Built my FIRST Bug Out Bag survival kit  

This may seem stupid and inconsequential, but one thing I always include in my kit is waxed paper. You can visit your local dollar store and get a roll for a buck. Tear off sheets and fold them down small. You'll always have a great, waterproof tinder on hand. If you tear off a small chunk, fold it and twist it, a simple ignition source will give you an extended-burn match which you can move to a fire lay. Leaving a cup in one end of the twisted chunk will prove useful for collecting/containing magnesium shavings or Maya dust. Throw a spark and you're in business. -- Dirt Nerd

This video coming in handy for 2021

sawyer makes a nice in-line filter to use with hydration bladders.

You can survive 5 to 6 days with a canteen , lighter and a trash bag

You can't fault someone who does a self critique, they've already done it!! An extensive and well thought out kit, I'd have gaiters in the winter and one or two different things for personal preference/differing environment but fundamentally the same. British Army Basha's are a great versatile piece of kit, I'd never part with mine.

The inner tube is a great idea. I need to add one to my kit. Can be used as a make-shift tourniquet, used to make a sling-shot, used to secure extras to your pack, all sorts. Great multi-use item! Awesome vid! Keep em coming!

easily too much weight. I have hiked with 60 lbs, 40lbs, 35lbs and and 28 lbs. I suggest going as light as possible. Movement is life. you don't need knife sharpeners and bungee cords. stick to paracord an ultralight tarp, light weight hammock. I carry no tent stakes or tents that add weight. if you want weight it should be water purification, a super warm sleeping bag, 1 I mean 1 good metal cooking pot. a stove is a waste of time because fuel runs out. it isn't worth the weight. Use wood.

Thanks looking forward to seeing your updated bag, I haven't been through mine in a little over a month or 2 so it's about that time for me to look over mine. And again thanks for sharing

Great video. Most first aid items are used for hand injuries, a good pair of gloves are great, even for simple projects or carrying stuff.

2 things that i found 2 B must haves (for me at least) is two 160 conibear traps & a 1 gallon stew pot

Inner-tube... can be cut into heavy duty rubber bands... to stow gear... or place on the bottom of a rifle magazine to add grip to help with removal from pouches.

Maybe someone already commented this before but I would toss those cans out. Too much weight along with those ramen noodles. The cans just add weight to everything else you're carrying. The lighter the better. Noodle cups are high in sodium which will dehydrate you causing you to drink water faster. It's also very nutrition less. ✌

Ever thought of the Sawyer mini water filter? It last a long time, compact and attaches to a hydration bladder, or you can use it like the life straw. Cost around $20.00.

Couple of comments; though I openly admit I'm only a theorist and the following doesn't come from experience because I live in a shitty place for such. 1. I see Ramen packed constantly and that seems silly to me. You need to keep your water and electrolyte levels normal as much as possible. In any survival situation, I'd theorize that water is a precious commodity. Ramen, due to the seasoning, is stupidly high on sodium. Jerky provides sodium while also giving protein. Equally, dried beans or Lentils make a nice light weight and substantial food item. If need be, you could easily just pack the flavor packets of Ramen, but I'd say to use only portions of them on any 1 meal. 2. Toilet paper is good but also takes up space. Sometimes but not often I see people pack sanitary wipes. Walmart has really decent flush-able wipes. They provide a better cleaning and take up less space in any pack. Equally, it would probably be smart to carry both sanitary and cleaning wipes. 3. Peroxide and Alcohol should be considered. Again with Walmart, you can pick up the little travel bottles and add some odd mL of one or both to your first aid kit. Equally, in a quick pace situation, the Alcohol can provide sterilization if time is off the essence vs trying to heat clean a needle, knife, or even a spoon/fork. 4. Another comment about food, have you considered something like a protein or body building bar vs something like the Nature Valley granola? A rough example would be something like Muscle Milk. If you were to compare the nutrients between the two the Muscle Milk beats out pretty handily, providing much higher protein as well as iron (which is wayyy too over looked in any survival meal plan). 5. Vitamin C and other little things. Sure, I know you're only out there for a few days or at least that's the design, but what if something were to happen in that time frame? What about something like a daily vitamin C (or combo) supplement drop. Most people comment on things like gum or coffee helping to keep moral up, but some of the candy/lozenge forms of vitamins can also do this trick. 6. Super Beets + 5 hour engery. Get them Nitric Oxides for energy and brain function and B12 for pep, especially in prolonged cold exposure. 7. Last one, perhaps consider an instant hand warmer or two. This is one of those things that some people throw into a BoB or EDC bag and rarely some outdoor survival bag as they plan on primitive fire making. However, the plan for the worst thing always comes to mind and if conditions are bad and shit goes sideways (ie falling into water) motor functions can plummet and the ability to create fire can get hard fast. Cheap hand warmers can be used to keep some core and extremity temperatures up in those dire moments. Again, just thoughts.

