WHAT DO YOU KEEP AT ALL TIMES READY IN YOUR BOB?

[annieosage]

I want to know what you all have in your BOB's?

Edited to ask: If a compass is one of the items what kind?

 

[geoffs]

Here's mine it's both a bug out and get home bag. Suggestions appreciated but go easy on me. I live near and travel through New York City so it has to be both urban and suburbs, hope this helps;

Bug Out Bag Check List - Rev. 12-14-05

Shelter
______ Poncho
______ Poncho Liner
______ Space Blanket-HD
______ 2 Space Blankets-Light
______ Plastic Leaf Bags-HD
______ Plastic Tube Tent

Clothing
______ 2 pr Socks (cotton/wool)
______ Leather Work Gloves
______ Warm Gloves (Winter)
______ Wool Sweater (Winter)
______ Windbreaker
______ Boots (Spare Laces)
______ Wool Hat/Baseball Cap
______ Underwear (1 set)
______ Underwear- Thermal (winter)
______ T-Shirt
______ Jeans

Utility
______ Mini-Mag Flashlight w/Holster
______ LED Flashlight-2 #123 batteries
______ LED Head Light
______ Bulbs & Batteries extra
______ Swiss Army knife
______ Sheath Knife
______ Knife Sharpener Kit
______ Leatherman Multi-Tool
______ Army Can Opener
______ 50’ Parachute Cord
______ 20’ Nylon Rope
______ 100’ Yellow Mason Line
______ Trowel-Shovel
______ Spyderline Fishing Line
______ Hammock
______ Cash (roll quarters)
______ 6” Hacksaw Blade
______ Plastic Zip-Ties
______ Sling-Shot & Ammo
______ Electrical Tape
______ Mace Spray
______ Carabineers

Directions
______Local City county Maps
______ Compass
______ Garmin GPS
______ Chem-Bio Emergency Manual
______ Survival Skills Manual

Food
______ 3 MRE Meals
______ Slim Jim Sticks & Sardines
______ Instant Oatmeal
______ Fruit & Grain Snack Bars
______ Hard Candy & Life Savers
______ Bags of Trail MIx
______ Power Bars
______ Ramen Noodle Soup, Bullion

Sewing Kit
______ Needles variety
______ Thread
______ Extra Buttons
______ Nylon Thread
______ Safety Pins

Water
______ Water Purifier/Paper Filter
______ Purify Tablets/Clorox
______ 2 Small Nalgene Water Bottles
______ 1 Liter Platypus Water Bag
______ Coffee Packets, Sugar, Salt
______ Gatorade, Cocoa, I

Heat/Cooking/Light
______ Waterproof Matches, 2-BIC Lighters
______ Boy Scout Fire Starter
______ Cotton Balls, Steel Wool
______ Small Birthday Candles
______ Stainless Steel Cup
______ Trioxane Folding Stove
______ Trioxane Fuel Bars
______ Eating/Cooking Utensils
______ Wire-Saw
______ Aluminum Foil
______ Survival candle

Communications
______ AM-FM-SW Radio
______ Post-it Pad of Paper
______ Pen & Pencil
______ 3-4 Light Sticks
______ Walkie-Talkies (Batteries)
______ Mirror
______ Whistle
______ Flares (aerial)
______ Emergency Contacts List
______ Survival Cards
______ Binoculars

Hygiene
______ Toothbrush, Paste
______ Soap & Shampoo
______ Toilet Paper
______ Zip-Lock Plastic Bags-Gal/Qt
______ Disposable Razor

First Aid Kit
______ Triangular Bandage
______ Band-Aids, Steri-Strips
______ Towelettes, Alcohol Pads
______ Gauze Pads
______ Sting-Ez
______ Tweezers
______ Tylenol, Benedryl
______ Antacid Tabs
______ Pepto-Bismol, Immodium AD (diarrhea)
______ Medical Tape
______ Prescription Medicines
______ Ace Bandage
______ Antibiotic Cream

Ditty Bag
______ Duct Tape
______ Insect Repellant-Deet
______ Tube Vaseline
______ Magnifying Glass
______ Sunglasses
______ Carrier/bag
______ Multi-Vitamins
______ Bungee Cord, Rubber Bands
______ Dental Floss
______ Latex Gloves
______ Push Pins, Nails
______ Thermometer
______ Spare Glasses
______ Moleskin
______ Small Towel, Washcloth
______ Bandana
______ Super Glue Gel
______ Tissues
______ Hand Warmers
______ Dust Mask & Ear Plugs
______ B.O.B. Inventory Card

 

[geoffs]

Sorry, Compas is a Silva Ranger.

