking again, and I did not want to interrupt your flow,… so I waited until the end, thinking you might open the floor to a quick Q&A/Comments segment,…. but you had so much to cover,… you ran it right to the hilt.
Any,… great show,.. glad to hear you and the misses,.. and the subject matter.
OHH-Rah!!
JD – US Marines – It is time to finish your preps,… but if your behind the curve ball,.. its Bulldog and Missy’s kind of show which can help people close the gap more quickly then they may be able to figure out on their own. Thanks to Bulldog and Missy!
Enjoyed the broadcast. Great team work. You inspired me to get my bag together, as well as save the lint. Got a bugler tobacco can there to put it in.
I was putting it in the compost, not a total waste, but for now it’s fire starter.
Also enjoyed the bits of humor.
Good article Bulldog. Also remember that depending on where you live the things you decide to carry my change. Where BD lives there are woods and water supply’s, but where I live there is sage brush and water can be hard to come by. Every person should plan and pack accordingly for their area. I’ve also just picked up some gorilla tape and replaced my duct tape with it.
Hi Redhorse,
Q: Is “Gorilla” tape that much better? (Any real difference from regular duct tape other than color?)
Thx – JD
Marine,you get the real duct tape and not the thin stuff they try and pass off as duct tape should cover most uses,works for me fine on all construction jobs assuming I did not go the cheap route.That said,whacked a mirror off a jeep that was black,gorilla taped from a borrowed roll to match color,2 years later was still holding so would say is pretty damn good stuff.I feel a lot of duct tape use in bad times would be temporary so just go for me a roll of quality silver as I just have a lot as got a case of good stuff at flea market.
It’s like duct tape but has the ability to form into cracks and mold itself to things. Not sure it’s better than duct tape but I’m testing it.
Sorry, we were out for a minute. I will definitely try the gorilla tape. I always used duct tape, because in my younger years I had a crotch rocket. I wrecked it and destroyed the plastic front. I literally used 100mph tape/duct tape to put it back on and it worked at believe it or not, 140mph. 🙂
I am prepped as far as I want to go..I wanna enjoy life a bit now while its still here…the Holy Spirit will guide me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDMqyv-fqm4
I love this song and wanted to share it.
Jesus Christ is the way the truth and the life!! Listened to the song and enjoyed it, thanks for the post.
That’s too much stuff! Some of that stuff is unnecessary.
Remember: ounces equal pounds and pounds equal pain.
Everyone may want to carry different equipment. I would much rather have way too much and have to use some early on or dump some stuff along the way than be short and need it. My bag only weighs 40 pounds before ammo. I could go even heavier. Some folks may not be able to carry a lot, while others can go way passed that point. When I was doing heavy ruck training in the Army, I was way passed 60 pounds, plus LBE, Kevlar and weapon. Try to remember, this is a bag that you grab because you have to grab and go in a hurry.
What would you consider unnecessary? I believe that everything that I packed is needed. Like we said in the program, some folks may want to lighten their load.
Hi Bulldog,
Agreed. I think MO missed the concept that this is the basic set of gear you want to have on hand, however, situation, timing and necassity will dictate what it is you take with you,.. or jettison while on the move.
When I was in, in Stinger Missiles,… we had to carry our Duece gear, Flak Jacket, Alice Pak, Manpad (Missile System), Comm, Crypto, Primary Weapon (M-16), secondary weapon (M-9 Pistol), water, food, x-tra batts for comm/crypto, etc.
Our tactical load for a hump (forced march) was typically 110 – 120 pounds (OUCH!),.. and yes,… after several miles up and down hills and mountains,… it starts to hurt!
Even now,.. by Bug-Out Alice System is about 60 lbs,.. but then again,.. I’m packed out for me, wife and 3 kids (this is NOT including water and food), as I can carry 60 lbs further than my wife and kids with little to no load can handle on their feet, so to a certain degree,.. we are “matched” in our distance capacity.
At any point,.. I have the latitude to start “weight shedding” should the conditions require it.
Final Note To Keep In Mind: You can always dump excess weight, which is equipment you felt (at some point) would be a good idea to have,.. but, that same equipment, you will most likely NOT be able to GET under the circumstances with drove you to need it if you do not already have it on hand.
JD – US Marines – Wish there was somebody by me to do a little training with,.. carry a heavy pack around town by yourself is boring,… and just makes you look like a nutbag!
