finished my general-purpose "OH SHI*" bag!

[josh7328]

You're off to a good start. A BOB/GHB is always a work in progress. I like the medical gear you're packing - I'm weak in that area. Everyone has a different opinion about these things, so don't get upset if someone disagrees - they probably have different priorities. My truck GHB is the basis of my camping set as well which changes how I think about the individual pieces.

My two cents:

- I don't see a metal cup/container to cook in or boil water. I think a GSI cup or a canteen cup would be more useful than the plastic tupperware bowl.

- My own kit includes a folding saw instead of a hatchet to save some weight. I've taken both on camping trips and the saw has proven to be much more useful in the woods.

You're off to a good start!

Thanks. I went with the hatchet to be able to bust out car windows if somebody were stuck in one. I do need something metal for cooking/boiling though. Maybe just some heavy duty foil, to save space?

[Inconel710]

Thanks. I went with the hatchet to be able to bust out car windows if somebody were stuck in one. I do need something metal for cooking/boiling though. Maybe just some heavy duty foil, to save space?

I suspected that might have been your thought process with the hatchet. My choice would be a knife with a glass breaker tip on the pommel end. There are good quality fixed blade and folding knives that fill this need. Less weight and multipurpose if you have to walk away from your vehicle. I think a crowbar or wrecking bar in your truck would do a better job of emergency vehicle entry. You wouldn't bring it with you if you were on foot.

Foil isn't going to cut it for cooking. Foil makes a good re-usable wind screen for a stove, but you wouldn't get many uses out of it cooking. Even the heavy duty foil would be susceptible to burning through. How would you hold it while cooking? How would you clean it? Nah, get a real cup. A GSI cup costs less than $10 and fits on the bottom of a 1L Nalgene bottle. A canteen cup costs $6. Cheap cooking vessels.