In this second post  and podcast in our beginning prepping series, and today we are going to go over bug out bags for beginners, and the essential bug out bag supplies. The first podcast was about prepping in general, The next post in this series will be about get home bags and everyday carry items.

One of the first things you should do when you start prepping is work on your bug out bag, get home bag and every day carry items or kit. The reason I do this is because most of us are always on the go, and even though this is our bug out bag or our get home bag, it doesn’t mean it can’t be helpful around the house or on an everyday basis.

When I say the first thing, I don’t mean the only thing you should work on. While you are working on these bags you should also be working on building your food and water storage. We will go into this more in a bit, but food and water storage can be done with little extra cost and on an ongoing basis.

SPP250 Bug Out Bags For Beginners

Think of your bug out bag as a mini version of your overall preparedness plan. We have more room around the house to prepare for a longer period of time, but the 5 areas of preparedness apply to any survival situation.

This list is just the general items to start a bug out bag, you will want to add what you see fit later to personalize your bug out bag for your situation, but keep in mind the 5 areas of preparedness when you are doing this, and also think about multi use items. Items like hand sanitizer can be used as a disinfectant and in your fire starting kit. Bandannas, tarps, para cord and Duct tape also have multiple uses.

Basic Bug Out Bag Contents

Fixed Blade Knife: Fixed blade knives will stand up to heavy use, whereas a folding knife will eventually break. If you need to chop anything you will want a sturdy dependable knife to do it.

Folding Knife: These are convenient and take up little space. Having the right tool for the job is important, and sometimes a big knife is just too big. Because a folding knife has many movable parts, quality is more important with a folding knife than a fixed blade knife.

Multi Tool: You never know when a multi tool might come ...