How to Pack a Bug Out Bag with Creek Stewart
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We need guys like you back in the main stream. Your show was really good from what I can remember. Please do more RUclips! I feel like the "survival" bubble is starting to grow again.
Thanks Chris!
I keep a bag (that I created using your book) for hurricane season. But when my sister died unexpectedly, I took it with me to Baltimore where I had to live in and empty her house, alone. In such an emotionally difficult time, I would never have been able to pack the tools, meds, clothes, IDs etc. that were needed in that scenario. By the time I left, the house was empty and ready for sale. I needed the contents of that bag. And at the memorial service, which was held at her house, two thieves tried to steal the bag, and I caught them just before they headed out the door. You never know what’s coming in life, it might not be a natural disaster, so keep that bag ready, and then, keep it safe!
Incredible story Maureen!
Ive always said a bug out is a camping trip you didnt want to take. You really illustrated that here. Great build, i like how you added electronics(often over looked or forgotten) and didnt add a ton of useless gimmick gear. Im gonna need more food tho.
Great video. I have a rush 24 and love it. Very important to have some kind of go bag because you never know. Exactly several years ago I was living in Gulf Coast region when a hurricane warning where up to 25 foot wind driven wall of water was pridicted. I was not safe so I grabbed my bug out bag and left.
I love your comments regarding the First Aid! It's so true! The more you learn about it, the more you start to carry! I'm at a point now where I'm looking for ways to reduce how much First Aid gear to carry. I'm at a loss for an answer at the moment. 5 years ago, I was fine with some random bandages and moleskin, now I'm carrying a splint, a bunch of meds, tourniquet, quick clot, IDF Bandages, etc.
My g/f put it nicely on our last hike. She asked, " Are we hiking or going into combat?" Funny, but I can't giver her a good answer. All I know is, if one of us or someone we ran across was seriously injured, I would really hate to try and improvise everything when minutes count.
Like, oh you're bleeding out? Okay, let me try and rig up a tourniquet with my paracord! Tick tock, tick tock, hey I'm feeling dizzy over here...….. Hold on, trying to remember this knot!
I'll stick with the premade gear and practice on how to use it and carry it.
I do agree, carrying pre-made is.much better... but if u don't over complicate it, u can make one from string and branch in like 30 seconds..just tie string around leg, slip a branch underneath and twist till tight.
Don't forget a metal pencil sharpener for shaving dry fire tinder from twigs in wet weather.
Also, choose one that’s magnesium. You can shave the edge of the magnesium pencil sharpener and use the shavings to ignite the tinder. I’ve personally done it, and it works. Was able to ignite the scrapings with a ferro rod.
Never heard of this, but it is a fantastic idea!
One of the things I did for mine is put a leather belt in the top of my pack, along with items in their sheaths that could be quickly and easily threaded onto it (knife, fire pouch, hatchet, multi-tool, etc). This would make distributing the weight easier on my body, instead of everything being on my back.
Another thing I did, is I have a water / food setup in a detachable bag that can also be carried cross body. The bag is very small (barely bigger than my cook pot with the nesting cup on it), but it has 2 zippered pockets that allow me to organize it. This contains a small Stanley cook pot with a nesting cup (didn't come with it, I discovered it fit and made it a set), a Sawyer Mini with bag and straw, a few qt size zippered bags, a military can opener, a spoon and fork, a lighter, a small ferro rod, a few Vaseline soaked cotton balls in a rolled up zippered bag, an old credit card wrapped with 1" Gorilla brand duct tape, 2 cotton bandanas, a Paracord donut and a trash bag. Inside the Stanley cook pot, I have a few tea bags, some bouillon packets, a small container of salt and pepper, a small ziplock (jewelry size) of garlic powder, some dehydrated onions, a small packet of instant potatoes, and a couple of packets of peanut butter and of jelly (like what you get at restaurants and hotel breakfasts). I do this, because if -- after I have set up camp for the night -- I go to gather water and am separated from camp for some reason (accident, whatever) I can still rig a shelter (using the 6mil trash bag and cordage), build a fire and survive until I can make it back to where I set up camp.
