I would have posted in This Thread but felt my post wouldn't have fit in with the discussion seeing as how I am posting about more than just a BOB. That being said, I will try my best to make a coherent post out of all of this, but in doing so I am guessing it will end up being a somewhat lengthy post... 
I'm posting up the bags and preparations I have assembled, in hopes of receiving constructive criticisms/opinions on what I have put together, what I may have left out, what I could possibly replace to lighten up the system(s), and/or what I might remove from the system(s) altogether. It would also be nice to get some opinions on my thoughts listed below. (And it never hurts to spread some info, maybe this post will help someone with their preps.)
A little about myself and my thoughts:
I am a 28 years old, un-married, and have no kids. I live by myself near Speedway, and my girlfriend does not live with me. I have a full time job as a Sub-contractor and do not have a set work address (other than our wood shop, but that is a moo point). I work as far North as 146th street, as far East as Geist/McCordsville, and occasionally West near Avon. We don't have much work on the Southside, but that's not too important. My job presents a problem in that it's very possible I could be a good distance from my house in the event something were to happen.
When I first started gathering my supplies I didn't know what to prep for, or how to prep given my location. Speedway isn't exactly in the middle of nowhere, and I don't foresee myself needing to shack up in the woods for 3-4 days. I cant even think of a situation where I would need to hideout or camp in the woods (given the urban setting, a building would be a much more desirable choice anyways). The biggest threats I can think of are some form of natural disaster (A massive flood (although not very likely), tornadoes, earthquake, etc.), a political/economical uprising of some form (looting, riots, etc), and the obvious 2012 EOTWASWKI Celebration.
For the natural disasters, I would think I would only need the items necessary to get me to a friend or relative's house (provided the whole state isn't destroyed). So this kind of puts a nix on needing any kind of rations, tent, sleeping bag, etc. A natural disaster would be more of a huge inconvenience than a life or death survival scenario, in my opinion. If I'm laid up under a bunch of roof joists and shingles, having powdered milk in my BOB isn't going to do me a lot of good.
The political/economical riots, looting, etc is a little different. I would need to be in the position to GTFO of my house if something were to happen in my area. Even in this scenario, I would obviously try to get to and stay in my house for as long as possible as this is where my supplies are/would be. I still don't see where I would need to be in a 100% survival situation. Maybe a defend myself and my stuff situation, but not a flat-out survival situation.
As for the 2012 EOTWASWKI Celebration, your guess is as good as mine. For all we know, ancient Aztec aliens could show up bearing gifts of fruit and protein bars.
Using my job situation, with my thoughts and theories on the above, I have tried my best to take a lot of factors into consideration and plan my different bags/supplies/systems accordingly. I thought it best to go into this with a more "Urban" mindset. The following are what I have put together, and how I define/use them:
Everyday Carry (EDC)
-I don't actually carry this bag on my back with me everywhere I go. This bag typically goes in the truck with me whenever I leave the house, and is my working bag. It has items that I could possibly need, and is also where I would use items from if they are needed. (i.e. using a band-aid from this as opposed to my GHB). I also take it with me if we take my girlfriend's car somewhere, etc. It gives me the ability to always have some EDC items with me (I don't usually carry a pocket knife, flashlight, etc when at work but always do when not at work). This is also somewhat geared as a Get-To-My-Truck bag.
Get Home Bag (GHB)
-My GHB is geared around the thought it will take me a day (24hrs) to walk back to my house, and given I work all over town, it's very likely it will take me a few hours to get home (especially if my truck is rendered inoperable).
Secondary Get Home Bag (SGHB)
-These are secondary to my main GHB. Basically, these are for any passengers I might have in my truck. They contain additional water, food, ponchos, FAKs etc that I wouldn't need if I were by myself, but also wouldn't make sense lugging in my main bag. It also gives me the ability to have them carry extra ammo and other supplemental items I don't need, but would be nice to have. At a minimum, I figured the nice thing to do is not leave my passengers completely stranded...
Bug Out Bag (BOB)
-This is based off of the same urban-esque survival list as my GHB, and as such, is essentially just a glorified/more in-depth version for a longer survival period; 3-4 days as opposed to 1 day.
Truck (TBox)
-This contains any items I might need for road-side fixes, getting back home, recovering a stuck vehicle, etc. It also gives me a place to store any other supplies/preps I might have. I am also in the process of adding compressors and an air tank for an on-board air system.
