You can only take 10 survival items, what do you take?

[Bushman]

Let's say you have to bug out now and can only take 10 items. What's your list and why did you pick it? For me the list is:

Tough machete like Kershaw, Schrade, Cold Steel, etc.
Fixed blade knife
Stainless steel cooking pot
Ferro rod
Tent
Sleeping bag
Paracord
Solar battery bank (doubles as flash light)
Compass
Take down bow


Everything on my list is pretty standard except for the solar battery bank and machete. The machete has helped me clear roads before so my car could pass. It can be a weapon or digging tool in a pinch, and can help you build a permanent shelter. The battery bank allows you to have a working communications and research device, camera (your cell phone), and a flash light is built in. This isn't a list of items for an apocalypse. Just survival, bare bones bug out.

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[Oathkeeper1775]

Short answer is my ALICE pack and the things I take on hunting trips (offensive minded).

Rifle (ammo)
Handgun (ammo)
Life Straw
Tarp (w paracord)
1st aid kit
BINOs
Knife (w stone)
Fire starter
Poncho Liner
Hand Crank Radio

A fallacy for me; if I can only take ten items, I'm gonna hunker down.

Garry Owens!

 

[Joe13]

9 hawt chicks and a Costco sized box of condoms.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

1) Blackjack Model 5 knife
2) Flint and Steel kit
3) Army issue poncho w/ para-cord...to make a "Hooch"
4) Army issue canteen , canteen cup , canteen cup stove
5) spoon
6) soap
7) toothpaste & brush
8) Wool Army Blanket
9) chow ( MRE meal at least one if not two more )
10 ) ALICE Ruck to carry it all

With all of this I could still be light enough to move quickly if needed or be able to make a shelter and stay put...fairly warm and dry for a bit as well...
Andy

 

[Colts4me]

can I take anything I want even if I don't own one or do I have to own it?

 

[druiseeker]

1.) Bushcraft Knife
2.) Ferro rod
3.) Sleeping Bag
4.) Tarp w/ paracord
5.) Water filter
6.) Military canteen/cup/stove/pouch
7.) Large caliber pistol with as much ammo as I can carry
8.) First aid kit
9.) Laplander Folding Saw
10.) Rain Gear (I hope this counts as one item)

 

[Bushman]

1.) Bushcraft Knife
2.) Ferro rod
3.) Sleeping Bag
4.) Tarp w/ paracord
5.) Water filter
6.) Military canteen/cup/stove/pouch
7.) Large caliber pistol with as much ammo as I can carry
8.) First aid kit
9.) Laplander Folding Saw
10.) Rain Gear (I hope this counts as one item)

Pretty typical setup. It's the essentials. While I included a compass instead of a first aid kit, I can see both being important. It's hard to pick one when you have to prioritize by 10 items. I chose a bow because the arrows are reusable and can be made if you had to. I'd like to add a handgun to my hypothetical 10 items list but it's a thought exercise; now I know I'd rather have a bow than a gun in a long term survival situation if I had to pick between them. It's either that or get rid of something else to add the gun.

 

[Bushman]

can I take anything I want even if I don't own one or do I have to own it?

Within reason. No tanks, choppers, etc. lol.

 

[Bushman]

9 hawt chicks and a Costco sized box of condoms.

The extra small gentleman sized ones.

 

[Colts4me]

I would take ten heaily armed survivalist friends to help me.

 

[Certaindeaf]

 

[MountainBear]

Don't forget your Engineer Fred hat...

 

[Connor Murphy]

9 hawt chicks and a Costco sized box of condoms.

Ahh, a fantasy list.

 

[Colts4me]

Food
Water filter
Fire starter
Knife
Radio am and fm, very small
Iosat anti radiation pills
Hooded heavy rain coat that's very long
Thermal night vision
Suppressed AR
Fishing kit.

 

[41mag]

if I can only take ten items, I'm gonna hunker down.

one of the best 'short answers' I've ever seen on this subject!

