{"id":87028,"date":"2020-09-03T13:47:22","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T13:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/09\/03\/your-junk-drawer-could-save-your-life\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T08:27:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T08:27:18","slug":"your-junk-drawer-could-save-your-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/off-duty\/gearscout\/2020\/09\/03\/your-junk-drawer-could-save-your-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Your junk drawer could save your life!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you are conducting day to day business, traveling the country, or running to the grocery store &#8211;  one of the first orders of business is building a go bag. In case of an emergency, this bag (also known as a \u201cbug-out kit\u201d) becomes an essential life-support system. 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