Ultralight Bug Out Bag with Survival Gear Recommendations

Weighing in at under 15 lbs, this minimalist bug out bag/get home bag will get you from point A to point B quickly and safely. Remember, this has to meet your specific needs so add or remove equipment as needed, but remember to keep your pack weight low.

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Water- Single wall stainless steel, water purification tablets, sawyer mini water filter, electrolyte tablets

Fire-Frenzel lens, magnesium fire starter, ferrocerium rod, man-made tinder, Bic lighters, duct tape
emergency beeswax candles

Food-Emergency rations bars

Shelter-Contractor trash bags x 3, bivvy sac, emergency tarp, tent stakes x 6, cordage, raingear

Other tools-Knife, ham radio, flashlight, headlamp, extra batteries, multi-tool, tiny survival guide, 2 pairs of extra socks (wool), First Aid Kit
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Baefung UV5R Ham Radio

SOS Food Ration Bars

Single Wall Stainless Steel Canteen Bottle

Maxpedition Micro Pocket Organizer EDC

TIny Survival Guide Bundle

Contractor Trash Bags (something to sleep on)

Bivvy Sac (something to sleep in)

Emergency Tarp Shelter (something to sleep under)

Emergency Beeswax Candle

Gerber Suspension Multi-tool

Sawyer Mini Water Filtration System

Wool socks

Gerber StrongArm Fixed blade knife

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[shastaham]

I just found your channel, and I am impressed. I would recommend that you limit yourself to about 50 feet of survival cord (550 paracord plus fishing line and jute fire starter). Your main use will be as a ridge line and tie downs; 50 feet is more than enough. Supplement that with a spool or hanks of #36 bank line (lighter and, most important, less bulky). Even regular 550 paracord is bulky; the bank line, with its ~100 lb. tensile strength, is much more compact.

Another point. Yes, you can live three weeks without food - given “ideal” circumstances. But if you are constantly on the move, you need food, 1200-1800 calories per day. If you are walking all day, one of your packages of dried, spicy cardboard will, at best, last you two days. People in lifeboats won’t be moving around, so that’s a bad comparison. Active people need protein, fat and carbs. Those “experts” that tout those packages have never had to bet their lives on their products.

[whiskeyfoxtrot]

Living in the north where it gets very cold, unfortunately I HAVE to pack a bulky sleep system. I appreciate your editing, shows that you value our time. I also appreciate that you invested in a good microphone. Subscribed.

[sarahb]

I used all the stimulus money that I received to purchase a harvest right freeze dryer. Now I have the ability to make my own freeze dried meals.

[mab]

As part of your sleep system you could add a military poncho liner. It’s light weight and warm. You could also add powdered peanut butter.

[zooyou]

New sub. Great content. Look forward to seeing more videos.

[alexanderweaver]

I enjoyed your presentation. I'm a retired Air Force IDMT/Air Rescue Technician with 23 years of service. I had to chuckle because you and I must have gone to the same school of survival. Actually, I taught BuddyCare/Survival, EMT and AHA/Red Cross CPR courses. Our bug out or get home bags have very similar contents down to the UCO beeswax candles, Gerber Strongarm full tang knife and the Baofeng UV5R radio. My backpack of choice is a 5.11 model that has more of a gray man look vs the tactical look. Just this evening I assembled a more comprehensive bug out bag that some call an "INCH" bag...or I'm not coming home. It weighs exactly 25 pounds and I team it up with a chest pack which in itself is a survival pack and includes my CCW with two extra magazines and an Esee Izula . Should I ever get separated from the larger pack for whatever reason, my chest pack will help me to sustain survival. It contains at least five of the 10 c's of survival.

[dvig]

Very good content. I have experienced much of what is needed to make it home with nothing but what you can carry...forced hikes and such.
One thing I will say is those high calorie survival bars are awesome, but simply not enough. They should be viewed as a calorie booster to another food source.
My general go to number is 6000 calories per person per day. You should pack as close to that as possible. If you are missing along you way that's one thing. But, if you are trying to make time for 3 days, on foot, 2400 calories of dry cake just ain't gonna be good. Trust me, it sucks.

[hollindorf]

Hey Justin! Would a tarp suffice for the "sleep on" portion?

[nothingtonooneinparticular]

I have my windshield shade as insulation ground cover on a tarp. Light, folds, insulation by definition and some smoosh for emergency sleeping comfort.

[badnana]

To save space and weight (MS can be a nasty witch when you need it to be present most) I have done the following in my pack and the vehicle packs
Everything is out of the bags it came in (except tent stakes), rolled super tight and ranger banded(also great fire starter), traded out my big Buck knife for a mora companion (ferro rod and paracord wrapped tons of YT videos on that and filed to use as my striker), in addition to a mainstay 2400 food ration I added a 2 day survival food tablet packet, I need protein to keep going so I also have a protein bar and a shake mix that I can add purified water to and drink from that, tarp is already pre-set with set up lines, my SAK with tweezers (we have ehlirica, anaplasma and lyme ticks here) and 3 deet packets added to my first aid kit. I only carry 2 contractor bags, but I also carry an extra thicker mylar, my woobie (worth the price for a 1 lb 40° blanket and keeps me from sweating if used with either my mylar bivy, mylar blanket or windshield sunscreen), my fire kit is a mini bic, 1 wet fire, a doan magnesium with striker, 5 all weather matches (kept in first aid kit) and 3 cotton wax starters (and my ferro is on my mora) I have also made sure that I added a cooling towel/scarf (get the rag wet, wring out, shake to reactivate and works just as well with warm water) and a solar charger for my phone which has a compass and flashlight. For personal safety I carry pepper spray and a glass nail file (as a woman if you can buy one of hers, it's deadly and then show her how to protect herself with it)
With the MS I already know it will take me longer to get back home than it will others so I have to make sure I have extra chow, can keep cool (heat and humidity will definitely cause a MS flare).
I will be adding a mylar poncho also so if need be I can do a Palmer Furnace (can't do that will a military poncho).
I have also added a few condoms, a water collection bag and some rubber bands in case my Sawyer bag fails.
I'm switching packs so I can't list a weight here.

[debbielicona]

I understand having a edc bag, I have one, but I can't imagine leaving my car .

[TJ-cgmq]

..hey - really enjoyed this presentation.. I was wondering - could you still keep it real and ultralight I.. if you covered Signalling and Land Navigation as part of the survival priorities??!

[christopherhall]

New sub great video brother nice job 👍

[tom-drym]

subscribed good video keep trying to go lite

[Briway]

I’m just curious, is it a get home bag, or a bug out bag? The terms are contradictory.

[THEBLACKANARCHIST]

Well I'm the first person to communicate with you 😜

[_eshelon]

Three main naive misconceptions of preppers:
1. Someone will help you, someone will save you
2. That there will be some safe point "B"
3. What disposable ultra-light junk will help you with?

[grumpyoldphart]

It looks like it would weigh a lot more.