steph
12-15-2011, 09:12 AM
One change of clothes—ideally synthetic so that if it’s raining, you’ll still stay warm.
A hunting knife that will serve as the key tool of survival and a sharpening stone to keep it useful (these can be very inexpensive).
A Lifesaver Bottle (https://www.lifesaversystems.com/), which can purify any water but radioactive water—and if that’s what you’re running from, most likely this go bag isn’t going to do much good. (And obvious note: fill your bottle and your belly with water before you go.)
A plastic sheet, 3’ x 3’—primarily for getting water from the ground through evaporation but could be used also for staying dry in the rain.
Some waterproof matches (with skill a bow drill and fire kit can replace these, but these will take time to make so it’s good to have some matches for the first few days)
A solar, hand cranked radio with flashlight and phone charger.
A bag of trail mix (regularly replaced so it doesn’t go bad)
A few very basic medical supplies—a small vial of antibiotic cream, a few antiseptic pads, a few bandages and gauze, moleskin, sunscreen, and some aspirin should be enough and lightweight.
At https://blogs.worldwatch.org/transformingcultures/gobag/
A hunting knife that will serve as the key tool of survival and a sharpening stone to keep it useful (these can be very inexpensive).
A Lifesaver Bottle (https://www.lifesaversystems.com/), which can purify any water but radioactive water—and if that’s what you’re running from, most likely this go bag isn’t going to do much good. (And obvious note: fill your bottle and your belly with water before you go.)
A plastic sheet, 3’ x 3’—primarily for getting water from the ground through evaporation but could be used also for staying dry in the rain.
Some waterproof matches (with skill a bow drill and fire kit can replace these, but these will take time to make so it’s good to have some matches for the first few days)
A solar, hand cranked radio with flashlight and phone charger.
A bag of trail mix (regularly replaced so it doesn’t go bad)
A few very basic medical supplies—a small vial of antibiotic cream, a few antiseptic pads, a few bandages and gauze, moleskin, sunscreen, and some aspirin should be enough and lightweight.
At https://blogs.worldwatch.org/transformingcultures/gobag/