So many videos right up my alley! I know what i'll be watching and commenting on for the next week haha

This is one of the best very well put together bag that I've seen in awhile and I have seen a lot, it covers pretty much everything you need and more, I like this very nicely done fella

Great kit, thanks for sharing. It's about time someone posted a video presenting a well thought out and common sense kit. Atb Shaun

How long do you think your flashlight will last? Do you have a way to recharge it? Spare batteries? Looks like a great setup!

This is for people that wear glasses. An extra pair is wise and a cord to retain them around your neck. Contact lens people need to think about switching to glasses for the long term scenario. You'll eventually run out of solution in the outback.

One thing I'll add is nail clippers. Doesn't have to be big, in fact I use the small ones. I've always bit my nails, but since I stopped I can't bite them anymore, so for me I'll add them for sure. It's a small item, but does add to that "feeling human" aspect you mentioned. Also I agree, if you don't critique your gear, train with it, add something, remove something, then you dunno what you have, need, or even won't ever use

1st piece of advice is to add in ways to get food. Some pre made spares, maybe even a few metal traps for long term food gathering. 2cnd, I would heavily recommend a crank up flashlight because I didn't see any extra batteries in your pack, Also add some more fire making materials. more matches, some wetfire, Ext. Also switching out the life straw is a very good idea, mini soyer water kit works better. In terms of food, add some emergency food bars along with some field strip MREs also add a cooking kit in there. Also some small tuna cans last long and taste great.

I did not notice a fishing kit, a sewing & repair kit and most importantly, a signaling kit (whistle, glass signal mirror, orange cloth with a distress black X, strobe light or lightstick for night signaling, orange trail tape). These 3 subkits are absolutely crucial, especially for long term survival. Add these and a couple of heavy duty 55 gallon trash bags and you got it all covered! Nice kit you got there though, I liked it.

Top Notch presentation all around!!! Keep-up the good work and "Praise God" in everything !!!

I love how you're just hitting everything with your stick, hah! Great video, and interesting to see some old school stuff in there. Maybe you can check out Sam Splint to see if this would be a good add-on for your med kit. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for the video and "self-eval" made public. I need to do a full inventory layout (like we'd do say for a Change of Command when I was in the Army) to primarily see what all I have. I have two tote boxes, 1 for camping and the othe BOB items (plus what I have in my BOB backpack). I know I have way too much to carry-out. Heck my BOB (w/ammo) and plate carrier would kick my ass half way down the block. My initial plan would be to bug-in, but if forced to leave, we'd leave in my truck and all camping and survival gear would go in the truck. Whatever SHTF scenario we are faced with we'll do the best we can and figure out the rest as we go along. I watch a ton of videos for skill set training ideas and other ideas. I think a lot of how it may be like in the series The Walking Dead (minus the zombies and Hollywood bs) they make you think about long-term survival. I'm a 55 yr old Veteran who's partly disabled with chronic pain issues, so I'm limited on my training capabilities, but do the best I can. Thanks again for the video. I'm sure you've made a lot of improvements since initial filming.

there a saying that goes pounds equal pain... I use to carry a heavy pack. went out for a long hike 4 - 5 miles and come the end of it my traps and back muscles were hurting if ur going to carry that much gear be sure to do ruck hikes to get use to the weight. I had to thin out mine, got a smaller bag (camelback H.A.W.G). I also got a sawyer mini with a conversion kit. it allows me to fill my camelback and drink inline when I cant purify by fire. I cut my clothes in 1/2 to 1 extra set of clothes 3 shirts 3 underwear and 3 socks. also look into the new thermal clothing for the military (waffle top and bottom) phenominal for keeping in heat.

