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Are you prepared for a Zombie Attack maybe at it's highest level? We are at NMMZKI.We have a Bug Out Bag(BOB). It's a 72 hour kit with the essentials of living like 3days of food and water,first aid, and clothing.



A “Bug Out Bag” or BOB is a pack you can carry that contains various items you will need to survive for a short period of time. It should be designed to grab and take with you if you have to leave modern your conveniences behind in the event of an crisis.
A “Bug Out Bag” will be very personalized so there is no set forumular for building one but this article should give you a few ideas and get you on the right track. Ultimately you should take your BOB out on routine trial runs to help you optimize it and rotate the contents so nothing goes bad. It’s also a great excuse to go camping.

There are a number of emergencies that can come up in your life where you may find yourself in a situation that requires you to leave town. This could be caused by a force of nature, social uprising, a bad day at work, black plague, terrorism, or even a zombie outbreak. No matter what the cause, you need to be prepared for anything. The most important resource to be prepared, besides a level head and experience in dealing with the specific situation, would be a handy collection of tools and supplies.
Having a few of these basic items on hand will greatly increase your chances of survival. You probably have most of these items around your home already, but in a situation where time is a issue you want to have these items in a central location so you’re not frantically running around your home at the last minute, lowering your chances of escape. This is where your BOB or “Bug Out Bag” comes in.
Even if your first plan of action is to barricade your home, you will need a back up plan–your home or stronghold can easily become compromised.
The Rest of this article is a break down of a few suggested items to have in a “Bug Out Bag” or “Go Bag” but to break it down you will basically need:
1) Food and Water for 3 days
2) First aid kit
3) Weather protection
4) Flashlight and extra batteries
5) Radio to know what’s going on around you
6) Knife or Multi-tool
7) Source of fire
Survival Kits (BOB-lite)
You can find survival kits on the market, but usually they will have one or two decent quality items in the kit then a lot of cheap crap. Having cheap supplies will not be too much better then not having them at all. There are some worth buying out there, but they will not be cheap. The best plan is to just make your own.
The Equipped To Survive web site has a listing of survival kits and ratings of them.
These are a few common items I’ve found listed in just about every pocket sized survival kit:

• Lighters/matches Matches can be made water resistant by dipping them in hot wax.
• Small LED flashlight
  Those pocket sized keychain type will work for this kit.
• Extra Cash Most disasters will not be world ending and a little spare cash will be a life saver
• Contact Information
  Keep important numbers on you. Also, useful incase you are hurt and emergency personel need to find your family.
• Sewing kit items
  Needles
  Thread
  Safety pins
• Fishing hooks and small roll of fishing line
• Simple first aid items
  Various band-aids
  Gauze pads
  Pain relievers
  Vitamins
• Small tube of antibiotic cream
• Candles
  Made of animal fat like tallow it can possibly be used for cooking or be eaten
• Packet of sugar
• Something to carry everything in
  A tin like an Altoids can with a reflective lid
• Cotton
  This will keep it all from rattling and can be used to start a fire
• Small knife

However, the Survival Kit is only something that you will fall back on in situations where you can’t have a full BOB. These sistuations should be rare.
What to put in your BOB
The survival kits are popular among the weekend survivalist but you can probably guess that a pocket sized survival kit is very limited. What you really need is a bug out bag.
A bug out bag is a going to be slightly larger, so you may not want to carry it around with you all the time. If you can’t keep it on you all the time, then keeping a BOB at home and in your car is a must. It wouldn’t hurt to have one at work either.
First, you’ll need a bag to put it in. A duffle bag will work, but if you have to bug out on foot a back pack will not wear you down as much over long distances. Just be sure it is comfortable and sturdy. An ALICE pack, MOLLE Pack, or something from your local camping store will work just fine. Try to get a pack with a waste belt support. It will help focus more of the weight on your back and off your shoulders.
What you put in the pack will be up to your specific needs or skills, but the following list of BOB content suggestions should point you in the right direction:

