Post by vault72 on Feb 21, 2011 8:58:17 GMT -5
You can go to www.budk.com and get a finnish gas mask for $10, then go to www.sportsmansguide.com and get replacement canister filters 3 for like $15 unless they are having a special on 40mm filters. There is also a very very cheap bugout bag option for those of you on a tight budget I can give you and here it is and once again this stuff can be bought at the dollar tree:
1) a bag of sorts/old school backpack/ duffle bag/ large purse or folded bed sheet or tied up shirt or a hobo wrap tied to a stick, doesn't matter as long as you have a means to carry the stuff.
2)4 x 30 gallon trashbags
3)a 3 pack of lighters
4)a pair of socks
5)2 x water bottles /could be old coke bottles or even scavenged water or soda bottles found lying on the side of the road. (personally I use 2 empty coke bottles for this kit).
6)a couple cans of vienna sausages (you can get 2 for a dollar at the dollar tree) and a 3 packets of ramen crushed in one ziplock baggie(you can get 12 for about a $1.50 at walmart or 6 for a dollar at the dollar tree)
7)a roll of twine or ribbon (420ft cotton twine=$1)
8)9' x 12' painters plastic drop cloth (a dollar at the dollar tree)
9)a knife (at the dollar tree unless you already have a good knife)
10)a basic first aid kit for a dollar and a bottle of ibuprofen dental floss and a sewing kit and ointment.
11)a tooth brush and tooth paste(usually as a travel combo), 2 bars of soap(go for natural unscented soap), a hand towel, a roll of toilet paper(you get 4 for a $1).
12)5 x dust face masks
13)a 2 pack of rain ponchos
14)and a water proof bag
All of this you can get at the dollar tree for $20 or far less if you have alot of this stuff in your house already, but the back pack unless you have something else to use you may have to go to goodwill or salvation army, an army surplus store or dollar general or even wal-mart for the best deal on a backpack, just remember it doesn't need to be fancy, just basic, I actually have it all packed inside a finnish gas mask carrying bag with the water bottles attached outside with d-rings from the dollar tree as my car bugout bag.
NOTE* To cut costs even more, you can replace the waterproof bag and rain ponchos with more 30 gallon trashbags since you get 8 for a dollar.
NOTE** The swiss style knife sold at the dollar tree is VERY cheaply made, you could use a steak knife from your house instead or sharpen a butter knife but for either you may want a sheath, which you can make out of duck tape and cardboard or buy a fruit knife at the dollar tree, its a 3 to 4 inch stainless steel pointed blade with a plastic blade cover. A caveat about steak knives, serrated blades are very hard to sharpen in a survival situation.
NOTE*** The dollar tree also sells t-shirts, socks in 3 packs, and carry bags, all for a dollar but the bags are hand or shoulder bags and don't typically close.
NOTE**** The basic sewing kit maybe more then what you really need, all you need are sewing needles, and dental floss.
I hope this helps, you should be able to make one from between $0 and $20, depending on how much is already available at your house.
1) a bag of sorts/old school backpack/ duffle bag/ large purse or folded bed sheet or tied up shirt or a hobo wrap tied to a stick, doesn't matter as long as you have a means to carry the stuff.
2)4 x 30 gallon trashbags
3)a 3 pack of lighters
4)a pair of socks
5)2 x water bottles /could be old coke bottles or even scavenged water or soda bottles found lying on the side of the road. (personally I use 2 empty coke bottles for this kit).
6)a couple cans of vienna sausages (you can get 2 for a dollar at the dollar tree) and a 3 packets of ramen crushed in one ziplock baggie(you can get 12 for about a $1.50 at walmart or 6 for a dollar at the dollar tree)
7)a roll of twine or ribbon (420ft cotton twine=$1)
8)9' x 12' painters plastic drop cloth (a dollar at the dollar tree)
9)a knife (at the dollar tree unless you already have a good knife)
10)a basic first aid kit for a dollar and a bottle of ibuprofen dental floss and a sewing kit and ointment.
11)a tooth brush and tooth paste(usually as a travel combo), 2 bars of soap(go for natural unscented soap), a hand towel, a roll of toilet paper(you get 4 for a $1).
12)5 x dust face masks
13)a 2 pack of rain ponchos
14)and a water proof bag
All of this you can get at the dollar tree for $20 or far less if you have alot of this stuff in your house already, but the back pack unless you have something else to use you may have to go to goodwill or salvation army, an army surplus store or dollar general or even wal-mart for the best deal on a backpack, just remember it doesn't need to be fancy, just basic, I actually have it all packed inside a finnish gas mask carrying bag with the water bottles attached outside with d-rings from the dollar tree as my car bugout bag.
NOTE* To cut costs even more, you can replace the waterproof bag and rain ponchos with more 30 gallon trashbags since you get 8 for a dollar.
NOTE** The swiss style knife sold at the dollar tree is VERY cheaply made, you could use a steak knife from your house instead or sharpen a butter knife but for either you may want a sheath, which you can make out of duck tape and cardboard or buy a fruit knife at the dollar tree, its a 3 to 4 inch stainless steel pointed blade with a plastic blade cover. A caveat about steak knives, serrated blades are very hard to sharpen in a survival situation.
NOTE*** The dollar tree also sells t-shirts, socks in 3 packs, and carry bags, all for a dollar but the bags are hand or shoulder bags and don't typically close.
NOTE**** The basic sewing kit maybe more then what you really need, all you need are sewing needles, and dental floss.
I hope this helps, you should be able to make one from between $0 and $20, depending on how much is already available at your house.
thanks.