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Bug Out Bag audit 2018
I finished up a days-long BOB audit today - first time in a long time! Following my recent break up, I obviously don’t need a second BOB for the girlfriend any more. I had a good chuckle when I tossed out most of her tampons while, at the same time, adding some of them to my medical kit ha!. Old BOB configuration had a 7’x7’ tent for the both of us which has now gone in to closet storage as a third tent. Also have a 10’x10’ tent in the storage (bedroom) closet. Can’t decide if I should add the 2-person Kelty tent to the ‘new’ BOB. ‘New’ BOB weight is already 47 lbs.
Another consideration here is the fact that I now have the Sportsmobile RV which I did not have when I started prepping back in the day. It’s fully stocked with clothes, full set of tools, toilet, axes, 2+ weeks food, 10g water, cookware, etc. and ready to go at any time. But, I feel like I should still keep a BOB in case it fell down the hill in the event of a major earthquake or something. If it doesn’t fall down a hill, and my apartment building collapses in on itself, I could just walk across the street and live in the van. If you have any thoughts on this, I’d love to hear. Never really known where to go with the home preps and BOB since I bought the Sportsmobile. Also have a daily commuter car with a Get Home Bag and some more water. Anyway, current Bug Out Bag details are as follows: Container: Kelty Redwing 50 backpack w/rain cover Camping: EMS down sleeping bag Thermarest NeoAir Thermarest patch kit Double wide emergency blanket Slumberjack camping pillow Earplugs Small tri-leg REI stool Food (Mountain House pouches from 2011): Rice & chicken (1) Sweet/Sour Pork w/rice (2) Been Strog w/noodles (2) Beef chili mac (2) Green beans (2) Eggs w/bacon (2) Eggs w/ham (1) Granola w/milk/blueberries (2) Green peas (2) Golden sweet corn (2) Eggs w/ ham & peppers (1) Chicken teriyaki w/rice (2) Rice & chicken (1) Vegetable lasagna (1) Salt/Pepper Cooking equipment: MSR Whisperlite Internationale stove Two 20 oz. MSR bottles of white fuel Jetboil stove Four 4 oz. Snow Peak fuel canisters GSI cook set Collapsing spatula and cooking spoon Titanium fork/spoon/knife set Smith’s mini knife sharpener Two GI style can openers 5” cooking knife Insulated coffee mug Sponge and small towel Water collection/purification: Four-way sillcock key SteriPEN Adventurer Opti Lifestraw Two 32 oz. nalgene bottles (green for collection/blue for drinking) Water purification tablets Fire tools: “Sawvivor” folding aluminum saw w/two blades (can’t find new blades) 50+ Waterproof/stormproof matches Doan magnesium striker LightMyFire striker UST Sparkie fire starter Various tenders - commercial and homemade Coghlan’s fire paste Pencil sharpener Two Bic lighters Medical: Adventure Medical ‘Mountain Series Weekender’ kit (vacuum sealed) Personal Care: Toothbrush Toothpaste 5 disposable razors 0.5 oz deodorant Nail clipper Dr. Bronner’s Soap Bug repellant Sunscreen Four rolls toilet paper (vacuum sealed) Eyeglass kit Spare eyeglasses (old Rx, still good for distance) Lighting/electrical: SureFire flashlight Three 9-hour candles Black Diamond Apollo lantern w/new lithium batteries 2x Petzl headlamps SteriPEN also acts as a flashlight Four spare lithium 123’s Tools: Leatherman Wave Duct tape Zip ties Super glue 100 feet of 550 paracord Navigation: Two compasses Clothing: Full set of clothing, rain gear, gloves, etc. (vacuum sealed) Two ponchos Knee pads Sewing kit MISC: Sharpie pen Crank radio/flashlight Guns/Ammo: These won’t be in the backpack NEED TO ADD: Freeze dried coffee More knives Sawyer mini water filter Rubber gloves Waterproof notepad/pen Local maps Super lightweight binoculars What else am I missing?
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Coffee filter for water filtration.
Swap lighting to AA and add batteries. I see nothing for your dog- planning on bringing him along? 47lbs plus however much you're guns/ammo weigh is crazy heavy unless you're in fantastic shape- I know I'd be suffering trying to move quickly with 50 lbs plus gun/ammo. Good boots and extra socks - foot powder? |
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Goggles, N95(?) dust masks.
Paper maps from AAA. And yeah, that backpack sounds HEAVY! Would not want to walk anywhere with that sucker on my back.
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Some of this is BOB and some is stored in the RV right? No way all in a pack.
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1)Sports cooling towel - I use it for a head wrap when its hot, can use it as a wash cloth, and to dry myself off after a shower when camping.