Yeah, me as well. I need to start rucking again. I need to get rid of my winter body.
I am going to get back on the road again this spring and get my back and legs back in shape. Back in 2000, I was looking at SFAS. I was rucking daily. I walked with my heavy ruck everywhere I went.
Hell I plan to bring even more than the list says. I just pray that I get enough warning to load out on wheels. I know where to go, but I don’t want to leave anything behind.
Ruck up troop. You can rest when you are dead! 🙂
Marine,you were in area glad to hike with ya’s,am here though in hills of New England.Want to look like a idiot,try leaving your bow/pack in a tree while out hunting to check some things out,then,deciding a low crawl in the snow might be good practice,found out I need a better outer shell!I looked around carefully but still could have been someone in a stand getting a chuckle at my expense(which is fine).I am also practicing rolling out of prone position before getting up,refuse to hurt one of my rifles so at moment using a heavy broom handle,talk about looking like a nut if anyone saw that!
Bugging out is not camping. The objective is to move quickly from point A to point B. Hence one of the reasons why I stated some of what you have is unnecessary.
Keeping in mind that ounces equal pounds and pounds equal pain, here’s what I believe you need to leave behind:
1) Water purification is important. Redundancy is great, also. However, two purifiers are not necessary. Take your pick: the Katadyn or the Lifestraw. But don’t leave behind the tablets; those will come in handy when either of the two latter purification methods are no longer usable.
2) A collapsible water container? Really? Are you planning on camping? Remember: you will be on the move with 2 to 4 hour naps along the way. Ditch it.
3) You can significantly reduce the weight of your rucksack by choosing one tool for everything you need: either a machette, hatchet or shovel. My suggestion is to ditch all three of the ones you mentioned and settle for the Cold Steel Special Forces shovel. It slices, dices, kills and digs. Keep a 7″ knife for chopping thin branches.
4) A mess kit/cooking pan is not necessary, either. All you need is a tin cup for boiling water or soup. Having this cup will save space since you can place the Nalgene bottle or canteen inside of it. Let’s not forget the weight it will relieve by not having the mess kit/cooking pan.
5) Vice grips? What for? Just get a multi-tool.
6) A can opener is not necessary, either since M.R.E.s, which is the only food other than small animals you should be living off of, does not include canned goods.
7) A solar charger? Here’s where I wonder. Bugging out means you’re not going back. EVER! And that your destination shouldn’t be the woods unless it’s a log cabin in the woods. So, a solar charger is not necessary since 1) you should leave the mobile phone behind and 2) you should leave the GPS behind. So, what is there left to charge? Having rechargeable batteries for your flashlight(s) is/are iffy since rechargeable batteries don’t last as long as lithium batteries. So, you’re better off with the latter option. Leave it behind.
Everything else seems to be fine. One thing I will mention is to not wear UnderArmour wicking underwear. If you sweat while wearing wicking underwear your sweat is absorbed by said clothing, but what happens when said clothing has reach its maximum absorbing capability? Your sweat creates a layer between your skin and the material. The best solution is to wear Merino Wool. Look it up.
Thanks. Carry on.
MO,
Hopefully that is my old stomping ground i was born and raised in southern mo.
I think you have totally missed the point brother hillbilly.
This bag is designed to keep your ass alive when you ain’t gonna get any resupply. EVER. I will be bringing way more in my bag. If you are lucky enough to have a retreat location, then listen to our program about a GET HOME bag. This ruck is designed to keep you going If the MRAPs are coming and you have to go NOW. There are many different possibilities for the shit hitting the fan brother. Check out our program this Thursday about bugging in or bugging out for more info. Pounds equal pain is a cool quote, but pounds also equal survival. My personal opinion is I will deal with the pain to keep my family alive and be able to kick the communists ass. I can deal with the pain after I am dead.
I’ve done my fair share of political activism. However, when the people whom I tried waking up refused to believe the truth, despite the evidence I presented to them, then I gave up. So, I picked up my guns, bought some gear and co-founded a group to train with. Doing this, in my mind, is my version of “doing something for the Republic”, since my service will be needed in the end. Plus, it’s better than dealing with close-minded retards who would rather get their news from corporate controlled media and idolize celebrities.
And, no, I wasn’t a REMF. I don’t have any military experience. I have been educated and trained from those who do. But I’m by no means equal to any veteran, as I am still learning.