• Thick zip lock bags and thick plastic garbage bags You want enough of these to keep all your stuff in.
• Bottles of Water
• Food (sealed supplement bars, MREs, etc)
• Multi-Tool Knife
• Water purification tablets (or water purification filter)
• Flashlight (or two) Get a good maglite type flashlight and one of those flashlights that can be charged by hand cranking it as a back up. If you can get these both with LED bulbs they will last a lot longer.
• Large knife and sharpener Try to pack a knife with a full tang
• Emergency blanket Space blankets you can never fold back up again will work
• Toothbrush Hygiene will be even more important when your body is under stress and proper food or vitamins are not available
• Bug repellant
• Toilet paper Put it in its own zip lock bag. You can use it for starting fires or
• Spare clothing Bring extra socks and underwear–I think I’ve mentioned a few times how important hygiene will be. Individually packing each day’s worth of under garments in individual zip lock bags will keep them dry and will save room in your pack when the air is squeezed out.
• Small roll of Duct Tape
• Radio Try to get one of those solar/manual recharging kind, or at least bring lots of extra batteries
• Soap Get something that is safe to wash yourself and your equipment with.
• Mess kit
• Fork and spoon Eating with your hands can be a health hazard
• Tea bags Easier and healthier than coffee
• Compass and map of your area or where you are heading
• Binoculars
• Several small bic lighters
• Fishing line, hooks, and cork - about 100ft of fishing line The can also be used for snaring small animals. The cork can be burnt and applied to you or your equipment to camouflage if needed.
• Hacksaw blade (a handle can be made later) or razor wire saw
• Cookware
• Thick plastic garbage bags These can be used as a poncho.
• Collapsible cup
• Magnifying glass
• Sun glasses
• First aid kit This should include various sized bandages, anti-inflammatory (like Ibuprofen), antibiotics, antiseptics, etc.
• Super glue
• Vitamins
• Salt & pepper
• Some fat product that does not require being cold such as ghee
• Razors for shaving
• Extra cash/coins
• Rope
• Gloves
• Pen and paper
• A few bandanas
• Some form of personal protection (crowbar, firearm, etc.)

Specific needs:

• Feminine Hygiene Sea Sponges are reusable Pads can be used as pressure bandages
• Extra pairs of prescription glasses
• Extra prescription medication Be sure to rotate these as some medication could cause more harm than good if expired

Items you may want to consider putting in your BOB if there is a chance you could find yourself in a colder climate:

• Extra warm clothes
• Charcoal hand warmers
• Heavy gloves
• Scarf
• Thermal underwear
• Lip balm
• Balaclava

Here are a few other items with you might want to consider adding to your pack. I did not count them as essential, but they have been mentioned in regard to BOBs so I’m listing them here:

• GPS
• Red spray paint
• Respirator or gas mask
• Frying pan
• Deodorant
• Shampoo
• Gold-bond powder
• Sun block
• Hand lotion
• Signaling mirror (great for non-zombie apocalypse)
• Glow sticks (in case of disco)
• Spare battery for your cell phone if you have one
• Passport and copies of other important personal information
• Whistle
• Pocket Survival guide FM 21-76, SAS, etc
• Aluminum foil
• Tent
• Tools Shovel Crowbar Screw drivers Saw Axe
• Lantern/fuel
• Towel
• Spare shoes/boots and extra laces
• Clothes pins
• Rubber bands
• Hard Alcohol
• Solar powered rechargeable batteries or plenty of extra batteries
• More food Canned food Dried fruit and meat Dried noodles
• Signal flares
• Gas mask
• cleaning brush

Be sure to rotate items in your pack that can expire such as food, water, first-aid items, water purification gear, etc. Try to leave some room in your pack for adding items later.
If can’t carry one of these kits then at the very least keep a lighter and a pocket knife on you at ALL TIMES. You’ll thank me.
Sources and References
Headquarters, US Army. FM 21-76 Survival Field Manual - Army. Department of the Army, Washington D.C. 1970.
Wiseman, John. SAS Survival Handbook. HarperResource, New York. 2004.
Angier, Bradford. Basic Wilderness Survival Skills. The Lyons Press, Connecticut. 2002.
“Bug Out Bag Oracle V1.8.” BOB-Oracle.com. 2004. SurvivalForums.com. May, 9, 2004 .
“Survival.” Bagelhole.com. 1994. Pubisher. May, 14, 2004