| They're basically all the same... | | | | twigs from a tree...and MANY more things, too |
| Bug out bag... | | | | numerous to mention that you will be GLAD you |
| 72 hour bag.... | | | | have a very sturdy survival knife with you! |
| Emergency Backpack... | | | | - You will need a Basic First Aid Kit... you can |
| What's important is that EVERYONE has an | | | | make your own but just make sure there are |
| emergency pack of some sort all made up and | | | | some basic first aid supplies, such as adhesive |
| READY TO GO! | | | | tape, ace bandage and pain killer in your bug out |
| There are places that you can buy the | | | | bag. |
| emergency kits to make your own pack, but the | | | | - Food, of course...... maybe a few Mountain House |
| list is pretty basic of what goes into one. | | | | food packs, or vacuum sealed bags of jerky |
| And the beauty of making your own emergency | | | | would do. If you plan to run to the mountains you |
| survival BOB pack is that you get to personalize it | | | | would want to learn all you can about backwoods |
| to YOUR needs. | | | | survival as well. |
| Some Basic MUST HAVE'S for ANY Survival Kit! | | | | - Bottom line is simply this... regardless WHAT kind |
| - A STRONG and sturdy pack... and if you can get | | | | of pack you prepare... whether it is simply a 72 |
| one, a SOLAR pack is great as you can take | | | | hour bag, or a bug out bag to last several weeks, |
| some emergency power with you that way to | | | | or months... the point is to MAKE SURE YOU |
| keep batteries charged in your radios, flashlights, | | | | HAVE ONE READY. And do NOT USE the stuff |
| etc. (VOLTAIC makes a really nice solar | | | | out of your bag, thinking you will replace it soon. |
| backpack.) | | | | It will be terribly frustrating to grab your |
| Some form of a Survival Knife... this is HUGE as | | | | emergency pack at a moments notice only to |
| there are so many things that can happen and | | | | discover that half the things are missing! |
| simple things like cutting a bag open... cutting off | | | | |