We, as a family all have one each. The reason is that in the past the local Moorland (Saddleworth Moor, etc) have all gone up in flames. The flames aren't the problem, the toxic Black smoke from the burning Heather and underlying Peat is nasty. Last time it happened, a couple of years ago the Police were evacuating people to rest centres (local schools, etc) in the opposite direction of the wind. It took the Fire Service and Army weeks to put out the fires as the Peat kept burning, plus helicopters dropping water/fire retardant. We were told to be ready to go (bug out) if given 10 minutes notice by the Police/Army. We all have bags ready to go 24/7 with 3 days worth of stuff covering any possible SHTF situation, except Nuke, as we live close to several primary strike areas (Manchester Airport, Warrington Fuel Refinery, etc) and usual wind direction blowing radioactive stuff our way, we are FUBAR anyway.
The main thing I find as a problem with go bags, get home bags, bug out bags .... Is the lack of planned purpose and mission of the bag. So people pack all kinds of stuff without really knowing the context of what it's for. I think in UK one of the most likely needed scenarios for an emergency bag would be vehicle related... So broken down on motorway in cold n rain .. you need to sit up on embankment rather than in your vehicle ... Your priorities are shelter warmth water visibility light charger food. Something to sit on. This would be quite a different bag than a ludicrous zombie apocalypse go bag. So really you'd potentially need multiple go bags for different missions ... Is it to escape home or get home urban or rural hours days weeks ..season ... In reality in any massive event the chaos and violence will likely render anything you carry just a target for theft and attack .. the solution to that I can't really write here. But sufficed to say ... Those scumbags in life will want what you have .. nuff said
I keep a bag in my car during winter that comprises of a small cooker, hot chocolate sachets, mug, 2 ltrs of water, snacks, a sleeping bag, wool blanket and a small shovel. I’ve also got a small sack of waterproof trousers, gloves, woolly hat and warm socks.
Excellent and pared down to minimums. But don't just carry it in winter. I've needed mine mostly in spring and autum. Just 4x the water and add some hydrating powders or drinks to deal with heat, stress, ...
I work away so travel 200 miles every friday and sunday so have a get home bag or more realisticly a bag to keep me warm and safe while wautng for the AA 😊
TBF a bug-out kit in the UK can simply come down to your weekend away gear, nothing else. Nobody in the UK is heading to the woods because of flooding, fires etc.....I think often the terminology doesn't always match with the scenarios given.
There has been some flooding in either Yorkshire or Humberside recently. Parts of Humberside cop it every few years and parts of Cornwall too. I'm not sure where you would go if it did happen in your area though, unless the local/government decided to do something.
I keep a basic bag in my car just incase I breakdown at night during winter. I have a Snugpak jungle blanket, first aid kit, water and brew kit and multitool. Olight torch and warm clothes. More for if I get stuck until I can get picked up.
Maybe down to terminology but while I have a couple of 'ready bags' (1 my leaving the house with minimal kit & a 'hospital' bag to cover a couple of days) I don't have a 'bug out bag'. Being a bit of a kit tart I have the makings of 3 or 4 good bug out bags but as I like to get out to wild camp or hill walk, I use some of the kit that would go in my ideal 'BOB'. For some of it I have 'spares' (second best or older type stuff) but if I was going to bug out for real..... (running off to the woods is a fantasy in the UK) I'd want my best gear so its kind of spread around, some in the shed, some in a spare room that is a dumping ground and some scattered around as it hasn't been put back. Something else which is a pretty big thing is to consider is who you would be running off to the woods with. If its just you then cool but if like me you have other people in your life then it can get complicated, especially if they're not on the same page. Throw in some pets and/or parents/kids etc then it starts to get awkward. As someone who enjoys running off to the woods then I'm good to go. My wife.... 🤣.... lets just say she's a work in progress. If its something you're really looking at then do a genuine 'assessment', go and do it, have a wild camp for a night and see how you go. Figure out what works for YOU, not dudes on youtube although we can all learn from each other. It really is a fantasy running off to the woods though, running off to the local sports hall or buggering off to a hotel or a mate's house, much more likely. Sorry to be boring.
Your post here is absolutely spot on. A car emergency bag is sensible ... An overnight kinda hospital or short term have to leave house gas leak type bag is also useful... But all this nonsense of thinking you can take your family to the hills in event of nuclear war is utter nonsense. There will be restrictions on movement and looters and human primal behaviour... We aren't in USA where peppers will be the first people facing non preppers with firearms ... But it still means gangs and bad individuals will look to take things off normal people. And all these people who think they are gonna run off to the woods ... Go try it for a few nights in winter with your go bag ... And your little gadgets and see how miserable you get when those gadgets fail or break or prove to be a waste of money ... Do a dry run... Imagine others wandering about in those woods .. my advice have a stock of nice wine lanterns food ... Stay home get pissed n say f**k it
My work has 5 Vans .. i made basic kits for each ( bottle of water & Juice / chocolate & Cereal bar / wooly hat & gloves / torch & phone charger ) .... all the guys laughed at this , until one of the vans broke down & had to wait 3 hours for recovery ... then 2 months later another one was stuck in snow overnight
I'm finding that a number of the people who would laugh have vices that they're focused on at all times, so they view any expenditure of time and money on anything unrelated to that vice through a lens. Sometimes, that vice is a substance addiction. My observation has given me yet another reason to be wary of those who put no effort into preparing for crises. Three days of being forced outdoors is hard enough without dealing with someone going through sudden detox.
Hi just a quick update. You will see that I commented a little earlier and said I have a similar bag in my car incase of breakdowns etc. Well today was the day and during a journey to work my car broke down. Turned out to be a faulty battery. Anyway stuck at the edge of the road in the rain waiting to be rescued. I remembered my bag in the back and next minute I was making myself a nice hot coffee whilst I waited. So there you go. Definitely a good idea.
