Proposed BOB List

Figured I'd get some feedback on this BOB idea.
sven saw
bowie
“kephart knife”
Bivvy Sack
Wool Blanket
Blanket Pin
sharpener
1000 gallon filter
canteen
canteen cup
tinder kit (lense, tinderbox, ferro rod, zippo, fuel, bag to hold)
alcohol stove
sewing kit
2 snap together ponchos
ultralite tarp
“survival” combo gun
ammo for same
med kit
3 conibears
4 yoyos
hand fishing kit
pack hat
change of clothes
packets of instant breakfast
3 cans spam
4 freezedried meals
6 odd powerbars
whiskey
coffee grounds
2 qt cooking pot
Map and compass
150 foot bankline
100ft paracord
net/hammock
2 bandanas
2 manuals
gas mask
pistol w/6 mags

 

Would it be to much to ask AX, for a combined weight. Individual items might even be better if we shall all have a combined pool in the think tank. JMHO.

 

All up, I think it's somewhere in the neighborhood of 45...it's not my kit, though I am having influence on it. So, I don;t have it all in front of me to weigh...

 

Being the Oldest, Weakest, most experienced member of MY CLAN, 45 lbs is a two man load. We have either got to find some lower weight corresponding items, or start trimming off the pork. JMHO for what it's worth.

 

Much depends on where they are, how long they anticipate being refugees, season, physical conditioning...and what are the manuals?
I'd want more than one canteen...

 

Suggestions on trimming?

SE USA. Unknown refugee time, expecting maybe months, slightly better than average conditioning, 3 season base kit.

 

Drop the yoyos, this isn't a game and they aren't Bruce Lee.
Replace the alcohol stove with one that uses sticks, leaves, etc. forget the whiskey.
SE USA...better have a bunch of DEET, too.
Soap

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I thought I was...might need to add 10 to that. Ballparking. Wish I could better answer.

Yoyos are a spring loaded fishing reel/trap.

 

I'm a PF Flyer kid, I want to run faster and jump higher than anyone else on the block! 45 lbs ain't going to make me a "Happy Camper" at the end of the month.

 

I would rid my self of all the cooking iron and canteen cup. I use Two of the little Stainless M.S.R. cook pots 1 is the 2 cup version, and the bigger one is the 2 quart. Nice and light, they nest together, can also stuff things between the two, and they bever wear out or go bad, and being stainless, they don't promote mold or other contaminant. I also use a Jet boil 2 quart cook pot/beverage maker as it's very light, make coffee with the french press mod kit, can nest my M.S.R. Wisperlight international, and combined it is a complete system that weighs in a few oz less then most combo cook sets. I use the Light My Fire brand folding plates and bowls, as they weigh nothing and fold flat for easy storage, and they hold up extreamly well an are very easy to clean. I would also loose the extra clothes, and the yoyo's and find a way to distribute the ammo so that if something happens to the BoB, you still have some with/on you. and I would remove the firearms from the BoB once you actually need to use it, and carry them separately on your person! Following this should about halve the all up weight of your set up! Mine in a internal frame back pack with a lot more food comes in at 54 pounds with no guns or ammo, but mine can keep me set for several weeks, limited only by the amount of food I have!

 

Why ditch the spare clothes?

 

30 days "Outside the wire" isn't even a LRP or LRRP. ( Please google the acronyms if they are unfamiliar.)

 

Unknown time?

Perhaps your concepts (underlined) and my past experiences are not in alignment?

 

Main reason for bugging out: it ain't likely that you are going to survive where your at to start the trip. JMHO.