2)Nails - To hang stuff with, fashion a spear if need be, make caltrops 3)Hiking Boots |
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And yes, the pack is way too heavy. It'd be nice to cut ten pounds or more; 30-35 lbs would be more manageable. The cook set and clothing are pretty heavy. I could put those in the van but I'm worried about an 'all your eggs in one basket' scenario. The white fuel and Jetboil fuel are also heavy - probably don't need as much as I have in the pack right now. XDJYo, N95 masks..on the to do list. Got a couple of those in the GHB in the car.
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Yeah the 47lbs is kinda heavy, but I like redundancy and versatility. Can always dump what's not needed.
Tampons plug bullet and hatchet wounds, so save them. Caution and remember that's not a string on there it's a fuse.
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My car bag is in the low 30 pound range and I hike with it always. The more you do it the easier it gets. It’s a great workout too. Plus I hike solo a lot. A fall and ankle break or severe strain could anchor you in place, so it’s nice to have the gear to shelter in place, hydrate, eat, identify my coordinates, communicate, and stay warm and dry if unable to proceed until help comes.
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I see most people have a need to gather gear to match the latest suggestions aka prepper dogma via You Tube or prep site du jour and then feel like all of the bases are covered. Crossing "t's" and dotting "i's" on the list. BOB should be packed for the current season and terrain . It gives the user a time to check if everything is charged and functional etc. while swapping summertime clothes for winter or visa versa. Even here in CA there are places that weather /terrain conditions vary a lot. A BOB for LA should not be the same as a BOB for someone that lives in the Sierras. Boots for mountain travel as opposed to walking down a paved freeway in Nike's.
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A foldable saw, pencil, flagging (find your way home easy)collapsible bucket, gps, pair of socks, animal/plant recognition book, $20, small survival guide book for tips, seeds for planting(you never know) Duck call or turkey call. You never know what you'll need maybe a small collapsible fishing rod or net.
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Had to use a B.O.B. yesterday. Wildfire evacuations near our house. Took longer to hook up the livestock trailer than load the guns and bags.
BTW, a backpack full of ammo is really really heavy.
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It's kind of like packing for a trip - I used to take 3 of everything and I end up using about 25% of what I packed, so I know about over doing it.
Think more necessity and less redundancy. Your water filtration can be one small pump and one pack of tablets. Four rolls of TP? Really? Great for barter but... Lighting can be a weapon light/batteries and headlamp with low long burn setting. That's a lot of cooking gear you won't be needing if you redo your set up. Food could be a few packs of SOS bars, a tin cup and a few packets of instant coffee/instant soup if you have to have hot food and carry the stove and pots and two fuel cans. Lose the camp stool and ear plugs- you will want to be able to hear what's happening around you. Two ponchos? Unless you're bugging out to a rain forest one will work. See if you can lose 20lbs of gear. I would add a secure (encrypted) USB drive in static guard bags with all of my financial/insurance/passport/birth certificate/health info/tax return/property title/ photos of family etc. It may be all you have to rebuild with. I would add $100 in silver coins and $100 in $20.00 bills so you don't end up using the knee pads you packed kidding, but the currency would be one thing of weight I would add. What are your thoughts on this? |
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I do have a few hundred pre-1964 dimes...not a bad idea. Those are about $1.50 each.
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Nowadays, I’d also add this to my BOB:
- Hand-crank phone charger. Many models also have built-in flash light, am/fm radio, power bank, usb charger, etc. Last edited by axhoaxho; 03-17-2018 at 10:37 PM.. |
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Haha! That's the issue. This bag was put together when there was two of us, hence all the food and fuel, and no van. Now it's just me...and the van. Wrestling with the weight of the bag, but what if something happens to the van? Already had my first one stolen so you never know. Chances are it will be fine, but I'd hate to start removing duplicate items from the bag to cut down on weight only to have something happen to the van. Decisions, decisions. Wait until I actually audit the van LOL! I actually need to do that because everything in it will be two years old about a week from now.
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^ Got some Dr. Bronner’s Soap listed under personal care. Almond scent
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This is Kalifornia with a strong a anti-gun culture and as Al Capone once said, " you can get much farther with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone." Just take what you need from AntiFA and hipsters.
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I have one in my wife's BOB and one in mine. info is import along charging your phone.
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I have two of these, but the 2011 version. One in the BOB and one in the GHB in my daily driver. Don't have one in the van.
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Note to self: add bolt cutters.
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http://www.jimmijammer.com/Product,%20JJ.htm Small company, owner answers the phone...he's a wealth of information. Good luck! |
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I like the Jimmi Jammer stuff. The weak link on Econoline vans is the lock on the rear door because it's integrated in to the plastic license plate housing. Someone on the Sportsmobile forum installed a simple latch inside on those doors. I'll probably do something similar.
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