It is nice to see a UK version as all the American ones are very over the top. I would be very careful with carrying lock knives or fixed blades in the UK as that is more likely to get you arrested. I’m a front line first responder and have dealt with pretty much all natural disasters, mass public events and I’ve been in caught up in 2 terrorist attacks in London. Things I really on the most is a good torch, a decent power bank with cables, hydration and plenty of snacks with a weather dependent charge of clothes, amongst other items. I avoid fire starting kits like the plague as most people have not been shown how to start a fire safely or correctly, which can lead to other problems. But I do agree with you that a bug out/get home bag can be very useful and make life a lot easier.
A man I know broke down on a country road in Scotland on the way to visit family there. It was the middle of a winters night. I had always told him I would never go on a long distance winter drive without wearing outdoor clothing (never know when you will break down and have to walk to get help). I always also take a thick blanket, high-end torch, some food/drinks, toilet paper etc. When driving in a hot country I have things like a sun hat and extra water etc. This bloke called me paranoid. Captain stupid broke down in a tracksuit and thin trainers and had no signal. He had a north face which was little better than a glorified raincoat and didnt help when he couldnt turn his heater on. It took well over an hour for someone to stop and help him. He didnt call me paranoid again.
With a large percentage of the urban population going rural at the same time, where are they all going to go? It’s going to be busier out in the cuds than in the towns! And the thought of cooking some nice flavourful food on a stove with hunger heightening the olfactory senses of the populous, just remember to take plenty for when your guests start arriving!
I would add a tube of antiseptic cream and a tube of anthisan. I would use a Kelly Kettle in place of the several items -- it will store water and you can pack starters inside it as well as some fuel. Here in Wales, even thoughit rains so much can usually find enoufh dry stuff for the kelly kettle !
When you get right down to it, a bug out bag is about the bare essentials, its not about camping and having a good time. If you are forced to bug out, you are not having a good time. One of the most valuable tools in an emergency situation is cash, that can provide most of what you will need, especially in an urban setting.
My bugout bag is my EDC. Large LL Bean bookbag. Leather work gloves. Spork and chopsticks. Poncho. Small med kit. Mini camping shovel. A couple cliff bars and a couple granola bars. Some random personal serving drinks. 1 quart Nalgene canteen and spare keys. Lastly a bag rain cover. I do recommend some sort of light to attach to the back of your bag. Something like a red tube just to be seen on dark, well traveled trails. I'm a urban type person. So most of the things you'd need for forest type bugging out are abundant. In the city you really don't need to carry much. Weather permitting as you said.
Just as important as to what you put in your bug out bag is how you bug out. A bag with all the gear in the world is no good if you do it wrong. The only genuine reason you would bug out in the UK for more than 48 hours is civil unrest. Given the situation in the ME and the protests we have seen in London there is scope there for something major to happen. In truth this is likely to happen and it is a case of when. Avoid any areas in cities where people congregate ie pro-Palestine demonstrations, shopping centres, places of religious worship, political institutions i.e. Embassies etc., Police Stations. If you bug-out by car avoid main thoroughfares. Set the sat-nav to avoid any motorways etc. Know how to light a fire. Don't worry so much about water. It is abundant in the UK. Try to pack nutritious foods such as nuts and dried fruits. MREs are fine for a while but it is easy to tire of them. Always have cash stashed in your bug-out bag. If the grid goes down so will supermarket card readers. Unrest is only likely to happen in large Urban areas so make you way to small towns or countryside. If you are to follow any media make sure it is local media. BBC and the like are mouthpiece for Government and are unlikely to report news accurately.
Tailor your bag for your area and personal requirements. For UK - Shelter,water,medical,food,communication in that order. Also have a ‘car emergency box’ you can chuck in the car.
I keep a get home bag, which is also a 24 hour bug out bag. Im never likely to bug out, 4 dogs makes it a no. I dont think you mentioned it, sorry if i missed it, i pack an OS map of my area as well. Like the sensible, practical approach you have 👍
I won't be bugging out to the woods, heck I'm not even sure where "the woods" are around here. (I live in a smallish city). The typical North American BOB with loads of camping gear and snares and eleventy million ways to start a fire is not what I would have. My "bug out bag" is a bag that has important documents, some food, spare underwear and socks, and some basic hygiene supplies. I think of my bug out bag as a complement to my EDC bag. My EDC already has a lot of the things that a BOB should have, and I carry it every day (clue is in the name). So all I really need is the extra stuff that would turn my EDC into a BOB. If we have to "bug out" we are likely either heading in the car to my in-laws house (about 30 mi away) or we'd quickly book a hotel and drive there. Worst case, we'd camp in the car, we're not running off the woods.
I have both, but I am not terribly far from a wetland of respectable size (the Everglades). It has its pros and cons. One of the pros-plentiful fish and turtles. @@KellyS_77
My Mrs and i have three each 24hr/72hr and i have a 100 litre british burgen for longer ,yes they do have thier place ,carry one in a car too . Brilliant video liegh again 👍👍⛺
Worth also having a car box or two you can chuck in the car at short notice : extra food etc. It’s more likely you’ll take your vehicle from home rather than go on foot.
I'm really enjoying the videos, mate. Like the way you keep them 'happy '. Do you do weekenders for disabled people? If so, I can start saving my pennies. If not,... WHY NOT! Keep the videos coming . Hwyl, Taddy (half Welsh, half Irish) Nige.
I don't have a BOB or GHB but I do have a Grab/Go bag. Just a normal (grey man) daypack with just a few items leaving a lot of space for extra stuff. The standard items in the bag are not EDC but more an extension of it. For instance I do EDC one of those mini multitools (for really small tasks) in my pocket but I do have a full size one in my Go bag. I don't EDC a flashlight but there's one in my Go bag, etc. Even though I'm a survival instructor I'm not gonna run for the hills and build me a primitive shelter out of nothing when I can easily get into an abandoned structure and have shelter. I gave the video a like because it can be useful for people thinking about haven a bag ready.
