• You can survive for 3 Minutes without air (oxygen) or in icy water

• You can survive for 3 Hours without shelter in a harsh environment (unless in icy water)

• You can survive for 3 Days without water (if sheltered from a harsh environment)

• You can survive for 3 Weeks without food (if you have water and shelter)

A bug-out bag is a portable kit that normally contains the items one would require to survive for seventy-two hours when evacuating from a disaster, however some kits are designed to last longer periods. Such items include.

• Food and Water

• Medical items

• Clothing

• Torches

• Firelighting 

The term S.H.T.F is an acronym for when the proverbial poop hits the fan. Meaning an event that changes your life unexpectedly. It can be a personal event such as job loss or illness, a local event such as flooding and even an international event such as economic collapse or war! It also includes the zombie apocalypse.