I am not allowed to have a knife at work, so in my small (Altoids tin) EDC I have a VERY small multi-tool and a couple of single edged razor blades (concealed with a small strip of gorilla tape on the inside of the lid), along with other things.
I was trying to think of 'layering' my items -- if I had only one 'kit' with me when something happens along with my EDC, could I make it work? That's why I have redundancies of critical items. For example, the need to be able to build a fire. I have a decent ferro rod in my BOB. I also have a smaller one in my detachable fire kit (along with other items, of course), a small one in my water / food bag that also detaches from my BOB, and a VERY small one (can't remember the brand, but it's in an orange plastic case that pulls apart, with the rod attached to one half and a striker in the other) in my EDC. I also have at least one lighter in everything except the EDC (no-one thinks anything about someone carrying a lighter in their pocket, so it doesn't have to be inside the Altoids tin). I also have some kind of fire starter in each, should I need to build a fast fire -- commercial fire starter 'bricks' and Vaseline soaked cotton balls in my BOB, shavings from a fire log in a small container in my fire kit along with the soaked cotton balls, I already mentioned what is in my water / food kit, and in my EDC I have 2 of the commercial ones that are about the same size and shape as a cigarette filter. I have matches in everything, including my EDC (wrapped with a small amount of Gorilla tape holding them together). I do know how to find, identify and process fatwood, but I'm considering carrying a small amount in a container in both my BOB and my fire kit -- I just haven't done it yet.
Anyways, I know I can improve on my system, and I know that Creek is the one that can help me do it.
I live in the country, so obviously I'm not set up for an urban environment with my BOB. Since I work in a fair sized town with a major college in it, I did have to set things up differently when it came to my GOOD ( Get Out Of Dodge) -- aka Get Home or Vehicle -- Bag. Sigh. I don't think I'll ever be done tweaking my bags.
Nice work 👍 How much weight does your bag come in at and how far have you gotten with it so far?
JANSPORT! NICE! Those bags are really tough for a light backpack.. have a few that are going on up to 30 years old now and still in great shape.(even got nice and soft over the years..!)
Why does it feel like this bug out bag is more realistic for disasters then most that I’ve seen on RUclips, actually keeping medicine and documents you might need
This the real deal folks
AWESOME - I BOOKMARKED SO I CAN WATCH IT MANY TIMES AND UPDATE MY OWN BUG OUT BAG - ; )
I got 2 bug out bags 1 in my truck and 1 in the car . You gave me more ideas to put In my bags.
Great stuff. The dry bag for carrying water if need be is such a great idea. 👍🏻👍🏻
really enjoying the new videos. keep them coming!
Awesome video Creek! Love them all! I have watched and recorded ALL your survival programs on the Weather channel. I watch them periodically and practice the techniques you demonstrate. Simply first class information! I think my favorite series (because I’m overweight, but working on it!) is Fat Guys in the Woods! Such an inspiration to me watching those guys get out there and just do it! The format is spot on and real! Just want to thank you for all you do. I’m sure your dedication to the subject of survival and giving back to us all has saved lives! Can’t do better than that Creek! Keep up the good and really important work you are doing. I look forward to any and all videos and programs you will offer in the future! Since I am a Hoosier by adoption (Ohio Buckeye by birth) and live in southern Indiana, one thing on my bucket list is to attend some of your survival classes at Willowhaven. Sure look forward to that! Stay safe and well Creek!
Great video and good to see you on here creek! Love all our books and gear! God bless you brother!
Recommendation: black trash bags for ponchos and for covering pack to keep all items from being soaked by rain &/or snow.
Always a great refresher!
Great information. Your experience speaks volumes. Thanks for the video
Great informative video. We should all try to be prepared like Creek.
Enjoyable! Love the old RAPTOR style packs, hard to get these days: bombproof - I use one too. My set up mirrors this (less medical gear, though on reflection not much less; I find a multifuel stove useful). Love that there aren't too many sharps or brights in the kit, too!
