Ready made bug out bags

[thepantarctican]

Hey i am starting to prep and I wanted to know what people thought about ready made bug out bags? Because I wanted to whether to buy one or make my own?

[jansman]

Hello. Please pop across to the new members section and introduce yourself please.

[Yorkshire Andy]

well most for what you get seem to be dramatically over priced and not that tailored or offering much in the way of stuff you cant group together yourself from camping and £1 shops...

eg

http://evaq8.co.uk/Bug-Out-Bag-4-Person ... o-Bag.html

[Devonian]

Plus the big red bag with Emergency Kit emblazoned on back of it isn't great for opsec

[thepantarctican]

Thanks for the help

[Smudge]

I can put together a similar bag for less and still make a healthy profit selling it to you, how many do you want?

Honestly I'd avoid them, you can with a little thought and effort put together a much better bag for a heck of a lot less ££ and tailor it to yourself.

[Memphis]

Take a list of kit that others have that you feel youd need, and research everything, I have a 45l bob but some would prefer a 100l bergan and others a 25l daysack, so research everything and nose around on ebay, gumtree, amazon, bootsales (we love a bootsale here). Dont splash your cash if you dont need to!

[Hamradioop]

In all honesty you are better off making up your own using a decent bag in a subtle colour. I would not include lifeboat rations as they are not designed for this purpose. There are plenty of ideas on here for BOBs/ hotel Bags.

[Devonian]

If you are unsure as to what to include in your BOB, there is currently a free kindle book on building your Ideal Bug Out Bag available on amazon:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Build-Ideal-Bug ... ds=bug+out

[IfInDoubt]

well most for what you get seem to be dramatically over priced and not that tailored or offering much in the way of stuff you cant group together yourself from camping and £1 shops...

eg

http://evaq8.co.uk/Bug-Out-Bag-4-Person ... o-Bag.html

That's criminal (or genius depending on your point of view) It costs 122 quid and has 15 'things' listed so each 'thing' costs 8.15 (give or take) = pretty sure not one of those things is worth eight quid (maybe the rations)

But I would like an "easy to carry daysack" mine all seem so difficult...arms go where?

Avoid at all (exorbitant) costs