Survival Theory: A Preparedness Guide by Hollerman Jonathan

Author:Hollerman, Jonathan [Hollerman, Jonathan]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf, azw3, mobi
Publisher: Apoc Consulting
Published: 2016-04-01T04:00:00+00:00

* Check the back of the book for multiple BOB checklists…

Chapter 13

Additional BOB Items to Consider

In the previous two chapters, I discussed what I consider to be the most important and vital pieces of gear that you will need for a bug-out bag. I also mentioned that there are many additional items you should consider, depending on the geographical area you will be travelling and the time of year you are bugging out. There are also other considerations for those of you that live or travel far away from your retreat location. These same additional items should be included in your lone wolf packs that you have ready to go at a moment’s notice by the back door of your retreat. When looking at other people’s BOB lists, I typically see a lot of the items in this chapter. However, most of them are items you won’t need for a three to five day bugout and just add dead weight; only incorporate them if they apply to these special scenarios or a bug-out trip expected to last longer than 5 days.

But before we get into those, I want to mention an absolutely essential item for your BOB if you don’t have a specific location or retreat to bug-out to. If you haven’t had the time or the finances to fully prepare for a SHTF scenario before it happens, then you need to include a large quantity of survival seeds in your BOB. They will be vital if you are forced to look for a rural farmer, stay at a vacant rural cabin, or show up at a rural distant relative’s place to ride out the storm. Having a hundred thousand survival seeds in a Mylar pouch is a huge bargaining chip to trade for room and board and can be used to barter with the locals for supplies you may need (along with having proper weapons to provide security for the rural and elderly farmer’s property). Besides, survival seed is extremely cheap compared to most other things you’ll need to purchase for your long-term survival and it weighs very little in your BOB. On a side note, leave your gold bullion at home or stashed at your retreat. No one is going to trade food for your stockpiled silver and gold bullion (not to mention the significant amount of weight in your BOB) until a long time after the SHTF.

Two unnecessary items that I see a lot of people putting in their 3-day BOBs are fishing kits and snaring kits. The purpose of bugging out is to get out of town early and get to a safer location as quickly as possible before things start to fall apart. Taking time out of your day to fish or run a snare line is just silly. Those are items you will need if you were forced to live off the land, but they should be kept at your retreat or bug-out location packed inside your lone wolf pack, not adding needless weight to your BOB.

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