Kids Bug out bag

[Scythe13]

This is kind of going away from the subject of kids BOB's, but it'll give you (UKPhil) some of the different views on BOB's and it will give you a better way to frame how you want your BOB's to work for you and the kids. Also, please note the passion and diversity that we all interact with. I have massive respect for WnC, GOM, PGirl and TL, and even when we disagree on one thing, we still learn something worth while.


Personally, and please note it is just an opinion, I am uncertain of the use of a BOB. I'm not sure whether it is meant to last me 72 hours, or 1 week, or 10 days, or however long. Furthermore, I am uncertain of where will be safe and what the situation will be that will cause me to have to leave where I currently live. So I have not decided on where I will go to (BOL) or what I will need to hide along the way, and even whether that way was even safe to travel, or even if it still existed.

With the above in mind, I have packed a bag that has given me the capabilities I feel would be helpful to survive. The main issue I have is the uncertainty. It is for that reason I have, packed into this bag, enough items for 'direct survival' for a minimum of 7 days, expanding to 10 days. This should give me enough time to be better able to assess the scenario and what the near future holds. As a result of this, the bag I have (my BOB) also provides me with the extra capabilities to respond to what I believe the situation will be. Whether that be longterm survival, build my own house, or whether it's living in a camping situation for a couple more weeks foraging for good, or whatever.

It's the uncertainty that has caused me to prepare a kit that is able to adapt and survive as of, and by, itself, while also allowing for a prolonged, externally resourced survival situation.

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HAHA, how bad is my English in that last post?

I'm foraging for food, not good.

NR is always telling me off for having rigid thinking and not looking outside the box. In this respect, I totally agree and he has taught me well (although I'm leaning more towards the dark side haha). I'm starting to account for the uncertainty of the situations, and I totally agree with NR that if you think of a scenario and account for it exactly, if that doesn't happen, you're screwed!

What it your BOL is already occupied when you get there? How many people know someone who has burried a cache to find a house or industrial unit on top of it years later (Terry, I'm looking in your direction mate. Although RJ like that kind of thing haha). Caches can be compromised, so do not rely on them. BOB's can be lost, stolen, broken, or exhausted, so don't rely on them. Get as much knowledge and practice as you can, because that cannot be stolen, broken, or exhausted. The BOB just makes the situation much more survivable.