Personally, I think the modern low-profile double-walled ultralight tent is a great choice in summer (bugs), winter (warmth) & rainy season (if there is one in that location). If not available, military surplus poncho/bivvy/net combination is serviceable, but then a saw is needed (I use this combo for bug-in, less sadness if stolen from a vehicle).
Hey Creek, thank you for sharing your thoughts on what gear to carry in a bug out. I am an Eagle Scout as well. Please put out a video on the self defense aspect of bugging out.
Thanks for sharing your videos.
Awesome vid brother
Would like to see break out vids on your kit specially your winter kit, since the timing is right.
Holy God is great!!!
Where the heck have you been buddy?
I’ve missed you I’m supper stoked you are back!!
Happy to see you!!
I still need that sheath for my SK5 🤪
I’d love to see more on your sk5 and what it can do well.
Thank you and bless you my friend
Very nice!!! I enjoyed you book on the Bug out bag!!!
Great video. Very interesting. hope to see more videos from you soon.
Great load out.
I love your books.
Huge fan of you still!
Great video brother Thanks for sharing
thanks for the video my friend
billy joe
Good stuff!
Great video brother nice bag mine is a little bit more but still covers up to 5 days
Be sure to also pick up Creek's "The Unofficial Hunger Games Wilderness Survival Guide" as it is stuffed full of skills you'll need should you have to take to the woods. You might as well add his "Survival Hacks" to your order as well. I also have the three books in the video (and two I mentioned) and can highly recommend them all. The thing that stands out with Creek's books is that they are not a bunch of line drawings, you get to see real photos of things that Creek has actually done. He walks the talk.
Well done my friend.cheers
👍👍👍 good video!
Awesome video! I’d definitely keep a small firearm in my pack so that it doesn’t become someone else’s pack lol.
need some new SOS Survival
Awesum creek your awesum dude
Nice kit. Here in Canada I keep winter gear as well like Snowshoes, arctic tent, sled etc. For spring thaw and flooding I keep inflatable rafts, SAR gear, PFD's, rope and climbing gear etc. I ordered a special back pack from Poland cause can't find it here. My days of buying gear ended. I don't buy junk just quality, like two Cammengas 2 suunto and 2 silva, 10 kabar knives etc etc. Heck I bought a $300 military grade grappling hook and 3,000lb paracord just for fun
Great.. good for you
U should do more research. K-bars aren't quality. A $20 mora would suit u better for food prep, bushcraft, cutting, n self defense. Construction grade grappling hooks r $80. And 3 diff brands of compasses? Keep the suuntos.
@@dougspizman6751 Military grade grappling hook not construction. My k-bars are in my emergency kits. I don't need bark river knives for emergency kits that I don't use. Knives I use are different. 40+ years doing carpentry and wood working. I know how to use all kinds of cutting tools. I renovate houses using a disposable gyproc knife. I have a mora Garberg, Eldris and their carpenters knife plus over 250 more knives. BTW I had to send one Suunto back because of a 4 degree deviation problem, which I would not have known if all I had was two suunto compasses. I compared all six compasses and the suunto was off to all the others. They gave me a bit of a hard time but I finally got a new one and sent back the other. Plus I don't know if they can hold up at -40C not including wind chill to -50. The cammengas can take Canadian arctic weather no problem.
You deserve more likes, followers and respect. Is there a link to purchase one of your books? I deal mostly with Forest, swamp and winter environments. Thank you.
Last item, silk long Johns = Pantyhose. Hey, they work and guys used them in desert Storm.
Wow I think your first as I'd kit is bigger than mine, that's unusual.
I'm 65,, been building & testing BOBs for years,,, still don't have it perfected,, LOL
Who makes the plastic pouches he has his fire kit, and first aid kit in?
Great video. I’ve loved your books for years, and thank you for this video.
Those look very similar to the Coghlans 3 bag pouch set I got off Amz ($12USD now). They are good quality and, funny enough, I keep my own big and small 1st Aid kits in them as well so looks like I'm on the right track there. 😊 There is a Texaport variation currently going for $8USD for a 3-pk.
