Bug
Out Bag
If you have a need to grab your bug out bag, you are immediately
thrust into a leadership position. You'll need to assess the situation
and determine your next course of action. With others with you,
there will be other issues to contend with. Having a well stocked
and readily available emergency kit will make things much easier.
 Your
bug out bag or survival kit needs to be easily transported. (A backpack
is one of the best methods of accomplishing this.)
★Why do you want it in a backpack?
Most likely, one of the first things you'll need to do is move.
You'll want or need to leave the area for a new one and thinking
how to bring anything you need is not what you would like as a priority.
Backpacking is the easiest way to transport your bug out bag.
Your bug out bag is there to keep you alive in dire situations.
Hurricane, tornado, earthquake, stranded vehicle. It may
be cold, rainy, and just miserable out. Thinking worst scenario
prepares you for any scenario. Your bug out bag needs to consist
of the things you'll need to keep you and yours alive. So what exactly
do you need?
Food and water are of course first to come to mind and should
certainly be a priority. Your bug out bag should have food and water
but what else? Think of yourself in a survival situation. You have
nothing but the clothes on your back, it's cold, raining, and you
are too many miles from any civilization. Fire and shelter takes
care of the cold and raining part.
 You
must have a means of getting yourself warm. Fire
also provides for cooking, and boiling additional water. You must
take care of your immediate needs so you can start thinking about
future needs. A magnesium stick is perhaps the best thing you could
have to get a fire started. They last a long time and always light.
Waterproof matches can be lit even when wet and can be crucial to
starting a fire in the rain. At least one of these fire starting
options should be located inside your bug out bag. You will also
need a knife to shave the magnesium.
Emergency
Blanket - A blanket...also a shelter. These are compact, very
light necessities of any bug out bag or survival kit. Emergency
blankets reflect your body heat back on to you so you can stay warm
even in cold. They can also be fastened into a shelter to keep the
rain off. Don't underestimate the value of an emergency blanket,
especially since it does not use up much space or weight.
With these simple items, you have taken care of your immediate
needs. As a leader, taking care of issues quickly and efficiently
also leads to your best chance of survival. You can think better
shelter
as soon as possible. But for now, you will last the night.
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