 

[Mongo]

I don't feel like listing everything in my BoB. It contains a lot, it's heavy, and yes, I can carry it.
Basically, it contains what I need to survive for 3 days of cross country travel assuming I have to start out with nothing.

compass? I have 3 - a Silva Ranger, a military lensatic, and a Silva wrist compass.

 

[WalknTrot]

No matter what, I always have a knife and several means to make a fire.

Have a pretty good sense of direction, so compass is down on the list for me.

 

[theoutlands]

Here's a couple of pics of mine...

 

[A.T.Hagan]

My kits are small and utilitarian as they have to be contained in a fairly small container in a car trunk or truck tool box.

A good water filter with its associated equipment (coffee filters, backup water tablets, etc)
A knife.
At least one way to make fire. I generally have one or more other ways on my person if I'm clothed.
An extra pair of good hiking/walking socks.
First aid kit.
A flashlight with spare batteries, now all LED.
Extra ammunition.
A decent AA battery driven AM/FM/sometimes SW receiver.
Whetstone or diamond steel for sharpening.
Lifeboat ration for at least one day, better still three.

There's more but that's what comes to mind at the moment without opening them up. I'm building new kits for the cars so my list is about to undergo change again.

.....Alan.

 

[Great Northwet]

Good list geoffs.
Thanks also other responses, I'm printing it out now.
-great

 

[eXe]

The BOB with pics..

Its heavy (about 25 lbs) but I can carry it on my back since it IS a hiking backpack and it works well.. carry it when I am out of town for longer then a day.

Here are the basics..

The Bag, loaded up.

Some of the contents..


Side pocket #1

Side pockets with tools

Flare gun with new flares.

Entire first aid kit in here.. plus a small portable one.

Main pack center with all gear out. MRES, heat items, small food items, candles, flashlights and way too many things to list in all those sealed up bags.
Water filter, and military tritium compass. Compass cost me about 80 bucks at a surplus place in Cali the day we were moving to NV.. heh even while driving the Uhaul, I had to stop at the military surplus places..

I have loads more close up pics of stuff Inside, but I would end up blowing up the modems of the poor users on dialup

Plus, if I was really bugging out.. these blue tubs would be in my truck as well

 

[eXe]

Oh btw I made a list of contents.. in the above post I did not take pics of everything.. lol but here is the list.

Fishing line and lures,
Shortwave frequency print out
Emergency Phone Numbers (Friends and family)
SAS Survival guide
Matches
Tritium Compass
Lighters (1 pack of 3)
Duct tape
Swiss army knife
Small Amount of tinfoil (folded)
Sewing kit
Whistle
Tissues/Paper Towels
Emergency tube tent
Plastic Emergency Sleeping Bag
Wash cloths/rags
Small folding shovel
Fire starter kit with a block of magnesium and some magnesium powder
Multi tool
Flashlight And small Pump Type Flashlight
Mirror
Small Folding Saw
Water Filter
Can of Sterno (1)
Cash (Approx 100 Dollars)
First aid spray (1 can)
50 Ft Para cord
Flare gun with 6 flares
Large 3 wick candle
4 small white candles
Esbit type stove, with 10 fuel tabs
Fire starter sticks (10)
Lighters (2)
Chemical hand warmers (4)
MRE heaters (12)
AA Batteries (24)
Extra pairs of socks (2)
2 Pair, extra laces for boots
One small Pack of strike anywhere matches in plastic
4 chemical snap lights.

Comms

Yeasu VX5R Tri Band Ham Radio.
Backup Batteries for Yeasu (4)
Shortwave radio
Home made long wire antenna with alligator clip (any small roll of wire from radio shack will do for this, just add a clip and toss the antenna/wire up somewhere to test it)



First Aid Kit Items

- 2 N100 masks
- 2 N95 masks
- Compression Bandages
- Medical Tape (2 rolls)
- ACE bandages
- Gauze
- Potassium Iodide (KI)
- Quik Clot (1 pack)
- Band-Aids (1 Box)
- Alcohol pads (50)
- Large Bandages (1 box)
- Medical Tape (2 rolls)
- Mouth wash
- Alleve (2 small bottles)
- Baby wipes (2 Packs)
- Ear plugs
- Antibiotic cream
- Aspirin and non aspirin pain reliever
- Allergy meds
- Calamine lotion
- Extra plastic bags. (2)


FOOD ITEMS

Instant coffee
Packs of Sugar, creamer, sweet and low (20 packs each)
Plastic Forks and Spoons
Condiments (salt pepper catsup)
Bullion for soup (1 bottle small)
20 packs of MRE sides and dessert Items
4 small packs of Peanuts
Field Stripped MRES (14 entrees and 6 side dish)
2 Canteens strapped to pack

 

[annieosage]

Thanks for the responses everyone. WOW There is alot of stuff there I would have never figured for. Will definitely be adding to my list....

