BOB - Bug Out Bag

   Are you prepared to leave your house at a moment notice? In September, 2008 I had to do just that, and guess what I was not prepare. I found myself in the middle of the biggest flooding in the recent history of the island. That day it rained for more than twenty four hours for a total of 23''. I had more than a foot of water inside of my house and I could not even find a flashlight. There were people looting some of the houses and I was alone in the street so I needed to protect myself in case something like this happens again. In the months after the flood I decided to get better prepare. I knew about the Bug out Bag but never even think that I would need one. And so I begin the never ending task of being prepare.

What is a BOB?

   A bug-out bag is a portable kit that contains the items one would require to survive for seventy two hours when evacuating from a disaster. It is also known as a 72-hour kit. The focus is on evacuation, rather than long-term survival, distinguishing the bug-out bag from a survival kit, a boating or aviation emergency kit, or a fixed-site disaster supplies kit.

   The primary purpose of a bug-out bag is to allow one to evacuate quickly if a disaster should strike. It is therefore prudent to gather all of the materials and supplies that might be required to do this into a single place, such as a bag or a few storage containers. The recommendation that a bug-out bag should contain enough supplies for seventy two hours arises from advice from organizations responsible for disaster relief and management that it may take them up to seventy two hours to reach people affected by a disaster and offer help.

    It has taken months to get everything that I wanted in my bag but it is still not a finished. I still need to include food, medicines and a couple of more things.

Maxpedition Falcon II Backpack

CP-L Radio Pouch on the side.

Contents of the Bug Out Bag

                                 

1. Yaesu VX-7R Handheld Radio.

2. Shortwave Radio

3. Small First Aid kit

4. Mosquito Repellent

5. KA-Bar Short Serrated Knife

6. Small Knife with fire starting Rod

7. Acer One Laptop with six hour battery

8. Rothco LED Flashlight

9. Rayovac LED Flashlight

10. SAS Survival Guide

11. Poncho

12. Compass

13. Lightsticks

14. Water purification tablets

15. Small Altoids Survival Kit

16. Garmin Oregon 200 Handheld GPS (not shown)

17. Aquamira portable water purifier straw (not shown)

18. IPod I touch 16Gb (not shown)