B.O.B. thoughts

[doc pops]

I was wondering your thoughts. I was sitting down with a new convert. We were watching you tube to help him get some ideas for B.O.Bs. I noticed that most every one puts there folding and fixed blade knifes as well as there multi tools in there B.O.B.s.
Personally I Cary my folder and my multi tool on me every day, even to church. I also always have a lighter in my pocket.
In my EDC bag I carry a Xoom pad, various chargers, mini optcis, fixed blade, 2 flash lights w/ extra batteries. Compass, first aid kit (minor), map, drug reference book x2, 2 qt bladder. Black Tared bank line, Nam trip wire, extra folder non locking, fire kit, and gloves.
Plus the special tools for me on the box when at work, just to help me make my job easier...

Why do so many people carry there what body tools in there B.O.Be??? If you have to drop your bag for some reason, your left with what you have on you.
Just saying!
Good luck, be safe, God bless!

 

[Silent Bob]

I was wondering your thoughts. I was sitting down with a new convert. We were watching you tube to help him get some ideas for B.O.Bs. I noticed that most every one puts there folding and fixed blade knifes as well as there multi tools in there B.O.B.s.
Personally I Cary my folder and my multi tool on me every day, even to church. I also always have a lighter in my pocket.
In my EDC bag I carry a Xoom pad, various chargers, mini optcis, fixed blade, 2 flash lights w/ extra batteries. Compass, first aid kit (minor), map, drug reference book x2, 2 qt bladder. Black Tared bank line, Nam trip wire, extra folder non locking, fire kit, and gloves.
Plus the special tools for me on the box when at work, just to help me make my job easier...

Why do so many people carry there what body tools in there B.O.Be??? If you have to drop your bag for some reason, your left with what you have on you.
Just saying!
Good luck, be safe, God bless!

Hey Doc pops...

Like you, I carry my multi-tool to work. I keep it on my belt, under my sports shirt. On days, when I am wearing a shirt/tie/slacks...I typically place it with my small work pack, which has a very small pouch which I keep all my EDC goodies. My ride-along bag (which would be most people's BOB) is kept in my rig 24/7. I have two identical BOB's, one at the house and the other cached outside the city. This is the same for my wife and son. Daughter is in college, so she keeps a small EDC in a cleverly disquised Vera Bradley designer...make-up bag...as her mother would say better to go chic..then not at all...one thing is for sure my girls are going to have make-up on the last day of the worlds end. Inside each of the EDC's, I've made them an altoid survival packet...they also have a mini light, comapass, mini-first aid kit and a platypus drink bottle in their respective hand seletected EDC. Each carries their Get Home Bag in their respective vehicle.

My dad was an old Army Korean-Vietnam war retiree, he preached to both me and my brother the need to always have a separate butt pack and a regular pack when we went hiking or camping. Each of us was given the old Alice Pack strap H or V harness and the old Vietnam butt pack...which could carry just about anything, then a compass that was strapped to the right side of my front alice pack. He made us always carry two canteens with one having the GI cup. I still have that stuff in one of my kits at my storage facility. I also have a few of the replacement harnesses the military fielded right after the First Gulf War. Pretty much all my stuff that I would use on a Bug Out is loaded on my commercial made Molle=Body Armor.

You right to bring that up with your partner. If the bullets are flying at me, the first thing I am doing is dropping my pack. Going to be a real turd day without anything.

 

[jontte]

thank God, I must have missed those episodes where they pack their tools in the B.O.B as I have some in my GHB and some in my pocket..othervise for the rest it's all in the same place here at home, with my vests, still haven't decided which one to take..if my son tags along, bah,I'll toss a coin

 

[doc pops]

Just hop on you tube and search building BOBs. I was shocked to see that. I am old school. I have two rigs. BOBs are the same. However under I have Nam style LBE or modern soft/plate carrier with gear on it in case I/we need to drop our packs. I have been in the two way shooting range. Packs get dropped fast.
Good luck, be safe, God bless!

 

[Gazrok]

Personally I Carry my folder and my multi tool on me every day, even to church. I also always have a lighter in my pocket.

Totally with you on that.

 

[jimLE]

the only way id put folding and/or fixed blade knifes as well as well as my multi tools in my B.O.B./b.h.b.is if i have extras.in which i dont at this time..so my only multi tools and knives are on my person,from the time i get up in the morning,untill i go to bed at night..same goes for my lighters.in which i always have a bic in my shirt pocket,and a zippo in my pants pocket...i also have a regular size utlity knife on my belt,and 2 minuture utilty knifes.one on key ring.and one in my pocket...these things are my everyday carry...a hunter dont go hunting without a hunting rifle and ammo...so why do diffrently with everyday tools?

 

[TheShadowKnows]

Totally with you on that.

