What's in your BOB?
 

How many of you guys and gals have a bail out bag? aka bug out bag, grab and go bag, or survival bag.

I have a sturdy backpack in case I have to head out the door in a hurry.

I'll list most of the contents. Let me know what I am missing and what you have in your BOB that I don't.

The backpack has 5 compartments.

Compartment A
2 knives (Swiss Army and SOG)
2 flashlights (Surefire and Inova)
whistle
electrical tape
utensil trinket
superglue
matches
pens and paper
coin pouch (quarters and 1/10 Gold Eagles)

Compartment B
batteries
ear plugs
cheap pocket saw
poncho
emergency blanket
1st aid kit

Compartment C
energy bars
food tablets
honey straws
candle
utilty cord
duct tape
cable ties
foil
cotton
FRN's

Compartment D
water
water tablets
toilet paper
tissues
towelettes
bar of soap
soap leaves
alcohol wipes
band aids
q-tips
masks
trash and ziploc bags
socks

Compartment E
wool cap
blanket
2 pairs gloves (cold weather and utility)
hotties
bandana
mirror
potassium iodine


I'm waiting for a monocular to arrive.

Re: What's in your BOB?
 

Wow! did you miss a big one!
I'll give you a hint, it starts with a "G" and ends with a "UN".
Should be #1 on your list!

Re: What's in your BOB?
 

On my person :s9:

I don't have much room left in my bag for ammo much less another gun.

Re: What's in your BOB?
 

I don't HAVE a BOB (Battery Operated Boyfriend).......nor would I know what to do with one!!!

Re: What's in your BOB?
 

well my bugout is really just my 3-5 day backpack for all around use...

i reoutfitted last spring so i have a list on the computer...this pack goes with me if i'm going off the beaten path and need to camp out or if i break down somewhere...

about fifteen pounds total packweight without water...so this isn't winter weight gear...this is a very lightweight setup which is what i was striving for...

it would qualify as a super ultralight (SUL) system as the pack, tarp, sleeping bag and pad weight combined is under five pounds...barely...

i have heavier gear for winter use...

Carry this equipment
Golite VO24 pack size L
Chinook Micro Mummy sleeping bag 36F
Bozeman Torsolite sleeping pad
Six moons wild oasis tarp
Montbell ultralight down jacket
Cooking cup
Lexan spoon
Aluminum foil
Matches
Paper for starting fires
Esbit tablets (fuel)
Maps
Binoculars
Ground cloth
Tarp stakes
Parachute cord
Leki Makalu carbon hiking poles
Medical kit
Emergency fire starter kit waterproof
Camera
Phone
Marmot Gloves
North Face windstopper hat
Golite water bottles
Platypus rollup water bottle
Food 3-5 days of lightweight packaged
Plastic baggies
Plastic bag
Small knife
Bug dope
Sun blocker
Small compass
Toilet paper
Headlamp
Extra ammo
Wear this equipment
Long underwear top (Patagonia Capilene lightweight)
Long underwear bottom (Patagonia Capilene lightweight)
Rain pants (Marmot lightweight)
Rain coat (Marmot lightweight)
Ball cap

.....

Re: What's in your BOB?
 

Thanks for the list gasilat.

It reminds me to take my headlamp (very underrated item) out of a drawer and put it in my bag. I have a tent and sleeping bag in a duffle bag, but would somehow like to add a tarp to my backpack.

I haven't weighed my bag, but it is too heavy because of the 30 packs of water I have stuffed in there. Perhaps I need to lighten the load a bit to make it more carryable.

Re: What's in your BOB?
 

toothbrush, couple liters water,
long underwear top and bottom.
wool socks
assault knife.
bag of beef jerkey
few cliff bars
box o' .45s

Re: What's in your BOB?
 

speaking of bugouts, what is the planned mode of transport? You won't bug out too far in your car or truck, at least not if you live in a high population area. What are people doing for escape pods? You just gonna hike it after the gas runs out or you get stopped up in traffic or a checkpoint? I am thinking enduro bikes with some retrofits....just thinking. I really don't think there is any way out, but that might be your best chance.

Re: What's in your BOB?
 

A Montague mountain bike is a good form of transportation. It also folds up and can be carried. It is a bit heavy for some but it is a strong bike and easily folded in half.

http://www.montagueco.com/

Re: What's in your BOB?
 

