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Realistic Bug Out Bag by Max Cooper sets itself apart from many other similar books. This book covers the reality of bug out bags. Too many people solely focus on loading up their bag until the zippers are about to rip apart. Their bags are too full and way too heavy to travel on foot. You cannot assume that in a bug out situation you will be able to use your 4x4 and travel to your bug out location. Chances are gridlock or other road conditions will render your vehicle useless. You may have to travel on foot and you must have a bug out bag that you can realistically carry. Yet, many people have never stepped outside the comfort of their home and carried their bug out bag on their back. For these unprepared individuals failure is a very real reality. Realistic Bug Out Bag covers aspects that you need to know in order to bug out including a very useful “Bug Out Bag Assessment” which will provide you a good idea of how prepared you are to immediately bug out.


This book is not about lists although some lists are included. It is about your decision making ability to know and understand the cost/benefit ratio of every piece of equipment that you decide to put into your bug out bag. Way too many individuals have their bug out bag stored in their home incorrectly believe that they are ready to bug out…but they are not. Read Realistic Bug Out Bag to find out why you are more than likely not prepared to bug out and how you can remedy your situation. Finding out that you are not adequately prepared during a bug out event is a preventable failure…this book is the prevention!


This is a must have book for your preparedness resource library.

183 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 7, 2014

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9 reviews
February 8, 2015
Very good.

Covers the basics, with some great gear recommendations. Also offers some alternative insights on some commonly held beliefs. Recommended.

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40 reviews
October 6, 2015
Having read a lot of bug out bag books I find that this is the best one on the market. It offers a lot of great advice, some product recommendations, an assessment and much more. If you were to read only 1 BOB book this should be the one to get.

Highly recommended.
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9 reviews1 follower
September 22, 2018
Good book

Very useful book. Very realistic point of view. I'm glad I read it and would recommend it to family and friends.
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2,995 reviews134 followers
May 13, 2017
A good guide book telling you the best things to pack when putting together a bug out book and not making it too heavy to try to put on your back. Ideal advice for the beginner prepper.
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