I'll look forward to smartening up! I'm on page 20 of the forums. Strategies are changing and the cat gets to wear a pack.....

What the hell is a bug out bag? it sounds like a mosquito net!

A BugOutBag, loosely defined, is a pack, bag, duffle, ... container of your choice, that has the gear that you deem neccesary to survive, should you have to grab it, walk out the door (or run <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />), and not look back. Generally, it has a LOT more gear (shelter, food, weapons/tools, commo gear, extra clothes, etc.) than you could or would want to try to pack into an EDC (every day carry) kit. Anybody got anything to add to that???

Troy

Hi Troy,

If 'commo' means common, I'll assume you include standard fire making, knife, flashlight, signalling, etc. But I would add water supply along with filtration/treatment and containers, FAK, and personal supplies. Brushing your teeth and feeling clean goes a long way toward roughing it without feeling like crap... And if you meant common, and not comms, then I would also add FRS/GRMS 2-way Radio/Cell/HAM,Locator beacon/shortwave, etc.

I think saying you would include Personal Survival gear (with backups you can carry in pockets), and everything necessary to survive outdoors for at least 3 days without requiring any assistance probably covers it.

Yeah !!! I guess that's the problem of half (if not more...) the guys (and girls) here, on ETS Forum :
we ALWAYS have to add something to our BOBs, EDCs, PSKs etc... <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Cheers guys that has been buggin me for ages!!!

By commo, I was referring to communications gear... I wasn't shooting for a complete list of what I'd include, just trying to get the general idea across, but thanks for filling in any holes I might have left. A complete listing and discussion of what I consider neccessery in a BOB would have been a MUCH longer post <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Troy

Good point Frenchy... you can never have too much gear... as long as you can carry it all <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Troy

I hear ya man... I don't even want to think of all that I *could* put in... it just makes my wife groan and my wallet shrink. <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

i thought i knew most all acronyms around here, but this one stumps me -> KOKOPELLI