might add a small fishing kit, mine is just line hooks and split shot works well when set up as a trout line. the med kit a couple maxi pads work great as bandages. always add a simple bow string. I didn't see trapping items either. the first item I added is a medium size coffee pot

I too would suggest the Sawyer Mini. Very well put together kit. You can dehydrate your leftovers at home and store them in sealed bags and carry them instead of ramen. They weigh even less and make a TON of food and take up even less space. Its amazing how much food you can carry that way. You can dehydrate the food on a tray in your oven on a very low setting if you don't have a dehydrator. Its also free and low sodium, very healthy just all around awesome choice over any prepackaged stuff. Just an idea :) Only other suggestion is a couple 55 gal drum liners for added shelter and dry storage options. They also offer extra insulation under you when stuffed with debris in cold temps. Super setup you have though for sure! All the best, Dawn

Great video! well explained gear & info. Thumbs up.

Great bag. I'm a novice, but maybe a small item to add (maybe you had it and I missed it) would be some contractor trash bags tightly folded up with a band around them. They have great uses, but overall I love the bag and it works. All bags use improvements from time to time.

A hatchet for chopping and shaping wood would come in handy . Cheers

Great kit, I wish I could carry around that type of weaponry here in Canada. I'll have to make due with the 30-06 I guess. I would like to make one suggestion to you, add a retractable walking stick. You would be amazed at how much relief it offers for you entire body when carrying that much weight. Don't cheap out on one pay top dollar otherwise they tend to wear out and won't stay together.

That's the least painful load out review I've seen in a while! Digging the stick!

Good stuff, looks like you have it pretty well put together my friend...

I always have powder energy drinks it takes less room and beef jerky you can survive on it even long term

Very good, thanks

So nice to see the browning Hipower getting some love!

I'm glad to see someone else carries binos. Most kits that I see don't show or have binoculars. I've told the guys that I'm working with to get at least 10X binos. The only thing I can think of that would be very useful and not be hard to obtain is electrical tape. Doesn't weigh very much either.

good video looks like you covered everything thanks for sharing

I know this video is old, I haven't seen a new version of it. but o would up grade that life straw to a Sawyer mini. it works great and filters 1,000,000 liters of water

I'm reading comments where people think this is just a few days I hope we're on the same page when you think of long-term bug out we're talking months or no less than a couple weeks. But I'm still trying to figure out I was going to carry all that

The hiker pro is amazing and much more compact then most people think. Few recommendations... Back to food items again. Canned good are too heavy for the calories gained. Tuna is actually horrible for dense calories. Good for food stores at destination bad for carrying. Often great item used by all preppers for food stock and never used for packs.. Pure honey. Can increase the flavor of bland foods while adding tons and tons of needed calories. Pure maple syrup works too. Second area.. They hygiene pack can be severely condensed just by replacing several of the items with simple effective wet wipes. These can work for toiletries as well as sanitation and cleaning as they are antibacterial. You also have a lot of redundant items in terms of shamogs etc.. I like to throw in a lot of bandanas as they take no space, have many uses even medical. Can be a cleansing cloth drying cloth sling, many things imagination is the only limit. They are also typically the ONLY cotton item I carry. Wools and synthetics for everything else. This is a common theme for backpackers. Many don't take into account getting wet. Cotton holds tons of water adding lots of weight and takes a long time to dry. You also appear to have many clothing items that to some extent all serve the same purpose to a point. You already have a poncho so add a thermal liner and you can remove several things and add a few more pairs of socks. A poncho liner can also do a lot to help stay warm at night when it's cold. Not knowing your climate this might allow you to use a lighter sleeping bag and save space. This is often overlooked as well as the ability to dawn extra clothing inside a bag. I typically find a super small light weight 40-50* bag is plenty with a liner and additional clothes for most environments. Consider some of these and I think you'll find you can actually almost double the amount food and water and medical items you have with the extra space gained and still maintain same overall pack weight..

Hey man love it short and simple and named every product so if the viewers weren't aware they knew a name. I have 1 issue. What are your plans for replenishing food? And one note. I made a hammock from a bed sheet and folded it over and knotter both ends and ran parcord on each side and have hung from 30 foot trees it suits my weight great and you can hang low and put a tarp at an angle over you and your dry and off the ground.

this is my favourite bob kit.. just a bit too much weight

What about bringing actually water? Like maybe a couple liters at least just in your pack. That’s the only issue I’m having cuz water is heavy and people need a lot of it.

