rapid travel vs life on your back

The concept of the go bag or"bug out bag" stems from the 70s and 80s human intelligence operations in foreign(mostly middle eastern) countries. The go bag was a few things(gun knife money and commo gear or codes) to grab on the fly if you had to move. The context was that you were operating in a hostile environment and might have to leave your room or whatever in a moments notice. Today's context is more along the lines of bugging out or running away from a threat, the problem is that most people don't have a place to bug out to. The concept is sound but without further planning its a bad idea. I have a bug out bag, it stays in my truck 24-7 365 and gets updated every quarter based on the change of season. It consists of navigation(maps of local area, compass etc) flashlight w/ extra batteries. Combat knife(large) utility knife(small or multi tool) shelter(plastic and a small tarp) dry clothes, a radio with a hand crank for news and info. also an FRS radio w/ headset(silent operation) for short to medium range commo. Extra ammo for side arm, light med kit, water bottle, signal mirror, water proof fire starter, 2 carabiners and a figure 8 rappelling ring, rope camo face paint string and 50 cord. This a basic bag of gear I can use (along with my weaps, this will vary from state to state) packed in a blackhawk back pack to use in emergency situations for general purpose to get from where ever I am to home given certain breakdown situations. MY opinion is it doesn't matter what you carry, but your knowledge of how to use what u have, All the fancy gear in the world wont save your life without training. For people who are interested and have NO CLUE you should seek out TOM BROWNs tracker school or some other profesional, and get some basic survival training.