However, those don't have the cordage attached and that feature actually looks to be pretty handy. I just checked and there are Meetory + Yumqua sellers/brands (?) that look quite similar and seem to have the cordage.
In any event, just search for "waterproof pouch utility bag map document holder" and something relevant enough should come up.
@@wmluna381 Awesome, thank you for thorough reply. Happy Holidays.
Have you done a video on your Level 2 FAK? I'd love to see that. Otherwise this was a great video and enough of a breakdown on gear to give an idea of what and why.
No I haven’t but there is an awesome free video of a Wilderness First Aid Med kit at this link. Just scroll all the way down to the bottom and click on the free preview: www.outdoorcore.com/courses/bushcraft-hygiene-wilderness-first-aid
How do you feel about Mylar "tents"? We have never been in a bug-out scenario, but I'm building bags just in case. There are several of us in my house that I am planning/prepping for, so I don't know if the tent you have makes sense for us. I live in the Midwest too, but I perceive the cold to be 9 months of the year, haha!
Good kit. I carry a bit more because ive got a lot of kids ive gotta prep for. Video is on the channel and i wouldnt mind if yall checked it out and critiqued it. Im with everyone else you need to get back to the main stream
What is the total weight of the bag? I currently have a 72 hour bag and the weight is around 15 pounds. I do not have a level 2 first aid kit though. This is a good video to get me to rethink my bag.
That's a nice weight if you think you have all you need. I more have a 3-day *Get Home* bag and my last iteration was 20# and was way too heavy. During the last half of a 15 mile trek anyway. That was All Pain. 😅 I'm middle aged and only 5'2" though.
I personally think 15-25# max is a good range for a 3 day bag if you're in capable physical condition. And with the top end more so when it comes to including wintertime stuff and for those who can actually handle that level of weight.
Expecting to cover 10-20 walking miles a day is a good base range to work with for the AVERAGE PERSON if one hasn't gone out with their bags yet. It allows you to work in unexpected delays (crazy weather and such) and think of related contingencies.
I know there are some Rambos out there who love to brag and overshoot their capabilities with their 60# bags and armaments, but they can keep on with their little delusions. 😂
I have your books. Excellent reference. Do you still have your M1008?
Are you keeping your water in the stainless steel bottle and water bladder at all times and if so, are you doing a bleach solution to keep them safe to drink?
Creek , I think I saw you once about 20 or so years ago at an event in Marshall Mo. It was a convention where we were learning how to make longbows. I don't know if they still do that kind of school anymore . Do you ?
Gary Minick I’m not sure!
@@willowhavenoutdoor actually I'm not sure either I was depending on your younger brain to remember . So much for that idea huh . Lol
Keeping medicine in a (hot/cold) car can dramatically reduce effectiveness or depending on medical article can make u sicker.
Aha,, moment,,,
Single use super glue, use for first-aid and fixing.
A stick of hot melt glue,
Use a hot rock for applications.
You don't need it, until you need it.
So how did you make a whole book about packing for a camping trip
Nice bag set up but am surprised on only one knife and no saw or Axe ( hatchet or tomahawk ) and or food getters or self defense items.
The headlamp what brand/model is it?
How much does your bag way when it is full
I don’t know, this looks too much, too big, too heavy for me. I need something up to 20lbs max, but ideal 15lbs.
"The more skills you have the less gear you need."
Learn as many survival skills as you can and practice them religiously.
Do a threat assessment on what you need to be most concerned with and build your bag from there.
Your bag will change per threat, time of year, area you will use it in.
Then use the bag on specific exercises or just camping to make sure it will do what you need it too. It will take some experimentation but you'll find your sweet spot.Your off to a great start just researching what you need to know.
