Posted: 6/17/2011 8:07:22 AM EDT
| I guess I'm not really asking about a Bug-Out Kit but more like an emergency kit. I ride my Harley a lot and take road trips frequently. It's not always practical for me to pack and a carry a full B.O.B. so I was thinking something smaller and compact. Something like an Altoids tin kit... or larger, I can adapt. Pics would be great. Thanks in advance. |
| Think about basics: Food, water, medical supplies, tools, shelter, self defense. Decide what you think you can fit in your bag and then come up with a good compromise. My BOB is really just a bigger version of my GHB which is just a bigger version of my EDC laptop bag which is just a bigger version of what I carry on my person every day. |
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I have a fanny pack version that I use when I go fishing in remote spots. Designed to keep me alive if I get stranded overnight. It has (working from memory:)
-Space blanket -Water purification tablets (less bluky than a filter) -Sealable plastic bags to store/collect water. Foldable canteen, as it were. -1 Capri-Sun as emergency fluids -Coupla sticks of jerky as emergency food -Waterproof matches -Whislte -Compass I have my CCW and cell phone, of course. |
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-Water purification tablets (less bluky than a filter) -Sealable plastic bags to store/collect water. Foldable canteen, as it were. -1 Capri-Sun as emergency fluids Get you one of these (an actual folding canteen, which doubles as almost-signal-orange), and some of those pre-measured single-serving Gatorade powder pouches. All the water storage, all the electrolyte replacement, hardier, more multipurpose, lower weight. |
| Good thread, I really haven't given much thought to having a bag for my motorcycle, I have a RoadKing Classic so my saddle bags are pretty good sized. I have my tool kit, rain gear etc, but seeing this thread I think I just may start taking my UTG messenger bag, I've been stocking it up for a truck bag, but it would serve just as well for my scooter bag too. |
| You would be amazed at what you can fit in a Maxpedition Monkey Admin pouch with two smaller pouches on the sides.... You won't get shelter in there but all the basics of survival is quite do-able. The nice thing is that you can ride it high on your belt and conceal it under a shirt easily. |
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Well, assuming you have the bike safety gear already done, and ride defensively and all that.... Your most likely problem is a spill off the bike (by you or someone else you are with) so: - a full water bottle or two - whatever else is useful for treating someone in shock - 2 or 3 emergency blankets - red strobe (think bicycle tail light) - flares or light sticks - one of those "see me" orange vests with the reflective stripes on it - latex gloves Then fill out from there with a medkit, coms, shelter and fire making and whatever can make expedient repairs on a bike (duct tape, CO2 tire filler, patch kit?)
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