re: Rate My BOB

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BOB total weight: 18lbs

In the bag:

cloud ID cards: Take out
rope knot ID cards: Take out. learn to tie a square knot like the rest of us
The Constitution of the United States: Lol...communist
LED flashlight: Headlamp is better
AAA Batteries for flashlight: For flashlight and fire starting
can opener: you have a leatherman...so no. you also didnt pack any cans...
leatherman tool
snake bite kit: just don't get bit
trail flagging: is this a thing? I was taught leave no trace
deck of playing/survival cards: Playing against myself in cards sounds like fun
signal mirror: no
2 compasses: agree with the other post 1,3,5, or 7. no even numbers
550 paracord: good look. make a bracelet
mini water filtration system: this is solid, the straw is great
heat reflective waterproof sleeping bag: lol..what
hand crank/solar powered radio: ehh
gerber hunting knife: chill crocodile dundee
first aide kit: make your own, don't buy from the store
CRKT folding knife:no
Fillet knife: I actually don't mind this. get one for your belt, but a good filet knife would come in handy
2 ponchos: just take one if anything.
5 big lighters: Take Dryer lint and a battery.
3 pencils: For cave painting?
paper tablet:No
thermacell: ill be honest i have no clue what this is, so probably not needed
3 thermacell fuel refills
6 thermacell cartridges
toilet paper: not a bad idea
folding saw: no..use your hands like a man
hatchet: if you take this you definitely dont need the above
duct tape: I agree with wrapping some around something
4 chem lights: no...you have light already
fire striker: a small one is probably good to have
50 rounds of 9mm
50 rounds of 38sp: how many guns you taking? you have 7 knives and a few guns.

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Decided to take a stab at it (I know you like pointy stuff). I have no clue what BOB means, but if I was going in the woods, id update my needs based on above

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It’s almost like you didn’t even read my post.

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I apologize for oversight. I agree with you in hindsight.

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have no clue what BOB means

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Bob= bug out bag. It’s a bag that people would grab when the apocalypse hits.

Are you like 13 years old? Thats the bag I feel a 13yo would put together. No plan, just random survival type things with no coordination and link. Trash 90% if that and develop a plan first. Then build to the plan. Jesus this world is fricked. I see now how easy it's going to be to dispatch half of y'all and take your shite.

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I might add a couple more knives, just in case I'm put into a knife scenario.

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You’ll never be outknived in a knife fight.

Rambo style survival knife with the saw on the back, with paracord handle, compass cap, and inside the handle some firestarter stuff, fishing line, hooks, and some leftover hydrocodone from an old prescription.

Whatever daily CC you have at the moment of SHTF. Doesn't need to be in your bag necessarily. If it takes 50 rounds to shoot your way out of a situation with a pistol, you are probably dead anyway.

I do have a BOB but I call it just a hunting bag, but could double as a BOB (an already-packed bag ready to go) and it has quite a few other items in it. Rain jacket, rain pants, emergency blanket, a beanie, some gloves, some random ammo, a small folding saw, a small camp pot, a ziplock with instant grits already seasoned, I think some aspirin, more tinder and fatwood, TP. A random folding knife. A headlamp. Some extra batteries. Custom first aid kit. A couple other random hunting related items such as a blaze vest, printed regs, maybe a dove flicker or 4, etc. It's just a waterproof carhardtt backpack.

With that bag, a Rambo knife, and really any fully loaded CC, bugging out is covered.

None of that includes what I already carry in the vehicle for a "Get Home" situation. I was motivated to do this when I unexpectedly drove into white-out conditions in a very rare snowstorm in Georgia many years ago. I made it home but was very very scared I wouldn't. I'm covered now.

Why are you so angry? You itemized your entire list and invited opinions. You are getting those opinions. The only one acting like a cvnt here is you.

Preparedness is a mindset. Can you source clean water, treat a wound, build a fire, reduce plants and animals to food?

Do you have enough physical fitness to travel miles by foot? Can you run?

Have you used any of these things in the woods?

Can you shim or pick a lock? Sharpen a knife? Tie the proper knot for the application?

Can you check a pulse, stop a bleed or treat dysentery?

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Well, i cant pick a lock

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One hammer to each side at the same time with medium force will open most master locks




Buddy from Chalmette taught me that, go figure

Magazine.