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Never thought about a compact folding bow saw, so you gave me that idea for my INCH.

That is a really nice kit sir. Thanks for the video..!!

I still rock my Novorossija patch, how about you? :-) Wow, 7 years, time is flying.

Replace your Esbit tabs with Weber Lighter Cubes. 24 cubes, burn 20 to 30 min and 3$ a box of 24. They are 2x the size of Esbit.

long term kits will weigh a ton so I use a fold up cart, if I have to ditch the cart , I will have my back pack.

I suggest more food, and a sawyer water filter $15 will filter 100,000 gallons of water and attaches to any soda bottle.

Great vid. You and I share a lot of the same types of kit. I agree on the life straw. I use the Hiker pro and it has been great

Badass video bro. Great kit and great job.

what does your kit weigh? mine varies between 22-28 lbs before food and water, just cannot seem to get any lower. man have i tried . an opinion...swap out the canned meat for foil pouch meat...other than that, nice . i have a fishing kit in mine as well . 44

Inner tube = Ranger bands, slingshot band, tourniquet, even fire-starter (in an emergency)

What you pack is perfect because it is perfect for you and that is all that matters. Those who wish to humiliate and claim you need more training and more equipment have no idea of the 10 categories of logistics involved. Long term survival requires a team and a shit load of support and 1 man can't carry that much weight alone. Most of the idiots who have something negative to say never served or actually spent 30 or 40 days in the bush. People do not understand that when you are in the shit in a situation everyone calls SHTF everyone outside your team wants your shit. Trade my ass - barter my ass. Those who were unprepared are prepared to take your shit and there will be hundreds of thousands of them.

Hey Blitz, where did you get the pack? I want one but I want to make sure it is actually surplus. My last 2 packs have ripped out.

Hey bro, nice set up. Great standard all you need military set up. Only additional gear needed would be gear for food gathering and of course the water purification as you mentioned. I would suggest the sawyer SP194. It should fit in nicely with your current set up. I have a video of my sawyer set up on RU-vid.

Overall great kit I would suggest upgrading your fire kit, maybe carry 6 or so of those fatwood sticks u can buy in the store or find your own, also make your own surefire firestarters with the cottonballs and vaseline. And for the innertube I would just cut off pieces u need to use as ranger bands for loose straps on your pack or just cut off pieces to use as a fire starter as they burn really good with a bic lighter. Anyways just my opinion and thanks for sharing. I definitely have to think about adding firepower to my kit after watching this

Great Setup. Thanks for sharing

Now that they have the life strong the saw your mini they have become very popular but I see that one weakness that you just covered which is that those filters are not good for filtering a supply of water that you can share with a group or split among multiple containers the other filters are basically to men to be used only buy one person

Good to know and practical tactical!

Make a fishing kit, and get some conibear 110 traps learn to use both and you could go much longer than 5-6 days with all of that you have. Obviously you can ruck the weight as our regular load in the pack was around 65 lbs, thats excluding the body armor extra mags etc on our body, but that being said the stove isn't needed when you can just use your canteen cup and wood fire.

Curious to see how much has changed since this video

Just one extra mag for the 1911? If someone gets that close and the ak doesn't take care of it you'll run through both pretty quickly I carry 3 extras along with the one in it good looking setup though I'd trade one of the sleep systems and the tent stakes for the metal stakes you can always shape some sticks for your tent with the knives and saws you have just some suggestions to lighten the load a bit have you tried carrying that pack? How far do you make it a day?

Great video! How much does all that gear weigh in at? My guess is that it weighs at least 40 pounds maybe 45. Am I close? I have old school ALICE Medium pack which I truly love! Vietnam poncho with woobie liner, WWII era or Vietnam era canteen, canteen cup, and stove with esbits or trioxane fuel tabs. Gelled alcohol works pretty well too. I have a sawyer mini filter, a thermarest air matress, a 3F UL gear Lanshan tent , two trekking poles that are used as tent poles too. I have REI rain suit, which might be overkill since I have the poncho and woobie liner. I am trying to lighten it all up. I have a REALLY lame IFAK. Yours is soooo much better. I take water bottles that you buy at 7-11 with me and beef jerky, protein bars, granola bars, and dehydrated backpacking food like you have. I still need to lighten up by about 15 pounds. Any ideas on how to do that? I have the MSS patrol bag, the green one, the black one, the goretex bivvy shelter, and the compression stuff sack it all fits into also. Help! I weigh too much. How do I lighten the load?

