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… PLANNING YOUR BAG CAN HELP
YOU DEVELOP A SURVIVOR’S
MINDSET BEFORE THE ZOMBIES
ACTUALLY ARRIVE.

the bare steel bed of a pickup truck in cold ‹ Above: Your bug-out bag should be a little bit different and customized to your unique circumstances. Whether you
weather will suck the heat out of your body expect to have to carry it long distances is the starting point.
as fast as you can produce it.
A decent sleeping bag is also a great boon ‹ Below: If your main concern is surviving a severe weather event, your bug-out bag’s loadout should be different than
for someone whose primary focus is civil unrest.
when attending to injured folks. Keeping
an injured person warm will help ward o
shock. Metabolically speaking, an injured
body has enough to fret about without
trying to maintain core body temperature.
As with all aspects of a bug-out bag,
assess your circumstances. A lightweight,
compact bag that is easy to tote might be
a good compromise when temperatures
are not too wretched. Remember that
even in temperate areas, it can get chilly
at night. In a survival situation, you need
not really be comfortable; you just don’t
want to freeze. ASG

S OU RC E S
www.Amazon.com
www.Echo-Sigma.com
www.FlyingCircleGear.com
www.MajorSurplus.com
www.PrepareWise.com
www.Walmart.com
www.WorldWarSupply.com

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