Great video I think you outlined the preparedness mentality perfectly for a UK scenario, its hard to find a video on youtube thats UK specific and I think your logic behind it was perfect as well as the scenarios and examples.
This applies to many parts of Canada and USA as the vast majority of us live in the city. Those who live in the country (more likely in North America as we have more land) by contrast could have many miles between livable structures.
Great video leigh I started putting one together a while back but havnt got it finished yet. So thanks for the reminder. Will be up soon to get some more bits
problem is, if you need to use bag out bag, most likely it is not just for 3 days. and if you are leaving your bag in location, it is too late. Insurance like, second citizenship, second bag in location, e.t.c. must be on radar. but - good video!
How do you know it will be 2 or 3 days and not 6 or 7? Take extra food. 50- 65 litre bag is about right,yes 30 is big enough but it’s better to have a bit of extra room - In winter you might need warm clothing etc. 3x3 tarp is a good size,DD hammocks do a great ultralight 3x3 tarp. Hope this helps.
The problem with many BOBs is too many sealed single use items. I opened a SOL Survival Sheet that was stored indoors only to find out it had split through many layers and so becoming totally useless. A waste of $20. Better to have items you can use and re-pack away so you know just what your bag can do for you as you have trained with it. The second problem is that you don't get to decide BOB size, your area will decide the size. The first green bag is nothing but a 12 hour bag for when you will be bugging out to a hotel or other building, not camping out. People in urban areas need less gear, people in the country that may have miles of woods between their work and home, will need extra sleep/shelter/clothing gear as it may take days to get away from home or back home (should driving not be an option). If not going full Rambo, don't make all your gear green. Whistle should be orange, Laplander saw could be orange too. You can't afford to loose gear when all you have is that one bag. Great video.
Cornwall/UK based prepper here. Lots of things could have happened in recent years that would have affected the UK. It wasn’t long ago Russia had a shoot out with Ukrainians at a nuclear power plant. Just the other day there was an international cyber attack, we had a fair few blackouts over the last few years (I keep a blackout kit at home), we regularly get flash floods (Boscastle flood famously in 2004) and civil unrest always a huge possibility. I’d incorporate some very small bartering items in my bugout kit for swapping out with other people for things I may need. Also, consider maybe £100 in cash and ideally 5 or £10 notes for bartering and if there’s a grid-down scenario where you can’t access band accounts. Just a few ideas. Nice kit!
I also used to think I'd never need a tourniquet. Until a few weeks ago I was sharpening my SAK. Somehow it managed to slip and I severed an artery in my hand. I ended up in ReSus in hospital and needed the artery sewn shut and two blood transfusions. Thankfully I was at home so I was close to hospital and the ambulance was very fast. But had i been camping alone, with no real way to stop bleeding and help was very far away, I could have been in serious trouble. Please add a trauma tourniquet and haemostatic gauze to your first aid kit, cause accidents happen. And unless you have advanced medical or military training, never assume you will be able to "sew yourself up" with a needle and thread from a sewing kit.
Just goes to show that accidents can happen at anytime. Yes if you are working with edged tools such as knives and axes you should carry a suitable F.A.k for that situation.
All ways needed. Not really a question for those in the know! The rest may just now given the current political and social climate may need to become more aware!
To me, the phrase "bugging out" does not imply a destination. If my home is suddenly made uninhabitable, then I am bugging out. I'm not sitting in a burning structure, or in a cloud of toxic gas, of course, and I'd rather have a few useful items prepared beforehand rather than just whatever is in my pockets.
i live in jersey, wouldn't take me more than an hour and a half to walk back to my place, from most places on the island, so..... no, not needed, lol !
Regardless of what you put in ur bag you should always put in it saying who you are Like here in the US I tell people get copies of home insurance car titles birth certificates all paperwork for your home anything that you need to help you with assistance if it all goes bad Here we have wild fires earthquakes an tornadoes An most important any medical prescriptions that you or ur family needs Be surprised how people don't think about that
A good video mate but a machete or hatchet in your bag would be advisable just in case the emergency turns major, many people escaping to the country will not be prepared and so as you know not everyone will be friendly so they may want what youve got and a form of self defence like a visible machete may be a good deterrent. Prepare yourself first to learn how to use it.
I've checked out the Bug Out Shop as a UK resident, I would recommend shelving the tactical side of all this and shift some focus on covert/civilian bags that won't attract the attention of others. When bugging out, whether urban or rural, MOLLE straps on the exterior are eye candy for anyone desperate for supplies. Also, with the bug out bag being made for 72 hours or less, I would heavily recommend adding morale boosting items that are also tradeable like a pack of cigarettes or a tiny bottle of alcohol, because it's going to suck.
Any backpack becomes eyecandy for the desperate in a true survival situation. Molle on backpacks can easily be hidden from view by a simple raincover. As for me, I've got both kinds. Hopefully never to be used but there if needs be. (Edited for grammar.)
There is so,etching else to consider. Normies will not recognise Prepper gear but fellow preppers may introduce themselves. If I were in the business of stealing supplies I would pick on the normies in any case. Preppers are dangerous!
