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I've thought of packing a BoB to keep in my car. The only thing that is stopping me is that my car is more likely to get stolen/broken into than any SHTF situation where I'd actually need the bag. Well, that is my reason for not keeping guns in my vehicles. Again, once we move into a house, that could change.
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Originally Posted by Stuart
I keep one in my house. i could keep one in my truck but I already have too much stuff in there during the winter time as it is.
It would be easy to grab my BOB on the way out the door and toss it in the truck with the woman and the dogs
I am trying to keep the # of threads down and may merge a few at a later date but one thing I can Recommend is the book "back to basics" I will include a scan of the contents page. Some things it is a little thin on but overall this is a "must have" book. You can find it all over the place including Amazon. It even has 2 pages on how to make your own candles.
This book was even for sale at our Hospital during a book fair last month.
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First post here... Great site. Glad to see a survival area as well.
Aside from food, ammo and TP... I keep a couple tanks of propane around in addition to the one on my grill. I also keep an adapted hose and a 2-burner propane stove along with a heater. Medcine is also important; we keep a supply of everything we can. A good multi-vitamin is a nice addition. Cleaning suplies such as 409, sponges, etc. For the softer side, a supply of feminine products could also be worth gold at the right time. Toothpaste, soap, hand sanatizer...
Good advice is to look at what you use every day and ask yourself "what if I didn't have it".
It's not that big of deal to make a car kit, consider it disposable if the car gets stolen. Do you have insurance on the car? Consider some insurance for you life.
Throw them all in an old bag in the trunk or behind/under a seat. The kit can be put inside it's self and fit in with the spare tire.
space blanket- cheap and insulative in or out of the car one time use
matches- strike anywhere's in a film can
tinder- cotton balls in patroleum jelly in a film can or dryer lint
iodine tabs- clean water is better
signal whistle- get a pea less type, peas freeze
compass- small and can be glued onto something else or included with the whistle
tp- in a ziplock
duct tape- wrap everything you can in duct tape and strip it off when needed
first aid kit- singles of medicines, prescriptions, triangle bandages/bandanas, guaze and ace bandage
small knife- something with a decent edge, folder or fixed out of the extras box or a steak knife a $10 frost mora whatever
550 cord- it's rope and string
nalgeline- water is good
soup can- boiling water or holding a small fire on snow
gloves- leather or whatever you have that has no holes
socks- backup gloves or extra warmth or for changing when wet put in a ziplock
beanie hat- head looses something like 25% of the heat from your body.
you can add other stuff but that's less than $25 if you have a few things around.
a battery less flash light shaker or winder would do well
an old pair of shades, going snow blind sucks ass, and doesn't always happen in snow, trust me.
A disposable lighter, the cheap ones without the child proofing
Candles, emergency or tea type can be an instant fire to melt snow in the can or give you light and some heat at night.
A multi tool
A couple of power bars or similar
you can obviously get more in depth but that's a small usable kit that's cheap.
If you need a bag go to arc on saturdays when they have the half off sale and buy an old laptop bag or something with a shoulder strap thats big enough for your kit but disposable.
This dude is selling his "system" and in a completely different local but good info.
http://www.youtube.com/user/wilderne.../1/TcJ89SLK_-c
http://www.youtube.com/user/wilderne...AD006DF7770422
That is a decent list, and would easily fit in the smallest bag I have. The comment about my car getting stolen was more about guns than anything. A hat is VERY important, but I recently read some where that the whole 25-60% heat loss out of your head is false and over stated. That doesn't reduce the need of a hat though.
You know what might actually be nice, is something like a Mary Kay make up bag. I haven't seen one in a long time, but if I remember correctly, they have a bunch of pockets that would probably be easier to keep stuff organized in, while still being a soft style bag.
Well, i actually agree that the head and neck is about %25 of your POTENTIAL heat loss or gain due to the amount of blood that flows close to the surface. Your blood is liquid cooling/heating along with nutrients like oxygen for they organs. No matter how bundled you are if you go out in the cold without a hat you're going to get cold.
I've got a backpack for a real BOB and the car kit is just an old shoulder bag i found somewhere. You could use a soft sided lunch bag, or just roll it up in a tarp or blanket and tie off the ends. I tend to keep stuff shoved in with the spare unless it's mounted under the vehicle so I'm not tempted to put it in the house "just temporarily".
Having water in the kit itself is troublesome due to colorado weather. Alberstons use to sell a bag o water that was about 20oz for a buck that didn't leak when frozen even multiple times. don't know if they still do, even stale water is drinkable. consider coolaid singles or the like to cover the taste and add some electrolytes. It also sweats so keep that in mind when you store it in your kit.
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