And I second it; I try not to leave the house without a way to hunt food, prepare food, and cook food: this generally means a gun, a knife, and a lighter, but I don't have my CCL (not allowed to carry at work so why bother) so for me it's a good solid folder and a lighter. My car also has a lighter and a large fixed-blade in the dashboard at all times. My wife keeps the .25 auto pistol in her car and I've thought about doing this with my 9mm but I like having it in the house. Also, I've had my car broken into before and I don't want this thing getting stolen.

So for me, knife and lighter in my pockets wherever I go. My other knives and my tomahawk are on a duty belt with drop-leg rigs along with my pistol and mags so I don't need the pack to be fully armed, because while I've never been in combat, it seems likely that the pack will get stashed at some point. Mobility is life on the battlefield.

My belt rig is actually attached to a pair of dedicated "bug out pants" that are of a good wicking material. I've loaded the pockets with smaller survival items like another lighter, a pack of energy beans, signal mirror, extra iodine tabs, magnesium and striker, etc. Also, there is repetition of key items between me and my wife's bag in case we lose a bag or heaven forbid get separated.

Good topic though. I think modularity is the key: separate components that you can prioritize when the time comes.

 

[Gazrok]

My BOB/GHB is about 30-35 pounds.

The two water containers are metal. The carabiners on the bottom hold a rolled up tarp that is bungeed in a tight roll. (I have some tent stakes and paracord inside the bag, to make a quick tent).

Inside, good poncho (in a plastic bag, so if I put it away wet, won't get everything else wet), food items, a shovel multi-tool (it is also a camp saw, long knife), Fuel pellet stove, extra socks, underwear, and other doo-dads. (the ones you can see here are a multi-wrench and multi-screwdriver).

Under those other things. Doesn't really show all, as I also have some Mountain House meals in there now, and some other quick food items and ration bars.

This pouch has the first aid kit. Also some other items in this pouch not in the kit, like a snakebite kit, forceps, scissors, thread, etc.

Some of the items. Also medical tape, gauze roll, and other items.

Outermost pocket has good on the go snacks and food, insect sting relief and repellent, flashlight, mini crow bar, and some other goodies. Additional pockets have glow sticks, paracord, good mini-binoculars, and other things I can't remember right now.

Also in pack (though I'd put the pistol (.22 6 shot revolver...not much, but it will do, and can carry more ammo) somewhere more handy in a SHTF situation), and I've added another two boxes of ammo. The fork is an extending camp fork, good for roasting up some snake, frogs, or birds if needed. The hand towel is mostly for sweat, cleanup, etc.

Not exactly a comprehensive list, and these pics are a little outdated, as I've added more to it since then, but it is still at around 30-35 pounds.

 

[Silent Bob]

My BOB/GHB is about 30-35 pounds.

The two water containers are metal. The carabiners on the bottom hold a rolled up tarp that is bungeed in a tight roll. (I have some tent stakes and paracord inside the bag, to make a quick tent).

Inside, good poncho (in a plastic bag, so if I put it away wet, won't get everything else wet), food items, a shovel multi-tool (it is also a camp saw, long knife), Fuel pellet stove, extra socks, underwear, and other doo-dads. (the ones you can see here are a multi-wrench and multi-screwdriver).

Under those other things. Doesn't really show all, as I also have some Mountain House meals in there now, and some other quick food items and ration bars.

This pouch has the first aid kit. Also some other items in this pouch not in the kit, like a snakebite kit, forceps, scissors, thread, etc.

Some of the items. Also medical tape, gauze roll, and other items.

Outermost pocket has good on the go snacks and food, insect sting relief and repellent, flashlight, mini crow bar, and some other goodies. Additional pockets have glow sticks, paracord, good mini-binoculars, and other things I can't remember right now.

Also in pack (though I'd put the pistol (.22 6 shot revolver...not much, but it will do, and can carry more ammo) somewhere more handy in a SHTF situation), and I've added another two boxes of ammo. The fork is an extending camp fork, good for roasting up some snake, frogs, or birds if needed. The hand towel is mostly for sweat, cleanup, etc.

Not exactly a comprehensive list, and these pics are a little outdated, as I've added more to it since then, but it is still at around 30-35 pounds.

Very nice..never thought about the camp fork...clever.

 

[jontte]

one gets more and more ideas,one will soon anyway have to repack and reorganice the BOB,this summer will not last forever

 

[Gazrok]

You'd be amazed at how much of this I get at dollar stores and Goodwill.
I need to post a pic of the shovel tool. It's downright clever. Can be a camp saw or long knife too.
As I rework it, I move some items over to my wife's BOB for her truck. It really has a completely different function.

In addition to having a little food and some water and other necessities, it mostly is in the truck for "life" emergencies, like having extra medications, female health needs, makeup and hair emergencies, etc., etc. Like a BOB, but one that gets a lot more weekly use (and needs constant replenishing). She thought I was silly when I pitched it, so I just did it, and it's saved their bacon more times than I can count. Need a bobby pin? Got it. Hairband? Got it. Safety pins? Got it. Spare button and thread? Got it. Etc.