As always butt a great video! Fkn love your clips and funnies hahaha. All joking aside now im away from the 🇬🇧 and live in 🇦🇺 shit is proper real here I travel vast distances for work in aircraft or drive days through remote places and am always mindful of having a seriously tidy kit in my ruc Inc snake and scorpion kit and everything you mentioned. Obviously we get catastrophic bush fires and flooding that would of made Noah shat himself. All I can say is pack as light as you can and for your own environment and personal needs and expiriance level the rest is just get out and practice and become confidant being outside your comfort zone not complacent! 🤠🇭🇲👍
*When is a Bug Out Bag , not a Bug Out Bag ?* . . . . . . When its an Day Bag. LOL 🤩👍 . . . When is an Day Bag , Not an Day Bag? . . . . When its an EDC Bag 🤣😂
Of course they are needed that's like saying should a teenager take condoms to a party. Better to have it and not need it then need it and not have one. My small kit has helped me lots of times broken down on the moors at night in the winter time, food water extra clothing a torch a knife some cord shelter med kit all needed.
You could look for a wheeled backpack so you could roll it instead of carrying it. A lot of them have straps in addition to the wheels so that if you really needed to you could still wear it. It’s a bit spendy, but Zuca makes some very nice rolling bags that can also be used as a seat.
Your mileage may vary. If that's true where you live, perhaps it is time to consider strategic relocation. If I were to bug out by canoe, my greatest threat would be sunburn. @@Shadrach666
Fantastic video, lots of good ideas to , you got a good bug out bag there, well if there was a zombie apocalypse you could strap your knife on a stick and make a spear lol 😂, great video buddy see you tomorrow.
Yes, we can. We're just not allowed to wear them in public. We're allowed guns, too. Shock, horror. We just have strict regulations so that kids and mental patients don't get hold of them, like in 'Murca.
Further to your comment, I have to point out also, that our government is *not* woke. It as far away from woke as you could possibly get without actually gassing people in special camps. Our government is a *far right* government, and getting further right all the time. They are now actively seeking to deport all the brown people to Rwanda (universally known for it's track record for humanitarian atrocities) and they are also trying to get out of the European Court of Human Rights (which they refer to publically as the ECHR, so that most people won't realise what that is, or what they are trying to do, until it's too late). Let's just say they aren't trying to give us *more* human rights. And, finally, there's no god to save us, but I appreciate the thought. Although, I think we are rather more in need of the second coming of Cromwell, to be honest. (Even though he was just another kind of religious nutter).
Just remember at one point in Sarajevo a bic lighter would be worth more than a mobile phone. Dont for a minute think that your tactical Gucci molle covered bag is gonna deter scumbags wanting your kit
There are 80 million people on this little island - the real question is 'Where are you going to bug out too?' Maybe a 'Get-Home' bag might make more sense- It's a cruel world.
Dont bother cooking food just get home. forget the water its too heavy have loads of snacks that are high in carbs and everything else is to keep your feet as comfortable as possible. Fire is a VERY bad idea. Instead of fire starters how about just extra thick socks. mars bars, peanuts etc. Get home fast.
With the Islamists calling for jihad in the uk, we need guns!! Have you got any 3 season sleeping bags, Lee. I need one as well as a bivy bag. How much are your vlad repeating crossbows? The one I bought last time was half inched by the wrotten police.
They could survive but if they were anything like me, after no food for a few hours I’d get so hangry I’d make the Incredible Hulk run for the hills in fear
@TheBugOutShop 😄 Everything less than 10 days is considered a mild fasting. In the short term, we only need warmth and water. I mean survival, not comfort.
We, as a family all have one each. The reason is that in the past the local Moorland (Saddleworth Moor, etc) have all gone up in flames. The flames aren't the problem, the toxic Black smoke from the burning Heather and underlying Peat is nasty. Last time it happened, a couple of years ago the Police were evacuating people to rest centres (local schools, etc) in the opposite direction of the wind. It took the Fire Service and Army weeks to put out the fires as the Peat kept burning, plus helicopters dropping water/fire retardant. We were told to be ready to go (bug out) if given 10 minutes notice by the Police/Army. We all have bags ready to go 24/7 with 3 days worth of stuff covering any possible SHTF situation, except Nuke, as we live close to several primary strike areas (Manchester Airport, Warrington Fuel Refinery, etc) and usual wind direction blowing radioactive stuff our way, we are FUBAR anyway.
I agree friend , very well put
Great example on why you should be prepared. Thanks for watching.
The main thing I find as a problem with go bags, get home bags, bug out bags .... Is the lack of planned purpose and mission of the bag. So people pack all kinds of stuff without really knowing the context of what it's for. I think in UK one of the most likely needed scenarios for an emergency bag would be vehicle related... So broken down on motorway in cold n rain .. you need to sit up on embankment rather than in your vehicle ... Your priorities are shelter warmth water visibility light charger food. Something to sit on. This would be quite a different bag than a ludicrous zombie apocalypse go bag. So really you'd potentially need multiple go bags for different missions ... Is it to escape home or get home urban or rural hours days weeks ..season ... In reality in any massive event the chaos and violence will likely render anything you carry just a target for theft and attack .. the solution to that I can't really write here. But sufficed to say ... Those scumbags in life will want what you have .. nuff said
I keep a bag in my car during winter that comprises of a small cooker, hot chocolate sachets, mug, 2 ltrs of water, snacks, a sleeping bag, wool blanket and a small shovel. I’ve also got a small sack of waterproof trousers, gloves, woolly hat and warm socks.
Excellent and pared down to minimums. But don't just carry it in winter. I've needed mine mostly in spring and autum. Just 4x the water and add some hydrating powders or drinks to deal with heat, stress, ...
Spot on that matey
That's the main bug out bags you need in UK.. vehicle related
I work away so travel 200 miles every friday and sunday so have a get home bag or more realisticly a bag to keep me warm and safe while wautng for the AA 😊
TBF a bug-out kit in the UK can simply come down to your weekend away gear, nothing else. Nobody in the UK is heading to the woods because of flooding, fires etc.....I think often the terminology doesn't always match with the scenarios given.
