Emergency Go-Bag Checklist for Beginners

Beginner 72 Hour Bug Out Bag Checklist

Why is it essential to have an Emergency Go-Bag? Disasters and emergencies can strike at any time. And when they do, you will have little to no time to prepare. It is too late to start wondering what items you should gather before you feel comfortable evacuating your home.

Have you considered what supplies you want in an emergency? My sister didn’t have the luxury of time to think about gathering supplies when she and her family of six ran out of their burning home in the middle of the night.  Once everyone was out, she confessed that she ran back in for her phone. She felt like her phone was close enough to an exit that she could safely retrieve it. Then she watched as everything she owned burned to the ground.

Having an Emergency Go-Bag means filling a bag with three days’ worth of essential items and placing it near the door you plan on exiting through in an emergency.

Emergency Go Bag has many aliases: Bug Out Bags, 72 Hour Kit, Prepper Backpack, Emergency Bag, Survival Bag, SHTF Bag, and several others. Why is it called a Bug Out Bag? Google’s definition of the term “Bug Out” means to “leave quickly,” which is precisely what these bags are meant for. This 72 Hour Bug Out Bag Checklist is a category checklist. If you would like a more detailed checklist, here is a link to a printable Bug Out Bag List PDF.

What are the basics categories of an Emergency Go-Bag Checklist?  

Stove in my Bug Out Bag - Preppers Sur vive

If you would like to learn more about any of the following categories, click on the photo.

Water

72 Hour Bug Out Bag Checklist

Food

Bug Out Bag Food Ideas

Light

Types of Lighting You'll Want in an Emergency

Warmth

How to Pack a Sleeping Bag

First Aid

72 Hour Bug Out Bag

Hygiene

Humanitarian Hygiene Kit

Click on the photo below to view this 72 Hour Bug Out Bag Checklist for Beginners in printable PDF format.

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Click here to see a list of FEMA’s bug out bag essentials list.

Click here to see a list of Homeland Security’s 72 Hour Kit

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4 Comments

  1. Great list. Thank you for sharing this emergency survival kit! In addition, I think it’s also essential to bring in a paper with your personal information, including who to contact in case of emergency.

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