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Emergency SHTF Packing: How To Efficiently Pack a Bug-Out Bag<\/a><\/h3>\n
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<\/center>This article is a continuation and the second part of the load management series written at the request of Mr. Brent Westbrook, a ReadyNutrition Reader.\u00a0 In the first part<\/a>, we covered how to stagger a load by weight and pack it according to function for a vehicle.\u00a0 Guess what?\u00a0 Many of the basics used to emplace that load are followed here, in how to pack a rucksack (another word for a backpack).\u00a0 Let\u2019s get right down to it!<\/p>\n

Packing a Bug-Out Bag\u00a0+\u00a0Gear Suggestions<\/strong><\/p>\n

For those who have been reading my articles for a while, you know that my personal preference is the large-frame Army Rucksack<\/a> (also called a Large \u201cAlice\u201d pack) \u2026the one from the turn of the century and thirty years before.\u00a0 It has an aluminum frame, it\u2019s made of nylon, and it can take a lot of punishment.\u00a0 That being said, the mechanics and reasoning for packing it are still the same.<\/p>\n

You must ensure with a ruck that the load is balanced, as high as possible to keep pressure and weight off your back and that you can get to your equipment in a hurry.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Items on the\u00a0bottom are those rarely used<\/strong><\/p>\n

I pack at the bottom of mine stuff that I do not intend to use at all or very seldom, such as extra clothes and extra food.\u00a0 Pack your clothes in a wet-weather bag<\/a> ( the military issue is preferable to me, although I\u2019m aware there are many civilian firms that follow the premise of waterproof bags).\u00a0 In the middle of the ruck, you want some ammo, more clothes, and some specialty equipment<\/a> that doesn\u2019t see immediate use.\u00a0 You be the judge of that.\u00a0 Toward the top, I keep Gore-Tex pants<\/a> and jacket, as well as an issue sleeping bag with a Gore-Tex cover in a compression bag and then in a wet-weather bag.<\/p>\n

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