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Title: Build the Perfect Bug Out Bag: Your 72-Hour Disaster Survival Kit
Description: Be prepared for any emergency with our comprehensive guide to building the perfect bug out bag. This essential survival kit is designed to sustain you for 72 hours in the event of a disaster or emergency situation. From food and water supplies to first aid essentials and tools, our guide covers everything you need to ensure your safety and well-being during a crisis. Don’t wait until it’s too late – start building your bug out bag today and be ready for whatever comes your way.
Dirk Drudgler –
Great Emergency Resource – You Can Get Started Now!
This is an outstanding, comprehensive book for preparing for any kind of sudden disaster or event which may require you to leave your home on very short notice. This book is designed to prepare you for the worst case scenario of 72 hours of living with the contents of what you are carrying in a bag if you are forced from your home.People forced to bug out are called “refugees.” Google it and count the number of times that word appears each day, even in the US. Do YOU need to prepare for this? Ask yourself the following questions. How you answer them will determine if this book will have any value to you:1) If forced to evacuate your home, do you think you and your family would be better off on your own, having prepared an escape plan and having gathered supplies for that escape?2) Or are you content with the possibility of being forced to evacuate with thousands of other people into a place like the Superdome, with scant personal belongings, kept under armed guard, and completely dependent on this government (or worse, another one operating under martial law) to provide for and protect you and your family just like the citizens of New Orleans were after Hurricane Katrina? This same scenario will happen during another natural disaster, a terrorist strike, a chemical spill, a huge fire, or massive civil unrest. Read the papers, these things happen all the time.Creek Stewart does an excellent job itemizing exactly what makes up a practical Bug Out Bag (BOB). Not only does he explain the value of each item, he also mentions where you can get them and often suggests alternatives. The part I liked best about this book was towards the end when Stewart talks about the absolute importance of practicing with your BOB and identifies challenges, item by item, which will give you confidence in what you are doing and identify weaknesses in your preparations.Stewart suggests not only learning how to light a camp stove but also how to start a fire and once you’ve mastered that, doing it at night and after a rain. These are real situations you may actually face and skills which could mean the difference between life and death.If you do not have much outdoors experience, don’t be discouraged. The task of building a Bug Out Bag may appear daunting and expensive but you would probably be amazed at how many resources you have available to you right this very minute in your own home. Read Creek Stewart’s book, make a bug out plan, and start gathering up materials readily available to you right now. Spend a day doing this even though you may not right away get the perfect BOB together or have the best quality materials.Collect common things you may have around the house like a day pack, a fire source (a disposable lighter), a light source (a small flashlight or headlamp) a basic shelter and ground cover (plastic sheeting), rope or twine, a small metal pan, your important papers and documents, plastic bottles for water, soup packets, energy bars, a sleeping bag and emergency season-appropriate clothing (remember the mantras: “Wear Layers” and “Cotton Kills”). The immediate goal is to stay hydrated, warm and dry.All these items simply gathered into one spot will give you a great start on building a complete kit and probably put you ahead of more than 95% of the population in emergency preparedness without spending an extra penny. Even being a little bit ready for it gives you an edge on disaster.Stewart does a great job encouraging you to look at your BOB and your evacuation plan as an ongoing process, which can be an enjoyable thing, even a hobby. If you can’t afford to buy everything at once (like most of us), at least prepare a want list, get together what you can and upgrade or add pieces every time you go to the store or have a little extra money. Stewart does make a point of identifying “must haves” ahead of “nice to haves.”I also liked that Stewart included a section on preparing to bug out pets. This is an area I had not really considered fully. It really struck home to think about the possibility of leaving behind our beloved family members in an emergency because we hadn’t prepared for them and we didn’t have the resources or ability to take them with us.You are not a crazy wacko if you start preparing like this. All you are required to do is imagine what would happen if the safe and sound veneer of your everyday life is suddenly torn away and you were forced from your home, even for just a few days. Start putting 2 and 2 together. Have you ever been to a garage sale and seen a nice, sturdy wagon selling for a couple of bucks? That wagon gives you the ability to easily move small children, old dogs, and extra supplies many miles, but it is also a plaything for the child and useful around the yard when the world isn’t falling apart around you.I would like to add one item which Stewart does not mention and that would be to prepare and pack a basic Kindle or similar e-reader because of their long battery life after charging (unlike a Fire, an I-Pad or similar back-lit tablet). After I finished reading Stewart’s book, the first thing I thought was how valuable it would be to actually be able to pack books like this in the BOB.How much better would it be to have a whole series of books which would serve as an entire library of survival reference material, reading material and spiritual support which weighed only a few ounces and, carefully managed, with even a partial charge could easily last for 72 hours, if not several weeks! All you need is a waterproof container.
Darrell Burkhalter –
Very well thought out and detailed
Very thorough in easy to read chapters. this is one of the best books on the subject. i like the last chapter of all the home exercises listed in order to practice and get acquainted with your BOB.