Very Nice video!

Wal-Mart: Sawyer made 100k gallon filter can be used 3 ways (inline, straw, squeeze bag) $20.00.

Windcatcher AirPad 2 is a good alternative to that sleeping pad, and plus its lighter and more compact

thanks for the layout and making it nice and clear and organized to view. Are you planning to boil your water?

Nice vid you kept the B S to a minimum. I would put a Sawyer Products Mini Water Filtration System in as this will attach to the hose on your balder and you can gravity feed it as well it will give you many many gallows

This sounds like a stupid argument but um. My buddy and where having a conversation about pistol calibers for survival while I carry a 9mm for self defence in my bug out bag I carry a 45acp and in the other I carry 10mm where I'm from we have black bear mountain lions etc he says I 9mm will do just fine and I kinda question that. What are your thoughts

Get snow shoes if you live up in the snow. Try walking in the snow with the gear without snow shoes and it will suck

That rifle looks very nice.Do you happen to have a link to the parts website?

Do you have spare batteries for head light and torch light? I think it´s necessary for a long term survival.

Don't sweat the negativity,. Everyone has opinions. What you need to carry is what YOU are comfortable with. Thanks for the video. Good job.

Just commenting to appease the algorithms Semper Fi

A list of the items with buy links would be nice :)

Nice video. You can cut that bike innertube into 1/4" or 1/2" slices and make ranger bands out of some of it.

Enjoyed the video keep up the good work

Yeah man a pump filter is way better, only thing I saw that looked great for a backup,but not primary. I like the Russian camo.