 

[The Heretic]

Shelter (Ecotat)
Water (hydration bag in pack)
Food (MH FD meals)
FAK
Several knives (two fixed blade - one HD, one a Mora, one folder)
OLight SR1 Baton flashlight with filters
Spare socks
Gloves
Gaiters
Tritium compass

The why should be obvious.

My new GHB has a pouch for a rifle and it seems to work okay - have not tested it in the field yet, but it would be better than my previous GHB. So if I am traveling far or I anticipate unrest, I would have a bullpup rifle and ammo. I would also usually be carrying a self-defense pistol of some sort, with ammo. So eleven or twelve items.

 

[HB of CJ]

Ten, (10) items? Sounds like a last ditch grab and run medium size over night back pack stashed either in the small Suzuki Suicide Jeep OR ... in the front entry closet hanging on a big hanger. About 25 pounds.

1) The black nicer quality small back pack.

2) Two, (2) very thin 10x10 foot clear plastic painters tarps. Lightweight. Waterproof.

3) Two hundred feet of OD para cord.

4) A stuff able very warm water proof coat. Black.

5) Stuff able insulated lightweight water proof overalls. Black.

6) Light weight cheapo rain suit. Cammo.

7) Artic type hat. Black.

8) Water proof boots. Broken In. Comfy. Warm.

9) Water proof gloves. Black.

9.1) Two pairs long johns. Black. Tops and Bottoms.

9.2) Two pair winter thick socks.

9.3) Cammo Tube Tent. Hard to find.

9.4) Very expensive stuff able soccer ball size 3 pound good mummy sleeping bag. Did I mention $300 bucks? Water proof.

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10) Four, (4) liters water.

11) Back packer Katadyne water filter.

12) Four MRE central meals. Spell check not working. Comes and goes. Gone now.

13) Three folding maps of 1) Southern Oregon, 2) Illinois Valley. 3) Forest Dis Service Topo map

13) Compass.

14) Cheapo but good Russian mono night vision scope. About 2 pounds. Yikes. Works. AA batts.

15) Good small LED flash light taking same AA batts as NV.

16) Sound enhancing ear muffs. Same AA batts.

17) Tuned lubed Sig Mosquito .22rf pistol with 4 extra 10 rd mags. (Laser site does not use AA batts)

18) Elite Iron Echo 6" Suppressor.

19) Copy of BATFE tax stamp for can.

20) Extra box of 50 Federal Match Grade .22 ammo.

21) Bag of personals. Medications. Toilet paper. Chap Stick. Small Towel. Etc. Etc.

22) Small AM FM SW radio with ear buds. AA batts.

23) Multi band hand held transceiver including 2 meter.

24) Extra AA batteries.

25) Four, (4) cheapo silver survival blankets.

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About all that will fit into the back pack. The comprehensive list of everything in the two big vehicle bug out bags is very long and more detailed. The above list is only the last grab last gasp but out and run back pack. That is all.

We had a super Christmas. Hope you all did also. OUR big family go together is scheduled for early January.

 

[Tarawa86]

The extra small gentleman sized ones.

Ouch, that was cold.

 

[Bushman]

Food
Water filter
Fire starter
Knife
Radio am and fm, very small
Iosat anti radiation pills
Hooded heavy rain coat that's very long
Thermal night vision
Suppressed AR
Fishing kit.

Out of curiosity, where you in the military, and if so, what was your MOS?

 

[3MTA3]

The 10 essentials: Ten Essentials - Wikipedia

Map
Compass (optionally supplemented with a GPS receiver)
Sunglasses and sunscreen
Extra clothing
Headlamp (or flashlight)
First-aid supplies
Firestarter
Matches
Knife
Extra food

They served me well during my hiking days, and this is where it starts. I'd obviously take more than 10 things. If not my kukris qualifies as a knife and axe and would be my primary weapon. Paracord needs to be there someplace as well.