My .02 on a BoB ...

After reading your post, I recommend you pack a dictionary as well.

What's the size and weight of that particular BoB? Do you transport it in your car or have it by your front door? What about the legality (now) of toting that pistol around in it?

Also, why Bic lighters & not matches or magnesium fire starter?

Where did you get your sword?

5. Snarewire for TRAPPING...more effective than hunting

never trapped much.....have you ....lmao

Weight I havent done ...perhaps I should. As to transport yes ...it comes with me when I leave the house. Legality is ok Texas has CHL.

Bic lighters simply because they last a long time. magnesium fire starter would be nice but I think I could get by on the lighters.

Where are you going to go?

It makes more sense to me to simply 'go home' and lock the door. I think you are much more vulnerable running or hiding in a forest.

What would you be running away from or towards? Why would the police or any federal agency want you?

collectors firearms and antiques in houston. Its an authentic sword. Combat ready. And yes I know how to use it Iaido and kendo.

yes I have. Its more efficient in the sense that you set a trap and walk away ...you can set 10 traps that will each ''hunt'' for you while you go do other things.

This isn't about Battery Operated Boyfriends? :( Ok...sorry for the intrusion.

In Post apocalyptic situation I would not want to be in Houston texas as the city will erupt in violence.

No police or federal agencies want me. I do not understand that remark.

effective vs. efficient ....I misunderstood..I killed far more game than trapped it, and I had my trappers license for years.

Great ides for a bug out bag, but I seriously question the items you have chosen. Is your pack is sturdy enough for what you may throw at it in a Bug-out situation.

Have you started putting together a bug-out plan? One thing you should consider is what use you will be getting from the pack - are you looking at a 72 hour kit, or more? Do you have somewhere you are bugging to? Do you think you may need to carry cooking gear / tent / weapons? Determining what you need the bag to do, is really the first step. Then get the bag and contents to match. Trust me on this

Please consider the following:

Tools:
Military Folding shovel
100' 550 para-cord
Cold Steel Bushman
Gerber Multi-Tool with spare saw blades
Heat resistant work gloves
Ziplock bags
Rubber bands
Whistle with small red LED
Hat clip light with spare batteries
LED Head band light
heavy duty trash bag
Large drawstring bag
Knife sharpener

Fire:
Bic Lighters
Zippo Lighter and Fuel (can run on gasoline)
Tinder (vaseline coated cotton balls)
MSR pocket rocket stove w/ 2 fuel

Food:
4 cliff bars
4 MRE

combination fork/spoon


Water:
Coffee filters
Katadyn Hiker pro water filter pump
Micropur MP-1 water purification tablets
3 liter Camelbak

Shelter:
Military casualty blanket
Military poncho
Emergency blanket
Tent stakes
Lightweight shoot through Camo blind
Sleeping pad (optional)
Various clothes (seasonal)
Mosquito net (seasonal)
Army gortex ECWS sleeping bag (seasonal)

Other:
Boots
Baby wipes
Toothbrush
Deoderant
Scent block
Sandals
Compass
Topographical map
GPS
Dynamo radio
Prepaid Cell Phone with atleast 2hrs talk time
Small bottle of dish soap
3 29rnd Glock magazines
Streamlight TLR-1
Collapsible baton
Bug spray (seasonal)
Sunscreen (seasonal)

Medical:
CAT tourniquet
Israeli trauma dressing
Roll of Kerlix (gauze)
12 Bandaids
12 alchohol wipes
Medical tape
Moleskin
Basic meds (motrin, tylenol, flexeril, lopermide, benadryl, azithromycin)



Hunting/camping: (seasonal)
Survival Fishing kit
Slingshot and ammo
Worn items:
Colt Commander (my concealed carry)
Gerber Multitool
Hats
Sunglasses
Watch
Cell phone and spare battery (I actually have two 'disposable' cells on diffrebt carriers than my main cell in case of carrier issues)
Chapstick


this is the basic stuff. I have GHB's BoB's as well as SHTF gear bags.

More if you want it...

Ok, thanks. What is a good sword for a newb? I took some martial arts but not weapons.

yes I have a bug out plan. Im going towards a safer less populated area towards a national park or state park.
as to the specifics...My pack is a sturdy one...
the sort of pack I have was designed with Encumberance in mind.
I have walked many many miles with it. In any apocalyptic situation I believe the ability to actually carry your gear will be tantamount. Why? Ecause given the different scenarios the basic ideaologies of reaction from said situation will be on containment. If uncontainable then pandemonium ensues. Hence quarantine zones etc.

I have listed the best to my knowledge items ''worth their weight'' in gold.
My pack is intended to allow me to escape said zones with little difficulty. but from the ensuing breakdown of society ...well a freight train loaded with survival gear will do you no good.

my goal with a BoB is to simply get out of dodge...and survive for a few days....anything longer and caches are needed imho.

if u ran outta ammo, it'd mean ur already dead

a fencing foil. Go to your YMCA for lessons. only a few basic parries and thrusts to it.

lol ...

but believe it or not humanity defended itself from raiders for millenia quite effectively without bullets.

I'd like to hear more please.

don't forget the ketchup, catsup.... whatever

you are a retard trapping is very effective retard

lol

Blah, I'll stick with a baseball bat.

Interesting stuff 5*

Thankyou.

That ain't BoB. This is BoB;

How would you upgrade your list if you were staying put in a small city to ride it out?

staying put in a small city is too dangerous. Sorry but its truth.

an example NDM-1 catches and MRSA VRE CDIFF Actionbacter too many others to list become even more Deadly. Following the logistics equation you would certainly die. I wrote a thread on the logistics equation before.... it should still be in GLP's database.

But for the sake of argument....
Upgrades would consist of more food (flour quinoa lentils etc)y and more tools (gardening woodworking smithing etc).

I'm thinking water.

We've got some land outside to go to with an RV trailer but it gets damn cold up here in the winter. Maybe build some kind of rough log cabin out there, you think we still have some time before it all comes down?

the bedouin and the touraeg have a saying ''God willing''....If God wants us to have more time we will...our task is to try anyways.