Basic Survival Bag

[stimpylu32]

Every one should have one , But what do you need to have in it .

Here is what i keep in mine .

Basic first aid kit
1/2 gal. of water ,
flash light with extra batts.
Small batt. powered raido
38 spl. with ammo
waterproof matches
solar blanket
25 ft. of 1/4 in. nylon rope
leatherman tool

In case of an emergancy natural or man made its always ready.

Any other ideas on what should be in it

[BamBams]

I totally agree that everyone should have one!   You jus never know when some scenario is going to force you to have to leave your home quickly.

I want one of those camelback backpacks!

There are numerous posts on the internet for "recommended" contents.
I based mine on the items needed for a professional backpacker; primarily from the book "The Complete Walker" by Colin Fletcher.  

This guy goes out for months at a time, living off the contents of his backpack, and occassionally some caches here and there.  I would recommend this book to anyone.

[williamlayton]

Did you know that I thought a camelback backpack was for smokers that used them so they would not have to bother with lighting cigs so ofthen  :oops:  :cry:  :shock:  :roll: .
Actually, all of that stuff lives in the truck all of the time. It could come in handy, even in town. It sure did for me the night of CHRISTmas eve when I tried my best to move to center barrier of the freeway. It looked a little crooked and I figgered I would just shove it back in line a little.
Blessings

[Swamp Yankee]

You have a good list going, the only thing I would add is "DUCT TAPE"
It has 101 uses. I have even used it to make a temporary cast when I sprained my ankle..............Jim

[TNrifleman]

Youe list looks pretty good. I would add a good medium sized fixed blade knife and a small sharpening stone. A bit of stable food, like 2 or 3 Powerbars would be a nice addition.

[Nixter]

Colin Fletcher knows how to do it!

I read The Complete Walker many years ago (don't remember which edition).

He has got living out of a pack down to a science. Many good ideas in any of his books.

Shelter, clothes, food water and first aid.

Many of his ideas can be applied to a bug-out bag/pack.


Nixter

[kgillard]

Only thing I could add to all that stuff is a copy of the book itself.  I keep a small paperback in a sealed plastic bag with my backpack.  Unless your really experienced, there's just a lot of information you won't know.  Plus, you could always use the pages you don't like for fire starter (HA!HA!).

Karl

[hellbilly075]

A few more:
-Gallon zip lock bag for water storage
-razor blades
-20$ in case you get out and find a 7/11. Seems silly but imagine being in a situation and finding a way out and come to a local market and not having any money!!!
                                                               -Hellbilly

[briarpatch]

If you wear glasses or need them to read I would have a pair stowed in my pack. I also have a small sweet water pump that I can purify water to drink.

[S.S.]

My scramble bag consists of a Beretta model 92
3 Mags and 150 rounds of ammo. Holster and nylon belt.
An Ek Commando fixed blade knife, A Gerber Gator folding knife,
A Battery-Less flash light ( one of those you shake),
A magnesium Fire starter, Several disposable lighters.
A roll of braided Nylon string, About 30 feet of Parachute cord,
2 - 10x10 vinyl camo tarps.
Basic Medical kit. Water purification tablets.
Plastic Ziplock bags. A box of three 8 hour emergency candles,
A road flare, six small magnesium signal flares,
A basic fishing kit. A small bottle of insect repellant.
A couple of travel packs of toilet paper and some
disinfectant wipes. And a box of fire starters from Walmart
(look like compressed sawdust mixed with wax, forgot what they are called)
This is packed in a surplus Alice type Military back pack,
With a Daisy Model 8 .22 bolt action rifle and 150 rounds of ammo
attached to the frame.. And reading one of the above posts,
I will now add a roll or 2 of duct tape. There are a few more things I have put in there,
but I can't remember what they are? I think there is a compass and a signal mirror also.
A canteen and a mess kit too.
I am gonna' have to unpack it now and see what all I have added over the years?

[Terrill]

Here is the bag I carry each time I head out.  It stays in the truck 24/7.

Here is the small add-on pouch that carries "my kit".

These are shots of what is normally inside.




Just to show a few extra items, this is what I was testing the day I took these photo's.  The latest Doug Ritter knife and his Personal Survival Pak.

[Bear Rider]

Terrill,

Your pictures aren't showing up. Evidently you have the permissions for the subdirectory "pics" set so that the world can't access it.

[S.B.]

My scramble bag consists of a Beretta model 92
3 Mags and 150 rounds of ammo. Holster and nylon belt.
An Ek Commando fixed blade knife, A Gerber Gator folding knife,
A Battery-Less flash light ( one of those you shake),
A magnesium Fire starter, Several disposable lighters.
A roll of braided Nylon string, About 30 feet of Parachute cord,
2 - 10x10 vinyl camo tarps.
Basic Medical kit. Water purification tablets.
Plastic Ziplock bags. A box of three 8 hour emergency candles,
A road flare, six small magnesium signal flares,
A basic fishing kit. A small bottle of insect repellant.
A couple of travel packs of toilet paper and some
disinfectant wipes. And a box of fire starters from Walmart
(look like compressed sawdust mixed with wax, forgot what they are called)
This is packed in a surplus Alice type Military back pack,
With a Daisy Model 8 .22 bolt action rifle and 150 rounds of ammo
attached to the frame.. And reading one of the above posts,
I will now add a roll or 2 of duct tape. There are a few more things I have put in there,
but I can't remember what they are? I think there is a compass and a signal mirror also.
A canteen and a mess kit too.
I am gonna' have to unpack it now and see what all I have added over the years?

This seems like a very heavy load to carry, you must be a very young, strong person?

[Ianj254]

i think everyone forgot about extra strength tylenol just in case your wife is with you...lol

[myronman3]

i think everyone forgot about extra strength tylenol just in case your wife is with you...lol

nah, that is yet another use for duct tape...lol

[carbineman]

Toilet paper or toweling, was this missed? (Edited to add that I spotted it.) And some type of quick fix food that is double packed to avoid going bad in the pack.

[LEO]

A few of the things that I carry that I have found useful on more that one occassion is a map and compass, a couple of the 55 gallon heavy duty contractor garbage bags, a GI canteen cup,  a GI poncho, toothbrush and toothpaste,  some heavy duty aluminum foil, a note pad and small pencil,  and a small homemade sewing kit consisting of some  buttons, needles, dental floss and  50 lb test spider wire fishing line (when you sew something with this it stays sewed) and a small piece of leather.  I carry several other things also but these were just items that I didn't see elsewhere.  I use the bag quite often to supplement something that I have forgotten to bring.  The downfall of this is you must remember to resupply your bag when you get home.  An often overlooked aspect of these kits is to get out and use the stuff in them, see what works for you and what doesn't plus if you use this stuff fairly regularly if you ever have to use it in an emergency your stress level will be reduced because you will be comfortable with your kit.  My kit is really not an "end of the world" type kit rather it is just the things that will make an unplanned stay in the woods or a broken down vehicle along the road more comfortable.  It is easy to get these kits so big and elaborate that they are not mobile this is another benefit of using your kit it helps you determine what is needed and what is fluff.