Bug-Out Bag Checklist – What Needs to be Included at a Minimum

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One major question that arises whenever someone starts contemplating building a bug-out bag is what materials, supplies and equipment should they include?

The tendency, even for some experienced survivalists, is to “kitchen sink” the bag and try and fill it with as much stuff as possible with little or no thought going into need versus want versus ease of transport.

All three of those components go into building an effective bug-out bag.

You must think about what you will need and unless you somehow have a lot of room, disregard a lot of what you may want.

Once that is done, you have to ensure you can in fact transport your bag easily; a bag that is a major undertaking to transport is a bag that eventually will be whittled down to something manageable.

To see some ideas of what should go into a bug-out bag, check out the list and advice on the next page.

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21 Comments

  1. David Manfield said:

    Most of that stuff is junk.You dont want alot of junk to carry .If you bug out you most likely be on foot at some point.You need to know have basic survival gear , knowledge of what you need to do to survive and its best to be framiliar with the plantlife and basic survival skills

  2. Pat Hopkins said:

    Get rid of flashy orange unless u want to be seen. Trowls ,most of paper.unless u like to draw get rid of wood rule unless u plan on burning it load that stuff on ur back take a mile or two hike.u,ll find out what u don’t need quick

  3. Carrie Richard said:

    Ew weird, I was thinking about how I desperately needed to get one together the other day

  4. Samuel Hickman said:

    I keep a complete survival ruck sack an winter tent an tent stove in the back of my truck at all times including 1mth of rations an 1000 rds of 30/30 an 1000 rds of 9mm

  5. Nancy Jean Rose said:

    reference Lehman’s and Duluth. they have some good survival stuff. they are both online.

  6. Jason Rector said:

    Trowels, water bladder, full wd40 can, clipboard, hiviz vest, paint brushes…..???? Bugout bag bare survival necessities? Hmmmmmm.

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