Bug-Out Bags - What's in yours?

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Water bottle
Water purification tablets
Food
Clothes
Safety blanket
Handgun & several magazines
Multi-tool
Tarp
Cord
USB battery pack with folding solar panel
Old cell phone
Old ebook reader
 
Some people are paranoid. They are worried that society might collapse entirely at any moment and they'll have to flee with nothing more than what they can carry.

This is called a bug-out bag.

What's in yours?

(Also if you're not one of those paranoid people maybe you should be because maybe they're right.)
 
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I'm paranoid because I swear we had this thread before. And I ain't been here that long.
 
The Shadow said:
I'm paranoid because I swear we had this thread before. And I ain't been here that long.
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I might have even started that other one. However it ended up though, it had no useful advice.

For whatever reason, I'm thinking about bug-out bags and what I want in one.
 
I live in a area that is prone to very bad weather and flooding. Just follow the FEMA standard.

72 hours worth of the following stuff
  • food
  • water
  • toiletries
  • Flash light
  • pocket knife
  • spare cash
  • etc
I mean if you live in a Hurricane or earthquake area. I don't really see a reason why not to. It can be done cheap and reasonably. Nothing over the top or nuts. The only things to not skimp on are good boots and backpack. As if either of those crap out because you cheaped out you are fucked.

https://www.ready.gov/build-a-kit
 
Ron /pol/ said:
Revolver, flashlight, energy drinks and caffeine pills.
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Why a revolver in particular? As opposed to some other kind of handgun.

Pop-Tart said:
I live in a area that is prone to very bad weather and flooding. Just follow the FEMA standard. 72 hours worth of food, water, and toiletries. Flash light, pocket knife, spare cash, etc. I mean if you live in a Hurricane or earthquake area like Cali. I don't really see a reason why not to. It can be done cheap and reasonably. Nothing over the top or nuts.
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I have a Geiger counter too. I'm not sure if it would be that useful because in any situation you'd need one, you'd already be utterly fucked, but I do have one.
 
I’ll be serious in this one and say canned shit, jerky, supplements, water, sleeping bag, first aid kit, probably some tools, hand crank radio and flashlight, batteries, knives, steel baton, my shotgun, and the Nintendo Switch if I have room.
 
Power bank, Glock, a box of 9mm, heavy duty flashlight, spare batteries, swiss army knife, the machete movie, an actual machete, comb, toothbrush, first aid kit, a small towel, jerky, nuts, gum. Pretty sure that's it, it's not actually packed and I think I already ate the jerky so I guess I'm fucked.
 
AnOminous said:
Why a revolver in particular? As opposed to some other kind of handgun.
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I'd guess that it might have to do with revolvers being able to go longer without significant maintenance, you can't lose magazines or have the spring need replacement, they're less finicky about ammunition type- I love my 1911 but had to make several modifications for it to reliably feed hollow points, and there are still some brands and types that invariably get gummed up. Plus, if you have a .357 you can use just about any .38 ammo you find.

The downside being, if something goes wrong, it goes VERY wrong. And if it's hand-fitted like a Python or Korth...you're almost better off looking for a watch repairman than a gunsmith.
 
AnOminous said:
Why a revolver in particular? As opposed to some other kind of handgun.
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Basically what @The Shadow said;
The Shadow said:
I'd guess that it might have to do with revolvers being able to go longer without significant maintenance, you can't lose magazines or have the spring need replacement, they're less finicky about ammunition type- I love my 1911 but had to make several modifications for it to reliably feed hollow points, and there are still some brands and types that invariably get gummed up. Plus, if you have a .357 you can use just about any .38 ammo you find.

The downside being, if something goes wrong, it goes VERY wrong. And if it's hand-fitted like a Python or Korth...you're almost better off looking for a watch repairman than a gunsmith.
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Revolvers are generally more durable, less prone to jamming, more options for ammo, and with a lot of smaller revolvers I can conceal them easier.
 
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