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Hi all, I got a link to this thread over at FreeRepublic, I think Travis posted it.
Great Thread, very informative. I would like to ask though; haven't seen mention of:
Some Good glass - optics. Not just for your rifle (I suppose that's a given?), but binoculars. Even the small compact Nikon style that can be attached to a belt or stowed in a larger pocket. Those or a larger set would be good for scanning the road ahead for roadblocks or other obstacles that lack of comms (or chatter) might not alert you to. And others uses such as camp perimiter security. Oh, what about a small magnafying glass. Good for starting fires in sunlight (can save on matches and magnesium) and help out those who are visionally challenged with the small stuff.
GPS. Someone mentioned XMS/Sirrius sat radio as a good source of news especially when local stations are down due to disasters, so it would seem a good portable GPS unit would be in order as well. I'm not talking about the type you mount on your dash that show you roads (not that there's anything wrong with those, and if you have one by all means make sure it in your BoVehicle) but also the type used for backpacking. (It goes without saying that a good compass and chronograph are packed)
I do have an old Ruger 10/22 that would be a good small game rifle, but it has the original wooden stock and I was thinking that for a BoB; that an Armalite 22, the type that breaks down and stores in its own stock would be better. Light compact, stowable, and it floats. Comments?
BTW: I think this thread should be a sticky as well.
Hi all, I got a link to this thread over at FreeRepublic, I think Travis posted it.
Great Thread, very informative. I would like to ask though; haven't seen mention of:
Some Good glass - optics. Not just for your rifle (I suppose that's a given?), but binoculars. Even the small compact Nikon style that can be attached to a belt or stowed in a larger pocket. Those or a larger set would be good for scanning the road ahead for roadblocks or other obstacles that lack of comms (or chatter) might not alert you to. And others uses such as camp perimiter security. Oh, what about a small magnafying glass. Good for starting fires in sunlight (can save on matches and magnesium) and help out those who are visionally challenged with the small stuff.
GPS. Someone mentioned XMS/Sirrius sat radio as a good source of news especially when local stations are down due to disasters, so it would seem a good portable GPS unit would be in order as well. I'm not talking about the type you mount on your dash that show you roads (not that there's anything wrong with those, and if you have one by all means make sure it in your BoVehicle) but also the type used for backpacking. (It goes without saying that a good compass and chronograph are packed)
I do have an old Ruger 10/22 that would be a good small game rifle, but it has the original wooden stock and I was thinking that for a BoB; that an Armalite 22, the type that breaks down and stores in its own stock would be better. Light compact, stowable, and it floats. Comments?
BTW: I think this thread should be a sticky as well.