{"id":843,"date":"2014-11-18T10:21:07","date_gmt":"2014-11-18T15:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bottompaintstore.com\/blog\/?p=843"},"modified":"2021-02-09T13:59:04","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T18:59:04","slug":"build-abandon-ship-ditch-bag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bottompaintstore.com\/blog\/frequently-asked-questions\/build-abandon-ship-ditch-bag\/","title":{"rendered":"Build an \u2018Abandon Ship\u2019 Ditch Bag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Any boat cruising off shore needs an emergency ditch bag for unplanned situations. Being prepared means never assuming that rescue will come before you would need things in a bag, one can never predict circumstances or weather. Having a life raft or kit that comes with your vessel may not have everything you want or need as minimal gear is all that is included so building your own insures your needs are met.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The bag should be water resistant to insure it doesn\u2019t fill immediately with water and sink. Purchase one that is yellow or international orange and you can attach reflector strips for added visibility with a flashlight. A throw bag can be back up as needed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Clearly label the bag so everyone on board knows what it is keep it in a handy place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Rescue items can include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Functioning EPIRB (emergency position indication rescue beacon)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Handheld VHF radio (in sealed pouch with extra batteries)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Flares, water dyes, and\/or smoke signals<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Strobe Light\/flashlight<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Whistle\/horn<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Signal mirror<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Survival Items can include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Water (sealed packets better than jug)<\/span>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_850\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bottompaintstore.com\/marine-safety-medical-kits-c-13703_13706.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-850\" class=\"wp-image-850 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bottompaintstore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/352991-150x150.gif\" alt=\"medical kit\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-850\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">medical kit<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Food rations (high calorie bars or squeeze packets)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">First aid kit<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Extra medications<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Patch kit for dinghy or life raft\/ inflatable repair<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Knife<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Matches<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Other items depending on space:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Handheld GPS<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Solar blanket<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fishing gear<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sunscreen<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sunglasses<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Binoculars<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Life vest\/inflatable PFD<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Check your bag every season and before a long voyage for charged items and batteries needed. For added information on boat safety, please see the available DVD\u2019s.<\/span><\/p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"http:\/\/w.sharethis.com\/widget\/?wp=6.9.7\"><\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Any boat cruising off shore needs an emergency ditch bag for unplanned situations. Being prepared means never assuming that rescue will come before you would need things in a bag, one can never predict circumstances or weather. Having a life raft or kit that comes with your vessel may not have everything you want or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":850,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[152,179,189,127],"tags":[190,191],"class_list":["post-843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-boat-maintenance","category-boat-repairs","category-boat-safety","category-frequently-asked-questions","tag-ditch-bag","tag-marine-ditch-bag"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.bottompaintstore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/352991.gif","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bottompaintstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bottompaintstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bottompaintstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bottompaintstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bottompaintstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=843"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.bottompaintstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/843\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2375,"href":"https:\/\/www.bottompaintstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/843\/revisions\/2375"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bottompaintstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bottompaintstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bottompaintstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bottompaintstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}