By Dan Stevens – Modern Survival Online
Tweaking your bug out bag is a never-ending endeavor. The more you learn, the more you add and remove items, the goal being to make it more lightweight, more functional and more tuned to your unique situation and the disasters you’re prepping for.
Today we’re going to talk about some of the things you may not have considered before for your bug out bag, but given the wide variety of scenarios and real dangers that await you on your evacuation journey, it’s worth cross-checking this list to your existing BOB and your priorities.
#1. Nail Clippers
Nail clippers should be a part of anyone’s hygiene kit. Few preppers consider how long their nails will grow in a couple of weeks. Not only it’s unhygienic, it’ll annoy the shit out of you.
Plus, consider many nail clippers have an additional 1 or 2 small knives in them, and that’s always useful.
#2. Binoculars
One of the problems you’re going to have as you move along to your bug out location is people. You want to know in advance whether an area is safe to move through, so a pair of suitable hunting binoculars is going to be useful, or you can opt for a monocular, because it’s more compact and lightweight.
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