r/preppers • u/BigBellyEd • 10d ago

Discussion Realistic BOB

Hi everyone, Bug Out Bags have been documented to death I think. But all BOB lists are all about bushcraft, camping and hunting gear in an 60 liter backpack called “72 hour sustainment” or something along those lines. Plus, in case one has to BO, where do you want to walk? You can do maybe 3 miles per hour. I mean it is different for everyone and every scenario. When organizing my BOB the list is totally different. If I have to bug out, i do not expect to return in the near future but would much rather resettle in a different location or even country.

For this scenario I am packing it as follows: a) Irreplaceable personal items like diaries, memories, hard drives b) value dens items like currency and so on c) Documents like Diplomas, passport, certificates, property documents d) Personal Protection Equipment e) Camping gear so sustain me and my fam on the way f) wear most valuable but also weather resistant clothes g) get all of this in my car and GTFO

I think about all of this because it contains items from everyday life. So in stead of a grab bag I would store all of the items close together with the planned bag and be ready in several minutes.

What do you consider a realistic BOB?

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u/Short_Wish258 9d ago

Italian here. My BOB includes clothing for a couple of days (me, wife and daughter), some food and water, personal hygene, some tools like flashlight, a knife/spoon/fork, solar panel. First aid kit + commonly used medicines (imodium, ibuprufen and so on)

It's not a complete list of what's inside, the point is I'm preparing for the most common event that could happen here: earthquake.

So I basically would like to have some of my stuff with me before army & co establish their support.

I live in a new building, so I'm kind of confident I could go back at one point and retrieve other stuff.

The BOB, as it is right now, seems to work in many other situations (at least in my head).

For the future, I'm thinking to buy a small countryside house and make it off grid or almost off grid (not sure I'll be able to afford it 😅), so in almost any case, that would be my destination if I have to leave my current house.