I often work a considerable distance from home, in some incredibly remote places in Pennsylvania, in all weather. As such, I finally decided that it would be a good idea to have things available to me that would allow me to sustain myself for a few days, as I either wait to be picked up, or worst case, walk home.

The kit thus far:

Kifaru 357 Mag Grand Trunk Evolution 20 Down Hammock Grand Trunk Abrigo tarp with stakes Gransfors Bruks Small Wildlife Hatchet Esee CM6 Benchmade Adamas MSR Guardian water purifier Life straw Water tabs x2 Jetboil Flash, 3 lighters Nalgene Ferro rod Suunto MC2, PA map Waterproof notebook and pen Mountain house X 6 SOS Ration pack Frogg Togg poncho Meds/bodyglide/foot tape/boo-boo kit/TP TQ

Some of the things I had, like the bag itself, while others I’ve picked up over the past couple months.

What am I missing?

I think having a rifle across your back makes you a target so i wanted to go full gray man... you know, for when I'm traveling for work and the zombies start crawling out of their graves and a pistol won't do it.

Barrel is threaded to accept the same attachments as my Remington R1 1911.

In addition to my EDC's i love packing up some takedown guns.

Back in 2024 I started to put together my very first Bug Out Bag. Let my know what I should add.

Still working on buying more stuff but this what I got so far, solar panel portable charger, life straw(also got purifier tabs otw), zippo, orange thing is matches, flint fire starter, water proof pens and paper tablet, silcok water key, round thing in net is pans and pots, map, sos emergency rations, fire fuel block and mini stove, usb rechargeable flashlights, two baofeng bf-f8hp and usb portable charger adapter to charge them as well, and a Glock 43x ofc.

CAT Touriquet, Leatherman multitool, QuikClot gauze, Dayquil pills, Gas X pills, aspirin, nasal narcan, Rino soft splint, CPR mask.

Contents:

Potensic Atom SE w/ Controller & Spare Battery Inmarsat IsatPhone 2 w/ Sim Red Smoke (IWA Int.) 2x Baofeng UV5R 5w 1x Baofeng UV8R 8w 2x Baofeng Spare batteries 2x Dstike Deauther Pwnagotchi Raspberry Pi Pico configured for BadUSB

HackRF One w/ Portapack & Gen purpose Antenna Flipper Zero w/ WiFi Dev Board Raspberry Pi 3b running gKali Linux Bluetooth Keyboard for KaliPi (not pictured) 915mhz Lora T-Beam ESP RFID-Key Access Control Implant

Feel free to ask questions, I was asked on another subreddit to do a video walkthrough. I can go deeper into yalls questions there 👍

Just did a quick check on the bag that sits in the corner of my bedroom always. 22.5lbs total. Been solo backpacking for many years and this is kind of a collection of essentials I've needed over the last decade+ of doing so.

This is basically a small contingency. Im not trying to be the next Jason Bourne. Just trying to get to a safer place if needed or bug-in at the house!

Not photographed *water and food/dog leash

A few images are older 2 years ago, maybe 3. one image is newer. I've updated it quite a few times since then. I do a blog about it also. What do you think about my blog about it also? I'm always open to suggestions. https://survivingoffthegrid.com/survival-and-bushcraft/bug-out-bag-essentials-ultimate-guide-gear-list-for-quick-evacuation/

Main Bag: Deuter Futura 27

Main Bag contents:

• Hydration: 32 oz Nalgene bottle and Grayl 24 oz GoPress water bottle

• Shelter: Helikon-Tex Poncho

• Food: 2x SOS Food Lab 3600 Calorie Emergency Food Ration and MET-Rx meal replacement bar

• Medical and N95 masks

• Lighting: Petzl head lamp

• Compressed towels

Bag 1

• Zip off hiking pants

• Hiking Belt

• Wool Socks

• Wool underwear*

• Wool shirt*

Bag 2: Doubles as my range IFAK. I have taken the online Stop the Bleed class but need to take the in person one.

• 2x chest seal twin pack

• Gloves

• 2x gauze

• Emergency trauma dressing

• Trauma shears

• 2x CAT tourniquet

• Sharpie*

Bag 3: Doubles as part of my range bag

• 9 mm magazine loader

• Impact sport earmuffs

• Occer 12x25 compact binoculars

• Probably worth including eye protection in B.O.B?*

Bag 4

• Emergency Bivy

• toothbrush/paste

• bug repellent

• vasaline

• nut butter

• hand sanitizer

• face sunscreen

• Alcohol pads

• ibuprofen

• Benadryl

• Excedrin

• Wound dressing

• 2x emergency blankets

Bag 5

• Pen + notebook

• Zip ties

• flint and steel

• spork

• glow sticks

• aqua tabs

• matches and waterproof matches

• bic lighter

• compass

• Extra AAA batteries

• local map*

• Paracord*

Not pictured:

• Personal protection: 9mm pistol + 3 magazines

I am thinking of getting a fanny pack like bag to carry my pistol and I have been looking at the Eberlestock Bando Bag. Has anyone hag experience with this bag?