To be honest the Term survival and the growth industry that has arisen around it is jut like any other consumer market there for one thing and that is to make money bottom line. There are many useful tools out there of varying quality. The industry sells you their vision of what you need and you can spend 1000s getting a load of stuff you will never need in most survival situations a lot of which you can’t carry in any give situation. When most think of survival they are playing survival with the tour they have bought its more like camping and trying out your latest purchase than it is about real life survival preparedness. I see a lot videos on survival Kits for preparedness most have a dozen knives 10 different ways to make fire space blankets a thousand feet of various string guns etc etc. In my experience you only need a few key pieces of equipment if you are serious. Survival is a matter, at the end of the day of avoidance. Avoiding, exposure, conflict, injury, thirst, hunger etc. One of the critical factors in survival is calories. Calories main function is to maintain body temperature. If your cold you burn calories if you have no food you burn body fat. 80% of the calories you consume are used to keep you warm a man uses 1500 calories just maintaining body temperature when the outside environment is lower than your body temperature.The larger the gradient the more you burn. To put it simply the body needs 100 calories an hour to maintain core temperature if we are shivering we burn 500 per hour of course the body can only produce so much heat. Without sufficient calories your ability to function becomes impaired both physically and psychologically. If we assume a situation is purely you agains nature maintaining energy balance is critical for our chances of survival. When we include other desperate people in situations of disaster on a larger scale, it becomes not about calories but in not being killed or robbed for your resources then your priorities may be how well you can become invisible or blend in. I see people with guns camouflaged up like military this is great in the woods but is absolutely a crazy strategy in the event of civil breakdown of society in an urban situation where 90% of us will be. It designates you as a target possibly armed. Military will try and disarm you, civilians that may be armed will feel threatened and wish to eliminate that threat. In the uk this may not be such an issue as 99% of people are not armed or allowed to carry weapons so it may be an advantage. In the USA you are an army of one with possibly every one around you having the ability to shoot you in the back. If you are not perceived as a threat you will most likely be able to move or escape hostile urban environment. Those with guns will be trying to eliminate threats. Once you reach relative safety, which is not the urban environment with its finite resources and thousands of predators you are in a survival situation. Civil breakdown is another topic life after civilisation is probably for another discussion here we will discuss lost or stranded situation. The main elements of survival in the bush are clean water and shelter, which will kill you over night, or within 4 days depending on environment. First I will discuss is shelter. If you want to build a shelter this takes skill the right materials time as much as 3 or four hours, and energy. You may have neither skill or proper resources and have to carry tools rope etc etc. It also is reliant on your physical condition best used perhaps to build a fire perhaps as a signal and provide heat even keep predators away depending again on your location and situation. A simple waterproof wind proof bivi tent will provide shelter from elements and takes a couple of minutes and very little energy to erect in most any environment regardless of available resources or craft knowledge. These shelters typically weigh as much as an axe and cordage and a book of instructions and in the end may not keep you dry and fully protected and somewhat importantly allow you to move frequently to find resources or trek your way out of remote locations or avoid detection in hostile areas and allow you to be less visible if you don’t have to rely on fire to keep you warm reducing your local environmental footprint that would allow you to be tracked. A good sleeping bag weighs little takes up little space also and will save you a couple of thousand calories a day keeping you cosy allow you to rest and recover. These two items ail give you confidence and keep moral up beyond measure. Some form of insulation between you and the ground this can be a insulation mat preferred or simply leaves foliage etc. a hammock may offer alternative in warmer climates to get you off the ground in wet conditions or to keep you away from snakes poisons infects etc again dependant on environment. Survival depends on clean water not just water if water is contaminated it can kill you or at least make you sick vomiting and diarrhoea affecting both moral, hydration and your ability to cope with hostile conditions. A container for carrying water such as hydration sack camel back some purification tablets take up no space and a survival straw to allow drinking on the move when encountering water source. So the main elements are covered apart from clothing which is an essential. Synthetic layers fabric with water proof Poncho camouflage and good water resistant boots are a given to allow you to travel over a variety of terrain. The question of hunting in the longer term provision of food etc is another issue this will depend on the situation fleeing evading lost etc. Emergency short term I would take dried rations light compact add water high calorie these need little skill provide high level nutrition and little wasted energy to prepare. Protein Flapjack 12x 90G - Blueberry and Cranberry are a third the cost of similar proprietary ready meals if you want pure survival rations without the same palatability and don’t require fire to consume if you need to stay invisible. I’d take a few meal stile to ad variety. Some stock cubes take up little room and can make all the difference when using foraged food in a stew type meal but optional you will appreciate the addition and they do add salt to compensate for loss through sweating. Salt is not bad if your diet has little naturally occurring salt in your diet. You can use salt water for cooking to replace electrolytes just make sure you are drinking fresh water for hydration. So a pot or mess tin to heat water a lighter and matches (waterproof) Fire starters are ok but again take more skill and if you have a match use it if it is a long term survival stay put situation you would always keep a fire alight rather than lighting lots of fires this would probably be your main focus. Hexamine blocks can facilitate fire starting worth the small space they tie up or some alcohol and alcohol burner alcohol can also be used for sterilisation. Hunting is more difficult that you imagine and takes much energy often for no gain. Plant knowledge again takes skill and usually provides little in the way of high value nutrition. For longer term ready made snares take little room and are portable. Hooks and line effective fishing time while snares are doing their thing. One piece of equipment that is versatile is mono filament net which can be more effective for river fishing and can be used to catch small game and birds if driven in its direction for little energy expenditure. A proprietary skinning knife/kitchen knife. Im a great believer in the premiss the right tool designed for the right task saves time and energy a hunting or utility knife is just that not great any task but will do the job. Kitchen knife has a purpose and is designed to prepare food period with efficiency it also makes an excellent weapon being more efficient at piercing than a thicker bladed weapon. Tomahawk is good for defence and chopping wood. That covers most cutting tasks in two tools. You may say guns are a prerequisite for hunting and protection.Most survival situations if long term, in my opinion have something light and portable bullets run out and also attract sometimes unwanted attention This may be desirable depending on the situation but if you want to be rescued a mobile phone and a pocket solar charger is better and lighter. perhaps . McMurdo's latest Fast Find PLB if you are serious costs less than half the cost of a mobile phone and similar in size.Dedicated 406MHz frequency global network of search and rescue COSPAS-SARSAT satellites. A compound or recurve bow is quieter and you can fashion arrows easier than making bullets. A hand crossbow is more portable and quite effective in close quarters compact with reusable ammunition. A wound dressing and Antiseptic Spray Plaster 40ml covers minor injuries and Some broad spectrum antibiotics a scalpel and tweezers to remove debris. I would suggest a pocket book on survival skills would be valuable. SAS survival handbook would cover almost everything. If you loose your primary Kit what should you keep on you? Carry a machete or my preference Tactical tomahawk on you and good protective clothing and fire starting kit in pockets if you have to ditch your kit for any reason and a life straw for clean water perhaps some de A few energy bars a poncho and hammock all can be in your pockets weigh little and allow you to travel fast. Survival straw for drinking clean water. A hand crank torch for light would be a good idea or LED torch with spare battery most last weeks on a single battery. A few of my thoughts to consider if you need to survive questions welcome lol situations are usually unique and may require further consideration.