 

[A.T.Hagan]

While they'll all have similarities everyone's BOBs and car kits will be a little different from each other. The important thing is that once you have yours built weigh it then try moving it some real distance with whatever equipment you plan to use to move it with (as in not in a motor vehicle).

The first one I ever built I took with me on a simple no-rough-terrain five mile hike. As soon as I got back with it I started taking stuff out. I wasn't in the infantry and I don't backpack for a hobby and I had that thing way too heavy.

.....Alan.

 

[idelphic]

Oh btw I made a list of contents..

eXe,.. What type of Pack are you using? I have a old backpack,.. not worth anything,.. Have a ALICE pack,.. but also not worth anything to me.

I've been thinking of making my own,.. just don't sure I want to do that yet.

Thanks

 

[phloydius]

In addition to the "Primary Bag" listed below, I also have a NBC bag, and a fanny pack.

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Assembled in a Backpack
Pair of Khaki Shorts
Pair of Blue Jean Shorts
Details Map Book of area
Hand Towel
Wash Cloth
Underware (3 Pairs)
Socks (3 Pairs)
Good T-Shirt
42" Mini Umbrella
Binoculars 16x32
Liter Water Bottle (2 Bottles)
Jack Links Ground Beef 10.6 oz (2 Packages)
FM 21-11 First Aid for Soldiers
PVC Rainsuit (2 Piece w/ hood)
Basic Toiletry Bag
250ml Listerine (never opened), in a Ziplock
4oz Gold Bond Foot Powder, in a Ziplock
Bar of soap in container
Cotton Swabs (30)
Tootbrush in travel carrier
Tootbrush un-openedw
1oz Hand Sanitizer, in a Ziplock
Triple Antibiotic ointment
Blistex Lip Medex
Dental scraper
Razors (3)
Small LED Flash light (AA)
Small LED Flash light (AAA)
Mini LED Flash light (AAA)
Lensatic Compass
Ten Dollar roll of quarters
Silver Liberty Half Dollars (16)
Silver Dimes (10)
Set of various fishing hooks & weights
Set of Single Edge Razor Blades (Approx 25)
Box cutter that uses Single Edge Razor Blades
Emergency Poncho
15-Days of Potassium Iodite / Iodate
Cheap China-Trash folding knife w/ 3" blade
Good folding knife w/ 3" blade
Bar of soap in zip lock bag
Travel size mouth wash (sealed) in zip lock bag
1oz Iodine Tincture (sealed) in zip lock bag
1/2 oz eye drops (sealed) in zip lock bag
Emergency drinking water tablets
Bottle of Vitamin C
Bottle of Garlic pills
Travel size hand lotion in zip lock bag
Tube of Orajel in zip lock bag
Set of plenty of band-aides
Folding letherman type tool
watch and/or stop watch
Four lighters
Eight AA Batteries
Four AAA Batteries
Small Brush
Hand Sanitizing Wipe (Set of 12)
Hair Ties (Package of 20)
Good fingernail Clipper
Backup fingernail Clipper
Toenail Clipper
Tweezers
Cuticle Sissors
Fingernail file
Ear Plugs

 

[eXe]

eXe,.. What type of Pack are you using? I have a old backpack,.. not worth anything,.. Have a ALICE pack,.. but also not worth anything to me.

I've been thinking of making my own,.. just don't sure I want to do that yet.

Thanks

Ya know.. I have no idea. I picked it up at a gun show for 45 bucks. It is very well made, has yet to break apart on me and its been dragged along with me many a place. I have worn it often as its easier than carrying AND I have worn it a few times when doing my treadmill stuff every AM.. The few times I have worn it yes its heavy but nothing I could not deal with over time in an emergency. It does have a belt that straps around your waist and other straps that fit around your chest to better support it.. I have a bad back from an injury as a kid and I was able to walk with it for a while on the treadmill.. honestly I didn't get tired I was more bored after 20 mins and just stopped lol

Mostly this is a car pack and its for short term bugouts such as a quick 2 day evac from my house that has to be done quickly.. and I know I am returning home. I don't plan on bugging out since I am kind of remote here but if Need be due to a chem spill or some other kind of short time situation, I can take it with me and feel good about what I have.