There has been some flooding in either Yorkshire or Humberside recently. Parts of Humberside cop it every few years and parts of Cornwall too. I'm not sure where you would go if it did happen in your area though, unless the local/government decided to do something.
@@jelkel25 whats your point? nobody said it doesnt flood 🤔
@@MartiEverton Quote "Nobody is heading to the woods because of flooding".
yeah which means it does flood but they dont head out to the woods because of it
@@jelkel25
I keep a basic bag in my car just incase I breakdown at night during winter. I have a Snugpak jungle blanket, first aid kit, water and brew kit and multitool. Olight torch and warm clothes. More for if I get stuck until I can get picked up.
Makes a lot of sense. 👍
Snap I've got a similar bag in my boot
Maybe down to terminology but while I have a couple of 'ready bags' (1 my leaving the house with minimal kit & a 'hospital' bag to cover a couple of days) I don't have a 'bug out bag'. Being a bit of a kit tart I have the makings of 3 or 4 good bug out bags but as I like to get out to wild camp or hill walk, I use some of the kit that would go in my ideal 'BOB'. For some of it I have 'spares' (second best or older type stuff) but if I was going to bug out for real..... (running off to the woods is a fantasy in the UK) I'd want my best gear so its kind of spread around, some in the shed, some in a spare room that is a dumping ground and some scattered around as it hasn't been put back. Something else which is a pretty big thing is to consider is who you would be running off to the woods with. If its just you then cool but if like me you have other people in your life then it can get complicated, especially if they're not on the same page. Throw in some pets and/or parents/kids etc then it starts to get awkward. As someone who enjoys running off to the woods then I'm good to go. My wife.... 🤣.... lets just say she's a work in progress. If its something you're really looking at then do a genuine 'assessment', go and do it, have a wild camp for a night and see how you go. Figure out what works for YOU, not dudes on youtube although we can all learn from each other.
It really is a fantasy running off to the woods though, running off to the local sports hall or buggering off to a hotel or a mate's house, much more likely. Sorry to be boring.
Your post here is absolutely spot on. A car emergency bag is sensible ... An overnight kinda hospital or short term have to leave house gas leak type bag is also useful... But all this nonsense of thinking you can take your family to the hills in event of nuclear war is utter nonsense. There will be restrictions on movement and looters and human primal behaviour... We aren't in USA where peppers will be the first people facing non preppers with firearms ... But it still means gangs and bad individuals will look to take things off normal people. And all these people who think they are gonna run off to the woods ... Go try it for a few nights in winter with your go bag ... And your little gadgets and see how miserable you get when those gadgets fail or break or prove to be a waste of money ... Do a dry run... Imagine others wandering about in those woods .. my advice have a stock of nice wine lanterns food ... Stay home get pissed n say f**k it
My work has 5 Vans .. i made basic kits for each ( bottle of water & Juice / chocolate & Cereal bar / wooly hat & gloves / torch & phone charger ) .... all the guys laughed at this , until one of the vans broke down & had to wait 3 hours for recovery ... then 2 months later another one was stuck in snow overnight
Good skills and always pays to be prepared. Prepare for the worse and hope for the best.
I'm finding that a number of the people who would laugh have vices that they're focused on at all times, so they view any expenditure of time and money on anything unrelated to that vice through a lens. Sometimes, that vice is a substance addiction. My observation has given me yet another reason to be wary of those who put no effort into preparing for crises. Three days of being forced outdoors is hard enough without dealing with someone going through sudden detox.
You really are the most realistic and level headed of all the UA-camrs. ~Thank you for your advice
Hi just a quick update. You will see that I commented a little earlier and said I have a similar bag in my car incase of breakdowns etc. Well today was the day and during a journey to work my car broke down. Turned out to be a faulty battery. Anyway stuck at the edge of the road in the rain waiting to be rescued. I remembered my bag in the back and next minute I was making myself a nice hot coffee whilst I waited. So there you go. Definitely a good idea.
The bells of defeat strike the unprepared. Great example on why we should prepare for the worst and hope for the best
It is nice to see a UK version as all the American ones are very over the top. I would be very careful with carrying lock knives or fixed blades in the UK as that is more likely to get you arrested. I’m a front line first responder and have dealt with pretty much all natural disasters, mass public events and I’ve been in caught up in 2 terrorist attacks in London. Things I really on the most is a good torch, a decent power bank with cables, hydration and plenty of snacks with a weather dependent charge of clothes, amongst other items. I avoid fire starting kits like the plague as most people have not been shown how to start a fire safely or correctly, which can lead to other problems. But I do agree with you that a bug out/get home bag can be very useful and make life a lot easier.
Tbf if the time comes where I NEED my bug out bag I won't give two hoots what the law says regarding blade length
A man I know broke down on a country road in Scotland on the way to visit family there. It was the middle of a winters night. I had always told him I would never go on a long distance winter drive without wearing outdoor clothing (never know when you will break down and have to walk to get help). I always also take a thick blanket, high-end torch, some food/drinks, toilet paper etc. When driving in a hot country I have things like a sun hat and extra water etc. This bloke called me paranoid.
Captain stupid broke down in a tracksuit and thin trainers and had no signal. He had a north face which was little better than a glorified raincoat and didnt help when he couldnt turn his heater on. It took well over an hour for someone to stop and help him.
He didnt call me paranoid again.
As the saying goes. 'better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it'. Ex military, always had a grab bag.
With a large percentage of the urban population going rural at the same time, where are they all going to go? It’s going to be busier out in the cuds than in the towns!
And the thought of cooking some nice flavourful food on a stove with hunger heightening the olfactory senses of the populous, just remember to take plenty for when your guests start arriving!
I keep the cat carrier ready to go too with three days of kibble and a harness and lead. If I have to go, we both go.
