I had the immense honor to present at this year's Hack3rCon^4 in Charleston, WV! Hack3rCon^4 is a conference very close to my heart that is put on by the #304Geeks. Being a native of West Virginia, I commend the #304Geeks with trying to make a difference in the area, and bringing an understanding that there is a living community of extremely technical and proficient information security people in this community! (@hack3rcon)
This year's Hack3rCon^4 slogan was "Eye Of The Storm" and while it primarily focused on information security, it was requested that prepper talks were also submitted. The talk that I submitted was entitled "Red Teaming Your Bug-Out Bag."
After reviewing the lineup of speakers on sched.org, I felt that my talk would most likely not fit in, and would be something that only a few of the attendees would suffer through. I even had discussions with Rob Dixon (@304geek), who heads up Hack3rCon^4 while at DerbyCon about switching up my talk. I was extremely surprised to see such a good number of the attendees made a point to stay in the room when I announced that there would be zero IT content within the talk.
As the presentation started to progress, I was amazed and humbled that the content was being received so well and I could tell by the reactions of those in attendance that there was sincere interest in this subject. This gave me the encouragement that I needed to make the most of this opportunity! There were input and inquiries by the folks in attendance on several occasions, and it made for great discussion! The presentation ended up going a little longer than I had originally anticipated, but it didn't seem to scare anyone off.
I was yet again surprised by the level of interest expressed by the folks that hung around to discuss the topic and ask questions after the presentation concluded. It humbled me that the talk that I felt would be a complete and utter flop was the source of so many conversations throughout the rest of the conference. I was yet again surprised by how many were inspired to put together their own kit, as well as those who stated that the presentation confirmed what they had in their current kits, or helped them understand what they need to do to make theirs more effective!
The synopsis of the talk is this:
Part of prepping is having a plan to "Bug-Out", or survive by taking only what you can carry that should sustain life and aid in survival for at least 72 hours in the event of a disaster. As a red team member, having contingency plans is a requirement. You can not just create a primary plan and expect everything to run smoothly and according to that plan.
This talk will be centered around the physical contents and methodologies behind the selections of content for my personal bug-out bag. The beauty of it being put together by a Red Teamer is that I Try to break my selections as part of the planning to ensure that only the most rigorous, multi-functional, and light-weight items for the situation make it into my bag!
You can view the video recording of my presentation here, however Irongeek has done an amazing job of posting all of the Hack3rCon^4 videos here and I highly recommend going through them as there were so many amazing talks!
You can view the slide deck on SlideShare here.
You can access the Amazon.com shopping list of the main contents of my 72-hour bag here.
(Please note that smaller quantities may be desired, and that other venues may have the items for less. This was put together to make it easier to find these items.)
Firearm selection: Ruger 22/45 Mark III / CCI MiniMag 22LR 36 Grain Ammo
Lockpicks from FALE - I forgot to include lockpicks! A must have in urban environments!
You can download a Acrobat document outlining some of the items discussed within the presentation, as well as resources that are handy to have on a single sheet of paper here. (coming soon)
Since water purification is extremely important, and we covered a few of the options you may have to resort to in the presentation, I felt that I would post a few video links here for your review.
Boiling water in bamboo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogWkQYvDFns
Boiling water in a water bottle - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp0uk644PjM
I truly hope that this is a help to people when researching the subject of preparedness, and that in the unfortunate circumstances that may befall a disaster, that the information compiled can assist in your survival.
- c0ncealed
PS. I did notice that I had a mistype in the slide deck regarding 550 Paracord. There are 7 inner strands, not 5. I read directly from the slides and didn't catch this during the presentation, but it has been corrected in the slide deck.
I also forgot to mention medication during the recording. Please ensure that if you are reliant on medications, you have a stash of your medication allotted for your bag, and cycle it out as you refill prescriptions to prevent expiration.
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