Your BOB ideally is man portable, but the other tools are ideal for sharing out among the rest of the family. If theres nly one of you you simply dont need everything. Its a guide not a bible
(28 October 2011, 00:27)grumpy old man Wrote: dont have a bag, carry you kit on you belt and pouches with a vest carrys most things you need.
if you have to walk you need to be light look at what you really need and with thing straped to your body you move freely and faster
Very valid point, a large part of what is desribed as BOB kit is actually supposed to remain on your person..
I did this snippet a little while ago that may help clarify my position ( or just annoy Brian
)
Putting to much faith in BOBS is bad for your safety
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© 2010 Northern Raider
I’m starting to get just a bit concerned about some folks putting their blind faith in Bug Out Bags and the issues involved in having all your eggs in one basket.
Try and imagine the worst case scenario happening and you according plan grab your BOB and head out into yonder wilderness with your life support system on your back.
Confident? Well Equipped? Ready for Armageddon or a Tea Party Rally OK so what is your plan if you become SEPARATED from your BOB?
Suppose, just suppose for a moment you are crossing a river and your BOB gets swept away, or your abseiling down the side of a hill and the bag breaks free and falls out of reach, consider being woken in the middle of the night to find a predator either with teeth or a gun has got the drop on you and the only choice is to run, Or you wake up to find your shelter ablaze and you only have time to get yourself to safety, or you get robbed, or the govt confiscates it, or more than likely when TSHTF you are at location A and your BOB is at location B.
Watcha going to do? (no ramboesque BS please).
Time after time proud Preppers have honoured me by asking them to critique their BOBS, and though not in all cases, in many I find these well prepped folks have ALL
Their kit in a bag of some sort, but that bag is no good to them if they don’t have it with them when they need it.
I respectfully believe your essentials should be about your person, in your pockets, hanging off your belt etc (EDC style), not hanging on the back of the office door 10 floors away, or in the trunk of your car three streets away.
Now it is not my role to tell you what are the ‘ESSENTIALS’ in your survival plans that is for you to decide depending on your lifestyle, location and threat assessment, BUT surely ( Shirley) such basic items as a
Gun (US of A)
Lock knife
Multi Tool
Compass
Lighter
Flashlight
Bandana / Kerchief
Specs / Shades
Some cash
Length of Paracord
Few Water Puri-tabs
should be your permanent companions at all times, this giving you a huge percentage increase in surviving should you be deprived from your BOB. Don’t forget Homers law “You won’t have your bag when you need it most†‘Doh’
NR
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