Why don’t you go with the Sawyer mini that’s one thing the other thing is go onto RU-vid and look up their independent and he’ll show you his first aid kits I fax his kids are awesome we have the cub kit for my daughter when we got it we are 110% satisfied five stars his stuff rocks look him up God bless you be safe

enjoyed your video a lot. You have a lot of similar gear as I except that nice rifle. Good work. Be well

fire kit should be bigger for the size bag you have. I will have a cart for my total survival kit but I will have a backpack kit if I got to dump the cart.

People must not hike much. I hiked mount marathon this year with my 30lb pack which is a 3022ft climb within a 3.5 mile hike from sea level to that height. I mean ya it was tiring but that was just up which it was 85 degrees out which is ungodly hot for Alaska which I’m not used to. Then the hike down was fast the hike down was only 2.7 miles I believe and took less than an hour going down the face of the mountain in shale then down a chute which has a running creek down it running and sliding down the rocks. Not to mention I’m 6’2 230.

you should switch out either the large knife or the kurkri for a crowbar or prybar

Really good bug out kit, but if you're up for constructive criticism, I'd ditch one of the saws, and use the space for two more pistol mags or an extra rifle mag. the trenching tool, your fixed blade knife and the small saw is all the tree-chopping tools you need. Another pair of socks would help too. Trust me on that one. Socks are a major priority. Other than that, your kit looks pretty solid. ^_^

Aside from your correct self critique on your water filtration issue, you're packing HEAVILY salted foods. How do you purify water for your foods? That's another thing I'd reconsider - get some ready to eat foods. You're relying on water to be available when you eat, have no filter to create water (unless you're sucking and spitting into your cooking pot). Think peanut butter, crackers or mre breads, granola, tuna, etc. Aim for lower sodium, high protein foods, so you're not in trouble with water consumption. (No Ramen, jerky etc.) I'd also ditch the shovel and add an axe. (I love my Wetterlings Hudson and Hultafors carpenter's axes.) Cut down to one saw - a larger Silky and get rid of the canteen for an MSR dromedary bag. And where's your mess kit? I chose the Pocket Filter due to longevity and family needs. I also think you're way too tactical - you will not blend, unless trees and dirt are your preferred friends. I went with a framed hiking pack, which is lighter weight than military packs and is just as large.

I'd highly recommend getting the idea of surviving long-term outdoors in winter out of your mind, and instead plan on moving to a warmer climate ASAP when shit hits the fan; there's just no need to make it that much more difficult for yourself when there's so much other land. That being said, I know there will be less population in the colder temperature areas, but that's for a reason....

don't know if you added these but stomach meds, such as some anti diarrhea and some laxatives because in a SHTF situation the stress alone will cause digestion issues, also a small dental first aid kit incase a filling comes out or a crown comes off ect... these are relatively low price but id consider them essential.

I'm wondering if this is geared towards a particular scenario? I guess if you're in an urban environment and concerned with self defense an AK might make sense. I live a bit out in the country, and would most likely be heading into forest for a while if bugging out, so a .22 seems more practical in my case. pretty big diff. in size and weight of ammo. something to think about.

Bike inertube AKA Ranger bands yes good vid thanks

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Trust me I think this video is brilliant and displays a great kit, but one think that I don't see calculated for in this bag is the ability to move between urban and rural environments as all this gear is very rural/camp/tactical and there is an incredible amount of gear here that is going to be hard to carry give the need to move for some unexpected reason. I'm not saying that these are things that you haven't realised or got covered I am just giving my opinion on what I see, either way cool video I enjoyed it!

Nice bag bro

10 days camping in the boundary waters is no problem.

This is my QRBM7AR32....with the LKJH4CH7....im already over it. This is definitely going to be a bag full of tactical gear

Seems heavy. One thing I would add if in the summer is military mosquito netting.