42 Basic Items for Your Bug-Out Boat

Most survival gear will function great in multiple scenarios. Here is a list of basic bug-out gear you’ll need if you’re bugging out by boat.

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1. ULA Catalyst backpack
2. Backpack cover
3. The North Face Venture rain jacket
4. Base-layer Uniqlo Heattech tights
5. UnderArmor base-layer shirt
6. Sweatshirt
7. Merino wool socks
8. Storm socks
9. BearVault 500 bear canister
10. Frontiersman bear spray
11. Maps
12. Matches
13. SOG Flashback knife
14. Headlamp
15. Flashlight
16. Ultralight/waterproof medical kit
17. Sunscreen
18. Water bottles
19. Compact SteriPEN water-filtration system
20. Tarptent Cloudburst III tent
21. Enlightened Equipment sleeping bag
22. Therm-a-Rest Ridgerest sleeping pad
23. MSR PocketRocket stove
24. Fuel
25. Snow Peak Trek 900 Titanium cooking pot
26. MSR foldable spoon
27. MSR ultralight titanium fork
28. TOAKS titanium 450ml mug
29. Insect repellent
30. Toilet paper
31. Hand sanitizer
32. Sun-shielding shirt (long sleeves) and pants
33. Boat repair kit
34. Loksack
35. Rope
36. Duct Tape
37. Toothbrush
38. Chapstick
39. Astral V-Eight PFD life vest
40. Seattle Sports H2Zero Diamond Dry Bag
41. SealLine 5L dry bag
42. Paddle

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For More Information

ULA
http://www.ula-equipment.com; (435) 753-5191

The North Face
https://www.thenorthface.com; (888) 863-1968

Uniqlo
http://www.uniqlo.com/us; (855) 486-4756

BearVault
http://www.bearvault.com; (866) 301-3442

SOG Specialty Knives & Tools
https://www.sogknives.com; (888) 405-6433

SteriPEN
http://www.steripen.com; (888) 783-7473

Tarptent
http://www.tarptent.com; (650) 587-1548

Enlightened Equipment
http://www.enlightenedequipment.com; (507) 494-8906

Therm-a-Rest
http://www.cascadedesigns.com/Therm-A-Rest; (206) 505-9500

MSR
http://www.cascadedesigns.com/msr; (206) 505-9500

TOAKS
http://toaksoutdoor.com; (805) 300-7685

Astral
http://astraldesigns.com; (828) 255-2638

Seattle Sports
http://www.seattlesportsco.com, (800) 632-6163

SealLine Gear
http://www.cascadedesigns.com/SealLine; (206) 505-9500

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