BanditJack’s Bug Out Bag
This is what is in my BOB, and should help facilitate the thought process for those of you who may be just starting to construct or even consider a BOB. (Note: My full BOB is designed around the idea that I am forced to evacuate my home or base of operations with uncertainty about what lies ahead and possible hostile intent towards me.)
BanditJack’s Bug Out Bag is as follows*:
- Mossberg Maverick 88 12ga pump-action shotgun (with ammo)
- 1 x 9in. Survival Knife (contains fish hooks, fishing line, needles, snare wire, and matches in the hilt)(Rambo-style)
- 1 x Fairbairn&Sykes Style fighting knife (actually a knock-off, but decent)
- 3 x Folding knives (from 1″ to 3″)
- 4 x multitools
- 2 x lapel knives
- Tactical vest/LBE
- Notebook w/ writing utensils
- A pack of waterproof matches
- Flint & Magnesium bar (fire starter)
- Chemical Flares (Chemlights)
- Bandanas
- 5 pairs of latex gloves
- Gerber Recon 4-filter light
- Maglite Mini
- Maglite Solitaire
- Extra batteries
- 2 x Poncho
- Boonie hat (MARPAT)
- 2 liter water bladder
- 3 x 1-liter wide-mouthed bottles
- A 10 x 25 Monocular
- Hand axe (which I wish to one day replace w/Tactical Tomahawk)
- Crowbar
- Zip ties
- Medium First Aid Kit
- 100ft 2000lb test rope
- 100ft Paracord
- Surefire EP3 Sonic Defenders (noise canceling above 85dBs)
- Long term stored food (MREs/canned goods/dried foods)
- 6 x pairs of socks
- 3 x shirts
- 1 spare pair of light working pants
Since I live relatively close to a nuclear facility, I will very shortly incorporate some potassium iodide tablets (potassium iodide blocks your thyroid from absorbing radiation).
*Note: One should consider their environment(s), personal needs, accessibilty to caches, destination, and the number of people you have to support, among other things, while selecting the optimal gear loadout in his/her B.O.B. List is incomplete, and should be regarded as basic loadout (minus shotgun). All bug out bags are a work in progress, as there are always ways to improve and upgrade your pack.
July 22, 2009 at 17:38
Why so many knives?…im not hating, just want to know
I carry at most two at a time a big one for chopping things up and a small one for peeling fruits and smaller jobs.
totally agree with the gun, what kind of stock you use tradtional or tactical? im going tactical on my 88
Oh I also carry duct tape (that stuff is SO handy) and some anti fungal cream
July 23, 2009 at 01:01
I really like knives
I also like to separate mine by tasks. The survival knife is for shelter building, clearing brush, chopping, and sawing. Fighting knife for fighting. One folding blade is kept sanitary for emergency surgery. The other two are back up utility knives for cleaning, skinning, and general stuff. Honestly, I like to carry a lot of knives.
Yes. Duct tape is excellent. Anti-fungal cream totally skipped my mind. Thanks!
August 5, 2009 at 19:47
Sorry, I skipped right over the shotgun. I have the traditional stock on mine, just because it’s more legal, and I’m getting a 6-shell butt cuff for it. I’m also replacing my barrel with an 18.5″ security barrel.
September 6, 2009 at 00:00
Nice blog. Caught curious and wanted to see if there were any zombie-survival centered blogs on here, and found this one. Wanna team up and see if we can get this going faster? I got plenty of plans for these type of things. As well as tips
September 6, 2009 at 00:00
Forgot to check the Notify me of Follow-up comments via email option…
September 6, 2009 at 23:20
You know… I might be interested in something like that. Send me a message with some of what you had in mind, and we’ll see if we can’t successfully collaborate on somethings. I would like to get other people’s B.O.B.s in here, and any interesting ideas.
September 7, 2009 at 00:40
Message, as in email? or message as in another comment. If email, ntacman@gmail.com
If message as in comment…Go ahead and reply and tell me
September 6, 2009 at 20:54
Hmm, my comment seems to have disappeared. anyways, If you got to see the last one, Wanna do a co-author type thing?