Ok, so hopefully you're still with me and haven't stopped reading. Now comes the fun part, breaking down each bag and listing its contents. Like I said above; I'm posting up what I have assembled, in hopes of receiving constructive criticisms/opinions on what I have put together, what I may have left out, what I could possibly replace to lighten up the system(s), and/or what I might remove from the system(s) altogether.
I will start out by noting my normal, everyday EDC items. These items go into my EDC bag when I go to work, but are on my person when not at work. Not pictured are my Oakley GasCans and 5.11 belt.
-Glock 17 (147gr Federal HSTs)
-Blackhawk! Serpa Holster
-Spare Magazine in Fobus Pouch
-SOG Trident Tanto
-Gerber Mini Fast Draw
-Quark 123^2 X Tactical (Deep carry clip, 17670 battery)
-Fox Wallet
-Michael Kors MK8161 Watch
-HTC Evo
-Orbit
-Chapstick
-Keys
My EDC Bag:
Maxpedition Malaga
Maxpedition EDC Pocket Organizer
Condor Tactical GPS Pouch (FAK)
The 4Sevens Quark Turbo X rides clipped into the pouch on the front of the bag.
Batteries, camera, bug spray, hand sanitizer, socks, phone chargers, etc are in the front pouch.
The top pocket contains my gum, sunglass cloth, and my various pocket EDC items when I go to work.
My first aid items are in the Condor GPS pouch on the left, with my other EDC type gadgetry in the Maxpedition EDC organizer. The other items, along with the two latter, go in the main compartment.
A quick shot of the items stashed in the EDC organizer.
My GHB:
No name bag bought at the 1500
These items go in the upper, front compartment.
These are the items from the lower, front compartment. My first aid items are all packed away in the sandwich container. It works well for a minimalist FAK.
The water, Mainstay rations, and ponchos go in the center, main compartment.
This all fits into the rear, main compartment. The grey bag towards the bottom contains the toiletry items. This is this same setup I use with the BOB, and there is a picture there.
My SGHBs:
LAPoliceGear Bail Out Bag Jr.
These items go in the various zipper pockets and pouches around the outside of the bag. You can see the shoulder strap still tucked in the left end pocket.
All of this fits into the main compartment. It's like a game of Tetris, but it all fits. You can see another of my sandwich container FAKs on the right.
My BOB:
Source, Patrol 30
Condor Tactical EMT Pouches (FAK, Fire/Batteries)
*This weighs in at about 40 pounds. I would really like to get the weight down, if possible. Ideas and suggestions are welcomed.*
The upper, front compartment.
The lower, front compartment.
A Condor Tactical EMT Pouch holds my fire starters, batteries, stakes, and other items on the side of the bag.
The FAK contents in the Condor Tactical EMT Pouch opposite the pictures above.
All of the items from the main compartment. The magazines aren't pictured as they are in pouches attached to MOLLE webbing inside the compartment.
Exploded view of the toiletries bag. This is the same setup that I have in my GHB.
The ponchos tuck away in the rear pocket with the water bladder.
My Truck Preps:
2002 GMC Sierra 2500HD 4x4 Crew Cab, Long Bed on 33s.
The general layout of my truck items, it is currently in the process of being rearranged. You can see my GHB, custom AR rest, various other odds and ends, etc. The gas can was a last minute idea, as it was sitting on a shelf in the garage and I had the room for it. The red bag has extra work clothes in case I **** my pants again. For the record, my GHB and AR go inside the house every night.
My Mil-Surp shovel, 6.75t shackles, Fiskars hatchet, Toughbuilt folding bolt cutters, and 3"x20' Smittybilt Recovery Strap.
Showing the Toughbuilt folding bolt cutters.
Directly under the tray are the fleece blankets, kept in a trash bag.
Under the blankets are the 3 SGHBs and the 4 tarps. You can also see the grey bag that holds my ratchet straps, as well as the Tougbuilt bag that holds the jumper cables, FAK, red cyalume light sticks, tow strap, etc.
The 16" Toughbuilt bag. You can fit quite a bit of stuff in this thing.
Everything from the above bag, and much more room left for other items. The red, cloth napkin is used for loads that extend past the back of the truck.
The Kobalt 227 piece tool kit (well worth the money) sits under the GHB, and the AR magazines are in Mil-Surp MOLLE pouches under the butt of the rifle.
All of the bags together, for size reference:
If you made it this far, I applaud you. Thanks for reading and looking through my thread, and I will try and update this as I make changes. Please feel free to ask any questions, as well.
For those interested, Excel spreadsheets of the lists I have created are available below. Disregard the colored items, I have my own system for that, haha.
