What to Grab

Here’s a quick list of items you can pre-load or pre-stage in a portable container or bag. For many of them, I have small bins staged in my garage that I can quickly load into my vehicle and escape the disaster.

Energy

• Solar panel: use coupon code “cityprepping” at checkout for 10% off: https://bit.ly/3onVITQ

Shelter

• Survival tarp/blanket: https://amzn.to/3abIfsR
• Bivvy sack: https://amzn.to/3o9m9fR
• Mylar blanket: https://amzn.to/3yfRVgb

Water

• Water bladder: https://amzn.to/3eGbiXX
• Water bottle: https://amzn.to/3hqWPR8
• Kleen canteen metal water bottle: https://amzn.to/3X3cMPA
• Water key: https://amzn.to/33zkmqW
• Sawyer water filter: https://amzn.to/2ZaeeDk​
• Purification tablets: https://amzn.to/3tGkFLc
• Liquid hydration multipliers: https://amzn.to/3fa1fcG
• Electrolyte tablets: https://amzn.to/2Ze7u7u
• Zipfizz energy: https://amzn.to/3y1NeGt

Light

• Red blinking light for backpack: https://amzn.to/3fa2xEy
• Headlamp (USB chargeable): https://amzn.to/2NjAHeO​
• Glowstick: https://amzn.to/3aeTuAG

Fire

• Waterproof matches / BIC lighters: https://amzn.to/2Q8sj3m
• Fire rod: https://amzn.to/3tA8gIJ
• Firestarter (wetfire): https://amzn.to/3fg0C1j
• Fresnel lens: https://amzn.to/3G03soc
• Aluminum foil

Navigation

• Compass: https://amzn.to/2LKDRro​
• InReach Mini GPS Satellite Communicator: https://amzn.to/3jKqDHV (expensive but allows you to send text messages via a satellite connection)
• Map: https://amzn.to/3y7zLgf

Security

• Vipertek tactical flashlight: https://amzn.to/2Z9Iqyr​
• Pepper spray: https://amzn.to/3aYnwYI​
• Tactical keychain tool: https://amzn.to/37cc1fk
• Firearm (please secure it and observe state and federal laws when carrying)

Food (3 days worth)
These options for food are really up to you and your budget. There are a lot of options on the market, and the ones I list below are different options based on what works for you.

• Millennium Energy Bars: https://amzn.to/3wjtjkR
• MRE: https://amzn.to/3foKdaD
• Freeze-dried food: https://amzn.to/3fovlJA
• Protein bars: https://amzn.to/3Q95ZBl

Clothes

• Jacket
• Leather gloves: https://amzn.to/33Aomrl
• Pants
• Sport undergarments
• Boots
• Socks (wool socks that wick off moisture)
• Baseball cap
• Bandanas
• Ponchos: https://amzn.to/3d5epbq

Medical

• Ibuprofen: https://amzn.to/3wdketM
• Israeli bandage: https://amzn.to/3jYPqYn​
• Tourniquet: https://cityprepping.tv/3PEYHok
• Moleskin: https://amzn.to/3rNSWYK​
• Gauze: https://amzn.to/3d8IhDN​
• Bandage wraps: https://amzn.to/3d70ilM​
• Sunscreen: https://amzn.to/3eE5IFl
• Sting relief: https://amzn.to/3hkRZVx
• Neosporin: https://amzn.to/3tSEiRJ
• Glue for cuts: https://amzn.to/3o70O6S
• Quikclot: https://amzn.to/3fe5nIn
• First Aid Wipes: https://amzn.to/3uFhF3l

Toiletries / Hygiene

• Hand sanitizer: https://amzn.to/3bjX9O0
• Paper soap: https://amzn.to/2QpCbWC
• Antiseptic wipes: https://amzn.to/3fed15x
• Wipes/toilet paper: https://amzn.to/2RbeTnO
• Bug repellent wipes: https://amzn.to/2RLZz0G
• Female products
• Brush with mirror: https://amzn.to/2R2JlR7
• Chapstick: https://amzn.to/3w3DQAv
• Towel: https://amzn.to/3hju8G3

Comms

• Crank radio: https://amzn.to/3tCwNgf
• Whistle: https://amzn.to/3vW8QSM
• 2-way radios: https://amzn.to/2RpCkda
• HAM radio: https://amzn.to/3yjtdeD
• Emergency signaling mirror: https://amzn.to/3bi1Jfw
• Rite in rain notebook: https://amzn.to/3rPfyrS
• Pen

Power

• Crank radio: https://amzn.to/3tCwNgf
• Solar blanket: https://www.offgridtrek.com/products/…
• Power cords for all devices

Information

• SAS survival guide: https://amzn.to/3fo6AwV

Tools

• Morakniv: https://amzn.to/3fd8Rei
• Multi-tool knife: https://amzn.to/3vWUO3k
• Gorilla duct tape: https://amzn.to/3d9F8Uq
• Saw: https://amzn.to/2SAynCA
• Paracord: https://amzn.to/3d6CRcv
• Zip ties: https://amzn.to/3o5DUNi

In the 3-week Guide, you earlier looked at for the Food & Water sections, you’ll find a tab called BugOut Bag. There you will also find a customizable checklist of potential items. Modify that list to contain all the items you will need, and then set a goal and timeline for yourself to acquire all those items and build your bag.