The 3-day bag (or BugOutBag)

I am a firm believer that everyone could benefit from building a bug out bag.

Basically, a Bug-Out-Bag (BOB) is a pack with enough supplies to help a person for three days.

The categories for a items in a BOB are as follows:

1. Shelter
2. Food & Water
3. First-Aid
4. Protection

In my personal BOB shelter is covered with an emergency tube-tent. This basically is a large plastic tube that you run a string through and tie off to anchor points. I also have an emergency space blanket. I also keep at least 50ft of Paracord(550cord) in the kit as well.

Food and Water is covered by three MRE's from the surplus store a 1qt canteen and a 3-litre CamelBak Bladder in the pack. I also have some granola bars and drink mixes such as Gatorade and Nuun electrolyte mixes. I also have some water-purification tablets. I also have a slingshot with some 3/8ths steel ball bearings. Not ideal for gathering food, but effective once you get the hang of it. I also keep plenty of snare wire and some basic fishing tackle in the kit as well.

First-Aid is pretty self explantory with an individual First-Aid Kit and a larger one for a group.

Protection... By protection I mean preservation of life in general. I have a survival kit that I built stored in a waterproof canoeing bag. I also have a handgun that I keep with my pack. A Smith&Wesson Model 19 .357 Magnum. In the pack I have a box of ammunition and two speedloaders in there own holster. I could easily put the holster on my belt.

One piece of equipment that is vital to every bug-out-bag is a good quality knife. Mine is a Gerber Big Rock model camping knife that is razor sharp. I also have a flint and steel on the knife sheath.

That is my basic bug out bag. I reccomend everyone take the time to put one together if for no other reason than it gives you something to do, makes you think about things, and gives you just a little bit of insurance.

Are you ready?

Looking at the way the world is now and the state of things I was just wondering...are you prepared?

The American economy is currently in the pisser. Jobs are being lost all over the country and money is running out quicker than most people anticipated. By 2014 the country's debt will be due in several major industries. Just to pay the interest on the debt our taxes would have to be doubled.
Our President so far has only entertained bad ideas that will increase our taxes and do nothing to paying off this debt. What will you do when this debt is called? People will lose more and more jobs. Socio-economic breakdown will ensure. What will you do? Will you hope that the government can fix the situation? If so then you will be waiting a long time. The incompetence through which the government operates will do nothing for you!
Your best bet is to start making preparations so that you and your loved ones can make it. For starters at the least you should stock up one warm clothes and sleeping bags, because when the money goes, so do the utilities. You need to start thinking of food and water. Canned foods are a great place to start but even those have limited life spans. My reccomendations is to start learing how to garden and grow your own food. Start learning the ins and outs of hunting. If you live in a major metropolitan area like I do, I would suggest getting an accurate and powerful air rifle. The pellets are cheap and you can feed yourself and family off of small game all year long if you learn how to do so. I have a Gamo Shadow air rifle that shoots 1000fps and is accurate to boot. I have taken both rabbits and squirrels with it.
I know that some people will probably read this and call me paranoid. But I would rather be paranoid and wrong, than be right and totally unprepared. I'll be back with more info later