Cheap things to buy for your BOB.

[emergprep]

I put together a bug out kit that includes the following items
12x16 tarp
6 aluminum ground stakes
75' 3/8 heavy cordage
1000' Catfish/snare line
200' 550 paracord
neddlenose/linemans/dyke pliers
4 emergency blankets
4 od rain ponchos
Gerber MarkI
Gerber LMF
Gerber Parang
Daisy sling shot/1000 rounds of ammo
250 pc med kit
2lbs jerky
24 granola bars
salt
metal signalling mirror
6 4" solid rings (make great block and tackle)
bobber, spinners, hooks, sinkers etc in separate small kit.
All this packed into a three compartment "outdoor products" back pack
Most emergencies will last about 72 hours, hopefully this will outlast that time frame!

[emergprep]

Forgot the fire kit
200 wood matches dipped in parafin wax
ferrocerium striker kit
50 cotton bals dipped in parafin
small bottle hand sanitizer
zippo

6 light sticks
screamer n/p whistle
silva pro compass
copies of birth certificates, marrige lic.
Bible

[Snow Walker]

Plastic bags (freezer and garbage)
Rubber tubing
Electrical ties
Cord (550, jute twine)
Small bottles of hand sanitizer/soap
Small note bad
Small back-up compass
Small piece of cordura (3'x3')
Emergency blankets
DIY Firestarters
Bicycle innertubes (For fire and heavy duty rubberbands)
Bandana's
Cotton balls/vaseline
Empty film canisters/medication containers
Wire
Personal/Medical Records
Denatured alcohol and/or rubbing alcohol
Brown rice, Ramen noodles, Spam
0000 steel wool
Strike anywhere matches
9 hour candles
Trioxane fuel
Chemlight sticks
Coffee filters
Dryer lint

Great post! It's the little things that can make a difference!

Here's another idea in the picture below...