I loved my cat more than nasty humans 👍
I would add a tube of antiseptic cream and a tube of anthisan. I would use a Kelly Kettle in place of the several items -- it will store water and you can pack starters inside it as well as some fuel. Here in Wales, even thoughit rains so much can usually find enoufh dry stuff for the kelly kettle !
Everyone everywhere needs a BOB or suitcase or totes because, even if you are going only a couple miles to shelter, you need your "stuff".
When you get right down to it, a bug out bag is about the bare essentials, its not about camping and having a good time. If you are forced to bug out, you are not having a good time. One of the most valuable tools in an emergency situation is cash, that can provide most of what you will need, especially in an urban setting.
My bugout bag is my EDC. Large LL Bean bookbag. Leather work gloves. Spork and chopsticks. Poncho. Small med kit. Mini camping shovel. A couple cliff bars and a couple granola bars. Some random personal serving drinks. 1 quart Nalgene canteen and spare keys. Lastly a bag rain cover. I do recommend some sort of light to attach to the back of your bag. Something like a red tube just to be seen on dark, well traveled trails. I'm a urban type person. So most of the things you'd need for forest type bugging out are abundant. In the city you really don't need to carry much. Weather permitting as you said.
Just as important as to what you put in your bug out bag is how you bug out. A bag with all the gear in the world is no good if you do it wrong. The only genuine reason you would bug out in the UK for more than 48 hours is civil unrest. Given the situation in the ME and the protests we have seen in London there is scope there for something major to happen. In truth this is likely to happen and it is a case of when. Avoid any areas in cities where people congregate ie pro-Palestine demonstrations, shopping centres, places of religious worship, political institutions i.e. Embassies etc., Police Stations. If you bug-out by car avoid main thoroughfares. Set the sat-nav to avoid any motorways etc. Know how to light a fire. Don't worry so much about water. It is abundant in the UK. Try to pack nutritious foods such as nuts and dried fruits. MREs are fine for a while but it is easy to tire of them. Always have cash stashed in your bug-out bag. If the grid goes down so will supermarket card readers. Unrest is only likely to happen in large Urban areas so make you way to small towns or countryside. If you are to follow any media make sure it is local media. BBC and the like are mouthpiece for Government and are unlikely to report news accurately.
Tailor your bag for your area and personal requirements.
For UK - Shelter,water,medical,food,communication in that order.
Also have a ‘car emergency box’ you can chuck in the car.
I keep a get home bag, which is also a 24 hour bug out bag. Im never likely to bug out, 4 dogs makes it a no. I dont think you mentioned it, sorry if i missed it, i pack an OS map of my area as well.
Like the sensible, practical approach you have 👍
So many fail at this. YOU don't get to decide to bug out, the DISASTER dictates if you bug out or not. Glad you have a bag ready to go.
I won't be bugging out to the woods, heck I'm not even sure where "the woods" are around here. (I live in a smallish city). The typical North American BOB with loads of camping gear and snares and eleventy million ways to start a fire is not what I would have. My "bug out bag" is a bag that has important documents, some food, spare underwear and socks, and some basic hygiene supplies. I think of my bug out bag as a complement to my EDC bag. My EDC already has a lot of the things that a BOB should have, and I carry it every day (clue is in the name). So all I really need is the extra stuff that would turn my EDC into a BOB. If we have to "bug out" we are likely either heading in the car to my in-laws house (about 30 mi away) or we'd quickly book a hotel and drive there.
Worst case, we'd camp in the car, we're not running off the woods.
Your kit should be personal to you and your needs. well said.
Mine has snares, tackle, and hygiene items. I am surrounded by productive waters, so I am set up to use bush hooks to catch fish day and night.
@@TUKByV1 Totally makes sense for you. I’m surrounded by buildings and A roads not many fish there lol
I have both, but I am not terribly far from a wetland of respectable size (the Everglades). It has its pros and cons. One of the pros-plentiful fish and turtles. @@KellyS_77
My Mrs and i have three each 24hr/72hr and i have a 100 litre british burgen for longer ,yes they do have thier place ,carry one in a car too . Brilliant video liegh again 👍👍⛺
Cheers Steve, thanks for watching.
Worth also having a car box or two you can chuck in the car at short notice : extra food etc.
It’s more likely you’ll take your vehicle from home rather than go on foot.
You might consider including a waterproof pouch for important documents and some extra cash. Also, make sure you leave space for necessary meds.
I'm really enjoying the videos, mate. Like the way you keep them 'happy '. Do you do weekenders for disabled people? If so, I can start saving my pennies. If not,... WHY NOT! Keep the videos coming . Hwyl, Taddy (half Welsh, half Irish) Nige.
a waterproof stash for Dokuments might be helpfull as well...
We have been told 72hrs no less . you can have more if you like NZ
I don't have a BOB or GHB but I do have a Grab/Go bag. Just a normal (grey man) daypack with just a few items leaving a lot of space for extra stuff. The standard items in the bag are not EDC but more an extension of it. For instance I do EDC one of those mini multitools (for really small tasks) in my pocket but I do have a full size one in my Go bag. I don't EDC a flashlight but there's one in my Go bag, etc. Even though I'm a survival instructor I'm not gonna run for the hills and build me a primitive shelter out of nothing when I can easily get into an abandoned structure and have shelter. I gave the video a like because it can be useful for people thinking about haven a bag ready.
Great video I think you outlined the preparedness mentality perfectly for a UK scenario, its hard to find a video on youtube thats UK specific and I think your logic behind it was perfect as well as the scenarios and examples.
Glad you enjoyed it!
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This applies to many parts of Canada and USA as the vast majority of us live in the city. Those who live in the country (more likely in North America as we have more land) by contrast could have many miles between livable structures.
Another great video! I love that fact you give a range of items and budgets. keep them coming!
Might need a bug out bag in the UK to get you to your boat. More supplies on the boat, then off to somewhere else.
