Catakit: how to prepare a survival bag?

How to choose a survival bag? 

Choosing a survival bag adapted to your needs is crucial to guarantee your safety in emergency situations. Here are the essential criteria to consider when selecting the best survival bag. First, evaluate the capacity of the bag. It must be spacious enough to contain all the essential elements like water, food, a first aid kit, and various survival tools. Next, examine the quality of materials. A good survival bag must be made of materials resistant to water and tears for increased durability in difficult conditions. Comfort is also an important criterion. An ergonomic survival bag with padded shoulder straps, lumbar support, as well as abdominal straps allows prolonged carrying without discomfort.
Also check the compartments and interior organization of the survival bag, which should facilitate quick and orderly access to your equipment. Finally, consider the empty weight of the survival bag to avoid unnecessary overloading. By taking these aspects into account, you will be better prepared to face any emergency situation with a reliable and efficient survival bag.

An evacuation bag must contain a certain number of essential items. One of the first things to do is to make a copy of the most important administrative documents and store them in several places or entrust them to a trusted person, in addition to keeping a copy in your survival bag.

It can also be useful to make a duplicate of your house keys or car to put them in your evacuation bag. Indeed, this will save you from having to look for them, forget them or find yourself locked behind your front door when leaving in a hurry.

Finally, after filling your bag with your documents, your duplicate keys and your emergency kit, all you have to do is store it in an easily accessible place, either in your car trunk or at home, near the front door.

Preparing a survival bag, an emergency bag or an evacuation bag is crucial to deal with any unforeseen situation. Your survival kit must contain essential elements like drinking water, non-perishable food rations, a complete first aid kit, and multifunctional tools (knife, flashlight, fire starter). Add spare clothing adapted to climatic conditions, a survival blanket, and personal hygiene items. We will detail below the essential contents of your survival bag.

Use compartments or pouches to organize these items in an accessible way. Check and regularly update the contents of your bag to always be ready. By following these tips, your survival bag, emergency bag or evacuation bag will be optimal and ready to accompany you when needed.

Here is an example list of essential items that could make up your emergency kit :

• Bottled water (3 L minimum/person) + filtration system and/or purification tablet + canteen

• Multifunctional pliers

• Survival knife

• Emergency food (freeze-dried meals, canned goods, energy bars, dried fruits, …)

• Tactical flashlight with rechargeable battery or spare batteries

• Matches or lighter

• Crank radio (dynamo)

• First aid kit (bandages, disinfectant, etc.) + medications if you are on treatment

• Toilet paper, tissues and hygiene essentials, in a toiletry bag

• Copies of identity papers, passport and important documents (on paper + USB key)

• Mobile phone with charged battery

• Signaling tools (whistle, light stick, distress flares...) 

• Small denomination cash

• 1 waterproof notepad and a pen

• List of important contacts

• 1 sleeping bag or a survival blanket

• Some spare clothes and rain protection 

On vetsecurite.com, we offer a wide selection of survival equipment. We offer the biggest tactical and outdoor brands at an unbeatable price. Among the vetsecurite.com advantages, you can benefit from free delivery from €69 of purchases, free returns for 30 days, same-day shipping for any order placed before 6pm and 3-time payment without fees as well as the "Buy now, Pay Later" option with Klarna from €70 of purchases.

We offer below an example of a Catakit or lightweight evacuation bag for one person :

• US Assault 36L Camo CE backpack - Miltec

• Complete Olive Green laser cut IFAK pouch - Miltec 

• Tactical alert whistle black - A10 Equipment
   
• Large cobra multifunctional pliers with holster - Miltec
   
• Isothermal survival blanket - Patrol Equipment
   
• Waterproof pouch 17 x 13 cm - Highlander
   
• Canteen with cup and Camo cover - Miltec
   
• Storm lighter Mk.II Storm RAL7013 - Clawgear
  
  
• Type 4 vegetarian daily ration pack - Trek'n eat
  
  
• 6 in 1 cutlery set - Miltec
  
  
• A1 Pro LED rechargeable tactical flashlight 1300 lumens - Klarus

Do you want a checklist that allows you to not forget anything in your survival bag? We have made one just for you! Feel free to print it and keep it near your bag to perform regular inventory. 

Get the complete list of the vetsecurite survival bag

What is an EDC bag?

EDC is the acronym for "Every Day Carry ", which in French means "what we carry daily". The EDC bag is therefore a bag that includes the most important objects and documents of our life that we carry everywhere with us, a base that therefore depends on our personal needs and the situation. Depending on the person, the EDC bag can contain a phone, a wallet, a water bottle, a knife, tissues, a multifunctional pliers or medications. This EDC bag, which can even be a simple bag or pouch, will follow you everywhere, on a mountain hike as well as for a trip to the city.

Evacuation bag or survival bag?

Evacuation bag and military survival bag, same fight. The Bug Out Bag or BOB bag also designates a survival bag. All these terms actually refer to the same thing, namely a bag that contains the vital minimum to deal with a crisis situation, an emergency or a natural disaster.