Category: Bug-Out Bags
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This is my “miscellaneous” category – but don’t be fooled; some of the most critical items actually fall into this bucket! So what’s in this grouping? For one thing, a change of clothes. I have a fresh pair of underwear, socks, and a clean T-shirt in each bag, and I should probably have two so…
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When I split my bug-out bags out by category, I’m always surprised how many items fall into the ‘health & safety’ bucket. If you think about it, though, this makes sense – the goal of a bug-out bag is to keep you alive for 72 hours, and health & safety items can literally save your…
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Shelter maybe isn’t the sexiest concept for a bug-out bag, but it can save your life. They say you can survive for three minutes without air, three hours without proper shelter in inclement weather, three days without water, and three weeks without food. This means that depending on your circumstances, shelter might be the #1…
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I’m so excited for this post because making fire is DEFINITELY the most fun area of bugging out, in my opinion. Oh, and it can also be essential for your survival – fire lets you boil water and cook food, it provides warmth and comfort and gives your space cozy vibes, and (bonus) when you…
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Yeah, we’re diving into water! There has to be a joke in there somewhere… Water is ridiculously important in a survival situation. Your body can survive up to 3 weeks (give or take) without food, but only 3 days (give or take) without water. Not to knock all those Clif bars I’m constantly eating and…
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This will probably be the shortest of my six bug-out bag deep dive posts because I don’t pack a ton of food in them. Remember, a bug-out bag is supposed to last you 72 hours – well, humans can survive without food for weeks! While you could technically survive without any food in your bug-out…
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Bug-out bags are possibly my favorite part of prepping. As I mentioned in the introduction, I’m a bit of a gear nerd, and I’m constantly retooling my bug-out bags to try out new gear and get the balance right. But let’s back up a sec: What is a bug-out bag? You can probably find 100…
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