Great video leigh I started putting one together a while back but havnt got it finished yet. So thanks for the reminder. Will be up soon to get some more bits
problem is, if you need to use bag out bag, most likely it is not just for 3 days. and if you are leaving your bag in location, it is too late. Insurance like, second citizenship, second bag in location, e.t.c. must be on radar. but - good video!
What's a basha? And what approximate size (volume) bag is good for 2 or 3 days? Love the video, really level headed.
british army standard hotel accommodation ( IIRC ) or in plain english a 6ft by 4ft Tarp
How do you know it will be 2 or 3 days and not 6 or 7?
Take extra food.
50- 65 litre bag is about right,yes 30 is big enough but it’s better to have a bit of extra room - In winter you might need warm clothing etc.
3x3 tarp is a good size,DD hammocks do a great ultralight 3x3 tarp.
Hope this helps.
The problem with many BOBs is too many sealed single use items. I opened a SOL Survival Sheet that was stored indoors only to find out it had split through many layers and so becoming totally useless. A waste of $20. Better to have items you can use and re-pack away so you know just what your bag can do for you as you have trained with it. The second problem is that you don't get to decide BOB size, your area will decide the size. The first green bag is nothing but a 12 hour bag for when you will be bugging out to a hotel or other building, not camping out. People in urban areas need less gear, people in the country that may have miles of woods between their work and home, will need extra sleep/shelter/clothing gear as it may take days to get away from home or back home (should driving not be an option). If not going full Rambo, don't make all your gear green. Whistle should be orange, Laplander saw could be orange too. You can't afford to loose gear when all you have is that one bag. Great video.
Awesome film.👌 Best bit of kit is the swagman roll. I mostly use mine as a pillow. (Hehe) 👍🏴
As im up and down the country i do take a basic bag..if i was having to carry more then id pickup on route home...
Nice one Leigh
Thanks, I enjoyed your video.
Food for thought.
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Thanks for watching
Cornwall/UK based prepper here. Lots of things could have happened in recent years that would have affected the UK. It wasn’t long ago Russia had a shoot out with Ukrainians at a nuclear power plant. Just the other day there was an international cyber attack, we had a fair few blackouts over the last few years (I keep a blackout kit at home), we regularly get flash floods (Boscastle flood famously in 2004) and civil unrest always a huge possibility. I’d incorporate some very small bartering items in my bugout kit for swapping out with other people for things I may need. Also, consider maybe £100 in cash and ideally 5 or £10 notes for bartering and if there’s a grid-down scenario where you can’t access band accounts. Just a few ideas. Nice kit!
Also, bugging out would always be a last resort for me. Bugging down is the best solution in my opinion, unless your home/vicinity is under threat.
Big out where mate! There are so few options here in the UK. Also, you forgot to mention, something to scrape the dog sh*t off your boots
One essential missing
Arse wipe 😂 love channel BTW 👍
I also used to think I'd never need a tourniquet. Until a few weeks ago I was sharpening my SAK. Somehow it managed to slip and I severed an artery in my hand. I ended up in ReSus in hospital and needed the artery sewn shut and two blood transfusions. Thankfully I was at home so I was close to hospital and the ambulance was very fast. But had i been camping alone, with no real way to stop bleeding and help was very far away, I could have been in serious trouble.
Please add a trauma tourniquet and haemostatic gauze to your first aid kit, cause accidents happen.
And unless you have advanced medical or military training, never assume you will be able to "sew yourself up" with a needle and thread from a sewing kit.
Just goes to show that accidents can happen at anytime. Yes if you are working with edged tools such as knives and axes you should carry a suitable F.A.k for that situation.
All ways needed. Not really a question for those in the know! The rest may just now given the current political and social climate may need to become more aware!
To me, the phrase "bugging out" does not imply a destination. If my home is suddenly made uninhabitable, then I am bugging out. I'm not sitting in a burning structure, or in a cloud of toxic gas, of course, and I'd rather have a few useful items prepared beforehand rather than just whatever is in my pockets.
Most important is insurance details and battery pack for when phone dies
Great info. I keep a grab bag in the car.
Are they waterproof? 😊👍🏽
Good video mate. No BS kit like a lot of them out there.
Good overview. Like your vid humor! I’ll be checking out your list.
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You really like to talk about the weather!
And the peppers motto starts with prepare for the worst...
We have a lot of weather here in the uk and sometimes all four seasons in one day
Sadly hexamine is now illegal to own, apparently the government is a bit worried the UK citizens might get a bit radical with the stuff.
If im honest it cant hurt to have one it all depends on the situation tho however always have a first aid in it and always keep some cash inside.
Good stuff. 👍😎
Great video 👍
i live in jersey, wouldn't take me more than an hour and a half to walk back to my place, from most places on the island, so..... no, not needed, lol !
Cheers buddy
Regardless of what you put in ur bag you should always put in it saying who you are
Like here in the US I tell people get copies of home insurance car titles birth certificates all paperwork for your home anything that you need to help you with assistance if it all goes bad
Here we have wild fires earthquakes an tornadoes
An most important any medical prescriptions that you or ur family needs
Be surprised how people don't think about that
Beats stuffing your pockets!😮
A good video mate but a machete or hatchet in your bag would be advisable just in case the emergency turns major, many people escaping to the country will not be prepared and so as you know not everyone will be friendly so they may want what youve got and a form of self defence like a visible machete may be a good deterrent. Prepare yourself first to learn how to use it.
I've checked out the Bug Out Shop as a UK resident, I would recommend shelving the tactical side of all this and shift some focus on covert/civilian bags that won't attract the attention of others. When bugging out, whether urban or rural, MOLLE straps on the exterior are eye candy for anyone desperate for supplies. Also, with the bug out bag being made for 72 hours or less, I would heavily recommend adding morale boosting items that are also tradeable like a pack of cigarettes or a tiny bottle of alcohol, because it's going to suck.