There's a guy over on TOL who used to work in a bike shop. Says they're junk.

Re: What's in your BOB?
 

Not talking pedalbikes. Talking enduro. Can run pavement, motocross, dirt, hills and etc. Comes in 2 and 4 stroke. Can be licensed road worthy in most states. Modify that with extra gas tanks and saddle bags, you might have a chance.

the unfortunate of this is, if you have any level of preps in a high pop area, there will likely be either nefarious free forces (looters) or FEMA/local police ready to take you out no matter how you bug. You need to gtfo BEFORE the shtf if you want to rock. And as mentioned, then where do you go and how hospitable will the locals be to the beeline out of cities?

Re: What's in your BOB?
 

What about a Banging Older Broads?:D

Re: What's in your BOB?
 

I don't understand why I'd want to stock all this food and stuff, and then leave it all to walk off with nothing but a backpack that will allow me to survive maybe 2 or 3 weeks.

I guess if there was no other option...

Re: What's in your BOB?
 

Having some portable preps on hand is just another form of insurance....hence my signature.

Re: What's in your BOB?
 

I've been thinking of purchasing a good bike. Probably will never need it to bug out, but you never know where gas prices will go. I'm also thinking the exercise would do me good.

Re: What's in your BOB?
 

Well, that too, I suppose - but BOB is such a common abbreviation for Battery Operated Boyfriend (or vibrator) in chatrooms - that when I first saw it here I thought - what are they on about now!!! I think the way its used here is mainly a GIM or survivalist usage.........

Re: What's in your BOB?
 

Most people are way too optimistic in what they can carry for an extended period of time and every one I know, including myself, always take stuff they don't really need. I define a Bugout Bag as a collection of survival needs for a short term duration of a few days. If you allow yourself a maximum of loaded pack weight of 20lbs you should be okay. The problem is not carrying your pack on day one, day three is the killer. My Bugout Bag is intended for two people for three days and it weighs around 25 lbs.

I spend a lot of time in some pretty remote and wild places, I go hunting for four days once a month all year round, and wouldn't even contemplate a pack over 35lbs. Last year I took a 5 day hunting trip into a sub alpine area in winter to try out a smaller version of my BOB and report back to another forum I read. This is a list of what I took:
6 Tealight Candles
Great for starting fires with.
2 Disposable Cigarette Lighters
To light the candles, and check wind direction when hunting
3 Torches (all take the same batteries)
2 hand held and one headlight all LED
1 Spare set of Batteries
30 metres 3/8� Nylon Rope
To get down rock faces I�m too scared to climb down
2, 30 metre lengths of Braided Nylon Chord
12 Cable Ties
Plastic zip lock ties are great for lashing and binding.
2, 5metre lengths of rubber inner tube cut into a �� strip.
For lashing, fire lighting and makes a nice tourniquet
3 metres muslin
For wrapping dressed carcass, or use as towel.
1 Pair Folding Reading Spectacles
2, $50.00 Bills
Pencil & Paper
1 Scalpel Blade
First aid uses
2 Roll Plastic Electrical Tape
First aid and trail marking
Eye Drops
We have a native pampas grass that can really beat your eyes up and cause infections.
Personal Medication
Anti inflammatory for my old arthritic knees
Needle and Thread
First aid and sewing up dogs that have been ripped by a pig and general running repairs
1 Condom
To waterproof dressings and carrying water.
1 Tampon
1 Sanitary Pad
Tampons and sanitary pads make a great dressing for big wounds
like to ones bullets or compound fractures make.
� Roll Toilet Paper
First aid dressing, cleaning lenses and trail marking.
1 Emergency Locator Beacon
In case I break a leg etc
1 Survival Blanket
Keeping the rain off the fire and so the authorities can say I�m well equipped
1 Disposable Plastic Poncho
Backup to my jacket, wind and rain in combination can be a real killer
1 Whistle
If I need help, an easy way to attract attention
Food
200gram Tin of tuna in oil and 200grams oatmeal/raisin mix per day.
750 mil Bottle of Water half filled.
1 Folding Pruning Saw
Really effective saws and often the only way through thick bush
1 Pair of Binoculars
Bushnell 8x25
1 Compass & Topographic Map
1 Swiss Army Knife
Small two blades
1 Skinning knife
41/2� drop point skinning high carbon steel
1 Sharpening Steel
1 Flounder Spear Head
If I need food I tie it to a sapling with a strip of rubber and spear trout, eels, birds etc
Sleeping Bag ( plus silk liner and cover)
Down -10 deg., with Gortex cover.
Rifle
Kimber Classic .260 Remington with Leopold 3.5-10 power scope
10 Rounds Ammunition
120gn Nosler bt
Day Pack
Nike 15 Litre (900 cubic inch)