The frame of the backpack also becomes a stool.. you don't HAVE to use it but it does add some structure to the pack and makes it a bit easier to carry.. it is also super light so I figure I would be taking it with me.

 

[Pass Go]

Awesome Lists!



Thanks for posting all that info. Ya know, being prepped is such an individual thing, so it was helpful to see such complete lists from you all. As a soldier, I got that part of it down. In a disaster, everything changes, including needs.

I noticed a couple of things I would have in addition to the many items above.

passport and important papers
tarps/roll of heavy plastic sheeting
topo maps
I keep a 3' persuader (crowbar) under my seat
scanner
CB/walkie talkies - one for each household
DC inverter in vehicle at all times

Most importantly, have a back up plan for the back up plan. Fire, weather or "unrest" all require different responses. Think 'em out ahead of time. We have a network of 7 households banded together - a great squad. Real bug out to Rangely lakes in ME, otherwisewe can shift local location as the situation allows.

 

[Perpetuity]

Also, take a look at various backpacking websites for equipment lists, as well as www.equipped.org, for more survival kit info. If the equipment you carry can keep you alive in the middle of the wilderness for a few weeks at a time, chances are it'll serve admirably for BOB material. Pay close attention to the "ten items you need to survive" lists that usually accompany backpacking lists...it's tried and true wisdom. The exceptions to the backpacking lists are the addition of weapons (keep it sensible...you may think you need a thousand rounds of ammo, until you have to carry it), a small crowbar, maps, maps, and more maps, and a wind up shortwave. Using the backpacking lists as a good starting point, and adding what you feel your situation will call for should cover about anything you would need. You'll never be able to cover all situations, unless your BOB is a trailer behind a 4X4...and, if you run out of gas, that trailer will be worthless if you have to hoof it from there.

For me, I prefer going light, since I've been an avid backpacker for a few decades now. When you build your BOB, put it on, and if nothing else, wear it around the house for a few hours...chances are, you'll end up taking half the stuff out of it that you started with. A BOB is useless if you can't carry it comfortably, and if you do end up on foot, excess weight will just slow you down, and physically wear you down. Fast and light means you reach your destination quicker, and in better condition physically.

And finally, don't skimp on the quality of what you put into your kit...your life may depend on it one (or seveal) days! A bargain is useless if it doesn't help keep you alive in that situation. And know how to use anything that goes into the BOB...knowledge is far more important than any gadget you may have tucked away. All the firestarting widgets are useless if you don't know how to start a fire proper in the middle of a down pour, for example. Your mind is the best tool to have on you at all times if you do have to bug out...may as well sharpen it all you can, while you still have the chance to do it.

BOB building could be a hobby in and of itself...mine are always undergoing changes/upgrades. I keep at least one in all of our cars, the attic, etc. I have backpack sized kits, and small pocket sized kits that I can throw into a suitcase or winter coat and leave them there. Call the small kits BUBOBS...backup BOBS. Redundancy is good, until it gets weighty.

 

[Christian for Israel]

eXe,.. What type of Pack are you using? I have a old backpack,.. not worth anything,.. Have a ALICE pack,.. but also not worth anything to me.

I've been thinking of making my own,.. just don't sure I want to do that yet.

Thanks

you might check here for good prices on mil surp backpacks:
http://www.majorsurplusnsurvival.co...v?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=MSS&Category_Code=92

 

[Christian for Israel]

among other things, i keep a pistol. right now it's just a .22, but the main purpose for it is as a survival hunting gun anyway. i am hoping to add a keltec sub 2000 in .40 s&w (short & weak ) in the near future. hopefully, in a survival situation, i'll have my regular guns with me, but if that's not possible for whatever reason, at least i'll have SOMETHING to hunt/defend myself with.

 

[fruit loop]

I rotate my contents

Seasonal clothing, meds, some rations, basic toiletries, a little cash, sleeping bag.

 

[Bird Guano]

I also keep a 10 minute highway fusee (flare) in my pack.

Multitude of uses including starting a pile of wet campfire wood in a rainstorm (which I have done several times), and that nice piece of friction paper on the end that's capped with plastic.

 

[SmartAZ]

I'll pass on a tip that I heard from someone else. Don't have a bag visible in your car. Cops are often suspicious of bags and might want to search yours. Put your bag in a picnic cooler. That doesn't seem to attract such attention.