Rucksack info

[Dycee]

Looking for some help from experienced bugout preppers. I'm new to the bugout game, although been well informed for a long time. Live in the wilds of the highlands and just starting to kit out for bugging out for a few days. Need to get rucksacks for the wife and large son and and have been looking at camaflauge Army surplus rucksacks. Can anyone recommend real army McCoys or at least good stuff that doesn't cost the earth - I was looking at the NI patrol ones and other army surplus stuff, however the choice of rucksack seems endless. Will 33/38L each for me and son and a 25L for the wife be enough for 3-5 days? What about materials? How much to spend? Any info gratefully received?

[diamond lil]

If you live in the highlands then why would you want or need to bug out at all? sit tight!

[Dycee]

That's the plan for the first few days but the problem is all the neighbours have shotguns but have no prep food etc (none of them believe the grid will go down for more than a few hours) - when SHTF they will come to my house looking for it.

[bettersafethansorry]

MK2 military patrol packs. these are water proofed, rugged, and i was selling these at £15 each so u should be able to find at good price.

or the belgian and swiss stuff always good prices. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Belgian-Army- ... 233105719d

[pseudonym]

Depends on the time of year also. Bigger bags for winter months.

I'm a 100 litre bag man myself. That's done a day trip out up to 10 days in -10 conditions.

You don't have to fill the bergen up.

[Dycee]

Thanks pseudonym - by the way how do I contact your Area 11 man Teknik in Scotland?

[Briggs]

My daypack is a 5.11 Moab 10 and my BOB is a Rush 72. These come with straps to link both packs together. Well worth checking out in my humble opinion. Check Facetube for demo vids.

The Rush 72 is designed for 72hrs and I suppose I do manage to fit enough kit in there to last for 3 days bug out. Without giving an exhaustive list, in there I have a solo wood stove, 3l of water, water bottle with filter, crusader cook kit, 3 days of food made up of rice, smash, peperami, powdered drink additives, energy bars, plus a pretty comprehensive first aid kit, warm clothes, sleeping bag, bivvy bag, tarp, plus a load of personal admin kit.

With the MOAB 10 fitted to the Rush 72 it weighs about 20Kg.



Photo taken in the height of summer - the fabric is 1000 Cordura, rated as waterproof but considering the downpour that's going on outside as I type I think I do need to fit a cover of some sort or keep them regularly waterproofed. I wouldn't be 100% sure they'd be waterproof for 3 or more days if it was constantly raining.

[pseudonym]

Thanks pseudonym - by the way how do I contact your Area 11 man Teknik in Scotland?

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