The Best UK Bug Out Bags

In search of a bug out bag (also known as a grab bag) in the UK? Here is our choice of some of the best:

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Pre-filled

if you want all the decision-making done for you and are happy to trust in the selection already made by the retailer, you can just put down your money – a fair bit of it, in truth – for a pre-filled backpack from Survival Bug Out Bags;

it’s a tidy sum because the pack is filled with just about everything you are likely to need during those first three days locked down in a survival situation – that’s why they call it a 72-Hour Emergency Kit;

the sales material insists that the contents cover all ten elements essential to your survival – namely, water, food, shelter, fire, lighting, communications, first aid, hygiene, personal protection, and a range of other tools;

Build your own bug out bag

probably closer to the prepper’s heart, though, will be the chance to fill your own bug out bag with the supplies and equipment you have chosen – it’s then a question of choosing the right bag;

that’s where the military-style, tactical backpack is likely to come into its own -and you’ll have a wide range from which to choose;

Molle Army Assault Pack 3 Day Bug Out Bag

the Molle Army Assault Pack 3 Day Bug Out Bag made by QT&QY, for instance, gives you a whopping 45-litre capacity that’ll take everything you might possibly need – including the kitchen sink – during those critical initial 72 hours;

Spaher Trekking Rucksack

if you thought 45 litres was capacity enough, you’ll be taking more than a second glance at the 100-litre tactical military-style mountaineering backpack from Spaher;

G4Free Military Tactical Backpack

G4Free also make a range of medium-sized backpacks with capacities from 40 up to 50 litres;

YoKelly Tactical Backpack

the tactical backpack from YoKelly is a more modest bug out bag for everyday use yet still boasts sufficient – and expandable – capacity for hiking, camping, travelling, any other outdoor activity and, of course, basic survival;

JFA First Aid Kit

if you want a separate bug out bag containing all the first aid materials you’re likely to need this large haversack bag first aid kit from JFA will be just the job;

Compact First Aid Bag

only slightly less capacious, this first aid bag from General Medi still manages to pack a total of 175 items in multiple compartments;

even so, it remains lightweight and durable – weighing just 0.5kg (1.2lb) – so, can be carried by younger or more frail members of your survival group;

Universal First Aid Kit in Bag

some of the smaller, most compact first aid kits are designed for optimum portability, to be carried within your larger bug out bag;

this version, from the Safety First Aid Group Store, nicely fits the bill;

Emergency Survival Kit

on similar principles to your first aid kit, there are also a number of options for keeping together in your bug out bag – or as a separate piece of kit – all the tools you’re likely to need for your survival;

the Emergency Survival Kit from Lixada, for example, offers an all-in-one collection of survival tools inside its own waterproof box – which you can delegate a member of your team to look after and carry;

the kit comprises 27 multifunctional tools – including a knife, whistle, compass, emergency blanket, fire starter, flashlight, paracord (which you can wear as a bracelet), and wire saw. – remember that UK law restricts carrying knives in public, so check our Need to know: Bug Out Bag UK guide before you pack one

It’s worth giving more than a moment’s thought to your bug out bag and what goes inside it – they are decisions that could save the lives of your survival group.

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