I just watched a couple of videos that talked about 12-15 pound bug outs. Also saw a video designed around a minimalist pack that weighs in at about 13 pounds. If you use the search bar for bug out bags or minimalist bug out bags/INCH/GTFOD, all great information. I spent a lot of time when I first got into prepping and some of these guys are the best. Creek is very good. I'm sure if you go through his videos you'll find similar stuff that will fit your needs
Just out of curiosity, if it's a shtf scenario why carry documents. How are they going to help you survive
strwf most large scale natural disaster disrupt normalcy for around 3 days. Having documents on hand is a good idea just in case your home is destroyed, which is very common in large scale disasters. The disasters I mainly help people prepare for are large scale natural disasters.
Do you still have any of the bibles you use to offer ?
(Think around yr 2000?)
The serious med kit should be more easily accessible. Especially the tourniquet. It should be easy a grab with either hand and be one that can be used with one hand...the reasons are pretty obvious. Otherwise an ok kit.
Many of us cannot carry 35lbs. Example = I have MS and some days have a hard time with a gallon of milk, it there something you could do for people like us? I have already been through a tornado (we had 20 mins to evacuate the place I was staying at so all my items where in my car which THANK GOD was one of the things that was not damaged at all) BUT if my car would have gone and I would have had to carry anything I would not have been able to for the 10 miles to the place we were offered to stay at.
Yes, a BOB stroller is a fantastic option for those with mobility issues. BOB is actually the brand name- just google BOB stroller and it will come up. These are fantastic even off of paved paths on rugged trails.
The rolling school backpacks with the large wheels could be an option for you (see Tilami or the Voici et Voila 'trolley').
The empty bag weight run anywhere from 4-6 lbs on these due to the on-board hardware. They run ~$55-$90.
The Aoking (and other similar) larger capacity rolling luggage/backpack hybrid with the bigger wheels come in at ~7.5 lbs, but are more expensive at ~$105-$190.
With these, you can affix an extra smaller bag to the pull bars if they have the slip on straps on the back. You can always bungee a bag on as well. HTH
What costs so much is a trauma pad... that's my goal this year, as silly as that sounds.
wait you're mrballen right?
What is the weight for all of those bags?
About 35lbs
@@willowhavenoutdoor I can't carry 35lbs. Can you do something for disabled people?
Shelter and fire should be be fırst
So you're going to carry a 35 to 40 lb. pack and a tent in one hand?? good luck with that. unless you're hunkering down in one place, you're going to have a hell of a time being mobile.
Too many unnecessary things. The weight of all these, won't get you far and no matter how far you go, you will be exhausted. You can remove half of these and still be well equipped. "The more you know, the less you carry" PS I don't know more but the first couple of times I backpacked like this... it was no fun at all. Also, imagine if something goes wrong and you have to run...you would have to throw the bag away, to be able to run and you would lose all your equipment because of that. To tell you the truth, I now have 1/4 of all these and still I never use most of them while outdoors.
I looked to see if you had any video's on RUclips. But you do not. I would really like to see you start your channel up. I think you have relevant information that we all could benefit from.
@@devildogsbushcraft7898 I wish I could sir, but my health doesn't help much. Also, I can write but I can't speak English fluently. RUclips is not the best place to get that kind of information, because all people have become instructors and RUclipsrs and survival ex[erts, but sadly only a couple of them are legit and know their stuff, the rest are either backyard warriors at best, who think they know everything. The others are RUclipsrs that are actually promoting gear, so it's all just marketing, but these kind of peopel also provide wrong information, while trying to sell or (and) promote stuff and gear etc. Who ever wants to learns somthing, has to open up books and read. Internet is a trap, a double edge knife, that you may think it cuts good, but in the end, it also cuts you too. Happy new year sir!
Creek Stewart has been doing these things a lot longer than RUclips has been around. You are right, however, that a lot of youtubers are self proclaimed experts and gear salesmen, but this dude is the real thing.
Drink every time he says "kit".
Title says "how to pack a bug out bag". Yet he never did it. Just showed what he carries.
Not that difficult. You look at what he's taking, what it's in, and where it goes in the pack. Presto, ideas on how to pack your own bag.
This dude have no clue.
lame