BOB
EDC
GHB
SGHB
TBox
I'm posting up the bags and preparations I have assembled, in hopes of receiving constructive criticisms/opinions on what I have put together, what I may have left out, what I could possibly replace to lighten up the system(s), and/or what I might remove from the system(s) altogether. It would also be nice to get some opinions on my thoughts listed below. (And it never hurts to spread some info, maybe this post will help someone with their preps.)
A little about myself and my thoughts:
I am a 28 years old, un-married, and have no kids. I live by myself near Speedway, and my girlfriend does not live with me. I have a full time job as a Sub-contractor and do not have a set work address (other than our wood shop, but that is a moo point). I work as far North as 146th street, as far East as Geist/McCordsville, and occasionally West near Avon. We don't have much work on the Southside, but that's not too important. My job presents a problem in that it's very possible I could be a good distance from my house in the event something were to happen.
When I first started gathering my supplies I didn't know what to prep for, or how to prep given my location. Speedway isn't exactly in the middle of nowhere, and I don't foresee myself needing to shack up in the woods for 3-4 days. I cant even think of a situation where I would need to hideout or camp in the woods (given the urban setting, a building would be a much more desirable choice anyways). The biggest threats I can think of are some form of natural disaster (A massive flood (although not very likely), tornadoes, earthquake, etc.), a political/economical uprising of some form (looting, riots, etc), and the obvious 2012 EOTWASWKI Celebration.
For the natural disasters, I would think I would only need the items necessary to get me to a friend or relative's house (provided the whole state isn't destroyed). So this kind of puts a nix on needing any kind of rations, tent, sleeping bag, etc. A natural disaster would be more of a huge inconvenience than a life or death survival scenario, in my opinion. If I'm laid up under a bunch of roof joists and shingles, having powdered milk in my BOB isn't going to do me a lot of good.
The political/economical riots, looting, etc is a little different. I would need to be in the position to GTFO of my house if something were to happen in my area. Even in this scenario, I would obviously try to get to and stay in my house for as long as possible as this is where my supplies are/would be. I still don't see where I would need to be in a 100% survival situation. Maybe a defend myself and my stuff situation, but not a flat-out survival situation.
As for the 2012 EOTWASWKI Celebration, your guess is as good as mine. For all we know, ancient Aztec aliens could show up bearing gifts of fruit and protein bars.
Using my job situation, with my thoughts and theories on the above, I have tried my best to take a lot of factors into consideration and plan my different bags/supplies/systems accordingly. I thought it best to go into this with a more "Urban" mindset. The following are what I have put together, and how I define/use them:
Everyday Carry (EDC)
-I don't actually carry this bag on my back with me everywhere I go. This bag typically goes in the truck with me whenever I leave the house, and is my working bag. It has items that I could possibly need, and is also where I would use items from if they are needed. (i.e. using a band-aid from this as opposed to my GHB). I also take it with me if we take my girlfriend's car somewhere, etc. It gives me the ability to always have some EDC items with me (I don't usually carry a pocket knife, flashlight, etc when at work but always do when not at work). This is also somewhat geared as a Get-To-My-Truck bag.
Get Home Bag (GHB)
-My GHB is geared around the thought it will take me a day (24hrs) to walk back to my house, and given I work all over town, it's very likely it will take me a few hours to get home (especially if my truck is rendered inoperable).
Secondary Get Home Bag (SGHB)
-These are secondary to my main GHB. Basically, these are for any passengers I might have in my truck. They contain additional water, food, ponchos, FAKs etc that I wouldn't need if I were by myself, but also wouldn't make sense lugging in my main bag. It also gives me the ability to have them carry extra ammo and other supplemental items I don't need, but would be nice to have. At a minimum, I figured the nice thing to do is not leave my passengers completely stranded...
Bug Out Bag (BOB)
-This is based off of the same urban-esque survival list as my GHB, and as such, is essentially just a glorified/more in-depth version for a longer survival period; 3-4 days as opposed to 1 day.
Truck (TBox)
-This contains any items I might need for road-side fixes, getting back home, recovering a stuck vehicle, etc. It also gives me a place to store any other supplies/preps I might have. I am also in the process of adding compressors and an air tank for an on-board air system.
Ok, so hopefully you're still with me and haven't stopped reading. Now comes the fun part, breaking down each bag and listing its contents. Like I said above; I'm posting up what I have assembled, in hopes of receiving constructive criticisms/opinions on what I have put together, what I may have left out, what I could possibly replace to lighten up the system(s), and/or what I might remove from the system(s) altogether.
