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Winobot Du
I have decided to put together a bug out bag for a SHTF situation, and figured it would be a good idea to see what other people have so i dont forget something that would be useful. I have two US surplus day packs i will probably fill up. What do you have in yours and what is the bag?
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I use many duffel bags that i got for free, and one wooden ammo case that I refinished. I also have a few unmarked cardboard boxes.
my BOB is something I stick into the minivan and get out of town asap. I have no plans to hike out of town, I live in the middle of a large city.
12 MREs handpicked, all my favorite menus
32 bottles of water- Kirkland 16.9 FL oz each
various meal bars from the supermarket
tablets for purifying water
funny purple tablets for cooking with (military surplus), I bought lots and lots.
mountain house dehydrated foods, 36 units, favorites only
water filter
2x collapsible 2L water bags
2x military OD green plastic canteens
titanium knife-fork-spoon utensil
as many matchbooks as I can cram into a 1 gallon zip lock bag
several cheap Bic lighters
metal camping cooking pot + lid
collapsible cooking rack that I made from aluminum
$200 in cash, $10s and $20s
one roll silver quarters (face value = $10, worth $130)
1 carton Grand Prix menthol cigarettes - for trade,sale, or personal use.
1 bag rolling tobacco, lots of paper slips for rolling. - for sale, trade, or personal use
a 3.2 million volt stun gun and LED flashlight
AK bayonet, Yugo style
mini crowbar, 18"
a FAK (I call it a field aid kit) I'm still adding stuff to it
3x15 min road flares
2x30 min road flares
3x coast guard approved signal flares
Camping Gaz piezoelectric 80W blue butane lamp
2x blue butane bottles (for the lamp)
1 wooden ammo case that holds lots and lots of glow sticks, and anything else fragile. its has tons of padding, it was designed to take a 33 foot fall without any glow sticks breaking. 33feet is because that's the highest I test the case falling. I threw it off the roof to the cold, hard concrete driveway below. I think its 33 feet, I'm really bad at math.
1 5x night vision monocular, waterproof
20 CR123 batteries
1x LED Lenser P7 flashlight,
3x AAA battery packs
1x trusty old Ti83 calculator sealed in plastic (to make water proof)
1- 4 man Coleman tent
2 sleeping bags (in case I bring someone with me)
all local area maps
spare battery pack (external, 12V) for GPS with hand crank charger (something I rigged up)
12 BLM maps covering everything within 150 miles of my house
1 really obsolete 1978 detailed street map book of LA and Orange county - something my parents uses, i have it in case the gps breaks. I am not buying a new one, even if they're still in print.
1 book detailing wilderness survival
1 book detailing auto repair and troubleshooting
1 clear plastic ruler
1 book detailing medial aid
4 compasses- in case one broke.
for defensive purposes, my vehicle may be attacked, ambushed, or mobbed depending on the situation, I must be prepared for that.
a simple cardboard box holds 10x 30rd AK magazines, 12 clips of russian light ball for my mosin nagant, 5 clips of Czech AP for my mosin nagant, 35- 20 ga #3 buck, 50- 20 ga 3/4 oz slugs, orange and grey smoke emitters, two bricks of .22lr, various fireworks or firecrackers I believe may be used, and two machetes- one cheap walmart one for chopping and one expensive Ontario knife one for sawing. that would be put up front next to me between my passenger.
the few cardboard boxes part of my BOB holds even more ammo. 960 rounds of 7.62x39mm, 370 rounds 7.62x54mmr, 3660 rounds .22lr, 182 #7.5 birdshot, and many, many, many "firecrackers".
the BOB is to get out of the city into the forests and be able to live out there for at least 2 months with occasional ventures into the city for more supplies and such.
Is DayZ (Arma 2) worth getting if none of my friends have it?
Ben
Is it still fun to play alone? Or should I get a different game (Such as Assassin's Creed Revelations)?
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ill put it to you like this, its entirely playable solo. but there are 3 huge playstyle changes, plus advantages and disadvantages depending on your group size. solo you want to stick to smaller towns, the woods, go to deer stands and use lakes and animals to eat and drink. on top of you playing solo your going to have a rough start, learning agro, when to shoot, how to scout, and how to watch your own back, a group of 2-3 is optimal, like i think the best example ive seen is xcal, drj, and dannyboy i think the name of the video was outplayed by server reset, dannyboy scouted, drj sniped, and xcal had a fully auto and did zombie control and actually saved drj from getting hatcheted by a bandit. large groups where they seem good its outweighed by its disadvantages, 1st 4 to 5 or more players unless you all know each other in real life equals feeling alone and paranoid due to lack of trust, easier to aggro infected and harder to get rid of them, and the worst scavenging towns and just traveling becomes a bit** due to how easy it is to spot your group, i mean its fun solo until you get good gear, then fear and paranoia start to set in, because it can take like 4 or 5 hours to get good gear and 20 minutes to lose it. if you do decide to get it, your focus every spawn should go in this order, you usually spawn with bandages 2 i think, more is always better so keep a look out for them but theyre not a necessity, priority 1 is a hatchet cus you aint ish you you cant at least protect yourself, step 2 is either a hunting knife or a canteen whichever youre closer to running out of, nothing like starvation or dehydration and your screen going gray to make a difficult game more difficult, then you should go for blood packs and bandages, because going for weapons getting them and bleeding out is frustrating, go for morphine while youre at it as well, nothing like broken limbs and having to crawl to piss you off, but beware hospitals are the easiest place to find meds, so bandits and large groups camp them, now go for a compass/map, it takes a hour to 4-5 hours to get from certain towns to another, dont want to get lost, now if youre all set up last 2 things on your list are weapons and a tent, tents can store the stuff you dont want to lose on death, yet act like a dead body so anyone can loot them, put on a flat surface in a place people will over look, and weapons solo is hard to say, i would recommend going sniper because you want to avoid close encounter situation in the 1st place, but you need either a pistol or a hatchet to handle close range and zombies. never go after large groups, you may kill 1 or 2 before u aggro zombies and have to deal with them making you a easy target. btw if youre considering getting it because its on sale look through steam, and download the gamestop app, theres things like the da origins ultimate edition for $8 etc, just saying dont set your heart out on this game, and most definitely since your asking this question im going to give you some more advice, look up solo playing vids and see if it still looks, 2 or 3 people playing makes it look awesome but solo takes alot of patience and desperate trust, because if you get hurt, youre going to eventually need someone to do a blood transfusion and you cant do that solo. btw theres also survivor and bandit message boards to help you get in a group, but be forewarned theres a lot of trolls up there, they may not kill you immediately, but i wouldnt let them know right off if you get good loot, cuz they may take the opportunity to get a easy sniper rifle, shit when i started playing id kill for a pistol
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