So I just bought a brand new medium A.L.I.C.E. pack from eBay for camping and hiking, but it got me in the survivalist mood and I went ahead and made a bug-out-bag using my new ALICE pack. For those of you who don't know what a bug out bag is, its a "portable kit that contains the items one would require to survive for seventy-two hours (at least) when evacuating from a disaster. It is also known as a 72-hour kit, a grab bag, a battle box, and other popular names include GO Bag and GOOD (Get Out Of Dodge) bag," according to wikipedia. To be honest, I'm just gonna have the bag as both my survival pack AND my hiking/camping pack because I honestly consider the two the same and pack accordingly.

Anyone else prepared for a bad natural disaster, a failed state or the zombie apocalypse like I am?

I pretty much just did what these two guys did and added a few things. Mine looks very very similar to the final product of the guy in the 1st vid:




part one

part two


What I added on was a small fishing kit, a collapsible cooking kit like this one and a Eureka Spitfire tent. I could safely say that I could pick it up and just get out of dodge and be self-sufficient for a while.

nice

I'm glad to see you've embraced Georgia.

You're an undercover hippie omega!

but do you has a gun for zombie apocalypse?

and a harmonica?!

find the million gun threads we have and im sure ull find omegas stash

I'll do that right now then.
nothing says big penis like a .22.

very good idea i also have two similar bags for my wife and i .also have an older version of the henry ar-7

oh heck yeah, those rifles are sweet. However, I saw a video done on the Ithaca M6 Aircrew Survival Weapon and I was instantly sold. But to be honest, any gun is better than no gun when you need one.

Good gollie omega has gone all bear grylls on our asses.

ugh...alice packs...the day i never have to wear one again will be a good day indeed.

but i will aquire a ruck for personal use before i leave...you have my word

haha, yeah, i can understand you disliking them after having had to use them all of the time. But I have to admit, its one of the best-feeling and most functional packs I've ever used or owned. Its ideal for what I will be using it for (camping, hiking, survival shit, paintball... you name it). I got the medium, not that large... so its alot more comfortable.

When you say ruck, do you mean that you'll be getting an ALICE pack without the frame before you leave?

Rucks.....YAY!

I looked at all three of these videos and liked them all, which led to a youtube splurge of survival info, i ended up watching a whole bunch of pathfinder videos by wildernessoutfitters i believe.. im not sute anyways just complimenting the videos and telling you all about my youtube adventures.

dude, those pathfinder vids are insanely good. Dave Canterbury is the man. So you gonna make a bug out bag?

So, is there an instruction manual out there for newbie survivors, like "Survival for Dummies" which includes detailed instructions on how to pitch a tent, how to use the cooking kit etc.? ;)

I laughed until I coughed up some fun-shaped vitamin-sprinkled cardboard nuggets.