what would be in your bug out tool bag if you could bring one.
i can get some thing like this
and add to it

More importantly, EMT shears, crow bar, driver with security bits.

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Yes, I DO have a BOTB. In it, I have a hand powered drill and a set of bits, a hammer, a pry bar, a mini hacksaw, a combination 1/4 3/8 1/2 ratchet and sockets, sandpaper, wood and metal screws, ratcheting wrenches, a set of short wrenches, vise-grips, a multi-screwdriver,security bits, a flashlight, safety glasses, and a few other tools. It is in a sturdy camera bag, so it isn't too bulky, although it IS sort of HEAVY.
Thank you bringing up the subject. It is one of those things that I have but never thought of mentioning. ;-]

P.S.- Paramudduck- that is one heckuva one-size-fits-all, every-situation multitool !

I have a multitude of tools for bugging out, all though they all aren't in one bag. Some are in a BOTB, some are in my bug out weapon kit, some are in my BOV, and others in my BOB. I have included things like a 2 hand pumps (one for fuel, one for water), flashlights, magnetic backed LED flashlights, a few different multi-tools, a couple of pry bars, allen wrenches, multiple varieties of screw drivers, bits and sockets, pliers, combo and crescent wrenches, tow straps, gloves, tie down straps, 50ft 1/4" paracord, a multi-meter, digital caliper, micrometer set, 20ga stranded copper wire, rivet gun/rivets, cordless drill, hammer, sawz-all w/extra blades, lockpick set and slim-jim, and some other stuff I can't even recall at the moment lol. Oh, and I also carry a 800/400w inverter in my BOV at all times for power/charging.

I got most of this stuff very inexpensively from Harbor Frieght. It pays to join their club!

I'd consider two kits:
One you can take with in a pack, one in the vehicle. If you have a bicycle, then one specifically for the bike, as there are amazingly compact tools for bikes.
I would not take the socket kit with the zillion sockets, as that's excess weight and space taken up. Instead, concentrate on the stuff you'll NEED in relation to what you're using.
Buy only the BEST tools, because I know the crappy ones WILL let you down in the field...I've seen cheap Chinese socket sets where the sockets were cast, not forged metal. Buy USA!

Don't forget that a sewing kit, a few leather tools and a zipper repair kit would be in my vehicle BOB kit.

I keep tools in my vehicle at all times. A good socket set, good pliers, vice grips, adjustable wrenches, screwdrivers, hammer, a prybar/breaker bar, good jack, tow strap, good long jumper cables, booster pack with built in air compressor, duct tape, electric tape, tire plug kit with spare plugs. A 12vDC trouble light, and even better a good headlamp, much better than a Maglight for working on a vehicle. Also a good 4 way lug wrench, spare fluids (oil, transmission fluid, brake fluid). The travel trailer has its own tool bag as well. The homestead has its tools in the connex but they are geared for construction (drills, saws, impact drivers, hammers, electrical tools) as well as some farming tools (shovels, rakes, rock bar, chainsaw, come a long, ax, sledgehammers, mauls, wedges). In the future a big Craftsman rolling tool box as well as drill press and band saw are planned for purchase.
Weapon maintenance tools are kept in the big cleaning kit box. Each set of LBE/LBV/Body Armor has a Leatherman multi-tool as they do hold up versus the cheap Chinese knock offs. When your life or equipment are on the line, buy quality gear. My tools are Craftsman, Stanley, Crescent, Visegrips, Dremel, Husqvarna chainsaws, and power tools are either Dewalt or Ryobi.

This door breaching tool with a little work can also be a bol !

paramudduck wrote:This

Your bolgs on sailor, or in my part off the woods cowboy biskits are outstanding, dad used to sing a song while fishing. From Gene Autry; a cousin of my g-p! Way down here in the INDIAN Nation, where the cowboys died from constipation way down here in these hills that I come from. I have forgetten the rest, You need to drink lots of water when eating cowboy or sailor biskits!

Several people mentioned Flashlights.
I think a good addition would be a solar-powered battery charger.

FishFlak