Gentlemen,
I've kept a BOB together for at least a year now, thinking that I had all the right stuff and none of the wrong stuff. But after joining your illuminating little forum and feverishly reading through alot of the threads at this particular location, I've begun to second guess the load-out of my BOB. So I'm asking, guys, how would you modify the following:
Camelback BFM pack loaded full time with:
- 3 liter reservoir
- 1 pair khaki 5.11 tactical pants
- 1 heavy-weight twill hunting shirt
- 2 black T-shirts
- 3 pairs boxers
- 3 pairs socks
- Katadyn heavy-duty water filter (the size of a 2 D-cell Maglite)
- MSR water purifer (size of a large fountain pen)
- Handheld GPS system w/ 3 sets of batteries
- Suunto mechanical compass
- Swarovski 8x32 SLC binos
- Petzyl Myo-XP headlamp
- Surefire M3
- Pelican M6
- 3 Surefire spares carriers (all full w/ 3V lithium spares and spare lamps)
- 1 all-weather, high-altitude lighter
- 1 pair Damascus tactical gloves
- 1 heavy-duty rain poncho
- 1 fixed-blade Benchmade knife
- 1 folding Benchmade knife
- 1 6-oz can of L.E. formula pepper-spray
- 1 Leatherman Wave multi-tool
- 1 HK .40 USP w/ 10 full, 13-round magazines
- 1 first-aid kit w/ 2 Quickclots, 2 large Mil-Spec bandages, 8-oz can of NS
wound cleanser, 2 rolls Kerlix, 12 single-wrapped 4X4s, tourniquet, roll of
Medipore cloth tape, suture kit, trauma shearers, tweezers, bottle of 0.5"
Iodoform gauze, 12 3cc syringes, and some emergency drugs (which I
can't list here)
- 12 Clif bars
- 2 lbs dried buffalo meat
- And 1 flat package of Huggies flushable wipes (snaked those from my little
boys diaper changing supplies
- toothbrush and toothpaste
Believe it or not, the pack still weighs under 50 lbs when the internal reservoir is full. I've walked with it all day on several occassions and it's NOT a significant load. Still, alot of you have made me feel that it's too much crap and/or alot of the wrong stuff. What would you do different?
Mind you, I live in a very warm climate, near the coast, and in a very large metropolitan area.
Thanks for any feedback, fellas
SRM
I've kept a BOB together for at least a year now, thinking that I had all the right stuff and none of the wrong stuff. But after joining your illuminating little forum and feverishly reading through alot of the threads at this particular location, I've begun to second guess the load-out of my BOB. So I'm asking, guys, how would you modify the following:
Camelback BFM pack loaded full time with:
- 3 liter reservoir
- 1 pair khaki 5.11 tactical pants
- 1 heavy-weight twill hunting shirt
- 2 black T-shirts
- 3 pairs boxers
- 3 pairs socks
- Katadyn heavy-duty water filter (the size of a 2 D-cell Maglite)
- MSR water purifer (size of a large fountain pen)
- Handheld GPS system w/ 3 sets of batteries
- Suunto mechanical compass
- Swarovski 8x32 SLC binos
- Petzyl Myo-XP headlamp
- Surefire M3
- Pelican M6
- 3 Surefire spares carriers (all full w/ 3V lithium spares and spare lamps)
- 1 all-weather, high-altitude lighter
- 1 pair Damascus tactical gloves
- 1 heavy-duty rain poncho
- 1 fixed-blade Benchmade knife
- 1 folding Benchmade knife
- 1 6-oz can of L.E. formula pepper-spray
- 1 Leatherman Wave multi-tool
- 1 HK .40 USP w/ 10 full, 13-round magazines
- 1 first-aid kit w/ 2 Quickclots, 2 large Mil-Spec bandages, 8-oz can of NS
wound cleanser, 2 rolls Kerlix, 12 single-wrapped 4X4s, tourniquet, roll of
Medipore cloth tape, suture kit, trauma shearers, tweezers, bottle of 0.5"
Iodoform gauze, 12 3cc syringes, and some emergency drugs (which I
can't list here)
- 12 Clif bars
- 2 lbs dried buffalo meat
- And 1 flat package of Huggies flushable wipes (snaked those from my little
boys diaper changing supplies
- toothbrush and toothpaste
Believe it or not, the pack still weighs under 50 lbs when the internal reservoir is full. I've walked with it all day on several occassions and it's NOT a significant load. Still, alot of you have made me feel that it's too much crap and/or alot of the wrong stuff. What would you do different?
Mind you, I live in a very warm climate, near the coast, and in a very large metropolitan area.
Thanks for any feedback, fellas
SRM