Cooljonnorris –
good guide
I found this to be a very good book, not only on creating a Bug Out Bag, but on the whole idea of Bug Out planning in general.In planning what you need to take you have to think about the circumstances of bugging out and the conditions you will find.I only found two things where I would take issue: nutrition and wool. I will address wool first.He states that wool is pretty much the only cloth to consider for warmth and weather protection, and he is right, with one major exception – people who are allergic to wool. Unfortunately, he does not give any secondary recommendation for those people (and it is a noteworthy percentage of the population). It would be nice if he could suggest a second choice.The place where I really disagree with him is in nutritional considerations. He states that carbs are the most important since they are the main fuel for the body. This is commonly held, although factually incorrect.Our current “mainstream” belief is that sugar (glucose) is the preferred fuel of the body. While it is true that our S.A.D. (Standard American Diet) seeks to provide calories mainly from carbs, this is not a healthy situation. It is a lengthy discussion, but quite simply, fats are the fuel we were designed to burn.Glucose (carbs essentially) is the fuel reserved for emergency, fight or flight moments. The fact the we live in a constant state of fight or flight due to our diet, is in large part responsible for our lousy health compared to people 120 years ago. Emergency rations with high carb content will drag you down and not allow peak performance in stressful situations. They will keep your blood sugar levels on a constant roller coaster, make you tire more easily, and can seriously impair your thinking. Given that a large portion of the population is either diabetic, pre-diabetic, or in an otherwise compromised state in regards to carbs, I suggest you avoid them as much as possible.The best, most easily digested source of calories are medium chain fats, like coconut oil. They are transported differently in the body than other fats, and more readily used (not stored) in the body. Coconut oil also stimulates the thyroid and metabolism in general, and helps prevent feelings of hunger. This is why it is a primary ingredient in the best foods designed to keep infants and the very ill supplied with energy.Intense research by the Hudson’s Bay Company determined that the best all around food for people working long hours trapping in near Arctic conditions was the old Native American standby, pemmican. I am talking the real thing, not the jerky-like product that has usurped the name today. This was a mixture of dried, powdered meat and animal fat, mixed with berries and herbs. Pemmican would be an ideal emergency ration, if you could find a good source of a high quality product, and adjust to the taste.Like most such “paleo” kinds of food, it supports a ketogenic state in the body, which is our natural, “hunter-gatherer” heritage.Coconut oil also has the benefit of high calorie density, which means that the same weight will give you more days of food.Current research indicates that the healthiest diet would be 60-80 percent calories from fats, 20-25 percent maximum from protein, and as little as possible from carbs. We need only about .5-1 gram of protein per pound of body weight per day, and the majority of the rest of our calories should ideally be from fats (which is why all the flavor is in fats – that’s where the best nutrients are).I would recommend you research ketogenic diets and work out a good emergency ration plan which avoids carbs and concentrates on medium chain fats like coconut oil. Look for rations which include coconut oil as the main caloric ingredient. Vegetable oils are generally not good for you – they go rancid very easily and our bodies don’t really like them. Avoid rations or foods which include them, especially if they are hydrogenated.Other than those 2 quibbles, I liked the book a lot, found it extremely useful, and very much in sync with my own outdoor experiences.Definitely recommended, minus the dietary info.Unfortunately, real pemmican is not easy to come by.
Marcom –
à un libro piacevole. Insegna ad organizzarsi prima che avvengano delle catastrofi, e a non farsi cogliere impreparati.
Erick Barrón –
Buen papel y pastas.
RW –
Creek covers everything you need to keep your family safe and healthy when an emergency strikes. Be it natural or man-made, we hope we never have to encounter these possibilities, but he reminds us that a Bug Out Bag is insurance. “Life insurance is paid when you die. Look at a ‘BOB’ as a “don’t die” policy for you and your family.”He covers all the necessary topics in depth, providing tips for specific brands and retailers so that you know what to look for when you’re purchasing supplies. He even includes comprehensive checklists at the rear of the book that have 3 levels of needs. The lowest level is highly supplemented by skills, so they can carry the essentials and do just fine. The highest level takes into account having almost no survival or wilderness skills, so that level is supplemented with more fail-safes in place and more overall weight as an account.I’ve read dozens of internet articles and guide on how to put together a ‘BOB’ and while some of them were useful, the quality of this book’s information blows them out of the water. It’s concise, and yet covers so much ground. It’s a ‘buy’ if you have ever thought of building a Bug out Bag; and it becomes a MUST buy if you have never thought of doing it!
Lisa Robins –
Although this book is written for the American market, so there are references and products that overseas readers may not get, this seems like a very thorough and sensible. I’m certainly not any kind of expert on the topics covered but to a layperson like me, it seems that Creek has really thought about and tried out the things he describes.I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to plan for a bug out but also for anyone wondering into the wilderness on camping or hiking trips as there are good tips and lots of common sense.I live on a tiny island (Guernsey) so it’s unlikely that I would ever have to ‘bug-out’ and we really don’t have any wilderness but I found it fascinating (I’ve read it twice so far) and it is good to get thinking about different aspects of it, so that you consider your particular needs and plan accordingly. I consider my wilderness / survival type things my ‘toys’ to use when hiking or camping but have put together a plan & bag in case I wake up in the middle of the night & find my house on fire!A good read, with great advice from a man who seems like he knows, very readable and with humour added for free!
Christoph –
No boring prosa in this book.From the first pages you get short, spot on descriptions of items and techniques for preparing your b.o.b.What’s more, the author is not a typicult shtf nutbag but seems to be an experienced hicker and outdoor expert.So he doesn’t bore you with loads of unnecessary information, why you should prepare for the end of the world.In the first chapters he mentions real world disasters in recent history, where having a B.O.B. on hand, could havesaved your life. Even if you don’t plan on building a B.O.B, every hiker and camper should read this book.Highly recommended.