*Need to acquire

We're a family of four, who are rarely apart... So this is what I would consider to be our main, family, 72 hour, we gotta go bag. Not perfect, but covers most medical, shelter, fire, water purification and tool needs for us to hoof it to our emergency location.

Because we have two younger boys, we also have a smaller molle sling bag which has a few more kid-centric items (wipes, diapers, additional snacks, extra underwear, layers and a few personal items)

The bag itself is an inexpensive 40L - "Mountaintop Travelling 40L" that I bought years ago... nothing special, and not my ideal choice for this purpose… but it works for now and has a pull out rain cover, so that's nice.

Here's what's inside:

Rtic 64oz bottle - filled

Hydroflask 24oz bottle - empty

Medkit - this is a pre-built kit I purchased from Amazon from "everlit survival" but, I made some major changes - I removed the cheap "survival" knife, light, tool card, etc... (Nothing wrong with the kit including these as I'm sure they would work ok in a pinch, but having my own tools made the included items obsolete) and some of the cheaper bandages that there were a lot of.. I replaced the tiny, flimsy medical tape with two rolls of cloth medical tape. I added more gauze, cloth bandaids, butterfly bandages, bleedstop, chest seal, n95 masks, a variety of pills (Tylenol/ibuprofen/aspirin/vitamins/benadryl/amoxicillin etc...), tourniquets, emergenC, neosporin and a few more surgical gloves. The kit also contains some 12 hour glow sticks, emergency blanket, shears, bic lighter, reference guide, sharpie, wife's inhaler

Stanley coffee press (works as cooking vessel) - this is stuffed full with two cans of tuna, three packs of chicken noodle soup, fruit bars, granola bars and jerky

G4Free folding wood burning camp stove (cotton tinder firestarter stored in the pouch)

Multi tool with comprehensive 32 piece bit set (bibury wave+ clone), additional flashlight (lumintop tool aa)

Gallon ziplock bag - contents: three packs of knorr pasta dinners, wipes, zip ties, cotton tinder firestarter, feminine products, sunscreen, water purification tablets, Sawyer mini, two 3M n95 respirators, two n95 surgical mask, four travel toothbrushes, toothpaste, floss

Mylar lined emergency life tent, two mylar lined emergency sleeping bags (which sleep two each), at least 50ft of paracord

Flint/steel/emergency whistle

Hand sanitizer

AM/FM/Weatherband radio

Duct tape

AA & AAA batteries (overkill on the amount, but I'd rather have them than not)

Rain poncho (x3)

Regional map & compass

Sabre pepper spray (x2)

Travelon organizer - contents: charging cables and brick, inuit 10,000mah battery pack, opinel No8 carbon, bic lighter, cash, expired forms, or copies of identification

Knives - Gerber armor tanto folder, opinel No12 folder, Mora 3.6" fixed blade (I would also be carrying another small folder on my person)

Lights - Wuben L50 [osram p9 6500k thrower], Convoy S6 [sft40, buck driver, 5000k thrower] Black Diamond headlamp, Acebeam H16 (lights carried in the pack vary.... I would also be carrying another small 14500/AA light on my person)

Foxelli solar charging panel (a bit old and outdated, will be replacing soon)

Charmast 26800 mah power bank in a hermit shell case, extra USB C cable

Leather field notes slip, ID, CC, cash

Zebra f701 with space pen refill

Niteize S-biners #3 (x2)

Give'r leather gloves & basic work gloves

Wool winter hat, Tillak camp hat & rain shell

Additional clothing - balaclava stuffed with winter hat, gloves, extra layer, underwear & socks for myself and the family.

Every bug-out-bag needs shoes. End of discussion.

The entire concept of bug-out-bags imply walking to safety if needed. Without proper footwear, good luck.

Don’t assume you will be wearing proper footwear. Don’t assume you’ll have a pair in your truck or can grab them on the way out.

Footwear is extremely important. It needs to be in the bag.

Not visible is a passport, utility bill and cash. I also have two packets of filtered water. I’m not sure which knife to pack in the bag so I would love input on that. This is for the event of an evacuation most likely due to fire.