Any backpack becomes eyecandy for the desperate in a true survival situation. Molle on backpacks can easily be hidden from view by a simple raincover.
As for me, I've got both kinds. Hopefully never to be used but there if needs be.
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There is so,etching else to consider. Normies will not recognise Prepper gear but fellow preppers may introduce themselves. If I were in the business of stealing supplies I would pick on the normies in any case. Preppers are dangerous!
As always butt a great video! Fkn love your clips and funnies hahaha. All joking aside now im away from the 🇬🇧 and live in 🇦🇺 shit is proper real here I travel vast distances for work in aircraft or drive days through remote places and am always mindful of having a seriously tidy kit in my ruc Inc snake and scorpion kit and everything you mentioned. Obviously we get catastrophic bush fires and flooding that would of made Noah shat himself. All I can say is pack as light as you can and for your own environment and personal needs and expiriance level the rest is just get out and practice and become confidant being outside your comfort zone not complacent! 🤠🇭🇲👍
Yes different problems to face down under with climate and deadly animals.
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When its an Day Bag. LOL 🤩👍
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When its an EDC Bag 🤣😂
I’m not carrying my bag matey - have you seen the size of her?!
Basic enough for people to comprehend☝🏿😁⭐⭐⭐⭐
People on the Gulf coast in us need bags for hurricanes. Can be stuck in traffic for 72 hours!
Long term solution, move away from coast!
Need a bug out sleigh .
Humans have used such for millenia. And there are modern versions.
No floods? No winter storms? No problems at all?🤔
Big out to where ...Uk is tiny best fly out or stay home
Depends exactly where you live.There are places where if you were badly injured you might not be discovered for weeks if at all.
Of course they are needed that's like saying should a teenager take condoms to a party.
Better to have it and not need it then need it and not have one.
My small kit has helped me lots of times broken down on the moors at night in the winter time, food water extra clothing a torch a knife some cord shelter med kit all needed.
Well said.
Great video thank you. I just hope I won't have to carry one very far. At 65 I find them very heavy.
Get fit.
@@Shadrach666 I wish it was that easy Andy. I have ME/Chronic Fatigue so walking upstairs is hard. Good advice to the rest of the folks though.🙂
You could look for a wheeled backpack so you could roll it instead of carrying it. A lot of them have straps in addition to the wheels so that if you really needed to you could still wear it. It’s a bit spendy, but Zuca makes some very nice rolling bags that can also be used as a seat.
@@KellyS_77 thank you Kelly for such a nice reply. I'll have a look at what's available. That's a really good suggestion ❤️
Can you do videos of bugging out with a canoe.🤔 glad to see 👀you doing videos again
I agree bugging out in the field as well as urban bugging too
A canoe trip is on the horizon, thats if it ever stops raining here.
Your mileage may vary. If that's true where you live, perhaps it is time to consider strategic relocation. If I were to bug out by canoe, my greatest threat would be sunburn. @@Shadrach666
Fantastic video, lots of good ideas to , you got a good bug out bag there, well if there was a zombie apocalypse you could strap your knife on a stick and make a spear lol 😂, great video buddy see you tomorrow.
I thought this was the zombie apocalypse! 😷😷😷😷😷 🔫
Flapjacks are quicker and easier !!
Fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
In UK is woke government - you cannot have a knives - this is not freedom... :-((((
God save British citizens. Thanks for video. 🙂👍
Yes, we can. We're just not allowed to wear them in public.
We're allowed guns, too. Shock, horror. We just have strict regulations so that kids and mental patients don't get hold of them, like in 'Murca.
Further to your comment, I have to point out also, that our government is *not* woke. It as far away from woke as you could possibly get without actually gassing people in special camps.
Our government is a *far right* government, and getting further right all the time. They are now actively seeking to deport all the brown people to Rwanda (universally known for it's track record for humanitarian atrocities) and they are also trying to get out of the European Court of Human Rights (which they refer to publically as the ECHR, so that most people won't realise what that is, or what they are trying to do, until it's too late).
Let's just say they aren't trying to give us *more* human rights.
And, finally, there's no god to save us, but I appreciate the thought. Although, I think we are rather more in need of the second coming of Cromwell, to be honest. (Even though he was just another kind of religious nutter).
Give us an example of when anyone in the UK had to use a bug out bag. Apart from making a video.
Just remember at one point in Sarajevo a bic lighter would be worth more than a mobile phone. Dont for a minute think that your tactical Gucci molle covered bag is gonna deter scumbags wanting your kit
There are 80 million people on this little island - the real question is 'Where are you going to bug out too?' Maybe a 'Get-Home' bag might make more sense- It's a cruel world.
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10 years ago ppl called u a wierdo for making bug out bags now its commo
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Dont bother cooking food just get home. forget the water its too heavy have loads of snacks that are high in carbs and everything else is to keep your feet as comfortable as possible. Fire is a VERY bad idea. Instead of fire starters how about just extra thick socks. mars bars, peanuts etc. Get home fast.
With the Islamists calling for jihad in the uk, we need guns!! Have you got any 3 season sleeping bags, Lee. I need one as well as a bivy bag. How much are your vlad repeating crossbows? The one I bought last time was half inched by the wrotten police.
I have the army modular sleeping bags and bivi bags. More vlads should be in next week
Never gone at anyone with a sharp Spade?.. very effective 👌
Why do you need all of that ?
Average human can survive 2+ weeks without a food
They could survive but if they were anything like me, after no food for a few hours I’d get so hangry I’d make the Incredible Hulk run for the hills in fear
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Everything less than 10 days is considered a mild fasting. In the short term, we only need warmth and water. I mean survival, not comfort.
just go to a cheap hotel
@@JMD-er5jq you could 👍