Regarding the bug out bag. I’ve packed, then unpacked and repacked my rucksacks (I have two of them; one for 72 hour patrol and one for longer) over the years. I started off with unnecessary crap I thought would be great to have. Once I became more knowledgeable and trained the more I lightened each ruck to a more comfortable weight. I can survive off of what I have in each sack. And you’re right: each individual’s situation is different. I have a family. My wife has her own backpack: a Kelty Redwing 40-Litre. Which has her clothing, plus our children’s clothing packed inside, but no survival equipment since I’m carrying that.
Mo,
I cant stand when people say that they are in no way equal to a veteran. We are all the militia brother. As far as the bags, we all want different crap in our survival bag. I may just be walking to a retreat and don’t need to carry as much. The bag we were discussing is a get out now bag that is all you will getting. I would much rather have too much and dump some later.
As far as political activism, I think we have all given up on that avenue as well. It hasn’t worked in a while. And if you do plan to fight as you stated, you will definitely be a service to our Republic.
We are all on the same team and all have different ideas as to how we go about preparing for what is coming. We just want the discussion out there.
I was born in Salem and raised around Ozark and the Current River Area. You anywhere near all that?
I live in Republic.
Carry on???? You think your shit don’t stink??? What are you doing for this Republic other than key board warrior stuff? Carry on??? Good job, you got my goat, bet you were a REMF.
Thanks for printing out the list! I enjoyed listening to you guys and picking up some pointers, but I was trying to write down all this info as it was presented, and I ended up with several pages of very sloppy semi-legible notes. This list is so much better. A lot of good suggestions. Again, thanks.
Some have their “BOB’s” I’ve got my “BIB’s”. I plan to stay in “Dodge”, unless the earth opens up to swallow home, and I have to leave. My concern, is when I’m away from my compound and either a natural disaster or a man-made disaster takes place and I have to abandon my vehicle to get home. I’ve got two BIB’s (Bug In Bag). A small pack with the essentials, i.e. Hand gun and ammo, Katadyn H2O filter, Food, etc. just enough so I can jog home from 30 miles or less in a few hours or less (if I can circumnavigate through any turmoil). I carry this one most often. When I’m heading out farther, let say 75 miles, I take my big pack. Enough to keep me sheltered and hydrated and fed, for 3 days.
I’m far from the “dangerous” cities so I prefer to ride out the storm on waters and neighbors familiar to me.
We do the same. We have get home bags for when we are two days walk from home a lot lighter and easier to carry. If we go further than that, we load up the big bags.
We hope to be out of town in a safer location before “it” happens, but if not, we are ready for all possible get out plans. Except an MRAP/SWAT. If that happens, I guess I will become a Ruby Ridge incident.
“Something” feels like it’s about to erupt any day now, but then, again, somehow “it” keeps getting kicked down the road, and we know what that means, it’s getting meaner and nastier.
Armed Citizens and a Fascist Polizei State cannot coexist.
Outstanding info , I`m proud to know you !!!
Thanks brother, same here. We always have a cold beer if you are in the hood. FYI, that fricking cemetery is non stop obelisks.
Great info. Bulldog. I bought my pack from MY PATRIOT SUPPLY too. They are definitely a good place to go to for survival gear and they usually have great quality deals and their stuff always comes on time.
By the way, I just received a bottle of ChemDefense’s Envioshield as shown on the ad above on this site.
When I opened the bottle, I was surprised to see that the pills were all BLUE as in “Matrix blue”. Not kidding.
Talk about freaky. Are we sure it’s safe to take the BLUE pill or will that put me back into the Matrix?
You’d think they would have colored it differently for a company that claims to know the conspiracy on Chem-trails and how to mostly protect against them. I’m somewhat hesitant to take them now.
Anyone else bought a bottle?
Don’t do it bro!!!! Once you take the blue they re insert you..
Just kidding. It is kind of strange though. Let us know what you think. We are thinking about trying them. This time of the year we don’t spend much because we always have to write a big tax check to the king. Self employed.
We get a lot from my patriot supply they have never done us wrong. We always put a comment in the order that we found them on trenches.
My tight-wad ISP booted me off the internet for a few days, and I just got back on less than an hour ago, so I missed a lot. Hopefully the show is in the archives and I can get it there.
I had to get back on line to find out what’s going on in the world, but I’m still not paying the bill.
Henry posted it in the article above this one. If you hear it be gentle. We are working on our motivation level. Like I told Henry, I was more stressed last night than when I crossed the berm into Iraq.