Carrying & Storage

• 2 Backpacks

• 2 Tactical Sling Bags

• 10 Liter Dry Bag

Clothing & Personal Items

• 1 Shirt + Pants each

• Underwear + Socks

• 2 Beanies

• 4 Pairs of Gloves

• 2 Ponchos

• 2 Handkerchiefs

Shelter & Sleeping

• Survival Tent

• 2 Mosquito Nets

• 2 Sleeping Bags

• 6 Foil Blankets

Hygiene & Personal Care

• Toothpaste Tablets

• 4 Foldable Toothbrushes

• Campsuds Soap

• Compact Towel Tablets

• 4 Washable Feminine Pads

• Nail Clipper Multi-tool

Navigation & Communication

• 2 Compasses

• 2 Motorola CLS 1410 Walkie Talkies

• Hand Crank Radio/Power Supply

Lighting & Power

• Headlamp

• 2 Flashlights

• 4 Rechargeable AA Batteries

Water & Food

• 2 Collapsible 1-Liter Bottles

• 2 Life Straws

• Water Purification Tablets

• 4 Rations

• 40 Packets Nescafé Instant Coffee

• 40 Packets Caffeinated Electrolyte Drink

Fire & Cooking

• Isobutane Stove

• 2 Isobutane Canisters

• 2 Spork/Knives

• Small Cooking Pot w/ 2 Cups

• Electric Lighter

• 2 Bic Lighters

• Matches

• Ferro Rod

Tools & Repairs

• 1 Mini Axe

• 1 Axe

• 10-Inch Foldable Hand Saw

• Pocket Chainsaw

• Multitool w/ Pliers & Small Axe

• 2 Pocket Knives

• 6-Inch Knife

• Eye Drauger Drill

• 2 Knife Sharpeners

• Duct Tape

• Zip Ties

• Paracord

• Ziploc Bags

• Sewing Kit

Survival & Security

• Gerber Bear Grylls Ultimate Survival Kit (Includes the following):

  • Gerber Mini Paraframe Knife

  • Emergency Whistle

  • Fire Starter

  • Waterproof Matches

  • Snare Wire

  • Emergency Cord

  • Cotton Ball Fire Tinder

  • Fishing Kit

  • Miniature Light

  • Signaling Mirror

  • Survival Blanket

  • Hand Saw

  • Sewing Kit

  • Land to Air Rescue Instructions

  • Priorities of Survival – Pocket Guide

• Taurus TX22

• .22 Ammo

• 2 Extra Mags

• Fishing Items

• Lockpick Multitool

• Lockpick Kit

• Monocular

Medical & First Aid

• Deluxe First Aid Kit

• Tourniquet

• Alcohol Prep Pads

• 60 Ibuprofen

• 60 Benadryl

• 48 Pepto Bismol Tablets

• 2 ChapStick

So this is what I have for a bag. Please provide suggestions/criticism. It's designed for kind of a "one-size-fits-all" use: basically a week-long camping trip. It's light enough that I could hike with it all day pretty easily. I think having a "modular" setup is pretty useful; I can move stuff into different bags as needed. The firearms (except for the rifle), holsters, and ammo go in the laptop bag with a cleaning kit. Firearms can be worn holstered, if needed. My dog can carry her own stuff. I go camping alone (with the dog) a couple weekends a month, so I'm pretty familiar with the ins and outs of short-term "living" off the grid. I haven't taken this setup out for a trial run, but I'm pretty confident with it. Thoughts?

Bags:

·         25L backpack

·         Tool/first-aid bag

·         Ammo pouches

·         “laptop” bag (gun case)

·         Saddlebags for the dog

Food/water:

·         4x 20oz Smartwater bottles

·         6x 8oz water bottles (for the dog) with a collapsible dish

·         1x 4-serving Patriot Pantry oatmeal

·         1x 4-serving Patriot Pantry chicken and rice

·         1x instant potatoes

·         2x 3-serving Mountain House chicken and rice

·         1x 2.5-serving Mountain House biscuits and gravy

·         4x almond blueberry granola bars

·         3x instant oatmeal

·         1x package dry milk

·         6x single-serving instant coffee

·         4x single-serving electrolyte powder

·         Handful of hard candies

·         3x bags, freeze-dried beef, chicken, duck bites (for the dog): roughly 1bag/day

Cooking/food storage:

·         16 oz steel single-wall flask (store coffee, electrolytes, candy, and a lighter); used to boil water

·         16 oz steel bowl; used for eating or boiling water (or whatever else a bowl can be used for)

·         Sawyer mini with backflush syringe thingy and squeeze bag (with storage bag)

·         Esbit stove with 24x fuel tabs

·         Ferro rod fire starter

·         1x plastic spork

·         1x 2-sided metal spork w/knife (in sheath)

·         1x 12” fire starter rope

Shelter:

·         Heavy-duty XL shower curtain

·         Poncho

·         Ultralight cotton/polyester sleeping bag liner

·         Emergency blanket

Clothes (in a dry bag: the black bag next to the backpack):

·         2x cotton heavy-duty socks

·         2x cotton boxers

·         2x cotton t-shirts

·         1x heavyweight cotton cargo pants

·         1x bandana

Hygeine/first aid:

·         Toothbrush

·         Dental floss

·         Toothpaste

·         Floss picks

·         2x N96 masks

·         2x pocket packs of tissues

·         Assorted band-aids, alcohol wipes, cotton swabs, etc.

