Today we will be talking about different kits that are out
there. Why? Because it up to you to decide what you need so that you will build
the most effective kit or kits to full fill your needs. At the end of this I
will leave like to different YouTube videos so you can better understand these
kits.
Bug Out Bag (B.O.B)
Firstly the most talked about bag. The Bug Out Bag aka the
B.O.B. This is usually a 72 hour bag it
should contain everything from food to gear you need to survive. We will be
talking about the contents in another post. Just know that it is a bag meant
for the worst case scenario. So you take the bag and go with nothing else.
Basically a standalone kit ready for all your survival needs on your way.
Every Day Carry (E.D.C)
Next the most talked about stuff. Every Day Carry or EDC.
This is all the things that you carry with you on a daily basis whether it’s
for survival or whatever. Girls we know about the brush and the makeup and for
guys the wallet with your drinking money. So your phone, wallet, your purse are
all your EDC. In the context of this block maybe a switch knife, a pocket multi
tool, etc. so in the case of this blog its your take everywhere survival kit.
E.D.C Bag
For those of you who carry a bag with you, this is for you.
So everything you carry in your bag on a daily basis. Personally I carry my
medical kit/clean kit, a pack of ramen, water bottle, carabina, waterproof bag
and my school books. Oh and my laptop. So your everyday carry that goes in your
bag. Please note do not full your Jan sport to the brim you want to leave space
for anything you might accumulate for the day. So once again in this case your
take everywhere survival kit.
E.D.C Vehicle
This is your Every Day Carry that you carry in your vehicle.
It will be relatively larger and more diverse than the other EDC due to the
fact that you are not the one carrying it and there is more space for you to
store gear. so in lamest terms a
survival kit just case stuff goes wrong
and you have access to your vehicle.
The basis I have with all EDC gear is that it’s only useful
if you carry it. Like going to buy KFC without having money on you. Yea you
could be rich but you won’t get the four piece meal with air as payment.
Get Home Bag
Get Home Bag is the bag you carry if you are going quite a
distance from your base camp or home. It’s a 24 hour bag with survival
capabilities.
Survival Kit
This is exactly what it sounds like a relatively small kit
in which you have everything you need to survive if you lose everything but that
kit. Some people use an altoids tin some a butt bag and others a pocket
organizer. The point is a small kit that you can carry with you anywhere and
everywhere.
Basecamp Bag
This is a bag in which holds everything a person or group
needs for shelter. I usually use this with my father when we go camping for
more than a week. A perfect example is cadet summer camp which is two weeks.
This kit focuses on shelter it’s not usually something you carry it is more for
something that you put on a vehicle.
Camp Bag
Your camp bag is basically the bag you use when going on
group camps. So Cadets, Boy Scouts, etc.
I think it will most likely be your biggest bag since we tend to carry
supplies for comfort since our basic needs will be met.
Tactical kit
Tactical Kit is more for persons with military background.
It follows the military line system. It’s the 2
nd line (yep we will
go over the line system later). It’s your chest rig or webbing. You’re loading
bearing equipment (LBE). For those of you with no military background, its
somewhere between what you carry on your person and your backpack. For example
a chest rig is basically a heavy duty vest you can attach pouches to carry
gear.
Dog Pack
The “Dog pack” is completely optional and I want to make it
clear that when a disaster strikes pets are usually not allowed in most
emergency shelters unless it’s like you’re seeing eye dog or any animal that
used for person with disabilities. Honestly pets are usually forgotten in an
emergency so a dog pack is the bag that your dog carries with all its supplies.
I think dogs are great in an emergency situation because they can carry a lot
of weight and pull a lot of weight (although you do need to get them accustom
to it after all no dog who has never carried a bag in their life will just let
put a bag on it). Please note that for dogs the bags are usually vest like so
don’t go thinking it’s a legit bag, dog have their special bags.
SAS Survival kit
Now we have the kit that has its own book the SAS survival
kit. One of the best survival books that I have read in my short time on this
earth was the “SAS Survival guide”. In this book the author highlights a how to
build this kit. Note that this is a military style kit and you can modify the
bag and contents as long as they do the job.
Disaster kits
These are kits that everyone should have whether it’s for a
hurricane, tsunami, earthquake or any natural disaster that your area is prone
to. What makes this different to a normal survival kit is that you are fully
prepared for the world to go on as usual. Meaning you carry things like
passport, important documents, money and anything else that will make life
easier to rebuild if you lose everything as well essential survival items and
food just in case you are trapped somewhere or need to travel to get to a safe
zone. In this bag you should carry some tools like a pry bar or chain cutters
you know just in case. You never know what could happen in a disaster. I will
go over these kits in further detail later.
Chuck Box
By far my favorite thing in this world is food that is why
having a Chuck Box is essential to camping. Yes camping people. This is not a
kit that you want to carry when you are trying to survive in the bush. It’s a
kit for car camping, camping and all around wherever you don’t have to carry it
camping. It’s a box that contains everything you need or cooking. That would be
a camping stove, emergency gas, pots and pans, eating utensils, etc. it’s
basically a micro kitchen.
Bedroll
The ‘Bedroll’ is your personal shelter kit that you attach
to the bottom of your bag so that it doesn’t take up room in the main pocket of
your bag. A tarp is usually the outer layer so that is waterproof. For example
it could contain the tarp, wool blanket and hammock and straps or cordage. You
could switch the wool blanket with a sleeping bag or add it if you want. So you
roll it together, tie it properly and attach it to your bag.
We will go in detail on how to build each of these kits and
videos on each but for now here are some links to good YouTube videos to get
you started.
B.O.B
E.D.C
E.D.C Bag
E.D.C Vehicle
Get Home Bag
Survival Kit
Basecamp Bag
Tactical kit
Dog pack
Disaster kits
Chuck box
Bedroll
I hope you noticed that these are all just different
configurations of survival kits. the amount or type of gear and even who
carries and where you take it to gives it a new name.
If there are any kits you want to go over leave it in the comments
and I’ll write up on it.
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survival is not a choice but a right earned at birth.
Be the Wolf!
