BUGOUT BAG ITEMS Clothing Food/Cooking Survival • One pair jeans All stored food should be replenished • Mini AM/FM radio • One sweatshirt every six months. • Gerber multi-function tool • One t-shirt • Poncho • Two pairs underwear • One standard mess kit • Binoculars • Two pairs of socks (one wool) • Six mini boxes of drinking water • 100 hour candle • One pair winter gloves • Two bags of trail mix • 100 matches • One pair work gloves • Two bags of candy • Four light sticks • Two bandanas • 10 granola bars • Whistle • One bag of dried fruit • A dozen hand/foot warmers Medical/Hygiene • Four MREs or freeze dried meals • Two particulate breathing masks • One bag of goldfish crackers • Fifty feet of paracord Most of the items in this list should be • One box of fruit snacks • Compass travel size, rather than full size. • One pack of gum • Map of the area • One LifeStraw filtration device • Ham radio, spare battery • Roll of toilet paper • Four packs of instant oatmeal • Tube tent • Bar of deodorant (travel size) • Four cups of Instant pudding • Aluminum survival wrap • Bottle of aloe vera • Powdered drink mix • Latrine shovel • Bottle of bug spray • Mosquito netting • Bottle of water purifier tablets • Ten zip ties • Small roll of paper towel Miscellaneous • Small pack of moist wipes • Roll of duct tape Bugout Items • Small first aid kit • Assortment of batteries • Bottle of hand sanitizer • copies of IDs, passport In the event of an evacuation, be sure • 30 q-tips • Emergency contact information to grab the following. • 10 bandaids • $100 in assorted bills and coins • Medicine (as needed) • Tube of super glue • Wallet/purse • Tube of chapstick • Small notebook • Keys • Bottle of sunscreen • Two pens and one Sharpie marker • Glasses • Tube of toothpaste, brush • Book of crossword puzzles • Prescription medication • Bottle of pain reliever • Playing cards • Cell phone • Hand towel • Five pairs of disposable ear plugs • Firearm and ammunition • Two small bars of soap • Five garbage bags • Shutoff house utilities • Bottle of vitamins • USB flash drive with important • Lock doors and windows • Bottle of shampoo family photos, documents, etc. • Follow evacuation instructions

IMPORTANT TIPS ABOUT YOUR BUGOUT BAG

• Be sure to review the contents of • Keep smaller, important items such your bag every six months. Rotate as flashlights, whistles, rope, and out any food, change out winter/ other such things in the outside summer clothes, etc. pockets where they can be more • People with children should easily accessed. consolidate most of the family’s • Keep your bag in an entry way items into their own bags, and closet or in the garage, where you include only light, essential items in will remember it and easily be able kids’ bags. to grab it in the event of a “bugout.” • As you determine what to include in • You may need more than three days your own bag, be sensitive to the of supplies to endure an emergency. weight load and make sure that the Plan accordingly. person whose bag it is would be able to hike a few miles with the weight. “GET HOME” CAR BAG This should be a small bag, such as a backpack or waistpack. • Two blankets • Sharpie marker, pen, and pencil • Pair of sunglasses • Small pillow • Tube of chapstick • Pain reliever (e.g. Advil) • Old pair of shoes • 100+ hour emergency candle • Small first aid kit • Two extra pairs socks • Poncho • Datrex 3600 calorie food bar (2) • Paper maps of your area (AAA) • “Hotties” hand/feet warmers • Bag of candy • Mini flashlight • One roll of toilet paper • Chewing gum • Lightstick • Small trowel • LifeStraw water filter • Pocketknife • Two paid latex gloves • Two bottles of water • Blastmatch fire starter • Small pack of wet wipes • $50 in small bills • Bic lighter • 100 feet paracord • Small games, cards, drawing pads • Ziploc bag with 10 vaseline-coated • Small bottle of foot powder • Small AM/FM radio (rotate cotton balls for starting fire • Extra ammunition for your gun batteries) • Small notebook • Bug repellent • Particulate breathing mask

“GET HOME” KID BAGS • Season-appropriate clothes (ROTATE!) OFFICE BAG • Laminated emergency contact list w/ phone #s This should be a medium size backpack, ideally with • Simple games and activity books sturdy waist straps for support (e.g. North Face). • Their favorite snacks • Small first aid kit This should be a separate bag from your car bag, but • Particulate breathing mask will contain all of the same materials listed in the car • Bubble gum bag box above. In addition, consider including: • Tennis ball or other simple motion activity • Children’s poncho • Water bottle with carbon-based filter inside • Water bottle • Box of energy bars (food will store in an office at • Flashlight room temperature longer than in a hot car) • Bag of dried fruit • 1 liter (or close) metal water bottle, filled • Pepper spray

Using Google Maps, find three alternate routes from your office to your home that you can take on foot (e.g. PET BAG back roads). Using different colored markers, draw these routes on a paper map of your city/county and If you have a larger dog, consider buying a bag that keep this in your “get home” office bag. they can carry themselves. One option is the Outward Hound Backpack, which comes in various sizes.

• Three days worth of food (ROTATE!) • Tennis ball / toy For tips and other ideas, see Build the Perfect Bug • Filled pet water bottle (such as a GULPY) Out Bag: Your 72-Hour Disaster Survival Kit by Creek • Extra leash • Chain/rope to tie them to something Stewart. Also consider owning/reviewing • Waste bags SAS Survival Handbook by John Wiseman.

THE SIMPLE RULE OF BUGGING OUT: Three minutes without air (or from some wounds and extreme freezing conditions) You will die in: Three hours without shelter in severe weather Three days without water Three weeks without food