With the events happening around Coronavirus (covid-19), I have been asked to give an inventory of my Survival Kit or Get Home Bag. I no longer have a Bug Out Bag because honestly, what most people put in their Bug Out Bags is simply impossible to carry. I stopped relying on gear and more on skills and training. That being said, gear makes things easier so I do still carry items in my car or on my body at all times. Here is a list of the pack contents that I put in my vehicle when I leave for longer trips. If I am just running to the store, I rely on my EDC, my whits and my skills.
I carry 2 survival kits in my vehicle. The first has everything that I think is a necessity. I will call it my fast pack and is built so that I can travel quickly and with a minimum load. The second kit, I will simply call my Survival Kit or Get Home Bag. It has all of the extras that will make life easier.
This is my kit. I dont expect you to agree with me. I dont expect everything in my kit to cover all of your needs. Everything in my kit covers my needs. Know yourself. Know your limitations. Know your skills. Know your needs and then build your kit. I know what I need and I know that I could drop the majority of the stuff in this kit and still survive but it wouldn't be easy or fun. I prefer easy!
I also carry 2 car kits but I will not go into those kits in this list. One of these kits has vehicle items that would help me repair my vehicle. The other has extra food, water and misc "survival items" to outfit others should they need it.
The list below details only the items my previously mentioned kits, that I would grab if I were to abandon my vehicle somewhere. The car kits I would stash near my vehicle or just leave there if I had to get away fast.
I did not build these kits because of COVID-19. I have had them for years. I use them all the time. I train with them all the time. I know every item in the kit intimately and I know how to use each and every item. I am also Wilderness First Responder trained so I know how to use everything in my Trauma Kit.
EDC – Every Day Carry - On my body at all times.
Wazoo Stash cap
Wazoo – firestarter necklace
Wazoo – Viking sharpening stone
Firearm – Pew pew
Bark River Bravo Necker II
Driver’s license plus something else that has my name and address on it.
$20 cash plus misc change (no you cant borrow $20)
Lightweight Fast Pack – Necessity Survival Kit
A good Backpack
Small, durable and comfortable
A Good Knife
Primary Knife - Benchmade Bushcrafter
Secondary Knife – Bark River Bravo Necker II
(Recommended Knife Substitutes)
Primary - Mora Garberg
Secondary – Mora Bushcrafter
Tools/Comms
Multi-tool (Leatherman Wave)
50’ Paracord
2 Way Radio (walkie-talkie)
Readyman Wilderness Survival Card
Small Lock Picking Set
Signal Mirror
10’ Copper Trapping Wire
Sewing Kit
Fire Kit
Ferro Rod
Bic Lighter
X10 Cotton balls w/ Vaseline (homemade)
X3 Emergency Firestarter’s (homemade)
Water Kit and Food
Sawyer Mini Water Filter
38oz Klein Kanteen (Single walled metal Canteen)
Space Saver Cup
Food Bars – Cliff, Lara, etc… (at least 200 calories)
Light
Headlamp (white light and red light)
Extra batteries
12 Hour Glow Stick
Shelter/Clothing
Fleece or Wool Beanie (cold weather cap)
Work Gloves
Shemagh (large cotton scarf)
Wool Socks
Mylar Blanket
Military Rain Poncho (quality poncho with grommets)
Warbonnet Black Diamond Over quilt (warm blanket or lightweight sleeping bag)
Navigation Kit
Compass
Garmin eTrex 30x
Topographical Map or City Street map of area you are traveling trough
Notepad
Pencil
Map/Navigation Protractor
Trauma / First Aid Kit
Benadryl
Ibuprofen
Baby Aspirin
Your Prescriptions
Rubber/Nitrile Gloves
Gauze
Surgical Tape
Blood Stopper Pads
SWAT-T Tourniquet
CPR Mask
OPA - oropharyngeal airway (common adult size and child size)
Large Survival Kit / Get Home Bag
Everything in the first pack – Plus the following
Large, comfortable backpack big enough for everything in the first pack plus
Knives
ESEE Jungles – machete or hatchet
Cold Steel – Mini Tac Skinner
Knife Sharpening Stone (small)
Fire starting Kit
Large Ferro Rod – 6’ x 1/2”
X10 Cotton balls w/ Vaseline (homemade)
X3 Emergency Firestarter’s (homemade)
Water Kit
Sawyer Mini Water Filter
Camelbak w/ Inline water filter
Water Purification Tables
Food Kit
Small Cooking Pot
Spoon
X2 MREs or Freeze Dried Meals
2400 Calorie Food Ration Bar
500 Calorie of Cliff Bars
Salt
Sugar
Coffee
Seasoning or Hot Sauce
Shelter / Clothing
Hiking Boots
Long Underwear (shirt and pants)
Shemagh (large cotton scarf)
Bonnie Hat
Ball Cap
Fleece Cap
Military Woobie (lightweight Blanket)
Warbonnet Superfly Tarp (lightweight ripstop camping tarp)
Large Black Trashbag
Neck Gator
Mylar Blanket
Sunglasses
Tools/Misc
Ear Plugs
Sewing Kit
Fishing Kit
Silky F180 - Folding Handsaw
Taser/Stun Gun
Large Lock Pick Kit
Electrical Tape
Extra Batteries
Rechargeable Cell Phone backup battery
Solar Charging Pack
X5 Carabiners
50’ Paracord
Small Handheld Flashlight (extra batteries)
USB Rechargeable Headlamp (w/ white and red light)
Monkey Fist (look it up)
Camo Face Paint
SERE Kit (razor, mini saw, handcuff key)
Extra Ammo
Hygiene Kit
Toothbrush
Toothpaste
Dental Floss
Hand Sanitizer
Soap
Finger nail Clippers
Sun Screen
Bug Spray
Toilet Paper
Wetnaps
Trauma Kit
X2 Cat Tourniquets
Trauma Sheers
Tape
10’ Duct Tape
Gauze
Ace bandage
Splint
Nitril Gloves
Cake Frosting (for diabetes)
Honey (for energy boost and natural remedies)
OPA - oropharyngeal airway (all other sizes)