I will start out by noting my normal, everyday EDC items. These items go into my EDC bag when I go to work, but are on my person when not at work. Not pictured are my Oakley GasCans and 5.11 belt.
-Glock 17 (147gr Federal HSTs)
-Blackhawk! Serpa Holster
-Spare Magazine in Fobus Pouch
-SOG Trident Tanto
-Gerber Mini Fast Draw
-Quark 123^2 X Tactical (Deep carry clip, 17670 battery)
-Fox Wallet
-Michael Kors MK8161 Watch
-HTC Evo
-Orbit
-Chapstick
-Keys
My EDC Bag:
Maxpedition Malaga
Maxpedition EDC Pocket Organizer
Condor Tactical GPS Pouch (FAK)
The 4Sevens Quark Turbo X rides clipped into the pouch on the front of the bag.
Batteries, camera, bug spray, hand sanitizer, socks, phone chargers, etc are in the front pouch.
The top pocket contains my gum, sunglass cloth, and my various pocket EDC items when I go to work.
My first aid items are in the Condor GPS pouch on the left, with my other EDC type gadgetry in the Maxpedition EDC organizer. The other items, along with the two latter, go in the main compartment.
A quick shot of the items stashed in the EDC organizer.
My GHB:
No name bag bought at the 1500
These items go in the upper, front compartment.
These are the items from the lower, front compartment. My first aid items are all packed away in the sandwich container. It works well for a minimalist FAK.
The water, Mainstay rations, and ponchos go in the center, main compartment.
This all fits into the rear, main compartment. The grey bag towards the bottom contains the toiletry items. This is this same setup I use with the BOB, and there is a picture there.
My SGHBs:
LAPoliceGear Bail Out Bag Jr.
These items go in the various zipper pockets and pouches around the outside of the bag. You can see the shoulder strap still tucked in the left end pocket.
All of this fits into the main compartment. It's like a game of Tetris, but it all fits. You can see another of my sandwich container FAKs on the right.
My BOB:
Source, Patrol 30
Condor Tactical EMT Pouches (FAK, Fire/Batteries)
*This weighs in at about 40 pounds. I would really like to get the weight down, if possible. Ideas and suggestions are welcomed.*
The upper, front compartment.
The lower, front compartment.
A Condor Tactical EMT Pouch holds my fire starters, batteries, stakes, and other items on the side of the bag.
The FAK contents in the Condor Tactical EMT Pouch opposite the pictures above.
All of the items from the main compartment. The magazines aren't pictured as they are in pouches attached to MOLLE webbing inside the compartment.
Exploded view of the toiletries bag. This is the same setup that I have in my GHB.
The ponchos tuck away in the rear pocket with the water bladder.
My Truck Preps:
2002 GMC Sierra 2500HD 4x4 Crew Cab, Long Bed on 33s.
The general layout of my truck items, it is currently in the process of being rearranged. You can see my GHB, custom AR rest, various other odds and ends, etc. The gas can was a last minute idea, as it was sitting on a shelf in the garage and I had the room for it. The red bag has extra work clothes in case I **** my pants again. For the record, my GHB and AR go inside the house every night.
My Mil-Surp shovel, 6.75t shackles, Fiskars hatchet, Toughbuilt folding bolt cutters, and 3"x20' Smittybilt Recovery Strap.
Showing the Toughbuilt folding bolt cutters.
Directly under the tray are the fleece blankets, kept in a trash bag.
Under the blankets are the 3 SGHBs and the 4 tarps. You can also see the grey bag that holds my ratchet straps, as well as the Tougbuilt bag that holds the jumper cables, FAK, red cyalume light sticks, tow strap, etc.
The 16" Toughbuilt bag. You can fit quite a bit of stuff in this thing.
Everything from the above bag, and much more room left for other items. The red, cloth napkin is used for loads that extend past the back of the truck.
The Kobalt 227 piece tool kit (well worth the money) sits under the GHB, and the AR magazines are in Mil-Surp MOLLE pouches under the butt of the rifle.
All of the bags together, for size reference:
If you made it this far, I applaud you. Thanks for reading and looking through my thread, and I will try and update this as I make changes. Please feel free to ask any questions, as well.
For those interested, Excel spreadsheets of the lists I have created are available below. Disregard the colored items, I have my own system for that, haha.
BOB
EDC
GHB
SGHB
TBox
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here is a example of my medical in one of my BOB ....i mirror a lot to a military combat medical inventory with this i can handle any major medical need hope this helps.