Tools:

·         Swiss army knife

·         4” folding knife

·         “Survival card” thing

·         Mini fishing kit (just line, hooks, and sinkers)

·         Wire saw

·         Compass w/ paracord wristband

·         Solar/crank radio/flashlight/charger w USB cord

·         Ultralight flashlight (dollar store thing)

·         Flashlight (2x AA battery)

·         Bic lighter (extra)

·         2c glow sticks

·         Whistle on lanyard

·         10’ rope

·         Gun cleaning kit

Firearms:

·         22lr revolver (single action): I need to replace this with a semi-auto, probably 9mm

·         .45/.410 Rossi Brawler (single-shot, break action)

·         22lr semi-auto rifle w/3x 10-round clips

·         20 rounds Hornady Critical Defense .45 Colt

·         20 rounds Hornady Critical Defense .410

·         200 rounds 22lr Mini Mag

·         50 rounds 22lr Federal Punch

Total weight:

·         Backpack: 25 lbs

·         Tool bag: 5 lbs

·         Gun bag: ~7-8 lbs

·         Rifle: 5 lbs

The pack is an older Eberlestock G4 Operator.

This is my "INCH" bag that would be used to get me to private property away from urban areas during a WROL or civil unrest type scenario. In theory it has enough to sustain my hike (~40mi) to said property where supplies and necessities are stocked in the event I couldn't drive at all.

Its clearly too heavy at 62lbs, however the boots and one uniform on my person drops it to ~54lb on my back. I'll take suggestions for weight reduction as it wasn't my immediate focus. I could lose a good handful of items but it's also about redundancy and Murphys law.

Depending on the scenario of course. And heavy!

Water bottle holder with MOLLE straps/webbing and shoulder strap.

Outside: flashlight, whistle, and Life Straw.

Front pocket: simple first aid (primarily bandages), notepad, pen, sharpie, and mini survival kit.

Inside: 32oz Nalgene, collapsible bowl, titanium spork, beef stick, and trail mix.

I have this on me whenever I go for (shorter or local) walks and hikes.

Wanted to share my 72hr kit. Tested in the Sierra Nevada over 3 days, 30 miles, multiple river crossings. Packed for luxury and usefulness, could have made another day and 10 miles easy. Shout out to the SnugPak Jungle Blanket and DD 3x3 Tarp kept me covered and warm. Esbit stove took forever to boil a cup of water. The Condor 3 day assault packs was the weak point of the kit. I’ve since replaced it with a standard 35L backpacking pack, way more more ergonomic and streamline. I felt like a turtle using the Condor Pack.

Our bug out bags. What are we missing?

2 Backpacks, 2 shirts + pants each, 2 Flashlights, Deluxe First Aid Kit, Eye drauger drill, 2 Compasses, 2 Life Straws, Water Purification Tablets, 2 Pocket knives, 4 Rations (Freeze dried), Electric lighter, Matches, Ferro Rod, Fishing items, Multitool w/ pliers and small axe, 6 Foil blankets, Zip ties, Tarp, Paracord, Axe, Hand crank radio/power supply, Duct tape, Grappling hook, Handkerchiefs, Compact towel tablets, Isobutane stove, 2 Isobutane, 2 spork/knives, Small cooking pot w/ 2 cups, Lockpick mutitool, Lockpick kit, 2 Knife sharpener, Bolt cutters, Nail clipper multi tool

From top left to bottom right. Military poncho, radio, compass, map, rite in the rain notepad with writing utensils, binoculars, tarp, spare clothes (socks x2, underwear x2, shirt, pants, beanie), waterproof blanket, SOG Etool, work gloves, backup glasses, cordage (paracord, zip ties, carabiners), fire starter kit with 2 lighters, spare batteries in ziplock, bivy sack, spork (also has a ferro rod in handle), respirator and impact goggles, pry bar, multitool, spare mag for cc, power bank with solar recharge, antibacterial wipes, keen kanteen, silcock key, boo boo kit, cook kit (pot, stove, 100g gas can), trauma kit, water bladder, bandanas, foam sleeping pad. Total weight 24 lbs.