Clothing I will wear
1 Light weight fine Marino wool short sleeved T shirt
1 Medium weight fine Marino wool long sleeved T shirt
1 Heavy weight polar fleece short sleeved T shirt
1 pair polar fleece trousers
Gortex jacket
Gortex over trousers
Gortex mittens
Fine Marino wool balaclava
2 Pairs sox one wool, one nylon
Lace up rubber boots (gumboots/Wellingtons)

Re: What's in your BOB?
 

The BOB is useful to carry in your vehicle in case STHF when you are away from home.

Re: What's in your BOB?
 

well, I've got nothing but great things to say about it.

Re: What's in your BOB?
 

GPS included?

Re: What's in your BOB?
 

I keep GHBs (Get Home Bags) in my trucks. They're basically 3-day bags, though I only live about 7 miles from work. We don't regularly travel more than about 10 miles from home.

In the truck I usually drive, I also have a plastic crate of extra camping gear, like a sleeping bag, extra clothing, pillow, etc. It's not just for SHTF scenarios. I get migraine headaches, and before my miracle medication came out, many times I had to hole up in the back of my truck for several days or until someone could come and drive me home (which, before cell phones came out, was not likely!). Since xenon headlights came out, it's a concern again. Xenon headlights, if they catch my eyes just right, give me massive, instant migraines that resist medication, and they also trigger an instant rage in me even if they don't give me a migraine. The plummeting serotonin levels of a migraine (low serotonin can produce instant, terrible rages) and the instant road rage xenon lights trigger are a dangerous combination. Instead of trying to make it home before the migraine becomes too disabling (something I used to have at least a couple of hours to do), I now have to get off the road fast if the migraine is triggered by xenon lights. I've always been able to control my rages (if I tried! LoL!), but with a migraine in the mix, I'd rather be on the safe side than take out my rage on the next idiot who comes down the road with xenon headlights. I wonder if anyone has ever done research on xenon and road rage. When I've mentioned my problems with xenon lights to people, a few people have admitted to me that though xenon didn't give them headaches (though it did give one epileptic a seizure; luckily, she was a passenger and not driving at the time!), they had noticed that xenon headlights sometimes triggered a road rage in them.

Re: What's in your BOB?
 

Damn Maddie, I had never heard about xenon lights giving people so much trouble. I guess that means you prefer LED flashlights. :D

Thanks for posting your list of items and I hope you keep those migraines at bay. Sounds like you have gone thru some terrible bouts of pain.

Re: What's in your BOB?
 

One of my BOBs .... and my BOV ...

Re: What's in your BOB?
 

Not I. If anything, I'd have items in the cars to help me bug IN or bug HOME. Heck if I want to leave home, and join up with thousands of other displaced bugging-out folks, who will all try to take what I have. No, I'll stay home and load up HK mags.

Re: What's in your BOB?
 

Nope. LEDs are bad, too, though not nearly in a league with those d@mn xenons. I do have LED flashlights, though. I'm just careful not to look at the bulbs. Unfortunately, lots of lightwave lengths are bad for folks with migraines. I'll never be able to use those flourescent energy-saver bulbs, either. Nothing bothers me as much or tics me off like xenon headlights do, though. I think they're a safety issue on the road, too, as they rob oncoming drivers of night vision (bleaches out the rhodopsin in the retina, I believe). I've seen lots of discussions on the Internet about how blinding they can be to oncoming drivers, especially if they're not adjusted correctly, and I've heard a lot of people say they close their eyes when an oncoming car has xenons. I have to confess, I've do that, too.

Oh well, if I'm not killed driving head-on with my eyes closed into the xenon-light owner's vehicle, at least I have my GHB for the walk home. Lol...sort of...

Re: What's in your BOB?
 

FYI - the "BOB" bug out bag, Pack pack, survival bag, is a way to insure you get home if SHTF.

My BOB stays in my truck along with my mountain bike.

Re: What's in your BOB?
 

One thing I haven't seen anybody add... a FLINT!

It should be a necessity.